Chapter 54 Governing Council(2)

Translator: BaeBae Editor: BaeBae

The guards all wore a worried expression as the tall hooded figure stood up.

Yuldrick gripped his axe as he made his way over to the tall man.

“Filthy traitors. Do you have any idea what we had to go through because of yous? Now you’re…….”

The elderly knight got in his way. Yuldrick yelled and tried pushing him away but his legs suddenly froze.

He who had endured all kinds of hardship was frozen to the spot by an overwhelming aura emanating from the white haired knight.

His senses, well trained from years on the battlefield easily recognised the danger in front of him.

‘If I take one more step, I’ll die.’

Then, Yuldrick noticed a hammer the size of a man’s head in the knight’s grasp. Only then he realised who he was facing against.

For more,

Even Ardin didn’t have confidence in what he was saying.

He wouldn’t be surprised if most of the five hundred ran away upon seeing the undead knights. They were mercenaries not loyal soldiers.

“Ardin kyung. I hope you’re not thinking this is the Hugin knights entire force.”

Anya smiled as she tapped Ardin’s shoulder.

“You see, our sunbae nims don’t like tight spaces. You’ll be able to meet more outside.”

Ardin swept his sweat. It was lost. There were only two options left for him.

The problem was choosing which.

If he’d go with the Hugin knights, he’d be turning the empire as his enemy. He’d eventually die.

However, if he’d decide to follow the White crow knights, he would die here instantly. The body of Yuldrick split in two came into his eyes. Ardin wasn’t an idiot.

“Alright, wh, what do you want! You win! Hiveden will cooperate!”

Head of gambling, Gino swayed his head, appalled. It was so easy to be branded as heretics the moment you publicly aligned yourself to the ever so traitorous Hugin knights.

But before Gino even got the chance to sway his head once more, his blood squirted up. With a thud sound, Gino’s head dropped onto the ground.

“He shook his head so fast, it looks like Cleo kyung was startled. Please refrain from making such dangerous movements.”

Ardin looked dumbly at how Gino’s head was easily chopped off from one swing by the undead knight with his axe. As if Gino only realised that he’d been beheaded a few seconds later, his body took some time before it toppled to the ground.

“So, moving on. Ardin nim? What did you say about Hiveden?”

Still looking at Gino’s head, Ardin was still dumbfounded. He’d always thought Gino would live the longest and yet he’d just……just died.

Then something hot fell on him. He shrieked and upon looking up he saw Selpa’s throat lifelessly hang with a long spear pierced in her throat.

“So rude, trying to leave when the meeting isn’t finished yet.”

Anya regrettably clicked her tongue.

Ardin didn’t know whether Selpa, who’d been scared frozen till just now, really did try to escape. Her blood that was falling on top of his head was real.

Instinctively, but in the most natural manner, Ardin nodded his head in agreement.

“The Hugin knights and Hiveden are old friends! Who’d suspect otherwise!”

“Then I gather you’ll be fully cooperating in our cause?”

“Exactly! If the empire makes an unreasonable request, shouldn’t it be the people’s right to resist!”

“I see. Thank you.”

Anya brightly smiled as she placed her hand on Ardin’s shoulder. She leaned in and whispered next to his ears which made Ardin tremble.

“I can’t thank you enough that Ardin nim will do his best to contribute. A few among us wanted to simply kill everyone and make them part of our force by resurrecting them as undeads. Instead of having to worry if they’ll betray us, don’t you think it’s easier to make everyone an undead?”

Ardin’s pale expression turned slightly blue.

The stink of urine from somewhere in the room could be smelled. One of the guards had pissed himself.

Ardin didn’t blame him. He was about to as well.

“No, not at all! We’ll for sure fight hard. You won’t find a braver soul!”

“Good. I’ll trust you.”

Anya grinned.

“We can always turn everyone into an undead after the fight if they’re dead.”

“………”

“You don’t look so good? Our sunbae nims were turned only after they died from fighting. Are you not happy with the way we do things?”

“No, it would be a great honour to fight alongside the Hugin knights! Ha, haha! Uh… anyways, could we discuss more practical things! How do you want us to contribute in the fight? On the wall? I don’t know if you’re already aware, but Hiveden isn’t the most prepared city for a siege…..”

As Ardin desperately changed the subject, Anya decided that was enough. She smiled as she gave him his instructions.

“It’s not something so difficult.”

Ardin bit his lip.

Everytime he heard those words from someone above, it was never easy whether it would come from the church or his superior.

But what he’d heard from Anya was completely different from what he’d expected.

“I’d like Hiveden to join forces with the White crow knights.”