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In the cemetery.
This graveyard was specially made for nobles and only the people of higher statutes would have their graves here.
At the far corner of the graveyard, a place where the fallen nobles' tombs were present.
It was a rainy day and the droplets of rain splattered everywhere washing away dust and dirt.
Despite the heavy rain, a woman walked through the graves. Her hair was drenched in rainwater as she tiptoed through the place.
The graveyard was empty and except for the sound of the clattering of rain, the entire place was shrouded with silence.
A strong wind blew and brushed past her as she strode towards the two graves, she kneeled and put two bouquets containing yellow flowers
"Father, mother. Your daughter Christina is here to visit you."
"Please don't be angry, thinking that your unfilial daughter forgot about you."
"I had left Zenith and was in Wright for a year. There have been a few troubles in my way but now everything seems to be fine."
"Please don't worry about me. Although my life is not good and my path is not full of roses, it's also not bad."Christina trembled a little and small drops of tear trickled from her cheeks.
"After your death, I have been feeling hollow from inside and thought that I would become a lifeless doll without any emotions. I even thought of killing myself after taking revenge. I know, you might be angry hearing my words but that's what I thought before meeting him."
"I feel that I may not be as unlucky as I thought of myself. I don't know about the future but presently my life isn't that colourless. Although I don't know how my life will be in future, I promise that I will at least not throw away my life."
"Father, Mother! Alex had recovered. He had great potential and seemed to be a good man. Though he may have a bit of bandit and rogue nature still he seemed to be a cultured individual."
"We both should have visited here but I wasn't able to stop myself and come here to see you first ." Christina wiped her tears and started to smile.
"All the people under us have been taken care of. You don't need to worry about them. None of them suffers any grievances after you have gone to heaven."
At the same time, she heard the faint sound of footsteps and she stopped her talk and looked back.
"Huhh"
"Alex"
Alex with a wooden umbrella in his hand walked toward the tomb and holding it over Christina, he knelt beside her.
"Father, mother, your worthless son-in-law is here to visit you," Alex muttered and took out two bouquets placing them before two graves.
"I returned recently and heard that you have come here. So, I thought I should also come to pay my respect." Alex spoke and bowed his hand.
Christina's heart warmed a little seeing Alex who turned towards her to cast a smile.
"Christina had gone through many hard times and there may be more that awaits her. I promise to take care of her throughout all wools and woes."
"So, please give us your blessing." Alex moved his hand and held Christina's brittle hands filled with callus.
A gentle glow enveloped her and the scars on her face faded as if they never were in the first place.
Christina didn't say much but gave a gentle smile which warmed Alex's heart, almost melting it.
Christina nodded and started to talk about other things letting out all her pains.
Alex just sat silently and watched her talking a lot more than usual.
'It's good to let out your heart's content once in a while.'
Before departing, Alex spoke respectfully"Father and mother, I will take good care of her. Please keep a watch over us."
'This time there was no one to threaten me.'
Alex muttered inwardly and was about to turn around when a huge bolt of lightning flashed by and fell quite far from the graveyard exploding the ground into tatters.
BOOM!
Alex's eyeball widened and he looked up at the sky with horror.
'I just said it casually. Are they watching over us?'
Alex started to sweat profusely wondering if he might be struck by lightning.
"Christina, let's go," Alex muttered, swallowing his saliva.
'I hope it's just a coincidence.'
The rain seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
Alex's walked out of the graveyard with Christina and suddenly felt something was amiss, his expression was suddenly distorted and a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
Christina who walked under the umbrella and standing beside the umbrella glanced around.
He could see two glimmers of light nearby which seemed to come from magic casters who were preparing to cast the spells.
"We seemed to be surrounded," Christina asked with a frown.
"I don't think it's we, rather it's you."
"I noticed them on the way watching you from afar."
"They seem to come for you." Alex inferred while appraising the incoming assailants with a grave look.
All of them were at Epic rank.
"They even brought mages," Christina muttered with a weary expression.
"But all of them seemed to know only elementary magic."
That was the only silver lining for them in this situation, if they had to face too many intermediate mages, they would be in an extremely dire situation now.
There was none above Epic rank and this was what confused Alex.
If they wanted them dead, they should have sent a stronger powerhouse which would kill them easily and swiftly instead of sending them to waste time.
'Either that other party was overly confident or these were all waste and cannon fodder. The other party might want to test how deep the water is before making his real move.'Alex, I feared.
Alex and Christina just walked through the road casually instead of going to the carriage.
There was only one carriage brought by Christina and Alex flew here as soon as possible.
He had already asked the coachman to retreat and inform his groups about these people.
The road was empty and there was no one to witness the upcoming battle making it an excellent place for an assassination incident.
Alex didn't dare to raise his chin and hiding under the umbrella just rolled his eyes.
The group was still observing them and didn't make a move on them.
Alex held Christina's hand and nodded her head.
Both of them had already understood tactics.
Since the other party was not making the move, they would do that for them.
Christina would take care of the rear while he would deal with the vanguard.
Alex suddenly let go of his umbrella and allowed it to clatter to the ground. At the same, his gaze locked on the man hiding behind the tree.
He sprang into action shooting forward the man like an arrow.
Alex's mind was already in full combat mode and was already calculating all kinds of scenarios and their solutions that he might encounter here.
The man just saw a faint blur of images and his heart thumped wildly in his chest. There was a hint of fear in his eyes as he wasn't able to read the enemy's moves and he barely pulled out his sword.
The man was shocked at the sudden change of events and panicked but he didn't lose his composure.
Unsheathing his sword from the scabbard, he drew his sword directly stabbing towards the front envisioning the scene of his sword stabbing the chest of the man that was dashing at him wildly.
Swish!
A faint image flickered and his sword pierced the madly charged image and a slightly insane smile appeared on his face but his hopes were crushed and the vision he envisioned didn't appear.
"Idiot"
His expression changed slightly as he heard a faint voice filled with disdain coming from beside him and was horrified to see that what he pierced was just an afterimage which vanished immediately.
"How can he be so fast.."
He wasn't able to finish his sentence and turned his body to react but he was a bit late when a sword appeared and chopped his arms like a knife slicing butter.
The man stared at Alex with a baffled look unable to react and before he could scream, Alex already slit his throat open.
[You have killed an early Epic rank warrior. You have gained 50 experience points.]
A notification flashed before him after a long time.
Alex's eyes almost became moist seeing the notification. The system had a restricting option as once he ranked up, he couldn't get experience points from killing the lower rank guys and it even considered him a bully when he defeated lower rankers.
