Chapter 167 - Othello 6 (2/2)
He ended up feeling terrified and got chills down his spine due to the killing intent he could feel from Woohyuk.
He was completely overwhelmed, as his opponent was someone who had seen the bloodshed of countless people for over 40 years.
Woohyuk summoned Carnelian after overpowering Alexei.
“She has something to tell you.”
“Car, Carnelian?!”
Alexei’s frown dug in deeper.
He had realized that the man in front of him was the one who had killed Ivanov.
Carnelian opened her mouth with an expressionless face as Alexei stood watching speechlessly.
”Die.”
“...!!”
A sparkling fire broke out around Alexei's body.
Carnelian's will was being expressed by the flames.
“Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!”
Eventually, Alexei screamed and his charred fell to the floor.
“Do you feel relieved now?”
“…Yes.”
Carnelian nodded at Woohyuk's question.
Alexei had always tortured her by Ivanov's side.
If she didn’t kill him, her rage would not subside due to the fiery temper of red dragons.
'I could raise her as a fighter unlike Lia.'
Woohyuk thought to himself as he stroked Carnelian, who was still fuming with fury.
She had already experienced all kinds of absurdity in the world and was in a twisted state.
It would be difficult to raise her as an elegant lady like Lia.
“Here, a gift.”
“…What is this?”
“It's chocolate. One of the specialties of the Talis Kingdom. You'll love the taste.”
“...”
Carnelian was dubious but still put the chocolate in her mouth.
Afterwards, surprise and awe took over her facial expression.
Until now, she had never eaten such delicious food.
“It’s not bad, is it?”
“… Thank you for this enchanting experience.”
Carnelian was sincerely grateful to Woohyuk.
Not only had he saved her from Ivanov’s abuse, he also treated her with kindness.
As she looked up at Woohyuk with twinkling eyes, Ganiev approached them.
“The others have been dealt with. They were all members of the elite defense force, so some of us were injured. But none are fatal.”
”Good work. Then I’ll leave the rest in your care.”
Ganiev was planning to take control of the royal palace and initiate a full-scale revolt with his people.
The Izuna Kingdom’s Army and the vampire clan led by Hong Yuri would also join forces with him, so there would be no major problems.
Meanwhile, Woohyuk was planning to capture all the famous slave traders of the Talis Kingdom.
'They said that one of the slave traders has the Valkyrie's Dagger.'
According to the content of the quest, this dagger was necessary to resurrect Valkyrie Brynhild.
They needed a memento deeply related to the deceased person for the ceremony.
Unfortunately, the Andvaranaut did not work as a memento.
As Woohyuk searched every corner of the office, Catsy approached him with a tail slowly swaying sideways.
“Master, what are you looking for?”
“A secret ledger with the names of the slave traders.”
”Let me help you! Catsy is good at finding things!”
Catsy was a beastwoman, so she was good at finding hidden objects.
As she looked around and sniffed everything, Carnelian gazed at their surroundings.
“If it's the secret ledger, it certainly seems like they would’ve kept it here...”
“Have you seen it before?”
“Yes, I always follow Ivanov during the day...”
There were no secrets Carnelian wasn’t aware of within this castle.
She thought to herself for a moment, then walked towards the bookshelf and began to push the books on the second row from the left.
And soon enough,
Click.
Rumble.
She felt a book getting pushed in and click on a switch.
The bookshelf moved aside and a gorgeous vault appeared.
”Good work.”
Woohyuk gave Carnelian an extra piece of chocolate and put his hand on the vault’s door.
He needed a passcode to open it.
'I knew this would happen. Good thing I checked Ivanov's adventurer watch.'
There was a code that appeared repeatedly in his adventure journal.
2W7F4ND.
Perhaps it was the passcode for the vaults in the royal palace.
When Woohyuk entered the code, the lock was released with a rattling sound.
“Wow, Master is so cool!”
Catsy’s eyes sparkled at the sight of Woohyuk’s accomplishment.
The vault seemed to contain precious gold and silver treasures in it.
However, Carnelian warned them in worry.
“You can’t just open it. Ivanov isn’t the type of person to leave his treasures unprotected.”
“Can you deactivate the trap?”
“I'll give it a try.”
Carnelian touched the safe and closed her eyes.
When she had a clear view of the magic circuit inside the vault, she quickly started rearranging it.
After some time...
“It’s done.”
“Then let's open it.”
Even if Carnelian had failed to disarm the trap, there would’ve been no accident.
Woohyuk’s abyssal energy was protecting his body like a self-defense mechanism ever since they had entered this room.
Creaaaak.
As Woohyuk pulled on the safe’s handle, a thick ledger covered with leather appeared.
“Wha- That’s it? There’s only the secret ledger? I thought there would be some cooler things inside…”
“As long as we have this, wealth will naturally come to us.”
If they took the money and properties of the slave traders in this list, they would be able to gain a year-worth of war funds in advance.