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Chapter 171 - Igniting The Flames [1]

Opening his eyes wide, Kevin exclaimed in disbelief.

"You're planning on starting a war!?"

Putting my finger on my lips as I gestured for Kevin to quiet down, I shook my head.

"...no, don't misunderstand. The war was always going to happen regardless of past, present, and future"

"All I'm doing is just pushing up the date of when the war will happen"

Frowning, after a bit of thought, Kevin nodded his head.

"...I guess you're right"

Judging from what he saw the past few days, it did indeed seem like a war was inevitable.

From the way that the orcs desperately sought food every day in order to survive, to how they were forced to live in a completely desolate place.

...A war was indeed inevitable.

"Yeah..."

Staring at Kevin who seemed to have bought what I said, I secretly shook my head.

Naive.

Actually, what I said was total bullshit.

...The war that seemed to be fast approaching will never happen.

In the novel, a couple of years from now, by the time Kevin arrived in Immorra, the war that was supposed to happen never happened.

...in fact, when he arrived, the situation in Immorra was vastly different compared to now as the orcs conquered back forty percent of the land in Immorra.

The reason for how the orcs were able to reclaim the land was mostly due to the fact that the demons were forced to send some of their forces away due to a certain event happening in the near future...which could more or less be linked to Kevin being the source.

That aside, the war that seemed to be looming over this world was never going to happen.

...but Kevin didn't need to know this fact.

Had he known that we were going to start a war that was never going to happen, Kevin would've probably never have agreed to my plans.

I guess it was just against his morals as someone who had a hero complex...but I honestly didn't care.

To me, aside from the people close to me, nothing else mattered.

...If I had to start a war in order to achieve my goals then so be it.

I'll make it happen.

Especially since my goal was to infiltrate, Setin. The city that once used to be the capital of Immorra, and was now under the demon's rule.

Going to Setin was a must as everything that I wanted was there.

Be it mind breaker curse cure, the flute of Artemis, Angelica's item, and a few other things I wanted...everything was located there.

By starting a war I was essentially trying to divert the demon's attention away from that city so that I could sneak in and take everything that I wanted when the stronger demons were out fighting.

...and once I took everything, I didn't need to look for ways to escape as I would have Kevin directly create a portal back to earth in order to escape.

Knowing this, I knew that all I needed to do was sneak into the city.

With me not needing to think about an escape plan, it meant that I could now fully focus on igniting the flames of war.

Turning my attention back to Kevin, I started explaining to him the current plan.

"Listen up Kevin, as you probably already know, in order for me to achieve my goal I need to start a war"

"...and the thing you're about to do next is extremely important"

Nodding his head, Kevin's face turned serious as he perked up his ears.

"Okay..."

Pausing and staring at Kevin straight into his eyes, I softly said.

"Your goal is simple, destroy their food storage"

This point was self-explanatory.

With the orcs no longer having food storage, they will be forced to venture outside of the city to look for food...and the only way they could do so at the moment would be through plundering and attacking the demon cities in the northern hemisphere of the world.

...this would obviously enrage the demons and create more conflicts between them.

but hold on, would this really be enough to start an all-out war with the demons?

The answer was no.

Just destroying their food storage wasn't enough. Although this would definitely escalate the conflict between the two parties...this was not the trigger that would start the war.

Destroying the food supply was merely like moving a pawn.

It just moved the game forward...it didn't end the game.

...what would really start the war was up to me.

Fortunately, I had already thought of this before coming here, as all my preparations were ready.

Glancing at the black ring on my finger, a faint smile appeared on my lips.

'You're soon going to come into play'

"Where is their food storage?"

As I was looking at the black ring on my finger, snapping me out of my thoughts was Kevin's voice as he asked about the location of the food storage.

Listening to Kevin's question, my mind stopped working for a second as I responded.

"No idea"

Frowning, Kevin was taken aback as he asked.

"...then how are we supposed to do this?"

What was the point of destroying the food storage if they had no idea of where it was? Moreover, considering how important it was, it was definitely hidden somewhere within the city.

... it's not like they were going to make its location known as that would basically be revealing their weakness for everyone to see.

Although the orcs were stupid, they weren't that stupid.

Looking at the city and seeing how big it was, Kevin estimated it would take a long time for the both of them to even get a clue on where food storage was.

Moreover, since they only had one month here, wasting time looking for the food supply wasn't the most ideal thing.

