“Yan and I joined hands because we needed each other. And now that we no longer need each other, we’re letting go.”
“So, what do you want from me?”
“Stop the journey to the Holy See, stop trying to learn more about the Silver Wolf Tribe, and grant autonomy to Ruswulf.”
“So, it’s you… the silver wolf that assassinated the Emperor.”
“I killed that silver wolf.”
The Duke nodded, understanding Kristin’s intentions.
“Yeah, you witnessed the silver wolf attacking the Emperor. So, you killed the wolf. However, Yan Valencia, the Duke, covered up for you because the silver wolf was used to assassinate the Emperor. Is that correct?”
Like a seasoned politician, the Duke quickly crafted a plausible scenario.
This way, there would be enough reason to drive Yan away as the assassin of the Emperor. And Kristin could end up with a light punishment.
“It seems the negotiation has ended smoothly.”
“Fortunately.”
When the Duke was finally relieved.
Swish!
Kristin drew her sword and rushed at the Duke.
“What’s this!”
Surprised, the Duke was shoved under the bed without a chance to resist.
Ping! Ping! Ping!
Arrows flew into the bed where he had been sitting a moment ago.
Arrows severed by Kristin’s blade also fell to the ground.
“What’s happening?”
“An ambush.”
Kristin quickly closed the window through which the arrows had come and pulled the curtains. Then, she supported the Duke and went out through the door.
‘Yan moved faster than expected.’
“Die!”
As soon as the door opened, a man rushed in, swinging a sword.
Squish!
He quickly spat blood, collapsing to the floor, as Kristin’s blade cut him.
“Is the Duke okay?”
Soon, knights of the Duke rushed up from below. Seeing Kristin holding the Duke, they immediately grabbed their swords when they noticed.
“…Viscount Weiss!”
“Viscount, is this your doing?”
Exhaling a sigh, Kristin handed the Duke over to them.
“I will protect him. Carry him and get out.”
No one knew what had happened, but there was no time to hesitate.
Soon, armed masked figures poured into the mansion like a flood.
Kristin took the lead, wielding her sword, and descended the stairs.
The Duke’s knights joined in, starting the fight.
Clang! Clang!
Amidst the chaotic metallic sounds, horrendous screams echoed in all directions.
The floor of the mansion quickly became sticky with blood, and the stench of blood pierced the nostrils.
In the midst of that chaotic massacre, Kristin continued to clear a path forward.
The knight commander and the court wizard, who supported the duke, followed closely behind. Meanwhile, they licked their lips. The crimson mist thickened around Kristin, and flesh was violently expelled.
But the more eerie thing was that even in the dreadful hellish scene, he was so beautiful that he could make one lose consciousness.
His silver hair, shimmering in the moonlight with every movement, was dazzling. The dynamic and splendid swordsmanship seemed like a dance, making it impossible to look away.
People rushed at him as if enchanted, only to spew blood and fall, like moths flying into flames.
During all this time, he breathed steadily, seemingly unaffected like a person from another dimension.
“If you escape through this back path, you’ll reach the valley. The road is rugged, but it’s the safest route since pursuit won’t be easy.”
Kristin, who had already left the mansion, pointed to the narrow back path.
“Understood!”
The knight commander lifted the duke and quickly started running.
“Chase them!”
Kristin blocked the masked pursuers following behind.
“Let me deal with them first.”
“Viscount Vice, are you betraying Her Majesty?”
The apparent leader among the masked figures sharply shouted.
But Kristin wiped the blood-stained blade with her fingers and replied nonchalantly.
“Lord Roadwell is my responsibility. Whether to spare or kill him is my decision.”
“Her Majesty sent us, knowing that you would betray like this!”
Kristin couldn’t help but laugh at those words.
“Betrayal? That’s a word for the Emperor who ordered me to stab him in the back.”
“How dare you insult Her Majesty! Attack!”
At the leader’s shout,
Ping! Ping! Ping!
Arrows poured down from all directions.
Kristin quickly positioned herself behind a carriage.
Papapat!
The carriage Lord Roadwell was riding in quickly turned into a hedgehog with arrows stuck all over it.
As the masked figures rushed to chase them, he blocked them, leaping onto the carriage’s roof. Then, he effortlessly soared back into the trees, wielding his sword.
Some followed him up into the trees, but all of them were swept away like fallen leaves.
“That’s it.”
Meanwhile, Kristin leaped gracefully from tree to tree, disappearing into the distance.
However, her relaxed expression suddenly stiffened.
“…Could it be?”
Thud!
Simultaneously, an arrow deeply pierced her side.
As her body fell to the ground from the shock,
“The Viscount has fallen!”
“Capture her!”
Masked figures rushed in from all sides at the missed opportunity.
But he didn’t care about those surrounding him with swords. What currently monopolized his attention was…
The nauseating smell that seemed like he might vomit…
“What the hell, you bastard!”
It must be Stone, without a doubt.
“Screaaam!”
With a terrible scream, the knight commander’s body was gruesomely torn apart.
After that, a giant brown wolf stood there.
On its terrifying foreclaws, chunks of flesh impaled with dripping blood were stuck.
Its appearance resembled the presence of a creature risen from hell.
“……!”
It was Duke Roadwell, who had been involved in numerous incidents throughout his life. Therefore, he prided himself on having considerable courage and composure.
However, the monster before his eyes was different. Just by looking at it, he couldn’t help trembling and feeling terrified to the core, making it impossible to breathe.
“Growl! Growl!”
The creature approached with a terrifying roar, getting closer and closer.
However, with a cliff blocking his way, Duke Roadwell could no longer escape.
When the creature’s shadow reached his feet, he earnestly wished for a heart attack rather than facing such a dreadful death.
Otherwise, he would end up meeting a gruesome fate like the court wizard and the knight commander.
An Indifferent Woman is the One Men Desire the Most
One-line summary: The female lead is actually cold-hearted and extremely rational. She has stage-by-stage relationships and won’t two-time, but there will always be someone who secretly likes her.
This novel has the following triggers, so if you’re sensitive to these, please don’t read:
1. The female lead has had many relationships, but she treated each one seriously and broke up properly.
It’s just that the men unilaterally pestered her incessantly. For the female lead, when she doesn’t like someone anymore, she simply doesn’t like them.
(This applies to her relationships with Male Lead 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well, but she’s loyal in each 1-on-1 relationship!)
2. In this novel, Male Lead 2 and the female lead kiss in a car, and Male Lead 1 sees it and beats up Male Lead 2.
The female lead calls the police and sends both Male Lead 1 and 2 to the police station! Male Lead 1 begs the female lead not to break up with him.
3. Male Lead 1 has a gentle appearance but an obsessive personality.
Male Lead 2 has a delicate and soft appearance, slightly green tea-like (two-faced).
Male Lead 3 is a youthful college student and a smart person who has secretly liked the female lead for a long time.
Male Lead 4 is the female lead’s father’s special assistant, a business elite with deep, hidden thoughts.
4. At the beginning of this novel, the female lead has already broken up with Male Lead 1 (Chapter 4) and gotten back together with Male Lead 2 (ex-boyfriend).
5. Enter with caution if you have triggers!!!
