The Son-In-Law Of A Prestigious Household Wants A Divorce-Chapter 13: Transcendent Race

It was not yet past midnight.

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Nevertheless, the nobles who had gone to bed early due to the harsh training and working conditions came out to the training ground one by one, shaking off their fatigue.

Waiting for them was Silverna Cardias.

Her face was painted with a dark expression, as dark as the night sky, as she was staring at them.

She looked all stiff, as if warning them of the hardships to come.

Cutting through the disheveled nobles who were forcefully awakened, and still weren’t fully conscious yet...

Was Jonathan, with his sleepy eyes, hurriedly ran to Isaac.

“Sir Isaac, what’s all this commotion about?”

“I don’t know, but something big has happened for sure.”

“Experiencing this kind of commotion at the frontline is scary...”

As the cold wind blew, the restless nobles also fell silent, shrinking from the cold.

Although Isaac felt relatively warm compared to them, thanks to the yeti fur hat and gloves gifted by Silverna and Anna the other day.

Seeing things had quieted down, Silverna finally opened her mouth.

“Gentlemen, at around 23:20. That is, about 15 minutes ago, an outsider visited the wall.”

Something happened just 15 minutes ago.

“He introduced himself as a merchant from Holstein, but upon verification, he was identified as a graverobber.”

Holstein was a kingdom whose magic was pretty advanced.

They were notorious for their graverobbers, the bunch who frequently plundered the tombs of the past royalties or nobles using their advanced magic.

“This fellow had robbed a Holstein’s royal tomb out of all things, and came to our kingdom for a trade.”

Sighs erupted from among some of the nobles.

They immediately realized that this could potentially lead to a diplomatic issue.

“Since we’ve caught him, can’t we just return the things that he robbed right away?”

One of the nobles raised his hand and asked.

Interrupting a commander during a briefing was normally an unforgivable conduct, but Silverna knew these nobles didn’t know any better, so she just let it slide and answered his question.

“The problem is that these guys stirred up the Demonic Beast’s Hive while on their way here.”

What followed after that, anyone could predict it.

The graverobber’s companions became food for the Demonic Beasts, while the treasures that they robbed were lost.

Then, the Demonic Beasts, now stirred, were on a rampage and attacking the Malidean Wall.

“Hence why we will form a separate unit to retrieve the treasures that the graverobbers dropped. Fortunately, it’s not too far from here, but... The problem is the Demonic Beast’s Hive.”

Shouts and vibrations echoed from afar.

A fierce battle was taking place at the Malidean Wall.

“If possible, we need to finish the task without engaging in combat. Even if we are forced to, prioritize escaping instead of fighting. We’ll leave immediately.”

Following Silverna’s instructions, the nobles began to move in rows and columns.

The faces of their guards were filled with annoyance, but they had no choice but to obey.

Staying by Isaac’s side, Jonathan asked with a bewildered expression.

“Sir Isaac, why do we have to find the treasures?”

“Because that could be grounds for Holstein to accuse us of stealing. They won’t just believe it if we were to tell them the truth. After all, for a group of graverobbers to rob their treasures, getting attacked by Demonic Beasts, losing most of their members and the treasures as well is a little too convenient of a story to be believed.”

“Um... But, isn’t that the truth?”

“It is, but whether they’ll accept it or not is a different matter entirely. Even after hearing that, they could just accuse us of employing those graverobbers and hiding the treasures under the guise of Demonic Beast’s attack.”

“But that’s not the truth?”

“It isn’t, but it doesn’t matter. What matters is that they could turn this matter into a diplomatic issue if they want to. Especially considering that the robbers did plan to sell the treasures in our kingdom.”

Someone who would buy something that was procured out of a Holstein royal tomb was definitely someone wealthy.

Naturally, the suspect’s list would narrow down to high-ranking nobles.

It implied that a high-ranking noble of the kingdom was coveting things from a Holstein royal tomb.

That would turn into a real diplomatic issue, and if the issue developed further, it could even lead to war.

“Ah.”

Jonathan nodded, finally understood.

“Resolving this kind of matter is also part of the margrave’s job. Basically to smooth things up before they could get out of hand.”

Right now, Uldiran Cardias was probably vigorously wielding his spear on top of the Malidean Wall.

As they were exiting through one of the wall’s gates that hadn’t been attacked by the Demonic Beasts...

Jonathan asked another question to Isaac.

“But why are they sending the dispatched nobles outside? Isn’t it a dangerous mission?”

“Fighting the Demonic Beasts on top of the wall is more dangerous.”

Crash!

As if to confirm Isaac’s answer, the sound of something breaking echoed from the other direction of the wall.

The startled nobles either turned their heads or hunched down.

Jonathan also turned his head in that direction, but Isaac was unfazed, continuing.

“Also, they sent the dispatched nobles because you guys are here. Most of the dispatched nobles are promising greenhorns who came to gain real combat experience, but their guards are different.”

“Ah!”

“Understand now? Cardias wants to use the noble’s guards, not the nobles. But, they can’t just order them around since their duties are to protect the nobles, so they sent the nobles as well.”

To use the highly skilled guards as their combat power meant that they’d need to send the nobles out as well.

