Chapter 947 Exposed Location
A thunderous booming sound resounded inside Rex's head when he heard this.
Even the others who were near to hear what Flunra said had their eyes flared open in absolute shock, the location of Dargena City is secluded and not known by many, it was the safe haven for the entire Silverstar Pack after being kicked out of the human territory.
Moreover, it held a special place, a place that they could call home.
It's a place to rebuild and create a place for them in this world filled with war and chaos.
But that very home was exposed to an enemy, the worst one at that.
"Wait... How did this happen?" Adhara stepped forward, looking at Flunra and the Dwarf that bears the news in utter confusion. "Only a selected few know the exact location of the city, the Dark Elves and the Elves were the ones that know. Who betrayed us and told the Executor?"
Despite her question, everyone was silent, their lips turned mute.
Flunra could only exhale roughly and stiffly glanced at Rex, exactly knowing the answer.
"Someone answer me! How did this happen?!" Adhara exclaimed desperately.
Adhara had spent quite some time dealing with the predicament that was faced by the allied kingdoms. She was not aware of the recent news and events that transpired, leaving her in the absolute dark about the situation.
On the other hand, the ones like Flunra and Evelyn who stayed behind knew already.
In this moment of panic,?Rex looked down to the ground with a grim look and processed the information, the gear of his mind was working rapidly. It was not the answer he sought, but he was battling the emotions that were hindering his mind.
Soon enough, he recollected himself and leaned his head on the wall with a troubled look.
Upon seeing this, Adhara inquired demandingly, "What is it, Rex? Talk to me"
"It's Gistella..." Rex finally said. His expression was calm, but the veins bulging on his arms and neck showed that he was struggling against his anger and trying to keep his composure, not wanting to go berserk at the wrong time. "A while ago, the Executor announced that he has Gistella"
At the realization, Adhara's expression stiffens before the color on her face drains away.
Her mind was thrown back to when Gistella was acting weirdly.
Adhara remembered that she said something about dealing with Calidora herself.
Due to that, she suspected that Gistella went to the Executor willingly without the scheme from the Executor, definitely to get rid of Calidora. Had she known that Gistella would do this, then she would've dissuaded her.
However, at that time, her mind was in a mess, and couldn't think properly.
Considering what Rex has done for the other allied kingdoms, the only plausible answer on how the Executor knows of Dargena City's location is through Gistella. Rex couldn't think of a reason for the Dark Elves and the Elves to betray him when they were relying on him for protection from the high-rank Supernaturals.
Moreover, if a traitor was present, King Jorik and Queen Shanaela could snuff them out.
Thus, the only answer is the worst answer, it was Gistella.
But how...? If she's tortured or extracted for information, the System should've notified me.
<Notice! In the race to the pinnacle of absolute invincibility, the System would not be able to notify the state of being of other pack members under the possession of another candidate, meaning, the System couldn't detect what happened to the user's pack member, Gistella>
What...?
Rex's expression froze when he read this notification, he could feel his blood run cold.
If that's the case, the System couldn't be relied on to know what was happening to Gistella, or her condition in general. Additionally, as the Alpha, I should naturally have a connection with her. Even when Edward hurt her, I could feel it. But now, I couldn't sense anything coming from her side, it's highly likely that the Executor has taken deliberate steps to sever the link between us.
Pondering about the unexpected, sudden situation, Rex felt extremely troubled.
It was to the point that his breathing became heavy.
However, he wasn't going to make this situation crumble his composure and quickly breathed himself to calmness. Following that, his eyes glowed with white light. A peculiar color that Adhara and Ryze have seen him do a couple of times throughout the breaks against the Rastrikan Demons.
But then, his body jolted back as his eyes instantly returned to normal.
System? What happened?
<Eyes of the Pack skill has been canceled through an external interferrence>
<A barrier that could block external energy from coming inside or an aura so dense that it wouldn't allow any external energy from entering might be the cause of this. Please try again at a later time, or investigate closer for further information>
Gistella? Gistella! Can you hear me?!
Despite trying to reach Gistella through telepathy, there was no answer.
It was at that moment that Rex felt extreme unease as he quickly opened his stats and checked the number of pack members he had, thankfully, it remained the same, providing a guarantee that Gistella was not dead.
Had she died, things would've gotten ugly.
Even earlier when he was about to check his stats, his heart almost exploded in worry.
"My Lord, it's best that you come back first and meet with Edward" Flunra, seeing that Rex was sitting on the ground pondering said in concern. It's a matter that needs to be handled quickly lest Edward tries to do something outrageous.
However, Rex shook his head, "Go and help Evelyn stall, I need time to think..."
Nodding firmly, Flunra jumped to the wall and left.
It's so sudden... I could connect with Gistella earlier, and now everything went wrong.
Rex remained silent for a couple of minutes while the others were stressing with each second passed, he was in deep thought as his eyes trained forward to empty space, weighing the moves he would need to make.
Having a rough guess of the enemy's plan is crucial in times like these.
Going in blind would not be ideal, he would have to guess the Executor's move first.
