Dok, Dok, Dok.
Kieran's heart started to race uncontrollably.
The Power of Plague, which had been dormant for a long time, began to show signs of activity.
It was because of the unique power in Orderfell's body.
It was a power that others would hate and fear but to Kieran, it was a rare 'tonic'.
"I see!"
Kieran's heart came to a sudden realization. He then raised his hand and signaled Gregori beside him.
"Rinse him clean."
Kieran said.
"Yes, my lord."
Gregori carried out his task meticulously.
Two big buckets of water were poured over Orderfell's body.
Right away, the general who didn't live up to his name woke up.
"M-My lord, have mercy!"
Orderfell cried out when he saw Kieran in his werewolf form.
Kieran, however, frowned.
Through Kieran's senses, when Orderfell woke up from his coma, the unique power in his body vanished.
"It's not the source but the medium?"
Kieran went into deep thought for a while before asking, "Have you come in contact with anything related to wolves recently?"
Wolves?
Orderfell was stunned, he unconsciously looked at Kieran and the infected soldiers around him.
Naturally, the meaning behind it couldn't be any clearer.
However, his gaze infuriated the soldiers around him, each of them looking at Orderfell with unfriendly gazes.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
I didn't do it on purpose! "
Orderfell crawled on the ground and apologized profusely.
Meanwhile, Aisphany beside him quickly related to something.
"2567, Orderfell once killed a wolf — he treated it as his heroic feat and even hung the wolf's head on his fireplace as a trophy of war."
Aisphany said.
"Bring me to him."
Kieran said.
"My pleasure."
Aisphany smiled and headed to Orderfell's place.
At the same time, Aisphany subtly glanced over Evie Dan and Sharly.
Her eyes were filled with indescribable delight.
B * tch!
The female hunter and the werewolf lady glared angrily at each other who was bringing Kieran further and further away. An unprecedented sense of danger began to rise in their hearts.
Both of them couldn't help but look at each other.
Together?
Together!
After a short exchange, the two of them who were arguing that it was impossible just a while ago now stood on the same side because of Aisphany's appearance.
"We need a plan!"
"A plan against that bastard!"
The female hunter was like a predatory feline, her eyes flashing with a dangerous light.
"Yes."
"That guy smells like a fox!"
"What a cunning opponent!"
The werewolf lady nodded, agreeing with the female hunter's opinion for the first time.
Both sides whispered to each other.
Aisphany brought Kieran to the biggest building in the North Camp.
This place used to be the command center of Burning Dawn North camp, but after a few imperial generals renovated it, especially Orderfell's generation, it became a vacation villa.
Not only was the exterior bright and beautiful, the interior was luxurious as well. Placed in the middle of a camp, it looked very out of place.
Kieran couldn't help but frown when he glanced over the vacation villa.
"My lord, it's none of my business!
Most of the renovations were done by my predecessors, I am the successor. "
Orderfell saw Kieran frown and quickly distanced himself from the situation.
Though, distancing himself from the situation was very childish.
The soldiers behind Kieran laughed coldly one after another.
Their laughter told Kieran what the truth was.
"I don't know how much military funds you spent to renovate the original command center into its current state but I hope you can fill up the hole and put the money to good use.
Walloon, you will be in charge of this.
A copper less and you will slap Sir Orderfell; a silver less and you will cut off one of his fingers; a gold less and I will cut off one of his eyes. "
Kieran said slowly.
His tone was calm yet unquestionable.
Orderfell didn't even have the courage to explain, the undeserving general was afraid that Kieran might do something terrible to him if he was displeased.
"Yes, my lord!"
Walloon replied loudly and looked at Orderfell with an excited face.
He swore to himself that he would pay back all the military funds that Orderfell embezzled from Burning Dawn over the years.
The soldiers around him were overjoyed as well.
They would be the ones who would benefit the most from the operation.
"Long live my lord!"
"Long live my lord!"
…
Perdal from Shatterstone Town was the first to shout.
