Volume 6 Chapter 51
by Golden DragonVolume 6 + Chapter 51: Crazy Kennedy
Three months ago.
Elven Kingdom, Elven Royal Palace.
“General Kennedy, your performance has fallen far short of my expectations.”
Seated upon his throne, the Elf King questioned his grand general, his face marked with unmistakable displeasure.
“My apologies, Your Majesty the Elf King…”
Kennedy bowed in apology before the Elf King.
Princess Eve of the Elves stood off to the side.
“Hmph!”
The Elf King suddenly slammed his hand against the throne.
“General Kennedy! Back then, you proposed that our elven race act as the leader of the anti-vampire alliance and dispatch a large army to participate in this war against the vampires. Many ministers opposed you at the time, yet I overruled the dissenting voices and gave you substantial support. So why, in the end, did the spoils of war fall into the hands of the dragon race!?”
Confronted with the Elf King’s interrogation, Kennedy found himself momentarily speechless.
The Vampire God Ancestor had been eliminated, the Holy Crimson Empire had collapsed, and the vampire race, as the defeated party, stood trial before the international court.
Originally, during this trial, the vampires would have been unable to pay reparations and could only offset their debt by ceding territory, eventually fragmenting. The elves would have acquired a large portion of that land, and even gained access to the vampires’ unique airship technology.
But…
Damn the dragon race!
Silver Dragon Princess Xia Yi · Christie, however, went against every race in the international court, using an aid treaty to protect the vampire race, and even found a pretext to station her own forces within vampire territory.
This was truly a case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the bait, from start to finish, Kennedy had suffered losses all around.
“Even if the vampires pay us reparations after their defeat, it would be far less than the originally anticipated gains. In this war, our elven race invested enormous financial and material resources…”
The more the Elf King spoke, the angrier he became. He rose from his throne, his breathing growing erratic.
“Kennedy, how do you explain yourself!?”
Before Kennedy had set out on the campaign, many ministers within the elven court had opposed his decision.
Yet at the time, he had forcefully clashed with quite a few of them.
Now that the plan had failed, he was bound to suffer the backlash for his earlier actions.
Given the current situation, voices had already emerged within the Elven Kingdom calling for him to step down as the elven general.
“Your Majesty the Elf King, I cannot deny my failure this time. The final outcome was something I never anticipated from the start. I am willing to bear the responsibility. However, if you insist on delving deeper into the root of the matter… I am very sorry, Your Majesty, but I failed to guide Her Highness the Princess properly.”
Kennedy’s remarks suddenly shifted the focus onto Eve.
As the Elf King’s own granddaughter, she had accompanied the elven expedition to the vampire lands to learn from the experience.
The Elf King’s expression changed. “Kennedy, what do you mean by that?”
“Princess Eve has been in contact with the dragon race all along, especially the Silver Dragon Princess.”
Kennedy explained.
“She not only showed favor to the Silver Dragon Princess, creating opportunities for the dragon race’s actions, but also provided them with vital intelligence. Moreover, she issued orders to me in the name of the elven royal family, forbidding any hostility toward the dragons… If I had managed to persuade Princess Eve back then, perhaps the dragon race would not have so smoothly reached where they are today.”
“What?”
The Elf King’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
He could not understand why his own granddaughter would side with the dragon race.
“Eve, is this true?” the Elf King asked his granddaughter.
“Grandfather…”
“Tell me the truth!!” the Elf King roared.
“I am sorry, Grandfather. I did indeed do those things.”
Eve lowered her head, unable to lie before the Elf King.
It was, after all, what she had done.
“You… you… I should never have agreed to keep you, you wretched creature. Now you’re working against your own kind and betraying the elven race!”
The Elf King’s fury blazed. He fixed his gaze on the gray-haired elf and walked up to Eve.
Eve had clearly crossed the Elf King’s bottom line. This elderly elf, who had always presented a gentle demeanor, actually raised his hand and struck Eve across the face.
Smack!
Eve was knocked to the ground, falling onto the floor, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
Yet her face showed no anger, grievance, or confusion. She simply stood up and said to the Elf King in an apologetic voice.
“I am sorry, Grandfather.”
The Elf King’s body trembled. Then, in a near-deranged roar, he shouted, “You monster! You are not Eve at all!”
“…”
The expression on Eve’s face froze, and her gaze gradually dimmed.
Watching all this, Kennedy frowned. He could barely understand the conversation between this pair of grandfather and granddaughter.
Why would the Elf King insult Eve in such a way?
The Elf King once had an only daughter named Bernice. For a long-lived race like the elves, childbirth was not easy, so the Elf King doted on his daughter Bernice immensely.
Later, Bernice married an outstanding elven male and gave birth to Princess Eve.
With her birth, Eve became, essentially, the apple of the entire elven race’s eye.
But later… a tragic incident occurred. The Elf King’s son-in-law lost his life in that incident. Bernice and Eve seemed to have survived.
However, after some time, Bernice mysteriously passed away. The Elf King offered no explanation and ordered that outsiders never discuss the matter.
From that time on, the Elf King hid Eve away, and she rarely appeared before the public.
Everyone believed this was the Elf King’s way of protecting Eve.
Ordinarily, the Elf King should have treasured his own granddaughter. Even if he were disappointed in her, he would never curse her out like that.
Kennedy could not figure out the reason.
“Cough, cough, cough, cough…!”
It was as if the Elf King had suffered a seizure of qi and blood, he coughed up blood.
“Your Majesty the Elf King, are you… alright?” Kennedy asked.
“Ugh…”
The Elf King collapsed onto the floor.
“Grandfather!”
Eve rushed over quickly, trying to help the Elf King up.
“Don’t touch me, you… monster!”
The Elf King, as if having lost his mind, pushed Eve away from him. He showed extreme disgust, his expression as if he wished he could kill her.
That left Eve standing frozen in place, unable to move.
“Cough, cough…”
The Elf King grew weaker, as if he could not hold on much longer.
“…”
Kennedy watched the scene in silence. He did not go to help the Elf King, but instead surveyed his surroundings.
There was no one else here for the time being, just himself, the Elf King, and Eve.
In this situation, a bold and crazy idea surfaced from the depths of this elven grand general’s heart.
It seemed…
His chance had come.
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