Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

On a small scale, this was just a simple assassination attempt against the beastmen. On a larger scale, it was a warning from the demons to the beastmen. If even saints can be assassinated like this, what sense of security do others have?

These things were known only to the acting Beast King and some of the highest-ranking people; they were not spread outside the circle, and even his two brothers were unaware of them.

However, even in such a dangerous position, his two brothers were constantly fighting him for it. It was truly baffling.

"The defeat at Sunset Pass has cost us not only food and weapons, but also a large number of people. The entire beast race is now in a weakened state. Although it still appears strong on the outside, it is weak inside. The beast race is on the verge of crisis."

Only when he sat on the throne of the Beast King did he realize the true nature of the crisis he was facing. Yet, even in such a crisis, his two brothers were still thinking about their own power.

Nadakors looked at the thick stack of documents in front of him with a headache. He really wondered if they would still want their rights if they saw these documents.

"Our most urgent task right now is to form an alliance with the human race. Right now, the barbarian king seems to be making some unusual moves, but we don't have any specific information yet, so we don't know what this barbarian king is planning to do."

"The barbarian king in the north is indeed a problem. We don't know what exactly happened there yet, but his recent actions have been quite significant, making it something we have to pay attention to."

"The Barbarian King is said to be coming here in a few days. We can test him then."

Nadakors frowned slightly as he listened to the old man's advice. The barbarian king was coming in a few days, and he was probably up to no good. Although his intentions were not pure, the barbarians had always been close to the humans. He wondered if this visit would affect Lin Xueyin.

"Does Your Majesty believe that the Barbarian King's visit this time is for Lin Xueyin, Pastor Lin?"

“That’s right. We all know her abilities. This time she’s made such a big mess. I think the barbarians might seize this opportunity to get Lin Xueyin to leave with them. If that happens, we might really be in a completely passive position.”

Having lost the opportunity to ally with the human race, and also creating a rift between themselves and the barbarians, the orcs will face immense difficulties.

"There's no other way. We must find a way to heal Lin Xueyin before the barbarians arrive, and we must also protect the people around her. We can't afford any more problems."

"I understand, Your Majesty, but we still need a lot of preparation, and we need more time, so..."

"Don't worry about these things. I'll buy you some time. As for the preparations, I'll give you my full support as long as it's within my power."

Nadakors let out a long breath and turned his gaze to the side, slightly relieved, but suddenly heard a soft sound coming from the roof.

"who?"

The old man gently closed his eyes, and after a moment, slowly opened his cloudy eyes. "The person is gone, but who came here?"

"Didn't you even recognize who the other person was?"

The old man gently shook his head and said slowly in his weathered voice, "They left very quickly, and I didn't catch them in time. However, since they've come, they'll definitely continue, and we can catch them then."

Volume 7 The Collapsed Alliance: Chapter 31 The Wrath of Nakumar

At night, the red moon hung high in the sky, its single eye emitting a dark red light, its indifferent gaze mixed with a hint of arrogance.

"Nadakors, don't think I can't do anything to you just because I don't have any evidence. Don't let me find out that my father's assassination was related to you. Otherwise, even if you are the acting Beast King, I will still dare to kill you."

"Your Highness, our men have returned, and they seem to have brought some new intelligence."

"Yes, very good. Let them in."

A beastman dressed as an assassin knelt on the ground. Only after hearing Nakumar's order for him to stand up did he stand up and open the closed door behind him.

"Your Highness, we have returned from the Second Prince's residence."

"Hmm, very good. I heard you've gathered some intelligence. Report it to me immediately."

The man dressed as an assassin was quite sensible. Without waiting for orders, he went out on his own, closed the door behind him, and cautiously scanned his surroundings before concealing himself to protect the conversation inside the room.

Not long after, two shrill screams came from Nakumar's room, causing a ripple in the previously empty air before quickly returning to calm.

The door opened again, and apart from Nakumar, there was no one else in the room, only a foul odor wafting out.

"Come in."

He muttered something nonsensical into the empty corridor and then closed the door again. The room, which should have been empty, suddenly had another person inside.

The man with a wicked smile looked at the eldest prince of the beast race with a strange expression. "Your Highness, what mission do you have for summoning me back this time?"

"Still calling me Your Highness? Although we are not blood brothers, our relationship is closer than that of blood brothers. Is it necessary to be so polite with me?"

"Haha, Your Highness, etiquette cannot be disregarded; what needs to be done must still be done."

