Chapter 111 Flame of Revenge (1/2)
Inside a dark room.
An oppressive atmosphere made everyone unable to breathe.
”That b*stard said that?!”
Frank clutched the bed while gritting his teeth. His formerly handsome face was now warped and distorted.
”Yes, Sir.”
A man quietly stood beside the bed with his head bowed down.
”Good, very good…”
Frank gnashed his teeth and said to himself. Then, he shook his fist and slammed it onto the bed.
”That b*stard thinks he's something! Hmph! He's just a low-ranked noble of a barbarian country. How dare he oppose me!”
The man shivered as his master bellowed in anger.
As an attendant who had followed Frank since he was young, he naturally knew of Frank's past. In Barce, although he was the third successor of the top family, he had never received his family's respect. Frank didn't receive recognition because he wasn't as outstanding as his two other brothers. His mother was frail and couldn't even fight for her own authority in the family, so how could she possibly help her son?
After a huge conflict between him and his family, Frank chose to leave. From then on, he swore to himself that he must succeed before going back to claim what was his. To achieve his goal, he forced himself to endure any humiliation and bitterness along the way. In the end, he managed to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and as long as he can complete his task, he will be able to return to his hometown with his head lifted high.
When that time came, he can do whatever he wanted without worrying about his two brothers. His mother who had always been looked down upon didn't have to suffer like a servant anymore.
That was why he had to come to Deep Stone City and work with these mercenaries.
Similar to most people from the Country of Light, Frank held a deep animosity towards the Munn Kingdom. In his opinion, the Munn Kingdom was full of cowards. They sold their soul just for money. These people were like a Ganon of leeches who had no future or hope. Just like the beggars on the street, they blindly followed the person who threw them the most money, pretending to be deaf, mute or whatever they needed to become to acquire wealth. Pitiful.
However, for the sake of his future, he had no choice but to live with these spineless cowards. On the exterior, he worked hard to mingle with these people, but within the depths of his heart, Frank never felt anything else but contempt towards them. From his perspective, they were nothing more than tools that he had to use to pave the way to success.
According to the plan, he had to acquire Jade Tears mercenary group, which he promptly did and Frank saw himself completing the task within one year as long as everything went smoothly…
But here came someone called Rhode who suddenly appeared out nowhere and destroyed his hopes and dreams.
Frank had never been so close to death as he had been back then. Although he had already worked as a mercenary for close to a year and encountered many dangerous situations, it was not as terrifying as his confrontation with Rhode.
Luckily, he managed to live.
If that person didn't happen to be beside him, he would've already been a corpse.
The thought of his death caused his body to shiver once more. However, he began to be suspicious of something.
That man… Rhode… why would he want to kill me so eagerly? Is it because of the declaration of war? That can't be right… isn't he overreacting?
Doesn't he fear the backlash he will receive from the other mercenary groups if he kills me? Or is he just batsh*t crazy?
Still, the information that I received from Clinton tells me that he isn't a simple person. According to Clinton, he sent his subordinates to kill Rhode, but they ended up being killed by him instead.
Perhaps… he found out about my mission…?
When he thought the about the possibility of his mission being leaked, Frank couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
Does that mean that he had already figured out their plan so he decided to counterattack first?
”What's the situation in Deep Stone City? Is there any new information regarding Klautz?”
”The Mercenary Association only gave that notice?”
”Yes.”
Frank frowned after receiving his subordinate's report. If that man discovered his plan, Deep Stone City should be making its move. Or were they waiting for him to make a mistake? On the other hand, there was also the possibility that he was overthinking it.
In any case, the Mercenary Association's new regulation would cause difficulty in implementing the next stage of his plan.
What should he do?
”Send some people to contact Wolf's Den and report the current situation to them.”
”Yes.”
After acknowledging Frank's command, the man straightened his body and planned to leave. But at this moment, Frank once again called him up.
”That's right, is there any news about Starlight?”
”They have left Deep Stone City.”
”Eh?”
Frank raised his brow.
”Do you know where are they going?”
”According to the report, they are heading for Twilight Forest. But as for what are they doing there… I don't know.”