As the sheriff of Shatterstone Town and also infected with the wolf plague, the soldier had a natural fondness for Kieran.
The other soldiers shared the same sentiment.
Not only the infected soldiers, when the common soldiers saw the blazing flame and radiance, the faith that was carved in their bones after joining Burning Dawn made them accept Kieran's leadership.
Even more so when Kieran showed that he was fair enough.
Roar!
[Lionheart] trembled.
A heavy lion's roar echoed in Kieran's ears.
After a slight pause, the roar slowly vanished.
It made Kieran more certain about the soldiers' naivety. Just getting back what they deserved could make them so excited, it also made them willing to show their true loyalty to him.
Huu!
A deep breath later, Kieran thought he should do more.
"Orderfell, write down the names of your former generals.
They should have returned the military funds they owed Burning Dawn. "
Kieran said.
"Yes, yes, my lord.
But some of them have passed away. "
Orderfell nodded repeatedly and didn't refute.
To Orderfell, he was already down on his luck, so he wouldn't want those who were in his position to have it easy, dragging as many as he could down with him.
But some facts couldn't be changed.
Death, for example.
"They passed away?
Their families aren't wiped out right?
Even if their families were wiped out, what about their graves? "
Kieran asked.
"Yes."
Orderfell wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"What a scary bastard!
He's just like those famous stingy bastards! "
Orderfell thought in his heart.
However, soon enough, Orderfell overthrew his evaluation of Kieran as a stingy bastard.
"Remember, calculate interest, the highest kind."
"Yours too."
Kieran walked into the command center and his voice entered Orderfell's ears.
Looking at Kieran's back, Orderfell thought he had overestimated Kieran's ruthlessness but he suddenly realized how naive and childish he was.
How was Kieran a stingy bastard? He was a bloodsucker!
Orderfell almost cried as he followed behind Kieran.
He knew if he calculated the interest, he would really go bankrupt.
But he dared not reject.
Death and wealth, which should he choose?
Orderfell still knew the answer.
However, losing a huge amount of wealth still hurt Orderfell's heart, it also made him hate his former generals even more.
"A bunch of f * cking bastards!
I'm being strangled by this scary bastard, none of you can escape! "
Orderfell swore in his heart.
Then, he felt Kieran's gaze on him.
Kieran, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and looked at Orderfell.
"My lord, I didn't curse you!"
Orderfell said loudly when he saw Kieran's gaze.
"Then who are you cursing?"
Kieran asked.
His gaze at Orderfell grew even more ridiculing.
"I am cursing those bastards … I really didn't curse you.
Please don't look at me like that, I'll think I'm going to be eaten alive! "
This time, Orderfell really cried.
It was hard to imagine an adult bawling his eyes out.
Orderfell, who thought he was brave, never thought he would cry like this before.
However, for some unknown reason, whenever he saw Kieran, he felt like he was looking at some terrifying monster. It wasn't after Kieran transformed into a werewolf but before. When Kieran appeared on top of the city wall, Orderfell felt like he saw a black, seven-headed monster.
The monster didn't roar, neither did it attack, all it did was look at him quietly.
However, the quiet gaze made Orderfell feel like he was going to collapse.
Kieran's gaze was exactly the same as the monster.
Scary!
It was too terrifying!
Aisphany looked at Orderfell with furrowed brows, her gaze was filled with heavy disdain.
Although she knew Orderfell was an idiot who looked strong on the outside but weak on the inside, she didn't think he would be this weak, to the extent that he would cry bitterly under Kieran's gaze.
"How can a person be frightened by a gaze, really …"
Aisphany thought and looked at Kieran.
Then, her thoughts stopped abruptly.
She saw that pair of eyes that she thought she had forgotten again.
Once again, she felt the aura of death.
Aisphany screamed uncontrollably.
"Aaaargh!
Don't come near me! "
Amidst her scream, Aisphany ran out of the command center.
But before she could touch the door of the command post, everything in front of her changed dramatically.
The luxurious command center inside vanished.
What appeared was a barren field.
