RISE OF EROS-Chapter 607 - 606
A few decades ago, this royal family overstepped their rule, becoming reckless and oppressing everyone. In short, they became too arrogant with the power they held, which led to a revolt, and the royal family was dethroned.
These are the only survivors of the former royal family. These men survived and wanted to reclaim what they believed was rightfully theirs, at least in their minds. Lortad knew all of this, but honestly, he didn’t care.
In his mind, when the Fallen God resurrected, this entire world would belong to the Fallen God and his followers—meaning him. Therefore, he didn’t care about these men’s thoughts and desires.
However, that didn’t mean they were useless. The easiest people to manipulate are those with great ambitions because their goals often cloud their judgment, and that was exactly what Lortad aimed for. So he said, "Well, how about I help you achieve your goal?"
The sudden proposal left the three men stunned, but the leader, being the quickest to understand, adopted a serious expression and asked, "What do you want in return?"
"Complete the mission I assigned to you," Lortad replied calmly. The three men looked at Lortad with confusion. They didn’t understand why someone as powerful as him would need their organization to kill Andrew.
What they didn’t know, because Lortad hadn’t told them, was about Zaros’s presence. If anyone knew Zaros well, it was Lortad; after all, they were practically brothers once. Lortad was powerful, but in a battle against Zaros, he wasn’t confident of coming out victorious, and if he did, it wouldn’t be without sustaining injuries. Therefore, he didn’t take this threat lightly.
His plan was simple. He wanted these three men to personally go and kill Andrew. The appearance of three demigods of their caliber would attract Zaros’s attention, giving Lortad the opportunity to strike.
Directly fighting Zaros was dangerous, but distracting him for a sneak attack was feasible. Lortad was confident he could kill Andrew in seconds and escape, avoiding a confrontation with Zaros.
It was obvious these three would die if they couldn’t do anything against him, much less against Zaros, but Lortad didn’t care about their lives. In fact, he didn’t even trust them to delay Zaros effectively.
Along with them, he would send a few demigods from his organization to assist. Obviously, it was a suicide mission, but losing a few demigods was better than him being gravely injured.
The question here was, why don’t several of the Purgatory leaders join forces to deal with Zaros? The answer was simple: distrust. While the Purgatory organization seemed to share the same goals, they weren’t truly united.
Purgatory existed because they had already been corrupted by the Fallen God’s aura, so all its leaders were ambitious and greedy, wanting the entire prize for themselves. While they collaborated in the grand scheme of things, they fought for supremacy in the shadows. Lortad waited calmly for the three men’s response as if he had all the time in the world.
He had a lot of insider information; that’s why he knew Andrew was a god candidate and needed to be eliminated. It was a pity they didn’t know that Andrew was not in Cannes at the moment. If Lortad or any of the Purgatory leaders knew Andrew was in the Demon Realm without any legendary demigod guards, they would have rushed to eliminate him immediately.
Luck had been on Andrew’s side in this matter. After waiting a few minutes, the leader of the three men asked, "Why do you need our help to eliminate that young man if you’re so powerful?"
"Although it’s none of your concern, I’ll answer. I can’t reveal myself yet. Just like you, I have my plans and can’t attract attention to myself just yet," Lortad said calmly. The three men didn’t doubt his words, but they weren’t foolish enough to not notice he was hiding something. Your next read is at novelbuddy
While withholding certain information is normal, they were very cautious because they believed what he was hiding wouldn’t benefit them. "Fine, we’ll send a team of our best men," the leader said after thinking for a bit, but Lortad interrupted, "Gentlemen, I don’t want your men; you will be the ones in charge of this mission."
Lortad’s sudden interruption left the three men even more distrustful. In their minds, asking them to carry out the mission seemed like he wanted to get rid of them using someone else’s hand.
Lortad noticed their distrust, which was logical, but he didn’t care. This was no longer a negotiation but a demand. Dropping his facade of calmness, he said, "Gentlemen, do you accept or die?"
A chill ran down the spines of the three men. Lortad’s previously calm voice had turned cold, piercing their skin like a knife. Reluctantly, they had no choice but to agree.
However, their leader said, "But you must fulfill your part." Lortad sneered internally at the man’s words. He knew they would die at Zaros’s hands, so he wouldn’t have to fulfill anything because there would be no one left to collect.
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Even if they didn’t die, he wouldn’t have to fulfill the agreement since there was no way they could force him to do so with their limited power. Nevertheless, he responded, resuming his calm tone, "I’ve never gone back on my word."
Although they didn’t trust him, they had no choice, so the men accepted the disadvantageous and dubious plan. Seeing them comply, Lortad said, "In two weeks, you will attack. I will send some of my men to support you, and they will coordinate with you."
The new detail caused even more distrust, but they still complied. Lortad then stood up, saying, "A pleasure doing business, gentlemen. Wait for my men to contact you," and left.
The three men were left in the room with dark expressions on their faces. After a few minutes of silence, one of them asked, "What should we do?" Another replied, "It’s not like we have any other options," but the leader ended that conversation by introducing a new topic, "I fear this mission isn’t as simple as it seems."
He paused to ensure his companions were paying attention and continued, "I feel that guy is sending us on a suicide mission, and even if it isn’t, I don’t think he’ll keep his side of the deal."
The other two weren’t surprised by this since they thought the same; they just didn’t dare to say it out loud. Understanding this, the leader continued, "We should flee." This surprised the other two, and the first one couldn’t help but ask, "Where to? With his strength, it won’t be hard to find us," and the other added, "Besides, he’s probably watching us."
"It will be risky, but if we go through with this, we’ll definitely die. At least by trying to escape, we have a chance," the leader replied. The others fell silent, but after a few minutes, one of them asked, "Do you have a plan?"
"More of an idea," the leader replied and continued, "That guy wants us in action as a distraction. There must be a powerful being there that even he doesn’t dare face." "What makes you think that?" one of them asked, and the leader answered, "If that wasn’t the case, he wouldn’t need us." "That makes sense," one of them said, deep in thought.
"Then, what’s the idea?" he asked after a moment, and the leader said, "We’ll tell everything to that person. We can pretend to go through with the plan while warning the other side. That way, his plan fails, and we get protection."
The other two’s eyes lit up, seeing a way out. They then discussed how they would carry out the operation. Lortad, being overly confident, never thought the three leaders of the Black Wings would betray him. In his arrogance, he believed he had instilled enough fear in them that they wouldn’t dare play tricks.
Meanwhile, Andrew and his group continued advancing through the Demon Realm’s territory with extreme caution. Not only did they avoid even the smallest settlements, but they also kept away from any individuals.
Seraphine was guiding them through less-traveled paths which, although longer, were safer given the current situation. Although they weren’t entirely sure what was happening, it was obvious that it wasn’t good for outsiders to roam this place right now.
The liquid spirits protecting them from the shadows agreed with Seraphine’s cautious decisions. They too didn’t know the exact situation since Lucian hadn’t returned, but they also found it strange.
After three days of travel with little progress, Lucian rejoined the group of hidden protectors and told them what was happening. Upon learning that it was all due to the sudden extraction of the Fallen God’s remains, they couldn’t help but be surprised.
Obviously, the demons were unaware of anything related to the Fallen God’s remnants, but upon discovering that demons no longer felt influenced, it wasn’t hard for them to connect the dots.
Nevertheless, their mission remained the same. Even though the risks had increased, appearing before Andrew and the others, informing them of the situation, and asking them to turn back was just as dangerous as continuing forward. Thus, they simply remained more vigilant.
