I Became the Youngest Prince in the Novel

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Princess Diana Agnes, the fifth princess, held a deep love for nature. Perhaps it was the fairy blood running in her veins. She found peace in wandering among trees and flowers, spending hours in the gardens and forests, lost in thought.

Her favorite spot in the Imperial Palace was the Lilia Garden, a charming place named after a past queen of the Agnes Empire. The garden was a beautiful array of flowers and trees arranged in a manner that delighted Diana's heart. Her only displeasure stemmed from the garden's proximity to the Hyukseong Palace, where her brother, the third prince Enoch, resided.

Today, just like other days, Diana meandered through the enchanting paths of the Lilia Garden, lost in a world of her own.

"Zion Agnes…"

His name slipped from her lips. Her youngest half-brother had been on her mind recently, much to her confusion.

'Why does he concern me so?'

Despite his recent accomplishment of tackling one of the disasters and earning formal successor qualifications, Zion was still seen as weak, lacking real power. It puzzled Diana why she was troubled by him.

'Is it because of his performance at the ceremony?'

Certainly, Zion had been remarkably impressive then. His presence, so different from his usual demeanor, had captivated the audience. Diana had recognized a deep intelligence within him. But that alone shouldn't have left such a lasting impression on her.

There was something else about Zion, something she couldn't quite put her finger on.

'Should I start keeping an eye on him?'

Lost in thought, Diana wore a troubled expression. Suddenly, a loud noise echoed from a distant corner of the garden.

"It seems we have an unwanted visitor today."

Despite the slight frown on her face, Diana's curiosity got the better of her, and she decided to investigate the source of the noise.

"…What?"

Upon reaching the origin of the disturbance and spotting the uninvited guest, her eyes widened in shock.

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Everything started when Zion took a single step forward.

Thud!

Without warning, the head of the wizard nearest to Zion burst, causing a gruesome scene.

"What…!"

Just as the nearby wizards, taken aback by the sight of their headless colleague, began to voice their confusion, a wave of darkness swept over them. One by one, their heads began to explode.

In the ensuing silence, the headless bodies of the wizards hit the ground, the soft thud breaking the quiet.

Zion, unfazed by the scene, strode over the bodies.

"Kill him!"

Roar!

Snapping out of their daze, Icarus's wizards, began to shower Zion with magic spells.

One step at a time, Zion moved forward.

Zion walked towards Lagan, ignoring the barrage of magic flung his way. He didn't need to worry; he had others to counter the attacks.

Just as dozens of spells, aimed to consume him, came barreling in, an odd sight occurred.

Swish!

A dozen beastly mouths materialized around Zion, gulping down the incoming magic.

"What the...!"

One of Icarus's wizards who had cast the spell uttered in disbelief, witnessing a scene he'd never imagined.

Without warning, a beastly mouth emerged from above, snapping off the wizard's head.

"You're mine."

Another chilling voice echoed in the ears of the remaining wizards. Soon, Liushina appeared, radiating a blood-red aura, advancing towards them. Her terrifying presence sent shivers down their spines, and cold sweat trickled down their necks.

Liushina's aura morphed into hundreds of crimson lines, streaking towards the wizards.

"Stop it!"

Reacting quickly, the wizards hurled their defensive magic.

Crack!

A thunderous noise followed as Liushina's red lines clashed with the wizards' defense. But contrary to the loud sound, the wizards' protective magic broke apart like fragile glass.

The red lines shattered the wizards' defenses and sliced through their bodies.

"Argh!"

"Stop! Ahhh!"

Screams filled the air as the wizards fell victim to Liushina's ruthless attack.

"The enemy is just one. Attack!"

Despite their dire situation, some of the combat wizards, considered among the top ten in the Huang Empire, charged at Liushina, magic blazing in their hands.

Various elements of attack magic escorted the rushing wizards from the back.

'She's a blood magician. She should be weak in close combat.'

With this belief, the combat wizards closed in on Liushina, preparing to release the fire and lightning magic collected in their hands.

"Hmm, you thought getting close would make a difference?"

Liushina's voice was casual, even pleased, entirely out of place in the intense situation. She raised her right hand, and above her, space opened to reveal a giant maw.

Crunch, crunch!

The advancing wizards were chewed up and swallowed whole.

The wizards met their deaths before they could even properly scream.

Swish!

Blood that spurted from their bodies coagulated into thousands of small, sharp spikes.

The spikes clashed with the magic attacking Liushina, resulting in a massive explosion that shattered the surrounding trees.

Unscathed, Liushina emerged from the dissipating dust with a faint smile.

A wizard squad among the top ten in the Huang Empire?

That didn't matter.

She was a blood magician, one of the top three in the empire's long history. Notorious for her high body count, she was called the adversary of mankind.

If she had struggled just a little, she wouldn't have earned the nickname 'Thousand-Year Witch.'

Crunch, crunch, crunch!

"How can this be!"

"Who on earth is that woman...."

Astonished exclamations erupted from the wizards who were positioned further back and had escaped Liushina's onslaught so far.

They were Icarus, an elite squad of wizards culled from the most talented at the Tower of Magic.

