The Invincible Full-Moon System

Chapter 989: Bitter Feeling

At what the Tigerman said, the Dwarf couldnʼt hide his frown anymore.

Something was definitely off here.

Initially, he thought that the Tigerman made some kind of mistake to be taking the resources from this forest, within the Dwarvenʼs territory. A mistake that is not completely out of place as this part of the forest was at the edge of their territory, and wasnʼt touched by the power of the Dwarf Kingʼs weapon, the War Maul of Glacia.

No snow covered the ground and trees of the forest.

Due to that, the Dwarf found it quite logical that the Tigerman might made a mistake.

But now he realized that this group of Tigerman was aware.

Obviously, this group of Tigerman knew that this forest was the Dwarvenʼs territory, but they didnʼt care and decided to steal the resources of the forest for themselves. To make matters worse, the red-colored Tigerman even announced that this was his territory.

Such a bold act is obviously an offensive challenge to the Dwarvenʼs power.

”Ye jestinʼ with me now, ainʼt ye?” He asked raspingly.

Upon hearing this, the red-colored Tigermanʼs smile stretched even wider, he clearly meant what he said and didnʼt intend to take it back despite offending the Dwarf, ”What? What can you even do at this moment?”

After saying that, the red-colored Tigerman laughed, taking the Dwarf as nothing but a joke.

He scoffed in ridicule before pivoting around and walking away.

Ignoring the Dwarf who was completely rooted on his spot, the red-colored Tigerman told the other Tigerman to continue chopping down the trees. All of them resumed what they were doing, taking down the trees and loading them into their own wagons.

Due to the severity of the situation, the news spread like wildfire.

Soon enough, the news reached Huvuki and the other high-standing Dwarves around him.

”I knew from the start, aligninʼ with them Tigermen be a blunder!”

”Weʼve been scrappinʼ since our first stirrinʼ in this new era, and trustinʼ ʼem is like trustinʼ a dragon with yer gold!”

”Aye, Iʼm with ye on that.”

”I say we muster our forces and drive ʼem out of our lands. If it comes to blows, we report straight to Lord Rex, and heʼll back our play, mark my words!”

A meeting was being held to talk over the situation.

Huvuki sat on the side, attentively absorbing the voices of the other Dwarves expressing their thoughts. In that moment, his own mind also delved into the predicament. For him, it was obvious that the root of the problem seemed unmistakably tied to the reawakening of the older generations of the Tigerman race.

Judging from the description of the leading Tigerman, heʼs from the older generations.

It explains why he was aggressive and confident.

Despite the clear fact that the Tigerman race was asking for trouble, Huvuki couldnʼt do anything rash right now. Compared to the Tigerman, the Dwarves were in a severely bad situation as they had no ancestors anymore.

All of their ancestors were wiped out in the past.

Because of that, they have a devastating military disadvantage against the Tigerman.

Even though they were only taking a small portion of the resources that were supposed to belong to the Dwarven Kingdom, the amount would only grow for now. The Tigerman would keep on becoming bolder to instigate the Dwarven Kingdom.

Huvuki knew that they were waiting for him to make a mistake and start a fight.

ʼI canʼt let that happen...ʼ He pondered with a sigh.

While he was dwelling inside his mind about the situation, the discussion continued.

”I cast me vote to rally our forces and boot ʼem out! This be downright intolerable!”

”Nay, hold yer axe, friend. Letʼs mull it over. What mightʼve tickled their whiskers to stir at this very moment?”

”Reason, ye say? Those scoundrels need no rhyme nor reason!”

”Donʼt be too quick on the draw, Boboul. Thereʼs gotta be a cause for stirrinʼ trouble in ours, an allied hall. Them Tigermen ainʼt daft; they know the Silverstar Pack wonʼt stomach such antics. Somethinʼ mustʼve stirred the pot, and we best find out before we swing our hammers.”

Upon hearing this, Huvuki turned to the Dwarf on his right who said that with widened eyes.

He came to a sudden realization.

Even the Dwarf was surprised to see Huvuki was looking at him with that kind of look, but he knew that it seemed Huvuki had deciphered what made the Tigerman do that. ”I know why the Tigerman is doing this, itʼs because Lord Rex was absent right now...”

A couple of days ago, after defeating the Rastrikan Demons, Rex got some bad news.

Just as he arrived at the Dwarven Kingdom, he was forced to hurry back.

Gelmar has sent a message through a Dwarf to report that an unexpected visitor came to Dargena City, Edward. He was evidently shaken by the news and even needed time to process what he had heard.

Subsequently, a lot of Dwarves on the walls saw what was happening.

As the onlookers, they overheard the conversation between Rex and the others about this.

From that conversation, they gleaned that Rex anticipated his unforeseen departure, and even entrusted the cityʼs leadership to Evelyn and Adhara while elevating the entire city to the extreme of high alert.

The severity of the situation must have prompted such measures.

Due to that very reason, it easily became the hottest topic among the Dwarves recently.

Everyone was talking about it.

Countless assumptions about what was happening to Dargena City came and made the topic even more popular within the Dwarven Kingdom. Some Tigermen still remain within the Kingdom as they were the reinforcement sent to help them fend against the attack from the Rastrikan Demons.

Naturally, these Tigermen were exposed to the information.

By now, the topic of Rexʼs conversation must already spread in the Tigerman Kingdom.

It would be weird if the topic didnʼt spread.

”Er... but what does this have to do with Lord Rex being absent?” A Dwarf asked.

He doesnʼt seem to follow what Huvuki is saying.

