Kingdom’s Bloodline

If I report to the White Blade Guards, can you lot guess what will happen to you? ”

A silence that was longer than any of the other silences, which occurred during their confrontation, lingered between the two parties.

’White Blade Guards.

’That would be terrible. ’

Thales, who was caught in the middle of the confrontation found something off about the atmosphere.
He looked around anxiously, but to his disappointment, there were only two ways out of the alley—he could either strut out of the alley and appear before the two parties, or he could step on the ground full of cracked stones as well as broken wood, then climb over the walls to escape in a noisy and flashy manner.

None of them were good ideas.

After a long while, the man with the cold voice sighed amid the group on the other side.

”It ’s been a long time since any White Blade Guards have been in this place, Gleeward, ” his voice was soft, but filled with ill-intent.
”They haven ’t been here since the day the calamities descended on us and the Great Dragon reappeared… ”

”The late king has passed away, and times have changed.
Times are now different, be it in Eckstedt or Dragon Clouds City. ”

Those words spoken in the dark made Thales momentarily stunned.

He should have figured out their identities.

Their positions in the city were probably not very high, but they were not to be overlooked in Dragon Clouds City.
They affected many people ’s lives, and they maintained a close relationship with middle-ranking officials like the patrols.
They could not be separated from each other.

Thales had a sense of familiarity, which he had not felt for a very long time towards such people.

As expected, the next second, that rude man called Gleeward opened his mouth and spoke coldly.

”So all of you found a new master? ”

He spat, and when he spoke again, his voice was filled with great contempt, ”Is working under Chapman Lampard really so good that when those pieces of sh*t pass by, you line up just to smell their sh*t? ”

”F*ck you… ” One of them apparently could not suppress his anger any longer.
He took a step forward, but he was pushed back immediately.

”Quiet! ” this was the third voice.
He seemed to be the one with authority second only to the one with the cold voice.

His words were chosen with much more care.
He spoke as if he was in a negotiation.
”Chief Gleeward, I know that we don ’t normally mess with one another.
This is how we work, but this time— ”

But Gleeward had no desire to show him any respect.
He cut off the other party with his rough voice.

”Then get the f*ck out of here. ”

Gleeward ’s rough voice was unpleasant and piercing to the ears.
”I don ’t care how important that prince is , I don ’t care who assassinated the kinslayer, I don ’t care what kind of bullsh*t games Heroic Spirit Palace is playing, I don ’t care whose b*lls you group of black-skinned dogs are licking, I don ’t care whose bones you collected to be involved in this, and I don ’t even care whether you lot are trying to form a rebellion or hoping to enter the ranks of nobility; I only care about one thing all the time, and that is for you bunch of b*tch-breds to… ”

Thales bit his lower lips tightly.
As he had expected, his disappearance brought disorder to Dragon Clouds City, and it even affected these…

Then, Thales heard Gleeward violently punching something with his fists.
He growled.

”Stay.
Away.
From.
My.
Territory! ”

These words instantly caused the people across him to burn in anger.

”This old cripple… ” The sound of a knife stabbing wood could be heard.

”We should teach him a lesson… ” A few sinister sneers rose into the air.

”If I had my way— ” A person said with great displeasure.

However, these people suddenly stopped speaking, as though they their actions were halted by their leader.

At that moment, Thales let out a breath, thinking that the confrontation would end right then…

”Gleeward, Gleeward, oh Gleeward, the famous Gleeward. ”

It was the leader with the cold voice.

”The legendary Gleeward who could fight on equal grounds against the ’Five War Generals ’, ” His voice resounded faintly in the brightly lit area beyond the alley.
”In the disaster six years ago, you lost your legs.
As a result, you can never stand again. ”

’Six years ago, he lost a pair of legs?

’Six years ago. ’

Thales seized those words.

Gleeward remained silent for a few seconds.

”Ha, my legs? They became useless decades ago, ” the man with the rough voice said without showing any signs of weakness.
He laughed nonchalantly and seemed to be completely at ease.
”Six years ago, I found them inconvenient, so I just sawed them off.

”You have something to say about it? ”

A light breeze blew through the narrow space in the alley, forming a low whistle.

But the cold man continued to speak, ”Not just that, you even lost an eye.

”You lost half of your vision. ”

”An eye? ” Gleeward ’s voice rose abruptly.

”Hah! I found it pushing against my eye socket too much, and it was straining against my brain, so I decided to pluck it out. ”

A few dull thuds sounded, and it seemed like he had tapped his forehead lightly with his fingers.

The one with the cold voice laughed.

”And you only have three fingers left on your left hand.

