Chapter 418: War Drums (1/2)

Leonel watched as the doors gates open. Despite being several kilometers away, due to the size of the dome and his own senses, he might as well have been right in front of it all.

”We should go.” Aina said softly.

If they stayed here and were subject to the same technology the Invalid horde had been, they would definitely suffer. There were just two of them, no matter how powerful they were, they still weren't prepared to take down such a behemoth alone, at least not without proper planning.

Since Leonel had already met his goal of securing the safety of his friends, there was really no need to keep risking themselves here. It was a pointless endeavor.

”… I can't leave without killing the Junior Governor Duke.” Leonel said.

Aina sent a glance over to Leonel.

She still remembered that over a year ago, Leonel couldn't even stomach killing a human. But now he was going out of his way to make sure one in particular felt his wrath.

She couldn't say that she was opposed to this. This was a realization she always hoped Leonel would come to. But, at the same time, she liked Leonel's innocence and naivete. Though this was a much better mentality for Leonel to have in such a world, she still felt like she was losing something.

”… They wouldn't release the illusion over the inner city without reason. He might already be dead.”

Leonel's brows raised.

Now that he thought about it, that was true. Miles had been on the wall when the explosion suddenly went off. The possibility of his death was quite high, especially since his ability wasn't physical.

Leonel released his Internal Sight. He had been completely focused on the battle with the Slayer Legion originally, so he didn't have the mind to care for other things. Though the battle had seemed simple and easy, had Leonel not been able to calculate every minute detail, it was very possible that he could have been the one that ended up dying.

'Huh?'

Leonel's eyes sharpened.

”What is it?” Aina asked.

”… He really is dead.”

Aina nodded. ”Let's go, then. There's nothing else to do here.”

”It's… not that simple. Someone killed him.”

”One of the Invalids?”

”I can't be sure. Normally an Invalid would want a human's Ethereal Glabella, but his skull is intact. There's only a hole through his chest.”

”Then isn't it obvious?” Aina asked. ”They closed the inner city without sending someone to save him. Someone plotted against him for whatever reason, it might have something to do with his choice to bomb the Fort back then.”

”Maybe…” Leonel's eyes narrowed.

At the moment, his senses locked onto an open cage. He remembered that this was the same cage that held the white wolf Variant Invalid before. But, this cage only had damage from the outside.

Someone released that beast?

Sparks continued to fly within Leonel's Dreamscape, but he still didn't have enough information. He had no idea what was happening.

”Young Miss!”

A sudden voice cut off Leonel's thoughts.