Chapter 248: 248
Chapter 248: Will Block It (4)
The Dragon half-blood could not believe it . He twisted his shaking lips to make an odd smile .
“Why are you telling me this instead of killing me right away if death is going to be more peaceful?”
“I don't want you to die peacefully . ”
The responding voice was cruel and cold . The Dragon half-blood twisted the corners of his lips even more after hearing that Cale Henituse did not want him to die peacefully . Cale continued to speak at that moment .
“That is why I'm giving you the chance to choose . ”
A chance to choose .
Those words echoed inside the Dragon half-blood's mind .
However, Cale did not care about how the Dragon half-blood was as he continued to speak . The dying Dragon half-blood did not have much time left .
“If you choose to live, then the power of darkness inside of you and your light-affinity will continue to clash . You will feel intense pain that feels like your insides are exploding daily, no, every few seconds . ”
It was an unbelievable story .
The Dragon half-blood could not help but sneer .
“Hehe, that’s not possible . If I live, then my light-affinity will eat up this incomplete darkness once I get better . ”
“That would be the case if you were a Dragon . ”
“…What?”
The Dragon half-blood's pupils started to shake .
Cale approached him and quietly spoke as if he was whispering .
“You will become a human . ”
Become a human .
“Traces of your power of light will remain, however, you will lose all of your powers as a Dragon . ”
What would the Dragon half-blood consider as hell?
The first would be living as a human and feeling pain every few seconds .
“You will become a normal human and suffer in pain daily until you eventually end up dying . ”
Cale didn’t speak this next part, but the key to the chains on the Dragon half-blood would be in Cale's hands .
“But you can live a bit longer if you choose life . ”
Cale observed the Dragon half-blood whose lips were moving but were unable to say anything . There wasn’t much time left . The Dragon half-blood asked him a question .
“Are you planning on getting rid of Arm?”
“Why do you care? You're not even on my side . ”
“Ha . ”
The Dragon half-blood laughed in disbelief .
Cale's blunt response was like a knife . However, his continued actions did not seem like a knife at all .
“I will give you a bit more time to think about it . I have a lot of information to gather from you whether you choose to live or die . I need time to get all of that information . ”
Choi Han, who had been listening to Cale and the Dragon half-blood’s conversation, flinched .
‘How is he going to heal the Dragon half-blood?’
He was not the only one with such a question . Everybody inside the wall made by the crows had the same question . Gashan, Witira, and even the Dragon half-blood were wondering the same thing .
However, the group could soon see the Dragon half-blood start to frown .
“Y, y, you told me to choose! What the hell are you doing? Did you want to make me face a painful death from that terrible thing?”
The fearful screams of the man who could not move sounded desperate .
It was the white crown .
The shining crown slowly approached the Dragon half-blood .
‘This terrible item!’
The Dragon half-blood had to listen to the crown that ate its blood since he was very young .
He still heard the sound of the crown, even when he went to sleep .
He also heard his own screams that were full of pain and fear .
“Oo oo oo, this, this, ugh!”
His eyes were full of fear as looked toward Cale while being unable to speak properly . Gashan nodded his head after seeing what was going on .
‘He really isn’t going easy on him . ’
Cale sometimes acted without any hesitation . In fact, Cale was someone who was clear about his own actions and the reason behind them such that the shaman Gashan could not help but wonder how the eldest son of a small noble territory could develop such a personality .
The decisive decision-making to be capable of deciding between life and death was not something a person was born with . It was something that you gained from experience .
Gashan, who did not know what kind of experiences Cale went through in the past, silently observed Cale and the scared Dragon half-blood's conversation .
However, there was someone who was a bit anxious right now .
It was none other than Cale Henituse .
‘I told him that I’ll let him live a bit longer, so why is he like this?’
Cale was confused but still proceeded to move the white crown closer to the Dragon half-blood who seemed to be in a state of panic .
Make the jewel at the center of the crown drink the Dragon's blood . Then that monster can live a bit longer .
Cale moved the crown to where the Dragon half-blood was bleeding the most as the Dominating Aura had taught him .
It was the location of Choi Han’s attack .
The white jewel at the center of the shining crown touched where the Dragon's red blood was pouring out .
“Uuuuuuugh . ”
Cale then started to frown .
It was not because of the Dragon half-blood's painful groan .
