Chapter 21

Chapter 21 – Chapter 4: Rescue #4

The Demon King had five queens and nine children from them .

The 3rd Queen, Sylvia Doomblade .

She was the eldest daughter of the Doomblade family, which could be called the leader of the seven dark elf clans, and was a princess of the dark elves .

Felicia Doomblade was one of two children that Sylvia Doomblade gave birth to .

'What about her brother?’

The 5th Prince, Silvan Doomblade, and the 6th Princess, Felicia Doomblade .

In-gong examined his memories of both of them . In the game, they belonged to the faction of the 4th Princess, Anastasia Nekrion – a long time rival of Zephyr . So, he always considered them as ‘enemies’ .

'Still, it is better than Chris and Caitlin . ’

He had a lot more chances to meet the two people when he played at the Demon King’s Palace .

‘Haughty, pretty, selfish . . . just a princess . ’

That was his impression of Felicia . Her brother Silvan Doomblade was more of an enemy to Zephyr, than her .

'He is certainly a fighter . ’

Just like Chris and Caitlin, Silvan gave off an intense impression because he was a fierce enemy . Silvan was considered the biggest player in the Day of Massacre .

'Anyway, Felicia is here . ’

Why did Felicia suddenly appear? Was she trying to intercept the merits?

‘It isn’t likely . ’

The children of the Demon King didn’t move only on missions . Those who were over 18 years old could travel independently to manage various things but Felicia was only turning 18 this year .

‘Perhaps, she is performing another mission in the area?’

The conversation between Vandal and Chris continued while In-gong was making such a reasoning . Chris frowned .

"Does the Red Lightning tribe know that she is Felicia?”

“I don’t know . She might have said it or kept her mouth shut . Or maybe the orcs figured it out . "

There was a huge gap between thinking of Felicia as a dark elf officer and a princess . It was obvious that her treatment would vary depending on what they thought she was .

‘Maybe she is already dead . ’

She could be used as political ransom, however, her captors were the aggressive orcs . Moreover, there were considerable differences between the way the Human World and the Demon World thought .

“So, what is the castle’s policy?”

"Save her if possible . ”

"There are to be no negotiations?"

"If they call out first, I will try to talk about it . However, I don’t think they will initiate contact . ”

“Indeed . ”

Chris laughed bitterly while In-gong nodded .

This wasn’t just a story created by the ogre, Vandal .

The common law in the Demon World was that the strong ruled . There was no reason to desperately rescue a princess captured by the enemy .

‘Well, that is only the common law of the Demon King’s Palace . ’

The dark elves didn’t think of retreating despite risking death .

‘No, was it because they thought this was their only chance to save her?’

Either way, the fact remained that the Demon King’s Palace wouldn’t care about rescuing a prince or princess .

"I will gather more information from this side . ”

Vandal soon said . His words were somewhat rude but Chris nodded without any complaints .

"Okay, then let’s talk again in a few hours . ”

Chris gestured and the magicians in charge of the communication magic left the tent .

In-gong glanced to Carack and ordered,

"Carack, you should leave as well . ”

“I understand . Call me if necessary . ”

Now, there were only three people left in the tent, In-gong, Chris and Caitlin . Chris gave a long sigh and flopped down in his chair .

"Our good sister is a prisoner . ”

There were thorns in his words . Caitlin looked between In-gong and Chris and declared .

"If she is still alive then we have to save her . ”

It was a pretty decisive attitude . Caitlin had such a firm will on her face that In-gong nodded inadvertently .

However, Chris was a little different . He stared at Caitlin and laughed .

"Yes, that would be good but don’t forget that one method is to not save her . ”

Caitlin looked at Chris . He just ignored her gaze and shrugged .

"It is a joke . "

‘Is he really not serious?’

His expression and eyes seemed completely different .

'It is bloody . ’

It was natural that the relationship between the children of the Demon King wouldn’t be good . They were busy fighting each other every day .

However, sibling were siblings . Even though their relationships were bad, it wasn’t extreme enough to kill each other .

‘That died in earnest after the lycanthrope war . ’

In fact, it was initiated by Zephyr . Zephyr was the one who created such a sense of crisis that they had to act .

However, Chris just implied that it didn’t matter if Felicia died .

‘Did something happen between the two of them?’

He didn’t know the specifics but it seemed bad . .

'If Chris and Caitlin survived, then it is likely that they would be the ones handling Silvan and Felicia . . . Eh, will he really let her die?’

Moreover, would Felicia actually die ? Right now, it was Year 512 . In the beginning of Knight Sage, Year 513, Felicia was still alive .

‘No, I can’t be sure . ’

There was no guarantee that it would go like it had in the game . Right now, the relationship between Shutra, Chris and Caitlin hadn’t changed anything drastically .

"We should save her . No, we have to save Unni . ” (Honorific used by females towards older females)

Caitlin stared straight at Chris and declared . Just like how Chris seemed serious, Caitlin was also sincere .

‘As expected . ’

While In-gong remained silent, Chris sighed and nodded .

"Well, yes . We have to at least give it a try . ”

Caitlin’s eyes shook but she didn’t say anything more . In-gong, who was sandwiched between them, asked .

"Is there a method?”

Currently, it was unknown if Felicia was alive or not . If the Red Lightning tribe had kidnapped her, they didn’t know where she was imprisoned .

