The Strongest Dull Prince’s Secret Battle for the Throne

Chapter 367: Imperial Flag Activation

Chapter 367: Imperial Flag Activation

To the whole army! This is Charlotte von Lowenstein! The enemy has laid a trap inside their headquarters! Withdraw as far away as possible!

Hearing Chars voice, I looked up to the sky.

In response, Finn who was standing by above me descended down.

Then, I call out to a nearby mage.

Can you use voice amplifying spell?

Any time you wish, Your Highness.

I see. Im counting on you.

After confirming that the mage can use the voice amplifying spell, I took a deep breath and spoke.

Im going. Do not give up.

I cant afford to give specific instructions.

The rest is up to everyones judgment.

Finn! You can fly with me on the back right?

If it is just flying then it is doable, sir!

Alright! Take me straight to the middle of the battlefield!

Saying so, I straddle behind nova who just landed on the ground.

It is a little cramp for two people to ride on Novas small body.

Asking him to fight like this would be impossible.

However, this is still the fastest way.

Arnold-sama. Here it is, sir.

Said Sebas as he handed me a flag.

It was the Imperial Flag that we smuggled out of the vault.

If it was as we predicted then it should work. Gramp said that innate magic is still magic after all.

Alright, Im heading out.

Have a safe trip, sir.

After being sent off by Sebass bow, Nova fluttered its wings and brought me and Finn to the sky.

However, I immediately complain.

Dont raise the altitude! Fly low!

However, if we fly at low altitude, the enemy will attack us, sir!

Dont mind them. If I move, my escort will move as well.

When I said so.

Gordon issued his command through voice amplifying magic.

To all soldiers! Stop Arnold! Absolutely do not let him advance forward! If this operation is successful, the victory will be ours! We are the Adlers army! Lets take what we want! Like a predator, lets take the victory along with this country together!!

Thats a Gordon-like command.

Still, in response to his order, multiple Dragon Knights moved out from the mountain.

They probably didnt know the full picture of his plan.

They should have been protecting William until now.

Even so, as William was injured, Gordon was the only one they can rely on.

Since Gordon said that this directly involved their victory, they came out at his command.

Your Highness! The enemy Dragon Knights are heading toward us!

Dont stop. Just fly straight ahead.

We will be shot down you know!?

Dont worry. We are not the only one flying here.

The Dragon Knights were trying to block our path but most of them were forced to withdraw due to the barrage of fireballs.

Leave your protection to us, Your Highness.

Im counting on you, Captain Lambert.

Please enjoy your flight.

Saying so, Lambert the captain of the 6th Imperial Knight Corp smiled cheerfully and headed off to engage the enemy Dragon Knights.

The Knights of the 6th Corp descended from the sky one after another, stopping the enemy Dragon Knights.

But Your Highness still hasnt given your order

They are Imperial Knights, even without an order, they will protect the Imperial Family.

If they waited for instructions every time then they wouldnt be able to protect the Imperial Family.

The Imperial Knights can act at their own discretion. They were given that authority.

There is no need to give them specific instructions. Especially in a tense situation like this.

Your Highness! The enemy still has their archers!

They wont be shooting at us.

The enemy archers were beginning to aim at us as we are flying at low altitudes.

Since the Dragon Knights couldnt stop us, the archers are their only hope.

Hearing Gordons command, the scattered enemy archer units are gathering up one after another.

They probably plan to shoot us down before we reach the headquarters.

And with me on Novas back, we cant take an evasive maneuver.

I will fly right through them! That is fine right, Your Highness!?

So you learned something after all. Do not change course. Speed up and fly right through them.

In response to my words, Finn rushed straight toward the direction where the enemy archers were waiting for us.

However, a black griffon was flying toward them at tremendous speed from the side.

Get ready! Take aim!

W, wait! To the side! Look to the side!!

The griffon which rushed in at an incredible speed literally swept up the enemy archer unit.

Its speed was faster than a horse.

If something rushed at you from your defenseless side at that speed, it wouldnt end with just some minor injuries.

While the enemy was dealing with that, we passed over them and entered the enemy headquarters.

Nova thrusts his feet to the ground and slows us down while scraping the ground.

Its a rough landing.

However, I made it in time.

Well done. Dragon Knight Finn.

I, Im grateful for your praise, sir.

Finn is letting out a sigh of relief at our safety.

I got off Novas back while smiling bitterly at Finn.

Then, a black griffon landed next to me.

Hey, Nii-san. You are late.

I even stopped napping and rushed over. You should be crying tears of gratitude already.

It was our first conversation in over a month.

Still, nothing changed between me and Leo.

While smiling at each other, we approached where Char was.

Yo, Char. Quite a crisis you find yourself in isnt it.

Run away.these kids are already reaching their limit.

I know. This is already the second time after all.

The same thing happened in the south.

In the end, the children were safe but it was nothing short of a miracle.

I subdued the Demons as Silver but the children were saved because Lynfias sister was taken into the sphere with the other children around her.

It was just a coincidence.

Even if the Demons were successfully subdued, many children would have died.

In that regard, I couldnt make it in time to save them.

However, there is no point regretting it now.

It would be difficult to hope for a better result than that.

No one could have predicted that such a thing would happen.

However.

Since this is already the second time, I have already taken measures against it.

The childrens magic power is swelling up.

I want to activate the flag immediately and release them but this can only be activated once. If I activate it while they are still in the middle of running berserk then their berserking magic power will continue to run wild.

There is only one moment I can activate it. When their magic reaches the critical point. If possible I want to keep the activation up for some time but in a wide area like this, my blood alone wont be enough.

Thats why one moment will decide it all.

While I was waiting for that, Gordons voice reached me.

Its no use bringing out the Imperial Flag here! Arnold! You can not counter the berserking magic power!!

Those words made me grin.

I then look at Leo who is standing to my left.

Realizing what I want, Leo used the voice amplifying magic.

Have you ever tried it out?

That is not a normal magic! Even without a trial that much is obvious!

Thats why you have such a narrow sight. There are many things in this world that you wont know until you try you know? Because you always think like that, you were tricked so easily by Rupert back in the capital after all.

Shut up! If you want to do it then fine! Are you prepared to bet your life on it!?

Are you trying to threaten me? I have already put my life on the line since a long time ago.

Saying so, I raised the flag.

The golden eagle was drawn on the flag.

The [Imperial Flag], our national treasure.

An ancient magic tool that can only be activated by the blood of the Imperial Family.

Remember this wellAdlers never rely on miracles.

It was the Adlers will to take people in to protect them.

Every time the lives that we want to protect are in danger, we wouldnt be able to protect them if we always rely on miracles.

A miracle is only needed once. The second time we will protect them with careful planning.

Thats what it means to protect.

Imperial Flag-Activate!!

When the magic power of the children reached a critical point.

I activated the Imperial Flag.

The string wraps around my arm and sucks my blood.

Then, the area was wrapped in blinding light.

The blinding light covers everything and robs everyone of their sight.

The activation range is the entire battlefield.

Using my blood which held a large amount of magic power, this much is possible.

The visibility is still rough.

However, I can see that my surroundings are still intact.

It means that nothing has been blown away.

When my field of vision slowly returned.

Char was sitting in front of me with a surprised expression.

The children are lying down next to her. Of course, they are still breathing.

With the best result achieved, I grinned.