“You must absolutely come back from the Orcs. With or without their support. I don’t have to tell you, but I will, about how important you are,” Drevix said. His voice carried a bitterness that made it sound as though he had lost a fight he had never even realized he was fighting.Quinn stared at him before glancing toward the open window, a frown forming on his face. Something felt wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.Quinn knew Arthur, both from his reputation and from his own experience with him in his past life. What Arthur was doing now didn’t make sense. It almost seemed as if he were making himself appear weaker in front of Quinn.’…trying to make himself weak before me… why? What is this bastard planning once again?…’Arthur continued. “The Orcs will want your head, but you must remember that you are Alejo, a guest. They won’t go against their own culture, but they’d find loopholes. Be very honest. The Dragon must not die.”’…you don’t have to tell me that… I’m the las

“My Lord. All safety measures have been taken, you can come out now,” Captain Mera Vill said.Captain Mera looked like a gentle woman, with beautiful grey eyes and golden hair. Her armor did little to hide her curves, almost as if it had been made specifically to fit her figure. Even her smile was warm, and there was something pleasant about her voice. Nothing about her appearance suggested danger.Yet she held the rank of Captain within the Dragon Guard, a force that had once been considered the strongest military organization in the Empire. Even now, their reputation alone was enough to make many people wary.Mera Vill wasn’t a Drakemont, nor did she come from the West. She was one of the talented individuals the family had discovered and secretly brought from the capital to Blanktar.Families did things like that sometimes. They searched among street children, beggars, orphans, and other forgotten people for those with unusual talent, then brought them into their ranks and trained

Quinn blinked in surprise. “All that I hold dear?”He almost smiled at the absurdity of it. How was he supposed to explain that there was nothing he held more dear than his own life? As long as he was alive, he could protect everything else that mattered to him. He certainly had no intention of letting anyone get close enough to threaten it.“Well, I’m sorry that I have to disappoint you. But I’m really not inclined to go to the Black Accord. Maybe you can tell your boss to come see me if it’s that important.”Serenthar became completely still, his eyes narrowing into thin slits. “Then… I hope you won’t hold me accountable for what’s about to happen.”The moment the words left his mouth, he raised all ten fingers toward the sky before dragging his hands downward as though pulling invisible threads.Silver light immediately covered his fingers. At the same time, countless thin strings became visible in the air. Each one was connected to a finger and extended toward the constructs aroun

At the same time, Serenthar raised his hands again, attempting to reconnect with the smaller constructs, but Quinn’s black threads intercepted his own strings and severed the connections before he could complete them.Serenthar gritted his teeth and moved his hands in a quick sequence. Strings immediately appeared around him, twisting through the air and spreading outward until they formed a protective barrier around his body. The shape resembled the wings of some enormous creature, with layers of silver threads covering him from every direction.Every attack that struck the barrier was repaired almost immediately, the damaged strings reconnecting before the attackers could exploit the opening.Serenthar turned toward the carriage, and the shield around him became translucent enough for his face to be seen clearly.“Quinn, you really are as troublesome as they said. The last time the Black Accord was in Blanktar, it was you that foiled the plans we spent a lot on. Unfortunately, I was

Quinn’s stomach dropped as the swarm approached the carriage. “I am so fucked.”The cloud of bee constructs rushed toward them at incredible speed. At the same time, every Captain Mera suddenly stopped fighting and raised her hands. Even those still engaged with the constructs broke away long enough to do the same.Tiny purple stars formed above their palms and shot into the sky.At the same time, the heads of the Captain Meras began glowing with fierce purple energy before terrifying beams erupted from them. The attacks blasted everything in their path, tearing through both their enemies and some of their own constructs.Bang! Bang! Bang!The purple stars exploded overhead, sending powerful shockwaves through the sky. Intense heat spread across the battlefield and burned everything caught in its path.The constructs melted like wax. Their runes disappeared beneath the heat, while their metal bodies softened and turned molten.The ground cracked under the force of the explosions, and