Chapter 799: My Affairs
In a way, the Undead Emperors really were quite sly.
When would be the best time to whitewash your own reputation? Of course, that would be when a powerful mutual enemy appeared. Karwenz suddenly becoming public enemy #1 of the entire world made it so that even an Undead Emperor could become acceptable.
The ancient undead of the Tark Republic had already showed what side they were on by helping the humans against the ogres in San Antonio. The newly reestablished Tark Republic in the northern ice islands was no longer considered an extreme threat, but rather a trustworthy ally.
At the very least, until this Holy War was completely finished, nobody would want to make an enemy out of the Undead Emperors.
I felt rather conflicted inside as I looked at the seemingly nice old man in front of me.
Was Sandro trustworthy? Even if I thought about it with my knee that always got shot by arrows, it was quite obvious that all Undead Emperors were untrustworthy.
However, I really did need their assistance, just like how they needed us.
When fighting the powerful Karwenz and any allies he might have, other factions weren't actually that likely to go all out. Although winning against Karwenz was for the good of everyone, there were no actual concrete benefits or loot to be had. Even if everyone said pretty words about fighting for "the sake of the world", I would be quite suspicious of their morale and determination if it came to a life-and-death battle.
However, Sandro and the other Undead Senators who were determined to reestablish the Tark Republic were different. Since they had chosen to ally with humans rather than be hostile, they would naturally need to prove their worth in this Holy War. First, they would need to deal with… other undead, their own kind.
"I don't have any other requests. I also won't try to give you ridiculous commands. Additionally, I know that you guys won't take my words seriously on the battlefield. Still, it's no mistake to say that you guys should clean up your own mess. I'll be asking you to deal with Conservation and Shupnus."
Although we were allies, if I requested too much, the effect wouldn't be very good even if Sandro agreed. It would be far more efficient to let him deal with his fellow Undead Emperors.
Sandro quite directly agreed. He even offered something extra.
"…I will be personally joining in the attack against Karwenz."
This was definitely more than I expected. Would Sandro really be so friendly as to voluntarily fight against Karwenz? Such a free gift usually had a trap involved. For instance, Sophocles had also previously invited me to gang up on Karwenz together with him. I really wouldn't dare to accept such "friendly intentions".
"Karwenz killed Undead Emperor Anina from the Darkness Plane. She was also a Chaos Girl…"
"…She and you?"
I was really astonished. Undead Senators wouldn't be anyone friendly and intimate with others. Sandro had just agreed to attack his own kind. Would he really be the type to want to seek revenge on Karwenz for a fellow Undead Emperor?
"Anina was my disciple's granddaughter, as well as my adopted daughter."
Sandro's calm words didn't contain any emotion. It was impossible for me to tell if he was being honest or lying. Still, this was more than sufficient of a reason for me. At the very least, it should be impossible for someone with many desires like Sandro to be allied with Karwenz. A special existence like Sophocles would be almost impossible to find again.
"Okay, I will arrange for your joining in."
We established a communication magic spell. Sandro then suddenly vanished in front of me. Mine and Harloys' senses were completely useless.
Perhaps Sandro had used such an ability to enter the Cloud Tower which was filled with angels even though he was an undead.
Sandro's promise to help us in battle was really a great relief. Undead Emperors Shupnus's and Conservation's condition was currently unknown, but they were far more likely to be enemy than ally against Karwenz, which gave me a significant amount of pressure.
Shupnus might possibly not involve himself in battle, but if Conservation saw me anywhere on the battlefield, she would likely abandon everything before her and unhesitatingly hunt me to the end of the world.
Conservation was specialized in attack curses, had basically infinite mana with her principle of mana conservation, and was like a super living turret… I felt that I should really make more combat preparations. Still, even though Conservation was at a Main God's power level, I still felt that she wouldn't be able to best Sandro.
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