The moment he saw King Arthur appear, Albert immediately showed hostility involuntarily.
"Why are you here, meow?" He asked, "This was what you arranged early in the morning?!"
"No, there was just a similar agreement." Another figure jumped from the transport boat and landed behind the Knight King. He was the commander-in-chief of the orc coalition and the leader of the Roble clan, Albert's father.
"I must express my gratitude to you, Mr. Albert." The King of Knights continued: "Originally, tonight's battle in Lviv may have caused a larger number of sacrifices, and a greater price must be paid to win. However,
Your activity minimized the sacrifices in this battle, and also recovered the artifact [Summer of Love] so easily. Thanks to your activity, the Orc Alliance retained its face to the maximum extent; our fleet also did not
We need to intervene in this battle to avoid irritating the indigenous people in the Dawn Region to the greatest extent."
"...So you were planning to clean up the mess from the beginning." Albert asked with hostility.
"No, if you solve the incident, there will be no loose ends to clean up, and everyone will be happy." The King of Knights put on a poker face: "Now, as agreed, please deliver the [Summer of Love] to us. That is important.
Props must be kept properly."
"That is an artifact kept by the Warcraft Hunters Association. You have no right to do this." Albert shook his head, and the Holy Spirit White Tiger behind him held down the [Summer of Love] with one paw, fearing that people from Great Britain would come and snatch it.
"Let go, Albert." Roble said, "This matter has been discussed a long time ago, so you can't help but intervene."
"Oh my God." Albert suddenly recalled what happened at the Melson Stone before. A feeling of déjà vu made him suddenly realize: "This thing... is also a fragment of the Holy Grail!? That's why you came to recover it!"
"
The Holy Grail fragment in the Melson Stone is enshrined on the top of the Guardian Tower. The light it emits prevents the monsters from approaching the Melson Stone, ensuring the safety of the city.
The artifact [Summer of Love] is preserved by the Warcraft Hunters Association. It has the ability to attract Warcraft and calm them down.
These incredible powers all have the same origin.
"Yes, there is no need to hide the matter from you now." The King of Knights said: "That was originally the Holy Grail fragment that we in Great Britain were looking for. It is the key to resetting the world after the catastrophe. If you knew how important it is
If so, you should know who should keep it in the best hands. Just hand it over."
Albert hesitated.
"Nina...she became like this because she was corroded by the fragments of the Holy Grail." Albert glanced at the demon rabbit lying on the ground next to him: "What are you going to do with her?"
"She has been severely corroded by the fragments of the Holy Grail, and I'm afraid she can't go back." King Arthur said: "But we will not take her life. We will send her to a well-equipped nursing home for proper care to ensure that she can live as long as possible.
Survive."
(It’s full of official accent.)
Albert shook his head.
"Sure enough, you are still not worthy of belief." The Holy Spirit White Tiger behind him grabbed the Holy Grail fragment with one hand, created a subspace and hid it.
"Albert!" Roble ordered from the side: "What do you want to do? The farce in Lviv is over. Next, we just need to hand over the Holy Grail fragments to the people of Great Britain, and then clean up the monsters in this city. This will
The matter should come to an end! Are you still dissatisfied with anything and want to continue to use [Summer of Love] to create more chaos?"
"I only know that if the [Summer of Love] is handed over to you like this, the Warcraft Hunter Organization will be finished." The tiger man hummed: "Yes. Most of the Warcraft in the Dawn Region have already been killed after this [Great Hunting Festival]."
will be annihilated. Your cherished Dawn Region will have peace and tranquility for a long time. It is understandable that you plan to just give up and hand over the Holy Grail fragments.
——But, I refuse!"
Albert spread out his white wings and floated into the air:
"This is not the real goal of Warcraft Hunters. This kind of compromise has no soul! We are different from you half-empty guys, and we will not be satisfied with this level of short-term peace.
Our real goal is to destroy all the [Origin Points] in the entire Dawn Region, so that this land can enjoy eternal peace. If you don’t agree with each other, [Summer of Love] cannot be handed over to you like this. This thing is
Let me keep it for now!"
He rose higher and higher, seeming to want to escape from this area.
"Do you want to run away with the Holy Grail fragments?" The King of Knights frowned.
"Are you going to stop him?"
"No." King Arthur said, "It's easy to track him. It only makes sense once the Holy Grail fragments are collected. They had no effect before, so it's not impossible for him to take them with him."
"One last question for you." Albert floating in the sky said: "Mr. Castro said before leaving that the entire Dawn Region is a [sacrifice]. The souls of the orcs who died here are
It will be swallowed by the abyss and become a tribute for the resurrection of ancient people. Did you know about this a long time ago?"
The King of Knights did not answer.
Chief Roble replied: "Not all orcs will do it. After all, it is just a low-probability event. What's more, not everyone has the so-called [soul], and Abyss is not interested in that kind of thing. They want
It is not so much a [soul] as it is the memories and emotions of the deceased person’s life.”
"So you do know." Albert turned to question his father Roble: "How long have you been helping them? Are you still helping Meow now?"