This frustrated Alex greatly as the higher one climbed, the higher difficulty one had to face and the experience didn't increase at all according to ranks like the general tropes.
It was a biased thing towards him and in a way, the Goddess was restricting asking him to rely on himself more instead of the system.
And the powerhouses of the upper realm don't grow on trees which he could pick up and eat as much as wants. There wouldn't be even 100 or more Overlord warriors in this world so if he reached Overlord rank then just how well will he level up?
Killing 10 overlords would barely earn him 1000 exp when he reaches the Overlord realm and killing them wouldn't be easy.
Alex locked all his grievances in his heart at the moment and decided to focus on these black-clothed men. He could seek trouble with the goddess another time.
Alex turned around to see the other five shadows converging towards him while two casters had finished preparing their spells and were waiting for a suitable time to cast them.
At the same time, one of the men drew out his sword. The sword was pure black and the entire blade seemed to be smeared with a lethal poison giving a weird smell. A single cut from the sword was enough to kill the enemy and even a healer may find it difficult to heal quickly.
Alex, whose shoulder and arms had been relaxed after killing the first man, abruptly accelerated and he drew his sword in one smooth motion.
The man's eyes narrowed as a golden light shimmered on his black long sword from the injection of aura. This was one of his most powerful strikes and he had slain many Epic rank warriors with it in the past.
However, his heart plunged into darkness as Alex flicked his sword upward in a seemingly casual motion.
The sword strike appeared to be rather light and lacking in power, but it was so fast that the man wasn't able to trace its trajectory with his eyes at all.
The speed seemed to exceed the limit of an Epic rank warrior and he couldn't even react properly.
His heart was horrified at the thought of the man intentionally hiding his power.
The man's expression sank but his expression became intense as he poured out all of his mana and injected it into his sword.
A flash of crimson light appeared on Alex's sword. The light was very faint and could easily be missed unless one was observing the situation with utmost focus.
SHIING!
The droplets of rain were sliced following the round vibrating sound of metal rubbing against each other.
DIING!
Two swords clashed, splattering the rainwater around them and blowing them away. A sword was cut off in the middle and the tip of the sword flew away carrying the momentum.
The man was terrified and his scale went numb. He could feel that the enemy was in the same rank as him and was quite younger yet he was unable to defend himself from his enemy's attacks.
The man quickly snapped out of his thoughts as he looked at his longsword severed by his opponent.
He thought to retreat while sending a signal to others to back him up but Alex's shadow flashed before his eyes and a cold sensation glanced past his neck and all the feeling left in his body.
Blood gushed from his neck and his head fell off the ground.
After decapitating him, Alex didn't even take a single glance back at him before charging toward the next black-robed figure.
A pillar of blood erupted from Alex's back as the corpse thumped on the ground.
All the black-robed figures' eyes widened in shock and horror upon seeing that but none of them retreated or uttered a single word.
Instead, they tightened the grip of their weapons and continued to charge toward Alex.
Even though two of their team members were insta killed that didn't mean the man was invincible.
Moreover, they have several advantages on their side and their plan wasn't to kill the man before.
They just need to engage the men and keep them busy until their target has been taken care of.
There were still many left so there was no reason for them to panic.
[Surging Wind Blades]
One of the mages aimed his wand towards Alex and violet tornadoes swept through the air. Greenish blades of wind performed a lethal dance swapping up the soil leaves and stones as they hurtled toward Alex.
Alex was alerted to seeing the storm of wind and hopped back up in the air but at the same, another spell was shot at him.
[Scorching Flame]
The other mage also unleashed his spell at almost the same time. A crescent-shaped blade of fire roughly three to four metres whistled through the air toward Alex at a faster speed than the tornado.
The other black-robed figure converged toward Alex, creating an inescapable pocket that cut off all the avenues of retreat.
The road started to crack and many trees at the side were uprooted by the violent winds while the roads were drenched by rainwater a moment ago and were scorched back by the blade of fire.
A scorching heat wave hurled forth while the black-robed figure closed in on their prey.
Alex's expression remained calm as he assessed his current situation. All of a sudden he jumped toward a tree and stomped his feet on a nearby tree thereby allowing himself to instantly change direction.
Alex slashed his sword and deflected the blade of fire, throwing it at the tornado.
He then used two more trees at the launching pad in quick succession before propelling himself towards a black robe figure while lashing out his sword on him.
A dagger sliced open Alex's sleeve and its poison edge glanced past a mere millimetre from slicing open his arms.
The two spells clashed behind Alex with a loud blast as the flames were torn apart and tornadoes were slashed in half.
Alex twisted his wrist using his sword to shred the attack of the black robbed assailant in front of him and stabbed his chest with his sword.
Alex kicked his chest and used him as a foothold to lunge forward toward the mage at the back.
Swish!
A fireball hurled its way toward Alex as soon as he jumped, Alex raised his sword and used it as a shield to defend and spun his body around allowing the attack to glide on his sword which he threw back at the mage.
The mage frowned and raised his staff to cast a spell to defend.
BOOM!
The ground vibrated and he was forced to step back a few steps as both the spells collided.
"Stop him!" The Deputy leader of the group could see what Alex was trying to do and he immediately tried to rally his orders to the troops.
Having seen three of their comrades dying in quick succession, they were under immense pressure.
Alex didn't hide his intention and immediately moved toward the mage. The two long-range magic casters were totally useless in melee and relied solely on the protection of their comrades.
The two mages were immediately alerted and despite their panic, still had their presence of mind to unleash their disposable magic shields.
At the same time, the tip of their wands glowed as they began to accumulate power for an even more powerful spell.
They thought of this as an opportunity. If they could hold on and tie down Alex, their teammates would be able to tear him into shreds.
Magic shields appeared before them which were designated for them and were cast on their wands.
The other black-robed figures circulated their strength while waiting for the opportunity to pounce on Alex once he was trapped.
Alex stared at the golden magic shields encapsulating the two mages and a disdainful sneer appeared on his face.
If he was just a normal swordsman then he would already have fallen into the pit waiting to be slaughtered.
His main forte wasn't just to swing his sword instead…..
…
While Alex was engaging with the group of black-robed figures, Christina was also surrounded by another group.
Swish!Swish!
Christina's image blurred and two faint shadows clashed.
CLANG!CLANG!CLANG!
They exchanged swords for a couple of rounds and a figure flew away in the air like a rag doll with cuts all over his body.
