Chapter 419 - The Duke’s Nightmare (1/2)

Chapter 419 The Duke’s Nightmare

Translator:Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Vicky_

Whoosh, whoosh.

The wind whistled in Duke Abel’s ears. He found himself walking in a dark forest. The smell of rotting corpses floated through the air. Every corner seemed to contain eyes that were staring at him.

“Come, come.”

A light female voice would appear every now and then. Like a mother calling to her son, Duke Abel would walk involuntarily towards the source of the voice.

Whizz! An arrow suddenly flew at him. He dodged instinctively, and the arrow scraped past his face, leaving a deep gash and taking away some of his beard.

His heart pounded at the brush with death.

“Kill! Ah!” Cling, clang.

There was a chaotic commotion up ahead. There were screams, pained cries, and clanging of weapons. They traveled over, and Duke Abel was shocked. He sped forward.

He moved past a big tree and climbed onto a boulder blocking the way. Everything became wide open; a big field appeared before him. On the field, the demons and humans were fighting intensely… No, it wasn’t a fight. It was a massacre; the demons were massacring the humans.

Duke Abel saw a Fodor Flaming Demon grab a human and bite off his head. He saw two Fodor Flaming Demons grab a soldier’s head and legs and rip him apart in the air.

He also saw Kanorse, that powerful human Warrior, covered in blood. He killed many demons but was exhausted. A succubus walked over and whipped him, sending him to the ground.

The succubus didn’t stop whipping. Every strike peeled away a lot of flesh until finally, Kanorse was turned into a white skeleton. In the last moment, Duke Abel saw Kanorse turn his head. He reached out to the duke, staring imploringly. “Sir, save me.”

Duke Abel’s heart shook. Kanorse was his beloved general. How could he do nothing?

With a clang, he unsheathed his sword and rushed over. But then, a low-level demon charged. It slapped him to the ground with a claw and stepped on his head, cackling.

“You call yourself a commander with that strength? You’re nothing!”

“Hahaha, you’re nothing!”

“You’re trash! A failure!”

In a daze, Duke Abel saw the demons stop. They walked over, surrounding him and staring with mockery and disdain.

“Kill him!” a voice rang out.

Duke Abel felt his head get hit. His vision went black, and his heart palpitated.

“Ah!!” Duke Abel shot up in bed. The magic light beside him shone dimly with faint yellow light. He was surrounded by his familiar room.

It was a dream. Duke Abel let out a sigh. He touched his lower back; it was soaked with cold sweat.

Even though it was a dream, the powerlessness was still in his heart. The dream had been so realistic. Even after a long while, he was still shrouded by the listless feeling.

Reaching out his hands, Abel studied it. There were some calluses on it, some from holding a pen and some from holding a sword. They were all thin.

Martial arts? Power? Abel sighed deeply. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to be strong. When he was young, he’d trained seriously for five years. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the talent.

Pushing the blankets aside, Duke Abel walked to the window. He stared at the fortress.

It was past midnight now but a clear moon hung in the sky, and there were torches all around the fortress. The vision was quite clear. From the castle, he could see that the opening in the first layer of walls had already been filled with sand and reinforced with magic. The bodies scattered throughout had been collected and burned.

From here, he could see the small mountain of ashes on the flatland outside the fortress.

Duke Abel kept staring in a daze. He seemed to see the fight from that night. Slowly, the scene melded with his dream. He once again saw that massacre and saw Kanorse, who had turned into a skeleton, reaching out to him.

Save me!

You’re trash!

“Ah!” Duke Abel shook his head violently, escaping from the illusions.

If the demons return, what can we do to stop them? Link appeared in Duke Abel’s mind. Master Link might be able to stop them, but he’s only one person… What if he’s not here? What if the demons implement a surprise attack while he’s not here?

Collapsing to the ground, Duke Abel covered his face and sat in silence.

If possible, he wanted power. He wanted to be as fearless as Link and wanted to become a respected god of war like Kanorse.

But he couldn’t.

He became the commander because of his surname. He carefully maintained the balance within the army and had to guard against his elder brother’s suspicions.