Chapter 65 - Battle for the Throne 2 (2/2)
‘It’s really been a while since I’ve come here.’
He could remember how hard he had tried to capture Blackburn Castle back then. Not only was it built at the top of a cliff, but the walls had magical inscriptions on them, so not even siege weapons would leave a dent.
Even surrounding the castle with a siege to starve them out wouldn’t work since he was up against the Lich King Nigel.
It wasn’t like an undead army needed to eat in the first place.
‘It would be nice if I don’t have to struggle so hard to capture it this time.’
Even if the loyalist faction won the battle on the plains in Cerendia, it didn’t mean that Blackburn Castle would surrender as well.
Count Gwain may choose to be stubborn and sit behind its walls, waiting for reinforcements which would prove quite troublesome.
That’s why after handing Arnold over to Count Huntington, Woohyuk immediately set off to capture Blackburn Castle.
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As the elevator reached the top, the brown wagon carrying supplies set off once more. Seeing that the guards hadn’t bothered to inspect it, he figured that they were most likely carrying military supplies to the top.
Woohyuk sped up to catch up with the wagon. No one stopped him because he was equipped with his Banshee’s Veil.
‘Are they going through Shadow Fort?’
Before being allowed into Blackburn, you had to pass through the fortress below it, known as Shadow Fort and served as a kind of outpost.
Woohyuk climbed atop the wagon as the fort’s gates opened, and a man who appeared to be in command walked out.
“Is that what we discussed previously?”
“Yes it is.”
“Let’s inspect the goods.”
After speaking with the coachman, the man walked towards the back and opened the wagon’s door.
Wildfire.
A highly flammable liquid which could be used as gunpowder in the Eeth continent. Inside there were several large containers stored neatly.
As Woohyuk caught sight of them, his expression stiffened.
‘Where the hell did they obtain all this?’
The production method for Wildfire wasn’t well known, and it was very expensive to purchase. It wasn’t the type of weapon that just anyone could get their hands on.
There are only a handful after Master Alchemists that can even produce this.
Even a small amount of it represented great firepower, enough to control the fate of such a small kingdom.
“Good, transport it inside carefully.”
“Yes Commander.”
The man was Kenis, the Rhine Kingdom’s number one Commander. A soldier blinded by politics, now in bed with the rebels. Although he could seize the chance to silence him, Woohyuk decided to endure a bit longer.
Right now, the Wildfire was a far more pressing issue.
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The brown wagon crossed over the drawbridge along with the rest of the convoy. It appeared that its final destination was a secretive warehouse within Blackburn.
As he looked down the cliff, Woohyuk formed a plan in his mind.
‘First I’ll need to figure out who manufactured this Wildfire.’
Although he had a guess, for now that was all it was. Such a crucial point couldn’t be overlooked.
‘It might become an unexpected harvest.’
If he could secure a reliable source of Wildfire this early on, it would be very helpful to his plans for the future.
Of course, just these alone would be more than plenty for quite some time.
As the wagon finally reached the game, the soldier posted on the wall drew his bow.
“Halt! State your identity and your business.”
“Thomas, 3rd lieutenant from the 1st Legion. I’m escorting some military supplies under the direct orders of Commander Kenis.”
After his introduction, the gates began to open. The fact that the Shadow Fort’s beacon hadn’t been lit, meant that they had successfully cleared inspection, and he had yet to be detected.
The guards weren’t willing to offend Kenis by holding up this shipment.
The moment the brown wagon made its way inside the castle…
‘Ugh…’
Woohyuk suddenly suffered from a strong headache. The Dragon’s magic inscriptions engraved on the walls were suppressing his Demon Energy.
‘Being part Demon also has its downsides.’
Choosing a path different from his previous one also had its own set of difficulties.
The good news at least was that the Asura’s power was enough to resist the Dragon’s magic. There shouldn’t be any problem so long as he didn’t release any actual Demon Energy.
The headache was also only temporary.
‘Let’s see where they are heading to.’
Blackburn was quite a large castle. It was only considered small because it was located inside of the kingdom’s largest city, Heidelberg.
Upon walking in, he felt like he was in a small city rather than a castle. There were at least three or four places that they might use to hide the Wildfire. Among them, the ones that the Legion could access…
‘Underground military warehouse.’
It was out of the way, so they didn’t have to be worried about their trump card being discovered. It was also highly unlikely that there might be an accident and the fire unleashed.
The wagon came to a stop as Woohyuk was sifting through his memories. They were currently right before the entrance to the military headquarters for the entire Rhine kingdom.
Inside, Count Gwain was in the middle of a meeting with a few others.
“Did you have any problems on your way here?”
“None at all, no one noticed a thing.”
“Good, you can head back, I’ll handle it from here.”
“Okay.”
Thomas gave a strong salute, and then left with his men.
As he had some soldiers unload the containers filled with Wildfire, Woohyuk focused on the two men on either side of Count Gwain.
‘Looks like the heads have all gathered.’
They were the leader of Akatsuki, Shinichi Itto and Exodus’ leader Sergei Mikhalov.
Although it was his first time seeing their faces, he was quite certain of their identities. They were likely the only Japanese and Russians that would be allowed to set foot here.
“There are only a few days left, will just these be enough?”
Sergei who was unaware of the potency of Wildfire, asked with a doubtful expression.
Count Gwain could only laugh heartily as he nodded.
“Don’t worry about that, you just need to do as you're told.”
“By the way, I don’t think we will have Duke Arnold. I have yet to receive any word from my subordinates that I sent.”
Shinichi said as he rubbed his Unity ring.
“That’s unfortunate, but it isn’t the biggest of deals. Even if he manages to run away, he won’t live long.
“But the war will begin soon.”
“We just need to watch what happens, either way Blackburn’s gate must stay shut.”
If any force tried to force their way in, the Wildfire would be more than sufficient to send them packing.
Count Gwain smiled as he could already imagine himself sitting on the throne.