Christina stared at the two incoming blades calmly and she flicked her sword.
Her sword clashed against the first one and the force of the strike caused his wrist to bend unnaturally. The trajectory of the sword changed and the arc moved toward the other man.
The other black-robed man halted and twisted his body to dodge the blow but at that very moment, Christina had already closed the distance quickly.
Her sword dug deep into his chest and came out from the back.
Christina pulled out her sword and a strange gurgling sound came out of his mouth as he fell onto his knees.
Christina rolled her gaze and quickly jumped back somersaulting in the air.
A sword passed down under her feet aiming to cut her legs but Christina reacted fast enough.
The man's expression was distorted. He knew that Christina's strength was abolished and she had to restart from scratch but she was able to rival them within 2 years.
He raised his blade and charged at her.
Christina gently flicked her sword and struck him down parrying the attack.
She twisted her wrist and narrowed the distance kicking the man's torso.
The man let out a painful groan and his stand crumbled and Christina veered herself and slammed her knees against his head.
Blood oozed out from his has painted his vision red and his vision became dizzy and flurried.
The man fell to his knees with a large crack on his head.
"A knight must have integrity and moral doctrine, if not they don't deserve to be a knight. A scumbag like you is unfit and sully such a prestigious rank." Christina spoke with disgust.
The man's heartbeat hastened and he stared at her with absolute horror.
Words stuck in his throat as he wondered whether Christina had inferred their identity.
"How!"
The man asked with a questioning gaze.
"Your combat techniques are quite similar to those scums. You must be discarded wastes of the group under the man."
"You're gonna go up first and reserve the place for others. Soon, I will send that entire legion after you." Christina spoke with a cold expression and swung her sword, cutting the person off and leaving him dazed.
"That scum dared to send a man after me after all of this." Christina's expression turned dark and anger burnt inside her chest.
She was worried whether the man had sent a strong one to deal with them. It's okay if she was to die here but she cannot implement Alex who had a bright future ahead.
Christina thought of returning to Alex's side when he saw a frail-looking man with one arm missing appearing before her.
"You…." Christina stared at the man with a shocked expression.
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Alex tightened the grip of his sword and moved forward starting at the mage with a generous gaze.
The mage panicked seeing Alex's expression as he charged straight toward them.
The mana swirled onto the tip of the sword and the tip of the sword carved out a circle in the air. A faint glow lit up on the tip of the sword and he thrust his sword onto the magic sword onto the fire-type mage.
The magic shield on being in contact with the sword instantly began to churn, like a bowl of boiling oil would be after being splashed with water.
The tip of the sword passed through the shield easily. It melted a hole into the magic shield in the blink of an eye, bypassing it with ease while the mage looked at the scene with disbelief on their face.
The other thought this was their chance and they would strike once Alex was unable to break the shield. But their dreams were shattered and crushed brutally.
They stood rooted to the ground seeing Alex manoeuvre and even before they could react or save them, Alex had already pounced on them swiftly like a cheetah.
The magic shield had been torn apart as if it had been a piece of paper.
Alex passes through the shield horrifying the mages who start to scream in despair as for a moment, Alex's figure is interlaced with the god of death.
"Spare us."
"We never intend to kill you. We just wanted to keep you down."
The mage spoke trying to appease Alex but as if he was deaf, his figure just simply walked past them.
He passed through the barrier swiftly and struck the two mages in quick succession one by one.
A shattering of glass reverberated across the place.
Screech!
Blood gushed through the air as Alex went past them following which two bodies fell to the ground with a loud thud.
A magical swordsman always has an advantage and when it comes to Alex who had mastered both swordsman and magic spells, killing mages was his forte.
Mages were extremely confident in their high-tier shield, thinking that as long as they have strong shields, the opponent in the same rank or a rank above them wouldn't be able to touch them, which makes them quite conceited.
However, Alex was a special exception to this preconceived notion.
Injecting magic into swordsmanship to make the sword sharper and focusing on a small point pouring out all his mana, he could just pierce through the barrier with less effort instead of slicing and breaking the barrier with all his strength.
The principle was similar to the application of pressure. Smaller areas, large force and increase the pressure so that the particular point of the barrier collapses under immense pressure.
On top of that, under Alex's fine control, the mana starts to invade the barrier and tear it from inside, breaking it apart once his sword touches the barrier.
Alex swung his sword to get rid of the blood while staring at the figure surrounding him with a murderous glint.
Four swords pierced through the air hurling toward him in unison, and they were all coming from different directions and angles cutting off all avenues for evasion or retreat.
Alex swept his sword behind him, addressing the sword that was aimed at his heart from behind first. In doing so, he pushed the sword off its original path and chopped off one of the wielder's fingers.
He then brought his sword upward, slicing another oncoming long sabre in half immediately while falling backwards upon which two miniature needles barely glanced past his face. At the same time, he lashed out his sword piercing another black-robed assailant's abdomen.
In the blink of an eye, Alex had evaded all four lethal attacks and severely injured one of the assailants.
However, it was far from over, a short sword thrust toward his waist from behind and even though he managed it, a gash was still torn onto his clothes.
Two flying knives hurled past his ear but Alex dodged them by swiftly moving his head and it narrowly brushed past severing a few strands of his hair.
If he had dodged a little later, it would have pierced his glabella.
"Damn!" Alex cursed as he swayed his long hair keeping them in check.
After getting back and fighting till now, it was the first time Alex was facing discomfort due to his long, heavy hair which had become wet due to rain giving him slight difficulty.
"Bastard, I will trim your hair after killing you," Alex murmured and with a swift motion, he stabbed his sword at one of the man's abdomen and pressed his sword tightly giving him more pain but the evil-doer had no intention of giving up either as he swung his short sword at him.
Alex's sword danced under the trickle of rain and sweat was already starting to form on his forehead.
All of these men's weapons were coated with lethal poison and even a gentle prick was enough to send someone to the netherland and healing spells were almost useless on them until it was of a higher tier.
And if even this was not enough, when his weapons collided against a portion of the poison splattered on him which could go past the skin casting a slightly burning sensation and discomfort.
Fortunately, Alex had a strong blessing which helped him recover quickly. He was not worried about Christina as these darlings of Goddess have higher poison resistance and were almost immune to the poison.
Though this poison could put them in a difficult position it wouldn't do much harm to them.
Alex stared at the man who wasn't letting go and even though he was stabbed, he still swung his sword furiously at him.
