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Chapter 436: Desperate Measures ( 436 ) · Nov 11, 2026

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401 Chapter 401: Rapture of War ( 401 ) 2026-11-11
402 Chapter 402: Corrupted Flames ( 402 ) 2026-11-11
403 Chapter 403 403: Vengeance and Valor ( 403 ) 2026-11-11
404 Chapter 404 404: Obsession and Omens ( 404 ) 2026-11-11
405 Chapter 405 405: Deceit Among Nobles ( 405 ) 2026-11-11
406 Chapter 406: The Kingʼs Ambition ( 406 ) 2026-11-11
407 Chapter 407: Desires of the Heart ( 407 ) 2026-11-11
408 Chapter 408: Between Spirits and Rivalry ( 408 ) 2026-11-11
409 Chapter 409 409: Strategic Minds ( 409 ) 2026-11-11
410 Chapter 410 410: Hunting the Shadows ( 410 ) 2026-11-11
411 Chapter 411 411: No One Gets Away ( 411 ) 2026-11-11
412 Chapter 412: Blades, Magic, and Recon ( 412 ) 2026-11-11
413 Chapter 413: Ashes to Ashes ( 413 ) 2026-11-11
414 Chapter 414: Unseen Forces ( 414 ) 2026-11-11
415 Chapter 415 415: Different Paths, Shared Bonds ( 415 ) 2026-11-11
416 Chapter 416 416: Tactical Preparations ( 416 ) 2026-11-11
417 Chapter 417 417: Ready for Duty ( 417 ) 2026-11-11
418 Chapter 418: Dining Room Drama ( 418 ) 2026-11-11
419 Chapter 419: Blood and Valor ( 419 ) 2026-11-11
420 Chapter 420: Holding the Line ( 420 ) 2026-11-11
421 Chapter 421 421: Predator and Prey ( 421 ) 2026-11-11
422 Chapter 422 422: Strategies in Motion ( 422 ) 2026-11-11
423 Chapter 423 423: Mapping Fate ( 423 ) 2026-11-11
424 Chapter 424: A Call to Honor ( 424 ) 2026-11-11
425 Chapter 425: A Choice of Honor ( 425 ) 2026-11-11
426 Chapter 426: The Weight of Trust ( 426 ) 2026-11-11
427 Chapter 427 427: Two Fronts ( 427 ) 2026-11-11
428 Chapter 428 428: Pieces on the Board ( 428 ) 2026-11-11
429 Chapter 429 429: Plans and Prodigies ( 429 ) 2026-11-11
430 Chapter 430 430: Plans and Predicaments ( 430 ) 2026-11-11
431 Chapter 431 431: Descent into Madness ( 431 ) 2026-11-11
432 Chapter 432 432: Rage of the Queen ( 432 ) 2026-11-11
433 Chapter 433 433: Madness and Power ( 433 ) 2026-11-11
434 Chapter 434 434: Devour and Conquer ( 434 ) 2026-11-11
435 Chapter 435 435: Devourer of Souls ( 435 ) 2026-11-11
436 Chapter 436: Desperate Measures ( 436 ) 2026-11-11
437 Chapter 437: Warlords and Fledglings ( 437 ) 2026-11-11
438 Chapter 438: A Farewell Feast ( 438 ) 2026-11-11
439 Chapter 439: Before the Dawn ( 439 ) 2026-11-11
440 Chapter 440: Until We Meet Again ( 440 ) 2026-11-11
441 Chapter 441: Harmony in Motion ( 441 ) 2026-11-11
442 Chapter 442: Taste of Equality ( 442 ) 2026-11-11
443 Chapter 443: Into the Fray ( 443 ) 2026-11-11
444 Chapter 444: Fragments of Darkness ( 444 ) 2026-11-11
445 Chapter 445: Wardens of Light ( 445 ) 2026-11-11
446 Chapter 446: Waves of Challenge ( 446 ) 2026-11-11
447 Chapter 447: Duty and Honor ( 447 ) 2026-11-11
448 Chapter 448 448: Mimi ( 448 ) 2026-11-11
449 Chapter 449 449: Love at First Nap ( 449 ) 2026-11-11
450 Chapter 450 450: Demon Royals and Cat-Tales ( 450 ) 2026-11-11

Chapter 436: Desperate Measures ( 436 )

Gumarakʼs hands shook as they gripped the cold stone floor.

Tears fell silently, dripping between his knuckles and disappearing into the dust.

”This… this is all my fault…”

His voice was hoarse—no longer that of a chieftain, no longer the proud warlord of the Dwarves.

”If I hadnʼt claimed this damn thing… if I had just let it stay buried…

I thought I could control it. Thought I could use its power to protect us.”

He gritted his teeth and punched the ground once, his gauntlet cracking the stone.

”But now—now our borders are burning. My people are dying. All because I was too proud to ask for help. Too proud to be weak.”

The voice inside his head whispered again, almost gleeful:

”You were never strong enough. But you could be.”

”Devour more. Become more.”

”Take everything. Even your regrets.”

”NO!!” Gumarak roared.

He slammed his fist against the side of his head, shutting the voice out for just a moment.

Then he looked up.

His mind drifted to Garius.

The man who refused power.

The one who sealed the celestials with his bare hands and blade.

The man who always stood at the front—even when everyone else faltered.

”Garius…” Gumarak whispered.

”You were right. You always were.”

He stood slowly, every breath heavy with regret.

”General!” he barked, his voice hoarse but gaining strength.

The nearby officer stepped forward immediately.

”Yes, Chieftain!”

”Write a letter.

