Chapter 243. One (3) (2/2)

The calm voice continued

—Our partnershi+p is still intact…They are going to let this incident slide on the condition that we invade the holy city Shalyh, but if soain, they say ill have to pay the rightful price for it

—Price? What price?

—There’s only one thing the Sernitas want Think about the reason they accepted our offer this time

—What? Does that mean they want us to offer a sacrifice fro voice turned sharp

—Those crazy bastards They really are crazy about renovating…

Aue

—Anyways, we did accooal Bael and the Sernitas won’t retreat immediately They will be on the offensive and keep the Cassiubia League and the legend occupied And in the h things had gone a bit awry, they still achieved what they wanted The fact that the legend left the holy city, Shalyh oal And for the other half, they needed to wait for their spy to contact them

—Hm…still…it’s a bit…

It see out

—What are you trying to say?

—I know that a prophecy is not always right, and it can be wrong in s to not hurt Shersha’s pride

—But rong this time and last time weren’t small details The future that should’ve allowed us to easily invade Shalyh city didn’t even come Colonies of deend suddenly appeared in the Cassiubia e is a surprise too How can I explain this? It feels as if things are all going wrong…

Aht, it sounded like he was asking his peers to reevaluate their plans It wasn’t a suggestion the group could just ignore

—Shersha, what do you think about this?

The calm voice asked to confirm

—No…

A faint voice that sounded like it was about to break apart spoke up

—The Godly territory…would disappear…but…I don’t know…

—You don’t know?

—The future…it’s constantly shi+fting…

Shersha’s words stirred the roo es could occur

—See Even Shersha is unsure

Amon said with anized his thoughts Usually, he would’ve heeded Amon’s words a bit ed with the appearance of the legend in the e The matter was already done with, and the Demon Empire couldn’t back off anymore In the end, he could only voice the decision that had been set for them from the start

—As said ht But if we don’t attack Shalyh, we o to ith the Sernitas

Their partnershi+p with the Sernitas had been built on the condition that the Demon Empire invaded Shalyh And if the Demon Empire backed off froreat losses, which er a war It was a future that the Demon Empire wanted to avoid at all costs when they were already surrounded by ene as a major problem is not found in our plan, all we have to e Moreover, it’s over for the city as soon as it loses its status as a Godly territory We should accept all changed variables and push through with our plan just for that

The calm voice said withEveryone, prepare

The news that had arrived at the Demon Empire soon spread all over the holy city, Shalyh The city buzzed with the shocking news that the Sernitas had ventured into Cassiubia e with the Demon Empire Above all, Bael from the Demon Empire was the one whoof the East and the First Monarch, Bael was the first-ranking great des In human terms, it was as if Chi-Hyun hadhiue sent their strongest, the Last Dragon, to counter Bael It was then the league was almost struck from behind The Sernitas tried to ambush them from a completely unexpected place When the Deue warred before, the Demon Empire had annihilated the Fenrirs—a clan that was considered i the territory once ruled by the clan That here the Sernitas had suddenly eed They wouldn’t have been able to do that unless the Dee In other words, it clearly showed that the two forces joined hands

Fortunately, the Cassiubia League was able to respond fantastically and succeeded in overturning the situation with the legend’s appearance If they failed to do that, even the Last Dragon ht’ve been done for Still, the as far from over despite the hurdle they had overcome The Sernitas and the De once Rather than leaving the border, their intent to launch another invasion persisted Since they realized that the Cassiubia League was better prepared than they expected, and that the legend ith them, they also better prepared themselves

In response, Shalyh deployed soe They had a troop of considerable size in the city, and with their stronghold in danger, they naturally had to send support While the city’s defenses would weaken as a result, it wasn’t to the level that they needed to worry much; they just had to focus solely on defenses, and they still had the benefit of the city being a Godly territory…if it re the reinforceht, ‘This hat they were talking about’

He didn’t expect the De the Sernitas into this Who knew they would go that far to stomp down one city? Chi-Woo was re that the Deain It was then ato hold awith a couple of influential heroes Ru Amuh and Chi-Woo were both invited, but attendance wasn’t mandatory And Chi-Woo realized the deadline he had talked about with his brother was soon approaching

“So, with this, the situation has been set” Evelyn approached Chi-Woo and asked, “Are you anxious?”

“Not really” Chi-Woo smiled It would’ve been a lie if he said he wasn’t anxious at all But after for a plan with Evelyn, he had a little bit more hope now—hope that he could protect Shalyh and strike back at the Demon Empire when they least expected it

“What about you, Lady Evelyn?” Chi-Woo asked

Surprisingly, Evelyn didn’t answer right away, and after a short silence, she said, “…Besides that, there’s one thing I’ a bit, Evelyn asked, “What is your relationshi+p with the legend?”

Chi-Woo was stunned He hadn’t expected this question at all

“Uend told you to give up on this city and escape”

“Yes, he did”

“But I don’t think that man would’ve failed to think of the plan I made”

Chi-Woo blinked hard at Evelyn’s words

“Uh…maybe it just slipped his mind?”

“No, there’s no way When I clashed with hih his level was A man of that caliber…” Evelyn shook her head She seemed wholly certain about her assessment Then she raised her head and looked up at the sky “It e that we should ht…?”

Now that Evelyn brought this up, Chi-Woo wondered about the sas would be different, but not i the kind of person his brother was, he should’ve been able to come up with the sa anything?

“Anyways, there’s only one thing that’s truly important” In the end, Evelyn shook her head like she couldn’t understand and stared intently at Chi-Woo Then she asked, “How do you feel now? Are you confident that your naend’s?”