[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 132: Neutral Enemies (3)

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While Lucius was still silent in regret for being unknowingly controlled by Noelle, an eagle flying at high speed suddenly approached him.

Lucius recognized the figure of the eagle very clearly. He often saw her wandering around the royal palace located in Celle.

Moments later, the eagle finally landed on one of the metal rubble right in front of Lucius, making Lucius instantly kneel right before the eagle.

"Knight of Round, Lucius Roux. I'm bringing you a message, from Your Majesty."

The eagle was surprisingly able to speak normally like a human. Nevertheless, Lucius did not raise his head and was still kneeling before the eagle.

"Bless your head, Lucius. Your Majesty has forgiven your recklessness that led to Weise's death."

"Thank you."

Lucius then raised his head and stood up, staring at the eagle.

"Can I receive the message Your Majesty wishes to deliver now? "

Just by looking at it, everyone could realize that the eagle currently in front of Lucius was not an ordinary animal, but a familiar sent directly by the king.

The eagle was seen snorting for a moment, then looked at Lucius.

"Your Majesty ordered you to go immediately to Eisen."

"Eisen? "

"really. Right now, an emergency situation was going on there, and His Majesty decided to send Kngiht of Round, Lucius Roux to go there as reinforcements."

" … What happened there? "

Lucius had heard about what had happened in Eisen recently, but he thought that it was not so serious that he had to send a Knight of Round to take care of it.

"I don't know the details. I was only ordered by His Majesty to inform you. The rest, you can confirm it yourself."

"Is that my only job? "

Silent for a moment, the eagle then continued, "Yes. But, you must make sure to complete your work perfectly. There can't be the slightest failure of this mission, or you'll tarnish the Knight of Round's good name that you're proud of."

Lucius' gaze became increasingly stronger. There was no doubt of his eyes and voice.

"Government accepted. I will carry out my duty perfectly to make up for my previous foolishness."

" … Okay. I'm done here, the rest I leave to you, Lucius."

Saying that, the eagle flew through the wall and immediately disappeared from Lucius' sight.

For a moment, Lucius was still motionless from his place. He clenched both hands tightly, and repeatedly tried to convince himself with various sentences.

But suddenly he realized.

The eagle was a familiar to the king, but he was sent only to give Lucius new orders.

Then, what about Rondo who was already in a state of chaos? Does he have to leave her?

In fact, Lucius was convinced that, until recently, all the Asterisk members were still acting out there, creating a terrible mess with countless victims.

Lucius shook his head, and removed the thought of 'traitor' that he had once had. Thinking that the king had left Rondo, to him it was unforgivable.

Sighing for a moment, Lucius then walked down the stairs that were almost covered in metal debris as a remnant of the mayor's escape.

Once he came out, the first thing that greeted him was the terrifying sight of the already half-destroyed Rondo, accompanied by tens to hundreds of deafening human screams.

Despite that, Lucius was still trying to ignore him. He had another task given by the king, it was Lucius' priority now.

Lucius then created a spear of light in his hand, and made a throwing pose into the air.

Her appearance is very calming. There was absolutely no doubt of his movements, and every movement he made was so subtle that it could hardly be realized.

However, moments later, a shockwave formed around him, knocking out everything nearby.

The spear of light that he had previously held tightly in his hand, was now flying freely in the sky. With a speed that exceeded the speed of sound, the spear of light looked like a comet dotting the night sky in Rondo.

As soon as his spear was at the right distance, Lucius himself immediately jumped up and flew following the spear he had thrown earlier, leading to Eisen.

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Meanwhile, at the same time, in a location quite close to where Lucius launched himself.

A man standing gracefully on top of the ruins of the building was staring at the 'comet' of light that was actually Lucius.

The man was the one who had previously introduced himself as a Voyager before Lucius. His name is Galkard.

He was one of the Voyagers, or wanderers who became Olpus' companion.

Previously, he had been informed by Olpus that Rondo had drowned in chaos, and that is why he is here now. To clean up all the mess Asterisk caused.

"Asterisk, yes ... Truly a troublesome group … "

It was an honest expression from him.

"Thank you, thanks to you guys, I have to revise all the plans I've been working on over the years … "

Although he still looked calm, anyone could clearly sense that he was really angry at this moment.

The killing intent that he was trying to dim was still leaking from the look of his eyes, while his tightly clenched hand was bleeding from the fingernails that were digging into the flesh of his palm.

How humiliating. Those were the words that had always echoed in his head all this time.

Not only did he let the foreign group destroy his plan, he also allowed himself to be played like a puppet by the enemy.

There are no other words to describe how he feels.

Just then, he saw a white-haired male figure wearing a strange mask was talking to Lucius. Naturally, Galkard knew what would happen next. Even so, he was unable to put up any resistance.

Because, all the escape routes are closed.

The masked man, who called himself Souris, seemed to understand very well the structure of the plan that Galkard had built. He made use of all that information, and made a very simple, but also deadly plan.

Galkard could still stop him if he showed up on time, but unfortunately he was a little late.

Galkard had just arrived in Rondo when the man, Noelle told Lucius about the plan that had been going on behind the scenes. If only he had come sooner, he would probably have been able to reverse the situation.

Noelle took advantage of the curiosity and morals Lucius had in order to carry out his plan, and Galkard understood that very well.

In fact, Noelle's plan had begun ever since she told Lucius about the angel weapon's creation plan.

He who gave incomplete information to Lucius had triggered the growth of curiosity that Lucius had from the beginning. That way, Lucius would definitely meet the mayor to get certainty about what Noelle had said before.

Even though Lucius seemed confident in himself, he still could not ignore what Noelle had said before. It was because he had been made to doubt his own beliefs. Of course, the cause of it all was Noelle.

