MTLNOVEL Chapter 529, Rune dies_2
"You... are you a devil?" the assassin gritted his teeth and said.
"What do you think?" With a slight move of Amanda's scepter, the gold formation on the assassin's body liquefied, returning to the necklace around his neck.
The assassin was now free to move, but his eyes were fixated on Amanda.
His gaze was filled with rage, fear, and doubt.
"12 hours, remember that," she commanded before turning to leave.
Dong Jiayue did not linger either, and they all left the place.
After some hesitation, the assassin also turned and disappeared into the night.
Upon returning to his quarters,
Dong Jiayue immediately summoned twenty thousand undead soldiers, barricading all the tents.
Not leaving any gap, fearing that someone might attempt to assassinate him in the middle of the night.
...
Time went by gradually.
The next day at dusk.
The sky began to darken.
A huge beast skin tent was lifted open.
A figure, covered in blood, with a gloomy face, entered the tent.
Just with a casual throw.
Thump!
A human head rolled to the feet of Dong Jiayue and other heroes.
This was the head of a dwarf.
Thick beard, and a pair of eyes that refused to close even in death.
"This is Rune, remove the thing from my head." Shadow Stabber, fixed her gaze on Amanda in the foreground.
Amanda did not answer her, but looked at Dong Jiayue instead.
The latter nodded, then called out towards the exterior, "Get Bellerga over."
Soon, footsteps sounded from outside.
Bellerga, a dwarf looking somewhat disheveled, strode in.
Just as he stepped inside the tent, his gaze fell on the head on the floor.
Dong Jiayue said, "Bellerga, can you tell who this is?"
Bellerga frowned, leaning over to examine.
As soon as he picked up the head, recognized the face, his expression changed drastically, and he retreated several steps.
"Rune...," Bellerga's eyes were full of disbelief.
"Are you sure it's Rune? Take a close look," someone urged.
Bellerga lifted the head, inspecting it once again with great care.
He even checked for any disguises.
Eventually, he nodded, "This is Rune, how did he... how did he die?"
The Shadow Stabber beside him, her sides still dripping with blood,
Laughed coldly and said, "Of course he's dead. Moreover, I have also destroyed the dwarves' altar. He can't be resurrected. According to our agreement, you can get that thing out of my head, right?"
Inside the tent, no one paid any attention to her.
Dong Jiayue abruptly stood up and loudly announced, "Now that the dwarves are leaderless, it's the perfect time for a total assault. Everyone prepare, half an hour later, we launch the total assault to take over Gray Iron City."
"Yes!"
Crash!
As soon as Dong Jiayue had finished speaking, everyone stood up, heading for the outside.
Except Amanda who stayed behind, watching the Shadow Stabber, who was extremely weak from excessive blood loss.
With a wave of her hand, the liquid gold once again transformed into solid gold blocks, enveloping her.
Following that, a thread of gold slowly flowed out from her nose.
"Alright, you just stay here for now. Once this is over, I will release the contract binding you."
"You, …."
The Shadow Stabber was about to say something, but Amanda had already left.
She knew herself to be incapable of breaking free from this constraint.
So, she had no choice but to close her eyes and keep silent.
But she could feel it.
The shaking of the earth intensified, and the cannon fire grew increasingly dense.
"Damn it, why am I so unlucky."
...
Gray Iron City.
Inside the royal palace, complete chaos.
With the news of King Rune's assassination, the dwarves' high inner circle was instantly shocked.
Various factions, which had been on standby, immediately seized the opportunity for retaliation and accusation.
Papers were brought forth, supposedly evidencing that the other party was responsible for the King's death,
A testimony of collusion with the undead.
The King's trusted aides were locked in dungeons, and new troops had taken over the palace.
The grand hall was filled with recriminations, curses, and even physical scuffles between some dwarves.
The entire royal palace was a scene of utter chaos.
Just then, panicked footsteps resounded from the periphery. A dwarf came crawling in on all fours.
Seeing this scenario, he instantly reported,
" Just now we received news from the ancestral square. The altar cannot operate. His Majesty Rune cannot be resurrected for the time being."
The dwarf who relayed this news didn't have a loud voice,
Yet it was as if someone had pressed the mute button. The entire royal palace went quiet. The silence was so profound, you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone in the hall turned their eyes on the dwarf attendant, as if trying to gauge any hint of deception on his face.
"What did you say? You have to be responsible for what you said," an elderly minister warned.
The dwarf attendant's legs trembled even more severely, but he stuttered, "The ancestral square has sent word... they said the altar has been damaged... and it can't operate for now."
"When can it be fixed?" someone inquired.
The attendant replied, "It was said that the damage is severe, and the warehouse is lacking materials, so it will take some time."
Whispers!
As soon as these words came out, the entire room descended into chaos.
People were no longer arguing about who was responsible, they began to worry about their lives instead.
The undead are fiercely fighting on the periphery, and King Rune cannot be resurrected at present.
Without a leader, with all the factions divided, how could they possibly repel the attack of the undead?
If the undead break through, it would only be a matter of time before they fell.
The atmosphere only grew more chaotic.
Before long, a number of people had quietly left, one after the other.
Even the soldiers who were supposed to protect the royal family had scattered, leaving only a handful of them behind.
In the blink of an eye, only a few worried faces remained in the royal palace.
...
At the city walls,
The roaring of cannons and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.
The entire world seemed to be shrouded in thick smoke, severely affecting visibility.