Chapter 160: How To Give An Ultimatum

Chapter 160: How To Give An Ultimatum

Raven stood at the gates of the mansion silently and he didn't speak to any of the guards that came down from the carriages to ask him what was going on. They all wanted to know where the king was but Raven didn't tell anyone anything. He just waited for all the stakeholders to arrive.

It wasn't until four other carriages arrived from the horizon that Katherine saw Raven's shoulders lose tension and relax. Was Raven afraid that they wouldn't come?

Raven relaxed because he knew that if everyone didn't come then they would have all been killed. Raven tried his best to tell everyone just how important this meeting was so that they would all come but there could always be unforeseen exceptions. Thankfully, everyone came in time. Once the carriages arrived, Raven spoke up in a loud voice.

"Please leave your carriages outside and enter the building. Don't mind the dead bodies or the dragon. We have a lot to talk about,"

The stakeholders all came down from their carriages and congregated in front of the mansion while murmuring amongst themselves! The newcomers were still gawking at the dragon and Raven couldn't blame them. I know I said not to mind the dragon, but if I didn't already see the dragon before then I would also be shocked. No one has seen a dragon in centuries and simply seeing one now must be a giant shock to them, but they need to focus. There is something much worse than a dragon inside the mansion.

Raven told everyone to leave their guards behind and follow him before he turned and started walking inside the mansion. But no one followed him. What the fuck did he mean by leaving our guards behind? does he want us to enter the building defenseless? We can't just walk in there when all these dead bodies are scattered around!

Katherine's father was the first person to walk forward and he spoke up loudly to Raven.

"Shouldn't you at least tell us what happened here before asking us to follow you into the mansion that has hundreds of dead guards scattered around it? I don't think you understand how unnerving this entire scene is, Raven. I know you didn't do this because you're not strong enough to kill these A-class knights, but you don't look surprised by it. this is making me doubt you more than I trust you. Tell me, are you trying to take over the kingdom, Raven?"

Katherine's father said the last part with narrowed eyes and everyone also started to murmur as they had the same thought. Raven couldn't have killed all these guards because he just didn't have the strength for it, so, doesn't that means that there is someone else inside the mansion that managed to kill hundreds of guards on their own and Raven is trying to make them go into the same mansion? It doesn't make sense to trust him.

Raven sighed in a way that showed everyone just how tired he was. It was like he aged ten years from just that one sigh. When Raven spoke again, his words were heavy!

"If I try to explain what has happened in the last twenty-four hours to any of you, you wouldn't ever believe me. Just know that entering this mansion is the only way you can live and if any stakeholder is remaining outside here after I enter the mansion, the dragon will kill you and then the rest of us will die as well,"

"You!!? What the hell are you doing here!? And where is that master of yours!!?"

Alucard ignored her. Alucard didn't even look toward her and Katherine became agitated when she noticed that he was ignoring her!? This bastard wants to die!!

"Seat down girl. Don't embarrass me by acting like an idiot,"

Katherine's father spoke gently while walking past her and she stiffened before gritting her teeth and turning away in anger! She took a seat beside her father and she watched as everyone else also took their seats. The silence in the room was almost physical and everyone just waited for something to happen.

After some time, Floid came in from the other room at the side with his hands in his pocket. He looked bored out of his mind but he walked with a regal stride that automatically made everyone sit up straight. Katherine narrowed her eyes at Floid once he came in but she looked away once she saw him glance at her. she had no idea what was happening here so she knew better than to anger Floid pointlessly. She would listen first and then she would know if she already sealed her fate or not.

Floid took a seat at the head of the table and he waved his hand for Alucard to hand him a book. Everyone in the room recognized the book. It was a record book that only the king of Trad should possess. It held the history of the kingdom, the names of all the stakeholders as well as their assets. What the hell is going on here?

"What are you doing with that book? And what is going on with all this? Who are you people?"

One of the stakeholders couldn't take it anymore and he stood up while slamming his hand on the table in anger! Alucard only looked towards the man for a few seconds but the look in Alucard's eyes made the man slowly seat back down silently and he just bowed his head. The look in Alucard's eyes was terrifying! Alucard gave everyone a once over and then he turned back to his master.

Floid continued looking through the book calmly and once he was done memorizing everything he looked up and spoke.

"I'm going to state this before anything else. I only need nine of you alive and the other six are going to die. I've had a look through your logs and it is possible to distribute your estates among the nine that will live and everything will still work as well as before. So I'll give you five minutes to decide who lives and who dies."

The room was silent as a graveyard.