Chapter v 235: v 235
The Problem Over Who Should Go
Kathe had had her face close to me, but she now flinched and jumped back .
That meant a distance of about 10 steps . That was how large the wind dragon ruler’s body was .
“Ah! Dad . Don’t approach us while erasing your presence like that!”
“I didn’t erase anything . You just let your guard down, that’s all . ”
And then Dorgo landed next to me . Eric and Goran were riding on his back .
Indeed, they had asked me to wait for 10 minutes . However, I hadn’t expected them to actually arrive within 10 minutes .
It should have been quite difficult, even with the wings of a wind dragon .
I bowed my head to Dorgo .
“I’m sorry . You must be very busy right now . ”
“No-no! I was just thinking about paying my daughter a visit . ”
Dorgo said with a laugh . I turned to Eric and Goran as they got off of Dorgo’s back .
“You were awfully quick . ”
“Of course, we are . We all happened to be together at the palace . ”
“And so it was possible to come here at such short notice . ”
Eric and Goran looked a little smug .
“What? You flew here from the palace?”
“No, we wouldn’t do that . It would cause quite a scene . ”
“True . ”
“We left the city through your mansion and then took off from there . ”
Eric, Goran, and Dorgo were very fast on their feet .
Honestly, now I was worried about all the rumors that would spread after people saw them running .
Eric immediately started to inspect the area and then turned to the teleportation circle .
It was still active .
A dim, shining magic circle was floating in the air above the fist-sized device .
“So, this is the teleportation circle that you were talking about?”
“Yes . An army of vampires that even included High Lords came out of this thing . ”
“Well, we should go inside then . ”
Eric seemed very excited .
“But first, we should contact the beastkin wolves . ”
“I already did that while we were flying . Don’t worry . ”
So he had done it while riding Dorgo . That was the king for you . He knew what he was doing .
Just then, Serulis shouted towards us .
“I’m going too!”
“Serulis . You are staying right here . ”
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Goran said bluntly . I’d seen this happen a few times before .
Serulis looked very dejected as I turned to her .
“I know that you’ve grown a lot, but we can’t predict what will happen on the other side . ”
“You’re saying that there’s a high likelihood that I won’t be able to deal with it?”
“To be honest, yes . But we also don’t know what will happen here as well . It would be best to leave people here who can fight . ”
This was, of course, partly to console her, but it wasn’t just that .
We really did need to leave fighters as well .
However, Kathe tilted her head in puzzlement .
“Hmm . I can understand why you wouldn’t take Nia or Luchila . But surely Serulis can handle herself out there?”
“Kathe, you may say that, but…”
“You’re taking Shia, aren’t you?”
“Yes, of course, I am going . After all, it was the beastkin settlements that were attacked . ”
Shia said without hesitation .
The beastkin wolves were vampire hunters, and yet the vampires had attacked them .
Not only that, but the assault had included the twelve mansions of the chiefs .
“This is clearly a declaration of all-out war . ”
“Re…ally?”
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I wasn’t sure how to answer her .
After all, the vampires and beastkin had been fighting for ages . How would a declaration of war have any meaning at this point?
“Considering that they used a giant bomb, they meant to annihilate us all . ”
“I understand how you feel, Shia… But…”
Goran thought for a moment .
As for me, I thought the vampires were actually targeting the palace .
The beastkin would have had trouble analyzing the bomb .
The likely scenario would have been for them to ask the palace sorcerers and alchemists for help . That way, the bomb would have been taken to the palace within the city .
And that’s when it would have exploded .
“…That being said, they couldn’t have expected things to be carried out so quickly . ”
And yet, the vampires had come out as if they had been ready .
Perhaps they didn’t care if it was the beastkin or the palace that was destroyed .
“Mister Locke is right . ”
Shia said as she looked at us .
“And so it is impossible that we beastkin wolves will not participate in the fight . ”
And yet, we clearly did not have time to wait for the others to arrive .
Nia was much too young . And so we’d have no choice but to take Shia .
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“If Shia can go, then so can I!”
“I don’t know…”
Goran still had his doubts .
“Why not? There’s a saying, ‘throw the cute children into the tiger’s den . ’”
“…No there isn’t . I’ve never heard of such a saying . ”
I said . And then Dorgo muttered .
“…Well, there is, actually . Among us dragons . ”
“Is that true?”
“Yes . And sometimes, we actually do it . ”
But dragon children were strong . I guess that’s how different they were from weak humans .
After hearing Kathe’s advice, Eric said to Goran in a quiet voice,
“Goran . Why not allow her? She is already a first-rate warrior . Though, it will be dangerous…”
“…Indeed . Serulis . I will allow you to come then, but you must listen to my orders . And you better not go charging into the enemy on your own . ”
“I know that . Thank you!”
Serulis looked very happy . However, Goran remained anxious as he whispered to me .
“Locke . I’m counting on you to help me . ”
“I know . Don’t worry . ”
I smiled in an attempt to calm him .