Chris shrugged and replied .

"Well, it isn’t good to drag out the time . . . General Vandal will probably have a method . ’

Chris rose from his seat and pointed to the battlefield map spread on the table .

"After General Vandal’s troops attack from the front, from behind . . . ”

Chris set up three models behind the Red Lightning tribe .

"You and Caitlin, the three of us will hit the rear of the enemy . While I hope we can rescue Felicia in the middle of this . . . there is a chance we can’t . Will that be our fault?”

Chris' gaze turned toward Caitlin . She tightened her lips and said,

"If you rescue Felicia unni, it will be a really big merit . ”

"Yes, that is true . She will also be indebted to me . Well, isn’t this pretty good?”

Chris nodded with a sly smile . Caitlin was at a loss for words while In-gong didn’t say anything .

‘Would he have treated Shutra like this if he didn’t like me?’

He didn’t know about Caitlin but Chris seemed to be like that .

Chris, who was laughing alone, knocked on the table .

"Hopefully, we can proceed early in the morning . Then, we should go to our separate bases and rest . General Vandal and I will discuss the details . ”

"Oppa should rest too . ”

“Yes . ”

Caitlin looked reluctantly at Chris one more time before leaving the tent with In-gong .

&

It was evening when Chris called In-gong and Caitlin again .

"The operation is simple . "

Chris laid some models on the battlefield map . He was able to tell with one glance what the models meant .

‘The three of us are have character miniature models . ’

The models were quite well made . Chris then started to talk .

"While General Vandal lures the Red Lightning tribe, we will strike them in the back . ”

‘It is really simple . '

It was almost the same story he heard during the day . While In-gong stared at the map, Chris coughed and added,

"I will move into the centre of the base and make as much fuss as possible . Then Caitlin and Shutra will lead their respective troops to break in and carry out the mission . ”

The three models scattered in different directions . In-gong asked,

"The mission, are you referring to the rescue of Felicia noona?”

“Burn the food warehouses and save Felicia in the middle if you find her . If it gets dangerous, leave . ”

It wasn’t a rescue mission but a destructive one .

“Oppa . ”

"I’ve done everything I can . Is there anything else we can do?”

Caitlin made a disgusted expression at Chris’ words but didn’t say anything .

'No, he could send spies to check the location of the prisoner . Well . . . that is only if there is enough time . ’

In-gong thought inwardly as he continued to listen to Chris’ explanation . Various matters about the operation needed to be discussed, including signals between the units .

"Okay, go back and relax . We will start at midnight . Let’s do it right . ”

'Yes, I’ll try to get to level 10 this time . ’

In-gong nodded and left the tent .

Time passed quickly . Along with Carack and his 50 orcs, Chris and Caitlin’s units passed through the dwarf portal and stood on the mountain overlooking the Red Lightning tribe .

"Heh, they would never think we were behind them . ”

Carack murmured in a small voice like he found it hilarious . Nearly 400 troops were hiding . However, the night was so deep and the moon barely was shining, so In-gong couldn’t see everyone .

In-gong nodded as he stared in front of him . He stood in the cold night air and gazed into the distance .

“It is starting . ”

A low roar was heard from the front as soon as he spoke . The ground shook as Vandal’s troops rushed forward and there was the sound of various musical instruments, such as horns and drums .

There was a frenzy at the Red Lightning base below . Shouting and horns sounded at the same time as soldiers poured out of the tents .

In-gong gazed in the direction where Chris was hiding . Chris made a signal to wait as soon as In-gong turned to look at him .

"Now?"

"Wait . We have to wait until enough troops have left . ”

In-gong explained to Carack and calmed his heart . He had experienced combat several times but his heartbeat got faster because this was the first time he would be in such a big battle .

Some time passed .

Chris and the lycanthropes started moving down . It was a really fast pace .

In-gong kept waiting . There needed to be a time difference with Chris’ troops . This time In-gong was leading 50 orcs and an additional 30 orcs given by Chris . There was a total of 80 orcs .

As the lycanthropes roared, there was another big fuss at the base of the Red Lightning tribe . Now was the time .

“Charge!"

"Charge!”

Along with In-gong, Carack shouted loudly and the orcs ran down the mountain . The shouting was over after they reached the enemy’s location .

Thanks to Internal Strength, In-gong was able to keep up with the orcs . In-gong peered around while running and saw Caitlin, who was deliberately coinciding her speed to match In-gong’s troops .

Just like Chris did, Caitlin looked back at In-gong . Caitlin laughed and In-gong grinned back .

The base was right in front of him . In-gong kept an eye on both the mini-map and the area in front of him as he raised his sword .

Author's Note: That . . . In response to the ‘half sister’ in yesterday’s chapter, I just used that term as a way of indicating that Felicia is a child of the Demon King . =3=;;

-All children of the Demon King are half-siblings . Caitlin is officially a child of the Demon King, so she has a half-sibling relationship with the other children .

Since there is a possibility of unnecessary confusion due to an inaccuracy of the expression, I will correct it if I can think of an appropriate sentence .

-A child of the Demon King or . . . Maybe just Chris’ half sister . . .

Felicia will surely appear in the next chapter!

See you tomorrow .

Today is a happy day 😀