Chapter 77: The Second Time For Sure (3)

Chapter 77: The Second Time For Sure (3)

“Did you finish sending all the letters?”

“Yes, now all we have to do is wait for their responses.”

“What did you write in them?”

“I said that if they don’t show up to the location at the given time, I will use their subordinates' bodies as pig food.”

“That’s all you said? Do you think that’s even threatening at all?”

“I also said that I would turn those pigs into bacon and feed it to the subordinates' families.”

“...You’re unreal.”

“Don’t worry, Salmora will come out.”

The best way to provoke people like Henry was to use some derision, but for others, the best way was to be vulgar. Henry had used derision for Aubert and vulgarity for Salmora, and the results were incredible. Aubert had thrown an ashtray at Salmora out of anger, and Salmora was likely fuming thanks to his injury.

“Now that we’ve sent all the letters, what do we do now?”

“I raised the stakes a little. Since this might be our only chance to do something like this, I’m planning to isolate Aubert from his network.”

“How?”

“If possible, I’m going to get rid of that snake first.”

“You’re going to go after Salmora first? But I’m sure there will be huge consequences if you do that.”

“It’s best to get rid of people like him when we have the chance, or else they’ll only get more troublesome in the future.”

“But Salmora’s pretty strong, do you think you can manage?”

“Me? I’m not strong enough to fight Salmora.”

“Then who’s going to fight him?”

“You, of course, brother.”

“Me?”

“You went through the Plastic Cosmetic procedure for this, so of course you should do it, brother. Surely, you’re not unconfident?”

“No wonder you sounded so confident... Okay, I’ll deal with Salmora then.”

“Thank you. If Salmora is gone from the picture, we’ve basically succeeded since the rest are easy to deal with.”

“Don’t get too conceited. You did tell Eisen that we would handle this, but there’s only you, me, and possibly Hagler. How will you handle everyone?”

“It’s possible.”

“What?”

“ I’m planning to use magic this time.”

Henry had to have an overwhelming victory after he acted so confidently around Eisen. ‘Our goal is to kill anyway, so there’s no need to hide my power.’

As long as there were no witnesses, his secrets would be safe. The thought of unleashing his magic and wielding a sword for the first time in a long while made his body seem to tingle.

“Where is the location?”

“It’s Gowen Mountain next to the Shonan region.”

“And the time?”

“Evening. The environment of Gowen Mountain is harsh, and there are so many wild animals that hardly anyone goes there, especially at sunset.”

“That sounds good. We’ll be able to go wild for the first time in a while.”

“I will explain the plan now,” Henry told Von what he’d been meticulously setting up.

* * *

After receiving the letter, Salmora could barely control his anger. It was only after some time had passed that he was able to calm down and make a decision. ‘There’s one day left. Even if I left for Gowen Mountain at this moment, I would still arrive late. I have no choice but to use teleportation.’

The letter only contained the coordinates of Gowen Mountain and the time of evening. However, the fastest it took to reach Gowen Mountain from the capital was three days. In addition, the soldiers had to move secretly, which meant he needed help from an independent wizard and not the official teleportation of the imperial army.

‘I’ll need a wizard that’ll keep his lips sealed.’?After thinking for some time, Salmora finally decided to entrust the job to a wizard that he trusted. Salmora called the wizard through his secretary, and soon, a man with blond hair showed up in Salmora’s office.

“You wanted to see me? That's new.”

“How about knocking before coming in?”

“Our relationship doesn’t require formalities like knocking.”

Kale had been born and raised in the same hometown as Salmora, and he was also the only wizard in the palace that Salmora trusted, which made him very useful. However, just because he was the only trustworthy wizard, didn’t mean that he couldn’t be of any help. He had passed the 4th Circled Mage stage and he was an elite wizard majoring in the field of pure sciences, which was a level higher than the four Basic Sciences, which he’d already mastered.

In addition, he was studying lightning, which was known to be a particularly difficult aspect of pure sciences.

“I need your help and quite a lot of it too.”

“I assumed... that you needed something.”

“It’s serious. I hope you can prioritize me and set aside other things.”

“If you’re asking for help, it must be something big. Okay, let me hear what this is about.”

Salmora did not hold back and told Kale about everything. Kale nodded and said, “If you don’t retrieve your subordinates' bodies, both you and the marquis are going to be in a difficult position?”

“Yes.”

“Damn... Eisen has balls. I thought he was just a fool. I didn’t expect that he would plot something like this.”

“You can get Teleportation ready, right?”

“I can get it ready, but it’s difficult to do on my own, so I have to bring in more people.”

“I can’t have more people that know about this.”

