Game of Divine Thrones Book 7 Chapter 167

An office room full of luxurious ornaments.

Alexei Romanov was anxious and walking back and forth by the window.

“Fuck...”

Ivanov had died.

However, the truth was still not being investigated.

It was because they had lost contact with all the clan members sent to the White Ghost King’s Sand Temple.

So, I had to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible, but couldn't think of what to do.

'Something grave must have happened.'

As far as he knew, the three demon kings of the Ars Almadel Circle were gathered at the sand temple as well.

If an enemy that even they couldn't deal with had appeared...

'I have no choice but to ask Melena for help.'

Melena, the Witch of Lust.

Even if she couldn't solve the problem, she could at least figure out what was going on.

However, she would act picky as always and would demand a considerable price.

While Alexei was trying to come up with a decision,

Bam!

The door suddenly swung open, and a blond man in armor ran inside and tried to catch his breath.

“Lo, Lord Alexei!”

“What is it?”

“A fleet of the Izuna Kingdom is attacking us! It’s indiscriminately bombing Trident’s military base!”

“What?!”

Trident was a fortress city located on the west coast of the Talis Kingdom.

It was one of the places where Ivanov had trained their navy to prepare their invasion of the Izuna Kingdom.

Moreover, it was close to the capital city of Cordoba, so it could become a serious threat if captured by hostile forces.

'Just why are they attacking us right now…?!’

The operation to invade the Izuna Kingdom was being planned secretly even within the Talis royal palace.

Moreover, it was difficult to think that there was a spy or a traitor in their midst, because the three demon kings were the ones planning it.

Therefore, there was no reason for the Izuna Kingdom to blatantly take the lead and attack them first.

As Alexei stood in confusion, he heard some soldiers screamed and the sounds of metal hitting metal from somewhere.

Clang clang!

Clang! Clang!

“Arghhhhhhhhh!”

It seemed like a group of people had invaded the palace.

Alexei urgently summoned 30 elite clan members under his command using the clan skill, Call to Arms(Lv.3).

“We’ve got intruders. You guys are to protect me.”

Now that Ivanov died, he was the next leader of the great Slavs.

The same went for the throne of the Talis Kingdom.

He had yet to succeed Ivanov officially, but he had the true political and military power of a monarch.

When Alexei attempted to cast the Stronghold(Lv.3) skill that increased the stats of nearby clan members,

Booom!

An explosion resounded nearby, and the room shook greatly once more.

Alexei was shocked and used the Stronghold(Lv.3) skill as well as Barrier (Lv.3).

“What the hell is going on?!”

“Do they have a high-level wizard with them? This firepower is incredible...”

The clan members who had been summoned to the office were preparing for battle with nervous expressions.

They had lost contact with those guarding the royal palace.

Everyone had probably gotten defeated by these invaders.

Time passed where nothing happened for a while, but...

Bam!

The door swung open violently and a black-haired man appeared.

It was Chun Woohyuk.

“Wh, who are you...?”

“Your barriers were pretty tight. I had to be patient and take care of them one by one with my newest allies.”

Behind Woohyuk stood a beastman with wildcat eyes, weapons in hand.

He had climbed up the high walls and sneaked into the royal palace to avoid fighting as much as possible.

Having grasped the situation, Alexei spoke up while shivering.

“You uncivilized beastmen dare to betray us…?”

"Betray? No. We are simply liberating ourselves from your rule.”

The beastman behind Woohyuk responded.

He was Ganiev, the warrior who led Austilla, the Beastmen Clan Alliance.

“How ridiculous. Do you really think the greedy enemy king will guarantee your autonomy? If you really want to be free, you'll have to get rid of all your competitors like Ivanov had done, and place a puppet king.”

“That would only be the case if the other person was an ungodly person like you. The King of Rhine is a real hero. He will soon overthrow everything in this Kingdom.”

Ganiev had heard everything about Woohyuk from Catsy, the woman from his race and his long-time colleague.

Obviously, the information and news was so shocking that he was dubious at first.

“What, a hero? If you're going to make up bullshit like that, then just…”

Shatter!

As the angry Alexei taunted Ganiev, Grandia was swung diagonally and the barrier around Alexei shattered like glass.

The surprised Alexei stepped back for a moment.

“Ki, kill him! Hurry!"

Once he gave an urgent order, the Slavs screamed and dashed at Woohyuk.

Their target was most definitely the enemy’s commander-in-chief.

However, the beastmen weren’t the type of people who would just spectate.

“The chance to repay our people’s suffering has arrived!”

“You dirty racists! You need to be taught a lesson!”

Even without Ganiev's instructions, the beastmen jumped in and fought the Russians.

A lot of resentment had accumulated as they got persecuted.

During a fierce battle between both sides,

Slash!

Slash!

Woohyuk lightly cut his enemies and headed for Alexei.

Soon, the distance between the two gradually narrowed...

“D, don’t approach me! Otherwise, I'll activate this!”

Alexei took out a magically engineered device the size of an apple.

It was an item that exploded like a grenade and damaged nearby targets.

However, Woohyuk continued to walk forward without care.

