Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 88

Chapter 88 - Schemes

My morning began with abrupt knocks waking me up from the comfortable bed I was in. I didn’t necessarily need sleep with my maxed rank S attributes and many skills that now became passive, but I always felt rejuvenated whenever I had a decent sleep. I groggily said come in while rising up from the bed where the silk sheets drifted down.

The door opened to a blue haired girl who seemed to have a semblance of worry on her eyes. She came to a stop as she saw my n.a.k.e.d upper half on the bed and turned away as I became surprised at this type of reaction I never would have expected from someone like her.

I equipped my body armor and asked,

"What happened?"

There shouldn’t have been anything that went wrong with just a few hours passing. I was even patiently waiting to combine more skills this morning before diving in the dungeon here.

"Something that I didn’t completely expect has occurred."

She turned back and spoke in a serious tone as she faced me once more.

"Before we left, I made a few Shadow Guards stay behind to monitor the forces of the Crown Prince in the case of any suspicious movements. I thought there was a possibility he might try something fishy once news of me traveling to the surrounding counties and dukedoms reached him, but I never expected him to make such a bold move."

I was up with full attention as she said this and I asked her, "What exactly did you find out?"

"The Shadow Guards followed a collection of mercenaries working under the Crown Prince as they left the Kingdom. Only the two of them followed to see if this would lead to something while others remained in the kingdom to continue monitoring. The two Shadow Guards that followed those mercenaries closely found them heading in the same direction we are."

This doesn’t seem too bad? I waited for her to continue as it seemed she liked holding the best things for last.

"Among the mercenaries they observed was the figure of the woman that was with the Crown Prince a few days ago."

Now, with these words I finally became serious. An EPIC ranked individual was involved? "What’s their plan here? Surely your own brother isn’t sending people to take your life."

"Hah" A light laugh escaped from her lips for the first time since I met her, and she said, "It’s not my life that he wants. I’ve seen the way he’s looked at me my entire life while I grew up. He’s got a twisted mind, and I don’t know what plans he’s created from it."

I thought about this possible new threat and my own level of power currently. Between beasts and humans, beasts of the same rank were always more powerful. Would this be applicable to the adventure that supposedly was heading towards us?

I then looked through the many skills I had brought up recently, as well as the ones ready for combination after this past night, and a smile broke out in my face.

"They won’t be making a move while we’re in this dukedom will they?"