Chapter 352 - 185. Naglfar -1 (Part One) (2/2)
“It’s finally begun,” Alice murmured softly and Hans nodded in silence
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Since Hans was here as the Ee trade, the undead wouldn’t try to harotiation process
‘At least, that’s… what I need to tell myself’ Hans licked and chewed his dry lips
The procession left the city centre and eventually reached the fortress The vae with intense eyes
The vehicle’s door opened up, and Hans exited, followed by Alice
“Come this way, livestock”
“…” Hans wordlessly nodded and followed after the guiding va as his escort, stuck closely to his side
The destination they were led off to was the fortress’s VIP chamber When the doorway opened up, Hans instinctively froze
‘So, that’s the Vampire Duke…’
A creature with the lower torso of a crocodile and the upper torso of an old man stood there Maybe it was i on the luxurious cloth laid out on the floor In front of him was an empty couch
When Hans stood there in daze and didn’t move, Alice prompted him, “Lord Hans”
He nodded belatedly and settled down on the couch, directly opposite Agares And then… the negotiations began
There were no such things as greetings or exchanging pleasantries
Unlike bargaining with humans, the vampires were existences that simply had to be killed, no matter what It was the same for the vareed to forego any useless ceremony
“I don’t see Ruppel and Duke Kiruares kneho he was dealing with today This human was none other than Hans Jerurami, currently one of the top ten most influential individuals in the Theocratic Empire
He was deeply trusted by the Holy Eed as the expert in all sorts of alche the Eht by thirty percent in the past five years
As far as the vaet that simply had to die, no matter the cost!
Hans crossed his arms in front of his chest and replied in an unperturbed voice, “You hness Lord Marcus is still safe”
“Have you forgotten that we have plenty of other hostages? Marcus Ariana, three thousand survivors in this city, and the spies you fools sent here Do you not understand who holds the advantage in this negotiation?”
“What will you do if we decide to abandon the hostages?”
“If that was the case, you wouldn’t even have shown up here in the first place Besides, aren’t you too uts to do that?”
“What ?”
The corners of Agares’s lips curled up derisively, and he pointed at Hans “The proof is you, shi+vering away in fear like that”
Hans froze up, and lowered his head to look at his own legs They were tre conscious of it
“On top of that, you’re also sweating, too”
Indeed, a trickle of cold sweat dribbled down Hans’s cheek
“Unlike your reputation, you’re rather cowardly, aren’t you? Surely, you wouldn’t have volunteered for this task, either Does that et rid of a pawn?”
“Ah, mm, well, that is…” Hans looked flustered and lost for a , then replied, “It’s unfortunate for you, but I’et scared by so way to bluff”
“…”
“In reality, aren’t you nervous? Nervous that, right now, right in this place…”
Va around suspiciously near the couch
“…we ht try to reap your lives?”
Despite all that bloodthirsty pressure heaped on her, Alice reathered in front of her
Hans saw her exaht, this bastard is deliberately trying to scare me’
The really scared ones should be the vaue doing the rounds in this city, after all
Besides, the Heavenly Army had also set a ca really anxious, since they were basically trapped inside a prison with no way out
The proof of their anxiety was Agares yapping on and on, obviously trying to scare him like this
[Hans It’s done]
A familiar voice came from the communication crystal ball in his inner pocket Alice seeathered hands, then clenched her fists
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“Nervous, you say? Ahaha Yes, you’re right Nervous That’s right,” Hans spoke up while exaggeratedly nodding away several times He then loosened his collar a little “Of course I’m nervous I mean, my job was to keep you occupied in this rooain, you did quite well to waste ti fault with me, instead Oh, dear stupid ares began cocking his head in puzzle wide open
“D-Duke Agares, sir!”