Alex tilted his head and dodged the blow and holding the man's wrist twisted it at an odd angle.
A crackling sound was heard and the man's expression distorted under immense pain.
Alex pulled the man's arms while applying more strength while raising his sword upward motion, slicing the man into two halves.
Alex took on the four Epic ranks at once who used everything at their disposal to get rid of him.
Lucas parried one of the man's attacks and flicked his sword to give a slight cut to the other.
One of them appeared on his back and shot two poison-coated daggers at him.
Alex jumped and rotated his body allowing the dagger to pass through him while landing on one of the man's shoulders and lashing his sword at him.
His sword dug deep into his back and the man coughed blood but as Alex tried to pull his sword, the man held his sword trying to stop it from pulling out while stopping Alex's movements.
Alex stared at two men coming at him quickly. He narrowed his eyes and his lips curled upwards instead of fear.
"You only know how to gang up on others."
Without anyone noticing, Christina appeared beside the man and thrust her sword skilfully at one of the man's backs.
Its tip went through the man's back emerging from the front.
She kicked him aside like a lifeless doll and stomped the ground and threw herself at the other.
Alex kills the man and lunges toward the remaining one.
A series of clashes erupted as the two of them engaged while both of them ganged upon the remaining one.
Alex found it quite pleasant to gang up on the other side while the opponent seemed to be on the verge of tears and breaking down.
It might be the first time the man had suffered such an injustice as he was the one who always ganged upon others.
A few moments later, Christina laid the blade of his sword on the black robbed man's neck and asked coldly.
"Dog of scum. Were you sent by that traitor commander?"
Alex blinked his eyes and rubbed his ears wondering if he had heard something wrong.
Christina was a girl of few words and she didn't even use honorifics like this.
Alex noticed that Christina was slightly agitated and looked quite edgy and thought that it might be due to the incident taking place today when she had visited her parents.
Alex saw a small wound on her abdomen and frowned and wanted to ask her about it but stopped for Christina to finish.
"Kill me, I will not answer your question.."
"As your wish," Christina muttered and sliced the man's neck with an indifferent expression.
"How were you wounded?"
"Angus fought with me," Christina spoke, glimpsing at Alex's figure and pondering for a moment, asking, "Did you know about this and suddenly rush here?"
Alex scratched his cheek and said, "No, I didn't know about it."
Alex wanted to laugh out loud at Angus's misfortune. That guy just puffed up his pride and came out from his prison and might have achieved his previous strength only to be plummeted by Christina.
Alex had already known about the fight and he knew that Angus was no match for current Christina who had almost recovered to her peak.
He may have had a chance during the war but now he is unworthy to even challenge her.
Alex gave a mysterious smile.
Christina sighed and said"Sorry, I wasn't able to kill that dog. He escaped."
"It seems that you know this person quite well. Were these all his men?" Alex asked, raising brows.
Christina nodded.
Alex's expression changed a bit and he breathed heavily.
Walking forward, he wrapped his hand around her waist and said"Let's go."
Alex's warm breath brushed past Christina and his hands warmed her a little in the rain.
The rain covered all sounds and the blood from the battle was quickly washed away.
Their clothes had some cut marks. Their hair had been plastered to their scalps by the pouring rain giving them a dishevelled appearance.
Alex assessed whether Christina had some cut from the poisonous wound for his peace of mind and was happy on finding none.
"Where?"Christina asked.
"Some people didn't know how to lie back. So, we should show them their position." Alex pulled Christina up to his embrace and his figure floated in the air and flew straight through the sky.
Christina stared at Alex's expression which expressed as if this man was going to war.
…
A dishevelled figure dashed past the dense canopy trying to flee as far as possible.
He was soaked in blood which was being washed by the droplets of rain.
He gritted his teeth to suppress the pain but today's defeat marks another humiliation. Even if he was able to live past today, a shadow would have been left in his heart.
He had already resigned to his fate and thought that since he had no way out after killing Christina, at least seeing Alex crying tears of blood would at least soothe his heart.
But who knew that the girl would be so fierce and almost chop off his remaining arms?
It wasn't that she was formidable, rather losing his hand had messed up his balance and since he had been in poor condition without any combat training, his condition wasn't good for battle.
He might overpower others with his rank but before Christina who had superior combat prowess, vast experience and tacit understanding, he wasn't even able to hold himself.
At the sight of death, his heart finally trembled in fear but as he noticed the situation on the other side, a hope germinated in his heart.
Alex and Christina had almost killed the black-robed figures sent by that man.
Angus knew that he would be killed by them if he were to survive but since all of them were killed there was no one to restrict him.
In that case, he thought of escaping with his life and hiding somewhere.
He swears not to provoke anyone and lays low.
But little did he know, that the decree of death had already been issued and this time there was no way for him to back out and the messenger was already hurling his way towards him.
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Angus, who was running crazily, suddenly saw a big shadow cast all over the place.
At first, he didn't mind it but in a span of a moment, he saw the shadow shrinking back quickly and his eyeball enlarged.
He looked up while speeding up but it was already too late for him to escape.
A ball of fire descended and a loud voice was heard.
"Meteorite Smash!"
BOOM!
The sole of a foot stuck his head and his figure was slammed onto the ground heavily with a loud thump.
The ground rumbled and started to crack due to the minute explosion.
Dust and debris were swept away and a crater was formed as the cloud of smoke disappeared, Alex's figure appeared and he stood on top of Angus while holding Christina in her arms.
"Why do I feel that the name of the move doesn't match the action?" Christina muttered.
Alex laughed bitterly, he remembered a scene from the movie where a panda used to defeat his enemies by falling from above and hitting the enemy with his bum but since he cannot do something shameful in front of his wife, he has to use his feet.
Still, the effect wasn't that bad and he was already thinking of incorporating the move into his arsenal.
Alex stared at Angus's pitiful figure which had a huge horn on his head.
A gurgling sound was heard as blood seeped from Angus's lips.
"Did he die due to my carelessness? It seems he was unable to take this small move of mine."
"I don't think so?" Christina spoke with a blank expression.
Alex put her down and holding the nape of Angus's neck pulled him up and slapped him to wake him up.
"Whoo!"
Angus muttered with a trembling voice.
"It's your daddy."
Angus opened his eyes to see Alex's face staring at him with a menacing look.
"Kyakkkkk!"
Angus screamed with a horrified look and his screams sounded like the shrieks of the pig.
"I will tell you everything you need if you can spare me and hide me somewhere," Angus spoke while mustering all his courage.
