Chapter 76 (1/2)

Chapter 76: Emperor’s Conspiracy 1

While Luke went out of the empty estate, a group of masked men crossed the wall of the Devil King’s castle.

Masked people in leather clothing which was clinging to their bodies, showed their slender shape and dark hair.

They entered the Castle, along with the burning incense in their hands.

“Hum! Why am I feeling dizzy all of a sudden?”

“Suddenly, i feel dizzy…”

As the sleep incense spread, the refugees who were patrolling the devil’s castle fell down.

Those who fell down were drifting into sleep.

‘Huck! This is…!’

‘The princess is in danger!’

Some of the soldiers who had worked for the princess in the past at the Volga knew that something was wrong, and tried their best to get up.

However, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t help but fall down.

The masked men after silencing the residents, began to search the castle earnestly.

And then, in one room, they found princess Reina.

“The great Lord El Kassel, mother of the Earth, Belize! Please make sure that the young Lord Luke doesn’t lose his path…”

Reina was looking at the night sky from her window and was praying.

Since the moment she had come to Rakan, she always prayed for Luke.

She wished that he wouldn’t be in any danger and that his people would be able to see peace once again.

Of course, she didn’t know if the gods and the goddess would look after him.

But never once did she abstained a day to pray for him.

It was right when she was praying.

Suddenly, a sweet smell entered her nose.

“Huh? this scent…?”

Reina, who looked over at the door due to the smell, fell asleep not knowing why.

When she fell, the masked men entered the room.

One of them took out a parchment from his hand and opened it.

The paper had the face of princess Reina in it.

“This is the woman.”

“Then, let’s take her.”

Reina who was asleep was carried out of her room and the castle.

Shik! Shik?

Their footsteps through the forest and the fields, all happened very fast.

Their movements happened for meters and they moved like a slender deer.

Moreover, even as they ran all through the night, they didn’t seem to be tired at all.

Running for two days to the north, they rested at the valley for the first time since their departure.

“Is the princess still asleep?”

“No, it is almost time for her to wake up.”

Reina groaned as she was waking up.

When she woke up, she looked at the masked men who were looking down at her, she was surprised but tried to retain her calmness.

An ordinary woman when kidnapped would have cried and screamed.

“Did Count Monarch urge you to do this?”

“You think we take orders from such lower-class nobles?”

Reina shook her head at the unexpected answer from the masked man.

“Then who are you? I’m not proud of it, but I have never had a special grudge with anyone till this time.”