Chapter 99: Heavenly Punishment (2)

Chapter 99: Heavenly Punishment (2)

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"I failed."

The woman, looking at Utekan, had a faint sense of frustration on her face.

How many failures had it been by now?

"All the ones we sent died, and the area around them was in ruins. Of course, Zion Agnes wasn't there."

There's a saying that one shouldn't get used to failure.

The woman deeply agreed with that.

That's why she always considered all possible variables when planning something and poured more than enough ability into it.

Thanks to this, she rarely failed.

But when it came to matters involving Zion Agnes, nothing had been successful.

"What went wrong this time?"

Dozens of mid-level demons and two high-level ones.

Such a force could wipe out a small city overnight.

Even if Prince Zion had been in good health, it wouldn't have been easy to annihilate them completely.

There must have been some other variable.

"I don't know."

Utekan shook his head in response to her question.

The woman's eyes filled with curiosity as she observed his calm demeanor.

"What's this? You're calmer than I thought. I expected you to be furious."

Considering it was a golden opportunity, Utekan's face was too tranquil for someone who had even mobilized one of his direct units.

As if he hadn't failed.

Then, a low voice escaped from Utekan.

"Isn't it strange?"

"What is?"

"It's been too quiet since then."

It had been a week since the attack.

The original Zion Agnes would have acted by now.

He was not one to sit still after being attacked.

"That is indeed a bit strange."

The woman nodded in agreement.

"According to the information we've gathered, Zion Agnes hasn't left his bedroom for some time now. He's not even eating properly and is turning away all visitors."

"Could it be..."

Then,

"That's right. Zion Agnes might be in a serious condition now."

Hanosral, the King of Assassins, suddenly appeared and spoke.

His eyes, which used to be devoid of any emotion, were now flickering with cold anger.

Having failed to obtain the angel's blood in the Angeloshi territory and lost his direct subordinate, Kezarus, Hanosral's anger was even surpassing Utekan's.

"So, you mean... our guys were somehow annihilated, but Zion Agnes might also have suffered serious injuries and is now recuperating in Chimseong Palace?"

"It's not just recuperating. There's information that he's brought in a mysterious figure. His life might be in critical danger."

Hanosral nodded and replied to the woman's question.

"But it might not be the case. We can't move hastily."

Utekan spoke with subdued eyes.

Usually, with this level of information and circumstantial evidence, one would be confident, but the subject was Zion Agnes.

He was more meticulous and profound in strategy than anyone else, always exceeding their expectations with his actions.

Therefore, all of this could be a ruse.

They had already been deceived once.

"Then how will we be certain?"

This might be the biggest opportunity to kill Zion Agnes.

An opportunity that might not come again.

They needed to make a quick decision.

"Let's decide at the Grand Banquet, which is in two days."

Utekan answered the woman's question with a cold expression.

"Sigh..."

Maid Kali walked down the hallway of Chimseong Palace, letting out a small sigh.

The reason for her sigh was simple.

She had not seen Prince Zion at all recently.

Of course, her duties as a maid weren't hindered, but the problem was her other identity.

A spy planted in Chimseong Palace by the faction of the Fourth Prince.

That was Kali's true identity.

But those who knew Princess Diana well understood that she wasn't actually worried.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought up such a topic at the banquet.

In fact, Diana's eyes were covertly scanning the crowd, gauging their reactions to her words.

Then,

"Don't say such things, Diana. Zion will be fine. It's not right to speculate like that."

First Prince Rubrious interjected, having quietly listened.

Diana looked at him with a puzzled expression.

If it had been Evelyn who said this, she would have understood, but Rubrious had no apparent reason to defend Zion.

So she asked,

"Since when are you and Zion on such good terms?"

"It's not about being on good terms or not. Zion is our brother. It's natural for family to care for each other."

“Ha......”

Diana's face turned even more incredulous at Rubrious's response.

Considering he was her brother too, his actions were quite contradictory to hers.

"Ha ha, let's focus on the banquet now!"

Next to them, Fourth Prince Utekan laughed happily, trying to change the subject.

"There's no point in talking about someone who's not here."

But Utekan's attention, too, was heavily focused on Zion.

In fact, he was even more concerned than the others, just not outwardly so.

‘If he hasn’t arrived by now...’

Utekan glanced towards the entrance of the banquet hall, a subtle smile playing on his lips.

‘No doubt about it.’

His suspicion was turning into conviction.

Zion Agnes must have suffered a severe injury during the last attack and was now in critical condition.

He had already received reports to that effect from his spies in Chimseong Palace.

‘Now, how to use this opportunity.’

The banquet was no longer important to Utekan.

His mind was solely on planning Zion Agnes's demise.

‘First, I need to coordinate with the other Oma-ryeong...’

As he thought this, a flash of red glinted in Utekan's eyes.

Step.

A single footstep sounded.

Though very faint, it resounded clearly in the ears of everyone in the banquet hall.

“......!”

Simultaneously, heads turned almost hypnotically towards the familiar, ominous sound of the footsteps.

There he was.

The man entering the banquet hall with his usual languid gaze.

Zion Agnes.

Step, step.

Merely walking, yet everyone's eyes were fixed on him, unable to look away.

His gaze, gestures, and stride.

Every aspect radiated an alien yet overwhelming aura that seemed to weigh down and captivate the crowd.

‘Something has changed.’

Diana's eyes flickered as she watched him.

Her appearance hadn't changed at all, but she definitely felt it.

If before she sensed only eeriness in his stride, now there was something surpassing that.

Something that seemed impossible for any being of this world to possess.

And that very thing was making even Diana's body tremble.

Step.

Zion's steps stopped at the center of the banquet hall.

“.......”

With just his presence, Zion had taken control of the room, calmly surveying the people looking at him.

Fear, anger, confusion, joy.

Various emotions were displayed on the faces of the people, and at that moment, Zion's eyes fixed on Utekan, who was staring back at him with wide eyes.

Then,

"Were you waiting for me?"

A slow smile formed on Zion's lips.

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