Volume 3, Chapter 81 – Blackrose’s Second-in-Command

“You say the city walls were built with the assistance of the Blackrose Family?”

Hearing his subordinate’s words, Pabala immediately showed a face of disbelief, and after a moment of shock, this surviving squad leader revealed an expression of sudden realization.

‘Wait? I… I think I know something?!’

Recalling the scene of the strange explosion of the city walls and the chain reaction of the wall’s destruction, as a PhD in magical explosion studies, Pabala finally realized something was wrong after calming down. The way the wall shattered and the trajectory of the flying stones were not caused by the Abyssal Demons smashing it from the outside!

The explosion was released from inside the wall!

Even more, this time-bomb-like power contained within the wall was guided by chain magic after the explosion, directly blowing up the surrounding walls and forcefully tearing a huge rift in the defensive line of the Snownight Empire’s Northern Frontier. Although His Majesty said that the Duke Family colluded with Abyssal Demons, Pabala did not think the Marquis’s soldiers would be stupid enough to place such a terrifying weapon inside the fortress where they lived. This power must have been secretly hidden in the wall by people from another faction.

And only Blackrose could have done it! After all, they had the opportunity and the motive! They were people of the Sadik Empire; it was not impossible for them to destroy the Snownight Empire’s defensive line to weaken the empire’s national strength.

“So that’s how it is…”

Seeing their captain’s “seeing through the truth” expression, the other survivors on the side asked in confusion, “Captain? What… so that’s how it is…”

“Exactly! I estimate that the sudden collapse of the defensive line this time was the work of the Blackrose Family! It was them who secretly buried a huge amount of explosives inside the wall along with the magic used to guide the explosion!”

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“This… is it true?”

“Is there a need for me to trick you?!”

“But why would the Blackrose Family do this?” The subordinates still looked suspicious; after all, while Blackrose or the Sadik Empire didn’t have a good relationship with the Snownight Empire, they were still companions in the human camp. They shouldn’t go as far as to sabotage each other like this, right?

Hearing this, Pabala sighed helplessly. “Forget it, it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it. In the end, it will be left for His Majesty to decide! In any case, let’s look for a communication magic stone first! We must contact other units as soon as possible and report what happened here to His Majesty!”

Saying this, Pabala no longer explained anything to his subordinates but slowly pushed open the door of the underground shelter after confirming there were no Abyssal Demons nearby. However, at the very moment he opened the door and looked forward, Pabala’s eyes suddenly shrank, revealing an unprecedented shock.

‘Who… who are you?!’

At this moment, in the short instant that Pabala opened the door and looked up, a black figure suddenly appeared in the previously empty front. Looking at the man who appeared without warning, Pabala stood stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning.

The man before him had silver hair that reached his ears and a clean yet somewhat rugged face that showed sharp, handsome features. His deep eyes sparkled like black crystals and were full of spirit, while the slightly ferocious scar above his right eye did not make people feel uncomfortable but instead gave the man an air of killing intent. The dazzling red ruby stud in his left ear added a touch of unruliness to his arrogant and wild handsome face.

He had a tall and handsome figure with a robust physique and developed muscles, especially his blocky chest and abdominal muscles, which gave people the first impression of being solid, tall, and possessed of great power! The black metal vest on the man’s upper body and the two heavy-looking black gold bracers further demonstrated this power to the fullest.

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Coupled with the dense battle aura surrounding the man that was suffocatingly thick, Pabala realized the other’s strength the moment he saw him. Noticing the black rose crest on the man’s chest, Pabala’s expression changed abruptly, and an intense feeling of dread uncontrollably rushed to his heart.

The Blackrose Family, short silver hair, and a tall man with strong muscles—the man’s identity was almost self-evident. Even though it was Pabala’s first time meeting him, he instantly realized his identity. This uninvited guest was the second-in-command of the Blackrose Family and the leader of the Blackrose Knight Order.

“You… you are Kaelrod?! Why are you here?!”

