Chapter 167 - Othello 6 (1/2)
Alexei Romanov was anxious and walking back and forth by the window.
“Fuck...”
Ivanov had died.
However, the truth was still not being investigated.
It was because they had lost contact with all the clan members sent to the White Ghost King’s Sand Temple.
So, I had to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible, but couldn't think of what to do.
'Something grave must have happened.'
As far as he knew, the three demon kings of the Ars Almadel Circle were gathered at the sand temple as well.
If an enemy that even they couldn't deal with had appeared...
'I have no choice but to ask Melena for help.'
Melena, the Witch of Lust.
Even if she couldn't solve the problem, she could at least figure out what was going on.
However, she would act picky as always and would demand a considerable price.
While Alexei was trying to come up with a decision,
Bam!
The door suddenly swung open, and a blond man in armor ran inside and tried to catch his breath.
“Lo, Lord Alexei!”
“What is it?”
“A fleet of the Izuna Kingdom is attacking us! It’s indiscriminately bombing Trident’s military base!”
“What?!”
Trident was a fortress city located on the west coast of the Talis Kingdom.
It was one of the places where Ivanov had trained their navy to prepare their invasion of the Izuna Kingdom.
Moreover, it was close to the capital city of Cordoba, so it could become a serious threat if captured by hostile forces.
'Just why are they attacking us right now…?!’
The operation to invade the Izuna Kingdom was being planned secretly even within the Talis royal palace.
Moreover, it was difficult to think that there was a spy or a traitor in their midst, because the three demon kings were the ones planning it.
Therefore, there was no reason for the Izuna Kingdom to blatantly take the lead and attack them first.
As Alexei stood in confusion, he heard some soldiers screamed and the sounds of metal hitting metal from somewhere.
Clang clang!
Clang! Clang!
“Arghhhhhhhhh!”
It seemed like a group of people had invaded the palace.
Alexei urgently summoned 30 elite clan members under his command using the clan skill, Call to Arms(Lv.3).
“We’ve got intruders. You guys are to protect me.”
Now that Ivanov died, he was the next leader of the great Slavs.
The same went for the throne of the Talis Kingdom.
He had yet to succeed Ivanov officially, but he had the true political and military power of a monarch.
When Alexei attempted to cast the Stronghold(Lv.3) skill that increased the stats of nearby clan members,
Booom!
Alexei was shocked and used the Stronghold(Lv.3) skill as well as Barrier (Lv.3).
“What the hell is going on?!”
“Do they have a high-level wizard with them? This firepower is incredible...”
The clan members who had been summoned to the office were preparing for battle with nervous expressions.
They had lost contact with those guarding the royal palace.
Everyone had probably gotten defeated by these invaders.
Time passed where nothing happened for a while, but...
Bam!
The door swung open violently and a black-haired man appeared.
It was Chun Woohyuk.
“Wh, who are you...?”
“Your barriers were pretty tight. I had to be patient and take care of them one by one with my newest allies.”
Behind Woohyuk stood a beastman with wildcat eyes, weapons in hand.
He had climbed up the high walls and sneaked into the royal palace to avoid fighting as much as possible.
Having grasped the situation, Alexei spoke up while shivering.
“You uncivilized beastmen dare to betray us…?”
”Betray? No. We are simply liberating ourselves from your rule.”
The beastman behind Woohyuk responded.
He was Ganiev, the warrior who led Austilla, the Beastmen Clan Alliance.
“How ridiculous. Do you really think the greedy enemy king will guarantee your autonomy? If you really want to be free, you'll have to get rid of all your competitors like Ivanov had done, and place a puppet king.”
“That would only be the case if the other person was an ungodly person like you. The King of Rhine is a real hero. He will soon overthrow everything in this Kingdom.”
Ganiev had heard everything about Woohyuk from Catsy, the woman from his race and his long-time colleague.
Obviously, the information and news was so shocking that he was dubious at first.
“What, a hero? If you're going to make up bullshit like that, then just…”
Shatter!
As the angry Alexei taunted Ganiev, Grandia was swung diagonally and the barrier around Alexei shattered like glass.
The surprised Alexei stepped back for a moment.
“Ki, kill him! Hurry!”
Once he gave an urgent order, the Slavs screamed and dashed at Woohyuk.
Their target was most definitely the enemy’s commander-in-chief.
However, the beastmen weren’t the type of people who would just spectate.
“The chance to repay our people’s suffering has arrived!”
“You dirty racists! You need to be taught a lesson!”
Even without Ganiev's instructions, the beastmen jumped in and fought the Russians.
A lot of resentment had accumulated as they got persecuted.
During a fierce battle between both sides,
Slash!
Slash!
Woohyuk lightly cut his enemies and headed for Alexei.
Soon, the distance between the two gradually narrowed...
“D, don’t approach me! Otherwise, I'll activate this!”
Alexei took out a magically engineered device the size of an apple.
It was an item that exploded like a grenade and damaged nearby targets.
However, Woohyuk continued to walk forward without care.
“Try making it explode. But you’ll be the only one to die.”
“You, you bastard...!”
The furious Alexei stared at Woohyuk's eyes.
And...
“Ugh...!”