To King Lioness of the Beastkin Kingdom. Request military aid immediately.”

”Use the fastest messenger. And have a second copy prepared to send to Garius of Armand.”

”Seal them both with my mark.”

”We… canʼt survive this alone.”

The general hesitated for just a moment, then saluted, pounding a fist to his chest.

”As you command, Chieftain!”

As the soldier rushed off, Gumarak slumped against a nearby pillar.

”Forgive me, my people… if I fall, at least let me fall buying you time.”

And deep within his soul, the celestial snarled.

”Youʼll regret this.”

But Gumarak, for the first time, didnʼt respond.

He sat quietly by the war table, his heavy breaths the only sound in the great hall.

The flames of the sconces flickered along the stone walls, casting tired shadows on his weathered face.

His generals had left.

The messengers were already riding out with the letters.

And for a moment… he was just a man.

Not a chieftain.

Not a vessel.

Just Gumarak.

He slowly reached for a worn goblet of ale, but his hand stopped halfway.

The trembling returned.

”Damn it all…”

He clenched his fist.

”When Garius sees this letter, heʼs going to nag me to death.

Like a damn parent finding out his kid burned the workshop down.”

Gumarak smirked bitterly.

”Heʼll start with that deep sigh. Then the judgmental stare.

Then a lecture.”

His face twisted in embarrassment.

”And then—then Rasdingenʼs going to find out.”

He groaned loudly.

”That damn mountain of a dwarf will punch me straight into the wall and laugh like a drunken mule.

ʼYou what? Claimed a celestial?! Bahahahahaha!ʼ”

He could already hear it—Rasdingenʼs booming voice, followed by a punch heavy enough to shake the mountain.

”Stupid Gumarak! You always think with your beard, not your head!”

He leaned back, covering his face with one hand.

”Iʼm going to be the joke of Armand for a decade…”

But then… his expression softened.

He looked at the towering war axe leaning against the wall.

Then at the map.

Then at the empty cups and abandoned helmets.

He didnʼt care anymore.

Not about the nagging.

Not about the bruises.

Not about the shame.

”I donʼt care if they mock me.”

”I donʼt care if they punch me, scold me, or drag me through the mud.”

”As long as my people live.”

He stood once more.

And whispered quietly—almost like a prayer.

”Garius… Rasdingen… please. Come before itʼs too late.”

”Chieftain!!”

The war room doors burst open. A scout officer, breathing hard, rushed in with a scroll tightly clutched in his hand.

”What now!?” Gumarak snapped, the fatigue in his voice barely hiding the fury bubbling beneath it.

The scout hesitated, swallowing hard.

”Our eastern town—the one guarding the main road to the Beastkin Kingdom…”

Gumarakʼs brow furrowed.

”What about it?”

”Itʼs fallen.

King Edmundʼs forces have taken it.”

”WHAT!!??”

The shout echoed like thunder through the stone hall.

Gumarak surged from his seat, snatching the scroll from the scout and tearing it open. His eyes darted over the parchment, disbelief slowly shifting into grim realization.

”That route was our only secure channel for sending a call to Lioness…”

He slammed the scroll onto the table, making tankards jump.

”Shit!! SHIT!!! SHIT!!!”

Another officer burst in, face pale.

”Chieftain—further reports just came from our hawk handlers.”

”We tried sending Dwarven Hawks to fly over the mountain pass toward the Beastkin border.”

Gumarak turned sharply.

”And!?”

The officer swallowed again.

”Intercepted. All of them.”

”They say itʼs the Royal Wyvern Force.

Estimated five hundred riders patrolling the sky.”

”…Five hundred…?”

Gumarakʼs voice dropped to almost a whisper.

”A royal force of flying mages… theyʼre cutting us off completely.”

He stumbled back a step, his knuckles turning white on the edge of the table.

”Theyʼre isolating us.

Surrounding us on land… choking us from the sky…”

He looked at the map, his hand hovering over the last open route—now marked red.

”Those bastards planned this all along…”

His voice cracked.

”We canʼt send messengers.

We canʼt call for help.”

”This... is a siege. An invisible, silent siege.”

”Send fifty of our best riders—no, the best people.”

Gumarak jabbed a thick finger against the map, tracing a winding path through the forested terrain and cliff passes.

”Make them go by land. Horses first. Then walk if they must. Keep to the shadows. Stay unseen.”

The officer frowned.

”Chieftain… thatʼll take too long. Weeks, maybe—”

”I know.”

Gumarakʼs voice cut like steel.

”But itʼs better than sitting here waiting to be strangled by silence.”

”Even one message getting through could save our kingdom.”

He turned toward his generals.

”Pull back our main troops—slowly.”

”Not all at once. Make it seem like weʼre holding ground.”

”But reinforce the capital.”

”Move civilians behind the third wall.”

”Ration the food. Prepare the emergency vaults.”

He pointed to the map again.

”Fortify these three strongholds.”

”Here.” Tap.

”And here.” Firm tap.

**”If they fall, weʼre done.”

”Build temporary camps here, here, and here. Smaller. Mobile.”

”Use the ravines. The cave systems. Anything that hides us.”

An officer stepped forward with a report scroll.

”Chieftain, the Giant Hawk Unit—currently one hundred in total.”

Gumarak nodded without hesitation.

”Split them. Ten for each fort.”

”I want them on standby, ready to fly decoys or last-minute evacuation signals.

If we lose the sky, we lose everything.”

He leaned forward, both hands planted on the table.

”We donʼt have much time.”

”So we buy what little we can.”

( End Of Chapter )

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