Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 192 Sri's Strategy
At the border between the Kingdom of Sri and the Kingdom of Weser, several Sri guards stopped a caravan.

"Sir, we are good citizens and have the seal of the Marquis."

A slightly plump businessman's forehead was covered with sweat, but the Sri Lankan garrison soldier in front of him remained expressionless and shook his head resolutely:

"If you want to do business, isn't the business of my Sri Empire enough for you to do?"

"But, my lord..."

"There's no buts. This is the Emperor's order. If you continue to question it, I will reasonably suspect that you might be a foreign traitor!"

Watching the caravan leave, the Sri Lankan border guard walked back to the outpost.

But after entering, he looked at his colleagues, and they all seemed to have some strange expressions on their faces.

"What's going on? Is this news from the capital? Something went wrong in the battle against the Blue Kingdom? That shouldn't be the case."

The Sri Lankan border guard asked in confusion,
"No, the King of the Blue Kingdom has surrendered. From now on, there will no longer be a Blue Kingdom."

The other guard shook his head and responded, then took a letter from the table and handed it to this guard.

"This is the border alert wanted list from the capital. Take a look at this part..."

"A wanted criminal? Could he be a general of the Blue Kingdom? But he has no soldiers, so what's the point of running away?"

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the drawing in the newspaper.

A diagram of a girl in a red cloak, with her face blurred. Below it is a description of her physical features. The most distinctive feature is the red cloak, a special and exquisite long sword at her waist, and most likely a hunting dog.

"Ok?"

The Sri border guard's pupils shrank, and his memory suddenly came back to him. He had seen this girl before, but she had already left the country.

His gaze shifted downwards again.

The text further below described the importance of the wanted person to the Sri Kingdom. The bright red text level and seal on it made the Sri border guards' hair stand on end.

Extremely dangerous! ?
Wanted at all borders and city-states. If encountered, immediately report your location and mobilize all available forces to delay him. If possible, attempt to kill him at all costs!
Collect identity and tracking information related to the person? !

And... using magic and being an expert swordsman?!

Seeing this, the hands of the Sri guards began to tremble. They looked at each other, not knowing whether it was because they had saved a life by letting the wanted criminal go, or... they were a little surprised by the contrast in the girl's identity.

"We must pass this news back to the capital..."

……

Sri Empire, capital, inside the royal palace.

The meeting hall was filled with extremely luxurious furnishings, including gold and white tones, a cross made of gold, and... the theological murals on the walls, all of which exuded a sacred atmosphere.

Sitting on the throne, King Sri, wearing a golden crown, looks very young and majestic.

On his waist hung a long sword with a golden handle, and the hilt had several blood-red lines on it.

"Your Majesty, the King of the Kingdom of Blue has been hanged for violating God's will. Marshal Giles has persuaded the remaining resisting generals to surrender. As for those who remained stubborn... they have all been executed."

"Well, you have to believe that everything we do is God's will. We are spreading light to the world."

"Do as you are told, for God's sake."

All the ministers and officials bowed their heads and performed a prayer-like gesture.

"After that, I will go to the underground temple and listen to God's words. After that, I will convey God's will to you. Do not doubt it - show your piety."

Watching the officials or generals in the hall leave in an orderly manner, the golden and white hall gradually became empty. King Sri, wearing a golden crown, looked at a candle not far away that gradually went out, and stood up.

He turned around, walked behind the throne, placed his hand on the wall and pressed down gently.

"Click——"

With a slight sound, the wall painted with the holy image of God opened, revealing a deep staircase leading to the underground.

King Sri walked down the stairs one by one, and the wall closed behind him.

The last ray of light disappeared, but he seemed unaffected by the darkness underground, and every step he took was precisely placed on the ground.

Falling step by step.

The sound of footsteps became hazy, as if swallowed by darkness, until at some point, the stairs came to an end and the king's footsteps stepped on the flat ground.

He raised his head and looked forward, which seemed to be a hall with the same layout as the previous meeting hall.

