Chapter 93: My Na Is Kyle Ragnar (1)
Only after hearing that Kyle had left the lord’s castle did Seros, who had returned to Chaplin Castle, tilt his head in confusion.
The fact that Kyle, who had gone to et Yul, had returned to Chaplin Castle again made it seem as though the situation in the mountain range was unfolding in a strange way.
“Lord!”
“Seros, tell Acacia to co to the Ork Tribe imdiately. And it looks like you’ll need to move as well.”
“Hmm…… I don’t know what’s going on, but I’ll deliver the ssage first.”
“Tell Aron to keep properly pressuring the Northern lords. It’s sothing that will take ti.”
At Kyle’s words, Seros nodded.
Judging by Kyle’s expression, it seed serious.
“The Lizardn’s ruler has fallen in battle.”
“……Pardon?”
“The bigger problem is that the Dragonkin have stepped in.”
Dragonkin.
According to the historical records kept by the Ragnar Family, they were said to be the strongest among the seven races.
Though few in number, they were by no ans weak compared to the rulers.
“If the Dragonkin have co out to the forefront, doesn’t that an the war inside the mountain range is intensifying?”
“That’s why I intend to sort out what’s happening inside the mountain range first.”
Turning his head, Kyle stared coldly at the Monster Mountain Range.
The Dark Elf Leader, who had been looking down at the Lizardman’s corpse, soon fixed her gaze on the man standing with his arms crossed.
“I believe I told you that we absolutely must not lose Latyna?”
At her words, the man curled the corner of his lips upward.
“Are you reproaching
right now?”
“……It’s only a matter of ti before the Heir of the Frostfire steps in.”
“It doesn’t matter. No matter how strong he is, within the mountain range there’s no one who can defeat the Dragonkin.”
“It’s not just the Heir of the Frostfire. Yul and Iron have joined as well.”
The Dark Elf Leader, Gina, clenched her fist tightly as if frustrated.
Kyle was a problem, but Yul and Iron, who had joined the Ragnar Family, were also major issues.
Of course, in Yul’s case, having lost most of his clan’s strength, he was weak as a single force.
However, among the rulers, his martial power alone ranked near the top.
He was unquestionably an opponent who must never be taken lightly.
“Isn’t an Ork Lord more than manageable? The numbers should match up reasonably well.”
Two Dragonkin and two rulers.
And on the opposing side, two rulers and Kyle alone.
The key combat strength was greater on their side.
No—she was mistaken in believing so.
They had not even imagined that there was one more Master on Kyle’s side.
They knew well that assembling ruler-level strength was never an easy task.
“……No, they might be evenly matched.”
“Is the Heir of the Frostfire really that strong? Even so, it’s useless. Once they enter the mountain range, they will never be able to defeat us.”
The mont she heard the man’s words, Gina let out a sigh.
This was why she hated the Dragonkin.
Their arrogance—displaying confidence first without even grasping the situation.
Of course, she acknowledged that they were strong.
But the descendants of Ragnar were never opponents to be underestimated.
‘There’s no way the descendant of a monster who faced seven rulers and the Dragonkin at the sa ti could be ordinary. And if Yul and Iron bowed their heads and joined him…….’
Yul, the most prideful among the rulers, and Iron, who possessed an unusual disposition, had both bowed their heads.
In Yul’s case, there was the justification of preserving his clan’s lineage, but she had never even imagined that Iron would join Ragnar.
“There’s a rumor that the Ice Dragon was hunted.”
“……What?”
“My guess is that the reason the Dwarf Clan joined the Ragnar Family might be because the one who hunted the Ice Dragon was the Heir of the Frostfire.”
At Gina’s words, the man let out a scoff.
It was absurd.
To face an Ice Dragon, at least four Dragonkin would need to step in.
Even when three rulers had acted together, they had barely managed to end it with a seal.
That such a being could be hunted by a single human was nothing more than a baseless rumor.
More than anything, the two-hundred-year gap that had arisen in the Ragnar Family.
