Chapter 221

Chapter 221 – Chapter 46 – Warrior God #2

Dawn arrived after the night, but the darkness wasn’t completely pushed away . Dark clouds covered the sky . An angry wind swept across like a blade, and it seemed like the atmosphere was screaming .

Under the dark sky, 4th Queen Elaine Moonlight gulped .

The Demon King’s Palace had disappeared .

Literally… the Demon King’s Palace had disappeared overnight . The high walls and streets where tens of thousands of people had lived were all destroyed . It was hard to find traces of anything as everything had been turned into ashes . The only thing visible was a wilderness, as if nothing had been there in the first place . It felt like a dream that the Demon King’s Palace had been there until yesterday .

Elaine felt lightheaded . Her breathing became heavy just from looking at it . It wasn’t just the wilderness which caught her eyes . At the center of the wilderness, perhaps the center of the Demon King’s Palace…

A gigantic red vortex was swirling . It started from the ground and reached up into the sky, swallowing up the dark clouds . Lightning flashed at the edge of the vortex . Elaine didn’t know what it was . She just knew that a group of invaders had attacked the Demon King’s Palace last night . She didn’t know who they were or what they were aiming for .

Elaine closed her eyes tightly . She tried to breathe as she recalled the demon king’s voice . He had said to run away, but those hadn’t been his only last words .

The demon king had been fighting an absolute existence . Instead of feeling fear or despair, he had tried to protect all of the Demon King’s Palace . He had been the king of the Demon World, the Demon World’s protector .

The demon king had known about Caitlin . He had noticed that she wasn’t his child . However, he had recognized her as his own child . Why? Had he simply been showing his generosity as the king? Did he feel pity towards Gallehed and Elaine who had a deep love for each other since childhood? Did he not care because it was a just a political marriage anyway? So, that was why he had turned a blind eye to their mistake?

Elaine thought despairingly . She would never know the reason now… No, she already had some idea, and it felt like her heart would be torn apart by the feelings she was suppressing . The demon king hadn’t been indifferent . He had never been an indifferent person .

Elaine gasped for breath . Her breathing, which had been about to calm down, became rough again . However, it wasn’t just due to the demon king . The red vortex caused Elaine to tremble with fear .

Elaine opened her eyes forcefully and saw the red vortex again . Although the vortex swirling into the sky was far away, she could feel it from where she stood . It was the end . That was the only way she could describe that power . There was something in the red vortex . It was the enemy the demon king had fought against .

She didn’t know exactly what had happened last night . However, Elaine was convinced that the demon king had done something . If it hadn’t been for the demon king, Elaine and all the people around the Demon King’s Palace wouldn’t have been saved .

However, there was no demon king now . His back could no longer be seen .

Elaine stared at the red vortex .

What would happen once it started moving? What would happen if the thing sleeping inside woke up?

“Demon king…”

Elaine gritted her teeth . She couldn’t afford to feel fear like a fool . Elaine herself was a ruler . Just like the demon king, she had to protect the lycanthropes and everyone else .

She turned her back against the red vortex and hurried .

&

As soon as they left the limit line, Quanta headed toward the nearest transportation formation . There, the party encountered unexpected news .

The Demon King’s Palace had been attacked . It had completely vanished, leaving not a single trace behind .

Felicia couldn’t believe it . She blinked with a dumbfounded expression before asking suddenly,

“Abamama?”

Caitlin looked up as well . All the children of the demon king showed the same reaction .

The manager of the transportation formation could only give one answer . He didn’t know; nothing was known . However, there was some circumstantial evidence . The demon king had remained alone in the palace, then the Demon King’s Palace had disappeared .

Felicia collapsed to the ground . She couldn’t endure it anymore and burst into tears . Caitlin wasn’t much different as she cried like a child . Tears welled up in Anastasia’s eyes as she staggered . Baikal helped Anastasia while restoring his breathing . He couldn’t understand what was going on, so his breathing was rough .

Silvan turned around and wept, while Chris covered his face with a big hand and said not a word .

The only one who remained upright was Zephyr . He closed his eyes tightly before getting the rest of the story from the manager . It was about the current situation of the Demon King’s Palace and the captains .

The captains were divided into two groups . Captains Richard and Yecaderina remained guarding the Aegis Gate, while Gallehed and Parast were on standby at a transportation formation near the Demon King’s Palace . They didn’t know that the winter king had fallen at the hands of the sword duke, so they couldn’t leave the Aegis Gate unguarded . Leaving two of the remaining four captains behind was the right decision .

“We need to decide our destinations . ”

“Orabeoni?”

Anastasia, who was leaning on Baikal, was baffled, but that only lasted for a moment . She immediately understood that the children of the demon king needed to act separately . Baikal hugged Anastasia and looked at everyone .

