Chapter 116 : Chapter 116

Chapter 116 - Diverting Attention

A new base for The Second Fang near the Blue Volcano.

Just a few days ago, this place had a festive atmosphere.

No. It was a stretch to even call it 'this place' anymore.

The base that was once here had its head pushed in by some merchant who also pushed in the Family Head’s official seal.

…There was nothing to say.

The moment he retorted, his head might have flown off.

In that fear, he only built up a hellfire-like anger inside.

“That damn Fifth Son bastard…. I don’t know what kind of business it is, but there’s no way it’s a business that needs the Blue Volcano.”

“If it was a necessary business, he would have asked for a portion of the spoils. If it was the land, he would have used the volcanic zone, not the volcano.”

The elders of The Second Fang gathered in a barrack and spoke quietly.

They couldn't even speak loudly.

Even here, so far from the Pantheon, the Family Head's ears could be lurking.

“Besides, how did the Fifth Son even get the position of head of a family business. What kind of business is it anyway.”

“As a matter of fact, I was curious about that, so I asked Jubel Maxman several times. I wanted to at least know the business overview. Do you know what he answered?”

“…A trade secret, he said.”

“Ha. For a moment, I almost couldn't hold back and shoved that swindler's head into the lava.”

He was truly bursting with anger.

If they didn't even vent their complaints here, the base would be no different from a funeral home.

They hung their heads like defeated soldiers, and no one opened their mouths.

One of the five elders spoke.

“Still, didn’t General Manager Elmont go to one of the direct line members?”

“…To be honest, I don’t trust that General Manager Elmont either.”

The reason was clear.

His personality.

“He’s twice as young as us elders, but twice as talented. There’s no disagreement that he’s the most outstanding among the collateral branches, but his nature is comparable to the First Son.”

“Hey, hey. The First Son? That’s going too far.”

“Too far? After he became the general manager, the young collateral branch members died one after another from harsh training that didn’t suit them. And that number has been increasing.”

“But didn’t those who endured it become stronger? It’s in line with the spirit of Millesdusk.”

A debate broke out.

The barracks became noisy for the first time in a while, but the reason was an untimely internal strife.

The noise of an airship cut through it.

Kuuuuuuu─

The owner of the noise got off the airship and entered the command barracks first.

Both its current scale and its contents.

It was a much more modest space than before.

But this humiliation was also over.

“I have succeeded in luring in the Fourth Son.”

He announced the result as soon as he arrived.

The result was so valuable, and its worth was revealed in the elders' expressions.

“I-is that really true…?!”

“Yes. I received a definite answer from the Fourth Son-nim. He will divert the Fifth Son’s attention, and we can deal with the Blue Flame Spirit while he is away.”

A little hope was enough to heat up the dead air again.

But where there is hope, there is also despair.

There was a problem.

“However. We have been notified that this land is necessary for a family business.”

The elders quickly understood what those words meant.

“…If they insist that the byproducts of the Blue Flame Spirit are necessary for the business, we will be helpless.”

“Yes. So please decide here and now.”

Kwoong─

Elmont’s fist slammed the table.

“Will we stay and fight for what was originally ours? Or will we tuck our tails and retreat?”

“……”

“……”

The heads of the five elders slowly dropped.

Their gazes wavered anxiously, only watching each other’s reactions.

The head of The Second Fang declared.

“After you leave this barrack, I will not hold you responsible for anything. I cannot share the reward, but I will never reprimand you. I swear it.”

The oath of a man with high self-esteem, even if his nature was cruel.

Drrrk─

Drrk─

Two chairs were pushed back.

They were the elders who had compared him to the First Son during the debate and had agreed.

“We will withdraw.”

“I’m sorry, General Manager. I don’t think I have the same capacity as you.”

“It’s alright. Please leave the work here to us and go back.”

“Thank you.”

The two elders headed for the entrance of the barracks.

During those few steps, they saw him a little differently.

Maybe.

The general manager might not be as evil as they thought.

Ssk─

The entrance of the barrack was half-opened.

