Free Web NovelChapter 599: Chapter 345: The Destruction of the City of Serbia, Calming After the Storm
"Not good!"
"His Highness Prince, His Highness Prince!"
Within a mansion, as nightfall descended, the entire estate instantly fell into chaos, followed by a flurry of commotion.
At this moment, Harris Sarca, the Seventh Prince, unexpectedly died in his study.
This incident was akin to a meteor crashing into the estate, and indeed, into the whole City of Serbia.
Even the City Lord of Serbia and the two Legion Commanders could not help but be alarmed.
But when they hurriedly arrived, they only found a cold corpse.
Looking at this corpse.
The faces of the three became exceedingly grim.
"What’s the situation?"
A low voice spoke, belonging to the Deputy Legion Commander of the City of Serbia.
The Seventh Prince.
As the most promising contender for the throne, dying in the City of Serbia, they, as the city’s managers, were nearly to blame.
However, his words did not receive any response.
The Serbia Legion Commander’s expression was extremely bleak.
And the City Lord of Serbia slightly furrowed his brow, his gaze unconsciously landing on the corpse before him.
He didn’t know why, but there was a sense of unease, though he couldn’t say exactly what felt wrong.
Yet, as he frowned.
A Knight came running over.
"My lord!"
A respectful voice sounded.
"How is the investigation going?"
The City Lord of Serbia looked at the approaching Knight, speaking in a deep voice.
"Currently, the entire estate of His Highness Prince has been thoroughly checked, and no suspicious presence has been found."
The Knight spoke respectfully, but couldn’t help feeling anxious.
For the City of Serbia, this was akin to a meteor falling, and for them, it was even more so, requiring cautious steps.
"Useless!"
The Legion Commander’s face grew darker, and he couldn’t help but snort coldly.
"What we need to focus on now is not this, but how to explain to His Majesty the King and that Duke."
The City Lord sighed, speaking helplessly.
At the moment, his headache intensified.
Lately, troublesome matters came one after another, first the Church of Gods, then the Dressrosa Family, and now the Seventh Prince had an incident.
"Explain, how to explain!"
"It’s not like we are responsible for this!"
The Deputy Legion Commander couldn’t help but snort coldly.
Yet his cold snort, made everyone silent again.
Indeed, this matter had nothing to do with them, but the problem was that the Seventh Prince died in their city, so it was related to them.
"I heard that the Dressrosa Family’s descendants have appeared again!"
Suddenly, a voice spoke.
The City Lord’s gaze shifted toward the speaker, finding it was the Deputy Legion Commander with a somber expression.
"What do you mean?"
The City Lord slightly furrowed his brow, looking towards the Deputy Legion Commander.
"Yesterday, His Highness the Seventh Prince seemed to want to challenge the descendants of Dressrosa, and today, His Highness the Seventh Prince mysteriously died. I don’t believe there isn’t some connection."
The Deputy Legion Commander spoke lowly.
His words were quite clear.
Regardless of whether there was a connection, Thor was undoubtedly the best scapegoat.
The City Lord slightly furrowed his brow, without speaking.
The Legion Commander, too, couldn’t help but focus slightly.
Neither of them spoke.
The Deputy Legion Commander opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Even if he wanted to shift the blame, without their nod, he had no choice.
"Continue investigating, let’s see if anything can be uncovered."
After a moment of silence, the City Lord softly spoke, making a decision.
The Legion Commander slightly nodded.
The Deputy Legion Commander opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Even though he also had Holy Sanctuary power, the gap between him and the two was still vast; the City Lord being at the Peak of the Holy Domain, the Legion Commander the same, whilst he had only just broken through to the Holy Sanctuary.
As they began further investigating the cause of the Seventh Prince’s death.
No one anticipated.
The next day, a shocking news made them lose all desire to focus on this matter.
For from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, news came.
A tremendous upheaval had occurred among the demon beasts in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
Many demon beasts were already converging on the City of Serbia.
As the most important city in the west, and being near the Demon Beast Mountain Range, the City of Serbia faced beast attacks every year.
With each assault, the City of Serbia suffered heavy losses.
Comparing the Seventh Prince matter, the impending beast assault was the most crucial affair.
City Lord’s Mansion.
The City Lord, Legion Commander of Serbia, and Deputy Legion Commander gathered once more.
"City Lord, what’s going on, the beast assault is arriving so soon this year!"
The Deputy Legion Commander frowned, his expression heavy.
"Currently still unknown, but our outposts at the Demon Beast Mountain Range’s perimeter have already been destroyed, this time the beast assault even surpasses any in the past twenty years."
The City Lord spoke lowly, his face solemn.
"Surpassing the past twenty years!"
Even the Legion Commander’s pupils couldn’t help but contract slightly.
"Yes, this time there are numerous Tier Three and Tier Four demon beasts detected, and we can surmise that to drive such a massive beast group, there must be Tier Five demon beasts among them."
"I have already requested aid from the Royal Capital, though I cannot be sure it will arrive in time."
The City Lord nodded, speaking in a deep tone again.
"This!"
Listening to the City Lord’s words, the Legion Commander and Deputy Legion Commander exchanged a glance, their eyes carrying a hint of worry.