The barren field was filled with iron brambles.
A shining giant was walking on the barren field.
Its giant, thick feet stepped on the barren field, causing the ground to tremble. However, the sharp iron brambles pierced the giant's feet.
Blood gushed out.
The iron brambles were watered by the blood, swiftly softening and withering.
The giant continued walking.
Its giant, thick feet were already riddled with holes.
The iron brambles on the path were getting lesser and lesser, but it was also getting more dangerous.
The black beast was peeking at the giant in the dark.
It breathed plague and famine as its sight.
It created disease and death non-stop.
It was the giant's target.
At the same time, the giant was also its target.
In the barren field, the battle between the giant and the beast began.
The giant used his giant fists to smash the beast's bones and tendons.
The beast used its sharp claws and teeth to tear the giant's body, leaving many wounds.
But in the end, the giant came out on top!
He took the beast's head.
A wolf's head!
The giant raised the wolf's head up high, howling at the sky.
Joy and excitement.
However, the giant didn't notice the changes on the ground after being soaked in his and the beast's blood. He also didn't notice his own shadow started to shake and distort.
Aisphany noticed it.
Instinctively, Aisphany wanted to warn the giant.
But she realized she couldn't make a sound.
Even if she tried her best, she couldn't utter a single word.
Instead, the scarlet red eyes in the shaking and distorting shadow noticed her.
Then …
The giant shadow threw itself at her.
"No!"
Aisphany screamed.
The giant shadow vanished into thin air. The scene before her eyes changed again and she was back in the command center.
"What happened?"
"Illusion?"
"Was that the Supreme God who walked the Supreme Road just now?"
Aisphany, who had vast knowledge and wasn't an idiot, could easily tell what the illusion was.
Still, it didn't make Aisphany feel relieved.
Especially when she saw Kieran walk towards the wolf's head hanging on the fireplace, Aisphany couldn't help but think of the black beast in the illusion.
Nervousness instantly filled Aisphany's heart, causing her heart to race a few times faster.
"Don't touch the wolf's head!"
She warned Kieran loudly.
But it was useless.
Kieran didn't care about Aisphany's warning, he took the wolf's head down and carefully inspected it in his hand.
Aisphany's racing heart suddenly calmed down.
She widened her eyes and covered her mouth.
It felt like a terrible disaster was about to happen.
But …
Nothing happened.
Seconds turned into minutes, Kieran was still carefully inspecting the wolf's head. Orderfell stood aside, trembling.
Everything was the same as before, nothing had changed.
"Am I hallucinating?"
The scene before her eyes made Aisphany lose her confidence.
But if she insisted that it was her hallucination, Aisphany wouldn't believe it.
"Damn it, what the hell is going on?"
Aisphany asked repeatedly in her heart.
Her curiosity was getting stronger by the second.
Driven by her curiosity, Aisphany wanted to step closer to Kieran. She wanted to observe the wolf's head up close and if it was possible, she wanted to ask Kieran about it.
However, before Aisphany made her move, a voice came from behind her.
"Don't move."
The voice was calm and calm.
It made Aisphany widen her eyes.
The voice was from Kieran.
"Kieran is behind me?
Then who is this Kieran in front of me?
"Another illusion?"
Many questions messed up Aisphany's thoughts but she didn't step out recklessly.
"What should I do?"
Aisphany lowered her voice and asked.
"Stay here, don't move."
Kieran's voice came from behind her.
Kieran, who was inspecting the wolf's head, seemed to have heard the conversation between the two as he looked up at Aisphany.
"You think I'm a fake?
But do you know what's behind you? "
Kieran glanced over Aisphany before he continued inspecting the wolf's head in his hand.
"What's behind me?
What's behind me? "
Aisphany's heart skipped a beat.
She wanted to turn around and check but her neck was stiff, she couldn't move at all.
The unknown was always scary.
Anyone who faced the fear of the unknown would be at a loss and at a loss of what to do.
But some people were destined to be different.
Aisphany, for example.
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