”You cannot tighten your fist or hold your weapon any longer. ”

Gleeward shot back, completely unbothered, ”Hey, don ’t you guys pick your nose? Don ’t you think my left hand does the job much better? ”

When he heard these words, Thales frowned deeply.

’That lonely figure over the wall…

’What kind of man was he? ’

The cold man ignored Gleeward ’s words and proceeded to say, ”Not just that, in that disaster, you suffered a devastating loss to your numbers.
Try counting.
Six years ago, how many brothers did you personally bury in Shield District? ”

This time, Gleeward stayed quiet for a very long time like his voice had been taken from him.

Another gust of wind blew by, and the light beyond the alley flickered.

The man named Gleeward inhaled noisily, then exhaled slowly.

”My brothers are made of metal, ” his somewhat deep voice traveled into the air, and it remained unwavering, not showing any weakness.

However, Gleeward ’s voice was actually a bit shaky, ”Tsk, if we really fight ten to one, it ’ll be nothing.
It ’ll just be a normal occurrence. ”

His response was silence.

Thales listened quietly.
In his mind, he tried to picture the man ’s image.
He lost his legs, lost an eye, and his hand was crippled.

Rude, crass, uncouth, and resembling a robber.

But he was also bold and stubborn.

After a while, the one with the cold voice started cackling.
”Hehehehe… ”

”Stop making me laugh, Gleeward.
Look at yourself, you cripple.
Forget holding the Soul Slayer Pike, you can ’t even stand up and walk.
You need to rely on the wheelchair to move— ”

As a response, Gleeward spat in contempt.

”Look around you again.
Look at this place, ravaged by the calamities and that huge beast.
Poverty, dilapidation, decay, pity, disdain—this is the Shield District you depended on for a living, and glorified. ”

With a click of his tongue, the cold man said, ”Look at this devastation.
Your Shield District has not recovered, and it has even become worse.
I heard that you don ’t even have enough people to watch over Moaning Bird Brothel, much less get enough people to take care of the family members of your brothers.
Maybe you should ask your wife and daughters to help you, you know.
Perhaps watching over the brothel will allow them to earn some ’extra income ’. ”

Mocking laughter came from that group.

This time, Thales did not hear any retorts from Gleeward.

”Think carefully.

”It ’s no longer your era now, old cripple, ” there was a hidden threat contained in the cold man ’s words.

”Resolutely refusing to look at reality and continuing to live a degenerate ’s life will only bring you to your end.
You could even harm those around you. ”

The sound of footsteps rang, and it seemed like the cold man was slowly moving forward.

Thales heard Gleeward ’s breathing becoming heavier.

”It ’s not out of fear that we didn ’t fight against you, but you seem to be looking down on us.
Hmm… do you still think that you are the famous heavy infantry in supreme class? Do you still think that you are the respected Chief Gleeward, or the light among the commoners who ’ll get hundreds of people responding to your call in Dragon Clouds City, or that hero who defends Dragon Clouds City wielding the Soul Slayer Pike?

”In reality… ”

The man ’s voice was very calm, as though he had no emotion, and it was exceptionally chilling to the bone.
”You have been nothing since that moment six years ago.
In that incomplete shell of yours, you gasped for air.
You are nothing other than a cripple waiting for death in a wheelchair. ”

This time, Gleeward ’s breathing became heavier and heavier.
He even let out a deep, low hum.

But his rude voice never appeared again.

It was as if Gleeward had given up on retorting.

The cold man had seemingly gotten hold of his enemy ’s weakness.
He laughed slowly.
”Like right now, if we were ten steps away, and I were to pick up a bow to kill you, a person who is not capable of standing up… what can you even do? ”

”If we decide to be serious, if we truly intend to attack you, Shield District, Hammer District, your poor underlings, their wives and daughters, the hire and workers, if we decide to make their lives a hundred times worse than the present… ”

The other party ’s words came slower and slower, and it made the people there feel increasingly fearful.

”What can you do? You ’re a cripple who can ’t even walk and has to rely on a wheelchair to live through the rest of his life.
You can ’t hold a knife, and can ’t even see the road clearly. ”

Gleeward remained quiet.

It appeared that he had really been silenced.

”Open your eyes wide and look at the situation clearly, make a wise choice. ” The man laughed coldly and stopped moving.
”Since you clearly know who is supporting us, then you should know that we are unstoppable.
We can do whatever we want to, and a cripple like you can do nothing to stop us.
You are powerless to stop us.

”So, now, I will give you another chance, Gleeward.
Reconsider your reply— ”

However, before the man could finish his words, Thales suddenly felt his heart tremble in fear!