Grandson of the Holy Emperor is a Necromancer
Chapter 19
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The Farmer (Part Two) Chapter 321 - 169. The Farmer (Part One) Chapter 320 - 168. Heresy Inquisitors -2 (Part Two) Chapter 319 - 168. Heresy Inquisitors -2 (Part One) Chapter 318 - 167. Heresy Inquisitors -1 (Part Two) Chapter 317 - 167. Heresy Inquisitors -1 (Part One) Chapter 316 - 166. A Minor Preparation (Part Two) Chapter 315 - 166. A Minor Preparation (Part One) Chapter 314 - 165. The Ariana Family -3 (Part Two) Chapter 313 - 165. The Ariana Family -3 (Part One) Chapter 312 - : 164. The Ariana Family -2 (Part Two) Chapter 311 - 164. The Ariana Family -2 (Part One) Chapter 310 - 163. The Ariana Family -1 (Part Two) Chapter 309 - 163. The Ariana Family -1 (Part One) Chapter 308 - 162. Yet Another Beginning (Part Two) Chapter 307 - 162. Yet Another Beginning (Part One) Chapter 306 - 161. The Return of the King (Part Two) Chapter 305 - 161. The Return of the King (Part One) Chapter 304 - 160. Yet Another King -3 (Part Two) Chapter 303 - 160. 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A Protective Shield -3 (Part Two) Chapter 269 - 142. A Protective Shield -3 (Part One) Chapter 268 - 141. A Protective Shield -2 (Part Two) Chapter 267 - 141. A Protective Shield -2 (Part One) Chapter 266 - : 140. A Protective Shield -1 (Part Two) Chapter 265 - : 140. A Protective Shield -1 (Part One) Chapter 264 Chapter 263 - : 139. A Small Clue -2 (Part One) Chapter 262 - 138. A Small Clue -1 (Part Two) Chapter 261 - 138. A Small Clue -1 (Part One) Chapter 260 - 137. Slaughterer (Part Two) Chapter 259 - 137. Slaughterer (Part One) Chapter 258 - 136. Resolution -2 (Part Two) Chapter 257 - 136. Resolution -2 (Part One) Chapter 256 - 135. Resolution -1 (Part Two) Chapter 255 - 135. Resolution -1 (Part One) Chapter 254 - 134. The New Ones (Part Two) Chapter 253 - 134. The New Ones (Part One) Chapter 252 - 133. An Extra Priest -2 (Part Two) Chapter 251 - 133. An Extra Priest -2 (Part One) Chapter 250 - 132. An Extra Priest -1 (Part Two) Chapter 249 - 132. An Extra Priest -1 (Part One) Chapter 248 - 131. Feudal Lord Jenald -2 (Part Two) Chapter 247 - : 131. Feudal Lord Jenald -2 (Part One) Chapter 246 - 130. Feudal Lord Jenald -1 (Part Two) Chapter 245 - 130. Feudal Lord Jenald -1 (Part One) Chapter 244 - 129. Ronia of the Northern Region (Part Two) Chapter 243 - 129. Ronia of the Northern Region (Part One) Chapter 242 - 128. Queen Rox -2 (Part Two) Chapter 241 - 128. Queen Rox -2 (Part One) Chapter 240 - 127. Queen Rox -1 (Part Two) Chapter 239 - 127. Queen Rox -1 (Part One) Chapter 238 - 126. The Tomb’s Guardian -4 (Part Two) Chapter 237 - 126. The Tomb’s Guardian -4 (Part One) Chapter 236 - 125. The Tomb’s Guardian -3 (Part Two) Chapter 235 - 125. The Tomb’s Guardian -3 (Part One) Chapter 234 - 124. The Tomb’s Guardian -2 (Part Two) Chapter 233 - 124. The Tomb’s Guardian -2 (Part One) Chapter 232 - The Tomb's Guardian -1 (Part Two) Chapter 231 - 123. The Tomb’s Guardian -1 (Part One) Chapter 230 - 122. 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The Blackened Village -3 (Part Two) Chapter 189 - 101. The Blackened Village -3 (Part One) Chapter 188 - 100. The Blackened Village -2 (Part Two) Chapter 187 - 100. The Blackened Village -2 (Part One) Chapter 186 - 099. The Blackened Village -1 (Part Two Chapter 185 - 099. The Blackened Village -1 (Part One) Chapter 184 - 098. Third Imperial Prince’s Wish (Part Two) Chapter 183 - 098. Third Imperial Prince’s Wish (Part One) Chapter 182 - 097. Judgement of the Heretic -3 (Part Two) Chapter 181 - 097. Judgement of the Heretic -3 (Part One) Chapter 180 - 096. Judgement of the Heretic -2 (Part Two) Chapter 179 - 096. Judgement of the Heretic -2 (Part One) Chapter 178 - 095. Judgement of the Heretic -1 (Part Two) Chapter 177 - 095. Judgement of the Heretic -1 (Part One) Chapter 176 - 094. Kasim Derian -3 (Part Two) Chapter 175 - 094. Kasim Derian -3 (Part One) Chapter 174 - 093. Kasim Derian -2 (Part Two) Chapter 173 - 093. Kasim Derian -2 (Part One) Chapter 172 - 092. Kasim Derian -1 (Part Two) Chapter 171 - 092. Kasim Derian -1 (Part One) Chapter 170 - 091. