Malevolent – Chapter 49 – An Uninvited Guest in the Presidential Palace

Westivian Covenant Capital, Clavino

Inside the Presidential Palace,

Lakbi, the President of the Westivian Covenant, was gravely staring at the urgent intelligence report handed to him by his secretary.

“The Celestial Blight’s vassal… Myriadface Avian, appearing at this time, fuck…”

The moment he saw the intelligence information, Lakbi, who normally maintained a gentlemanly demeanor, involuntarily blurted out a curse, directly crumpling the report in his hand and turning it to ashes in the flames.

Initially, upon learning that the Ailiya sisters had been found, Lakbi had felt a sense of joy, but the appearance of the Myriadface Avian immediately plunged his mood to rock bottom.

Ulutiel, that monster had indeed also set her sights on this opportunity.

She must want to take advantage of the situation to eliminate Lianna and her children, and gain control of the Sacred Stone.

No,

This must not be allowed to succeed!

Thinking this, Lakbi immediately activated the communicator on his hand, connecting to the Minister of Defense.

“Bonar! Have you seen the urgent intelligence report! The Myriadface Avian has attacked Xestila’s troops, and Ailiya and her sisters are there! Contact the Celestial Augur Knights immediately, anyone will do, get them back to provide support right away!”

Lakbi’s words were filled with unquestionable authority.

As someone who had been on the battlefield and directly encountered Vassal Tier corrupted beasts, Lakbi was well aware of the terror of the Myriadface Avian. At this stage, without a Celestial Augur Knight leading the attack, Xestila’s troops had no chance of defeating the Myriadface Avian.

Considering their distance from the border, hoping to delay until Ailiya and her sisters entered the safe zone was undoubtedly a luxury.

“Those children absolutely cannot come to harm!”

However,

As Lakbi’s confidant, the Minister of Defense, who usually obeyed Lakbi’s orders without question, now hesitated uncharacteristically,

“Mr. President, this, I’m afraid, is a bit difficult.”

“What?”

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Hearing this response, a sinister premonition instantly flashed through Lakbi’s mind.

“What happened? Could it be that in the north…”

“Yes, you guessed correctly. The Mattar Mountain Range defensive line in the north, just now… came under a major attack from the Vassal of Sky lineage. Three Vassal Tier corrupted beasts, fifty-eight Crimson Hex Tier corrupted beasts… as for the number of ordinary corrupted beasts, it’s impossible to estimate.”

“…”

“Currently, our country’s four Celestial Augur Knights are engaged in bloody battle with those monsters… they have no capacity to return for support.”

“An attack by the Vassal of Sky lineage? Damn Ulutiel, she’s doing this to tie down the Celestial Augur Knights, preventing them from providing support.”

“Mr. President, how about seeking help from the Qingyun Kingdom? They don’t have any battles currently.”

Bonar offered his suggestion.

However, this was immediately rejected by Lakbi:

“There’s no time, it’s too far. Besides, Lady Lianna just offended the Qingyun Kingdom; whether that grudge-holding, incompetent king would be willing to help is questionable. We need to think of another way.”

At this moment,

Staring at the map on the wall, Lakbi’s brain rapidly worked, considering how to resolve this crisis.

“Bonar, send in the troops from the nearby Greenhorn Outpost.”

“Greenhorn Outpost? Mr. President, are you joking? That’s a recruit training camp! Those young people haven’t even encountered corrupted beasts yet, this would be sending them to their deaths!”

“At least they can fire weapons, right? At least they can mobilize spiritual energy, right? If they can, then they can buy time. Besides…”

Narrowing his eyes slightly, a trace of cruelty flashed in Lakbi’s gaze.

“The Myriadface Avian earned its name because that monster… likes to collect human faces. Especially those that are beautiful and filled with extreme fear…”

“You, you’re thinking…”

Seemingly guessing Lakbi’s thoughts, a hint of fear entered Bonar’s voice.

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“Don’t ask too much, just execute the order. Compared to those recruits, Ailiya and her sisters are our country’s future.”

Lakbi said gravely.

Seeing that the President had made up his mind, Bonar spoke no more, respectfully and obediently responding:

“Yes, Mr. President.”

