I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel

TL/Editor: raei

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It had been planned from the start.

Zion intended to end the great war with this battle, which made eliminating the Demon King essential.

He had devised the optimal route for this - opening a path through the battlefield's center.

The shortest route to reach the Demon God Temple in the Abyss where the Demon King waited.

Though executing this plan required perfectly coordinated movements without the slightest error, the imperial army had carried it out flawlessly.

The Twilight Sword and Agnes Knights following Zion on his spirit horse cut through the battlefield's center virtually unopposed.

"Stop them! Stop Zion Agnes!"

Though the demon realm's Great Demon-level forces tried to move toward Zion at that cry-

"Where do you think you're going?"

SLASH!

The empire's main forces held them back, preventing them from reaching their goal.

Meanwhile, Zion and the Twilight Sword raced beyond the battlefield's center at increasing speed.

ROAR!

The first to block Zion's path was a massive dragon-type monster.

Though not particularly intelligent, it was a top-tier monster with physical abilities rivaling high-ranking demons.

The monster brought down its house-sized front paw toward the charging Zion.

However-

CRACK!

The paw vanished without a trace directly above Zion's head, without any warning.

Confusion filled the monster's eyes at this incomprehensible situation just as-

BOOM!

Without slowing, Zion and his spirit horse shot through the monster's abdomen and continued across the battlefield.

CRASH!

The monster's corpse collapsed behind Zion with a tremendous sound.

Then-

"Stop them! Stop them with your lives!"

Countless demons rushed at Zion from both sides, drawing out all their demonic energy.

But their attacks couldn't reach him either.

"Don't let these disgusting demon beings touch even a hair on His Majesty."

SLASH!

At Lucas's quiet command, the Twilight Sword and Agnes Knights spread out like a fan, indiscriminately cutting down the approaching demons.

Though the Twilight Sword should have been inferior to the Agnes Knights, their capabilities had somehow improved to match through whatever training they had undergone.

RUMBLE!

Zion and the knights' speed continued increasing.

Though they should have slowed with more monsters blocking their path, they defied this common sense.

This was due to one of the spirit horse's abilities - "Blessing of Acceleration."

The spirit horse, specially procured for this operation through Monster King Horrible's power, was proving its worth.

SCREECH!

Perhaps deciding they couldn't be stopped with small numbers?

This time an entire monster legion from the enemy rear moved to block Zion's path.

A wave of monsters approached, forming a long encirclement to surround Zion and the knights.

"Crush them all!"

Just as the monster wave was about to crash down on them at the demon commander's cry-

BOOM!

Tens of thousands? No, hundreds of thousands?

Countless magic shells rained down from the sky, indiscriminately bombarding the monster legion.

The monsters perished without even death screams from the tremendous power packed into each shot.

This was supporting fire from the floating city in the sky above the battlefield.

Adegrifa had been fortifying the entire city since before the great war, and the results were now evident.

The battlefield was instantly devastated, becoming empty from the bombardment.

Zion and the knights raced across this scorched earth at even greater speed.

Then-

"Form a barrier... form a barrier!"

Perhaps deciding they couldn't stop them with direct attacks?

The remaining rear monsters abandoned even fighting the surrounding imperial forces and-

Began forming a formation solely to stop Zion's charge.

A barrier formation so massive it couldn't be measured with the naked eye.

Their desperate determination to stop Zion and the knights could be felt from the barrier.

"Your Majesty! We should slow down and wait for support!"

Sensing this was different from before, Mileion called out to Zion from behind.

Though he knew his emperor's strength transcended mortality, there were still limits to how many opponents even one being could handle at once.

The number of monsters forming the barrier before them far exceeded those limits, and the power radiating from it was overwhelming even to his eyes that had reached "Heaven."

Moreover, the floating city was reloading its bombardment-

"We can't break through that formation in one go...!"

"No, keep going."

But Zion increased the spirit horse's speed further while looking at the barrier.

His eyes had turned pitch black.

At the same time-

RUMBLE!

Like taking a drawing stance, Eclaxia was pulled back to his opposite hip and began vibrating wildly as it absorbed all surrounding light.

'Cut through in one strike.'

As his power reached its peak, a single line appeared in Zion's darkened eyes.

The moment Eclaxia traced that line-

---!

The world split vertically.

From one end of vision to the other.

No, beyond that.

The world split beyond the range of perceivable existence.

Range Denial.

Every movement in the world had its range.

What Zion denied was that range itself.

Thus his single strike extended beyond the limits of range.

The entire army forming the barrier before Zion was split in half and collapsed.

Like a scene from mythology where a god separated heaven and earth.

The battlefield fell silent for a moment at this transcendent sight beyond overwhelming.

In this silence, only those who had created this scene - Zion and his knights - continued moving.

"How is this possible..."

BOOM!

Zion's detachment shattered through the final defense line before they could recover and instantly raced beyond the battlefield into the Abyss.

Perhaps they had committed all their forces to the plains battle?

The Abyss, called the demon realm's deepest part, was surprisingly quiet.

The space was completely empty, wrapped in thick darkness as if no life existed there.