How many people in this world could single-handedly slaughter them?

But the power wasn't what horrified the wizards.

"Kyaahaha!"

It was Liushina herself, gleefully laughing and tearing through them, seemingly enjoying the carnage.

Zion moved through the chaotic scene, taking step by step towards Lergan.

"How can this...!"

Lergan's eyes, darting between Zion and Liushina dismantling his subordinates, held disbelief.

His Icarus, which he had always been proud of for their strength, was crumbling with alarming ease.

And at the hands of just one person.

"That's why I told you to be careful."

Zion, now standing before Lergan, spoke with a grin.

A dark light emanating from Zion began to permeate the area, eliciting a primal fear in Lergan. He tried to retreat, but stopped, his eyes now filled with a deep murderous intent.

He couldn't understand.

No, he couldn't accept it.

That he and his entire Icarus were being decimated by just two people.

"I can't accept it."

With a voice filled with defiance, Lergan released a giant whirl of mana from his body that tore through the surrounding atmosphere.

Simultaneously, space around Lergan warped, summoning fiery bird-shaped creatures.

"I'll incinerate you until not even ashes remain."

At his command, the summoned creatures charged at Zion.

The summoned creatures moved so swiftly that their flight couldn't be tracked by the naked eye.

Lergan wasn't underestimating Zion's strength.

Despite assistance from Evelyn, he couldn't have neutralized the phantom army without some innate capabilities.

So, he took the battle seriously from the start.

'A level 7 summoner.'

As battle ensued, Zion activated Ming's Eye, slowing his perception of time. He watched the fiery summons rush towards him and reflected.

In his original world, 'level' wasn't used to categorize wizard capabilities.

But having read the chronicles, Zion understood the magnitude of a grade 7 ranking.

Considering only level, even his completed Eclaxia might not secure victory against his present self.

Yet, there was no unease in Zion's gaze.

Magic, the art of producing unnatural phenomena with mana.

And its counter, the black light.

Zion extended his right hand and slashed downwards as if wielding a sword.

The darkness etched its path along Zion's hand's trajectory.

Soon, the summoned creatures that intersected with the dark carving.

Vanished, as if they had never been.

"!!!!!"

Lergan's eyes quaked at the inexplicable sight,

And Zion exploited the opening created by the disappearing creatures to close the gap, charging at Lergan.

Could he truly be a level 7 wizard?

Taken aback by the rapid pace, Lergan reflexively summoned two steel knights to attack Zion.

The knights' swords aimed precisely for Zion's heart and neck.

But.

With a slight body tilt and a bizarrely angled step, Zion evaded every attack as if he had predicted them.

Tap, tap.

He touched the knights' steel bodies with a finger, and the black light emanating from it infiltrated their frames, nullifying the magical energy within.

The knights, reduced to junk metal, fell apart.

"What on earth are you doing...!"

Lergan, retreating quickly by summoning winged shoes, expressed his astonishment as he watched his summons get obliterated.

His form swiftly retreated.

However.

Swoosh!

Zion, gliding through the ominous darkness, was much faster.

"……!"

Seeing Zion closing the distance in an instant, a panic-stricken Lergan began to gesture another summoning spell.

Kiaaaaaa!

At Lergan's behest, a colossal two-headed reptile emerged as space before him ripped apart.

Twin Head Lizard.

It was a physically robust apex creature, dwelling only in the deepest wildernesses.

In his instinctive understanding that mana-based creatures wouldn't suffice, Lergan summoned it.

Nevertheless, nothing changed.

Before the Twin Head Lizard could fully materialize from the ruptured space,

Black lightning exploded from Zion's clenched fist.

The lizard's two heads were obliterated in unison.

The newly-summoned Twin Head Lizard collapsed, headless as soon as it appeared.

Had such a summoning been merely a distraction?

"Try and handle this too!"

In the meanwhile, Lergan, having widened the gap once more, offered a first smirk and gestured another summoning.

A monumental door materialized behind him.

Drumroll!

A summoned creature of overwhelming presence, surpassing any before it, began to emerge from within the door.

Ten Beasts.

Lergan's unique spell, catapulting him to top-tier summoning status, a feat unmatched worldwide.

Even at level 7, he could only summon one of these highest-ranking beasts at a time.

Roar!

A colossal drake's head, like a dragon, emerged from the void, bellowing.

The atmosphere itself shrieked, resonating with the drake's roar.

Following this, it felt as if all surrounding energy was vacuumed into the drake's maw.

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Transformed into a destructive wave, it blasted towards Zion.

An overwhelmingly forceful wave that caused the very space it traversed to warp and quiver.

"……This!"

The ripple effect of the power within the wave extended beyond the garden, catching even distant observers' attention.

Confronting this wave head-on, Zion, undeterred, extended a hand sideways and clutched at the void.

A sword materialized from Zion's grip.

The moment Zion, having drawn the completed blade named Eclaxia from the void, slashed horizontally before him,

The destructive wave, now at Zion's doorstep,

And the corporeal form of the summon that launched the wave,

Crackle!

Was split entirely in two.

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