It wasn’t a long ti for each race, but for humans, it was a long span.
The man judged that over a period long enough for countless generations to change, the Frostfire could not have been passed down intact.
“It might be possible to hunt the Ice Dragon. If two rulers and the Heir of the Frostfire attacked together while it was weakened by the seal, it would be entirely feasible.”
They couldn’t completely rule out the possibility that the Ice Dragon had been hunted.
If the Ice Dragon’s seal had been broken and yet the Dwarf Clan still lived peacefully in the mountain range, that would make no sense.
An Ice Dragon would never have left the Dwarf Clan alone.
As if agreeing, Gina nodded.
“We’ll need to prepare. I’ll scatter our people throughout the Lizardn Clan’s lands.”
“Do as you see fit. My only interest is the Heir of the Frostfire.”
At that ti, the land ruled by the Lizardn Clan was in complete chaos.
They were barely holding back the onslaught of the Dark Elves and Vampires, but news that the ruler they relied on had died spread throughout the region.
Before the situation could worsen further, their king had gambled everything by leading an elite force of warriors into a direct clash with the rulers.
They had supported and trusted that decision, yet it had ended like this.
“……It seems that even with the king and the successor moving together, it failed.”
It had been a final, desperate struggle.
The cruel and relentless Vampires.
And the cunningly maneuvering Dark Elves.
They couldn’t hold back the two races that surrounded and attacked them from all sides.
If they were to preserve even the lineage of their clan, they had to buy ti.
“It’s now certain that the king has passed away. One of the clan’s treasures, the Light of the Soul, has gone out. But we still can’t give up.”
Though the king’s soul stone had lost its light, the soul stone of the successor, Latyna, was still shining faintly.
Their king had died, but it was proof that the successor, Latyna, was still alive.
“She may have moved to request support from the Ork Lord.”
“The problem is whether the Ork Lord will accept our request for support.”
When the Ork Tribe had been attacked by the Dark Elves and Vampires, Yul had likewise requested aid from the Lizardn.
However, because the king had believed that the peace of the clan was more important and refused the request, the Orks had been forced to flee toward the edge of the mountain range.
Since they hadn’t offered help when the Orks were cornered, there would be no support from the Ork Tribe.
“But we cannot abandon our holand. Whether we all die fighting to the end, or so of us survive…… that will be decided by the heavens.”
* * *
When Kyle decided to support the Lizardn Clan, Yul gathered all of the Kazhar.
“My decision was to support the Lizardn Clan.”
Yahan, who had anticipated this, closed his eyes, but the other Kazhar did not.
“Lord! They are the ones who rejected our request for support! Even when our clan was driven into a corner and faced annihilation, the Lizardn Clan did not move! How can we possibly save such people?!”
The Ork Tribe’s feelings toward the Lizardn were never good.
When the Ork Tribe had endured to the very end, they had been the only ones to request support, and the Lizardn had been a race that shared the sa neutral stance.
Yet they had rejected the Ork Tribe’s request for aid.
As a result, the Ork Tribe had no choice but to be pushed back all the way to the entrance of the mountain range.
“It was Kyle’s decision.”
“……Lord.”
“I’m not pleased about it either, but I can’t just stand by and watch as the Lizardn Clan loses its lineage and cos to an end like this.”
Even if the Lizardn Clan had stood by back then, there was no need to repeat the sa act.
Now, the Ork Tribe had gained a reliable ally nad Ragnar, and they had chosen to save the Lizardn Clan.
Above all, it was an undeniable fact that the Orks had also received help from Ragnar, and that was sothing they must not forget.
“I know full well that just because I am the Lord, I cannot force this on you. I also know that I can’t always decide everything through self-righteousness. That’s why, this ti, I’ll ask for your consent.”
Having dignity as a Lord and being authoritarian were different things.
There would certainly be those who did not want this, and this matter was not even directly related to the clan.
Even so, Yul hoped that those who would participate in this operation would step forward of their own volition.