“Try making it explode. But you’ll be the only one to die.”

“You, you bastard...!”

The furious Alexei stared at Woohyuk's eyes.

And...

“Ugh...!”

He ended up feeling terrified and got chills down his spine due to the killing intent he could feel from Woohyuk.

He was completely overwhelmed, as his opponent was someone who had seen the bloodshed of countless people for over 40 years.

Woohyuk summoned Carnelian after overpowering Alexei.

“She has something to tell you.”

“Car, Carnelian?!”

Alexei’s frown dug in deeper.

He had realized that the man in front of him was the one who had killed Ivanov.

Carnelian opened her mouth with an expressionless face as Alexei stood watching speechlessly.

"Die."

“...!!”

A sparkling fire broke out around Alexei's body.

Carnelian's will was being expressed by the flames.

“Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!”

Eventually, Alexei screamed and his charred fell to the floor.

“Do you feel relieved now?”

“…Yes."

Carnelian nodded at Woohyuk's question.

Alexei had always tortured her by Ivanov's side.

If she didn’t kill him, her rage would not subside due to the fiery temper of red dragons.

'I could raise her as a fighter unlike Lia.'

Woohyuk thought to himself as he stroked Carnelian, who was still fuming with fury.

She had already experienced all kinds of absurdity in the world and was in a twisted state.

It would be difficult to raise her as an elegant lady like Lia.

“Here, a gift.”

“…What is this?"

“It's chocolate. One of the specialties of the Talis Kingdom. You'll love the taste.”

“...”

Carnelian was dubious but still put the chocolate in her mouth.

Afterwards, surprise and awe took over her facial expression.

Until now, she had never eaten such delicious food.

“It’s not bad, is it?”

“… Thank you for this enchanting experience.”

Carnelian was sincerely grateful to Woohyuk.

Not only had he saved her from Ivanov’s abuse, he also treated her with kindness.

As she looked up at Woohyuk with twinkling eyes, Ganiev approached them.

“The others have been dealt with. They were all members of the elite defense force, so some of us were injured. But none are fatal.”

"Good work. Then I’ll leave the rest in your care.”

Ganiev was planning to take control of the royal palace and initiate a full-scale revolt with his people.

The Izuna Kingdom’s Army and the vampire clan led by Hong Yuri would also join forces with him, so there would be no major problems.

Meanwhile, Woohyuk was planning to capture all the famous slave traders of the Talis Kingdom.

'They said that one of the slave traders has the Valkyrie's Dagger.'

According to the content of the quest, this dagger was necessary to resurrect Valkyrie Brynhild.

They needed a memento deeply related to the deceased person for the ceremony.

Unfortunately, the Andvaranaut did not work as a memento.

As Woohyuk searched every corner of the office, Catsy approached him with a tail slowly swaying sideways.

“Master, what are you looking for?”

“A secret ledger with the names of the slave traders.”

"Let me help you! Catsy is good at finding things!”

Catsy was a beastwoman, so she was good at finding hidden objects.

As she looked around and sniffed everything, Carnelian gazed at their surroundings.

“If it's the secret ledger, it certainly seems like they would’ve kept it here...”

“Have you seen it before?”

“Yes, I always follow Ivanov during the day...”

There were no secrets Carnelian wasn’t aware of within this castle.

She thought to herself for a moment, then walked towards the bookshelf and began to push the books on the second row from the left.

And soon enough,

Click.

Rumble.

She felt a book getting pushed in and click on a switch.

The bookshelf moved aside and a gorgeous vault appeared.

"Good work."

Woohyuk gave Carnelian an extra piece of chocolate and put his hand on the vault’s door.

He needed a passcode to open it.

'I knew this would happen. Good thing I checked Ivanov's adventurer watch.'

There was a code that appeared repeatedly in his adventure journal.

2W7F4ND.

Perhaps it was the passcode for the vaults in the royal palace.

When Woohyuk entered the code, the lock was released with a rattling sound.

“Wow, Master is so cool!”

Catsy’s eyes sparkled at the sight of Woohyuk’s accomplishment.

The vault seemed to contain precious gold and silver treasures in it.

However, Carnelian warned them in worry.

“You can’t just open it. Ivanov isn’t the type of person to leave his treasures unprotected.”

“Can you deactivate the trap?”

“I'll give it a try.”

Carnelian touched the safe and closed her eyes.

When she had a clear view of the magic circuit inside the vault, she quickly started rearranging it.

After some time...

“It’s done.”

“Then let's open it.”

Even if Carnelian had failed to disarm the trap, there would’ve been no accident.

Woohyuk’s abyssal energy was protecting his body like a self-defense mechanism ever since they had entered this room.

Creaaaak.

As Woohyuk pulled on the safe’s handle, a thick ledger covered with leather appeared.

“Wh That’s it? There’s only the secret ledger? I thought there would be some cooler things inside…”

“As long as we have this, wealth will naturally come to us.”

If they took the money and properties of the slave traders in this list, they would be able to gain a year-worth of war funds in advance.

Woohyuk’s eyes gleamed and he opened the secret ledger of the clan’s treasurer Alexei.

Chapter end