Huvuki turned to that Dwarf with a clear glint in his eyes, he elaborated with a question” Tell me, Kegret, do you know how the Tigerman was converted into an ally by the Silverstar Pack despite they were at first, loyal to the higher-rank races?”

Upon hearing this, Hegret nodded.

Most Dwarves knew of this story as they were at war against the Tigerman back then.

”I heard their King laid down his life, a noble sacrifice for his peopleʼs survival” He replied.

”Yes, thatʼs right!” Huvuki pointed at the Dward, his eyes sparking clarity. ”Compared to our Kingdom, which essentially used the Silverstar Pack as a shelter from the Rastrikan Demons, we received no punishment. If thatʼs the case, then how would that make the Tigerman feel?”

Attentively listening to Huvukiʼs explanation, the other Dwarves were muted instantly.

Of course, the answer was clear.

Compared to the Tigerman race that needed to sacrifice their own King to be spared, the Dwarven Kingdom paid no price. Regardless of the other factors, the Tigerman would definitely feel bitter about this.

Like salt to a wound, they mustʼve felt even more bitter as they were also forced to help.

It would be natural for them to say that this is unfair.

When their older generations awaken, they must learn of this particular information.

All of them must be enraged, thus, this situation happened.

”Unless I miss my guess, with Lord Rex not in the picture, dealing with an unprecedented situation, the Tigerman would take advantage of this moment to expand and take anything they could from us, to make it even” Huvuki continued, his voice firm and fixed.

Such a thing can happen with the motivation the Tigerman has.

Upon hearing this, Boboul slammed his hammer to the ground angrily, ”Blasphemous!”

Just listening to Huvukiʼs conclusion made his blood boil in fury.

”Even if Lord Rex couldnʼt butt in, them other Silverstar Pack folks still be standinʼ strong. If we spill the beans to Lady Adhara or mayhaps Lady Evelyn, theyʼll be bound by honor to put a halt to it, or be punished once more!” Hester added, thinking the matter thoroughly.

However, Huvuki shook his head, denying the possibility of that resolution.

It sounded plausible, but itʼs not.

Gazing at the empty space before him with a sigh, Huvuki replied, ”Unfortunately, both Lady Adhara and Lady Evelyn donʼt have enough of a presence to make that happen. Had any of them intervened, the Tigerman would only deny the accusation or even find ways to argue that what they were doing was not wrong”

”Maybe Sir Flunra can help, but heʼs not the type to meddle” He added dejectedly.

As he said that, Huvuki massaged his forehead.

He knew that the matters needed to be handled now, as even if Rex eventually came back and learned about the situation, he wouldnʼt be able to do anything if the Tigerman had already taken their territory and turned it into theirs.

But he couldnʼt think of anything aside from fighting the Tigerman.

Itʼs a headache for him.

ʼEven so, I still think informing Lady Adhara or Lady Evelyn would be a great initial move. I just hope that one of them would be able to somehow suppress the Tigermanʼ Huvuki pondered while shaking his head.

...

Meanwhile, back to Dargena City.

Completely oblivious to what was happening to the other allied Kingdoms, Flunra was still attempting to decipher the construct that Kyran drew. He wanted to take care of this fast before he could resume what he needed to do.

On the other hand, Prof. K was taking a step back, leaning on the walls in contemplation.

He was looking at the construct from a further view.

Even though the two tried their best, the construct that they suspected to be a map was very much impossible to crack. Nothing made sense about it, there was absolutely no clue that could help them in knowing the location of the map.

Prof. K tried to put the map of the surroundings right beside it, but it was still futile.

One thing that they could decipher was a tiara at the center.

After hours of fruitless attempts to decipher the construct, Prof. K began to question their assumption and approach. He started to second guess. ʼIf it were a map, we should have identified at least one trademark by now. What if this construct serves a purpose other than being a map?”

Reckoning the possibility of the construct not being a map, Prof. K tried another approach.

Focusing on one assumption wouldnʼt get them anywhere.

Kneeling beside the construct, he laid his hand on the tiara and imbued his energy into it.

Swish...

Before the watchful eyes of onlookers, Prof. Kʼs energy radiated through the tiara, only to swiftly dim once more. Despite his efforts to infuse more energy, it became apparent that there was little chance of extracting further results.

Not that he wasnʼt stronger, but it seems the construct is denying him.

Glancing at Flunra with a peculiar look, Flunra nodded and also tried to do the same thing.

Surprisingly, Flunraʼs energy almost lights up the entire tiara before it dims again.

Prof. K was about to continue with his attempts, reaching the epiphany of trial and error, but the sensation of infusing the tiara with his energy made Flunraʼs frown deepen. ʼItʼs reacting to my energy, I almost complete it, but I canʼt. I thought this was not a formation or array, but it seems it wasʼ

Looking at the construct in a new light, Flunraʼs eyes manage to spot some shapes.

On the right and left side of the construct to be exact.

Flunra squinted his eyes for a brief moment before he eventually came to a realization, the shape was that of a small snowflake and an inverted crescent moon. It was only then that he realized that this was the seal of the Ice and Snow Full Moon.

Precisely, the seal of the Ice and Snow Full Moon.

ʼSo thatʼs what happened to Kyran, I shouldʼve known from the startʼ He mused inwardly.

Contrary to before, Flunra quickly activated his Banished Dark Moon Herald Mark which quickly boosted his power to an insurmountable degree. He garnered most of his power before he tried to infuse the construct with his energy once again.

Shiiing!

Just as he anticipated, the entire construct lights up and activates.

It turned into a portal in an instant.

An item came from its center which made Flunra smile in scorn, knowing what this meant.

”So the answer is the Princess, you cheap Lunirich God”