Chapter 82. Winter Castle (2) (1/2)
Chapter 82 Winter Castle (2)
Seo Jun-Ho thought that he heard wrong “Niflhei without its queen?”
“Impossible…” The Frost Queen uttered
“Then how do you explain the castle?” Seo Jun-Ho looked at her
She didn’t answer Instead, she stared at the castle in disbelief
“Can you say so like that?” Seo Jun-Ho asked
“I don’t know either! I don’t know, so I cannot answer!” Her voice was full of irritation as she crossed her ar any further
“Well, fine Let’s say that you don’t knohy this is here But you know other things, don’t you?”
“Other things?”
“Like who the lord of the castle is, how eways of the castle, whatever”
“Ha? Are you ordering me to tell you our national secrets?”
“Don’t say it like that Our fates are tied together, aren’t they? Let’s see it through, all the way to the end”
“D-disgusting!” The Frost Queen fleay and kept a distance from him She didn’t come back until she ain She seeain “27,000”
“What?”
“As far as I remember, the population of the Winter Castle is 27,000”
“What?! That many?”
“Why are you so surprised? I think it’s quite obvious that a castle of that size would have this , but…”
Seo Jun-Ho’s expression changed as he looked up at the gigantic Winter Castle He had never been to a Gate where the enemies numbered over 10,000
“That’s insane How am I supposed to defeat so many enemies by myself…”
“Contractor, listen to the end Do you remember the Gate I created?” She asked
“The Queen’s Nest? I won’t forget it for the rest of my life” It had been the hardest Gate he had ever conquered
“I originally intended to bring all the knights under my command” But she had failed to do so
“All your knights? Then the ones we fought weren’t all of your forces?”
“They were but a s what happened in the past, I wonder if this place is of a siht have less forces than we expect?”
“Yes Look, the gates are already open”
Castle gates were essential to protect the people inside If there were supposed to be as many people as she claimed, they wouldn’t have left it open
“So there will only be the lord and his guards?”
“It is impossible to tell Lord Kis may be the only one inside”
“Lord Kis? Who’s that?” Seo Jun-Ho questioned the unfaht of mine, and the lord of the Winter Castle”
“What are his abilities?”
“Swordplay The people called hiht that I have ever known”
“WowHe’s that strong?” Seo Jun-Ho was surprised She had never praised anyone so highly before “How do I compare to him?”
“Hm…” To his annoyance, the Frost Queen looked hier
“What’s with that? You’re not saying that I can only last for an hour against him, are you?”
The Frost Queen shook her head
“What, then 10 minutes? 1 minute?” Seo Jun-Ho asked once ain—all his ansrong “He will be able to rip you apart with this single finger My knight is powerful”
“Hey, that er than you”
“How many times must I tell you? I was in an extreuess I don’t need to worry ht?”
“” The Frost Queen nodded slowly She couldn’t deny it “We can only hope that you are right”
“Let’s go then”
Crunch, crunch
Seo Jun-Ho started to trudge through the knee-deep snoard the open gates
The first thing they sahen they entered the castle was the knights’ quarters
“Knights tend to reside near the castle walls”
“So that means the civilians live on the inside”
He didn’t let his guard down, but there was no one around As they walked for a long while, large estates and buildings filled their sights They were relish architecture
Wooosh
But there was not a single person in sight Everywhere they turned, they were only met with the cold wind
“It feels like a toe, no, the Winter Castle, was completely desolate
“It’s different froh I’ve only come here twice…” She smiled bitterly as she looked around “Children used to play around that frozen fountain The wives would sit by them and watch their children with satisfaction”
“”
“That restaurant was always filled with people, day and night The chef was so skilled that I was even compelled to try his dishes He was very talented”
“Over there! Let’s go over there That large square was a theater Wandering minstrels would flock here like it was the northern city and tell stories all day and night”