Chapter 54 (2/2)

Reina prayed in the dark night sky and set off on a wagon.

Count Monarch had been in a good mood recently.

There were signs of princess Reina starting to surrender.

“Huh! That woman has finally jumped into my hands.”

When he first heard of the news that the princess had gone to the Southern nobles for help, his heart wouldn’t stop pounding.

However, as Goth had said, she returned empty-handed and was deceived saying that she hadn’t even left the slums.

“Now, a few more days and you’ll remove your skirt and come into my arms, keu!”

Count Monarch was smiling happily.

Suddenly the door opened wide with Goth coming in.

“Sir, the slums are empty!”

“What!?”

The count wasn’t able to understand what had happened.

“I had no work, so I walked around the slums and didn’t see any person, so I went inside. I couldn’t see the princess or her messengers.”

“Ugh!”

As the Count was out of words, Goth called Chris.

After a while, Chris entered the office only to be immediately asked by Goth,

“Marshal! Since when were the slums empty?”

Chris was angry with the questioning, but he tried to control himself as the Count was watching.

“What do you mean?”

“I had to see something this morning, so I went near the slums, and nobody was there!”

“No, they were all there since yesterday evening, right?”

“Then, it means that they left yesterday evening since they were all gone this morning. Why didn’t you report it? Haven’t I ordered you to keep an eye on them!”

“Ah, that… An epidemic was going around in the slums…”

“Epidemic?”

“Yes, which was why I pulled out the soldiers and moved a few residents to a different place.”

The best way to avoid an epidemic was to stay away from it.

However, Goth had another thought in his mind.

He looked at the Count with an urgent expression.

“It looks like the princess has run away.”

“Huh? the princess has run away…?”

Asked Chris with a bewildered face.

“You stupid guy, you couldn’t even follow simple instructions! Shut up!”

The Marshal who still didn’t understand the situation was being yelled at when Goth interjected.

“It was a difficult decision to take all the refugees. They must have gotten some help from the outside… Anyway, we need to send the soldiers to pursue them!”

‘Kuk! I left the situation alone until it came to this…!’

The thought that the princess would run away had come to his mind.

However, she didn’t just run away. She also took the refugees, who were being held as hostages!

The Monarch was angry at the Princess. He jumped out of his seat and ordered.

“Ready the Scorpion Cavalry right away!”

“The scorpion cavalry?”

The scorpion cavalry was the elite cavalry of the Count Monarch, consisting of 2,000 veteran soldiers and knights.

“They would catch them where ever they are. Kill the refugees and bring back the princess!”

The Count didn’t hesitate in giving out his cruel orders. He also ordered for the princess to be trampled on too.

‘Kuk! Princess! This is because of her own action.’

Boooo!

The north of Lamer City.

At the arrival of the scorpion cavalry, a trumpet sounded to announce their arrival.

Fully armed with armors and horses, they poured out of the camp and rushed out of the city.