Chapter 337: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Ally (3)
Prince Rakan, the second prince, had attempted to kill Keter countless times. After failing every time, he came to a realization.
“I thought it was all luck, but he always had a way to survive.”
To kill Keter, one must acknowledge and understand him.
“It’s not enough to strike when you think he’ll die. You must approach it with the resolve to kill him not once, but twice,” Rakan said in seriousness.
Rakan instructed Deyal, one of the Four Lords who was loyal to him, to kill Keter when the opportunity arose. At the same time, he gave a special mission to Dust. He was an elder of Luban, the Masters of Swordsmanship in the south.
“If Deyal spares Keter, you will finish him. And if you also spare him, Luban will be regarded as traitors, like Sefira.”
Deyal and Keter had no direct connection, yet for some reason, Rakan believed Deyal might let him live. That prediction proved exactly correct. Strictly speaking, he had not spared him but won their wager, but in any case, Keter survived.
However, as Dust, Rakan’s second plan, moved to finally cut off Keter’s life...
“...?!”
The Gale Sword suddenly slowed, then stopped altogether. Dust felt as though an invisible hand had seized his sword and refused to release it.
This isn’t the Divine Bow’s doing. A third party is here.
He didn’t know what was happening or the culprit, but Dust chose not to care.