The Son-In-Law Of A Prestigious Household Wants A Divorce-Chapter 76: Helmont Annihilation Battle (1)

“...What?”

Father?

In other words, Arandel Helmont.

Sharen’s expression gradually became blank.

Not missing this, Riezel’s claws grazed past the greatsword.

“Inferno Surge!”

But, Sharen quickly unleashed her Inferno Surge from her greatsword, and it instantly engulfed Riezel.

Her body was flung away.

With how blood came out of Riezel’s mouth, it was clear that this Inferno Surge was different from the playful ones that Sharen had unleashed before.

“You’re targeting my father?”

Sharen blinked.

She’s so easily shaken. Is it because she’s still so young?

Riezel nodded brightly with a smile.

Since winning a direct confrontation was impossible, she decided that she’d attack her mentally instead.

“Yes. Your mother hasn’t been dead for long, and your father will soon follow. I almost admire how close your family is.”

“...”

“Everything we’ve done here, is so that we can kill Arandel. We will—”

“Are you guys stupid?”

“...What?”

Hearing Sharen’s ever-so-casual answer, Riezel frowned.

“What do you mean?”

“Do you think Father would just die like that? Seriously, you don’t know anything, huh?”

Sharen raised her greatsword with a grin.

“You see, Father is a monster.”

Her Crimson Essence surge.

She brandished her greatsword, preparing herself to unleash another technique.

“Inferno Surge—!”

At Sharen’s shout, Riezel hurriedly brought her hands together, about to respond to the incoming wave of Crimson Essence.

“Don’t you—!”

But, Sharen’s voice echoed right in front of her.

“Dare talk about my mother!”

“B-But, y-you just shouted Inferno Surge—!”

Slash!

As the greatsword was swung.

Riezel’s body was cut into two, ending her life on the spot.

Resting the greatsword resting on her shoulder, Sharen said with a smile.

“Mhm! This is why you should shout technique’s names!”

This was her answer to Isaac’s question about why she announced her techniques’ name like an idiot.

“I’m not an idiot, see?”

She nodded, clearly satisfied.

“It’s the one who calls me an idiot who’s more of an idiot!”

*   *   *“Let’s move, Princess.”

“...Strange.”

In front of the church.

Disregarding her guard knight, Heyrad’s suggestion, Princess Clarisse muttered while looking around.

From her expression, it was clear that something was bothering her.

Which meant, she didn’t view this situation as a simple terror attack.

“Princess?”

“It’s strange. Don’t you feel there’s something off, Heyrad?”

“What do you mean, Your Highness?”

“It feels too light. Too lukewarm for a terror attack.”

The number of Demonic Beasts rampaging around isn’t that great either.

Silverna’s response was quick, so the beasts wouldn’t cause much damage.

Although Alois’s grotesque appearance was noticeable, Isaac and Rianna’s joint attack was enough to hold him back.

“This is the capital of the kingdom. What are they trying to achieve with this level of offensive?”

Clarisse quickly concluded that there was a different intention behind this terror attack.

“At first, I thought they’re doing this to avenge that Sword Demon, but this is too half-hearted for that, don’t you think so?”

“Agreed.”

“...”

Then, what is their true aim?

The most recent incident was the Blackthorn’s subjugation.

Although the final battle with the Sword Demon was tough, until that battle, Arandel Helmont had been acting as a one-man army for their side.

The one the Transcendent Race was the most guarded against was Arandel Helmont.

From the moment they failed to persuade him, he became the number one target they had to deal with.

“Lohengrin, Rianna, Alois, and Sharen, everyone who could be considered Helmont’s strength, are all here.”

Counting out the youngest, Edel, back in Helmont, only the second son, Armin, remained as their combat power.

With most of Helmont’s strength being here, Helmont was currently at their weakest point.

“Even so, it’s Lord Arandel we’re talking about. Attacking him in the Helmont Mansion? They have to be out of their mind to do that.”

At the end of the day, it was Arandel.

Someone who could make her whole assessment about combat power meaningless.

“We’ve kept the news of his poor health strictly confidential. Would they be so daring?”

“...”

But...

A strange sense of anxiety welled up in her chest.

Something felt different, as if she had missed something, a key information that was out of her reach.

“What on earth is it?”

She felt this strange itch, as if there were bugs crawling around.

Her intuition told her that she couldn’t leave this matter alone, but she couldn’t explain the whys.

“Are you worried that Lord Arandel might be defeated?”

“It’s too early for a generational change. Arandel needs to hold firm for at least five more years.”

“...”

“Still, I don’t think Arandel will die. We’ve all seen it firsthand, how monstrous of a man he is.”

“If that’s the case—“

“But that’s why I feel anxious. Just what is this? Why do I feel so uneasy?”