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -2 (Part Two) Chapter 169 - The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -2 (Part One) Chapter 168 - 090. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -1 (Part Two) Chapter 167 - 090. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -1 (Part One) Chapter 166 - 089. Church of Caiolium -2 (Part Two) Chapter 165 - 089. Church of Caiolium -2 (Part One) Chapter 164 - : 088. Church of Caiolium -1 (Part Two) Chapter 163 - 088. Church of Caiolium -1 (Part One) Chapter 162 - 087. Ruppel Olfolse -5 (Part Two) Chapter 161 - 087. Ruppel Olfolse -5 (Part One) Chapter 160 - 86. Ruppel Olfolse -4 (Part Two) Chapter 159 - 086. Ruppel Olfolse -4 (Part One) Chapter 158 - 085. Ruppel Olfolse -3 (Part Two) Chapter 157 - 085. Ruppel Olfolse -3 (Part One) Chapter 156 - 084. Ruppel Olfolse -2 (Part Two) Chapter 155 - 084. Ruppel Olfolse -2 (Part One) Chapter 154 - 083. 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The time to relax eventually came to an end, and the peak season arrived with vengeance right at my doorstep.
From here onwards I needed to steel myself and perform a continuous stream of one funeral after another. Not only that, I’d be doing that during the coldest and harshest time of the year too.
“We came here to escort you.”
The Paladins showed their mugs again as promised after a month.
I wrapped myself in a cheap blanket and climbed aboard the horse-drawn carriage.
Goddammit, it’s so freaking cold! I might get frostbite while working in rubbish weather conditions like this. It’d be a huge relief if I didn’t have any of my limbs cut off from a hapless mistake or something.
After going past the forest of the steep mountainside, we finally reached the village nearest to the monastery. The villagers had all packed up their luggage and were slowly marching out of their homes as well. Gril and Charlotte were also among the group.
She was carrying luggage far bigger than herself, which was quite an amazing sight to behold. She saw me in the carriage and bowed her head a little, either out of respect or as a casual greeting.
Wow. Hey you. You’re pretty strong, aren’t you? Probably much stronger than me, right?
I inwardly clicked my tongue.
All the villagers here were also evacuating to the Ronia fiefdom, to escape from the upcoming ‘Tide of Death’.
“Just how big is the scale of this Tide of Death anyway?”
I had this feeling that most of the books I read about this subject were works of pure unbridled over-exaggeration. However, if it really was as dangerous as they say, then it’d no doubt become rather troublesome for me.
“The exact scale is still unknown, your highness. However, we are certain to be attacked continuously for a month to coincide with the coldest day of the year. Last year alone, we had about five thousand undead creatures showing up to attack the fortress over the span of one week and on December 25th, the day when the Necromancer King died, we recorded the highest number of undead throughout the Tide itself.”
“How many people are stationed in the fortress then?”
