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I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 89

Negotiation or Threat?

Wow!

As soon as the intangible sword that Julius wielded by surprise hits the old man, a roar explodes and the room is completely destroyed in the aftermath.

'The attack went in, but there was no feeling of cutting.'

He grimaced and began to pull back hastily. He was wearing a mask, so he had to get out while the other party didn't recognize his face yet.

As Julius had guessed, as soon as he pulled away, the old man's withered hand closed the distance with terrifying speed. Julius quickly raised his sword and blocked the hand. I thought it was blocked

Puss

“… … !?”

Surprisingly, the force on his sword disappeared in an instant. He managed to turn around and avoid it, so it was his fault that he almost got hit right in the chest.

Originally, an unmanned person like Julius can instantly condense the force to defend the desired area, but lightly ignoring it and seeing that the hem of the clothes touched lightly becomes powder and shatters, it is certain that the barrier of the force and everything will disintegrate if touched by that hand. .

'A monstrous old man.'

After exchanging that one move, Julius decided that there was no point in arguing any longer. Fortunately, only the old man could sense him, and he was no faster than himself.

Kwajik!

In his haste, Julius broke down the door of the temple and started to leave without looking back.

“… … !?”

When Julius suddenly jumped out of the empty space, the agents of Hyeonwoljeon who were waiting put on a puzzled look behind their masks.

“Get out of here as soon as possible.”

“… … .”

Fortunately, the old man did not come out of the temple and Julius was able to get out safely.

* * *

“I told you not to be so careless. You let me down again.”

Ismail's wrinkled eyes flashed and questioned Zamir. As soon as he received that cool look from her, he had no choice but to fall on his face and ask for forgiveness.

“I apologize.”

“Who is this intruder?”

“Looking at the costumes, it seems to be related to the East. Come to think of it, I heard that there were several Asians in the party of the first prince.”

“East?”

Ismail's eyes changed strangely. In fact, it was because the east was also a region deeply touched by the church.

In addition, the East is a place where the average level of uninhabited people is superior to that of this continent. If so, the identity of the intruder is also explained. Zamir hadn't been playing all this time either.

'I thought Karim was the only one holding me in check, but it seems others have intervened.'

“Anyway, it seems difficult to rule out the possibility that Karim joined hands with the enemies of the East. Or, unexpectedly, he could be the first prince.”

At Zamir's words, Ismail made a sad face.

"Aren't you both your original targets anyway? It will be over if we deal with it together.”

He had absolute confidence in his power. But Zamir seemed to think differently.

“I’m sorry, Master. You may have to wait a moment. It won't be difficult to take the prince's life if you step forward yourself, but it's for the sake of the future.”

"hmm… … .”

Ismail seemed to think for a moment, rolling his grey-white eyes here and there.

“Haha, Parthia was under your jurisdiction. If you have any specific plans, let me know.”

In fact, if there was a warrior enough to escape the grasp of the Archbishop of the Order, Zamir's stepping on his back wasn't necessarily his mistake.

'phew! It looks like I can get another chance.'

Zamir, relieved to himself, resumed his laugh and began to talk about his plan.

“If we do well this time, it is a way to completely put Parthia in the hands of the Church following Kalihara.”

* * *

On the other hand, Julius was really in trouble.

'It took a really unlucky case.'

The worry was due to an old man named Ismail, who was presumed to be the head of the cult.

'I never thought there would be a guy with only the most annoying abilities.'

Strictly speaking, the skill itself of the old man named Ismail was not much different from that of Julius. Or, to put it bluntly, it seemed that he would have an advantage after receiving the player’s correction.

'But the compatibility is so bad.'

First of all, having an eye that sees through his refutation and return, half of his strengths are gone, and the characteristic of 'declining hand' was also annoying.

His biggest advantage is an attack coming from an undetectable angle, but Ismail is not able to detect his attack, so he can lightly block this side's attack, but on the contrary, he cannot block his attack.

'It would have been easier for me to deal with if I was a different type of superman.'

For example, if Nuada had a sensitive sense, he would have been able to engage in battle even by giving flesh and taking bones, and if he was a top-level superman like Duke Dios, there would have been a way to deal with him without having to clash swords.

'But I'm not.'

Of course, if several people work together, they can deal with it somehow, but then the damage on the side of the allies will be too great. Julius wanted to avoid that situation.

'I guess I'll have to change my plan a bit.'

Originally, Julius thought he had brought enough forces, but he had no choice but to revise his plan due to unexpected difficulties.

“Call Wallace.”

As soon as he arrived, Wallace immediately opened his mouth as if he was frustrated, probably thinking that the reason he had called him was because of the alliance.

“Didn't I tell you? Karim will never make an alliance.”

“As I said before, the Marquis will not be harmed by this delegation. Or are you sure you don't trust me?"

“… … .”

Wallace couldn't help but keep his mouth shut. Only then did Julius smile and tell him the real purpose of calling him.

“First of all, the Marquis will have connections, so we need to create a place to face Karim.”

“There is nothing difficult, but… … .”

And put your ears to it. The Marquis has other things to do.

“… … !?”

Hearing Julius' whisper, Wallace was stunned.

“Are you trying to assassinate him face-to-face?”

“Ugh! Marquis, can’t you see me as such an outrageous person?”

'no? He's the kind of person who would do something more vicious than that!'

Wallace had all kinds of cursing coming out of his head, but he couldn't help but keep busy.

Seeing that, Julius had other thoughts. In fact, it was because he had something to ask after meeting Karim once, even if it wasn't such an unexpected situation.

'If my prediction is correct, one of the secrets of my previous life in the South may be solved.'

* * *

Meanwhile, Karim couldn't help but be wary when Julius applied for a face-to-face meeting through Wallace, not through anyone else.

