Chapter 143 (1/2)

Chapter 143: Time to Mature

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The Parliament hall of King Leon.

While Link was waiting in the lounge, King Leon, Duke Abel, Grinth, Herrera and the head of Military Intelligence, Section 3 had all arrived at the parliament hall.

Everyone had a grim look on their faces, especially the head of MI3, Duke Stan. His expression was so gloomy it looked like someone splashed ink on his face.

When Gladstone City was suddenly ambushed and almost taken by the Death Hand, he had already lost much of his reputation and prestige. This time, the Death Hand was once again a step faster than him and successfully assaulted the capital in the middle of a festival. As the military chief of MI3, he was ashamed.

“My lord, I will resign as the head of MI3 as punishment for my incompetence.” He broke the silence.

King Leon was usually a reasonable and calm person. However, this time, he was infuriated and lost his usual graceful demeanor.

“Shut up! You will have to leave, but not before you settle the mess you created!”

The hall fell into silence once again. Everyone knew that the king was truly furious.

If word got out that an attack of such scale happened in the capital of the Norton Kingdom during a Magician’s Fair, their reputation would go down the drain. The Norton Kingdom would then become the laughingstock of the entire Firuman Continent.

Putting the embarrassing issues aside, they started discussing steps to recover from this assault. They had to give a reasonable explanation to the people of Hot Springs City and assure them that the capital was still safe. If they failed to give the citizens assurance, their insecurities might once again be used by the enemy to plan for an attack of an even larger scale.

Fortunately, there was ample evidence pointing towards the Dark Elves as the culprits. Two Dark Elven corpses were left at the scene, justifying that hypothesis.

“This is already the second time; those red-eyed vampires are going overboard!

“At least Gladstone City was on the borders. To think that they had the courage to infiltrate all the way into the capital and deliver such a cruel blow to the human race! We have to fight back!”

“Your majesty, it is time!”

“But we are not ready.”

“You can never be fully ready for a war. The Dark Elves will not wait for us.”

A heated discussion ensued in the hall. After a while, they came to a conclusion that revenge against the Dark Elves had to be taken.

King Leon kept silent the entire time, listening intently to the discussion. When a conclusion was reached, he took a deep breath before instructing his assistant, “Stan, I want the Dark Elf who escaped to be captured alive. Do you understand?”

“Yes!” This incident had completely ruined Duke Stan’s reputation. If he let this Dark Elf escape once again, he would not even have the face to stand in front of his ancestors

“Areve, this Dark Elf seems quite strong. We will probably need some professionals. You will work with Stan!”

“I understand!” Areve patted his chest armor. He was also embarrassed by this incident. The twenty guards that he picked were completely wiped out by the Flame Blast spell assault. They were all elite soldiers that he handpicked for this mission. To think that they were done in before they could do anything.

“We will also have to catalyze the war in the North; we will have our revenge!” King Leon said.