“I will go to the Aegis Gate as planned . Maybe we will need the power of all the remaining captains… It will be better if they know the situation as soon as possible . ”

He spoke in a somewhat detached voice . The anomaly of the Demon King’s Palace wasn’t over yet; this wasn’t the time to mourn . The sword duke had killed the winter king, so there was no reason for two captains to be tied up at the Aegis Gate . One or both of them could head south .

Upon hearing Baikal’s words, Zephyr let out a breath .

“I will gather Captains Gallehed and Parast in one place . ”

The group which had attacked the Demon King’s Palace was likely to have been the Knights of the Apocalypse . The captains would have to gather to deal with them .

“Warrior of the Human World, what will you do?”

Zephyr asked Locke unexpectedly . Locke, who had been standing in a corner, turned around and replied in a quiet tone,

“I will follow you . ”

Zephyr’s location would be at the front lines . He wanted to prevent the fight in the Demon World from spilling over to the Human World, so this was the obvious choice . As the eldest sons revealed their destinations, Chris made a heavy expression and patted Caitlin’s head .

“Caitlin, you… should take Shutra and go with Felicia noonim to the gandharva . I will join Mother and make some preparations . ”

The original plan had been for Chris to go to the gandharva, but the situation had changed . Now that the demon king was gone, the role of the queens was more important than usual . Chris needed to help Elaine .

“Yes, I will do the same . Felicia, you can leave Omamama to me . ”

Silvan tried to smile brightly, and Felicia nodded while crying . The approximate destinations had been set . Baikal then finally looked at Anastasia who was in his arms .

“Anastasia, what are you going to do?”

“I will join Mother . ”

2nd Queen Titania was known for her thorns, but she believed in the power of the demon king more than anyone else . She was probably the most shaken by the demon king’s disappearance . Titania was Anastasia’s mother, so Anastasia should be beside her .

Baikal nodded as though he was delighted and turned his gaze toward the last person . Carack and Nayatra would obviously go with In-gong, so it was just Indara left .

“I will go to the location of the gandharva with the sword duke . It was what the sword duke wanted before he lost consciousness . ”

Quanta was restricted in the number of people she could carry, so only three suras accompanied the sword duke . Baikal nodded again . There was no reason to ask the sword duke . They could only hope that he recovered as soon as possible .

All the destinations had been set . The group had been working hard for several hours, but there was no time to rest . Right now, they had to hurry .

However, instead of going towards the transportation formation, Zephyr headed to where Carack was carrying In-gong . Locke watched with narrowed eyes, but Zephyr didn’t do anything . Felicia instinctively flinched at Zephyr’s approach, while Caitlin moved slightly to hide Carack and Felicia from Zephyr’s gaze .

Zephyr frowned slightly at the movement which seemed like a mother defending her child . He then moved a few steps away from In-gong and gazed at him .

“Please look after Shutra . ”

Zephyr said before turning away . Felicia couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief, and Caitlin wasn’t much different .

Now that the demon king had disappeared, who would become the next demon king?

Baikal shook his head . It was a problem, but he didn’t want to think about that right now . All the children of the demon king entered the transportation formation one by one and headed to their destinations .

&

The place where the gandharva were confined was in a rugged canyon in the north-east of the Demon World . The canyon was a wasteland, so dry air blew continuously . It was a place with no military value like Evian .

The transportation formation allowed for instant movement, so it was still morning when they arrived at the canyon .

Carack, who was carrying In-gong on his back, turned towards the party .

The party included In-gong, the sword duke, Nayatra who was leading the way, Felicia, Caitlin, Amita, Daphne, Delia, Seira, Indara, and two other sura warriors . Along with Carack, there was a total of 13 people .

It would be more reassuring if Vandal was here, but he and Karma were leading the troops over land .

“Is it inside that canyon?”

Carack asked Nayatra . She nodded and spoke to the exhausted Felicia and Caitlin,

“There is a magic ward inside the canyon . Beyond that is where the gandharva are located . ”

“Will they be hostile?”

Daphne asked with an anxious face . Her reaction was natural since the gandharva had been imprisoned for over 10 years . So, it wouldn’t be strange if they held a grudge against the Demon King’s Palace . Moreover, she didn’t even know what the gandharva were guilty of . It might be a terrible sin .

Caitlin’s expression darkened at the reasonable concern, but Nayatra just smiled and reassured everyone .

“It’s going to be fine . They all think of the prince as a star of hope . ”

They had already heard about In-gong through Nayatra . In-gong was their hope for being freed, so they would be more eager to save him than anyone else . Felicia looked at In-gong . Thanks to Zephyr’s time stopping magic, he didn’t even make any small movements .

“Shutra…”

She was like the gandharva . In-gong was already Felicia’s star of hope .

“Just a little bit more . ”

Carack smiled and encouraged her . Then the party stepped into the canyon .