In the end, Clarisse couldn’t stand it.

“Let’s go to Helmont quickly. Wrap up the situation as soon as we can, then make preparation to depart immediately. Have Pegasus ready.”

Pegasus.

A gift from the Magic Tower to the Albion Kingdom, dubbed as the fastest carriage in the world.

It could shorten a week-long journey to just five days, and only royalty could ride it. Even then, they could only ride it in urgent situations.

Depending on the road conditions, the time could be even shorter, making it a dream carriage for carriage enthusiasts.

“It’ll take three days at least to get to Helmont. If we push it, we could even arrive in a day.”

Hoping that this unpleasant feeling was just a simple misunderstanding...

Clarisse watched Isaac and Rianna fighting.

*   *   *Whoosh!

As Rianna swung her greatsword widely, the road was once again dyed in a messy blood color.

The sticky liquid and the smell of blood following it were nauseating enough to make one vomit, but Rianna’s expression remained stoic.

“Sister! Ah! Even the pain you give me, Sister! How sweet it is!”

“...”

Rianna had decided not to say anything more. The person in front of her wasn’t her brother anymore but something else entirely.

A monster made of madness of love.

That was why she didn’t hesitate in swinging her sword at him. But...

Just, what went wrong?

Helmont was always ruined by love.

That was what happened to her.

It also happened to Galenia.

And now, Alois was walking the same path.

Just why are we......

So...broken...?

Before she bitterly swung her sword, Alois’ eyes flashed as he smiled.

“You’ve lowered your guard, Sisteeer!”

“...!”

Rianna, who was trying to cut his large arm off, failed to notice the Crimson Essence coming from the opposite side for a moment.

However, she didn’t particularly care about that and just silently continued what she was doing. It was because...

Clang!

Isaac was there.

He blocked Alois’ Crimson Essence by using his two tachi.

The sight of Brikala’s lightning swirling around was proof that he could now handle it freely to some extent.

Seeing how Rianna was able to rampage freely thanks to Isaac’s support, Alois immediately vented out his frustration.

“Stop acting like you know everything! Cooperating with her like that, as if you could understand each other—! Know your place, you lowborn—!”

It seemed that for Alois, Rianna and Isaac cooperating with each other was a much bigger issue than his right arm being continuously torn apart by Rianna’s greatsword.

He shouted, spewing out blood and saliva, but the two ignored him.

“Sister—! Ah! Sisteeer!”

They had been doing this for a while now; ignoring his rambling while hacking away at him.

Probably feeling anxious, he continued to call out to Rianna.

“Sisteeer! Can you truly not hear this brother’s voice! How can you ignore me like this when I’m yearning for you so desperately?!”

Crack! Crunch!

“It’s me! Alois! The one who has always been by your side since our childhood! The one who’s always together with you! The one who has cared for you more than anyone else!”

Crunch! Crackle!

“I want to explore your lips! I want to lick your skin! I want to violate you! Violate you! Ah! I want to violate you again and again!”

Crack!

By now, his right arm was completely crushed.

He stood there alone, with no one by his side.

Shedding bloody tears, Alois started pleading to his sister.

“Answer...answer me! I-I am here! Sister! Ah! Sisteeer! I’m here, aren’t I! I’m constantly craving your gaze! Your attention! Your voice!”

Her hair fluttered, hiding her expression. She turned away without a word.

Alois desperately reached out his hand.

“Sister? W-Why? Why aren’t you saying anything to me?! Y-You have to answer! I-I want to violate you! I want to make you mine—!”

Thud!

Then, Alois’s head was split in half.

Through the split gap, a gruesome sight was revealed, which prompted a sigh from Isaac.

“Even splitting his head doesn’t kill him.”

“You bastard! Get lost! How dare a lowborn like you interfere between my sister and me!”

“...”

“Get away from my sister! Get away—!”

Alois tried to swing his left hand, but it too was easily cut off by a casually swung blade.

Nevertheless, Alois paid no attention to this and continued to lean his body left and right to see Rianna.

“Get lost! I said get lost! Don’t block my sight—!”

Thud!

The blade struck his regenerating forehead again. For a moment, Alois’ eyes lost their focus, but...

Soon after, he regained his senses and shouted.

“Sisteeer! Where on earth are you going?! I-I am here! The brother you must kill is here! The brother who will defile you if you leave him alive is right here! I’m right here!”

Slash!

This time, his neck was cut clean off.

Alois’ head, now fallen to the ground, continued to shout while shedding bloody tears.

“Why—?! Why are you leaving me here! Are you really going to let this lowborn nobody harm me?!”

“How persistent.”

“Sisteeer! If I must die—! If I truly must die—! By your hands—!”

Crack!

Isaac’s tachi once again split Alois’s skull and dug inside.

