ushernet Chapter 120 Silent War (2)
Chapter 120 Silent War (2)
Chapter 120 Silent War (2)
Episode 120 Silent War (2)
“Ugh...!”
His fading consciousness was abruptly awakened.
His crushed lungs regenerated, his airway opened, and his heart beat violently, sending blood throughout his body.
His body gradually regained strength as his fatal injuries started to heal with “Super Recovery”.
‘...I almost died...!’
He would have really died if it hadn’t been for “Instant Death Immunity”, the perk Hans obtained after achieving the ‘Immortal King’ achievement.
But it seemed like it would take a long time to fully recover because his condition was so severe.
It was a good thing that his organs, which had been completely crushed, were regaining their shape as if time was rewinding, but their condition wasn’t very good.
“Master! Here’s a potion!”
“We’ll take you to the temple right away! Hang in there!”
Hubert calmly analyzed the situation with his accelerated thoughts, watching the mercenaries frantically pouring emergency potions into his mouth and trying to transport him to the temple.
‘The culprit was a vampire, but someone I’ve never seen before.’
And he was at a very high level, considering he was able to infiltrate and ambush him without being noticed.
It meant that he had bypassed the mercenaries’ guard, as well as the Brokoslack Clan’s surveillance network.
‘Hubert’s detection ability isn’t that good, so he couldn’t properly grasp the opponent, but for this to be possible, he would have to be at least a Pureblood.’
And among them, he would have to be at the top level and have abilities specialized in assassination.
But...
‘Why would such a high-level individual target Hubert, a mere merchant?’
Candidates for who might have ordered this flashed through his mind as his thoughts raced.
Competing merchants who had clashed with him as the company expanded, nobles who were eyeing the company, and even gangs in the back alleys who were being suppressed by him.
...There were too many to pinpoint anyone specific.
He prided himself on growing the business legitimately, but there was no way there wouldn’t be enemies when profits were involved.
‘But why a vampire? Is it just a coincidence? ...Damn it, I don’t have enough information. It seems like I need to start by figuring out the identity of this unknown vampire.’
He didn’t think the Brokoslack Clan had backstabbed him.
They were subordinate to Heinz the Second through “Refined Blood Essence”, so there was no way they could disobey his order to fully support Hubert.
‘The most effective way to grasp the situation is to mobilize the clan through Heinz, but he’s away at the moment... And the transfer formation is on cooldown because I already sent Howard.’
Unfortunately, it didn’t seem like it would be easy to resolve the situation.
But the most important thing right now was something else.
“Cough! Wait...”
Hubert stopped his bodyguards, who were pouring potions into his mouth and trying to hurriedly transport him to the temple, and unilaterally conveyed his message.
That he would hide in a safe place for now, recover, and then return.
‘If he finds out I’m not dead, he’ll try to finish me off for sure this time.’
He had left, thinking he had eliminated him, but he didn’t know when that guy might return.
It was best to avoid this place as quickly as possible since he couldn’t rely on “Instant Death Immunity” anymore.
“...I have a way to personally contact Howard, so until then, I’ll... Whew, I’ll convey the work details. Inform the company as well...”
“Y-yes? But how are you going to hide...”
He couldn’t stall any longer.
As soon as he judged that he had conveyed the situation, Hubert immediately disappeared from the spot with ‘Dismiss’.
Of course, there was the issue of whether he could trust those mercenaries, but he couldn’t worry about that right now.
‘They were recommended by the three southern warriors, so I should be able to trust them to some extent. Of course, you never know what’s in people’s hearts...’
If that happened, he could just mobilize all means, including Harley and Brokoslack, and make them pay the price.
“Sigh, what a sudden disaster.”
Wooong—
Visque waved his hand dismissively, thinking that the clan’s forces alone were more than enough to carry out their plan.
He wasn’t saying anything to his subordinates who were working hard, but he was confident that he could wipe them out alone.
He was just waiting according to plan because his ultimate goal wasn’t just about eliminating them.
“So, when will the preparations be complete?”
“We’re trying to finish the preparations as secretly as possible, so it’ll take about a week...”
“That’s too long. Shorten it.”
“...We can shorten the summoning time by pushing them, but if we rush the Blood Gate installation, there’s a risk of being detected...”
“A week... you can shorten it by at least two days. Finish it within five days.”
“...Yes, Lord. Your will be done.”
The shadow couldn’t protest any further and just bowed its head as Visque firmly cut him off.
Once the Sacred Blood’s order was given, they had no choice but to follow it.
“I’m looking forward to meeting him. How was he able to take over the clan’s leadership? They’re from the same bloodline... I can’t understand it.”
Visque Ufersh smiled coldly, anticipating that he would be able to solve his curiosity in a few days.
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“Thank you! Have a good day!”
“Yes, yes~ Oh my, what a bright young lady. I wish my son would learn from you. Ohoho~”
Diana stretched her back after seeing off the lady who left the grocery store with a smile.
It was time to close up shop as the sun was setting.
“Good work today, Diana. You don’t have to help, you’re busy studying, aren’t you?”
“It’s okay, Uncle. It’s also helpful to work directly like this. My teacher said that learning only from books is dead knowledge!”
Diana, the girl who had traveled from Azantu to Raffella with Heinz, said with a bright smile.
She had completely mastered reading and arithmetic at the tutoring center and was currently learning accounting and commercial law from the instructor she met there.
Of course, the tuition was quite expensive, but it wasn’t a big problem because the money Heinz had given her was more than enough.
‘We’re able to live like this all thanks to mister, so I want to be helpful to him somehow.’
But there weren’t many areas where Diana could be helpful to Heinz.
She had a weak physique and didn’t have any special skills, so all she could do was use her head. Fortunately, she had a great talent for that.
Even the instructor who was teaching her exclaimed in admiration at her intelligence several times.
‘There are many people who are good at managing money, but few are both competent and trustworthy!’
She didn’t know what Heinz was doing, but she thought a financial manager would be helpful in any field.
She was still lacking, but if she worked hard, she could become an indispensable asset to him.
As Diana was reaffirming her ambitious goals and cleaning up the store,
Sniff—
A scent pierced her nose from somewhere.
‘Again...’
It was the smell of blood, which she had already smelled several times today.
She had smelled it quite often before, but the frequency had increased recently.
‘And the scent I’m smelling these days is different.’
The scent of unfamiliar vampires was increasing, not the familiar ones she was used to.
‘I hope nothing happens...’
Diana frowned and hurriedly finished cleaning up, entering the house.
She thought she needed to warn her brother Aaron and Rafi again.
And so,
A silent war was approaching.