Chapter 39 (1/2)

“Useless beings.”

Outside the cave entrance, a masked man was feeling helpless and angry. He had been monitoring the movements of the beastmen, but he didn’t expect to be discovered and found.

This place had really been tested time and time again. Now, it had actually been discovered. One had to know that the Ritual was going to start tomorrow. If they were not one step ahead, the plan would be completely messed up. It would definitely not be difficult for the Guardian Beast to wake up. If it were to wake up, their plan would fail.

It didn’t matter if he failed. What if others discovered it too?

It had to be known that there were many powers secretly observing the Ritual and waiting for the results. If there was a result, it wouldn’t be like this. No one would know that they were secretly doing things.

If he were to expose himself now, the others would follow suit. After the chain reaction, the Guardians of other places, and even the Divine Dragon of the Skalan Empire, would awaken. That was something he did not want to see.

“Hmph, once you enter, don’t come out.”

The masked man snorted coldly and began to set up the array outside. As long as the array was set up, nothing would be a problem. They could not be allowed to come out. The best outcome would be for all these beastmen who knew the truth to die.

It was the same in previous years. Those who knew the truth were all dead. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have come every year without knowing anything. Most of those who knew about the truth would be killed after they had completed their task.

Those who knew about this would definitely die.

“What useless fools.” He was furious.

Of course, even though he was cursing, he did not stop what he was doing. Even for him, setting up such a formation required a lot of energy. He could only depend on how much the group inside could resist and buy himself more time.

Remembering something, he pulled out a pigeon, shoved an envelope under his feet, and let it fly.

This matter must not be spread, or the entire continent would be in trouble.

The sorcerer was useless now. He would be eliminated once this battle was over.

Those who knew the truth would die. The same went for Benevolence and the others.

…

They did not know about the man outside.

Benevolence and the others suppressed their anger and charged in.

The people inside were scared silly. When they came in, some had been asleep. They didn’t know what had happened. When they saw a group of Orcs, they were dumbfounded.

As soon as they woke up, they saw a group of people surrounding them. All of them were pointing their swords at each other. They were dumbfounded.

What happened?

What were they doing?

Didn’t we say that we were not going to be discovered?

What am I going to do now?

“Ahhhhhh!!!!”

A blood-curdling scream burst out from the mouth of their companion beside them. Everyone was so scared that their faces turned pale. That was because they saw their companion, who was chatting happily with them just a moment ago, being slashed in the thigh by a female orc.

Mercy came in without saying a word. When he found someone, he would beat them up. Who cares? He would beat them up first.

The screams and wails continued, and everyone gradually regained their senses.

“Who are you? Why do you want the Guardian to remain asleep? What’s your purpose?” Gentle demanded angrily as she stepped over the humans on the ground. Women were usually irritable, especially people like Gentle. She was strong and a swordsmaster. She didn’t bother to use her brain at all, so she asked directly.