“The Ronia fiefdom boasts a combat force of about twenty thousand strong at all times, with more convicts regularly being shipped in to supplement that figure. We also have additional criminals, numbering around two thousand or so, scheduled to join our ranks in the near future, your highness.”
Well, in that case, it shouldn’t be all that dangerous, right?
I shifted my gaze over to the distant fiefdom.
Unfortunately, the fortress wasn’t as big as I had hoped. It was rather shabby, if I was being brutally honest with myself.
The castle walls were actually a collection of wooden palisades and stone barricades, and they were only around twelve meters high. But they still surrounded the fiefdom with nary a visible gap, as if to emphasize their role of protecting the city hiding within.
This place was referred to as the ‘Castle of Sacrifices’, right? The place where all the ‘sacrifices’ were gathered to placate the anger of the dead?
“If only these walls were like the Wall from the Game of XX…”
With the authority of the Holy Emperor, a fortification wall that dwarfed the Great Wall of China in scale could’ve been built already. Of course, building such a grand wall didn’t mean its enormous length could be effectively policed, and if one spot were to receive a focused attack, the wall would’ve been easily breached anyway.
This was why it was wiser to gather the ‘living’ to lure the huge hordes of the undead to a single spot, and stop them right there and then.
In one month’s time, the ‘Tide of Death’ would significantly weaken. If we manage to endure that long, that was.
And, when the warmer spring and summer season arrive, the dead would shuffle back to the far north once more – to the Land of the Dead Spirits in order to preserve their bodies from rotting away and to gather more demonic energy in the process.
“There really are a lot of convicts here,” I commented.
A lengthy procession of shackled-together prisoners and slaves were being ushered into the Ronia fiefdom at a similar time as our traveling group. They were the so-called ‘soldiers’ who were assigned to defend against the soon-to-be arriving ‘Tide of Death’.
Every single one of them were supposedly serious felons saddled with heavy sentences, such as capital punishment or life imprisonment.
All sorts of convicts had been brought here; from murderers, rapists, to armed robbers – they were rather well suited to serve as sacrificial tools. In a way, this was a smart and logical way of dealing with the matter at hand, but…
“It was a misunderstanding! I only stole a loaf of bread! I didn’t kill anyone… That… that bastard Paron, he framed me…!”
One of the prisoners resisted bitterly, only to get beaten up black and blue by the soldiers stationed around the area.
I had no doubt that there were a fair few wrongly accused people among the shuffling procession. Regardless of what the truth was though, their sacrifices should ensure that the rest of the continent enjoys yet another year of relative peace.
“Hang on a minute. I won’t be fighting on the frontlines, now will I?”
Since such a thing could happen, I felt compelled to get some clarification on the matter as soon as possible.
The head Paladin spoke up. “Of course not, your highness. Only the prisoners will be forced to fight on the frontlines.”
“Your role will be to heal the injured and perform the funeral rites for the deceased, your highness. Every year, we see around two to three thousand victims.”
Well, that’s not a relief at all.
“What about other clerics who will assist me?”
“There are about eighty Priests available besides you who are also able to perform the purification ceremony. However, the soldiers will assist you with the funerals, your highness.”
“Are you seriously suggesting that a measly eighty people should heal at least two thousand people, while also performing purification ceremonies for the dead on top of that?”
“Your highness, if you take into account all of the undead that are coming from the Land of the Dead Spirits, your estimate should at least be tripled.”
“Although you might encounter a few from our side dying from overwork every now and then, it’ll work out favorably in the end, your highness.”
Hey, you. Be honest with me. You’re an assassin sent by the Holy Emperor, right?
I glared at them with pure dissatisfaction, but perhaps wisely, the Paladins all ignored my clearly discontent-filled eyes.
We soon reached the fiefdom and I was immediately summoned by the lord of the place. The feudal lord happened to be a well-rounded man in his mid forties who boasted a rather extravagantly-groomed moustache.
I heard that he was demoted to this place on the suspicion of diverting a portion of taxes meant for the Imperial Palace.
“W-welcome, your highness!”
The feudal lord treated me quite affectionately for some reason.
