Shannon was silent for a long while before she said slowly, "Because he sent his subordinates to attack the royal palace."
"Minions?" Angor frowned.
"It's a terrifying humanoid creature. It's so big that it reached the ceiling of this hall." She described the creature's face to Angor. Its mouth looked like a crocodile's, and its fangs were turned inward. Its skin was gray, and Angor could see the veins underneath. There was no nose bridge, only five neatly arranged nostrils, and only one large eye.
Angor thought of something and created an illusion of a small monster on the table. It looked exactly like what Shannon described.
"This one?" Angor asked.
Shannon was a little surprised when she saw the illusion. But when Angor asked, she realized that Shannon was using some kind of method to simulate the monster's appearance.
"Yes, but the color of the skin is … a bit darker than the one you're wearing," Shannon said after careful observation.
Angor gave Shannon a knowing look and asked her to continue.
Shannon said, "The monster came to the capital and attacked the palace. It's so cruel that it can rip a person's heart out with its claws and eat them on the spot. That night, it killed about one-tenth of the people in the palace. "
Angor was more convinced about the monster's identity after hearing that it liked to eat hearts.
"It's a Gomito, or a Heart Eater," Angor explained. "Normally speaking, a Heart Eater isn't a creature of this world. It's a summoned beast. But it's not smart enough, and it looks … So, whoever summoned it must either be someone with a unique taste, or they don't have any other choice. In other words, it's probably a wasteland wizard. "
"Is he an official Magus?" Leon quickly asked.
"Do you think the Shannon Royal Family can survive this long?" "For example, Lady Eureka won't take more than a week to destroy Goldspink Empire, and she won't be able to do that. If it's just a single member of the Shannon Royal Family, it'll only take a few minutes. "
Shannon felt a chill down her spine when she heard Angor's words, which made her even more afraid of wizards.
"Since Shannon said that the Heart Eater's skin was dark, it must be an old and weak Heart Eater. I don't think it's possible to summon something as weak as a level-1 or level-2 apprentice," Angor said. "So there really is a supernatural force involved in this war. He's a low-level apprentice who doesn't follow the rules and acts recklessly. I'm more inclined to believe he's a wastelander apprentice. "
In the end, Angor gave a conclusion.
According to Angor, the Heart Eater was a weak summon. However, a single Heart Eater could easily wipe out a city full of mortals.
Just the Heart Eater's impenetrable skin was not something that mortals could deal with.
Just like General Morn En of Sandalwood Hong Kong, his death also matched the characteristics of the Heart-eating Ghost. The Heart-eating Ghost could enter a military port as if there was no one there, not to mention the Imperial Palace which had fewer people than the military port.
"Once a Heart Eater starts a killing spree, it won't stop until it's over. So far, no one from the Shannon Royal Family has died. So you defeated the Heart Eater? How did you do it? "
Shannon remained silent for a while. "The Shannon Royal Family has a treasure that can protect and defeat the Heart Eater."
"If that's the case, we won't have to worry about Heylan invading us." Leon asked.
Shannon shook her head. "That treasure has a lot of restrictions, and only we can use it. Every time we use it, someone has to be sacrificed. My third brother died trying to kill the Heart Eater, and the Shannon Royal Family doesn't have many people left. It's not worth it to use the treasure. Moreover, the Extraordinaire hiding behind the scenes could continue to summon Heart-eaters. If we keep wasting time, we won't be able to kill him even if we all die. "
Shannon suddenly knelt on one knee and saluted Angor. "Save Goldspink Empire, which is on the verge of collapse."
Angor didn't answer. Instead, he was thinking about the treasure Shannon mentioned.
A treasure that was related to one's bloodline? Sacrificing one person each time it was used? That sounded strange. The creator of the treasure hoped to pass it on to his or her descendants. However, when it was used, it had to sacrifice a person. This was not in line with the characteristics of bloodlines.
Angor understood. Could it be that the creator of the treasure both loved and hated the Shannon Family at the same time?
Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided to put it aside for now and looked at Shannon who was still kneeling on the ground.
Instead of answering Shannon's request, he asked another question.
