Chapter 387. Side Story 1. The Two Friends (2)
"Duke Salmon's forces have taken the eastern gate!"
"Marquis Diaz's troops have secured the northern one!"
Reports of victory poured in from all directions.
Halo walked forward with a calm expression.
"Young Master Halo," Sir Recon, Commander of the Oceanwolf Knight Order, said as he bowed beside Halo. "The path to the main palace is clear. Shall we move the troops in?"
The emperor's tyranny had long since gone beyond reason. The informants from the Ducal Family of Leston had uncovered undeniable evidence that the emperor was offering children as sacrifices.
They'd come to the empire to deliver judgment—to destroy the evil that had taken root at the very heart of the empire.
The current emperor was beyond redemption. Once lauded for his mercy toward the demons, he'd gone so far as to ally with the Demon King himself—and now he was summoning a gate linked to the Demon Realm inside the palace.
They had to stop him.
Preventing the emperor and the royal bloodline from being corrupted by the Demon King had always been the ancient duty of the Ducal Family of Leston.
Halo flicked the cigarette in his hand onto the ground and exhaled slowly.
"Father told me to quit smoking," he murmured. "But it's not as easy as it sounds, right, Sir Recon?"