The man gave a cool smile, but there was a hint of joy in his tone, as if he also found the other person's words very pleasing.

"You know, we're already in private now. If you keep being polite to me, you'll just make me angry."

Although the other person seemed happy in his words, Nakumar's tone was slightly dissatisfied. The man who had always fought alongside him was now forced to speak to him in a distant tone because of his status, which made him feel very awkward.

"Okay, Nakumar, is there some problem here that you can't solve? Otherwise, you wouldn't have called me over in the middle of the night."

"Yes, we have indeed encountered a major problem this time."

Nakumar spoke as slowly as possible, carefully choosing his words, and then continued, "You should know that Father has been assassinated twice, and this time it was specifically targeted at the human priests who came here to help. I can hardly believe that this was a premeditated assassination attempt against Father."

After listening carefully to Nakumar's detailed account of the events, he didn't speak immediately. Instead, he waited until the people around him were getting impatient before slowly opening his mouth.

"Hearing you say that, it's indeed possible that the other party was targeting the Beast King himself. However, I think it would have been better if they had just destroyed the surrounding magic circle back then."

A single sentence seemed to be a reminder to Nakumar. Indeed, if the goal was simply to assassinate his father, then he should destroy the magic circle on the ground. Once that was destroyed, even if the Beast King himself came, he would surely die.

"Your Highness, do you really believe that their target is the Beast King, and not that priest?"

"I feel like..." Nakumar was momentarily speechless, seemingly confused as he faced the enemy's assassination attempt.

"We still have too little intelligence. Just considering the orcs alone, there are many questions we haven't been able to answer."

"Indeed, we still have too little information. If I were the Beast King, I would have enough information to determine our next move."

“Your Highness… uh, Nakumar, I don’t think it’s appropriate for us to take any more aggressive actions right now. After all, the Beast King has been assassinated twice in a row, which has exposed a lot of problems.”

"A problem has been exposed? What problem?" Nakumar was a little confused when he heard what the other party said, but he still quickly asked.

"Despite multiple layers of protection, the assassination was still carried out successfully, and the human priest even suffered a magical backlash. I would never believe it if you said there wasn't a traitor helping out."

"Are you saying that there's a traitor among us who sent someone to assassinate Father?"

As soon as he said that, Nakumar chuckled, "I don't believe it. Father is at least a Berserker-level warrior. Even if there are assassins, so what? I don't believe we can find someone who can successfully assassinate Father to carry out this assassination."

"Why can't we do it? If we beastmen can't, then why can't other races?"

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone could tell that the "other race" referred to was the demon race. Only they would dare to assassinate a king so brazenly.

“There are still some of us who dare to collude with the demons. Those bastards, don’t they even care about the most basic honor of orcs?”

Nakumar slammed his fist on the table in anger, his eyes, which were already flashing red, now turning even more crimson as he turned his gaze to his friend.

"Please help me find out who assassinated my father, and who is so despicable as to collude with the demons."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate everything thoroughly. I will not let you down."

Nakumar watched his friend turn to leave, a sense of melancholy creeping over him. "Be careful with everything. If you find anything amiss, abandon the relationship immediately. I don't want to lose you as a friend."

His body, which had just stood up, trembled slightly, but he made no sound. His face, covered by a black mask, showed no expression.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I will bring you plenty of good news."

“Yes, I’ve always had faith in you.” Nakumar looked firmly at his friend. Without his help, he might not have reached his current position. Now, it was time for them to fight side by side again. He hoped that this time he could successfully uncover the whole truth.

Volume 7 The Collapsed Alliance: Chapter 32 The Arrival of Arya

Several days have passed since Lin Xueyin was "seriously injured" and fell into a coma. The seemingly calm but actually turbulent Beastman King's camp is about to receive a large human army.

A knight in white armor led a group of people at high speed. The expression of the person inside could not be seen under the white helmet, but the anxiety in her heart could be seen from her speeding figure.

A galloping steed came galloping in the slanting sunlight, leaving many human knights behind it in the dust, their horses also moving at top speed.

"Hurry up, everyone! We're almost at the orc king's tent. Give it one last push!"

Yukine, I'll be there soon. I really want to see you come out of the city to greet us. Then we can have a good talk and talk about what's happened these past few days, and I can tell you how much I miss you.

"Captain, the orc king's tent is just ahead. It seems they know we're coming, as quite a few warriors have already come out to greet us."