“There, there. Please have some tea, your highness. We have other refreshments available for you to enjoy as well. Ah, you might be feeling weather-beaten, so how about taking a relaxing bath with warm water…?”
Forget about being a feudal lord, he acted more like a manservant with how he kept bowing his waist and rubbing his hands.
I already had a pretty good idea as to why he was acting so openly friendly towards me. Most likely, he desperately wished to return to his original domain by borrowing the power of the ‘Holy Emperor’s grandson’, the Imperial Prince. Which was me.
I’ve begun sensing that maybe, I used to enjoy a status far, far mightier than what I initially thought.
I recalled how the villagers acted around me so far, then glanced at the Paladins still ignoring me. Yup, they were still standing around in utter silence.
Would you look at these cheeky bastards?
“Well, your highness… We’ll prepare a warm meal for you in a minute, so…”
“I want to rest for a bit, you see. And I’d also like someone to serve me during my stay.”
A maidservant approached us and placed a couple of snacks and cups of black tea on the table. I looked at her with a slimy grin etched on my face.
She flinched in surprise and began shivering away.
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The Beginning of the Destruction -3 (Part Two) Chapter 337 - 177. The Beginning of the Destruction -3 (Part One) Chapter 336 - 176. The Beginning of the Destruction -2 (Part Two) Chapter 335 - 176. The Beginning of the Destruction -2 (Part One) Chapter 334 - 175. The Beginning of the Destruction -1 (Part Two) Chapter 333 - 175. The Beginning of the Destruction -1 (Part One) Chapter 332 - Encounters and Farewells (Part Two) Chapter 331 - 174. Encounters and Farewells (Part One) Chapter 330 - 173. The Preparations for the Future -3 (Part Two) Chapter 329 - 173. The Preparations for the Future -3 (Part One) Chapter 328 - 172. The Preparations for the Future -2 (Part Two) Chapter 327 - 172. The Preparations for the Future -2 (Part One) Chapter 326 - 171. The Preparations for the Future -1 (Part Two) Chapter 325 - The Preparations for the Future -1 (Part One) Chapter 324 - 170. The Sealed Ones (Part Two) Chapter 323 - 170. The Sealed Ones (Part One) Chapter 322 - 169. The Farmer (Part Two) Chapter 321 - 169. The Farmer (Part One) Chapter 320 - 168. Heresy Inquisitors -2 (Part Two) Chapter 319 - 168. Heresy Inquisitors -2 (Part One) Chapter 318 - 167. Heresy Inquisitors -1 (Part Two) Chapter 317 - 167. Heresy Inquisitors -1 (Part One) Chapter 316 - 166. A Minor Preparation (Part Two) Chapter 315 - 166. A Minor Preparation (Part One) Chapter 314 - 165. The Ariana Family -3 (Part Two) Chapter 313 - 165. The Ariana Family -3 (Part One) Chapter 312 - : 164. The Ariana Family -2 (Part Two) Chapter 311 - 164. The Ariana Family -2 (Part One) Chapter 310 - 163. The Ariana Family -1 (Part Two) Chapter 309 - 163. The Ariana Family -1 (Part One) Chapter 308 - 162. Yet Another Beginning (Part Two) Chapter 307 - 162. Yet Another Beginning (Part One) Chapter 306 - 161. The Return of the King (Part Two) Chapter 305 - 161. The Return of the King (Part One) Chapter 304 - 160. Yet Another King -3 (Part Two) Chapter 303 - 160. Yet Another King -3 (Part One) Chapter 302 - 159. Yet Another King -2 (Part Two) Chapter 