“My disciples are alright. We can take three of the best ones. Besides, you want us there for something other than teleportation, right?”

“Okay. You can also participate in the battle and support me, if you want.”

“If we join, the battle will be even more intense, since my disciples also know how to use lightning.”

“It doesn’t matter. If everything goes well, the marquis will take care of everything.”

“Sounds good. I wanted to try out a new spell on a person anyway. A very strong person, might I add.”

.

Kale’s colleagues at the Magical Spire called him Lightning Kale, and he was as violent as his nickname suggested. It was a terrible idea to have him as your enemy.

“We should start moving tomorrow night. I’ll let my secretary know, so don’t be late and have everything prepared when I call.”

“Okay.”

Now that he had a wizard to teleport him, Salmora had solved his worst problems, and he began to make preparations for any unexpected events. ‘I must kill them...!’

Salmora’s eyes filled with anger.

* * *

The next day, Salmora showed up at the place that Kale designated with the first unit commander, Pip, and ten of his bodyguards.

Kale saw Salmora and said, “Look at that fighting spirit. Are they the First-Class Soldiers and the top disciple you were talking about?”

“Yes, everyone here has reached the Sword Master stage.”

Commander of the first unit, Pip, was Salmora’s top disciple. He was the first person to be appointed as a unit commander when Salmora became the leader of the Viper Knights. He was in the intermediate stage as a Sword Master.

The first unit had only 10 members, compared to the other units, which usually had 15 to 20. They were called the First-Class Soldiers, and they were also potential unit commanders. They were the strongest among the Viper Knights.

After Salmora was done casually introducing his people, he turned to Pip and asked, “Pip, did you do what I asked you yesterday?”

“I got rid of any evidence that could reveal our identities, including the symbols tattooed on the members.”

Although it wasn’t likely that they would lose, Salmora still ordered everyone to erase any marks, including ones that would reveal their association, just in case. After all, they were in this situation because of the double snake symbol on Hiram and his soldiers. The members of the first unit had to burn or cut away the symbols carved into their forearms.

Kale began to introduce his disciples. “I’ll introduce my people now. These guys are 4th Circle, and they are top wizards at the Magical Spire. All three of them are Pure Science wizards, intelligent people who have mastered the four Basic Sciences along with me.”

“You said they were geniuses last time.”

“There are a lot of geniuses in the Magical Spire, so I decided I would only call myself a genius. My disciples can be called intelligent.” He was shameless, but he wasn’t wrong.

Normally, one only mastered one Basic Science. Those who mastered all four were called geniuses among geniuses.

Salmora nodded and said, “That’s reassuring.”

“Of course! These are none other than my disciples. Anyway, I’m done with the preparations, so gather everyone on the magic circle.”

In order to save mana, Kale had already created a teleportation magic circle with magic stone powder. When the four wizards cast their spells at the same time, everyone disappeared with a small flash of light.

* * *

Somewhere in Gowen Mountain, dozens of men appeared as electric currents burst in the air. Salmora and his party appeared with a dust cloud. Henry was already waiting at the designated coordinates, and he greeted them with a smile.

“You showed up on time.”

Salmora’s soldiers all pulled out their swords, on high alert, but Salmora raised his hand and stopped them. Salmora released a murderous aura and said, “Who are you?”

“Of course, I’m the one who sent the letter.”

“What?”

“The count said that two knights and one wizard would be more than enough to deal with all of you.”

“Wizard?”

Kale’s eyes twitched. Wizards were one of the empire’s resources and were people of the Magical Spire; all of them were registered in the Magical Spire. However, no matter how hard Kale looked, he didn’t recognize a single face.

Kale said to Salmora, full of caution, “Salmora, I think the wizard is hiding somewhere else, so we have to be careful.”

‘Eisen, you bastard...!’

Eisen despised wizards. How could such a person invite a wizard to join? Salmora couldn’t help but admire his sneakiness. However, he couldn’t forget the reason he had shown up. Grinding his teeth, Salmora asked, “What about my subordinates? Where are they now? You didn’t lie to me, did you?”

“Of course not. Your subordinates are right there.”

Henry pointed with his chin. Everyone turned to look at a towering iceberg. Inside were the halves of the subordinates' bodies. “This part of the region is warmer than Salgaera, so I froze them, because the bodies might rot," said Henry, deliberately trying to offend Salmora with a mocking tone.

Shiiing!

Without a word, Salmora drew his sword. He was truly angry.

Henry raised his hands and said, “How scary. Unfortunately, I’m not your opponent.”

“What?”

“Someone else wants to see you. I’ll see you later.”

Clap!

Henry clapped loudly and then...

Flash!

Salmora disappeared.