Chapter 90
Grave Assassination Battle (1) – Madman
“Speaking of which, what was the problem with the monsters in the barony?”
“I never explained that to you before, did I?”
As we approached the barony along the border, I asked some questions, while Viro answered as he sorted out the information he had gathered.
First, for geographical information, there was a huge lake along the border a few days to the west of the Duke of Hilton’s territory. But the problem was not there. The western side of the lake was a buffer zone with the neighboring Kingdom of Sol Horse, and the problem was happening on the road connecting to the Kingdom of Sol Horse, which was located in the marshy area on the north side of the lake.
Although there was no territorial conflict with the neighboring Kingdom of Sol Horse because of the buffer zone of the rocky monster habitat and marshlands, the four kingdoms, including the Kingdom of Condor and the Principality of Iles, as well as Sol Horse, continued to have political disputes over the rights to the Kondo Mine.
That was why intermarriage between royal families was indispensable to gain an advantage in the conflict for the concession, but despite the problems between the nations, the relationship between the peoples had been relatively decent and friendly.
Merchants were active, and since there was a large dungeon nearby on the Sol Horse side, many high-level adventurers with permission came and went.
However, a black beast had been appearing in the wetlands of the buffer zone for some time, and it had begun to attack merchants and adventurers. What was it?
It was an ancient phantom beast – the Coeurl.
According to legend, it was a phantom beast said to have appeared from the other world, with the body of a giant panther and two whip-like whiskers extending from the tips of its ears.
Cunning, cruel, and intelligent, it was a Rank 5 phantom, also known as the Black Destroyer for its mighty power, and was said to rival a dragon in age.