Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 509 - 283: An Irretrievable Tragedy_2

"This document contains the atmospheric circulation data records exchanged between us and Tunisia."

"Originally used for hydrological detection, we recently discovered significant changes in vapor from above the Tunis Royal Capital."

"Our Second Princess at Ense, the genius Mage Olivia, suspected that someone had used Nenos’s Wrath, only then did we realize something was off."

Nuke paused for a moment and said, "Aren’t you just proving that Tunisia originally intended to make a move against us?"

Louis said nothing, merely unfolded the relevant data recorded in the Crystal Ball and started to push forward the dates from the past few months.

Louis initially wanted to explain to Nuke what these data changes represented, but he quickly found that Nuke could actually understand them.

It seemed that the education within the Giant Demon Tribe wasn’t as poor as they had imagined, they hid it well!

But understandable, considering they’re an elf offshoot and not naturally dim-witted like the Kobold.

With the intent to learn, naturally, it wouldn’t be bad.

As they looked, Nuke noticed something was off.

"The time error in the data observed by you at Ense... it’s a bit off."

The tribe observed Nenos’s Wrath a month and a half ago.

But the data observed on Ense’s side was from 20 days ago.

There was more than a 20-day discrepancy between the two sides.

Seeing Nuke deep in thought, Louis seized the moment:

"Looks like you’ve noticed the anomaly too."

He smiled and said, "Have you noticed the problem? The time your legendary priest observed doesn’t align with our timeline."

"One more question, when your legendary priest discovered Nenos’s Wrath, were you engaged with the Tunisians? If so, where did the engagement occur?"

Nuke, as expected of a legendary figure, was well-versed in relevant intelligence about the Giant Demon Tribe: "At that time, our people should have been engaging in the northeast with the Ense people."

Louis sneered: "The northeast of the Giant Plain corresponds to the northwest of Tunisia, that’s the area guarded by the Duke Williams Family."

"What we got from the Tunisians is that the Giant Demon Tribe is abusing the power of The Great Sin: Wrath, mass-producing Giant Troll Suicide Squads."

"So, to prevent an unexpected attack on the Tunis Royal Capital, they were forced to activate the main weapon Nenos’s Wrath."

Nuke was furious: "Giant Demons prefer to die fighting together with the enemy on the battlefield, if the enemy hadn’t made the first move, we wouldn’t have done such preparations at all."

Louis’s eyes lit up slightly, and he whispered: "It seems you are aware of the multiple presences of The Great Sin: Wrath on the Giant Plain then."

Nuke sullenly said, "So what if I know?"

Louis snorted coldly, saying: "Friendly reminder, you should soon receive news from the Tunisians."

"A significant figure will come to investigate your side, if it’s confirmed that both sides are misunderstanding, a mutually acceptable plan would be a good outcome."

At this point, he added:

"To remind you, the standardized Nenos’s Wrath used by the four Dukes has a limited range, only the main weapon, Nenos’s Wrath, can launch attacks in any direction."

"The traces you saw of Nenos’s Wrath activated in the southwest of Tunisia, the only ones who attacked you are the Western Duke Ken Williams and Southern Duke Slode."

"And in the Tunisian meetings, the only Duke who didn’t want Prime Minister Duke to come and negotiate with you was indeed Southern Duke Slode."

In fact, Louis didn’t confirm that Duke Slode was the mastermind behind it.

But messages from Swan indicated that Duke Slode’s stance at the meeting surprised everyone.

Even Olivia said if not for the hawkish Williams siding with Duke, Duke Slode would have certainly vetoed the peace proposal.

In fact, even with Duke Williams’s defection, the situation remained tense.

If Duke Williams hadn’t revealed the possible involvement of the Abyssal Church, purely following the noble faction’s voting habits, the hawkish nobles might have caused a meeting restart by casting too many abstention votes.

This delay would miss the last negotiation opportunity, pushing Tunisia off a cliff.

Either gamble that the Giant Demon Tribe wouldn’t raid and deactivate Nenos’s Wrath.

Or unleash full firepower to seize control of the war affair.

The more Louis spoke, the more fearful Nuke became.

He took a deep breath and said: "It’s troublesome, now it’s very difficult to stop our actions."

Louis paused for a moment, suddenly a terrifying thought flashed through his mind:

"Damn it, could your situation be the same as Tunisia’s?"

Nuke shook his head.

Louis breathed a sigh of relief.

But in the next second, he choked on his words because Nuke said:

"Our tribe’s situation is more troublesome than Tunisia’s."

He seemed about to ascend to the heavens in anger:

"Do you think using the power of The Great Sin: Wrath comes without a price?"

"Once chosen from among our own people, they are irretrievably set on a path of destruction, merely a matter of time."

"Now trying to stop them certainly means abandoning those compatriots who bear a death wish."

"We... cannot accept such an outcome."

Louis pinched the bridge of his nose.

Goodness, is the real trap laying here waiting?

Once either Tunisia or the Giant Demon Tribe is dragged into full-scale war mode, there is no way back.

Tunisia’s Nenos’s Wrath is at least controllable, and was barely stopped by the combined efforts.

But the Giant Demon Tribe... they’ve clearly already mastered The Great Sin: Wrath, but the power of sin is uncontrollable.

Evidently, although they have the usage method, once started, even without war, they would wither naturally.

His gaze became sharp: "Who within the Giant Demon Tribe pushed this agenda through so quickly, leaving you no room for maneuver?"

Nuke calmly looked at Louis and said: 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"It is the opinion of our high-level group."

Louis looked at his somewhat sorrowful expression and seemed to understand something.

He had always viewed the Giant Demon Tribe from a Tunisian perspective, without considering how the Giant Demon Tribe viewed Tunisia.

"Looks like you understand, a weak nation against a strong one, if not determined to fight to the death, has no chance to resist at all."

This makes things complicated.

Louis took a deep breath and said: "You contact the Giant Demon Tribe internally first, I’ll see if there’s any way to stop it."

...

Meanwhile, on the other side where the Tunis delegate to the Giant Plain was located.

Prime Minister Duke quietly looked at the corpses around, shaking his head, saying:

"These people are truly impatient."

The Tunisian legend beside him said: "Something’s off, these guys scrubbed the traces too clean."

That legend was a Mage, and a Charm Control Mage prone to repel others.

This type of Mage capable of controlling others’ minds rarely left their Mage Tower.

Because regular people feel uneasy staying around them.

A Mage who can seize control over others’ bodies, even memories, is especially deadly as a legendary.

However, when choosing the delegation, Prime Minister Duke still chose a Charm Control Mage without hesitation.

In case such a situation occurs.

He glanced at the eliminated assassins nearby, a glint flashing through his eyes:

"Assassins whose brain consciousness can’t be read, truly well-trained."

He looked towards a distant cluster of tents, his eyes showing seriousness.

His past learnings told him this batch of assassins attacking him came from two groups.

Now Tunisia could guess a hidden hand was behind the sudden conflict escalation.

But now that both groups of assassins wanted him dead indicated a severe issue.

Either more than one third party is involved.

Or someone within Tunisia or the Giant Demon side doesn’t want peace talks to succeed.

"Legendary Ludy, watch yourself this time, I have a feeling you’re also a prime target for them."

A Charm Control Mage can dictate others’ intentions and, conversely, verify the veracity of others’ words.

Opening discussions between two countries is the prerequisite for cooperation.