301 - 159. Yet Another King -2 (Part One) Chapter 300 - 158. Yet Another King -1 (Part Two) Chapter 299 - 158. Yet Another King -1 (Part One) Chapter 298 - 157. Aslan in Chaos -2 Chapter 297 - 156. Aslan in Chaos -1 (Part Two) Chapter 296 - 156. Aslan in Chaos -1 (Part One) Chapter 295 - 155. In the Name of the King -2 Chapter 294 - 154. In the Name of the King -1 (Part Two) Chapter 293 - 154. In the Name of the King -1 (Part One) Chapter 292 - 153. The Approaching Darkness -3 (Part Two) Chapter 291 - 153. The Approaching Darkness -3 (Part One) Chapter 290 - 152. The Approaching Darkness -2 (Part Two) Chapter 289 - 152. The Approaching Darkness -2 (Part One) Chapter 288 - 151. The Approaching Darkness -1 (Part Two) Chapter 287 - 151. The Approaching Darkness -1 (Part One) Chapter 286 - 150. Train like it’s the Real Deal -3 (Part Two) Chapter 285 - 150. Train like it's the Real Deal -3 (Part One) Chapter 284 - : 149. Train like it’s the Real Deal -2 (Part Two) Chapter 283 - 149. Train like it’s the Real Deal -2 (Part One) Chapter 282 - 148. Train like it’s the Real Deal -1 (Part Two) Chapter 281 - Train like it’s the Real Deal -1 (Part One) Chapter 280 - 147. In the Name of the Holy King -3 (Part Two) Chapter 279 - 147. In the Name of the Holy King -3 (Part One) Chapter 278 - 146. In the Name of the Holy King -2 (Part Two) Chapter 277 - 146. In the Name of the Holy King -2 (Part One) Chapter 276 - 145. In the Name of the Holy King -1 (Part Two) Chapter 275 - 145. In the Name of the Holy King -1 (Part One) Chapter 274 - 144. An Enthronement and a Celebration -2 (Part Two) Chapter 273 - 144. An Enthronement and a Celebration -2 (Part One) Chapter 272 - 143. An Enthronement and a Celebration -1 (Part Two) Chapter 271 - 143. An Enthronement and a Celebration -1 (Part One) Chapter 270 - 142. A Protective Shield -3 (Part Two) Chapter 269 - 142. A Protective Shield -3 (Part One) Chapter 268 - 141. A Protective Shield -2 (Part Two) Chapter 267 - 141. A Protective Shield -2 (Part One) Chapter 266 - : 140. A Protective Shield -1 (Part Two) Chapter 265 - : 140. A Protective Shield -1 (Part One) Chapter 264 Chapter 263 - : 139. A Small Clue -2 (Part One) Chapter 262 - 138. A Small Clue -1 (Part Two) Chapter 261 - 138. A Small Clue -1 (Part One) Chapter 260 - 137. Slaughterer (Part Two) Chapter 259 - 137. Slaughterer (Part One) Chapter 258 - 136. Resolution -2 (Part Two) Chapter 257 - 136. Resolution -2 (Part One) Chapter 256 - 135. Resolution -1 (Part Two) Chapter 255 - 135. Resolution -1 (Part One) Chapter 254 - 134. The New Ones (Part Two) Chapter 253 - 134. The New Ones (Part One) Chapter 252 - 133. An Extra Priest -2 (Part Two) Chapter 251 - 133. An Extra Priest -2 (Part One) Chapter 250 - 132. An Extra Priest -1 (Part Two) Chapter 249 - 132. An Extra Priest -1 (Part One) Chapter 248 - 131. Feudal Lord Jenald -2 (Part Two) Chapter 247 - : 131. Feudal Lord Jenald -2 (Part One) Chapter 246 - 130. Feudal Lord Jenald -1 (Part Two) Chapter 245 - 130. Feudal Lord Jenald -1 (Part One) Chapter 244 - 129. Ronia of the Northern Region (Part Two) Chapter 243 - 129. Ronia of the Northern Region (Part One) Chapter 242 - 128. Queen Rox -2 (Part Two) Chapter 241 - 128. Queen Rox -2 (Part One) Chapter 240 - 127. Queen Rox -1 (Part Two) Chapter 239 - 127. Queen Rox -1 (Part One) Chapter 