Chapter 680 - : Swords Clash 4 (1/2)

Carmel, an elder of Veritas Magic Tower.

A disciple of former elder Lenuk, he was asked to sneak into the Symphonia Kingdom along with a few trusted men.

He and his men were tasked with summoning the monsters with dark magic in Brandon and the nearby cities, or to spread the zombie disease in the Symphonia army, and cause massive chaos.

Then, those against Luke would rise up, and Symphonia Kingdom would be in a turmoil for power-seeking nobles.

‘If only this turns out successful, the nasty Luke will no longer be able to interfere with our work. I will be able to establish a name for myself next to elder…’

He wasn’t sure if Arsene knew, but there were many factions that were divided into Veritas leaders.

They were all trying to showcase their power to Arsene and solidify their status in the tower.

It was because, in the dark world which Arsene wanted, they too wanted to reign as a high force.

‘How far is Master leading his monster legion, did he reach safely?’

Carmel’s party heard about the war in the northwest region of Symphonia from the intelligence agents of Libiya.

However, it was said that the advancement of the monster legion hasn’t been very smooth.

The terrain was unpredictable, and the Symphonia troops too were struggling.

Somehow, it felt like bad news and Carmel seemed uncomfortable.

Because of that, he thought that he had to succeed in his given mission at all costs.

‘I need to relieve the Master a little off his burden. If the central region was put in a mess, the Symphonia army in the northwest will have no choice but to withdraw!’

After thinking that, Carmel hurried and moved to Brandon.

In front of the large gates which lead to Brandon, he saw a strange sight.

Those who seemed like Dwarves, were carrying several wagons of beer, and were giving beer to the people in the checkpoint.

“What are they doing? Festival during the war?”

Soldiers, who were waiting at the checkpoint in the front, replied to as if he heard Carmel’s mumbling.

“A new brewery has been opened up in the capital. After tasting it, they will ask you if you like it to buy the beer.”

When Carmel first heard that, he wasn’t sure.

Well, he later thought that it would be okay to get a cup of beer as he was thirsty.

“Come on, drink it, and cool down. Our Krom Bar is different from the other breweries!”

“It is made with a secret recipe of the Golden hammer tribe, it tastes so bitter and is excellent!”

“If you drink this with fried chicken and potatoes, you never know when you’ll fall into love with it!”

The words of the dwarves who were promoting their beer were heard behind.

After a while, Carmel’s turn came.

He was handed the golden beer which was poured from the dwarves which had glass tin and he brought his mouth to the glass.

‘Th-this is…!’

It didn’t seem like an ordinary one.

That didn’t mean that it was so tasty. It was because the moment he sipped the beer, it felt like his lips went numb.

‘No way… is it holy water?’

He did hear the stories of mixing the holy water with wine in the temples and sanctuaries.

However, there is no reason for it to be used in typical breweries.

There had to be some special reason for adding that.

“No, why aren’t you drinking it?”

The dwarf who poured in the beer, asked Carmel.

Carmel kept on making excuses.

“Well, I stopped drinking for my health…”

“Would anyone be sick from having a beer? This beer is healthy, which is why ours is so great!”

“Yes, even sick people get up and walk.”

Carmel saw the dwarves sneakily lifting their axes and hammers.

At some point, some of the checkpoint troops at the city gate too approached them.