Alex's lips curled upwards and he spoke"No thanks"
"My hands were tied previously and I wasn't able to kill you before but now."
"Heheheheh!" Alex's sinister laughter resounded throughout the place followed by strong strikes of thunder giving a chill down his spine of Angus.
"Angus, you have done well by coming here."
"For all your hard work, I will give your death," Alex spoke and snapped his neck, killing him instantly.
SNAP!
"Hush!"
"It finally ended," Christina sighed, taking a deep breath.
"It's not the end, it's just the beginning," Alex muttered with killing intent.
He wouldn't be a man if he didn't blow up the matter and muddy the waters.
…
Alex and Christina rushed quickly.
Although there was no possibility, still Alex was worried about his other wives safety.
'Hopefully, their target was Christina, not others.' Alex thought inwardly.
Who knows what goes inside the head of those shrews and what if dispatching men to fight Christina was just dragging her down until the real deed was done.
Alex and Christina arrived before a huge noble mansion.
It was Christina's house, the place where all her sweet memories have been stored until they were uprooted.
The huge iron gates of the mansion were opened by the servants who greeted them.
They occasionally stared at Alex and Christina who had some blood on their cloth and a sack stained with blood on Alex's back.
Both of them seemed to be wounded heavily and seeing them injured, they were a bit frightened.
Alex looked around and found no trace of battle.
Seeing everything was fine, Alex sighed in relief.
As soon as they entered, a commotion ensued.
Riya, Catherine and Athena who just came back all dashed toward both of them with a concerned look.
"Were you attacked?"
"My Lord, are you alright?" Riya almost threw herself at Alex after seeing Alex's condition but Alex assured her.
Alex explained the events without leaving anything behind, putting down the shock.
"We just came back and someone had already started to target us," Catherine spoke with disdain.
"Are you sure that it was that commander under the Second Prince's side?" Catherine asked.
Christina nodded her head.
"That man, he wanted to nip off the bud entirely."
"Damn!" Catherine stomped her ground in anger.
Targeting Christina was equal to targeting all of them and in the process, everyone can be implicated.
If they weren't careful, they wouldn't even live to see the next day.
Alex stared at his wives an anxious look and his blood was already boiling.
Although they weren't strong that didn't mean that they don't have a backing.
If somehow Yvonne or Athena would have been attacked, the matter wouldn't end simply.
Even if they weren't present that didn't mean he was going to take it lying.
To everyone's surprise, Alex squatted down, and Alex opened the sack.
There were three corpses in it.
Alex pulled out Agnus's corpse and muttered"Take care of these if anyone comes here and hand one to them."
"Keep another one for now. We don't know whether the investigation officer is a spy or not who would take the corpses and get rid of the evidence."
Alex opened his chest armour and shoulder plates.
Alex asked for Riya's dagger and taking it pierced his chest and drew a cut on it and similarly made a few more cuts over his body.
Alex and Christina had injured themselves so that they could be seen wounded in public eyes.
But Alex wanted to look more pathetic.
"Alex, what are you doing?"
"My Lord!"
They screamed in horror as they saw Alex wounding himself.
Even Athena was taken by surprise for a moment.
After wearing cuts, he cut Angus's throat and held his head and spoke coldly.
"I am going to visit the castle."
"Alex, have you gone mad," Christina asked with disbelief. Her cold expression was replaced with worry and guilt.
"This is the best course to take now. If we don't act now and show that we shouldn't be trifled with, the moles would raise their heads one by one." Alex spoke coldly.
Riya and Christina wanted to stop him but at that time, Athena spoke"The preparator might haven't thought that Alex would blow this matter."
"He might have expected that in the worst-case scenario, we would ask for an investigation and he could take care of the aftermath."
"What do you think about this Catherine?" Athena asked.
Catherine pondered for a moment and spoke, "Logically we should follow a peaceful path and lay low until we are stronger but after seeing Alex though, I think he should do what he wants."
Catherine spoke with a smile"You can't wait to test the water, can you?"
Alex smiled and spoke, "Ladies wait for the good news."
Alex turned and walked outside to leave.
Everyone who stared at his back suddenly felt as if he was walking on a plain filled with corpses and rivers of blood.
Alex held Angus's corpse and flew straight towards the sky.
He had acted weakling and laid low only to see who was on his side and pity him or if there was anyone who could lend a helping hand to him.
But since then, it has come to this, there was no need to restrict anymore. Alice would be already taking a look at others and now he will be directly seeking justice from the Emperor.
It didn't matter even if he had to kill his way in.
Athena watched Alex fade back with a complicated look.
"In the worst case scenario, what could be the punishment?"Christina asked with a worried look.
"Maybe a hand or a leg," Athena muttered.
Riya's expression stiffened and her heart started to beat wildly due to nervousness while Christina started to blame herself.
The men came for him and since Alex was seeking trouble, if something happened to him, she would be the one who had to bear the sin.
"With Alex's healing power and blessing, he could even reattach the amputated legs only if the punishment ended with this," Catherine spoke with an uneasy expression.
"Don't worry, even in the worst-case scenario, The Emperor wouldn't take his head," Catherine spoke, trying to encourage others.
"It's not that the Emperor wouldn't, he dare not have any plans to harm him. Cause, if he dares, even the heavens cannot save his throne and I swear it." Athena spoke, radiating a chillness that could freeze everything.
Subtle killing intent radiated from her, surprising everyone.
Seeing her temperament, everyone would believe that she can do what she said and her expression and her attitude were proof of it.
It was a preconceived notion that the Royal family had ears all over the place.
Sometimes, random words from a passerby can cause heavy retribution and one existence might completely disappear.
There was going to be a banquet at the Royal family and many already knew that it was for King Alex.
Some believed that although The Emperor didn't favour the fifth prince before that doesn't mean he had ill will against him.
So, calling him and crowning him before everyone while introducing him to the world might be a way of addressing the Fifth Prince's grievances.
In a certain place in Zenith, where the headquarters of the Public Safety Department was located, chaos had already ensued.
A team consisting of well-trained knights had found dead bodies near the graveyard, and a knight hurriedly knocked on the door of the Captain.
"Captain, we have trouble."
"What happened?"
"We have found dead bodies on the path to the graveyard and it seemed to be a squad dispatched to kill King Alex and Lady Christina."
"They have already reported this matter and are asking us to act"
The Captain almost screamed and jumped off the chair.
"Relay my orders. Deploy all Knights."
