Chapter 409 - Volume 3
Chapter 188 – The final moment (4)
Brendel placed a finger on his lips and quickly showed this action to Faena and Sifrid. Andesha’s voice had shocked Faena to the point where she nearly shrieked, but the youth’s calm attitude was enough to stop her from making any mistakes.
The only sounds in their surroundings were the monotonous dronings of the insects, with a few small rodent-like creatures darting through the vegetation at high speed that created rustling noises.
Faena could hear her own heartbeat pounding in her ears. She was so tense that she felt her blood turn cold, and her fingers were white and clammy.
“What do we do?” She mouthed these words.
Her haughty conduct earlier was nowhere to be found; she was now a normal girl who looked at the youth with a pair of frightened eyes, realizing that he was the only person she could rely on right now.
Brendel glanced at Faena. The girl’s face was as dirty as a spotted cat, her pretty golden ponytails were covered with dirt, but he thought she was cuter and better to get along with than before.
“Worry not.” He mouthed back.
“Uhh?” Brendel first rolled his eyes at the dumb girl, then suddenly asked in a strange tone: “Are you worried about me, or worried about no one escorting you?”
Faena’s face flushed and she roared furiously with flared nostrils: “No way, you fool! It was merely a spontaneous question, and I don’t care about your life! I’m going…… If you die, d-d-don’t blame me……”
She took a deep breath and walked off. The youth flipped over his palms and shook them a few times along with a shrug, while looking at her back with an incredulous expression. The girl was a giant ball of contradiction.
[Now then, Andesha moving off to Valhalla is definitely going out of my plans.]
There was no choice but to fight over the Legacy. He started to walk to the World Tree as well, bringing Sifrid along.
It might sound like an impossible task, but Andesha had no idea what was lying within the ruins, while he had a pretty good idea on where his destination was. This would allow him to gain the advantage. In addition, the Heroic Spirits and Ancestral Kings had most likely acknowledged him as the new king of Valhalla.
Once he accessed the Legacy of this mysterious land, he could borrow its power and defeat her.
[As long as I’m the Chosen One in my Divine Kingdom! My Heroic Sentinels would easily take Andesha out!]
Brendel started to exaggerate a preposterous scenario in his mind. Though if he really managed to gain the advantage of pulling things off under Andesha’s eyes, it would really be possible to chase her out.
Since it was a risky gamble, he had no intention of taking on something that would drag down his legs. As long as there was an opportunity to send Faena away, he would definitely raise both his hands and agree to it.
In fact, he wanted to send Sifrid to a safe place if he could. Faena at least had Veronica to guide her out of the Dark Forest.
It was far easier for him to move by himself and not take unnecessary risks.
But it did not take long for Brendel to turn around as he heard running footsteps coming from the cavern.
“Hey—” Faena said, her face pale and hands shivering: “R-right, I suddenly remembered something, the people from Kirrlutz, t-t-they don’t have the habit of abandoning companions. Even though we’re enemies, y-y-you still saved my life…… You might be inconsiderate, but I mustn’t act like you and be magnanimous…..”
[Fuck me. Why didn’t I escape at the very first second she went into the cavern!?]
Brendel immediately scolded himself.