Chapter 179 - Kingdom of Winter 4 (1/2)
”Did she climb up the fortress walls on her own?”
The Reaper Clan members who had gathered watched in astonishment.
Dreadlore was famous for being an impregnable castle.
Undead archers stood on the wall all day, keeping an eye on the surrounding.,
There was little exchange with the outside world.
As everyone stared at Catsy blankly, the earth shook and the sound of heavy footsteps reverberated from a distance.
Thud!
Thud!
A huge ice golem and 10,000 troops appeared on the horizon.
After Logan executed the remaining prisoners, he took out the Orb of the Dead.
“Oh well, I have no choice. I need to wake up Lord Nigel's vassals sleeping in the basement.”
He did have to report to Nigel before doing that.
When Logan injected magic into the orb, he heard a dry voice from it.
[What is going on?]
[A giant ice golem and the Rhine Kingdom’s army are advancing this way. Asura must’ve received Colesman’s help...]
Logan was well aware of one of the Norton royal family's heirlooms, the Frost Queen's Necklace.
Nigel sighed once he heard the entire story from Logan, including the mysterious beastwoman who had suddenly appeared.
[What...? Some old mutt must have taught Asura a new trick. I'll be there soon.]
[By the way, did you not know about Asura's movements? The number of troops he is leading here isn’t insignificant.]
Nigel was assisted by Angrboda, so he could easily grasp the situation in various parts of the Norton Kingdom.
To Logan's question, Nigel sighed as he responded.
[They used the Valkyrie to kill all of Angrbodas’ familiars who were scouting in the air. So, when I asked Angrboda about his location, she didn't know. It seems that he moved around while hiding himself with the saint's stealth magic.]
[However, it is unlikely that they can conquer this fortress simply with a giant ice golem and an army of 10,000 people. While there was that beastwoman on the wall, other than her, I don’t think that...]
[With Asura's current power, he could do it. He has six demon kings under his order.]
Besides, he was a Necromancer.
It would be a big deal if Woohyuk succeeded Dreadlore's rulership.
Nigel wasn’t planning on losing against Woohyuk, but he was trapped in Woohyuk's plans from the beginning.
Woohyuk had used his elite army from the Rhine Kingdom to protect the supply lines of each city.
Moreover, most of them belonged to the Ragnarok Clan, so they were able to gather around Woohyuk at any time if he summoned them.
Therefore, the tables had turned and Woohyuk had launched the siege.
'He’s quite the smart man.'
After conversing with Nigel, Logan clicked his tongue.
Moreover, there were 6 of the Demon Kings.
This was a tremendous force.
No matter how impregnable Dreadlore was, it was unclear whether the fortress could continue standing until Nigel’s return.
Logan hurried to awaken Nigel's vassals with the Orb of the Dead
“Peter Logan, my master has something to tell you.”
After watching him from the wall, Catsy spoke out loud as she swayed her tail sideways.
Logan lifted his pistol in annoyance.
“I don't know how you got here, but die.”
In this situation, the commander of the enemy forces would definitely provoke him and tell him to surrender.
It was a waste of time for Logan who didn’t plan on raising the white flag.
Bang!
Logan pulled the trigger and an enchanted bullet passed between Catsy's brows.
But…
“Meoow! That scared me! I’m still not used to receiving surprise attacks, you understand?!”
Catsy was unscathed.
It was due to her hidden class: Schrdinger's Cat.
But Logan was unaware of this and he scratched his head in confusion.
“What the? Are you a ghost or what?”
He would not be surprised to see ghosts in Dreadlore since it was the fortress of the dead.
But the problem was that she was Woohyuk's messenger.
As Logan pondered about Catsy’s existence,
Boooom!
The earth shook and a large shockwave reverberated the air.
The ice golem had charged into the wall of Dreadlore.
However, the walls were enchanted with a high level barrier spell, so it remained resistant and strong even against the large impact.
“… This isn’t the time to pay attention to a measly messenger.”
That ice golem was merely the beginning of the battle.
As Logan returned the pistol to its holster, Catsy spoke again after waiting for a while.
“Anyway, he told me to tell you this. Hmm hmm... I heard you were working as Nigel's servant in Dreadlore. I'll be there to cut your throat sooner or later, so wait for me.”
“… He didn’t even ask me to surrender? I feel offended by his disdain against me.”
But Logan didn’t have the time nor the care to pay attention to Woohyuk’s words,
He summoned Nigel's vassals with the Orb of the Dead
Rumble.
A dark blue fog began to spread in the fortress.
Before long, three black humanoid figures emerged and approached Logan.
“I didn't think you'd wake us up, Peter Logan.”
“Is it an intruder? It’s quite noisy out here.”
“It seems they were aiming for the opportunity when Nigel wasn’t here?”
The three of them were liches.
Beings who had escaped the fate of death and had gained eternal life.
However, there was a hierarchy among the liches, and Nigel, the strongest, led them as their boss.
That was why Nigel was called the Lich Lord.