"They dare to run rampant and try to assassinate such an important guest under bright daylight. What kind of imprudence is this." He slammed his hand on the table and pulled the sword and placed it on his waist and came out of his office with an angered look.
"Let's go."
"I don't know why I am having a restless feeling." He spoke while his whole body shivered.
Meanwhile, in the Royal Palace, the news travelled quickly.
All the Princes and Princesses had already been called to the Capital.
The news of the attack on Alex alerted everyone and the Emperor immediately called for a meeting without wasting any time, much to everyone's surprise.
It didn't take much time for the matter to reach their years as Alex came out openly.
The Prince and Princess entered and took their seats while the court official started to gather.
Everyone had an uneasy expression on their faces wondering what was going to happen.
Many of them felt that this was just a small matter so why the hell was the Emperor making a fuss?
Many wondered if the gathering might be related to other matters.
Alice stared at everyone coldly but beneath the coldness, she secretly envisioned the scene that was going to happen.
She knew her brother's capabilities and if the Assassin sent weren't stronger, they couldn't harm him unless he wanted.
The First Princess Leia stared at Alice and muttered softly"Fourth Sister, I heard you visited little brother Alex."
"How is he doing?"
Alice's gaze fixated on her. There was no emotion in Leia's eyes and it would look as if she didn't care.
But Alice knew that she was a bit worried about Alex.
In the Palace, there were no relatives and every relation seemed to be based on benefit.
But Princess Leia was a bit different. She cared for others and was generally a benevolent person under the cold mask.
Unlike Alice, although she didn't spend time with Alex in childhood, she deeply cared for him and it was under her shadows that both of them were able to grow up.
There were no servants who bullied Alex because Princess Leia herself took action.
Princess Leia's eyes weren't on the throne due to greed rather, she wanted to create a precedent for women who had always been put behind males.
She wanted to become an Empress and prove that women were in no way inferior to anyone and at the same time she wanted to restrict her shrewd brothers who were always engaged in conspiring against each other.
At that time, a long announcement sounded and The Emperor Kevin Von Stan entered the Throne room.
All the officers along with royals got up and bowed down.
The Emperor sat on the throne and was about to begin his speech when a loud explosion resounded at the far corner of the palace.
The shockwaves sent tremors in the Throne room startling many.
"Someone attacked the palace."
"Who wants to die?"
Everyone started at the charter and stared at the Emperor who had an inexplicable expression on his face.
"What happened?" A hoarse voice resounded in the whole place.
At the same time, another explosion took place.
A guard entered hurriedly and fell onto his knees.
"Greetings to His Majesty!"
The man stuttered a little and beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
"Your Majesty King Alex had blown up the gates."
A hushed silence prevailed as soon as his voice fell and everyone looked around with disbelief.
Blowing up the gates!
Since the gates of the Palace can be attacked by the people of the Empire?
And even if some attacked, how can it be easy to blow up the gates?
"What kind of indecency is this?" A noble roared.
"Your Majesty, The Fifth Prince seemed to be the same idiot as before."
"We should execute this kind of disobedient brats who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."Another one shouted trying to voice out his thoughts while agreeing with the other one's words.
Alice's expression stiffened. Her face was already pale after hearing the sound of an explosion.
'Big Brothers, what the hell are you aiming for?'
The matters of Capital weren't as simple as it looks and one can't just rely on strength only, one should also know a way to politics.
Many present out their voice out their thoughts and wanted to execute Alex.
"So, you are saying that the guards are so weak that you can not even defend against a kid attack who seemed to be in Master rank," Kevin spoke loudly.
Everyone who heard his words felt a chill down their spine as they could feel the anger within those words.
"Just what kind of fools were guarding the gates?" He asked.
The guard who brought the news panicked and fell onto his knees asking for mercy.
If The Emperor became angry, his head would be the first that would be taken by him.
"Hmm!" He snorted and laid back in his seat.
" What do you think?"Kevin muttered faintly.
"I think the snacks you have brought wouldn't be sufficient for the show." A voice whispered from his back.
Kevin coughed lightly and spoke, "I am talking about the situation."
"Your Majesty, since you are here to watch the show, you just need to enjoy it."
"Moreover, you are quite cruel. It was you who manipulated things and replaced the guards and now you are blaming others."
A loud explosion reverberated for a moment and everyone's expression became ugly as they stared at the Emperor who sat silently.
When the minister and officials were screaming, a loud hoarse voice echoed throughout the hall.
"It seems that everyone had gone senile due to old age."
The sound of gentle footsteps was heard and finally, a young man of 19 appeared with wounds all over his body.
His face seemed to be white as a sheet of paper and his body was drenched in blood and each of his steps left behind a footprint of blood.
And to everyone's horror, he held a cut head on his left hand that seemed to have been cut recently.
In a way, Alex's first entrance to The Throne room would leave an unforgettable memory in everyone's mind.
Everyone gawked at the scene as Alex entered.
While many clicked their tongue with disdain, many felt that something big was going to happen.
Not all of the nobles were fools or conceited and some observed things carefully before deriving an inference.
"Fool, weren't you taught how to represent yourself before others?"A noble spoke.
" No, I wasn't taught."
"If you have so much free time then why don't you come and teach me." Alex sneered.
The noble lips closed tightly and he glared at Alex.
Alex walked towards the middle and threw the head towards the Throne.
The head rolled on the ground and reached the stairs leading to the platform of the throne room.
"I want to ask what is this?"
"When the Imperial Envoy took him, they promised to punish him and give me justice," Alex shouted and raised his voice higher.
"I have heard that the guy sitting on the throne who was previously my father is a strong man filled with a sense of justice and magnanimity."
"He is strong enough to shoulder the Entire Kinley on his shoulders."
"But after this incident, my eyes were opened. All of these were false rumours that were made to hide the weakness. You can't even punish and keep a mouse properly, what right do you have to act all haughty."
"Don't you feed the prison guards well or don't you give them a salary to do their work."
Alex rolled his eyes toward everyone and then pointed his hands.
Josh who was at the back was scared out of his wits and tried to hide.
"You all can ask Sir Josh!"
"I have already cut an arm of Angus and under constant torture, he was reduced to a sack of bones but even after this he was able to escape the prison."
"Tsk…Tsk.."
"What a disgrace?" Alex spoke with disdain.
The temperature of the surroundings seems to rise by a few degrees as Alex starts to blame them.
"King Alex, you are being too much. All the prison guards are faithful and do their duties well. You are slandering The Emperor and committing an offence."Count Heidelberg stood up and spoke.