238 - 126. The Tomb’s Guardian -4 (Part Two) Chapter 237 - 126. The Tomb’s Guardian -4 (Part One) Chapter 236 - 125. The Tomb’s Guardian -3 (Part Two) Chapter 235 - 125. The Tomb’s Guardian -3 (Part One) Chapter 234 - 124. The Tomb’s Guardian -2 (Part Two) Chapter 233 - 124. The Tomb’s Guardian -2 (Part One) Chapter 232 - The Tomb's Guardian -1 (Part Two) Chapter 231 - 123. The Tomb’s Guardian -1 (Part One) Chapter 230 - 122. Aihrance's Underground Labyrinth -3 (Part Two) Chapter 229 - : 122. Aihrance's Underground Labyrinth -3 (Part One) Chapter 228 - 121. Aihrance's Underground Labyrinth -2 (Part Two) Chapter 227 - 121. Aihrance’s Underground Labyrinth -2 (Part One) Chapter 226 - 120. Aihrance's Underground Labyrinth -1 (Part Two) Chapter 225 - 120. Aihrance’s Underground Labyrinth -1 (Part One) Chapter 224 - 119. Big Eyes -4 (Part Two) Chapter 223 - 119. Big Eyes -4 (Part One) Chapter 222 - 118. Big Eyes -3 (Part Two) Chapter 221 - 118. Big Eyes -3 (Part One) Chapter 220 - 117. Big Eyes -2 Chapter 219 - 116. Big Eyes -1 (Part Two) Chapter 218 - Big Eyes -1 (Part One) Chapter 217 - A Minor Connection -2 (Part Two) Chapter 216 - A Minor Connection -2 (Part One) Chapter 215 - 114. A Minor Connection -1 (Part Two) Chapter 214 - A Minor Connection -1 (Part One) Chapter 213 - Monsters of the Sewer -2 (Part Two) Chapter 212 - Monsters of the Sewer -2 (Part One) Chapter 211 - 112. Monsters of the Sewer -1 (Part Two) Chapter 210 - Monsters of the Sewer -1 (Part One) Chapter 209 - 111. An Adventurer’s First Step (Part Two) Chapter 208 - 111. An Adventurer’s First Step (Part One) Chapter 207 - 110. The End and the Beginning (Part Two) Chapter 206 - 110. The End and the Beginning (Part One) Chapter 205 - 109. The Dragon Slayer (Part Two) Chapter 204 - 109. The Dragon Slayer (Part One) Chapter 203 - 108. Lomania -3 (Part Two) Chapter 202 - 108. Lomania -3 (Part One) Chapter 201 - 107. Lomania -2 (Part Two) Chapter 200 - 107. Lomania -2 (Part One) Chapter 199 - 106. Lomania -1 (Part Two) Chapter 198 - 106. Lomania -1 (Part One) Chapter 197 - 105. Clues (Part Two) Chapter 196 - 105. Clues (Part One) Chapter 195 - 104. Rose Darina Chapter 194 - 103. The One Called the Saint (Part Two) Chapter 193 - 103. The One Called the Saint (Part One) Chapter 192 - 102. The Blackened Village -4 (Part Two) Chapter 191 - 02. The Blackened Village -4 (Part One) Chapter 190 - 101. The Blackened Village -3 (Part Two) Chapter 189 - 101. The Blackened Village -3 (Part One) Chapter 188 - 100. The Blackened Village -2 (Part Two) Chapter 187 - 100. The Blackened Village -2 (Part One) Chapter 186 - 099. The Blackened Village -1 (Part Two Chapter 185 - 099. The Blackened Village -1 (Part One) Chapter 184 - 098. Third Imperial Prince’s Wish (Part Two) Chapter 183 - 098. Third Imperial Prince’s Wish (Part One) Chapter 182 - 097. Judgement of the Heretic -3 (Part Two) Chapter 181 - 097. Judgement of the Heretic -3 (Part One) Chapter 180 - 096. Judgement of the Heretic -2 (Part Two) Chapter 179 - 096. Judgement of the Heretic -2 (Part One) Chapter 178 - 095. Judgement of the Heretic -1 (Part Two) Chapter 177 - 095. Judgement of the Heretic -1 (Part One) Chapter 176 - 094. Kasim Derian -3 (Part Two) Chapter 175 - 094. Kasim Derian -3 (Part One) Chapter 174 - 093. Kasim Derian -2 (Part Two) Chapter 173 - 093. Kasim Derian -2 (Part One) Chapter 172 - 092. Kasim Derian -1 (Part Two) Chapter 171 - 092. Kasim Derian -1 (Part One) Chapter 170 - 091. