Chapter 2154 Life and Death
The king was rescued, but all the young members of the Bull Group were captured, and the magic interference made the portal ineffective.
Even if Asta used all his strength to operate the anti-magic power, he was outnumbered and was eventually defeated.
All the magic books were sealed.
To release magic, the magic book must be opened and turned to the designated page. Once the magic book is closed and cannot be opened, magic cannot be used.
Of course, closing the magic book also requires magic, which is stronger than the enemy's magic.
Now the magic books of the Bull Group members have been sealed with magic. They have lost the ability to resist, and Asta can't even draw out the magic-breaking sword. They are now fish at the mercy of others, paying the price for their naivety.
If they had listened to Duran and actively lured the enemy deep into the city, they could have blown up at least half of the Knights with explosives. Unfortunately, there is no if in history. Now they have become hostages of the Knights to threaten the Magic Emperor.
The eldest sister's eldest brother is an elegant nobleman, just like Kuchiki Byakuya in Bleach, who is serious and always treats everyone coldly. He expressed indignation at what his youngest sister did. He did not expect his sister to act so recklessly. If he had known, he would not have arranged for her to join the Bull Group. It is true that people who are close to vermilion will be red and people who are close to ink will be black. His sister has been led astray.
In fact, the eldest brother also took care of his younger sister. He threw her into the Bull Group in the hope that the nobles would not laugh at her again. However, he did not expect that his good intentions would lead to bad results. In the end, his sister went on a road of no return. Although he did not want his sister to die as a brother, he was powerless and could only act according to the rules and erected his sister on the wall of the royal capital, and did not give her food and water like the Bull Group's chaotic army.
The news has spread, and the Magic Emperor did know the fate of the Bull Group. He knew it was a trap, but he had to save people. Because the members of the Bull Group are all Ye Jian's children, and he asked Ye Jian to go undercover in the White Eye Demon Eye, and he had to survive a near-death experience. If he can't protect these children, he will be too sorry for Ye Jian who has given everything.
Ye Jian abandoned his honor, achievements, and status, and became a lurker without regrets, just to repay the Magic Emperor's kindness. Now the Magic Emperor can't let Ye Jian down. No matter what the cost, he must ensure the safety of the Bull Group's children.
The Magic Emperor flipped through the coverless magic book and warmed up. He knew that this battle would be difficult, but he had to go. Maybe he won't come back in the future.
"The Magic Emperor has already started to arrange his funeral. It seems that he also knows his weaknesses." Duran knew very well that if he fought by normal means, the Magic Emperor would be invincible. But he was too kind. Once someone threatened with hostages, the Magic Emperor would definitely choose to protect the hostages between the hostages and himself. In this way, the Magic Emperor's invincibility has been shaken. Even if the nobles used hostages to force the Magic Emperor to commit suicide, the Magic Emperor would not hesitate at all.
This is the Magic Emperor, a man who is more kind than powerful.
It can be said that this world is not worthy of the Magic Emperor, nor of Ye Jian, nor of Asta. These men who fought for their ideals until the last moment of their lives are really exciting.
However, the Magic Emperor's situation is indeed in crisis, but it does not mean that there is no possibility of survival.
"The only thing the Magic Emperor can use now is the hypocrisy of the nobles. Although the nobles are ready to tear their faces and don't want to have face, the inertia of the nobles will not disappear so easily. After all, it has been a tradition for hundreds of years, constantly reaffirming the glory of the nobles. If the Magic Emperor can really use the remaining glory spirit of the nobles to make them give up the hostages and choose to fight head-on, he still has a chance to survive." But this is to pray for the glory of the enemy and put his life in the hands of the enemy.
"If necessary, I can take action." Denise does not want the Magic Emperor to die, because the reform needs the Magic Emperor.
Whether the Magic Emperor dies or not is not a problem. In Duran's view, the life and death of the Magic Emperor is no longer important, because he knows very well that the significance of the Magic Emperor now lies in the new productivity he represents, so if the Magic Emperor dies, it may inspire everyone's fighting spirit.
Of course, it's OK for the Magic Emperor to live. After all, Duran couldn't tell whether dead heroes or living heroes are more useful.
Only one thing is certain, the 28th Magic Emperor is already a well-deserved hero.
"I still think the Magic Emperor should live. Although the death of a hero can create more heroes, heroes should not always end in tragedy." Denise said.
It doesn't have to die. Heroes can spread their ideas while they are alive. Although it lacks a sense of tragedy, Denise believes that even if people forget the living heroes and forget that he is the origin of ideas, they will not forget the ideas he represents.
In fact, sometimes humans are really hypocritical. Many literary works are full of praise for destruction. It is probably because many literary authors are unhappy people, so they feel inspired and resonate more with the tragic heroes in history. So they praise tragedy and great failure, and the generations of complaining writers pass it on, and the dead heroes become more vivid, fuller and greater.
It is obvious that the world's systems and societies were created by living heroes, but these living heroes are rarely mentioned. Everyone always feels that everything they have is their due, and then they enjoy the convenience created by the living while praising the dead.
In fact, since the dead heroes failed to achieve their goals, they can be endowed with countless thoughts by later writers. Everyone's unhappiness can be pinned on such dead people. After repeated artistic processing, the dead heroes have long lost their original appearance. Rather than being historical figures, they are the unhappiness of the self in the hearts of the unhappy people.
As for the living heroes, their lives are perfect and there is no room for them to play. Moreover, such a life is contrary to the life of the frustrated author. How can the authors sing praises?
So when the hero dies, he is no longer himself. He represents thousands of others. The upper limit of his influence will disappear. He will become a long-lasting legend and be endowed with countless spiritual symbols.
When the hero is alive, he can only complete his historical mission at most. His contribution at that time is limited in the eyes of future generations and will soon be forgotten. His experience will also be diluted, and he will only become one of the many successful people in history books.
"The living are only temporary, but the dead can be eternal." Duran thought that the phenomenon of human beings is really interesting. There are so many differences in the life and death of heroes alone. In general, the living heroes benefit the present, and a generation or even several generations will benefit. When a hero dies, no one will profit in the short term, but countless writers and poets will start to create works afterwards. The dead hero will become a valuable literary and ideological treasure of mankind, and will become the carrier of the human spirit.
As for who is right or wrong, Duran can't say, it depends on the hero's own choice. The Magic Emperor is obviously the kind of hero who is willing to die to save people and keep his spirit immortal.