Chapters
-
Chapter 27 - The Second Betrayal 【POV: Jaar Menfis】 “GWOOOOOHHHHH!!!” Outside the fortress, rows upon rows of undead swarmed the walls, trying to climb. The House Sphinx soldiers were beating them back down, but the inhuman creatures continued to climb relentlessly, without a moment of rest. In the past few days, the soldiers’ morale had visibly dropped. They had already realized that the fortress would not last for much longer. Vert, gazing with admiration at the soldiers’ desperate efforts,…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
-
Chapter 28 - The Formation of the “Motley Militia” Some time earlier, in the western province capital of Thebes… I was staring at the sky, lost in my thoughts. Then, a memory resurfaced in my mind: a lesson I received from my strategy instructor in my childhood. Question: “What is the most necessary trait in order to lead people?” The first answer that popped in my head was “fear”. Like a great scholar of old once said, “a king should seek to be feared by his people, rather than…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
-
Chapter 22 - A Long Journey’s Reward I navigated through the maze-like stone alleys of Thebes, finally climbing a slope and reaching a large building. I approached the young soldier standing guard in front of the gate — though he seemed to not have much to do these days. “Hey there, do you have a moment?” “Hn? Who are you? This is the Margrave’s residence. Do not approach unless you have a good reason!” “I’d like to pay a visit to the Margrave, actually.” “Whaat? His Lordship is…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
-
Chapter 29 - Fishing and Hunting Several days later, I was leading the platoon of rag-tag adventurers towards the third fort. The fort was surrounded by the undead forces on all sides; it looked like there wasn’t even space for even a single ant to go through. The general estimate was that it would take half a day at most for the fort to fall. We really arrived in the nick of time. “Advance! Keep going forward like this!!” “WOOOHHH!!!” “You lot, it’s time to show your guts! Anyone who turns…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
-
Chapter 23 - A Woman’s Resolve, a Man’s Pride After that, a servant of House Sphinx escorted me to the reception room for guests. After a short wait, spent relishing in a rare variety of western teas poured in white porcelain cups, Mist — now fully clothed — came into the room. As soon as our eyes met, she bowed deeply, almost to a right angle. “...my deepest apologies for welcoming you in such an unsightly manner.” “Well, no…it wasn’t unsightly at all.” On the contrary, it was a rather…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
-
Chapter 30 - The Ailing General Joins the Fray 【POV: Vert Sphinx】 “Hahaha!! That Maxwell boy sure is a piece of work!!” I am Vert Sphinx, the Margrave of the western province of the Lamperouge Kingdom and current head of House Sphinx. I am now standing on the wall of the third fortress of the province, the last bastion of defense for the capital of Thebes, looking at the battle below. On the ground, the son of my old friend Dietrich Maxwell — Dyngir Maxwell was leading a small group of warriors…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
-
Chapter 17 - Conspiracies Swirl in the Night I took a room at an inn facing one of the capital’s main avenues. The facility was equipped with horse stables, built for travelers and peddlers, so an additional tip would ensure food and water for my horse too. I put two silver coins in the palm of the stable hand and headed towards the main road. The sun had completely set already. Leaning against the wall of a tavern was Benamis, who waved at me with a smile. “Did I make you wait?” “It’s all right.…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
-
Chapter 18 - Night of Lingering Fervor The dark thoughts filling my mind ruined my appetite, so I pushed the rest of the food to Benamis and stood up. I picked up the fruit juice bottle on the table and poured its contents down my throat in one shot. “Pwah! All right then, I’ll head back to the inn.” “Oh, already? I wanted to talk with you a bit more, Sir Dyngir.” “We’ll have plenty of chances to chat in the future, assuming we’re both alive…and not on opposite sides.” “Hahaha,…
-
70.5 K • Canceled
-
- Previous 1 … 24 25 26 … 173 Next