I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 180

#When we returned, the family was ruined (181)

The soldiers looked at the duke with their mouths wide open. The death knight I had only heard about was scary, but the pressure from the lich was several times greater than that.

With a single gesture, hundreds of soldiers were turned into skeletons, and even knights were turned into headless undead.

Although he did not have the ability to gauge the opponent’s level by checking his mana like a knight, he was at least aware that Sogaju, who had become a lich, was twice as strong as a death knight.

The undead with such great power…

‘With just one blow…’

‘Completely destroyed them?’

It was a majesty that was shocking.

That moment.

The undead that the Dragon Slayer was fighting turned into powder and began to disperse. This means that the lich has not only disappeared superficially, but has completely disappeared. All the knights looked at the Duke with wide eyes.

‘Oh my god…’

‘You mean you completely destroyed the Lich?’

The reaction was the same as that of the soldiers in that they were shocked, but if you dig into the details, there was another reason why the knights were surprised.

Liches were much more difficult undead than death knights. Life Vessel. A special magic tool that guarantees the lich’s eternal life. Every Lich puts his life into a Life Vessel.

Naturally, the location was bound to be in a place that was completely protected, either physically or magically.

Rich Felix.

The author would also have hidden his life vessel in the most secret place. If you think about it with common sense, it is quite natural.

So, did Ethan know the location of the Life Vessel?

‘…no. No matter how much I try, there’s no way I’ll know the location.’

It’s natural. Felix isn’t an idiot and wouldn’t be spreading information about his lifeline to all directions.

‘But how on earth…’

How can the Lich hiding Vessel be ‘completely’ destroyed?

Rich was holding Vessel in his arms?

‘no.’

The Life Vessel is a magic tool that is treated harshly because it is a tool of one life and eternal life.

In fact, close to 100% of the Liches were hiding the Life Vessel in a remote location.

The purpose is to hide the vessel in preparation for unavoidable situations, such as facing a powerful enemy.

‘Holding it in my arms.’

It was no different from the will to face death without any defense when meeting a strong enemy. It would have been very unlikely that the lich was holding Vessel in its arms.

That is why it is shocking.

To kill a lich that was not holding a vessel, an unimaginable amount of firepower was needed.

A lich that is not only capable of raising Dullahan at will, but also steals the life force from hundreds of soldiers. If he could destroy such a lich with a single blow…

‘The matriarch’s skills are not at the level of a superhuman…’

Maybe he has stepped into the realm of transcendence. Even to say the least, the blow that destroyed Lich would have been an attack close to the realm of transcendence.

A chill ran down the knights’ spines.

gulp.

A transcendent person!

Aguiles Lacian Dustin.

The heads of the three ducal families and even the Marquis Lionel, known as the King’s Sword.

Even in the Kingdom of Heidern, only four people were recognized as transcendental.

They are all talented people in their twilight years who are not only in their 50s but also have gained a lot of experience. All of these people were praised as the leaders of the kingdom.

nevertheless.

No one has reached the level of transcendence before turning 40.

That didn’t just apply to the Kingdom of Heidern. Even in the Zeno Empire, which had as much land as the remaining six kingdoms and all of them combined.

‘…does not exist.’

There really was no one.

Ki Ki is overcoming the barrier of transcendence at the age of only 20.

I got goosebumps.

Throughout hundreds of years of history, it was Ardan who was treated as the best swordsman on the continent.

‘Even in that Ardan….’

‘Nothing.’

The first head of the family who has now left his mark as a legend. Even he could not achieve the state of transcendence at such a young age. That was clearly true.

This is because he was in his early thirties when he started playing an active role in history books. At least I wouldn’t have been able to achieve that level at the age of twenty.

Perhaps they were now witnessing the beginning of a legend.

‘He cut with one sword…’

‘The lich completely disappeared without even leaving behind any powder.’

Although it may not be a story about dividing the mountains and seas like the first head of the family, isn’t the footprints left at the beginning of the legend enormous?

A moment of silence.

Nerian raised his sword.

“Your Excellency the Duke has completely defeated the evil undead! Long live the Duke!”

“Wow!”

A huge roar erupted. This was the same not only for the knights who witnessed Ethan’s actions in person, but also for the soldiers who felt that the war was over in an instant.

The remaining soldiers of Agiles quickly laid down their weapons. Everyone knelt down and shouted surrender.

Yeongjijeon.

It was a result too bland to be called a war.

* * *

The Knights Templar spread throughout Agiles. Their purpose was simple. Recovering all of Agiles’ goods and materials. This was the ‘price’ that Ardan would receive for taking out the sword against Agiles. A ducal family that has existed for over hundreds of years. As if that wasn’t enough, the family is known to have enjoyed its greatest heyday in the past ten years.

As he said, Agiles’ treasure trove was so dazzling that it was nothing short of dazzling.

From piles of elixirs that cannot be easily obtained even if you bring gold and silver treasures with you, to all kinds of magical materials and various weapons that can be used in artifacts.