He thought of taking this chance to bootlick and speak up for the Emperor and who knows, this may be the wisest decision on his part.
"Seeing you sucking up Prison guards, it seems that you have a hand in this kind of thing."
"Tell me why you freed Angus from prison?"
Everyone's gaze fell on Count Heidelberg.
Count Heidelberg's face became pale and he shouted"I don't have any hand in it. How dare you tarnish my reputation. This Count's reputation is known throughout the place."
"Is that so? Then why are you spouting all this bullshit? Did you see anyone standing up and speaking for them? Why are you the only one speaking for prison guards?" Alex snorted.
Count Heidelberg, had a sudden realisation and he stared at other nobles who averted their gaze.
No one was fool enough to oppose Alex when he had a valid reason and that's why they must refrain from speaking up and just stay quiet to watch the show.
"Your Majesty, is this how your rule? What kind of ignorant people have you been supporting? This guy is messing the command right under your nose?" Alex spoke with a saddened expression.
Kevin who was looking at the scene with an indifferent look suddenly clenched his fist and his expression hardened.
The main motive of the gathering was to see how much Alex had grown after recovering but little did he expect that this brat would directly go after his head and soil his reputation.
He liked Alex's courage in confronting things like this. One might think this was quite a rash decision but in a way, it was the best way to muddy the waters.
It may cause a commotion and pull all the enemy's eyes but in this way, he could segregate enemies from friends.
He could also feel grievance in Alex's heart and he could feel that he was targeting him with each word.
It angered him greatly, this was a stain on his reputation. Alex had recently entered Zenith and someone had already targeted him.
It would be easy to accept if the other party was an assassin but sadly he was a prisoner who was prisoned in a heavily guarded prison.
Anyone would be a fool to believe a Transcendent rank expert escaping from prison. If this matter came to be known to the public, he would be a joke in the eyes of other Empires.
His eyes reddened with anger and he observed everyone's expression from the royals to the nobles and none of their emotions escaped from his eyes.
"And even if he isn't the one, if there is a helper of the culprit, he must be a high official. Since it happens once, it can happen twice."Alex shouted.
"If the officials release prisoners like this to kill people how would everyone sleep in peace? Who knows from where a convict may drop up."
"I am saddened and disheartened by this situation."
The entire hall already plunged into silence when Alex blamed them one after another.
Kevin tapped his finger and spoke, "Today this Emperor had shamed you."
"Since Angus was spared and brought here according to an imperial decree, his responsibility lies with us."
"His escape and all the troubles caused to King Alex and his families would be compensated."
"And this matter would be investigated thoroughly. I want the heads of everyone involved in this event."
"I don't care if it is noble of lower authority or higher authority, everyone would be killed."
"And!"
Emperor Kevin paused and spoke heavily "If this had anything to do with the members of the Royal family, report the matter to me. I will decide the punishment according to the offence."
"I assure you that the preparator would be punished no matter what."
"So, King Alex, are you satisfied?"
"Very satisfied, Your Highness. I might not be able to sleep today due to the excitement of seeing the convicts getting executed." Alex spoke.
"Good, since this matter has been settled, let's move to the next."
"What punishment should be given to Alex for his imprudence?" Emperor Kevin spoke with a smirk.
Alex closed his lips and stared at the Emperor's expression.
He could see a large grin on his face and tilted his head with a confused look.
'Why do I feel that he is enjoying the situation? Am I hallucinating?'
'Maybe he is thinking about a cruel punishment and wasn't able to control his excitement a few imagining my miserable end,' Alex muttered nodding his head.
The Emperor turned his head and spoke, "What do the court officials think about this?"
"I would like to hear your opinion."
The court officials put down their heads like frightened mice.
They have just seen The Emperor agreeing to Alex's request and now asking for their opinion about punishing him.
No one wanted to take the risk and speak something on this matter which may be used against them later.
If it was anyone else, they were sure that he would be killed on their spot but not only did the Emperor not look angry, he didn't even scold or reprimanded Alex.
It proves that although The Emperor might hate Alex he can't bear to punish him harshly as King Alex was his flesh and blood.
Moreover, no one knows how important King Alex's mother was to the Emperor.
When King Alex was born, many spoke and spread rumours calling him an illegitimate child but all those who said those words weren't able to see the sun the next day. This proves that she had an important place in the Emperor's heart and no matter what the royal cannot be slandered.
And what exactly was her position.No one was sure about it.
Kevin watched everyone who didn't even raise their head to look at him. He nodded in satisfaction seeing fear in their eyes.
"Minister Clark, what do you think of this?"
Small beads of sweat started to form on his head, and he raised his head and said"Your Majesty, King Alex's forceful entry is a sign of his insolence."
"King Alex could have asked for justice in the Public Safety bureau but coming here with a head clear proves that he had no respect for his Majesty."
"He is simply uncultured and ill-mannered who needs to teach and be punished well."
"Hmm!"
Kevin nodded his head and spoke, "You are correct."
"I also agree with you."
Alex spoke suddenly to everyone's surprise.
"I haven't been taught well and lack in the education department. Alas, no one wanted to teach a disowned child like me."
"Even his father threw him away, unable to handle him so who could be gutsy enough to handle and teach me normal courtesy."
"I don't even know noble etiquettes and history."
"What a bad luck?" Alex spoke, pitying himself.
Kevin's lips twitched uncontrollably and he felt that this guy was targeting him intentionally.
"I have decided."
His voice spread far and wide and resonated in the hall.
"King Alex seriously lacks ethics. His behaviour is unfit for that of a King. Swallow knowledge will not only hamper one but also one Kingdom."
"So, to fill up your knowledge and make up for the lack, you are punished to attend the academy and stay in it until you can graduate."
"Until you graduate, you don't have the qualifications to be crowned," Kevin spoke with a loud grin on his face.
Alex who was waiting for the punishment eagerly suddenly felt the world around him becoming lifeless.
He thought that he might be punished heavily and might be injured but this…
A bright student who had already passed the university with flying colours due to some circumstances was forced to enter the school once again.
How would that person feel? This was what Alex was feeling now.
A deep sense of embarrassment crawled up within him.
While Alex was in shock, the nobles and officials almost fell on their backs hearing the judgement.
Those who wanted Alex to be punished severely were at a loss for words while some who were neutral or reasoned with Alex looked at him with pity.
The Princes and Princess stared at Alex with an inexplicable gaze.
One may infer Emperor stand on Alex from this decision itself.
