CHAPTER FORTY-ONEAleric sighed heavily at the words he heard from Arithea, knowing fully that there was no way he was going to get to Baron with the replicas still around. He knew that they were never going to let him get closer to him even for a short while.“This is going to be tough, I just need to find a way to kill Baron.” Aleric thought to himself while he struggled to ignore the pain that he felt from the injury on his body which had blood still trickling slowly from it.“What is it, Aleric? Have you suddenly lost your valor? Have you suddenly lost the strength to fight? Huh?” Baron tried to taunt Aleric, but even though it didn't work out for him, Aleric couldn’t help but feel a little perplexity from the situation facing him. He was still not sure of how he was supposed to get to Baron without the intervention of the replicas who had already started to move forward to him at the command of Baron who gestured to them with his sword.“It would be better for you to surrender, A

CHAPTER FORTY-THREEClagmor was no longer wary of General Morbius alone, but he was also afraid of Aleric who was not only a stranger but seemed to be more dangerous than the General for him to have been able to kill one of the most powerful S-ranked warriors he had ever known.“You did this?” Clagmor asked with a trembling voice as he continued to crawl backward, panting frantically while he kept his eyes on Aleric who remained where he was, looking at him with a smirk on his face.Clagmor continued crawling backward until he eventually was forced to stop when he collided with General Morbius who stood still with his arms folded.Clagmor gasped when he realized that he was between the Devil and the Red Sea with no hope of solace from anywhere, not even from his mind that should have been able to offer him some relief.“Who are you?” He asked with a whisper, still panting while his breath remained unstable, and his heart continued racing to an unknown destination.“Who are you?”“He

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVEElder Clagmor continued staring at the two men who were standing close to him, it was impossible to tell if they were going to keep to their words or not, but at that moment, he also knew that he didn’t have any choice at all. It was either that he told them what they wanted to hear, or he could die a very painful death.“Go on, Elder Clagmor. We are waiting for you.” Aleric said with a smile on his face, still staring at the old man who took in a deep breath and exhaled sharply to get rid of some of the tension that he was harboring inside himself.He turned to look at General Morbius who had decided not to say a word until necessary, and when he returned his gaze to Aleric, he sat on the ground to be more comfortable before he began to speak.“There is a man named who has been giving Baron instructions on what to do and when to do them. I think he is responsible for all the dungeon attacks and most of the outbreaks that have been happening in the kingdom and beyon

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVENElder Clagmor knew instantly that he was going to be disappointed, but he still wanted to be certain that there was no solace for him.“General Morbius?” He said with a whisper, still staring at the General who sniggered at him at once, staring at him with an expression that did nothing else but taunt him.“You promised to set me free, General. You promised! You should keep to your words!”“Yes, Elder Clagmor. I intend to keep to my words. I said I was going to make sure you were taken out of this place, and that is what is going to happen.” General Morbius turned toward the direction of the entrance into the small house while the other men in the room followed the direction his eyes went.“Come in!” General Morbius said imperatively, and at once, two soldiers walked into the room, holding onto their swords.“What is going on?” Elder Clagmor panicked when he saw the soldiers, but General Morbius ignored him and waited until the soldiers got really close to him.“Ge

CHAPTER FORTY-NINEWith every stomp, the horse made while it galloped along the path back into the capital city, Aleric bounced on its back, hoping to get to the General before things could get out of hand.He looked ahead of him, but the darkness that lingered couldn’t let him see much even with the rays from the moonlight.“Faster, horse! Go faster!” He kicked the horse harder, causing it to neigh while it increased its speed. Aleric held onto it tightly, and without being told, he knew that whatever he was going to face was going to be very deadly. Even his heartbeat became faster just like the gallops of the horse, and his breath seemed to be looking for a means to escape from him.“That way! Go that way!” Aleric dragged the lead rope he was holding in his hands to the left when he noticed that the horse was heading toward the right, leaving the straight path that it ran on. The horse refused to listen to Aleric, struggling with him to go to the right while Aleric dragged it t