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Chapter 47 A Message from Bronya

North of the Obsidian Line, Juventus City.

In recent days, there have been frequent troop movements within the city.

As previously mentioned, this important military town marks the northern end of the entire defensive line and is garrisoned by tens of thousands of troops.

Meanwhile, the movements of the Dark Race have become increasingly apparent in recent days, as they have been openly reinforcing their troops on the northern front.

However, the soldiers and civilians of Yuwen City showed no fear, because the kingdom's plan was to gather troops in Yuwen City to launch a counterattack against the Dark Territory. Therefore, at this time, the army gathered on the northern front of the kingdom numbered nearly 100,000.

Even the kingdom's most powerful ruler, Duke Belial of the Azure Wolf, stationed his personal guard, the Wolf Fang Knights, in the city.

For the people of the North, whose national character is already more fierce, their anxiety is less about being anxious and more about wanting to join the army themselves and fight for their country under Duke Canglang.

In this atmosphere, preparations for the war were in full swing.

However, what they didn't know was that Duke Gray Wolf also had many worries lately...

"snort--!!"

With a crash, a luxuriously decorated metal wine set was slammed to the ground, silencing everyone in the truly understated yet sophisticated banquet hall.

Because the absolute master of this place, Duke Beryl the Wolf, was currently furious.

"Delaying tactics again! That idiot Marquis Moran raised a son who's just as useless and short-sighted!"

Duke of the Wolf had already smashed several expensive wine glasses, but the waiters only dared to keep bringing him new bottles of red wine.

The summoned advisors sat at the table, none daring to touch their knives and forks, quietly waiting for Duke Canglang to calm down from his rage.

However, not everyone is so lucky.

"...You!" Duke Gray Wolf suddenly turned to one of them. "You sent my Wolf Fang Knights to explore the labyrinth, but not only were the results far below expectations, why were there losses as well? Those were my valuable combat troops!"

The officer who was singled out was terrified and quickly stood up to apologize: "Your Grace, I only gave them the high-value intelligence on the nearby labyrinths that I had gathered. The specific action plan was decided by them themselves! How could I possibly be qualified to command your Wolf Fang Knights?"

"So, according to you, you bear absolutely no responsibility?" The Duke raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

The staff officer lowered his head even further: "...That's not what I meant. I do bear some responsibility for...inadequate intelligence work."

"Then hurry up and investigate! Find out exactly how they got into this mess!" the Duke roared.

"Understood, understood!" The staff officer didn't care about anything else and rushed out of the banquet hall.

"snort!"

The Duke snorted coldly before turning to the other staff officers who were barely daring to breathe, and said in a muffled voice, "Alright! That's all for today, eat!"

The staff officers immediately grabbed their knives and forks and began to wolf down their food, not daring to even catch their breath.

The Duke had stopped looking at them and was instead gazing into the direction where the dark race army was gathering, muttering to himself, "'Lord of the West'? I'll see what you're capable of!"

At the same moment, on the other side of the Obsidian Line, the Dark Army was gathering at the edge of the domain.

Echoing their military might, layers upon layers of persistent dark clouds shrouded the sky, making the land seem as dark as night, even at midday.

Deep within the dark clouds, a pair of familiar eyes were staring emotionlessly in the direction of Yuwen City, as if looking at a stepping stone by the roadside.

Those illusory pupils were filled with a familiar coldness, a look that no living being would have.

However, in the next moment, a subtle ripple appeared in those eyes as they looked in a direction slightly off from Juventus City.

Those eyes stared in that direction for a moment, then disappeared into the dark clouds.

……

"ah--!!"

Inside a camp tent in the northern forest of the kingdom, Yu Che suddenly sat up with a start, waking from his dream.

He subconsciously wiped his forehead and found that he was soaked in cold sweat.

This morning, after finishing off the remaining parts of the two knights and dealing with the newly spawned dark race, he planned to take a nap to recharge.

After he went to sleep, he had a dream.

In that dream, he saw Bronya again.