Indeed, this room is located directly below the palace, just like...

The shadow of the palace.

The blood-red candlelight illuminated the entire hall. The hall was built with pitch-black stones, and the walls were covered with paintings composed of blood-red patterns.

King Sri looked ahead, at the end of the hall, there was a blood-red throne.

Behind the seat, there is also a cross, but this cross is inverted. It is made of black stone, and the surface is covered with cracks. Deep in the cracks, there is a lava-like red light.

King Sri walked to the center of the hall, but stopped and bowed with a respectful look:
"Father, I'm here."

As he spoke, the shadow on the blood-red throne dissipated, revealing a human figure.

His attire was a mixture of religious attire and royal robes.

And its appearance is definitely not that of a human. It has a pair of scarlet eyes and two black horns protruding from its forehead. It also wears a golden crown, but the crown has blood-colored lines on it.

"Well, my son, take a seat, and then we'll begin."

After hearing the voice of the demon king, King Sri nodded, walked forward, and sat on a slightly lower throne in front of the demonized king.

The candlelight in the entire hall grew brighter, but it was a bloody color.

On both sides, in the shadows, the shadowy figures also revealed their shapes and details.

Many of them were wearing golden and white priest robes. One of them was the priest from the Sri Kingdom led by Dante.

There are also some people who have some demonic features in their bodies.

Some have red eyes or two horns on their heads.

In the team on the left, there was one person with more obvious physical features. His face was covered with twisted scars like earthworms, with long horns, his pupils were scarlet, and his hair was a dark blue.

It was none other than Giles Bluebeard, the commander of the Blue Kingdom, who had exchanged his power for a blood sacrifice like that of hell!
"The Kingdom of Weser lost its war of expansion."

A demon-like figure said, his red eyes flashing with a strange light, "They lost to a very weak country called the Goethe Kingdom."

The other participants frowned upon hearing this and began to discuss:
"Lost? How come?"

"Didn't the previous intelligence report say... that the Goethe Kingdom's army had been repeatedly defeated and was approaching the border?"

"Ugh, they're useless! We gave them so many weapons, and even provided the materials and craftsmen to build those flying ships, and yet we lost?"

"Yes, with an army like that, based on previous calculations, it shouldn't be difficult to flatten five more countries the size of the Gothic Kingdom." "How did the Gothic people deal with those flying ships?"

"But...Goethe Kingdom?"

An official was stunned for a moment, then remembered something. "This kingdom seemed to have tried to test our Holy Advent Protestant Church before, perhaps wanting to do something. Their king seemed to know something about heaven..."

Could it be that they really have power from heaven?!"

"No, the new master has fully confirmed that Heaven has completely disappeared. Even if there are some remnants left, they will not be so powerful."

Listening to the discussion below, King Sri, who was sitting on the throne, raised his eyebrows and made a downward gesture with his hands. "Don't be afraid. Their struggles are weak and will not have any impact on us."

King Sri's eyes flashed red, emitting a murderous intent that could not be concealed. "Now that our empire has eliminated the Kingdom of Bru, it's Goethe's turn next—"

I will take my sword and the troops returning from the Kingdom of Blue to Goethe...it will only take a few days..."

"No, no need."

But at this moment, a voice interrupted King Sri. The speaker was his father, the half-demon king behind him.

"Father, you mean..."

"You don't have to go. Goethe Kingdom is not important. Even if there really are angels hiding there, it doesn't matter."

The hoarse voice of the Demon King seemed somewhat unreal and overlapping under the cover of darkness.

"You go to Starfall City, clear out the resisting troops there, and pin the Son of God to death there—kill him as quickly as possible. This is the most important thing for us.

That’s the real threat.”

"The Kingdom of Goethe..."

"We can't let go of the angel from Goethe's Kingdom either. He's testing us, which means he doesn't have much information or power.

However, if he were to be linked to the Son of the Heavenly Stars, it would be truly disastrous."