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -2 (Part Two) Chapter 169 - The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -2 (Part One) Chapter 168 - 090. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -1 (Part Two) Chapter 167 - 090. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -1 (Part One) Chapter 166 - 089. Church of Caiolium -2 (Part Two) Chapter 165 - 089. Church of Caiolium -2 (Part One) Chapter 164 - : 088. Church of Caiolium -1 (Part Two) Chapter 163 - 088. Church of Caiolium -1 (Part One) Chapter 162 - 087. Ruppel Olfolse -5 (Part Two) Chapter 161 - 087. Ruppel Olfolse -5 (Part One) Chapter 160 - 86. Ruppel Olfolse -4 (Part Two) Chapter 159 - 086. Ruppel Olfolse -4 (Part One) Chapter 158 - 085. Ruppel Olfolse -3 (Part Two) Chapter 157 - 085. Ruppel Olfolse -3 (Part One) Chapter 156 - 084. Ruppel Olfolse -2 (Part Two) Chapter 155 - 084. Ruppel Olfolse -2 (Part One) Chapter 154 - 083. Ruppel Olfolse -1 (Part Two) Chapter 153 - 83. Ruppel Olfolse -1 (Part One) Chapter 152 - 082. Aslan’s Saviour -3 (Part Two) Chapter 151 - 082. Aslan’s Saviour -3 (Part One) Chapter 150 - 081. Aslan’s Saviour -2 (Part Two) Chapter 149 - 81. Aslan’s Saviour -2 (Part One) Chapter 148 - : 080. Aslan’s saviour -1 (Part Two) Chapter 147 - 080. Aslan’s saviour -1 (Part One) Chapter 146 - 079. Hashashins and King Rahamma -3 (Part Two) Chapter 145 - 079. Hashashins and King Rahamma -3 (Part One) Chapter 144 - 078. Hashashins and King Rahamma -2 (Part Two) Chapter 143 - 078. Hashashins and King Rahamma -2 (Part One) Chapter 142 - : 077. Hashashins and King Rahamma -1 (Part Two) Chapter 141 - 077. Hashashins and King Rahamma -1 (Part One) Chapter 140 - 076. Rescue -2 (Part Two) Chapter 139 - 076. Rescue -2 (Part One) Chapter 138 - 075. Rescue -1 (Part Two) Chapter 137 - 075. Rescue -1 (Part One) Chapter 136 - 074. City of Slaves -2 (Part Two) Chapter 135 - 074. City of Slaves -2 (Part One) Chapter 134 - City of Slaves -1 (Part Two) Chapter 133 - City of Slaves -1 (Part One) Chapter 132 - Skeleton King -2 (Part Two) Chapter 131 - 072. Skeleton King -2 (Part One) Chapter 130 - : 071. Skeleton King -1 (Part Two) Chapter 129 - 71. Skeleton King -1 (Part One) Chapter 128 - 070. Guardian of the Tomb (Part Two) Chapter 127 - 070. Guardian of the Tomb (Part One) Chapter 126 - 069. Ancient Ruin -2 (Part Two) Chapter 125 - 069. Ancient Ruin -2 (Part One) Chapter 124 - 068. Ancient Ruin -1 (Part Two) Chapter 123 - 068. Ancient Ruin -1 (Part One) Chapter 122 - New Fate -3 (Part Two) Chapter 121 - . New Fate -3 (Part One) Chapter 120 - 066. New Fate -2 (Part Two) Chapter 119 - 066. New Fate -2 (Part One) Chapter 118 - New Fate -1 (Part Two) Chapter 117 - New Fate -1 (Part One) Chapter 116 - 064. Angel of Death -4 (Part Two) Chapter 115 - Angel of Death -4 (Part One) Chapter 114 - Angel of Death -3 (Part Two) Chapter 113 - Angel of Death -3 (Part One) Chapter 112 - Angel of Death -2 (Part Two) Chapter 111 - 062. Angel of Death -2 (Part One) Chapter 110 - 061. Angel of Death -1 (Part Two) Chapter 109 - . Angel of Death -1 (Part One) Chapter 108 - 060. Imperial Prince Saw Him -4 (Part Two) Chapter 107 - Imperial Prince Saw