The original dream was unremarkable, just his daily life before he transmigrated. However, the next moment, boundless darkness swept in and swallowed his world. Then, Bronya's illusory eyes appeared.

Those pupils stared at him, and then the same ribbons gathered and solidified into a body, and Bronya in a female form came before him.

Just like their last meeting, Bronya playfully lifted Yu Che's chin with her hand and teased him, saying:

"Little brother, you seem to be working really hard lately, that's great! I like kids like that."

"Just wait a little longer, your sister will come to pick you up soon. Look forward to it!"

After leaving behind those words and a long string of flamboyant and crisp laughter, Bronya vanished along with the endless darkness around her, while Yuche suddenly awoke, his clothes soaked with sweat.

"Nightmare...? No, that's her, there's no mistake."

You Che pressed his forehead. Although he couldn't see it, he could feel the slight fluctuations remaining at the mark between his eyebrows, which were more active than usual.

Bronya sent him a message.

"Hmm—?"

A still somewhat groggy voice came from the side. Yu Che turned his head and saw the monster girl who had just woken up, yawning gently like an ordinary person.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't sleep with the monster girl. Besides, although this girl was sharing a tent with him, she really disliked single sleeping bags.

Finally, she dug a shallow hole next to her sleeping bag, half-buried herself in it, and then fell asleep comfortably.

Although the scene looked somewhat strange, like a human-shaped bonsai plant next to a sleeping bag, Yu Che didn't interfere with her preferences and let her do as she pleased.

At that moment, she was awakened by You Che's exclamation and looked over half asleep.

"...Sorry, did I disturb you?"

As Yu Che was saying this, the monster girl didn't listen. Instead, she came closer as if she had discovered a new continent and stared intently at the mark on his head.

Her expression was a mixture of surprise, a touch of curiosity, and undisguised disgust. She stretched out a vine, trying to erase the mark, but unsurprisingly, it was ineffective.

You Che sighed helplessly, "Don't worry about it, it's... an old problem, I guess."

Having calmed the demon girl down for the time being, Yu Che pressed his forehead again, his expression turning somber.

The dream I just had... it couldn't be wrong, it was Bronya's special message to me.

She's planning to come find him!

Of course, planning is one thing, but whether it can actually be done is another. You Che is currently inside the Obsidian Defense Line. It is absolutely impossible for a dark race of Bronya's caliber to break through the defense line silently and come to capture him.

So, thinking about it this way, the only possibility is... the battle for Juventus City!

She planned to come find him after conquering Juventus City!

As for whether she could do it, Yu Che was unsure, but he planned to consider the worst-case scenario.

According to the game's storyline, Bronya and the Duke of the Azure Wolf should have suffered heavy losses in Juventus City. However, based on what he has seen in this world, Yu Che cannot be sure how much the top experts here differ from the combat power in the game.

Therefore, considering the worst-case scenario, it's possible that Duke of the Wolf is no match for Bronya's clone.

As for her true form descending, that's unlikely. The reason the Four Heavenly Kings didn't descend in their true forms in the early stages of the game wasn't because they didn't want to, but because the concentration of dark power on the continent wasn't high enough to support them doing so.

In short, You Che knew that he probably didn't have time to procrastinate.

So he immediately got up and began packing his things.

Regardless of whether Bronya can break into the heart of the kingdom, he needs to quicken his pace.

...I can't wait any longer, I'm going to find the cursed weapon he wants right now!

Yu Che originally planned to wait until he reached LV10 and took up his post before going, but now he has changed his mind.

He had already packed the important things into his magic backpack; it was just some camping gear to pack, which Youche quickly finished.

He finally put on his headscarf and cloak, then looked at the monster girl: "Alright, let's go."

But the monster girl just blinked at him and sat motionless in the pit.

You Che then remembered something and said with a mix of helplessness and amusement, "Okay, I almost forgot, I have to call you by your name from now on."

He spent a few minutes coming up with a name for the monster girl, and she seemed to really like it, so much so that now she only responds when Yu Che calls her by that name.

So You Che extended his hand to her and said:

"Let's go, Qingling."