"You said that the Heart Eater came to attack the royal family. You didn't tell me why. How do you know that there's a supernatural behind the Heart Eater when I didn't tell you that it's a summoned creature? "
"You're right. Why are you so sure that there's a supernatural behind the Heart Eater? Did that supernatural contact you?"
Shannon hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth. "Before the Heart Eater came, my father received a letter. The letter clearly stated his intentions. He wanted us to hand over the treasure. Father tore the letter apart, and then the Heart-eating Ghosts attacked us. Later on, the Heart-eating Ghosts counterattacked, and many generals of the provinces were killed by them. "
"So there's a supernatural behind the Heart Eater, and he's on Heylan's side. Maybe he knew that the royal family wouldn't succeed, so he decided to help Heylan and try to destroy Goldspink Empire's power. "
He wasn't interested in the Heart Eater's master. He was more interested in Shannon's words.
"He wants you to hand over the treasure? What treasure? The one you used to kill the Heart Eater? "
"It's not that scroll … treasure. He wants something else."
Angor noticed that Taannon used a strange word to describe the first treasure, but he didn't bother to ask about it. Instead, he kept asking about the other treasures.
"This treasure is a secret. If you're willing to help us, I can tell you the secret," Shannon said.
Before Angor could say anything, Leon's expression already darkened.
"Are you threatening me?" Leon narrowed his eyes and stepped forward to stand next to Shannon.
Leon's cold tone made Shannon's heart tremble, but what made her feel uneasy was the powerful pressure that Leon was giving off. It was as if he was a natural bloodline suppression, and it made her feel as if she was facing an invincible beast.
He also noticed the strange pressure coming from Leon's body, which was even stronger than the pressure he felt when he first met Nausica.
"What kind of training did my brother go through in the past few years? How did my body improve so much? "Angor wondered.
Shannon's voice trembled. "I'm not threatening you. This is the bottom line my father gave me. I know it's unreasonable to ask a wizard to help us for free. The only thing we can take out to exchange with you is the secret of that treasure. "
Angor interrupted Leon before he could say anything else. "I want to know if the treasure has anything to do with it."
Angor pointed at the broken sword on the table.
"Yes." Shannon nodded without hesitation.
Angor fell into deep thought. He wondered if he should agree to Shannon's request or not.
Leon was curious. He already noticed that Angor didn't care about the war between Goldspink and Heylan when they were talking about the refugees. Leon didn't want to get involved either. As Angor's older brother who lived with him for more than ten years, Leon knew that Angor wouldn't change his mind once he decided to do something.
But why did a piece of a knight's sword make him hesitate? It seemed that Angor was going to change his mind.
"What's the secret behind the sword?" Leon couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know the specifics, but there are some details that I'm interested in." Angor didn't explain.
Shannon was also staring at Angor. The only hope for the Shannon Royal Family right now was to find a supernatural to fight against the monster summoner. That was the only way to end the war as soon as possible.
She looked at Angor with a pleading look in her eyes.
After a while, Angor finally nodded under Shannon's agitated gaze.
"I'll agree to your request, but I have a request."
…
Two hours later, Angor and Shannon were on their way to Moonwater City.
According to Shannon, Heylan's army was already gathering at the sea area a hundred kilometers away from Vichy Harbor, and their next target would be Moonwater City.
Normally, the Apprentice Sorcerer who summoned the Heart Eaters would let the Heart Eaters kill the generals of Moonwater City first. When the higher-ups collapsed and the morale of the army was shaken, the Heylan soldiers would take advantage of the situation and take over Moonwater City by force.
This was also the reason why Hailan had won so many battles. It was because of the appearance of the Heart-Eaters that the success rate of Operation Decapitation had increased tremendously.
"As you wish, sir, we'll take care of the supernatural as long as you can," Shannon said respectfully.
Angor nodded. He agreed to Shannon's request, but he didn't want to get involved in a mortal war. He didn't want to kill mortals, even if they were from Heylan. Plus, it would be a waste of time.
Therefore, he only wanted to take care of the supernatural. The Goldspink Royal Family would still have to fight for their own victory.
He gave himself two days to complete the mission.
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