Chapter 1228 - Dark Region (12) (2/2)

“What? Say that again?”

Verna was wide-eyed. She stared at the three dark elf mage in disbelief. No matter what, she didn’t expect this news at all. Not only did the family established by her once eldest daughter fail to resist the enemies’ attacks, but they were also annihilated and their camp crumbled completely?! What kind of sick joke was that?!

Of course, Verna learned from her intelligence network that the enemies who entered the city were formidable. But what kind of threat could a group of less than 10 members possibly pose to her? No matter how powerful they were, they shouldn’t be able to defend against a sea of slaves and the assassinations of dark elves, wasn’t it?

But now, it seemed like the enemies had indeed succeeded.

Elemental Spirit…

Verna couldn’t help but turn pale. But she was also glad that she was fortunate enough to not be involved as Elemental Spirits were terrifying existences. Even though most spell casters within dark elf families had entered the Legendary Stage, there were only a handful of spell casters who transcended to the Peak Legendary Stage and possessed the strength and ability to defeat an Elemental Spirit. Based on the current situation, only the matriarchs of the top 10 families had acquired such power. But despite that, it was tough even for Verna herself to defeat Elemental Spirits. Perhaps she might need to try her best to stand a chance, not to mention her daughter.

This spells trouble.

Verna abandoned the thought of her daughter’s death, as well as the destruction of her family. Losing a daughter wasn’t anything huge to Verna and she was also clearly aware of her daughter’s wild intentions. Back then, Verna killed her mother and gained her current status and authority. In this case, according to the dark elves’ traditions and moral values, it was only considered genuine ‘filiality’ that her daughter also came up with conspiracies to deal with Verna. The reasons why Verna dispatched her two daughters into battle was to diminish their strength and also stop them from growing too strong and threatening her. Verna had reached her goal now and apparently achieved more than she expected. She didn’t need to worry about her daughters slitting her throat from the back anymore.

But despite that, the price she paid was rather hefty…

Shortly after, Verna threw this matter to the back of her head. As a matter of fact, she wasn’t having it any better either. Even though she had sent out two-thirds of her army to the battlefield, the report from the front baffled her. In less than 10 minutes, she was informed of the death of four mages through the spiritual connections. The dark elf mages weren’t just ordinary spell casters, but were elite confidants who Verna groomed. Every one of them was in the Basic Legendary Stage. Even though they were still unable to activate their very own Order Dimension, their strength shouldn’t be belittled.

Verna had groomed a total of 13 mages in the Basic Legendary Stage. They were also the pillars of support for her family to stay relevant within the top 10 families in Carlesodar City. And this time, for safety’s sake and also to display the deterrence of her family, Verna sent out eight of them to lead the battle in the front. Verna thought that with so many guards and formidable mages, those measly surface humans should be taken care of effortlessly.

But to her bewilderment, four out of the eight mages died in the blink of an eye. Not only that, but judging from the current situation using the spiritual connections, the four of them also died in less than a span of three minutes! In other words, they were slaughtered by the mysterious enemies before they even had the chance to retaliate!

Verna was trapped in a dilemma. Her feeling of gladness was long gone as it seemed like the enemies were far more powerful than her. Currently, she only had two choices. The first choice was to retreat and send out someone to make peace with the enemies immediately. Although this would hurt the reputation of her family, which was ranked fourth in Carlesodar City, it could ensure that her family avoided disaster, at the very least. As long as there was time, she could rise to the top again.

The second choice was to fight to her death with the enemies. It would be the best if she succeeded. But if she failed, the consequences would be unthinkable…

Verna gnashed her teeth tightly. She gripped the nine-headed-snake whip in her right hand, while clutching the chair handle with her left had. In an instant, the entire hall fell into a dead silence. No one spoke a word as they gazed at their matriarch meticulously. Everyone was aware that the forth family was in dire straits.

“Reporting, Madam Matriarch!”

All of a sudden, a dark elf guard scrambled into the premises. His scream shattered the peace of the hall. Verna couldn’t help but dwindle her thoughts and stare at the guard.

“We received news from the front—the 37th family alliance has been utterly defeated!”

Verna’s heart sank into the ice-cold bottom. Her vision was enveloped in total darkness. But as the honorable dark elf matriarch, she returned to her senses immediately. She forced herself to not reveal any expression, stood up solemnly, and gazed at the guard.

“Tell me exactly what happened!” she demanded.