Him -4 (Part One) Chapter 106 - . Imperial Prince Saw Him -3 (Part Two) Chapter 105 - Imperial Prince Saw Him -3 (Part One) Chapter 104 - Imperial Prince Saw Him -2 (Part Two) Chapter 103 - Imperial Prince Saw Him -2 (Part One) Chapter 102 - 057. Imperial Prince Saw Him -1 (Part Two) Chapter 101 - Imperial Prince Saw Him -1 (Part One) Chapter 100 - 056. Ruppel Olfolse (Part Two) Chapter 99 - Ruppel Olfolse (Part One) Chapter 98 - 055. Charlotte Heraiz (Part Two) Chapter 97 - Charlotte Heraiz (Part One) Chapter 96 - 054. Imperial Prince is Going to the Academy -2 (Part Two) Chapter 95 - 054. Imperial Prince is Going to the Academy -2 (Part One) Chapter 94 - 053. Imperial Prince is Going to the Academy -1 (Part Two) Chapter 93 - 053. Imperial Prince is Going to the Academy -1 (Part One) Chapter 92 - 52. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -4 (Part Two) Chapter 91 - 052. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -4 (Part One Chapter 90 - 051. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -3 (Part Two) Chapter 89 - 051. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -3 (Part One) Chapter 88 - 050. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -2 (Part Two) Chapter 87 - 050. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -2 (Part One) Chapter 86 - 049. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -1 (Part Two) Chapter 85 - 049. Imperial Prince is Hunting Santa -1 (Part One) Chapter 84 - Imperial Prince is Enjoying the Festival (Part Two) Chapter 83 - 48. Imperial Prince is Enjoying the Festival (Part One) Chapter 82 - 047. Imperial Prince is Hunting Beasts -3 (Part Two) Chapter 81 - 047. Imperial Prince is Hunting Beasts -3 (Part One) Chapter 80 - : 046. Imperial Prince is Hunting Beasts -2 (Part Two) Chapter 79 - 046. Imperial Prince is Hunting Beasts -2 (Part One) Chapter 78 - : 045. Imperial Prince is Hunting Beasts -1 (Part Two) Chapter 77 - : 045. Imperial Prince is Hunting Beasts -1 (Part One) Chapter 76 - 044. Imperial Prince is Enjoying the Hunt -2 (Part Two) Chapter 75 - 044. Imperial Prince is Enjoying the Hunt -2 (Part One) Chapter 74 - Imperial Prince is Enjoying the Hunt -1 (Part Two) Chapter 73 - Imperial Prince is Enjoying the Hunt -1 (Part One) Chapter 72 - Imperial Prince is Searching for a Weapon -2 (Part Two) Chapter 71 - 042. Imperial Prince is Searching for a Weapon -2 (Part One) Chapter 70 - . Imperial Prince is Searching for a Weapon -1 (Part Two) Chapter 69 - . Imperial Prince is Searching for a Weapon -1 (Part One) Chapter 68 - Imperial Prince is Heading Out to Enjoy a Festival -3 (Part Two) Chapter 67 Chapter 66 Chapter 65 Chapter 64 Chapter 63 Chapter 62 Chapter 61 Chapter 60 Chapter 59 Chapter 58 Chapter 57 Chapter 56 Chapter 55 Chapter 54 Chapter 53 Chapter 52 Chapter 51 Chapter 50 Chapter 49 Chapter 48 Chapter 47 Chapter 46 Chapter 45 Chapter 44 Chapter 43 Chapter 42 Chapter 41 Chapter 40 Chapter 39 Chapter 38 Chapter 37 Chapter 36 Chapter 35 Chapter 34 Chapter 33 Chapter 32 Chapter 31 Chapter 30 Chapter 29 Chapter 28 Chapter 27 Chapter 26 Chapter 25 Chapter 24 Chapter 23 Chapter 22 Chapter 21 Chapter 20 Chapter 19 Chapter 18 Chapter 17 Chapter 16 Chapter 15 Chapter 14 Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Chapter 1
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