“Hoho-”
It was also not because of Gashan’s shocked laughter .
Slurp, slurp .
A mouth appeared on the white jewel . Well, a black swirl that was more like a black hole than a mouth appeared on the white jewel and started to slurp up the Dragon's blood . Cale had a disgusted frown on his face .
‘It’s too disgusting .
What is up with this weird item?’
Cale wanted to throw this crown, no, at least the white jewel, away right now . He would keep the crown because it looked expensive .
However, his pupils soon became cloudy .
“Ho . ”
Cale observed the Dragon half-blood's complexion while listening to Gashan’s shocked gasps as background music .
He was starting to look better . The Dragon half-blood must have realized this too as his expression turned odd . It was painful, but he also did not feel much of the pain because of his current condition .
Slurp, slurp .
Cale’s instincts told him it was enough, so he slowly moved the white jewel away from the Dragon’s stomach .
‘He won’t be able to move, but he won't die . ’
Cale believed that he should be able to extend the Dragon half-blood's life by about a week . Of course, he won't have any strength at all at first .
As long as the Dragon blood disappears, all that will be left is the human body . However, the Dragon's attribute will remain in the human body, making him die in the end .
Cale was blankly staring at the Dragon half-blood’s reptilian scale as he completely removed the crown from the Dragon half-blood .
Slurp . Slurp .
That white jewel's black hole-like mouth seemed to be disappointed before it slightly moved toward Raon who was still in the blanket .
It was the moment Choi Han flinched after seeing the crown’s reaction .
Clang!
The crown was thrown to the ground . The crown that was giving off a holy light rolled on the ground and became dirty . Cale's annoyed voice could be heard .
“Is this thing crazy?”
The black hole on the jewel had disappeared, leaving behind only a holy-looking white jewel . Cale stepped on the white jewel and shoved it into the dirt . He then kicked it a few times as well .
“As expected of Cale-nim . ”
Witira was watching Cale before she hearing Choi Han’s comment and looking in his direction . Choi Han was tightly holding onto the blanket with a proud expression on his face .
Witira debated whether she should say something before hearing Cale's order . Cale shoved the crown deep inside his spatial bag before making eye contact with the Dragon half-blood .
The Dragon half-blood seemed shocked, however, Cale said what he needed to say .
“Put chains on him . Gashan, tie him up with your incantations . ”
The chains would take away his mana, aura, and physical strength . Furthermore, Cale asked someone to watch over the Dragon half-blood .
“Witira . ”
“Yes, I will keep a tight watch on him . ”
She would be able to notice any changes in the Dragon half-blood's aura faster than anybody else .
Cale looked at the Dragon half-blood who was falling into a deep slumber from Gashan’s incantations before standing up .
He was heading out of the wall made by the crows .
He could hear a ton of noise .
The Indomitable Alliance was fighting against the Paerun Kingdom, Breck Kingdom, and Roan Kingdom's joint forces . All sorts of noises filled the area . Cale knew that they wouldn’t be able to get any results like this .
The Bears, Flame Dwarves, as well as the large number of soldiers from Askosan and Norland .
It was impossible to kill them all .
No matter how many strong individuals their side had, they would only be able to win with a lot of sacrifices .
‘I'm sure Rosalyn knows this as well . ’
He heard her voice coming from the other side of the wall at that moment .
“Those who want to surrender should rip your flags!”
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Cale also started to speak as she threatened the members of the Indomitable Alliance .
“Get rid of the wall . ”
Caw, caw .
Gashan's crows started to fly up into the sky one by one . The black wall disappeared and Cale reappeared on the battlefield .
Rosalyn could see the red-haired man slowly appearing through the crows . She could also see Witira, Gashan, and Choi Han, as well as the Dragon half-blood who had chains all over his body so that he could not see, hear, nor move .
The fallen enemy and the still fresh strong individuals of their allied coalition .
Rosalyn could see Cale heading toward the bridge that she had made .
The strong individuals who would change the flow of the battle were coming .
The enemy knew that this was the case as well .
Rosalyn heard one of the Bears starting to speak .
“Retreat!”
‘Damn it . ’
The Bear administrator swore internally as he ordered the retreat .
The Dragon half-blood had been captured .
He was defeated by people who were similar to him in strength .
The Bear quickly started to think .