After a moment of daze, Pabala could not help but exclaim. Recalling the conclusion he had just reached and the strange timing of the other’s appearance, Pabala felt that things were very bad and hurried to pick up the musket that had fallen nearby. The other survivors did the same, and at that moment, a cold and emotionless voice suddenly entered Pabala’s ears.

“Yeah, you… guessed quite accurately. So… don’t guess anymore.”

“What did you… say?”

Before Pabala could finish his sentence, the silver-haired man’s iron fist rapidly expanded in his eyes.

Boom!

With a crisp, loud bang and the scattering explosion of terrifying silver battle aura, Pabala’s head was smashed into a pulp by the silver-haired man’s punch under the horrified gazes of the survivors. For a moment, blood and brain matter were scattered all over the ground. Unparalleled fear spread wildly in the survivors’ minds like a virus. However, before these people could make any reaction, the silver-haired man’s iron fist struck again.

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A few seconds later, along with several shrill screams, the last survivors of Fort Garros went to see their ancestral spirits as expected. After dealing with these people, the silver-haired man, Kaelrod, continued to walk over the ruins and shredded meat.

At this time, another black-armored knight stained with blood suddenly descended from the sky surrounded by a gust of wild wind. He arrived beside Kaelrod and knelt on one knee with great respect. “Commander, the sweep mission is basically complete and the survivors have been cleared. Now, no one will ever know about the sudden explosion of the wall. Combined with the blizzard, the magic power shielding is also foolproof. Sky Dome will not know what specifically happened in the Northern Frontier for the time being.”

“Well, you performed well.”

Kaelrod’s words were full of praise. Hearing this, the young Blackrose knight was very excited.

There were “four” important components within the Blackrose Family: “Etiquette”, led by Saibok, which managed protocol, daily life, and finances; “Nightingale”, which responsible for intelligence gathering and assassination; the “Autumn Fall Corps”, controlled by Qiu Mingtong, which possessed the highest military power; “Mercy”, the diplomatic organization headed by Balro; and the Blackrose Knight Order, composed of the most elite members.

Kaelrod, the leader of the Blackrose Knight Order, was an eighth tier powerhouse and the second-in-command of the Blackrose Family, with a status second only to the Duke. To receive praise from such a great figure, the young man who had just joined the knight order was naturally extremely pleased. After a moment of internal joy, as if recalling something, the Blackrose knight hurriedly looked up.

“Oh, right, Commander. Within Windward City and its vicinity, people from the former Blizzard Knight Order have begun to assemble and seem to intend to launch an attack on the Abyssal Demon swarm. What should we do? Do we need to deal with them in advance?”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, Kaelrod raised his eyebrows slightly. After twisting his neck, he spoke indifferently, “Don’t worry about them. The Duke said that for this attack, we should avoid Windward City and other cities in the Northern Frontier. Let some Abyssal Demons wander near these cities to stall them and let them hide safely inside. In short, don’t pay too much attention to them.”

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While saying this, Kaelrod playfully picked up a barbell and began doing exercises while looking thoughtfully toward the south, where the capital of the Snownight Empire was located.

“There is only one place we need to care about.”

On the other side, inside the Sky Dome’s Dragondance Plaza, after hearing the report from the Royal Knight, Xue Tian’ao’s face was as cold as it could be. After a moment of hesitation, the knight summoned his courage and spoke slowly to break the atmosphere that was suffocatingly eerie.

“Your Majesty, then… what should we do now?”

“Hmm? What should we do?”

Xue Tian’ao’s expression became somewhat distorted. His blue eyes swept disdainfully over the citizens in the Dragondance Plaza. The sudden Abyssal Demon alarm and the violent rumbling coming from outside the city were crazily stimulating the nerves of these people, causing fear to spread among the crowd. Even the envoys from other nations couldn’t help but show uneasy expressions.

After taking all of this in, Xue Tian’ao smiled coldly. “Naturally, we will annihilate all these beasts that dare to invade our territory!!”