As for defending the wall, they didn’t need much help, after all it was the soldiers’ specialty.

“That’s quite profound.”

In any case, Isaac knew that Jonathan was hopeless when it came to using his head, but he never expected that he was worse than he thought.

Even as they passed through the gate, Jonathan still looked displeased.

“We’re the victims, but we’re the only ones suffering.”

“Hm?”

“Am I wrong? We were just minding our own business, and now we have these graverobbers, treasurers, and diplomacy matters. Are we not being too considerate of Holstein?”

He pouted, sticking out his lips.

“If they’re trying to falsely accuse us, shouldn’t our kingdom’s response be a bit firmer?”

Looking at him, Isaac asked with a bitter smile.

“How old are you this year?”

“Twenty-two!”

“Okay, Jonathan, I’m only 2 years older than you, but there’s one thing that I know.”

“...”

“A little inconvenience is a small price to pay if it means avoiding war.”

Jonathan slightly furrowed his brow.

As a knight, he desired a place to wield his sword, and Isaac understood that.

“War often breaks out over minor diplomatic issues. We need to extinguish such sparks in advance.”

“Uggg, I don’t really understand.”

His response made Isaac wonder if the reason he stayed in Helmont despite suffering so much harassment was due to his obsession towards such heroism.

Patting his shoulder, Isaac sincerely advised.

“You’re going to see it in action here. The kingdom’s peace is built upon such dedication and hard work.”

“Is that so?”

“Drawing your sword isn’t’ the only way to protect peace, Jonathan.”

“...That doesn’t sound like something a Helmont should say.”

“And that’s probably why Helmont and I don’t get along.”

Isaac didn’t say anything else, and Jonathan only silently followed behind him.

Though he seemed somewhat dissatisfied, he still faithfully followed through his duty to guard Isaac.

Before they knew it, they had exited the wall.

The snow helped them conceal the sound of their footsteps, meanwhile the faint moonlight allowed them to move amidst the dark.

Silverna has good night vision, I see.

Just by following her, they were able to reach the site of the incident without any combat.

There, they found a half-destroyed cart—not a carriage.

It was clear that they aimed to bypass the Malidean Wall and went through the mountain range.

A horse-drawn carriage couldn’t cross the mountain range, which meant they came this far by pulling this rural-style cart by hand.

“They even went this far, huh?”

“My, what a mess.”

“Look at all those bloodstains.”

The snow was stained with blood, but no bodies were visible.

Which meant the Demonic Beasts had eaten them all.

And also that there was more ‘feasting’ going on here than ‘fighting’.

On the broken cart, a case that seemed to contain the treasures was sitting, undisturbed.

And...

There was someone standing in front of it.

“Gulp.”

Silverna, who was leading the nobles at the front, swallowed hard and tensed up.

She grabbed her spear, asking cautiously.

“Who are you?”

The man, belatedly realizing a spear was pointed at him, turned his head slightly.

“Ah.”

His figure, previously hidden from the moonlight, was revealed.

A body of about 2 m tall.

Thick vest covered his broad shoulders.

Below it was his thick white fur.

He walked on two legs, but his face was reminiscent of a tiger. His gently swaying tail and vicious teeth indicated that he wasn’t a human.

Finally, on his back, there was a massive greatsword.

“A Demonic Beast?”

“What is that thing?”

“It doesn’t look like a yeti. Is that a weretiger?”

Bewildered voices flowed from among the nobles.

Everyone looked at Silverna’s back, wondering if she, a resident of the North, would know what this creature was.

“...”

But she only gripped her spear with both hands, bit her lip, and took a stance.

She instinctively realized that if she let her guard down for a moment, whatever this thing was, would pounce on her immediately.

Among them...

The only one who knew its identity was.

Isaac.

Transcendent Race!

They were the monsters that destroyed humanity in his previous life.

Intelligent Demonic Beasts filled with nothing but hatred towards humans.

He thought there was still some time before they appeared, but...

They are already active in the North this early on?

Does that mean they’re involved in this graverobbing incident?

Whatever the answer is...

It’s dangerous.

Extremely so.

This being is not ordinary. It’s too much for the current Silverna.

Even with the nobles’ guards being here, they couldn’t guarantee a victory.

Because that was the kind of beings the Transcendent Race were.

The creature’s blue eyes swept through the nobles, letting out a low growl.

“You were unlucky.”

No mercy, no room for negotiation, not even a hint of him wanting to dialogue.

He simply kicked off the ground with his thick feet and leaped forward, swinging his greatsword widely.

Clang!

“Urgh!”

Silverna blocked the swing, but she was pushed back and was forced to kneel due to his overwhelming strength.

“Young lady!”

Anna, who was right beside her, urgently thrusted her spear.

However, the creature was unfazed by the spear coming towards his side.

And rightfully so, as the spear tip just slid off, unable to penetrate his thick hide.

Crack!

He struck Anna’s spear shaft with his fist, shattering it in half.

Then, he swung his backhand as if swatting away an insect. Anna’s body flew up and rolled across the snow.

“Pathetic humans.”

Once again, his blue eyes swept through the nobles.

“I’ll annihilate you all.”

His growl marked the beginning of the hunt.