An expression of despair, shedding bloody tears, unable to even receive the gaze of his beloved sister.

As if that moment was frozen, Alois crumbled away, broken.

A futile end.

But Isaac thought it suited Alois precisely because of that.

This madman would probably have been happy to die by Rianna’s hand.

Perhaps it was only now, when she maintained complete indifference, that Alois’ truly despairing expression could be seen.

“...”

Isaac drew his sword.

The taste of revenge wasn’t so bad, but it seemed like he wasn’t too fixated at it.

Was it because it had become as if it had never happened?

Starting from the divorce, Isaac felt that he was moving forward without being bound by his past.

Alois deserved to die, yes, but he didn’t want to make killing him his life goal.

Because his existence isn’t worth that much.

“It’s over.”

At that moment, Clarisse approached Isaac, who was shaking the blood off his sword, together with Rianna.

“Isaac, there’s something urgent. We’ll talk as we go. Pegasus will soon—”

“Princess—!”

Heyrad, who had come running like the wind, had a pale expression.

“Ah, please. Heyrad.”

Clarisse muttered without realizing it, but Heyrad didn’t notice and reported quickly.

“Pegasus has been destroyed! I-It seems the real target of the terror attack was Pegasus all along. According to testimonies, when the commotion started—“

It would now take at least three days to reach Helmont.

The Transcendent Race’s goal became even clearer.

*   *   *“...!”

Edel Helmont, the youngest Helmont who had been reading a book, was startled by the sudden shaking of the ground and burst out of the room.

At first, he thought it was an earthquake as the mansion continued to shake violently, as if it might collapse.

“Young Master!”

“Q-Quickly, you must evacuate!”

The servants hurriedly attended to Edel. Seeing how the sky outside had turned blood red, it was clear that this wasn’t an ordinary earthquake, but something ominous had occurred.

Of all times—!

No, maybe it’s exactly because of this timing...

Most of the direct lines were out of the mansion at the moment.

“This way! This way!”

At the entrance of the mansion.

Jonathan, wearing his armor, was evacuating people while holding the door open.

He was holding the entrance in case the mansion collapsed.

Outside, the sky visible above the lined-up Helmont’s knights was dyed red.

The sun and clouds had disappeared, and in this seemingly inverted world, the knights’ expressions were not good.

They had already suffered heavy losses at Blackthorn.

If they suffered another loss here, Helmont might never be able to rise again.

At that moment, the second son, Armin Helmont, rushed out urgently.

“Brother! Are you alright?!”

“W-What is going on?!”

Armin, who usually had a faint presence...

Was now looking around in bewilderment. He quickly caught sight of beings that were similar to humans but with different forms.

They all carried an ominous aura as they steadily walked towards them.

The Transcendent race!

Edel’s eyes trembled.

It wasn’t just because of fear.

But also resentment and anger.

The atmosphere was filled with intense hostility towards humans, as if they had turned the place into their territory.

Just as the Knights of Helmont were about to respond with their greatswords.

Boom!

A massive footstep stepped out of the mansion, forcing everyone to look over.

With a greatsword in his hand, his imposing figure stood out even more.

His intimidating presence made it hard to believe he was suffering from a chronic illness.

“Stand back.”

The knights neither argued nor hesitated.

They simply cleared the way at their master’s command.

A group of Transcendents strode forward and stood before the man, Arandel.

“Arandel of Helmont, I am ‘Apostle’. Someone who’s worthy to be called a Primordial.”

“...”

“I’m going to tell you this in advance. Among those who have come here, there are five, five who are worthy of being called ‘Primordial’, and I am one of them.”

Arandel’s red eyes had already identified the five outstanding powerful beings.

Towards Arandel, who remained silent, ‘Apostle’ who had reindeer horns made his proposal.

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“This is the last chance. Surrender. If you refuse here, your death will turn into the cornerstone of war.”

“...”

“We Transcendent race especially cherish Helmont, so you—“

“Sword Demon.”

A low, resonating voice echoed.

Arandel gestured with his chin towards the red-skinned man at the end of his gaze.

“Is that one a Sword Demon?”

“...He’s a member of that bloodline. Just as Helmont has a first and second son.”

Arandel too had heard and knew that a trap meant to kill him had been waiting at the end of the Blackthorn subjugation.

“Huuu, I see persuasion still doesn’t work. Alright, shall we move on to threats? There are five. Five skilled individuals at the level of the Sword Demon who could kill you on their own.”

“...”

“You’re human too, so you probably don’t want to die. Your body isn’t in good shape, is it? We know about your chronic illness too, so first—“

“Just—“

The corners of Arandel’s mouth slowly rose.

Arandel smiled, his teeth showing.

The greatsword he held would never bend towards others.

“Just five of you?”

A red storm rose, centered on Arandel.