CHAPTER 768: OF COURSE I WILL FIGHT THEM

Ilona’s heart shuddered at Aldrian’s words. The Barevisk family would truly experience a bloodbath if Aldrian barged in. There were many of Munez’s loyalists in the family, even most of the grand elders were on his side. They were the ones who greatly benefited from Munez becoming patriarch, and they would likely try their best to keep him in that seat.

"I know you don’t want excessive destruction for the Barevisk family, since your father is still from there. That’s why we have to move as soon as possible, so I can minimize the bloodshed as much as possible. It also benefits me because your family will finally stop bothering me once your father takes over the family," Aldrian said.

The way he said it made it impossible for her to deny, and what he said was true. Ilona sighed after thinking for a moment and nodded.

"Alright, your majesty, but I don’t think Munez will react kindly if I return to the family without waiting for his order or without bringing anything worth his attention. There are many eyes and ears of the patriarch, and once they see me return without warning, Munez will find many excuses to punish me," she said.

"Moreover, if I bring someone to my father, Munez will likely want to know everything about your identity, as he is still wary of Father," she added.

Aldrian smiled at her words.

"You don’t have to worry about him questioning your return to your father. As I said, there will be a certain event next week, and after that event I don’t think he will have any reason to punish you. In fact, that event alone will be enough for you to return to your family."

Ilona turned confused.

"Excuse me, your majesty, but what event are we talking about? Why does it seem like this matter will also force Munez to take it seriously?"

Without changing his expression, Aldrian answered,

"There will be a great war with the devils that came from other stars."

Ilona’s eyes widened in shock.

"What?"

A great war? That was not something whose effects could be underestimated, especially when it involved enemies from other stars. A great war between stars could draw in many powerful cultivators. Their numbers could easily reach millions, and history even recorded cases where billions of cultivators with varied cultivation levels were involved.

Aldrian nodded.

"Although I don’t know exactly where the devils are coming from, next week they will arrive in huge numbers, seemingly targeting this world. That is information I obtained from one of the assassins, as well as from my own analysis."

Ilona’s expression turned solemn.

"Then we have to tell the other powers about it, your majesty! Although I don’t like Munez, I will also have to tell him about this matter since it touches the devils and a great war. He will have to know as the patriarch and ready the family to face the devils!"

However, Aldrian shook his head.

"No. We don’t have to spread this kind of news to other powers; we would only cause unnecessary panic among the populace. Also, I don’t think telling Munez about this matter would be wise because I suspect Munez is involved with the devils and might already know about the coming war."

Ilona was truly shocked again.

"What?! Munez involved with the devils?"

"Well, I still cannot tell you clearly since this is only my suspicion based on analysis, but from the information I have, Munez likely has some connection with the devils and seems to already know about the incoming devils," Aldrian answered.

"If my suspicion is confirmed then we could use this to remove him from the patriarch position. There will be no one to help him once he is revealed to have connections with the devils, unless they do not care that he has such connections."

His suspicion about Munez’s involvement with the devils began with the information about the great war itself. The devils were said to arrive sometime next week, and this information was shared by the master of the Silent Reaper to Luvier, his vice master. That alone suggested the master of the Silent Reaper had some kind of connection with the devils.

But was that really the case? Did he truly have such a connection, or had someone else told him about it? Aldrian’s thoughts then turned to Munez, the patriarch of the Barevisk family. He was also a man with a close relationship to the master of the Silent Reaper. Munez could have been the source of the information, which meant he somehow had ties to the devils.

Even if he did not have a direct relationship, the fact that he knew about the devils’ movements while other powers seemed completely unaware showed that he was already on the same side as them. Aldrian knew this kind of information should not yet be known to other powers, because if it were, they would certainly have come to him and discussed the matter.

This was a great war, after all.

And there was one more thing that convinced him Munez already knew about the devils. Nearly three weeks ago, Munez had given Vars and his group an order to gather as much information as possible about this continent and about him, before returning to the Barevisk family no later than next week.

At first he did not understand why Munez had given that order, but after thinking it through he began to understand. It was because a huge army of devils would come and there would be a great war.

Vars was still under the command of one of the men loyal to Munez, so that must be the reason Munez ordered them to return to the family. It seemed he did not want Vars and his group caught in the crossfire. The same could not be said for Ilona and her group. She could be discarded, and Munez did not care if she was caught in the great war in the Ancient Blue Gate World.

"Then what do you intend to do, your majesty? If your information is correct, the great war is something that must be handled by many powers. Even other stars must know, since the central star cluster is tied to each of them," Ilona asked, worried.

Aldrian smiled. "What am I going to do? Of course I will fight them. How could I just stand still when the devils come knocking on my star’s door?"

Ilona was astonished. "Your—your majesty, you want to fight the devils alone?"

Aldrian just smiled, but that alone was enough of an answer for her. She thought he must be crazy, but then she remembered who he was, which explained why he could speak so casually. She thought he was the only one who would treat a great war as if it were a party event.

It was as if he were saying, "Oh, okay, then I’ll enjoy it," and then moving on.

He might be able to battle an immortal, but could he really face the devils on the scale of a great war between stars?

Across her life, she had only witnessed one great war, back when she was still at the duke stage. At that time, the devils from the fallen star cluster had tried to invade the central star cluster through Akares Star first. Fortunately, with the support of the other stars, they managed to push the devils back.

That was the only time she had seen the scale of a great war. Space itself had turned chaotic as many powerful cultivators unleashed their techniques. Spatial storms raged everywhere, and luckily most of the battle took place in space before many of the devils could land on the star’s surface. If the entire fight had happened below the atmosphere, the destruction would have been far more immense.

That was the greatest war she had ever seen in her life, and she would never believe that the power of one person could withstand the entire armies of the devils. She did not know if the size of the devil troops that would come next week would be the same as the last time, but no matter how many there were, the numbers would still be overwhelming if it carried the name "great war."

’But maybe this man could handle them?’ she thought as she looked at Aldrian’s calm expression.

"Anyway, I only wanted to tell you that. Also, how about the thing I mentioned to you last time? About Munez’s eyes—did you find anyone suspicious?" Aldrian asked.

Ilona, who understood what Aldrian meant, could not help but release a sigh.

"I have a clue about someone suspicious, but I still need confirmation before knowing if that person is actually an informant for the patriarch."

Hearing her weary sigh and sensing the turbulence in her heart, Aldrian knew this was something sensitive to her, so he did not ask any further.

"Alright then, I’ll see you next time. You just need to enjoy the show at the next event, and don’t ever tell anyone about the devils, not even to your group." Aldrian said.

"Understood, your majesty," Ilona answered, and then Aldrian disappeared.

Ilona sighed again and looked outside.

’I hope everything works out.’

Aldrian’s figure appeared inside his throne hall, where he sat upon his throne. A few moments later, a figure suddenly appeared right in front of him. Seeing this figure, Aldrian smiled, his expression showing clear satisfaction.

The figure standing before him actually had the exact same face as his own!