With Lucius meeting with Weise, Galkard was sure to lose.

To Galkard, Weise was a perfect pawn.

He knew about what the angel weapon creation plan was, but was never directly involved in it. So far, Weise is the only person most qualified to be a worthy pawn for Galkard.

Weise doesn't need to know anything. He just had to act normally as usual, while Galkard controlled him from behind the scenes.

That's why, when Weise got the information about the angel weapon creation plan, he immediately lost his qualifications as a pawn. That made Galkard have to kill him as quickly as possible to remove all traces.

Noelle's goal from the start was to kill the mayor, and Galkard had helped him to achieve that goal, with his own hands.

Letting someone control themselves like that, was a very embarrassing thing for Galkard. But, he would make sure not to do that again later.

This was indeed part of his indiscretions, but that was why he could not let it go any further.

Rondo's been destroyed by Asterisk. Which means, it's no use for Galkard to be in this place anymore.

Fortunately, Galkard had already revised all his plans, so he only needed to regroup with the other Voyagers.

"I think we'll be enemies for a long time. Then let's see how we all develop, Asterisk."

With that, Galkard's figure disappeared into black smoke that was blown by the wind.

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At about the same time, in the production building area where a strange fight was taking place.

Noelle and the others were stunned still looking at that slowly moving 'comet.

But a moment later he realized. There was another figure following the comet from behind.

It was Lucius, the Knight of Round member he had only met a moment ago.

"Lucius Roux! The rustus! That direction! "

For the first time, and after a long time, Noelle shouted in panic.

Not without reason. He shouted frantically because he already had a bad premonition with that 'comet.

Damian next to him responded calmly. Despite that, wrinkles formed very clearly on his forehead.

"I saw it too. No mistake, it's Lucius. But, where did he go? "

"That gesture, no longer wrong, it's Eisen! "

"Eisen? "

–Why is he there?

Is what Damian wants to ask. But, as soon as he saw the anxious expression on Noelle's face, he tried not to ask her and returned his focus to the situation around.

Tania, Arnaz, and Ethan are still fighting a figure they call 'the will of nature', and their mission is largely complete.

Supposedly, there was no reason for them to be in this place any longer. If you can, Damian wants to finish this as soon as possible, and leave. But, he did not know whether the figure they were fighting at the moment would let them just like that.

"Ructus, can we check into Eisen? "

"Why are you in such a hurry? "

Faintly, Damian could see the worry Noelle was feeling. Even so, he was unable to act rashly.

There was only one reason why someone as strong as Lucius was sent to Eisen, while the place he was in, namely Rondo, was currently in danger.

There's something bad going on in Eisen. That was the only reason Damian could think of.

But, what kind of danger did Eisen face so that Lucius had to intervene? That's what Damian wants to make sure.

"What's your decision, Ructus? "

Asher beside her waited for her decision, while Noelle did not look as calm as usual.

Noelle doesn't know what else is going on at Eisen at the moment, but at least she can breathe a little relieved because the《Oath of Blood》 connection that connects her to Olivia is still safe.

Even so, he still could not survive the anxiety that slowly began to control him.

If Lucius had really come to Eisen, it would have been to clear up a problem that was there.

Noelle is not so crazy as to be willing to leave Olivia in a chaotic city.

However, even though Noelle desperately wanted to return to Eisen now, she still could not do so.

The distance from Rondo to Eisen was quite large, there was no way he could reach Eisen in such a short time by flying.

The only quickest way to come there was to utilize the teleportation ability the crystals exerted on all Asterisk members. But, using that ability requires the approval of the other members.

That's why Noelle can't just use it.

"Okay, I've decided."

Damian nodded with certainty, practicing his gaze at Noelle, before finally turning to Lucia and Colyn who were still silent behind.

"Our work here is done. Now, we're going to Eisen. Prepare teleportation! "

His shout echoed throughout the building area, making Ethan, Tania, and Arnaz who were previously busy fighting, turn their heads reflexively.

The three of them looked so shocked by the appearance of Noelle and the others, but Ethan quickly recovered his composure and cheerfully greeted all of them.

Arnaz who wasted no time immediately jumped from where he had stood before, and landed right in front of Damian.

Tania and Ethan were still in their place, fending off and dodging all the attacks that emerged from the empty air.

"What are you gonna do, old bastard? "

"We're all going to Eisen. Prepare for teleportation."

That was what Damian said, before his figure finally disappeared, then reappeared right in front of Tania.

A large rock that floated towards Tania was instantly split into pieces, and failed to hit her.

Of course, Damian was the cause of all that.

His figure that tightly grasped the two swords in his hand made Tania and Ethan startled for a moment, but they soon regained their senses, and went straight to him.

Damian wasted no more time directly giving them orders.

"Prepare teleportation! We're going to Eisen now! "

Tania and Ethan don't really understand what's going on, but just looking at Damian and Noelle's seriousness makes them just able to agree without saying anything.

While they are busy preparing for teleportation, Noelle is still trying to ensure Olivia's safety through her《Oath of Blood》 connection.

There is nothing wrong with that connection. It's just that, just a moment ago, he felt an oddity that his《Oath of Blood》 transmitted.

The source of the strangeness was Olivia. But, Noelle tam can confirm what happened to her now.

The distance with Olivia at the moment was so far away that Noelle could do nothing to ascertain her condition.

For now, he must focus on his task, and rescue Olivia as quickly as possible.

Olivia would not lose easily, but, still Noelle still felt worried about her.

For that, he had to quickly return to Eisen, and check the situation directly. With that, he might have to stop some of his plans that had already started to run since a while ago.

Right now, Noelle was still unaware of how terrifying the new power Olivia was awakening was.

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