460 The Situation in the Fortress Dungeons, Marks Wrath and Danayas Proposal (1/2)

Day ▊▊ - ▊▊:▊▊ ▊▊ - Meeting Room, Stone Fortress, Eastern Mountain

The representatives of the Spirit and Elemental Races gathered once more in the meeting room even though the time was already late. Everyone outside was in the mood for a celebration. For these people that represented their races, however, they had other things to consider.

They were happy to avert a slow, but surely an incoming disaster that they would not be able to avoid. Well, unless everyone was interested in abandoning the only safe place they had left. And that was the very last resort they would want to take considering how dangerous it was. Even when hunting animals outside the territory of the Eastern Mountain, there was an immense risk of encountering the infected.

Mind it, that not only that the infected were still capable of magic, they also had highly enhanced bodies, compared to the ones that were not infected. Even if the infected were lacking in terms of intelligence, a single infected Tikbalang could surely wipe the floor against a whole squad of soldiers. There were also the mutations of some that made them even far more threatening than human infected.

None of the residents of the Stone Fortress would want to live in such an environment outside the Eastern Mountain. Thus, the representatives were also happy that their people would not experience as such.

Still, for a threat that they could not do anything about to be killed by a small group, they needed to know the exact details of the event. Especially for the king and queen of the Sylphs, this event meant a lot for the two. They did not only lose their kingdom and people. Some of the members of their royal family were also gone.

In fact, the king and queen of Sylphs caused quite a ruckus together with a few Sylphs and their remaining son and daughter. Apparently, one of the six Sylphs Aephelia took back was actually the infected first princess. She sacrificed herself to let her siblings escape at the last moment. To see her in her current state, it was not wrong for the former royal family to react like that.

Fortunately, Danaya managed to calm them down. In the first place, there was nothing that the Royal Family of Sylphs could do. The princess was already infected. If they demanded to return her, Mark had no problems agreeing to consider that he got some items from their kingdom. However, he would have Aephelia cancel her control on the princess. At that point, the infected princess, who had quite a large amount of magic, would end up endangering everyone.

She would have to be killed to prevent casualties.

Nothing would change, and they would have to see their beloved family member get killed for the second time. They would not want that and just relented.

And thus, after gathering everyone in the meeting room, Diwata Danaya recounted the events she witnessed.

Furthermore, Danaya affirmed to everyone that Mark was way more powerful than her. If they offended him in any way, she would not be able to do anything, and they could just pray for mercy.

Therefore, Danaya warned everyone here that even if they chose not to form a full alliance, they should not offend such a Mark and their group.

That made everyone even more nervous. Hieromano reported what had happened this morning. Learning about it, Danaya could not help but frown. She looked at Amayana, who was looking down nervously.

”Where are those idiots now?”

Danaya asked.

”In the dungeons, Diwata.”

Hieromano replied.

”Heiromano, lead me there. Amayana, you also come with me. Everyone else can leave.”

”Yes, Diwata Danaya.”

They all respectfully replied.

Led by the king and queen of the Duendes, Danaya and Amayana went the lowest level of the fortress where the dungeons were located.

And there, they felt a bit confused.

The Duendes in human size guarding the dungeons had nervous expressions while watching the cell holding the brigands. Even the other races imprisoned in their cells were very nervous and were trying their best to shrink themselves to the furthest corner of their cell.

That made Danaya and the others feel strange. It was until...

”Neigh! Geua! Gahhha!!”

They heard painful and choking sounds inside the cells.

Before everyone was able to react, Amayana rushed towards the cells. Danaya, Hieromano, and Malabinia followed behind her immediately.

They were then subjected to a chilling sight.

Mark was there, lifting Narquico, the Tikbalang with red-colored mane, by his neck. No one knew how Mark could have found this place that easily as it was a secured area that no one could enter at will. Furthermore, the cell was still locked from the outside, and yet, he was inside.

Aside from Narquico, the other Tikbalangs in the group were lying down around the cell, wailing in pain with injuries. At the wall of the cell, a large crack could be seen with blood smeared all around it. That was when they noticed that Narquico's back seemed to be bleeding profusely.

And the last thing, they saw strands of golden hair scattered on the floor.

Then, with his arm holding the leader glowing red brightly, Mark slammed Narquico towards the wall once more.

BAM!

GUACK!

The slam was too powerful that everyone inside the dungeon felt the tremor. Blood spurted out of Narquico's mouth, some of it splattered on Mark's arm and face.

That seemed to have irked Mark further. With a fierce expression, he was ready to slam the Tikbalang towards the wall once more.

”STOP!”

Amayana finally managed to react. Her shout made Mark pause and look at her.

”What do you want?”

Mark asked, glaring at Amayana. This sinister glare, accompanied by the blood on his face, was terrifying to see. There was also a very heavy killing intent being emanated from him.

Amayana could not help but step back, causing her horse bottom to knock on the metal bars of the cell at the opposite side of the hallway.

Seeing the Anggitay afraid, Danaya went forward herself.

”Mark, do you plan on killing them?”

Mark turned to Danaya and replied.

”I won't. These idiots still have a use for me. Creating an illusion and such. Like how you did around this place. But that doesn't mean they needed to have their bodies intact, right?”