Understanding Kevin's worries, I reassured him.

"Don't worry, although I may not know where the food storage is...I know someone who does"

Taken aback, Kevin asked.

"Who?"

Smiling mysteriously, I looked towards the large circular pyramid-like structure in the distance.

"You've already met him"

Thinking for a moment and finally realizing something, opening his eyes wide Kevin said.

"..wait, you don't mean"

Nodding my head, I confirmed Kevin's assumption.

"Yeah, our very own commander Silug"

Pausing for a second as I admired the black tower at the center of the city, I slowly continued.

"It's just my guess, but because of the fiasco with the food supply thing, he is probably going get demoted"

"...and considering how influential he is in the army as we had just seen a while back, the orc chief will most probably not allow him to enter the army again to try to decrease his influence in it. meaning that there is only one option left-"

Interrupting me, Kevin said.

"...Guarding the food supply"

Staring at Kevin and seeing that he had understood, I nodded my head.

"Yes, considering his strength and status if he's not going to be part of the army the most logical thing would be for him to guard the food supply...any other role and it would be a waste of his talent"

Pausing for a second, I looked at Kevin and continued.

"...So, if you follow him discretely, you will know the location of the food supply"

Placing his hand on his chin as he closed his eyes and thought for a moment, after a couple of seconds Kevin proceeded to nod his head.

"...that makes sense. Moreover, spying on him shouldn't be too hard considering the fact that the orcs here aren't well versed in detecting mana"

"Yeah"

Hearing Kevin's comment I nodded my head.

...fortunately, he was smart enough to understand my train of thought.

Because Kevin and I were human, it was much easier for us to sneak around in Gud khodror.

The reason was because orcs here had zero self-awareness towards humans...more specifically mana.

...that was because mana and humans weren't a thing that was supposed to exist in Immorra. A planet only inhabited by orcs and demons.

Naturally, because humans weren't supposed to exist here, it came as no surprise as to why the orcs couldn't detect mana fluctuations that come from humans.

They just simply weren't aware of it, and even if they were aware of it, they would've been wary of it as humans weren't supposed to exist on this planet.

In short, this made it a lot easier for Kevin and I to sneak around the city without getting caught.

...still, just because it was harder for them to detect us, it didn't mean that they couldn't.

If we came too close to them, we could easily be detected by the sound of our breathing and heartbeat. With orcs mainly focusing on their body, their senses were far more evolved than ours...it wouldn't be strange for them to detect us just through our sense of smell.

...but that was fine.

If we stood far enough, we would easily be able to spy on the orcs. Moreover, as I've said before. Kevin and I were human...our smell wasn't something that the orcs could understand...not unless they saw humans first hand which they shouldn't have.

So...although possible, the chances of them sensing us through smell wasn't very high. This was proven on our way towards the city with the orc army.

"Alright"

The more he thought about it, the more Kevin was convinced with the plan. He shared a similar thought process and instantly understood the crux of the plan.

...it could definitely work.? Glancing at me he asked.

"I can do that, but what will you do?"

Pointing towards myself, I asked.

"me?"

"Yeah, are you coming with me?"

Shaking my head, I immediately refused.

"No, I won't"

"Then what will you be doing?"

"...well, you'll know soon enough"

If I told him now...it'll ruin the whole surprise

...My plan needed Angelica therefore I couldn't disclose too much or things might become complicated. After all, the two had already met.

Just thinking of the conversation we would have once he found out about Angelica gave me headaches.

Let's not have the two meet.

That aside, now that I explained everything to Kevin, it was about time to enact the plan.

Glancing at Kevin, I said

"Let's split up for now, come back to me in two days time once you find something out"

Staring at me in the eyes, Kevin proceeded to nod his head as he turned around and headed towards the center of Gud Khodror.

"Alright, I'll meet you once I find something"

-Swoosh!

Watching Kevin's figure leaving in the distance, my eyes drifted towards the large tower in the middle of the city. Soon the corner of my lips curled upwards as I softly mumbled.

"...I'm genuinely curious as to how an all-out war between orcs and demons looks like"

Shrugging my shoulder as I turned around, I knew that I wouldn't need to wait for long to get my answer.

Chapter 172 - Igniting The Flames [2]

"I think I've got it..."

Standing on top of a tall flat house, with binoculars in his hands, Kevin stared towards the distance. Towards a rather inconspicuous house that looked like any other one present in the city.

