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Chapter 158 – Chapter 30: Exacerbation

The barbarians beyond the Western Limit Line had a distinctly different appearance from the barbarians beyond the Eastern Liht was over twocoarse tails were re and flexible third hand or foot That wasn’t all There were usually one or two horns on their heads, with red or black eyes fro the tribes living in the Curtis region, the main ones were orcs which could be found anywhere in the Demon World The next most common were lizard the species in Curtis, none had an appearance similar to the western barbarians Due to this, the western barbarians would stand out if they were in Curtis

This hat made them different from the eastern barbarians The western barbarians couldn’t infiltrate Curtis like the eastern barbarians had done in Takar and Evian Moreover, Curtis wasn’t a lawless zone like Evian, nor was it a city like Takar where many species came and went It was almost impossible for the western barbarians to penetrate deep into Curtis and attack the transportation formations all at the same time

If so, who had done this? Who had destroyed the transportation forh coes

‘The transportation formation has been attacked Other places seem to be under attack at the same time as well The transportation formation has been destroyed’

Those words were shrieked, but there was no further information

Felicia took deep breaths The transportation for the transportation for’s Palace, so it was rare for anyone to try it They were also mainly located inland, so they weren’t exposed to the ene, but she hadn’t been aware of the vulnerabilities until the transportation forht deeply As Carlos shouted, the entire transportation formation network in Curtis had been destroyed Carlos had received the coo There was no additional communication, so it was reasonable to presume they had been destroyed

Curtis had five transportation foranization to attack the five transportation formations at the same time without much of a time difference Despite the weak defenses, it was a facility of the De’s Palace and wasn’t a place which could be overthroith ith were required to suppress the entire transportation for

As she visualized all the conditions, an answer arose naturally However, it was an answer she didn’t want to ad was thinking the sa Carack asked Carlos more questions

Had he contacted Anastasia? There was no word from the front lines

They shouldn’t expect any instructions froo and check out the situation

Carlos stammered out, “There were no instructions from Anastasia The only communication from the nearest military facility was a coed the facility

Felia, In-gong, Felicia and Carack sed their saliva as they waited for Carlos’ reply

Carlos’ ansas short and terrible,

“T-the Paran tribe”

One of Curtis’ three giant clans They were a powerful force called the barrier of the Western Lih it was just a hypothesis, In-gong, Carack and Felicia all thought the sa

The Paran clan had betrayed the the transmission of information, the eyes and ears of people could be covered

The news that the transportation formations had been destroyed didn’t reach Anastasia There was a long distance between the fortress where she was and the transportation formations—a distance which couldn’t be seen with the naked eye If the neasn’t transmitted, there would be no way for Anastasia to know about the fall of the transportation formations

It was the chief of the Paran clan, Berkintox, who had blocked the information Once all five of Curtis’ transportation formations were destroyed by the Hwarin, he stood on a fortress overlooking the Western Li smoothly The transportation formations were destroyed, and the news hadn’t spread He couldn’t completely block the delivery of the infor proble was that the main base wasn’t aware of the destruction

The destruction of the transportation for’s Palace was blocked By the time the reinforcements entered Curtis, the situation would already be over Even if they sent a large ar the reports from his loyal men, Berkintox proceeded to the next step

It was an easy task to occupy the fortresses connected to the lihtmares Anastasia had dispatched to the fortresses didn’t doubt the Paran clan due to their exchanges over the past month The history of the Paran tribe, who had devoted their loyalty to the De’s Palace over the past hundreds of years without any treason, was also helpful

The incubi were all killed while the succubi were left as gifts for those ould soon be arriving

The reports continued—all three fortresses in the vicinity of the limit line were in the hands of the Paran clan

Berkintox ordered theates, which had been closed firmly for many years, opened up and accepted the barbarians beyond the Western Lihted to receive the succubi, the gift from Berkintox They accepted the alliance with the Paran tribe, who had killed them for many years, without hesitation The reason for this was si behind both of the the limit line, the barbarians moved quickly Exactly half of them moved to occupy the fortresses near the li deeper into Curtis They headed to the central fortress where Anastasia was staying

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It had been approximately one hour since the start of the attack on the transportation for and Felicia suspected the Paran clan’s betrayal, numerous deaths occurred on the front lines where the infor the fortresses faithfully, greeted their deaths without knowing about the Paran tribe’s betrayal The orcs, who raised their spears and swords on the walls, had to watch helplessly as the gates opened

Berkintox thought it would take two hours Indeed, it went according to his thoughts Anastasia only realized as happening after an hour had passed and the surrounding fortresses had fallen

Anastasia wasn’t incompetent, however, Berkintox had effectively masked her eyes and ears

The barbarians surrounded the central fortress Sadly for Berkintox and the barbarians, the gates didn’t open easily this time It was because Anastasia had hastened to act after realizing what had happened

Indeed, she led one of the three ’s Palace for a reason After noticing the Paran clan’s betrayal, she took control of the central fortress instantly However, by that time, it was too late Once two hours had passed like Berkintox had anticipated, Anastasia was isolated in the ed Anastasia’s capabilities, but he was also well aware of her limits It hy he didn’t rush to the central fortress and cut off her neck

It was up to the barbarians to make the central fortress fall So’s Palace, spoke about Anastasia’s slyness, but their words were insignificant to Berkintox

He led the Paran warriors past the central fortress to secure the rear bases which ht be confused by the sudden command to wait

It had been two to three hours since the transportation formations had been destroyed General Sorak, an orc, reported urgent news to Berkintox

“Victor is outside the fortress!”

3rd Prince Victor Nekrion…

He was the older brother of 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion and a powerful roup of troops to inspect the facilities and villages to the south of the central fortress It was a fact Berkintox didn’t know because Victor had enerally bold Sorak was restless Victor was a child of the de, and he wasn’t an easy opponent It was clear he would gather the troops in the south to rescue Anastasia So, right now, he should be returning to the central fortress to help support it