…

After ending the call with Bonar, Lakbi exhaled a heavy breath with a heavy heart.

Although Lakbi always considered himself a person who would use any means to achieve his goals, actually sending thousands of recruits to their deaths still gave him a heavy sense of guilt.

Additionally,

If so many recruits were to perish, his approval rating among voters would likely be beyond saving.

Thinking of this, Lakbi shook his head repeatedly with a bitter smile.

However, this wasn’t what concerned Lakbi the most.

He feared that even with these thousands of recruits, they couldn’t hold back the Myriadface Avian. The Celestial Blight’s vassal always possessed exceptional speed; the Myriadface Avian could completely slaughter those recruits and then rush up to kill Ailiya and her sisters.

“We must, find some reinforcements from somewhere else to send over. No matter what, we have to hold back that monster.”

However, just as Lakbi was muttering to himself while staring at the map, an unexpected, magnetic voice unexpectedly entered Lakbi’s ears without warning.

——”What the Myriadface Avian excels at is indiscriminate wide-area attacks. No matter how many ordinary troops you send, it won’t make any difference.”——

??!

“Who?!”

Realizing that an uninvited guest had suddenly appeared in his office, Lakbi immediately mobilized his spiritual energy, abruptly turning his head to look vigilantly at his back.

“It’s, it’s you!”

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After seeing the visitor’s face clearly, Lakbi’s pupils suddenly contracted.

What entered Lakbi’s eyes was a crimson-haired man with extraordinary bearing.

Dressed in a black leather coat with a touch of noble white at the fur collar, appearing both serious and elegant.

A head of short crimson hair, like burning flames, slightly disheveled yet not lacking in sharpness, giving off a wild and unrestrained quality.

Crimson pupils like abysses gazed at everything around, carrying a kind of haughty arrogance and coldness. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, seemingly able to penetrate everything, yet in those eyes, a sense of intimidation and pressure that couldn’t be ignored faintly emerged.

Just meeting the man’s gaze for a moment, Lakbi instinctively felt a sense of fear.

At this moment,

The man was sitting comfortably on the sofa, legs crossed, one leg over the other, fingers interlaced, palms lightly resting on his chest, his movements seemingly casual yet full of restrained authority.

“Moande-Samcrozzi, why are you here?”

Staring at the crimson-haired man, Lakbi asked seriously.

“No need to be so tense, Mr. President, I come here without malice.”

Moande replied with a smile.

“Then what are you doing here?”

“Seeing that your country seems to have encountered some small problems, I thought I’d come and help out.”

“Help?”

Lakbi narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

“Yes, help. I believe you are also aware that when facing a Vassal Tier corrupted beast like the Myriadface Avian, no matter how many conventional troops you have, it won’t make a difference. Crimson Hex Tier corrupted beasts can be suppressed with superior firepower, but Vassal Tier? Only humans of the Divine Departure Realm can contend with them.”

“So what are you suggesting?”

“Mr. President, there’s no need to send those soldiers to their deaths. I can help you deal with the Myriadface Avian.”

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“What?!”

Lakbi looked at Moande somewhat incredulously.

“Are you serious?”

“Of course.”

Faced with the skeptical gaze, Moande elegantly returned a smile.

“Corrupted beasts are our common enemy; as humans, what’s wrong with helping each other? As it happens, I haven’t exercised for a long time, might as well use that monster to practice, otherwise I’ll get rusty, hehe.”

Using the Vassal Tier Myriadface Avian for practice, if an ordinary person said this, they would immediately be labeled as insane by Lakbi.

But when Moande said it, Lakbi had no doubt,

He was well aware of just how terrifying this man’s abilities were.

If it was him,

He indeed could quickly reach the battlefield, repel, or even directly kill the Myriadface Avian.

However,

After hearing Moande’s words, Lakbi felt no reassurance at all, still seriously making eye contact with Moande.

“What do you want?”

He knew these people would definitely not give without taking.

“Hehe.”

Seeing Lakbi’s directness, a flash of satisfaction appeared in Moande’s eyes.

He liked talking to intelligent people.

“We simply want to make a deal with you, Mr. President~”