'|As he looked at the house in the distance, Kevin tried his best to hide his presence. Although he was far from it, it was never wrong to be extra cautious.

The reason why he was being especially cautious was because he had finally found where the food supply was located.

Squinting his eyes as he looked through the binoculars in his hands, slightly lowering his head, Kevin whispered towards his watch.

"I've found the food storage..."

Just like Ren had told him two days ago, Silug was indeed demoted and made to guard the food storage supply.

...thus, following Silug from the distance, Kevin was quickly able to find the location of the food storage and from there, he spent the last few days observing.

From Silug's behavioral pattern to the time he spent guarding the storage space as well as how long his break took and who replaced him when taking breaks.

He knew everything.

As his thoughts paused there, thinking of Silug, Kevin he couldn't help but be impressed by Ren's analytical skills.

Just from a couple of clues, he was able to figure out Silug's demotion.

...and from there, basically, deduce the location of the hidden food supply that was supposed to be unknown by almost everyone.

It was honestly, really impressive...and Kevin knew that compared to Ren, he was far inferior to him in that aspect.

After a short pause, snapping Kevin out of his thoughts, Ren's voice echoed from the speaker of the watch.

[Oh? Where exactly is the food storage?]

"Southern area"

[Southern area? hm...I see]

Still staring at the house in the distance with the binoculars in between his hands, Kevin asked.

"When should I proceed?"

After a short pause, Ren's voice once again echoed from the speaker of the watch.

[You can do so now maybe? I'm pretty much done on my side as well, or do you need more time? We must act together or this might not work]

"Yes, my preparations are almost ready"

Pausing for a second, Kevin carefully asked to make sure he understood what he had to do.

"...You only need for me to destroy the food storage right? Not sneak in and take in something?"

[No, just destroy the food storage]

Nodding his head, Kevin responded.

"Alright, I'll start operating in two hours, I'll give you a heads up when I do"

Two hours.

Staring at the building in the distance, Kevin decided to act after two more hours passed.

The reason for this was because that was the time he estimated Silug would take a break.

Having seen Silug's strength first hand, Kevin knew it was best to operate once he was gone as he was simply too powerful.

Once Silug was out, Kevin had about fifteen to thirty minutes to operate.

...any more than that and he would risk having Silug discover him, which he couldn't afford to do.

Especially since Ren specifically told him that he couldn't be seen as that would pretty much ruin all of the plans. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Although Kevin didn't know what he meant by that, he knew that he had to complete this mission without leaving a trace of himself behind.

Taking note of when Kevin was going to take action, Ren's voice once again echoed through the speakers of the watch.

[Great, two hours sounds good...good luck]

"Alright, I'll message you soon"

-Tack!

Turning off his watch, Kevin slowly closed his eyes and took out a small black drone from his dimensional space. Thereafter, putting the binoculars down, Kevin activated his skill [[F] Mind cleansing] as he threw the drone in the air.

-Fwaau!

Shortly after the drone left his hand, it disappeared into the distance.

Staring at the area where the drone used to be, Kevin softly muttered.

"It's about time I moved..."

...

On the northern side of Gud Khodror, quietly resting on the rooftop of a building, I looked towards a certain building in the distance.

With black being the most prominent color, a rather unique-looking infrastructure appeared in my vision.

From the outside, the house looked grandiose and intimidating. Using dark oak wood to build the frame of the house, sharp bone tusks protruded from the side of the house as large red banners fluttered in the air further adding to the intimidating feeling.

"Huuu..."

Staring at the building before me, I took a deep breath.

The building I was currently looking at was the place where the young chief, Zornaraugh, lived.

...and probably the last place he'll live in.

That's right, the next part of my plan consisted in the assassination of Zornaraugh, the next orc chief.

Only by assassinating him will everything go as I envisioned.

After they realize that their young chief had died, the orcs would naturally not standstill.

Perhaps the orc chief may be able to still remain rational after his son's death as he couldn't wage war with the demons because of his personal feelings...however, that was only if his son's death was the only thing that happened.

...Unfortunately for them, Zornaraugh's death wasn't the only thing that will happen today.

Staring towards the southern side of Gud Khodror, a faint smile appeared on my lips as I softly muttered.

"I'll leave it up to you Kevin..."

