The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221: Chapter 221 : Return (4)

Just as Alex heard the word "mission" from Alyssa’s mouth, he groaned where he was seated.

"What? I’m already tired as it is. Now where do you want to send me this time—to die?"

Alyssa smiled. "Don’t worry. You won’t die. With your strength, you won’t die."

Then, taking a deliberate pause, she added, "Probably."

Alex’s mouth twitched. "That doesn’t inspire any confidence."

Sighing, he said, "Okay, tell me what it is. I’ll decide whether to accept it or not after hearing it out."

Alyssa smiled again. "Now that’s like my good boy."

"Please don’t say that," Alex muttered.

Her smile widened in response.

Then, her expression turned serious. "The thing is, the cult has started making really big moves. Just a few days ago, they destroyed a small kingdom—the core of the Small Kingdom Alliance."

Alex’s eyes widened. He remained speechless for a few seconds. ’What the hell... This shouldn’t be happening until Ethan and the others are in their second year at Zenith Academy. Things are really accelerating.’

"When did this happen?" he asked.

"Just a few days ago. The Kingdom of Etheria fell in a single day. Now, all that remains is ruins."

Alex taking a pause said "Let me guess—Marionettes."

Alyssa smiled. "Bingo. Their army of three hundred thousand fell in front of just—what we estimate—thirty thousand Marionettes." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Alex narrowed his eyes. "Well, it’s not normal. Marionettes are strong, but not that intelligent in warfare.

Someone intelligent must be commanding them if they were able to successfully destroy all of Etheria’s attack and defense formations."

Alyssa said "Again, correct. But we haven’t been able to find out who it is—not even after sending multiple teams to investigate."

She took a breath. "The most serious thing is, after Etheria... they didn’t stop. They continued attacking smaller kingdoms. Including Etheria, three of them have already fallen."

"So what do you want me to do?" Alex asked.

Alyssa smirked. "Well, recently we got intel. They’ve found the base where all the Marionettes are being kept and trained for war."

Alex clicked his tongue. "Tch. Don’t like where this is going."

"King Edward Evans of Avaloria, after thorough investigation, discovered that the next attack is expected to come near a kingdom situated close to the Elven Empire."

"Elvenia," Alyssa added. "It’s a kingdom ruled by elves."

Alex raised an eyebrow. "And if you’re asking why the Elven Empire hasn’t conquered it—"

Before she could continue, Alex said, "Because that kingdom is ruled by the Elven Queen’s brother. And before marrying the Elven King, the Queen requested that her brother’s kingdom remain independent and be solely ruled by him."

Alyssa whistled. "You really know your stuff, don’t you? As expected from my son."

Saying that, she began patting Alex’s head.

Blushing, Alex muttered, "Will you stop doing that, you old hag."

Just as Alyssa heard him call her old, instead of patting his head, she grabbed his hair and started pulling.

"You brat! How many times have I told you—call me Master! And I’m still not that old, do you understand?!"

In pain, Alex yelled, "Okay, okay! Now stop before you make me bald, you old—"

Before he could finish, he quickly corrected himself. "Master!"

Taking a breath and smiling, Alyssa finally released his hair and sat beside him.

Then she continued. "The king wants you to go and scout their base—to investigate and find everything you can. Because it could very well be a trap, and their next attack could come directly to the Human Empire itself."

She grew even more serious. "We’ve seen movement. Lots of refugees are now fleeing toward the Human Empire.

The attacks on them are becoming more frequent along with the attacks on the borders of the human empire. All the bigger countries are now on high alert—they sense that a war is coming soon."

Alyssa continued, her voice carrying that casual nonchalance that Alex had learned to dread. "King Edwards has already informed the elven king about your arrival, so there won’t be any problems on their end... probably."

Alex mouth twitched as he said there are a lot of ’probably’ in your sentences.

Alex, still chewing on his food, slowly lifted his gaze to her and continud. "Also you already know the problem isn’t going there. The real problem is dealing with the attitude of those long-eared bastards. They think of themselves as superior and treat us humans like we’re lesser beings."

Alyssa smirked faintly, swirling her wine cup as she replied, "Well, you’re right about that." Then her lips curved into a mischievous smile. "That’s why we’ve made a special arrangement."

Alex squinted, suspicion dawning. "What are you—" He stopped mid-sentence as realization struck. His fork clattered onto the plate. "No. No, no, no. It’s not what I think it is, right?"

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