Eventually, Rex rose to his feet after managing his thoughts and turned to Adhara. His gaze bore into hers as he spoke with a commanding tone, "I have a feeling that I will be leaving soon enough. Adhara, I need you to stay with Evelyn and assume control of the city while I'm away. Put the entire city on high alert, recall all our scattered forces back within the city's walls, the Executor might've had something planned for luring me away"
"I don't want something to happen to the city while I'm gone" He added firmly.
Upon hearing this, Adhara nodded in understanding.
With Rex's absence, only three individuals remained within the city who possessed the equivalent power of the ninth-rank realm, the Witch, Adhara, and Flunra. Even so, the city's robust defensive formations would bolster their ability to repel adversaries of similar strength to Rex.
However, any more than that then the city would fall.
"What about the upcoming full moon? What should we do when you haven't come back?"
Settle yourselves with this until I come back, tell that to Evelyn too"
Knowing that the lust would inflict physical and mental pain if not settled, Rex channeled Amanir's spirit energy and created a copy of himself using the lunar mana. It would move automatically, and identical to him.
Even though it's an illusion, it has the same bodily function as Rex.
"What about you? What are you going to do without me or Evelyn there?" Adhara asked.
Upon hearing this, Rex exhaled roughly, "I'll endure it, don't worry about me"
He then turned and shifted his attention to Ryze who could already feel the tension of the impending problem and gestured to come with him, "Ryze, you will be tailing me. So don't go anywhere and stay close to me"
In return, Ryze nodded seriously, this was a chance for him to become useful.
Glancing at the Dwarf who delivered the dire news, Rex gestured towards Caraptaros, which lay near the kingdom's walls, and issued his directive. "I've fulfilled the Dwarves' request flawlessly, the Rastrikan Demons are no more. Keep that thing concealed and safeguarded, I trust the Dwarves would execute this task without a hitch"
"Yes, please leave it to us, we will do as you say, Lord Rex" the Dwarf bowed and replied.
With that, the Rex and the others went to the teleportation formation and left.
Meanwhile, Dargena City.
Hundreds of city guards were lined up neatly with their Red Prudian armor and weapons, glistening with cutting-edge sharpness, clamped in a square infantry formation right in front of the main gate, they were able to respond to the danger siren in under a minute.
Leading them, standing right at the front is Gelmar, his gaze is serene and sharp.
Standing across him was a man corrupted by darkness.
Cloaked in a dark, armor-like skin from head to toe that appeared to ripple and resonate with each passing breeze, the assailant stood as a solitary figure, exuding an icy aura that caused a reverse effect on those in close proximity.
Instead of feeling a stinging chill, the city guards found their armor was heating up instead.
Upon looking at the formation of city guards, the man nodded in praise.
"You are intruding upon the sovereign territory of Dargena City. Vacate this place immediately, or brace yourself for the consequences!" Gelmar proclaimed, pointing his beautiful red sword forward, his voice resonating with both authority and power.
Additionally, at the command of his voice, the archers on the walls prepare to fire.
However, his eyes flared when the assailant tried to take a step.
Swoosh!
With lightning-quick reflexes, Gelmar brandished his sword and unleashed a slicing gust of wind that intercepted the assailant's advance, halting him in his tracks. His attack left a searing scar on the ground due to the intensified heat generated by the Prudian Sword's rune, strengthening his attack.
"One more step, and it will be your head, next!" Gelmar warned, squinting his eyes.
Pausing for a second, the assailant gazed at Gelmar calmly.
Not intending to heed the warning, the assailant raised his foot to take a step again which made Gelmar launch an attack again. But this time, he bolstered his attack with a spell, "Blessing of Nature!"
Swoosh!
Similar to before, he sent a slicing gust of wind, aiming at the assailant's neck.
Furthermore, the slicing gust of wind accumulated more energy from nature as it grew in size and sped towards its target, attaining astonishing velocity, and reaching the peak of the sixth-rank realm in terms of power.
In response to this, the assailant smiled and kept on walking.
Splash!
Not batting an eye at all, his armor-like skin moved on its own and blocked the attack.
Like a cocoon of darkness, it protected the assailant from the powerful gust of wind that left not even a dent in it. Peeking from the inside, the assailant smiled mockingly and kept on striding forward nonchalantly.
Frowning, Gelmar signaled to the city guards to prepare for a confrontation.
But then, a womanly voice disrupts this heating engagement, "Edward, that's enough!"
Upon hearing a familiar voice, Edward smirked and raised his gaze to meet a woman with fiery red hair that danced with the wind, standing on the wall gracefully. Beside her stood a massive, also recognizable figure, eyeing him with considerable caution.
With a leap, the woman and the figure landed in front of the city guards' formation.
Boom!
"Evelyn! Have I dressed the role of atraitor adequately?" Edward quipped sarcastically.
At his words, Evelyn in return looked at him with evident disgust, the form he was taking showed that he was already corrupted beyond comprehension. He has fallen from grace substantially, "Don't think you can come here as you please, this is not a place for you to joke around"
"Hrggh? Ugrok knows you, Edward..." Ugrok commented, evidently surprised at the sight.
Despite not being told, he knows that Rex and Edward are friends.
However, judging from how he looks now, that friendship must've been already long gone.
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