After years of fighting, the two sides began a friendly exchange in front of the Orcs' royal tent. The moment Arya removed her silver helmet, Nadakors, the acting Beast King of the Orcs, remembered the girl who had fought against him.

"I didn't expect the human race to send you to lead the team." She chuckled slightly, but didn't continue, after all, this girl and Lin Xueyin had a very close relationship.

"Yes, are you surprised that I'm here?" Although it was a little strange that only a handful of human warriors had come to greet her as reinforcements, and even the former captain of the Mo Li Guard hadn't come out, Aria wisely kept quiet.

However, a faint unease began to rise in her heart. If Xueyin knew that she had come, how could she not come out to greet her personally? This was not in line with her personality. So, could something have happened to her?

"Welcome, human friends, to our place. Pastor Lin and the others are resting inside right now, and you will be able to see her soon."

Seemingly aware of Arya's thoughts, Nadakors simply laughed out loud and gestured for her to follow him into the city.

Arya looked at the imposing military bearing of the orc warriors. As the acting Beast King, he was not supposed to come to greet her. However, he brought his guards and used a relatively high-level welcoming ceremony to greet her and her mere escort team.

This was already somewhat unusual, so Aria cautiously glanced at the guards around her as if to give a hint. They understood and tightened their grip on their weapons, ready to take the fastest emergency action should anything happen.

Of course, Nadakors also understood that he didn't need to come out to greet her at all. However, Lin Xueyin's current situation forced him to come in person. Otherwise, if his people let slip at the door, he couldn't guarantee what would happen next.

A pointless conversation and some useless pretense made Aria feel very anxious. However, since the other party was a king, she should give him enough respect. This was something she, as a team leader, had to do.

Even though he longed to see Lin Xueyin, he still had to observe basic etiquette. Every time he wanted to ask, he hesitated and could only instruct his subordinates to be on guard.

The surrounding orcs knew that the humans would be here today, and there was no way they would line the streets to welcome them. From the hostility revealed in the eyes of those orc civilians, she already understood how much pressure Lin Xueyin was under upon arriving here.

Arya frowned deeply, glancing at the orcs around her. The cavalrymen beside her gripped their longswords, ready to retaliate at the first sign of trouble.

"Haha, second brother, you came to welcome the human race's envoys and guards, how come you didn't even inform us?"

One-eyed Nakumar slowly approached from afar with a long laugh, followed by dozens of well-armored orc soldiers. Although they spoke in a calm and ordinary manner, the dissatisfaction in their eyes was clearly visible.

"Brothers, I didn't expect you to arrive so early. It makes me seem a bit slow."

Just as the two were about to clash, a soft laugh reached everyone's ears. Cthulhu slowly appeared in their sight. However, apart from two guards, there was no one else around him. Even these two guards were not fully armed, but wore only the simplest leather armor, with a longsword that orcs were not used to hanging at their waists.

Arya quietly glanced at the three orcs before her: a acting Beast King and two princes, all arguably the most exalted beings in the orc race. She hadn't expected such a power struggle to occur at this time. It was unbelievable that the mighty orcs, like humans, would do anything for power.

"Alright, we're here today to welcome the human guards. You all know about Pastor Lin's situation, and their arrival will greatly reduce the pressure on us."

Nadakors suppressed his anger and could only nod helplessly, continuing, "Make yourselves ready. We'll be at Pastor Lin's residence soon, and then you'll meet."

These words were spoken to Aria, but at this moment she herself also sensed a problem. From the other party's few words, she had already realized that Lin Xueyin's current situation was not good.

Lin Xueyin's residence was a relatively luxurious garden near the royal court, with a luxurious style different from that of the orcs themselves. It seemed to have been built specifically for her. However, Aria, who knew the situation of the orcs well, still found it hard to imagine that they would value a human priest so much.

"Pastor Lin lives here."

As Nadakors watched Arya lead the human warriors inside, he couldn't help but feel anxious. If she discovered that the woman was so badly injured, would it cause discord within the orc race again?

Although they themselves did not number in large numbers, as an armed force, they were indeed capable of causing unrest in the royal tent. Under these circumstances, I don't know if it was right or wrong for me to agree to let these people come in to protect Lin Xueyin.

Everything seemed to have slipped out of his control. For the first time, Nadakors regretted his overconfidence, which had led to the situation gradually exceeding his initial expectations.