'The person who requested the assassination wants to face-to-face with the assassination target? It's very suspicious.'

However, this royal palace was no different from his front yard. Karim had the confidence that he could cope with any situation within this situation.

“Take them to the quicksand room.”

Karim's confidant flinched at the moment. It's because it's a favorite meeting place for Karim to get rid of his opponents.

“I will finish the preparations.”

Quicksand was literally a swamp of sand. If you fall into it once, quite a few people will be sucked in and never come out again.

There is no need to explain the intention of calling people to a place with such a name.

“Isn’t it really all right? Karim is a man of quick decision-making. Of those stamped out by him, I know that only Prince Zamir survived. Since I am a warrior, you can protect his body, but this old man… … .”

“If you keep listening to that, you will get scabs in my ears! Should I even use my name!”

While verbally arguing with Wallace, who kept talking in his ear, Julius was ushered into a secret room in the palace. He was accompanied by at least two escorts besides him and Wallace.

“It's a nice room. It's splendid, but there's something tasteful about it.”

“Thank you for saying that, but let’s get down to business. I would have obviously said no. What is my song that called me?”

Despite Julius' praise, Karim only responded with a cold tone.

“I heard that you are prudent, but aren’t you judging too hastily? Wouldn’t listening to my conditions be the basis of a transaction?”

'The tongue rolls well and seems to have some ability, but it seems like I'm looking at him.'

Karim snorted inwardly. He also did a lot of research on Julius. He might not be vigilant, but how great would a prince's conditions be?

“Wallace. bring it to me.”

"ah… All right."

Wallace stared at Karim and Julius alternately with anxious eyes, then pulled out several documents from his bosom. Holding it out, Julius smiled.

“These are our terms and conditions.”

“… … !?”

Looking at the papers, Karim was not taken aback. It was because he had predicted this situation to some extent from the time Julius brought Wallace.

“If you thought you could intimidate me with something like this, you are mistaken.”

'I thought he would get a little angry, but he's more calm than I thought.'

Rather, it was Julius who was slightly impressed. The contents of the document was a report detailing the main figures and military status of Karim, who was in collusion with Wallace.

In a situation where he was completely stabbed in the back of the head, does keeping his cool like that mean he has the confidence to stop them?

However, Julius calmly provoked Karim.

“Who do you think I should inform about this? For example, your younger brother, that Zamir, would be fine... … .”

Karim didn't even listen to the words, and coldly worked.

"It's impossible for you to survive here safely!"

rattle!

The floor of the secret room where Julius was standing suddenly collapsed.

"hmm?"

All beneath the collapsed floor was coarse sand. In no time, they are submerged waist-deep in the sand.

sereung.

At the same time, dozens of sharp blades surged from the wall. As the device on the wall turns, Karim's hidden warriors surround them.

'Look, I said that Karim is dangerous!'

Wallace trembled like an aspen tree and protested hastily to Karim. He probably didn't know that he would threaten the prince, Julius, in such a way.

“Do you know what you are doing?”

“Of course you know.”

Karim's expression didn't change much, but in fact, all these actions had a clear intention.

'Whether it's Zamir or the Empire, if these people threaten me like this, one of them will already have my information in their ears.'

At first glance, it seemed reckless to trap the prince, Julius, but it was unmistakably true that he sent his troops into the empire anyway.

'If it's going to be revealed even if I hide it, I'd rather hold a hostage here.'

I heard that the emperor of the current empire favors the first prince, Julius. He wants to negotiate if he holds him hostage, not send troops straight into the desert to start a war.

Even if the prince teamed up with Zamir and threatened him! In any case, Zamir is also a target to be eliminated from his point of view. Why would he leave his enemy's helpers alone?

It was a crisis situation where the secret was revealed, but Karim's response was very quick and accurate.

In such an environment where they are submerged up to their waists in the sand, knights wearing armor become sluggish. On the other hand, the elite warriors he put in were very familiar with the battle on the quicksand.

In Karim's mind, two escort knights and one prince could never escape this situation.

“If you don’t resist, you won’t get hurt.”

But this time, the opponent was just bad.

"I'll return it as it is."

“… … !?”

At that moment, the two escorts behind Julius kicked off the sand in an instant and were shot.

In fact, for a knight above a certain level, sand like this is not an obstacle at all. Of course, the two people brought by Julius were more than enough to meet that standard.

Two beams of light-like attacks are fired at the desert warriors. The first sword! It was Beatrice.

“Cuck!”

Screams and blood splatter wherever the trail of her sword passes.

The other person wasn't too bad. The second was Zhuge Gun. Instead of a sword, he held a slightly shorter spear, and the spear aimed lightly through both the metal knife and the hard leather.

'Unbelievable… … .'

Karim's calm expression as he looked at the situation around him had long since broken.

After a while, it was a well-insulated secret room, so no sound leaked out, but the situation inside was miserable.

“Ugh… … .”

Without exception, dozens of warriors wriggling on the floor, moaning, with one place smashed.

"I didn't kill you first, so don't be too angry."

Karim glared at Julius with an expression of disbelief. His warriors belonged to the elite recognized even in the desert.

However, in less than 10 minutes, all of them were subdued by only two people.

“What the hell do you want from me?”

'So, when I talk, do you listen carefully? But now it was a situation that required a demonstration of force.'

Julius grumbled inwardly and opened his mouth.

“Now it seems that you are willing to listen to me properly.”

“Is this a negotiation or a blackmail?”

For Karim, this is absurd. From the beginning, he brought up his political weakness, provocation, knocked out all his warriors, and then brought up the word of negotiations.

But this time, his expectations and answers were different. Julius gave an answer with a grin.

“It’s both.”