“I will not hold you responsible.”

But it never fully opened.

“Outside this barrack, that is.”

Splattttt─

Two spider legs lifted each of the elders.

They were lifted, pierced through the chest.

“Keoook….”

“Kkeoeo….”

The spider legs that sprouted from his back were huge.

The hair on them was sharp, and the carapace covering them was hard.

There was no time to spread magic and resist.

The spider hair that entered their bodies as they were pierced prevented it.

It scattered and confused their minds.

The world was spinning even when they were just standing still; there was no time to gather magic.

“A neat disposal for troublemaking loaches. Isn’t it?”

Swoosh─

Thud─

The bodies from which the legs had been pulled fell to the floor.

Their bodies still trembled faintly.

They were still alive even with a hole in the middle of their chest.

That was due to the awakening and paralysis, another poison possessed by the hair, rather than the tenacious life force of a sorcerer.

Food must be kept fresh, must it not?

“I will ‘take these into the spider’s den.’ The three of you, please gather the members. The hunt begins when the Fifth Son’s base becomes noisy.”

“Ah, I understand. Don’t worry.”

The back of the barrack was cut diagonally.

The perpetrators of the internal rebellion were dragged out behind it.

Those who were still breathing were going to the spider's den.

It was one of the hunting preparations Elmont had made after setting up the base.

Today, the pet spiders in the den would feast and get their nutrition.

Just before disappearing into the dark night.

Elmont spoke softly.

“Nothing to worry about will happen. The two elders promised to have my back.”

“…!”

“El-elders…! And two of them…?”

“Then there will be no danger from now on!”

The corners of Elmont’s mouth rose.

It was a smile so deep that it could be seen even beyond the shadows.

“Now that the cowards are gone, the number of mouths to feed has also decreased.”

Greed filled the eyes of everyone, inside and outside the barracks.

It was really just one step away now.

Furthermore, there was another person who had witnessed that one step.

‘…The Fourth Son is getting involved in this?’

It was the underwear thief.

Today, he was here to steal someone else's… not underwear, but information.

The body sitting on top of the hastily built barrack was only visible up to the chest.

The body, whose weight and volume had been reduced to the extreme through materialization, was literally just one ear alive.

He had erased his presence to that extent.

‘I need to inform the Young Master quickly.’

After everyone in the barrack had dispersed.

The underwear thief quickly ran to the base that Jubel had taken.

***

The Youngest Son, aboard the Ghost Ship Ashen Queen, landed in the volcanic zone.

The land that Jubel had acquired first had already been redecorated.

“That gray ship. It feels weird.”

“So this is what it feels like to be a Spirit Sorcerer.”

He had also brought the Forest Witch and the Land General Manager, who were involved in the same business.

“Land General Manager, finish what I told you last time, and report back after observing when would be appropriate.”

“Understood.”

“Elder Lorelin, prepare the buildings needed for mass production. If you just set up the frame, the Construction General Manager will take care of the rest.”

“I will.”

He distributed the work as soon as he arrived.

They had worked together for quite a while, so they were in sync.

So the opponent also matched their pace.

“Young Master. I’m sorry to bring you this news as soon as you arrive, but.”

Jubel, who had approached, stepped slightly aside.

Behind him was Lubosch, drenched in sweat, either from running his feet off or from the heat.

“What is it.”

“Tha-that is…!”

Lubosch, instead of Jubel, gave the report.

The content was that the collateral branch had lured in the Fourth Son.

Furthermore, the content was that the elders were backing that collateral branch.

It was the reason Jubel’s expression was as rotten as if he had eaten a mud cookie.

“The Fourth Son-nim will unconditionally aim for Eclipse.”

“Right. He would.”

There was no need for difficult words like intuition or premonition.

That place was the answer, and it was the only place.

“Now that both the Young Master and the Forest Witch-nim are here, it is difficult to effectively defend Eclipse. It would be better to return now and protect Eclipse.”

“We can’t.”

Felson, who had been away for a moment, returned.

