Chapter 190 Question My Rule

Power and authority did well together, using this regularity, most kingdoms, governments, or leadership based their hierarchy or chain of command on it.

The kingdom of Ingrod was one of such nations that believe in power and authority going hand in hand being an unwritten law of nature, and so they and by proxy the king used it in assigning their leaders.

So far, this method of leadership had proven itself reliable, but today was one of those ominous days when the undefeated became defeated, and the flaws of the flawless were revealed.

At the moment in monwac city, all cultivators beyond the level 6 mortal or general stage were currently involved in a battle that determined the survival of the city, and with them out of the equation, it left no one in the city to challenge Edwin's angry rule.

In war times, the person to have stood and led the soldiers atop the wall was a captain with a cultivation of nothing less than the level 8 mortal stage, but with the crisis going on within the city, the head guard who was merely a level 6 cultivators was the one in charge, and currently he was standing a short distance away from Edwin.

The head guard could see what was going on beyond the gate, and though he wanted to speak up, the aura that Edwin was subconsciously releasing as he prayed for Seth's demise shut him up.

With Edwin having given the order for information on what was going on beyond the wall to be locked down, the friends and families of the people outside were left ignorant of the cruel fates of their beloveds.

So far, there had been some disorder from some of the soldiers atop the wall who couldn't control themselves when they came across a relation who was outside the wall, and on Edwin's orders, they had been knocked unconscious and locked up till further notice.

On any normal day, Edwin was known to be a perfect leader, leading Monwac city through battles and crises, his kindness and care for the people being unquestionable.

With such characteristics, Edwin was so fully trusted that even as he kept the entire city in the dark about the happenings outside the wall, everyone had complete and utter faith in his decision, having no idea that he had been corrupted by his hatred for Seth.

.....

"Evary Seth", the name once again rang in Edwin's head.

Looking out through the barrier and at the happenings beyond the wall, Edwin made sure to keep his eyes focused on Seth and Seth only, the man not wanting to and unable to bear to look at the people whom he had abandoned.

Watching Seth be surrounded by the enemy sent jolts of excitement through Edwin, though he did feel a little fear in his heart as he observed man's actions of drinking the blood out of several soldiers and leaving a husk behind, chalking it up to some sinister method of cultivation.

So consumed was Edwin in his hatred that he began taking pleasure in every slight stress or exertion which Seth carried out in the field.

When Seth's face tightly tensed or his arms stressed, the man felt happy, not seeming to mind that fact this were all the minor nuisances of fighting and that Seth was butchering his enemies.

Even as the crowd began chanting, Edwin paid no attention to them instead keenly analyzing Seth's heavily breathing figure, his mind somehow deducing that Seth was arriving at his limit and that it was only a matter of time before he fell in the battle.

"A matter of time, a matter of time" Edwin whispered with an obsessed look in his eyes.

Edwin's madness would have continued were he not hit with a powerful wave of qi which he could not ignore a second later, his name being roared out in anger.

"Edwin!!".

Despite having been in a moment of delusion and currently not being in the best of health, Edwin was still fast enough to release his aura and turn to face his assailant, his mind immediately going chaotic as he thought that one of the enemies had been victorious in the battle box and was now here for him.

Edwin knew he could do nothing if his guess was correct, but that didn't stop him from putting on a confident look as he turned to face the enemy only to be greeted by a familiar face.

"Dilise?" Edwin said in surprise, "What are you doing here? ".

Upon the rather tragic ending of Ella's visit to the dungeon, Edwin had sent Dilise to rest and had desisted from calling upon her immediate service during the preparation and the commencement of the battle box operation.

As a just newly broken through level 7 mortal and a newly appointed captain, coupled with her recent journey with the monster called Seth, Edwin had decided to keep her out of the loop for some time, but just before he had left his observation of the battle boxes, he had sent a message asking her to watch over the battle box operation, and now seeing her here was a very big surprise to him.

"What am I doing here, " Dilise asked sarcastically,

"I should be the one asking what you are doing here".

"Why haven't you opened the gate, I already asked around Edwin, why are you abandoning our people, your people?"

Dilise's words stung at Edwin's heart, but Edwin was a commander through and through, and there was no way he was going to let himself be openly challenged by one of his soldiers.

"I am your commander and everything I do is for the sake of the city, this will be the last time you will question my dictions is that clear" Edwin calmly said, not straining to speak out his words, yet the potent aura that spilled out of him was enough to have Dilise take several steps back yet the woman refused to yield.

"Is it for the sake of the city or the sake of your hatred for Seth, look out there and see how the people whom you say you fight for hail him "Dilise growled out, looking Edwin in the eyes before she turned and left.

Watching Dilise about to leave, Edwin knew the situation with Dilise was far from over and that she was going to do something crazy seeing as she had a very personal stake in this matter.

"Dilise wait," Edwin said, bringing Dilise's figure to a halt

Edwin stood stumped and at that moment began taking several matters he would have preferred ignoring into consideration, especially the one containing the angry and currently unstoppable Dilise.

A few seconds later, Edwin let out a huff and was just about to give out his next orders when a couple of words left the silent Ella's mouth.

"Don't you dare open that gate".