He could not allow even more Bears to get hurt . They could not lose so much strength when the Lion tribe was not even here .
‘The enemy cannot chase us . ’
There was no way that the Breck Kingdom would come into the Askosan Kingdom’s territory .
They could not win against this number of soldiers, even with so many strong individuals .
“Retreat!”
“Retreat!”
The Bear's order was relayed to the others as they all started to retreat . The Breck Kingdom's forces did not chase after them .
It was because Commander Rosalyn did not give the order .
Rosalyn looked around .
The mages of the Mage Brigade looked extremely tired . There were also many soldiers who were injured as they could not evade the thunderbolts .
She could also see the destroyed Gorge of Death .
She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them back .
“Withdraw . ”
She made up her mind to turn back and her order was relayed to the soldiers . Someone started to speak as soon as she gave the order .
"The enemy has retreated, and we are alive . ”
Cale was speaking to Rosalyn .
His voice made the soldiers relax their grips on their weapons .
However, the war was not over just yet .
“The retreating enemy stopped before they left the Gorge of Death and set up their base over there . ”
The Indomitable Alliance had not retreated completely .
They could not retreat completely . They knew that it would really be over if they did . They had not been able to use their numerical advantage yet .
They still probably had some regrets .
“Our Breck Kingdom is currently focusing our forces on the bridge created by Commander Rosalyn . ”
The troops that had been split up in five areas had all gathered to the bridge .
“It is highly probable that it will become a prolonged war . ”
The first battle was pretty much the Breck Kingdom’s overwhelming victory .
However, they had no choice but to pay attention and look for an opening now .
The person who was reporting was the Royal Mage’s number one disciple, Count Ecross . He peeked around before continuing to speak .
“We should be at the advantage in a prolonged war because the enemy will have supply issues, but we will have a lot of losses as well . ”
The Breck Kingdom would win in the end, but not without significant costs .
“Count Ecross, are you saying that it would be better to quickly destroy the enemy?”
Count Ecross flinched and looked toward the person who asked the question .
It was Cale .
“That is the case . ”
The commander who had carried an odd bundle of blankets around the entire battle . His gaze made Count Ecross think about their past encounter as he gulped and hid his nervousness .
Cale confidently responded back .
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“Please leave . ”
“Excuse me?”
“Please leave the tent . ”
“…Ah, yes sir . ”
Count Ecross could not say anything else as he left the tent . He flinched at what he saw outside the tent, however, he soon continued to walk .
The Breck Kingdom’s forces .
The Roan Kingdom's forces were there as well .
The Paerun Kingdom's forces were also present .
They had betrayed the Indomitable Alliance and were the Breck Kingdom's newest ally .
Count Ecross looked at the Paerun Kingdom’s knights and soldiers before looking back at the tent he just exited .
He thought about the people inside the tent and gulped .
The Vice Captain of the Paerun Kingdom's Knights Brigade was inside the tent .
However, he could not say anything and just sat there with his mouth closed .
He was one of Clopeh Sekka’s subordinates who had been taking Clopeh’s place ever since Captain Clopeh had disappeared . His official title was Vice Captain .
He was looking at the ceiling in order to not make eye contact with Cale, who was sitting at the most senior spot with his legs crossed .
‘S, sir, you're alive?’
He remembered how shocked he was to see Clopeh again . His leader was in a wheelchair and had no strength, however, he was still sharp .
‘Listen to that esteemed sir . ’
‘Excuse me?’
‘Cale Henituse-nim . He is someone who is above my level . ’
Clopeh Sekka was someone who killed even his own subordinates without any hesitation .
The Vice Captain who had done all of Clopeh's dirty work in his quest to create a legend did not miss the fear and hope in Clopeh’s eyes .
That was why he was scared of Cale Henituse . He was the one who turned that Clopeh Sekka into a crazy lunatic .
Rosalyn started to speak at that moment .
“Young master Cale, what are you going to do?”
“We naturally need to end it quickly . ”
Cale had no plans of prolonging the war .
“One of the Roan Kingdom's people will come soon . ”
Crown prince Alberu was sending someone over .
The Indomitable Alliance will be aiming to prolong the war .
The Breck Kingdom would find it advantageous to prolong it as well . It was because their chances of victory were high .
However, it wasn’t Cale’s style to drag things out while dealing with the losses .