Ethan and Nerian, who came to inspect the warehouse, couldn’t help but click their tongues. Although Ardan has started to accumulate wealth in recent years, it has not been enough to suppress the wealth he had accumulated over a long period of time.

“…That’s a really huge amount.”

“This won’t be the end.”

The number of secret laboratories that Agiles possessed was almost as high as five fingers. Gold and silver treasures would not only have been hidden inside the duchy, but would have been spread out in all directions.

“I salute you, matriarch. “The items here…”

“Take care of everything.”

“yes!”

That wasn’t the only thing I took away.

Palhwan.

It was also stored in a treasure trove. When I raised my hand, the liquid was naturally absorbed into my body.

A heavier body.

‘Seven.’

All the belongings that needed to be recovered from Heidern were recovered. There was only one thing left. It was only the last ring located in Limedell, the kingdom right next door.

‘Did you say it was the Ploten duchy?’

The location of the remaining rings is already known. The continental swordsmanship competition is not far away. I was planning to visit there when I moved to the Kingdom of Limedell.

If all goes well, there won’t be any bloodshed.

‘That can’t be possible.’

Being a duke of a kingdom was one of the essential virtues. Even if they paid twice the purchase price at the time, it was uncertain whether they would easily return the item.

‘It’s something you must find.’

I might raise my sword then. Perhaps it could have been the starting point of conflict between kingdoms. Even so, Ethan had no intention of giving in.

When I first returned to the past.

At that time, I had to build up my strength so I couldn’t move carelessly, but now the situation is 180 degrees different. To be honest, I no longer had enough strength to worry about what others thought.

A heavenly sword that destroyed a lich in one blow.

This was a skill that could only be used if one had reached the level of a transcendent. Even though it was a technology that could be considered upwardly compatible with the vibration type…

‘The internal injuries were not that severe.’

This was not simply because the level of enlightenment I had in my previous life was higher. The growing eight circles. Cooperation with elemental lords. Until the level of the body that continues to rise in quality.

Enlightenment has long since surpassed the wall of transcendence. All that remains is to prepare the means to support the level, such as mana and body.

‘Just one step.’

The state of transcendence is not far away. Recently, Ethan had been realizing that fact. Since you have the Seven Pillars, your training speed will be twice as fast.

perhaps.

I didn’t even know if I could reach the state of complete transcendence before the continental swordsmanship competition began.

‘I’m looking forward to it.’

Things to do for the rest of the day were simple.

Waiting for the results of the first immortal transformation. Even after the purification of the World Tree was completed, Ilia’s processing remained. It will probably take about two months at best.

Managing the internal affairs of the second duchy and growing your body and mana with the elixir obtained today.

Lastly, the third one.

‘We have to share Agiles.’

It was to share the results with the king. In the first place, the story was half-finished when territory war was declared in Agileth.

For the current Ardan, expanding its territory was not very welcome news. This is because we are currently going through a recovery period and it will take two to three years to complete development in small cities as well as large cities. Even if we were making money, the cost invested in development was beyond imagination. What Ardan needed was goods.

On the other hand, what about the king?

‘You need territory.’

Everyone said that the kingdom was the king’s, but one of the truths that everyone knew was that this was not entirely true. What the king needed was a kingdom within his complete reach. From that perspective, the territory of Aguiles was one of the most attractive products.

That’s how the deal was made. The king took on the role of preventing the intervention of other nobles along with permission for the high-ranking nobles’ territory wars, and thanks to this, Ardan was able to enter Agiles without any opposition.

Aguileth and Ardan.

If two large families went to war, it could be said to be virtually a civil war in the kingdom. The reason such a thing was allowed so easily was not only because of Agileth’s recent scandalous behavior, but also because of the compensation Ardan promised.

Now, Aguiles’ territory would serve as one of the king’s direct territories.

‘Before that, of course.’

Although, every penny of Agiles’ goods would have to be taken away. A letter was sent to the King.

With the occupation of Agiles, the territory will be transferred in a week, so it is requested to send an army.

‘This work is over.’

Now it’s time to focus on training.

I held in my hands numerous elixirs obtained from Agileth.

The remaining items were scheduled to be returned to the knights as rewards.

* * *

One month passed quickly. Sylvia was in charge of the process of transferring the occupied territory. Due to a neat work process, the territory of Aguiles was transferred to the king without any problems.

Thanks to the countless elixirs that were provided in the process, Ethan’s growth rate in recent years was beyond imagination. What he lacked was mana and physical ability, and the elixir was an item that could quickly make up for those two things. Since I literally started absorbing the elixir like eating a meal, growth might have been natural.

While I was continuing my training, I saw Ilya approaching from a distance with a triumphant look on her face. In her hand was a blue potion. She came closer and whispered.

“The dragon potion was successful! “This is the result.”

“What is the conversion rate?”

“It’s not high. “For now, both hands are all I have.”

I think it’s very high.

Ethan swallowed back his words and received the potion. A tool to increase the level of the dragon slayer. It was time to test its performance.

He drank the potion without hesitation.