CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58 DWARF TRAITOR

To be honest, if the dwarf hadn’t directly placed a corruption mark on Kana, Kana wouldn’t have suspected him.

Because Kana himself knows that his actions are indeed full of coincidences, it’s quite normal to be suspected by those who need to be vigilant.

As it turned out, the dwarf seemed to have realized the inevitable and simply marked him covertly.

It seems he’s ready to find a way to deal with him.

He could only say it’s a bit too decisive.

Facing Kana’s recent words.

Lurik stared at him.

But at this time, Kana was thinking, how should he say this matter to gain the trust he deserved?

Evidently, the trust he gained was certainly not as high as Rita Enke’s.

"Sage, as a sage among dwarves, you should be able to perform some kind of prophecy, right?"

Kana suddenly asked.

Lurik looked at him, pondered for a while, then nodded slightly.

However, he said, "Prophecies rarely provide information; most are meaningless."

Most prophecies are like this, nothing surprising. More prophecies are some kind of intuition; when intuition comes, only then can those who can foresee conduct a prophecy.

"Then let me be straightforward, I suspect that the reason those people were cursed by the plague is likely because there’s an internal traitor among you."

"Traitor..." Lurik was somewhat silent.

Kana observed that Lurik wasn’t surprised and then slapped his own forehead, indeed.

Lurik is no fool; without Kana, simply investigating further would uncover some very peculiar issues.

He can only say dwarves are dwarves; sometimes their action plans are indeed rough. Not all dwarves can be called sage dwarves.

Looking at Lurik’s temperament is obvious; he inherently differs from other dwarves.

This historical absence of recording by dwarves might be because someone became a traitor.

But more likely, the matter didn’t cause much casualty and was swiftly resolved.

Otherwise, even if it were a scandal, the dwarves would document it thoroughly, making sure every dwarf knows their betrayal history.

"Do you suspect Rita Enke?" Lurik asked directly without hesitation.

His eyes locked firmly on Kana.

Truthfully, if Kana said these words, it truly seemed like he was sowing discord.

However, he still nodded, "Yes, not because I know you well, nor because he was disrespectful earlier.

But when he passed by me earlier, he left a corruption mark on me.

You should be very clear, I am well aware of the Rotting Monarch, and I am very clear about his power, he thinks his power is very hidden, but I am too sensitive to these."

Upon hearing this, Lurik bluntly took down the Warhammer and smashed it in front of himself, then closed his eyes.

Kana watched as the runes on the Warhammer began to glow.

After a while, Lurik opened his eyes.

Clearly, he obtained a relatively accurate prophecy.

Taking a deep breath, he was evidently calming his emotions, but the anger on his face did not dissipate.

After quite a while, he looked at Kana and asked, "Why are you sure my prophecy would yield some results?"

Kana smiled slightly, "Because falling towards the Rotting Monarch is not only betraying you, but also betraying the world."

What is called prophecy is actually a kind of information instinctively emitted by the world.

So, anyone who endangers the world or harms it can easily be prophesied.

It’s just up to those who can foresee whether they want to conduct prophecy.

"Betraying—the world?" Lurik murmured.

...

Rita Enke left the command room, walking quickly outside with a furrowed brow and a solemn face.

Everyone thought it was the previous conflict with Kana that was making him feel bad.

But only he knew the main reason for his bad mood was that he didn’t expect his deeds to be completely exposed because of an ordinary human.

All previous hidden efforts were in vain; this was unacceptable to him.

Rita Enke, think quickly, what means might remedy this?

The matter is known not only to Kana; eliminating Kana alone is now meaningless.

Killing Lurik is even more wishful thinking.

If he could kill Lurik in a normal status, why would he need to hide?

Master, grant me wisdom, I shall offer you more, true believers.

The dwarves cursed by the plague were his handiwork, gifts offered to his master.

Evil frequencies echoed in his mind.

"Yes, the time has come, I shall bring them the blessing of life," Rita Enke murmured, yet his face was full of respect.

He immediately went to the tower’s front, summoning all dwarves besides essential positions.

"Yata brought intelligence; at one hundred meters north of the tower, there’s an enemy tunnel we haven’t discovered at all.

This is our shame; it was our negligence that caused their pain.

Now, everyone, split into 4 teams, head to four towers, I want you to start searching from the walls of the tower outward.

Find every possible hidden passage; nothing is allowed to be missed!"

The dwarves’ faces were solemn, knocking on the armor they wore, producing a thumping sound.

"For Gray Mountain’s will!"

The dwarves immediately divided into four teams under their captains, rode their War Sheep, and quickly headed to each tower.

The flat-top tower in the northern mountains suddenly became vacant, aside from a few dwarves who had to stay for patrol around the wall.

Only the tower’s interior remained with those cursed by the plague, the sickly ill.

Above the tower, a window overlooking below.

Kana and Lurik were standing here, having observed all of Rita Enke’s orders.

"Just as I suspected." Lurik sighed.

Normally, Rita Enke wouldn’t give such orders.

Especially if he truly suspected Kana, he would never send most of his forces to four towers just for so-called reconnaissance.

He should dispatch small forces for reconnaissance, then have more forces guard the tower.

For stability’s sake, he would even request support from Gray Lu Castle, deploying more dwarves.

And then watch Kana closely to prevent him from acting drastically.

But now his actions seem to adjust forces outward, giving him enough time and strength to do something here.

Prophecy is prophecy, but when reality truly presents itself, Lurik instead sighed.

A breeze whistled by from the side.

"Do you smell it?" Kana asked.

Lurik sniffed outside the window at the breeze; that faint stench wouldn’t be forgotten.

"I’m going to the tower top, if any unforeseen situation arises, please hold on for a while, my friend!"

Lurik looked at Kana, seriously speaking.

To this, Kana showed a smile, "Just as I wanted."

When he heard Lurik wanted to go to the tower top, he was very pleased; this would be a chance for massive experience harvesting.