He started to speak to the people looking at him . However, he felt someone approaching the tent at that moment .
“Ah, the person his highness sent over must be here . ”
Alberu was going to send one of his Dark Elves . That was what they had discussed in advance .
Cale saw the flap being opened and stood up to greet the person .
Screech . Screech .
But then he heard a weird noise .
Cale flinched .
‘Why do I hear the sound of wheels?’
The entrance flap was opened . He could see two people there .
“W, why?”
The person in front smiled brightly and responded back to Cale's shocked question .
“I thought it would be faster if I did it myself . ”
Alberu Crossman .
He had a majestic smile on his face as he entered the tent .
Screech . Screech .
The sound of wheels could be heard behind Alberu .
“Well, I thought it would be better to focus their attention on me since I was bringing over such a special person . ”
Alberu Crossman was someone who was as thorough as Cale .
He prepared someone who would be a dagger against the enemy . He needed to activate the teleportation magic circle multiple times for that reason, but he was quite satisfied .
Screech . Screech .
The wheels of a wheelchair rolled into the tent and a person soon became visible .
The robed individual removed their hood once the flap of the tent closed back .
“Captain-nim!”
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The Paerun Knight immediately kneeled .
He could see his leader, Clopeh Sekka .
Clopeh Sekka .
His appearance made Rosalyn flinch before observing him . The man who had lost at the Henituse territory . He was a sword master and a strong individual who had led the Knights Brigade of the Paerun Kingdom .
He was a symbol of a moral knight . Rosalyn had only seen him from afar and thus could not help but become nervous, even if he was an ally now .
It was at that moment .
Clopeh Sekka clasped his hands together and smiled brightly after taking off his hood .
“…Cale-nim!”
He seemed extremely happy to see Cale .
“…Huh?”
Rosalyn felt that something was off .
Alberu Crossman was feeling the same way . He too had never seen Cale together with Clopeh Sekka .
“…What?”
However, Cale ignored the two of their reactions . He then pointed to the map inside the commander tent .
His fingers pressed once on Askosan and then once on Norland .
“Norland and Askosan . ”
The two kingdoms had currently focused a significant number of forces at the Gorge of Death .
They could use that to their advantage .
Cale recalled what Rosalyn had said during the battle .
‘Those who want to surrender should rip your flags!’
Askosan and Norland would soon rip their flags .
"We will go to these two kingdoms . ”
“…How?”
Cale looked toward Clopeh as Rosalyn asked in confusion .
“Guardian Knight, tell us the coordinates of the two kingdom's palaces that the Paerun Kingdom knows . ”
The coordinates for the palaces .
Rosalyn’s expression changed . Crown prince Alberu started to smile as well . The Indomitable Alliance would be paying attention to the forces at the Gorge of Death that were preparing for a prolonged battle .
Cale, the Roan Kingdom, and the Breck Kingdom would strike them from behind as they did that .
“We will return with a letter of their surrender . ”
Surrender .
The word flowing out of Cale's mouth changed the atmosphere inside the tent .
Silence filled the tent .
Everybody was busy planning for the future .
The silence was suddenly broken .
A voice that was full of joy started to speak .
“Yes, Cale-nim . You truly are amazing . ”
Clopeh's seemingly normal but crazy voice calmly echoed throughout the tent .
“You truly are a hero and the person who will continue the legend . ”
‘Damn it . You crazy bastard!’
Cale ignored Rosalyn and Alberu’s gazes . The two of them looked confused and bewildered, however, Cale did not look at them as he continued to speak .
"We simply need to get rid of one palace each . ”
The Paerun Kingdom's Vice Captain who was listening could not believe it .
‘Simply get rid of a palace? Is that really that simple?’
However, Cale thought about the group who would properly cause a ruckus .
Archie, Choi Han, Mary, etc . He was overflowing with options .
“Let's hurry . ”
“Yes, Cale-nim . The Paerun Kingdom will assist you with whatever you need . ”
Cale flinched again at Clopeh's extremely serious voice as Alberu sighed .
“…Unbelievable . ”
“…Uh, mm, this is new . ”
Cale could not say anything to Alberu and Rosalyn’s comments .
‘Damn it . ’
He made up his mind to quickly get rid of the Indomitable Alliance and not have to deal with this extremely crazy bastard any longer .
It was bad for his mental health .