At Yul’s words to decide autonomously, Yahan was the first to raise his hand.
“I will follow the Lord’s opinion.”
Until they ford ties with Ragnar, they had been trapped in the mountain range, unable to see anything or hear anything.
By being with Ragnar, the Ork Tribe had been able to break free from their old frawork and establish a new system.
That made this an especially critical period, and the larger Ragnar grew, the more advantageous it was for the clan.
If Ragnar were to take the Lizardn Clan into its embrace, there could be nothing better.
When Yahan made that decision, even the Kazhar who had opposed it began raising their hands one by one.
“I don’t like it, but if Ragnar can embrace the Lizardn, we’ll be able to secure a favorable position in the fight against the rulers.”
“If this is a path we must walk together with the Ragnar Family, then the Ork Tribe must not be left out.”
They couldn’t refuse to participate in this operation over the clan’s personal emotional grievances.
Having decided to go together with Ragnar, there was a need to take Kyle’s opinion into account.
Moreover, the Ork warriors had witnessed the Ragnar Family’s combat strength with their own eyes and knew well that they were by no ans an easy opponent.
They also knew that while Ragnar was a reassuring ally when together, they would turn into a terrifying enemy if crossed.
“As the ones who joined hands with Ragnar first, we must not be pushed aside by clans that joined later!”
“That’s right! The place beside Ragnar should be where our clan stands!”
Listening to the Kazhar’s opinions, Yul showed a faint smile.
When they had been trapped in the mountain range, they had moved rigidly and lacked flexible thinking.
But after joining hands with Ragnar and watching from close by how humans moved in an organic manner, his way of thinking had changed.
So long as the other side had no intention of betrayal, the Ork Tribe too had to respond to that trust.
“Yahan, you’ll lead only the elite warriors and enter the mountain range.”
“Yes, Lord!”
“Select two hundred warriors. And everyone, keep this firmly in mind. Our opponents are the rulers and the Dragonkin.”
The Orks hardened their gazes and swallowed dry saliva.
They had already suffered defeat once at the hands of the rulers and the Dragonkin, so it was only natural for the mory of that day to surface.
But Yul was confident.
As long as they remained by Kyle Ragnar’s side, they would never die in vain.
‘He has never made a wrong choice even once. And this ti will be the sa.’
While the Orks were discussing whether to decide on supporting the Lizardn, the Dwarf Clan, unlike them, moved swiftly.
“Three hundred warriors, formation complete.”
“Good work.”
Arak, who bowed crisply to Iron, was wearing armor and carrying two axes on his back.
It was a asure to depart imdiately the mont Kyle arrived.
“Chieftain, the Ork Tribe might not participate in this operation.”
“That won’t happen.”
“Why are you so certain? Didn’t the Lizardn stand by when the Ork Tribe was being pushed back?”
Of course, each Ork would harbor ill feelings toward the Lizardn.
But Iron did not agree with Arak’s opinion.
Because he knew Yul’s personality well.
“It was a decision made by Sir Kyle. So even if he has to move alone, Yul will do so.”
“I don’t understand why you’re so confident.”
“Because he tasted what hope is through Sir Kyle. Isn’t that the sa for our clan as well? That’s why we decided to follow his will without hesitation.”
At Iron’s words, Arak scratched his head.
The reason the Dwarf Clan followed Kyle’s decision without hesitation was simple.
It was because they believed he would put an end to this tireso war of the rulers.
“True enough, since the Orks were the first to join Ragnar, they wouldn’t want to have their place beside Ragnar taken by another clan.”
“Both we and the Ork Tribe have bet our futures on Sir Kyle. Even if he feels emotionally displeased, there’s no way Yul doesn’t know that saving the Lizardn Clan is advantageous. Don’t worry unnecessarily—tell the warriors to make thorough preparations.”
“Understood!”
Watching Arak bow his head, Iron soon turned his gaze away.
Beyond the ridgeline, it felt as though an ominous presence was slowly rising.
“The enemy won’t go down easily.”
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