The demonized king stroked his bloody beard, thinking for a moment. Finally, he continued, "Let Giles lead the troops. Even if the Goths win, they will probably suffer heavy losses under the attack of the flying ships.

An angel with a few defeated soldiers is absolutely no match for our army!"

"Of course, Your Majesty, I will use slaughter and blood to accelerate this world towards its proper trajectory."

Bluebeard stepped out from below upon hearing this. He bowed, with cruelty in his eyes.

"Wait a moment, Your Majesties. I have... a soldier delivering intelligence that may be related to the Goethe Kingdom and the previously wanted criminal."

At this time, another person wearing armor and dressed like a knight spoke.

He took out a wanted poster and showed the portrait on it to everyone. It was the portrait of Lake whose face could not be seen clearly.

In the center of the hall, Bluebeard looked at the figure in the portrait, a red light flashed in his eyes, and his mouth chuckled.

"Oh? Have you found any trace of her? The girl with special abilities."

"We found it, but...the last sighting by our people was at the border of the Goethe Kingdom."

The knight said this, thought for a moment, and then spoke the next piece of information, "According to the vague information transmitted from the Goethe Kingdom, King Goethe seems to have asked for help from other forces in the last war...

Their people seemed to possess powers they had never used before."

"So that's it..."

King Sri's face showed understanding, and he nodded slightly, "So, it seems that the Goethe Kingdom was able to win the war because of this reason?
Did you use some magic to shoot down the flying ship?"

"This is a bit troublesome..."

The other participants in the discussion began to discuss again. Most of the people here were the backbone of the shadow regime of the Sri Kingdom. Each of them possessed talents in military affairs, force or magic.

However, they didn't have much information about the girl in the red cloak, and could not come to any conclusion based on speculation.

"Call that guy over here."

At this moment, the demonized old king spoke again, "That guy has been at large for too long. We gave him such power and wealth, but we didn't let him enjoy it. He should pay the price."

"That rascal?"

King Sri was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized who his father was referring to. "That's fine. Let him go with Marshal Giles, and everything will be safe."

After making the decision, King Sri waved his hand, and the person at the end of the team stepped out and left along the stairs.

A moment later, he came back with a man in gorgeous clothes.

The man's clothes were disheveled, as if he had just been forcibly brought from a place of drinking and sex, but his well-defined muscles could still be seen on his exposed skin.

The details of his unconscious posture also show that he was once a warrior.

His face was stiff, he was bent over, and there was a hint of fear in the depths of his wandering eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am honored to stand before you."

The man said respectfully.

The Demon King on the bloody throne showed a strange smile:

"Tinderbox, is it working?"

When the man heard this, his body stiffened and he lowered his head even deeper:

"It works well, Your Majesty."

"Well, very good. Now, your mission is here. You need to accompany the army to the Kingdom of Goethe and slaughter everyone there—the king, soldiers, citizens, and possibly any special rebels. Do you understand?"

When the man heard this, he was horrified, with a clear expression of pity on his face. He gritted his teeth and whispered:
"Your Majesty, I... I don't want to..."

"No, you want!"

The next moment, the demonized king's voice suddenly became louder.

But it doesn't sound loud, instead it sounds like the lewd music from hell!

"It was us who gave you power over mortals, countless wealth, noble status, and a title. We also saved you from the witches' pursuit, preventing you from being turned into a frog or a maggot...

Do you think these are free of cost?"

The man shuddered all over. He looked into the depths of darkness and saw a bloody contract emerging from the hands of the demon king. On the signature was his own fingerprint.

"When you listened to us, killed the witch from the Witch Tea Party, and stole her magic... or rather, from the moment you signed the agreement with us, there was no turning back!"

"Now, do you understand?"

The devilish sound pierced his brain, forcing the man to kneel down. Humiliation appeared on his face, but he could only say helplessly:
"Yes, I understand—

I will obey your orders, go to the Kingdom of Goethe, and start killing."

(End of this chapter)