The knights' senses rapidly dulled upon entering.

"Stay alert. The enemy could appear from anywhere."

After riding through the Abyss for some time-

"I can see the final Demon God Temple...!"

Mileion's words cut off as he spotted the temple slowly appearing at the edge of their vision.

He hadn't stopped speaking voluntarily.

Before the temple.

A single "being" stood there, showing its back.

The presence flowing from this being forcibly restricted the movements of all knights including Mileion.

Unfathomable.

This thought arose simultaneously in all the knights' minds upon seeing the being.

A transcendent presence so distant that mortal beings could barely perceive it.

Just looking at this being's back was causing their souls to gradually crumble.

'Ah... aah...'

As their hearts and breathing stopped.

As the world gradually distorted around them-

"So you've come, Emperor."

The being slowly turned toward Zion.

---

In the middle of the plains where the final battle raged.

"These damn leeches!!!"

A furious cry burst from the Great Demon who had failed to stop Zion from entering the Abyss due to the hero's party's persistent interference.

Tens of thousands of spheres shot out from the split space around him toward the hero's party.

Each held enough power to blow away a mountain.

"I'll block them."

Turzan shot forward and took an enormous breath that made his chest swell-

---!

He released a roar so massive human ears couldn't perceive it.

The Primal Roar.

CRACK!

Wrath's spheres all exploded without advancing further upon meeting this roar.

A momentary opening appeared.

Through this gap-

Claire's form shot forward, creating countless afterimages.

The hero reached Wrath in less than an instant and swung down her sword.

Though Wrath had already reached demigod status and raised his hand in response-

SLASH!

Claire's holy sword passed through his hand and left a long cut on his body.

Or more precisely, the blade briefly vanished when it touched his hand before reappearing.

One effect of her ultimate authority, the Space-Time Sword.

"Grrr!"

A pained groan escaped Wrath's lips.

Annoying.

Truly annoying.

Not just that sword that transcended time and space - the entire hero's party continuously pricked at his nerves.

From that giant at the front to that magician in the rear who seemed to have reached humanity's peak.

Like they had practiced together for decades, their flowing coordination prevented Wrath from properly deploying his authority as he gradually lost the advantage.

'How did they become like this when they couldn't even face Pride just months ago...'

As Wrath ground his teeth at this thought and waved his hand-

ROAR!

With a chilling cry, his personal guard the "Endless Rage" charged solely at the hero's party.

Each one was a high-ranking demon with at least lower Great Demon-level power.

Watching the approaching guards, Saintess Elysis Desire brought her hands together before her chest.

"Light."

The moment that small prayer left her lips-

Golden stars filled the sky and began falling toward the ground.

These divine stars fell precisely toward the charging "Endless Rage," erasing them without leaving a trace.

Her power already far exceeded any previous saintess.

Additionally-

Multi-Formation Deployment.

Gravity Chain.

Dozens of gravity formations activated from Tirian, who had already reached level 10 and perfectly regained his past power-

CRACK!

They all linked together and struck down toward Great Demon Wrath.

"Damn you!"

Wrath became bound, unable to completely shake off the formation.

Mountain Breaker.

As if waiting for this moment, Turzan appeared before the bound Wrath and unleashed a punch containing his maximum power.

BOOM!

Wrath's form was sent flying backward without leaving even an afterimage from that legendary strength.

Massive shockwaves that erupted belatedly from where his form had passed began destroying everything they touched.

Perhaps trying to completely secure their advantage?

Before Wrath's form could completely stop-

Claire appeared above his flying form, having transcended space itself.

Her holy sword absorbed all surrounding energy as it released brilliant light.

That sword struck down toward the Great Demon without hesitation.

BOOM!

Though he managed to prevent his body from being split by using all his authorities, he couldn't completely negate the massive power as his flying form was driven into the ground.

The earth not only split but disappeared in a hemispherical shape as dozens of shockwaves erupted around it.

"Urgh!!"

Though he let out a pained groan from the tremendous impact, the Great Demon immediately gathered himself and stood.

But his trials weren't over.

"One shot left."

Rain grinned before him, having drawn back the gravity spear Agnus wrapped in dozens of lightning bolts to its limit.

Dragon Emperor Lightning Strike

Blue light.

The world was instantly dyed in the blue light of lightning.

A single lightning dragon shot toward the Great Demon in this transformed world.

The power contained in that dragon was incomparable to anything Wrath had seen while fighting the hero's party.

'I'll die if I take that!'

With that thought, Wrath barely managed to dodge Rain's dragon strike using all his strength.

Just as he internally sighed in relief as the attack passed over his head-

"KYAAAAH!"

A scream like lungs being torn apart rang out from behind.

As Wrath hurriedly turned his head-

"This is..."

He saw the otherworld Great Demon Cardelina writhing with Rain's spear strike pierced through the center of her chest.

"Should've watched your back."

Rain grinned again as she looked at Cardelina and Wrath.

"You mean from the start..."

Just as a twisted voice began to emerge from Wrath's lips-

---!

A mythical-level explosion erupted from the Abyss at the demon realm's deepest center beyond the battlefield plains.

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