Chapter 2591: 1428: Listening and Decision-Making

Capítulo 2591: Chapter 1428: Listening and Decision-Making

“At Your Majesty of the Humans’ command, the situation is as follows.”

Nal took a deep breath slowly, trying to calm himself down before beginning his description.

Just three hours ago, Nal was originally accompanying as a general, inspecting the Forest-side Fortress on the northern border of the Dragonborn with Dana and Davis.

Upon arriving at the fortress, Nal and several other generals began patrolling and reinforcing the city defenses under Dana’s orders, while Dana and Davis went to our scouting posts around the fortress to gather the latest information.

“According to the planned schedule, Her Majesty the Queen and Your Highness Prince Winged should have returned to the fortress at the latest two hours ago, but we have waited for another fifteen minutes past the two hours, yet still have not seen Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness.”

Nal’s dragon face was full of anxiety and urgency as he continued: “Realizing the unusual circumstances as time passed, we immediately used magic communication to make contact, but could not reach Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness at all.”

“At this point, we were certain that something must have happened to Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness, as both of them are extremely punctual and have never been late like this before.”

“Afterward, we immediately led the elite soldiers of the fortress to search along the route, and verified the situation at all nearby scout posts, but the results were chilling.”

Nal’s voice grew more despondent, and he continued: “Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness, along with the Imperial Guards, seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace along the roads they traveled, not even any signs of a battle.”

Upon hearing this, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully.

Unlike the Human Clan’s experts, Dragonborn experts are more accustomed to flying, making it difficult to leave noticeable traces on the path, let alone footprints.

In addition to this, there was another matter that aroused significant attention, which was Nal’s last statement.

“No traces left, indeed? The Dragonborn Queen and Your Highness Winged Prince are both Tier 6 experts, and if I’m not mistaken, most members of the Dragonborn Imperial Guards are at Tier 5, with some even reaching Tier 6. Most crucially, the members of the Imperial Guards are well-trained and would immediately signal if something abnormal happened.”

Fanny’s pale face was filled with gravity as she furrowed her brows and spoke: “This certainly implies that if they encountered a formidable enemy, the opponent’s strength was clearly overwhelming, and they executed a well-thought-out plan, leaving them no time to react.”

“In other words, was it a carefully orchestrated trap?”

Shuert’s wood-carved old face was full of contemplation as he pondered aloud: “The only force capable of this must be from the opposite faction, it couldn’t possibly be the act of rampaging Demon Beasts or a Demon Beast horde.”

“Your Elder Shuert is right, but could there be another possibility?”

Bruno gently stroked the dense fur on his bovine face, voicing his thoughts: “Like our Minotaur fleet before, could Your Highness Winged Prince have inadvertently entered a Barrier Area?”

“While this is theoretically possible, it can actually be completely ruled out.”

Nal nodded at Bruno, explaining: “Unbeknownst to the General, the Forest-side Fortress I mentioned earlier is actually inherited from an ancient Dragonborn fortress from the Era of Blankness.”

“While most of the ancient formations are now unusable, there is one ancient formation that still functions, which is the Space Wave Detection Array.”

“Although we cannot replicate this extremely intricate ancient magic array, through three thousand years of experience, we have thoroughly mastered its operation. The array’s detection range covers all the scout posts and the paths taken by Her Majesty the Queen and the others, even encompassing a significant portion of the enemy territory.”

“For over a thousand years, even when the Shadow Market in the Land of Divine Favor appeared multiple times near the fortress, it could be perfectly detected, proving its powerful functionality and high sensitivity.”

Nal sighed lightly, summarizing: “This means that regardless of the entry of teleportation spells or Barrier Area entrances, they would be easily detected by the magic array, and during the incident, the magic array had no response.”

“So the possibility of entering a Barrier Area is zero?”

Crisis pondered slightly before immediately asking: “General Nal, when Her Majesty the Dragonborn Queen and Your Highness Winged Prince disappeared, even if no traces were left, based on feedback from the scout posts, you should be able to deduce the approximate time and path of their disappearance, right?”

“To Lord Clan Leader of the Wood Fairy Clan, that’s precisely what I’m about to say next.”

Nal tightly gripped the teacup as he responded: “Based on feedback from the scout posts, Her Majesty the Queen and His Highness had completed their tasks on schedule and disappeared on the way back to the fortress, just before the two-hour mark. We also identified the specific path and conducted a thorough investigation of the surrounding area, but still found nothing.”

“So, in other words, Her Majesty the Dragonborn Queen and Your Highness Winged Prince disappeared between two hours and just before the two-hour mark? No, since the spatial possibility has been ruled out, more accurately, they must have been attacked.”

Hanal Tree softly rubbed his rough chin and pondered aloud: “Being able to accomplish all this silently in half an hour, it’s indeed an extraordinarily meticulous conspiracy, requiring quite exceptional strength. The most likely mastermind is the Rainforest Fortress Alliance across from us.”