With Kevin taking care of the supply storage and me assassinating Zornaraugh at the same time, all the pieces that I had set in motion would slowly come together for the one play that I was looking for...an all-out war between the orcs and the demons.

As my thoughts paused there, staring at the ring in my hand, I softly said

"Are you ready Angelica?"

[Yes...]

"You know what you have to do right?"

After a short pause, Angelica responded

[...Kill the young orc using my powers]

Nodding my head, I reminded.

"Yeah, make sure you expose yourself once you are going for the kill..."

Only once they know that it was a demon that killed Zornaraugh would everything start to make sense.

...and in order to do that, what better way than have a demon actually kill him?

After a brief second of silence, Angelica asked.

[...does killing him mean that I've held my end of the deal]

Shaking my head, I responded.

"Eighty percent there, I'll need you for one more thing after that"

...she still had one more role to play. After that, she would pretty much no longer be of use to me, but that was fine...after all, once she finished with her parts, Immorra would be engulfed by the raging flames of war.

...and for that to happen I needed for Zornaraugh to die.

Hearing my response, Angelica agreed.

[Alright]

...as long as she could reach viscount rank, Angelica didn't mind killing an orc or even demons.

What mattered to her the most at the moment was her strength...anything else was secondary.

"Good..."

Seeing Angelica agree, the smile on my face deepened.

Naturally, killing Zornaraugh was the main reason why I had brought Angelica with me.

With her killing Zornaraugh through her demonic power, everything would be traced towards the demons.

...and although orcs couldn't detect mana, if I were the person responsible for killing Zornaraugh, chances of them pinning the blame on the demons was low.

They may assume that it was another orc who did it out of spite or in order to become the next chief.

The reason why they wouldn't like it to the demons was because when demons killed, they often left a distinct residual demonic energy in the air. Almost like a signature making it easier to understand that they were indeed the ones who were responsible for the incident.

...if I were the one to kill Zornaraugh then the orcs might have trouble connecting this to the demons specifically because I couldn't leave any demonic energy.

"hm?"

As I was in the middle of my thoughts, I suddenly sensed something in the distance. Soon a smile appeared on my face as I said.

"Ohh, he's coming...get ready Angelica, we're about to move"

Walking towards the house that I was observing from the building I was on, I saw the figure of a young orc accompanied by another orc slowly making their way towards the house.

...Zornaraugh and his bodyguard.

After having observed Zornaraugh's behavioral pattern as well as routines for the past two days, I pretty much got the gist of the situation.

...and I had to say, I was rather disappointed.

This was mostly due to the fact that Zornaraugh only had one bodyguard with him at all times.

One.

Yeah, just one bodyguard.

The fact that Zornaraugh, the next orc chief, only had one bodyguard with him was rather shocking.

...was he that confident of the fact that no one would target him?

Although his strength ranged around rank which was amazing for someone his age, in the grand spectrum of things, he was amongst the weakest individuals residing in the city.

Regarding his guard, from what I've observed, I'd estimate his strength to be around C+ to B rank.

Which was honestly really low. Not benefitting the status of the person he was protecting, the next chief.

To make matters worse, the bodyguard didn't actually even enter Zornaraugh's house as he waited outside.

It was as though Zornaraugh didn't care at all about people assassinating him

...was he that confident in his strength and background?

Thinking thus far, I shook my head.

He was still a newborn chick after all...

Prideful and arrogant.

...the two recipes for disaster.

Though it sounded like a rant on my side, I was genuinely quite happy with this development as it made my life easier.

I had originally made a lot of preparations for this, only to be left speechless by how uncautious they were.

"huuu..."

Looking at the ring on my finger for a couple of seconds, I exhaled.

"...I guess it's time for me to make a move"

-Ding!

Feeling a slight vibration on my wrist, staring at my watch, I knew that it was time for me to move.

"...seems like Kevin feels the same way"

This was the most crucial step to my plans.

I couldn't afford to mess up...

Zornaraugh's death was the first and most important piece of my plan...once he died, everything would start falling into place.

Closing my eyes, a white hue shrouded my body for a split second before it slowly disappeared as if nothing had ever happened.

Standing still for a couple of seconds, as I opened my eyes, the world around me gradually lost its color.

My heart rate decreased, and all the distracting thoughts inside of my mind disappeared as only one goal imprinted itself inside of my mind.

...Ensuring Zornaraugh's death.

Taking a step forward, I softly mumbled

"Monarch's indifference"