"If [they] you are referring to are ancient people, no one is helping [them]. But [they] are the direct superiors of the foxes. The foxes have used that relationship to blackmail many people and many clans. But the foxes have already
No more, we have no reason to obey [them]. We only make decisions that are in our own interests as orcs."
"Let's think so." Albert hummed. At this time, he had already used the remote control to summon his cavalry. He did a backflip and landed on the seat of the cavalry, and drove the cavalry away at high speed.
"You revealed too much, Chief Roble." After Albert left, the King of Knights complained slightly.
"That's my son, and I know his temper best." Robl said, "If we don't explain the situation to him, that kid will definitely get into trouble again, or even become our enemy and hinder our actions depending on the situation. Now. Now
It’s better to avoid this situation first. There are already enough obstacles to face, and it would be better to have one less.”
King Arthur did not continue to complain, waved his sleeves, turned around and walked away.
Great Britain's warships also approached Lviv at this time. There were three warships sent, neither too many nor too few, not so many that they would offend the pride of the Orc coalition, and not so few that they would be considered stingy and unwilling to help.
Together with Skid Platny's Ark, they bombarded Lviv with all their strength and used heavy firepower to suppress the fighting in Lviv. Although tens of thousands of Warcraft tried to escape from the city after its disintegration, most of them were buried in
Under the firepower of the battleships, those who occasionally escaped were unable to break through the siege network of the orc coalition outside Lviv, and were eventually surrounded and killed.
"Mr. Albert." Albert, who was silently observing all this in the sky, heard the voice of field commander Othello from the communicator in his ear: "It seems that there is no place that needs your help here. You answer
What are your plans for coming down?"
"Nothing is planned." Albert looked at the sluggish but still existing crimson thorns in Lviv: "I want to leave for a while and find the next [origin point]. Where I left
For a while, I ask you to keep an eye on that thorn. I know that thing will cause trouble again. It's just a matter of time. Be careful to guard against it."
"I see," said Othello.
"...After all this is over, will you really obey your brother's last words and withdraw from the orc alliance, cat?" Albert asked again.
"This is a difficult question to answer." The tiger man seemed to be struggling: "Your father has helped me, and I have been serving in the army for so many years and have become accustomed to military life. Suddenly you want me to
Leaving the army, really——"
"Can't bear to part with the status you have established over the years?"
"No." Othello denied without hesitation: "But we are doing real things. For the benefit of the orcs in the Dawn Region, the coalition is working hard to do what they must do. I don't think such a coalition is a mistake.
organization. It is impossible for me to deny the achievements that everyone has gained with their blood and sweat."
"Yes. I understand." Albert replied without emotion: "The friendship between comrades who have lived together through life and death, and your brother's will. It is really not easy for you to choose between the two. I
I won’t judge you, just follow your heart."
There was a long silence on Othello's part.
"Has he mentioned me to you all these years?" Othello asked after a long time.
"No, it must not be." He asked himself and answered: "Otherwise you wouldn't be so surprised when you first saw me and mistook me for my brother."
"He probably still misses you." The tiger man replied: "Otherwise, he wouldn't have the pendant with that photo with him all the time."
"...It's really ridiculous." Othello said with a bitter smile: "When I said I was going to join the army, my brother and I fell out. We haven't seen each other for so many years. Let's have a good word. It's obvious that we are already
The only relative you have is the only one who knows how to cherish it when you lose it."
"So he asked you to leave the army in his will for your own good."
"Yes, for my own good. It has always been." Othello said mockingly: "Every time he said this to me before, I was very angry. But now I don't feel the anger I should have had at all."
. Maybe he is right. Maybe I, who am always eager to prove that he is wrong, am really wrong. But is there really such a simple way to distinguish right from wrong in this world?"
"It's time for me to go, Othello." Albert said: "Even if it's for your brother, please keep...alive. We are destined (Kama) to meet again."
The young tiger man cut off the communication, stepped on the accelerator of the cavalry, and flew deeper into the Dawn Region.
"Ah, we are destined to meet you (Kama)." Othello replied thoughtfully as he looked at the boiling fighting in Lviv city.
"...Where do you think he will go?" Chief Roble asked behind Othello on the deck of Skid Plattney's Ark.
"I don't know." The tiger man looked at the meteor that was gradually moving away and disappearing in the night sky, and replied: "[Summer of Love] has cut off the power supply, so there should be no energy to start it. He took that one, but it didn't appear either.
He has to be able to find the next [origin point]. But he seems to have a goal. Maybe he knows where to go next from the beginning."
"He takes that dangerous thing and doesn't know where he's going to do something stupid..." Robl snorted: "This stupid son really doesn't make people worry."
Othello did not answer, thinking that Patriarch Roble was also a man who didn't mean what he said. There were many ways to prevent Albert from leaving with the artifact. But they had placed a glimmer of hope on [Sothenes], thinking that
Is it really possible for him to eliminate all [Origin Points] and just sit back and watch him leave with [Summer of Love]? (To be continued)