“Looking at the ground, the Blue Flame Spirit will awaken with an eruption in two days at the latest. When that happens, the hunt will become much more difficult, and securing the site will be impossible.”

“And if I leave, the collateral branches will rush in as if they were waiting and start the hunt.”

“But Eclipse being destroyed is a loss on a different level.”

“Why would it be destroyed?”

“…Yes?”

Currently, the Forest Witch was not in Eclipse. The Youngest Son was not there either.

But that didn't mean everyone was gone.

The Forest Witch could go to Eclipse by sending her consciousness from the beginning, and there were others who remained.

“I’ve set up a Gatekeeper for times like this.”

I even gave him a day off from work, so he should be worth his pay.

“We just need to focus on our own work.”

The Forest Witch had already gone to do the work she was ordered to do, regardless of the Fourth Son or anything else.

She was an excellent worker.

So the Youngest Son also left his spot.

He also had work to do.

It was work that his teacher would be very proud of if he were watching.

He opened a spatial artifact a little away from the base.

Rrrrrrrrr─

The Red Bone soldiers fell like a small waterfall.

They were entangled like a skein of thread, but each one was a Skeleton Soldier and a sorcery.

“I shook them up in one place. They mixed well.”

[What kind of crap is this now.]

“It’s nothing special.”

It’s true. It’s nothing special.

The one who strikes first wins.

That adage existed here too.

So before the Blue Flame Spirit or whatever burst out of the volcano.

“I’m thinking of poking it first.”

With the Youngest Son’s touch, the Skeleton Soldiers were soon clumped into a spherical shape.

It looked very substantial, filled without any gaps.

***

The Black Giant Castle moved.

Inside, the Fourth Son was indulging in a southern dessert set.

Things always go well when your stomach is full.

“Young Master. If you’ve finished your cake, shall I give you more?”

“Yes! Mother!”

Next to the Fourth Son stood Moirena, not the Chief Secretary.

One day, while she was just watching her son’s actions.

Her son proudly declared his advance on Eclipse himself.

He filled the Black Giant Castle with dozens of 15-meter-class Skeleton Giants.

Moirena placed a piece of cake on a plate and casually asked.

“It seems you plan to destroy half of Eclipse today. To bring so many Skeleton Giants.”

“This much is needed for Dante to take my words seriously! Besides, it doesn’t look cool with just a few, does it?”

It doesn’t look cool.

It’s not stylish.

For that reason, dozens of Skeleton Giants were dropped right in front of Eclipse.

Ruuuuuumble─

Vibrations that could be mistaken for an earthquake shook the earth.

The ground was shattered and collapsed, and the black soil churned like waves.

“Arise!”

The Fourth Son shouted from atop the Black Giant Castle.

The still light boyish voice raised the giants, who were as heavy as buildings.

It was by no means an easy task.

“Ugh. As expected, operating this many Skeleton Giants is a huge burden.”

“Still, you have improved greatly compared to the last Young Master.”

“Heehee.”

The Fourth Son smiled shyly and raised his hand.

Like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis spreading its wings.

The giants, who had revealed their limbs, stood in a line and walked towards Eclipse.

Slowly, so that it would reach the ears of the master here.

But perhaps there was no need for that.

Kwoong─

A single man stood atop the castle wall.

The man with the single-edged greatsword was wearing bone armor, which he wouldn’t even look at, calling it too flashy.

Otherwise, what lay before him was something that would truly leave no bones behind.

“You crazy Fifth Son.”

The one attacking was the Fourth Son, but his mouth cursed the Fifth Son.

Because it was the Fifth Son who had made him stand here.

“I wonder if I can wear the Executioner Knight’s helmet again after this.”

Haa….

He let out a sigh.

He lifted the single-edged greatsword like himself.

This time, unlike last time, he could raise the blade.

He recited the reason.

“Fourth Son-nim. If someone who is not a kinsman invades the territory of a kinsman by force, it is right for them to be mercilessly crushed.”

So the former Executioner Knight moved according to the law.

Definitely not for the Fifth Son.

He raised his sword to protect the Family Law, just as before.

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