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Chapter 2633
Upon receiving Valon's decree, Tristan, Matthias, Nathaniel, and Grace each reacted differently.…Tristan was sitting in his study, calculating the advantages and disadvantages of his recent expedition to the Ashen Coast.While his performance hadn't been particularly outstanding, he had still fared considerably better than Matthias and Nathaniel. Yet even this modest edge clearly wouldn't change his circumstances.Suddenly, Milton burst through the door with urgent news. "Your Highness, I just received word from the palace that His Majesty's condition has worsened. His time is running out. He's issued a special decree—whichever royal family member can journey to Elysium Isle and return with the elixir of immortality will be named heir to the throne.""Heir to the throne?"Tristan perked up at once. However, his excitement quickly gave way to concern.He'd heard tales of Elysium Isle, but only as legend. Whether such a place actually existed in the Eastern Sea or whether any
Chapter 2632
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. The plague on the Ashen Coast was finally under control, but the aftermath was different in every city.Reedcrest, where the outbreak had first begun, had suffered the least. Its people had been properly resettled and cared for.Harbortown's proximity to Reedcrest and Grace's timely rescue efforts had made it possible to eliminate the mutated plague, albeit at significant cost.Thornwick and Sommertown had eradicated the plague, but the price they paid was catastrophic. Thousands of civilians had been burned alive and slaughtered, and their bodies were piled high in the streets.Although Matthias and Nathaniel tried their best to cover it up, claiming it was to prevent the spread of the plague, word had leaked out anyway. Soon, heated debates erupted throughout the government and the public. Some condemned them for cruelty, while others believed that desperate times called for desperate measures and saw nothing wrong with their actions.O
Chapter 2631
Thick black smoke blanketed the sky over Thornwick. The once-bustling streets now lay in deathly silence. Choking, acrid fumes filled the air, mixed with the metallic tang of blood and the putrid stench of decay.At the mass burial ground in the southwest of the city, massive fires still raged. Flames crackled and hissed as they consumed what remained of human life. Charred bodies twisted in the heat while half-burned limbs occasionally tumbled from the pyre, exposing white bone.Matthias stood on the hillside in his protective gear, staring down at the scene with complete indifference. There wasn't a flicker of emotion on his sharply defined face. It was as if what burned below weren't thousands of human lives, but a field of dry grass. Dried blood stained his protective gear, gleaming dully in the sunlight."Your Highness, we found another 37 infected civilians in the western quarter. We've brought them all here," the assistant general reported, dropping to one knee. His voice s
Chapter 2630
Tristan's expression darkened. He was the crown prince, the one who commanded respect. Yet now, all eyes were on Grace. Of course, that didn't sit well with him.If those plague-infected civilians had died, he could've sealed off the city and buried the truth along with the bodies. But now that Grace had stepped in, there was no covering it up.Worst of all, she was the one who saved them. Compared to that, he seemed somewhat incompetent. No matter how bitter he felt, he had to keep up appearances.The rain had just stopped, and a damp mist still clung to the ruins of Harbortown.Tristan trudged through the mud toward Grace, wearing a warm smile."You must be exhausted," he said. "Come back to the tent with me. I had the chef prepare some chicken soup to help you warm up."Raindrops slid down Grace's cheek, and she wiped them away. Her black field clothes were already soaked through with mud.She glanced at the civilians huddled in the ruined church nearby. They'd just been resc
Chapter 2629
As the rain subsided, the quarantine zone inside the wooden barriers was beginning to take shape.Grace trudged through ankle-deep mud between the makeshift shelters. The hem of her white dress was soaked with blood and grime, but she couldn't spare a moment to care. Even the herbal paste crusted at the corners of her mouth went unnoticed.She jabbed a silver needle into a child's purpled fingertip, then squeezed out half a bowl of foul-smelling, dark blood. Without missing a beat, she poured a warm tonic down the child's parched throat."We still need 20 more stretchers for the third row of shelters," she shouted, her voice hoarse from hours of constant orders.Nearby, Dustin was burning away infection from a patient's rotting wounds with threads of golden light. The glow danced across torn flesh, incinerating the squirming maggots as it passed.The elderly man trembled in pain, but he bit down on a wooden stick to keep from crying out. When he saw sweat rolling down Dustin's fac
Chapter 2628
"You damn troublemakers! You have some nerve for attacking a Dragonmarsh military commander! I'll make sure you regret this!"Even while bound, Harlan kept thrashing and shouting threats.Without saying anything, Grace raised her hand and slapped him across the face several times until he was seeing stars. His cheeks were swollen, and blood trickled at the corner of his mouth."You think you deserve the title of Dragonmarsh military commander?" she said coldly. "You should be court-martialed and stripped of your rank.""Court-martialed? Ha! Who the hell do you think you are? Don't make me laugh," Harlan spat.He wasn't intimidated in the slightest. As one of Tristan's trusted officers, nobody except Valon could dismiss him."Hold it!"Suddenly, a commanding voice rang out behind them.Tristan had arrived, dressed in full protective gear and flanked by a large unit of soldiers.When Harlan saw him, his face broke into a huge grin. He laughed and said, "His Highness is here. You
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