Normally, a person entering like this is punishable by offence and even if they would be punished severely, they would at least be locked up but this guy wasn't punished and in a way, wasn't it a reward?
All the connections are forged in the academy and it was the stepping stone for them to form a base in the future.
And Alex entering the academy was similar to giving him wings.
"I refuse," Alex shouted.
"You can put me on house arrest or whip me a thousand times or something else but forcing me to enter the academy is an insult. I am already a grown man and married. Don't you feel disheartened stopping a good husband from taking care of his wife? As a husband, I have certain duties I have to attend to, lest I may make my wife dissatisfied."
"Aren't you sowing discord in my family?"
Everyone almost choked when he heard his words.
'Shameless.'Alice muttered and turned her gaze away.
At this moment, she wanted to declare that she didn't know this guy.
Only his big brother could speak such shameless words in such an eloquent manner and with a straight face.
Kevin wanted to control his anger and spoke.
"Did I ask for your opinion?"
"I am issuing an order not asking for an opinion."
"Moreover, grown man my foot. All students attending the academy are from 18-21 and as far as I remember you are still 19."
"Just how did you become a grown man?"
"And according to the pact, every Prince who wanted to be King had to graduate from the academy so that some hillaby wouldn't come and sit on the throne."
"Rules mean rules, those who don't follow are fools and fools have no right to sit on Thrones."
"So, go and study properly and don't make more mess. For all those bitter years you have suffered, I will forgive you and overlook your imprudence this time."
"Now disperse," Kevin shouted and his figure quickly disappeared from the throne leaving everyone bewildered.
The contents of the meeting shocked everyone.
Some even thought about whether The Emperor had taken the wrong medicine.
The Emperor was always known as a wild beast attacking anyone who tried to defy him and his unscrupulous behaviour was known to everyone.
King Alex who had blasted the gates and fought his way to the throne room was punished to enter the academy, the news brought disbelief to everyone.
While many were wondering, what were The Emperor's motive and stance and what the future had in store for them, a gloomy atmosphere prevailed in a certain place which made it difficult for one to walk on a tightrope.
In the Second Prince Mansion.
A tall and dominating figure stood by the window staring at the scene outside. The rain was pouring heavily and the atmosphere was quite depressing, similar to his mood.
He was the second Sun of the Empire, Hex Von Stan. For him, the only contender for the Throne was First Prince Sean.
Both of them were on equal footing for now but the slight mishap that happened yesterday had already brought a great impact on him.
"General Shen, did you know what you did wrong?"
Behind him, a middle-aged man kneeled while bowing his head. His hairs were haggard and he seemed to be in bad condition.
"Your Highness, please forgive my insolence. I should have asked you before taking action. My greed took the better of me."
CLANG!
A wine glass hit his head and wine smeared his face.
"This isn't even the first time that your greed took better off you General Shen."
Major General Shen and Christina's father Ruth were good friends.
Unlike Ruth, he doesn't have excellent leadership qualities and as his friend rose in position, jealousy started to cloud his mind.
One day he came to know a shocking truth. Ruth has a family heirloom, a sword that grows with the user.
Shen who had been with Ruth since early days knew that Ruth wasn't as meticulous as he was in their early years of service and thought that it was the effect of the sword that made him what he was and if he could get his hands on his sword, he would get what Ruth had.
He made a deal with Prince Hex to become his subordinate and use the army at his disposal if he could help to eliminate Ruth.
Forging false documents and using other means, they were able to trap him and execute him. He got the sword and his position but unfortunately, he wasn't able to use the sword and it didn't accept him as his master.
8 years later, Ruth's daughter started to rise and with her strength, she was able to solve the mystery which possessed the chance to harm him as well as The Prince, so Hex personally took action once again and suppressed her, unfortunately, they weren't able to kill her due to the Emperor's intervention.
He thought of using Angus to lead Christina into Amidon and finish her but who knew Nevan would rise and suppress them?
And who knew that the assassination would also fail and Alex would be courageous enough to enter the Throne room with a head slandering The Emperor?
If he knew about this, he wouldn't have made the move without consulting Prince.
"Taking action without asking me isn't your mistake rather being unable to take care of things."
"Since you dared to take action why didn't you use all your force to nip the bud entirely from the root," Hex spoke with an angered tone.
"And on top of that, why did you free Angus instead of sending an assassin."
Shen lowered his head with shame and said"Highness, I looked for an assassin but none of them took the offer no matter the amount. It was as if a third voice intervened in it."
"Some took the order before but all of them were killed without leaving any traces and after that, no one dared to take the assassination order to kill Christina," Shen explained.
Hen's blank expression started to crumble and a panicked expression appeared on his face.
'A third party.'His eyes widened.
"You said a third party intervened and swept away the assassins swiftly."
He fell into deep thought.
A third force with the means to obtain information means that the force must have a huge intelligent network and capable people to kill without leaving any evidence.
He couldn't link any of the forces and even if there were, he wasn't able to guess their identity.
He doubted if Christina had strong support but if she had, she wouldn't be in this type of situation from the beginning and his family wouldn't have died.
Alex didn't have any connection and there was no doubt about it. The only powerful backup they have was the Lockheart's merchant group but there was no way they would act with such precision as all of them were monitored by the Emperor's forces.
After racking his head, a sudden thought struck him and an unknown fear rose from his heart.
He started to sweat profusely and his heart tightened.
After seeing his royal father stand on Alex and his motive to force him into the academy, there was a possibility that it might be he who acted secretly.
'Do father wanted to support him but this doesn't seem to be feasible in any way.'
'With so many good heirs, why would he choose someone who was already behind and is almost out of the race?'
'Or he is raising him to contend with them and nullify the Prince's forces.'
He didn't need to worry about it now, rather he should find a way to solve the matter because if someone traced this incident toward him then he was sure that he would be thrown out of the race.
Moreover, he wasn't sure about the third force identity and have to research it a bit.
"General Shen, find a scapegoat and the man shouldn't be ours."
"Make an excuse, that this wasn't an assassin mission and the guy coveted Christina and wanted to kidnap her but due to Alex's presence, the fight took place and he was killed."
"And he selected Angus because of his hate for Alex and Christina."
Shen nodded his head gently and got up.
"And remember, if this turns out to be a failure then just kill yourself otherwise if I decided to act, even your pleas for death would be worthless."
A chill ran down his spine as soon as he heard Hex's words.
He knew that he was just a pawn who would be discarded if he lost his value.