The Bizarre Adventure of the Warhammer Elves

Chapter 198 Accusations

Watching the black dragon in the sky slowly landing in the Black Castle, the nobles dispersed quietly one after another, preparing to bring gifts from their respective families to visit and celebrate the Witch King.

According to convention, after every war, the treasury will be empty for a period of time, and during this period it is the time for the major families to show their courtesy.

As long as he can contribute valuable gold, silver and jewels to fill the national treasury, and when the finances return to normal in a few years, the Witch King will reward each family with his status and power.

This can be considered an unwritten rule of Nagarond.

————Black Castle

"Your Majesty the Great Phoenix King, these are 500 domesticated cold lizards presented by our family, hoping to help your army regain its combat strength as soon as possible."

In the dark palace hall, Malekith sat on the Cold Iron Throne, looking with interest at the middle-aged elf below and Higgs, who was bending and bowing next to him.

Seemingly sensing the Witch King's gaze, Higgs plucked up the courage to look at the throne, but was frightened by those green eyes that seemed to be able to swallow the soul and lowered his head.

The surrounding nobles also had joking expressions on their faces, looking forward to what kind of show they would see next.

After an unknown amount of time, Malekith finally looked at the black guards beside him and asked the leader, Illul:

"Where's the Rohan man? Why didn't I see him?"

"Master Witch King, Rohan wrote a letter a few days ago. Because a fear lord named [Higgs] abandoned his army and fled the battlefield without permission, he needs to rectify the local soldiers, so it may be a little later."

Illul, who received Rohan's letter in advance, handed the envelope directly to the Witch King, and then emphatically named Higgs' name, his tone full of murderous intent and disdain.

Even the black guards who were originally standing guard near the hall heard the name of 'Higgs', their eyes burst out with uncontrollable murderous intent, and they tightly held the shields and halberds in their hands.

The current black guards of the castle are almost all comrades brought by Rohan back then, so they all wish they could crush Higgs to ashes with their own hands.

They will never forget those teammates who died tragically at the hands of Higgs, and their painful cries before they died!

The cold murderous aura instantly filled the entire hall, and the oppressive atmosphere made these pampered nobles somewhat breathless, but they did not dare to make any sound at will.

The entire hall fell into a dead silence, with only the dull breathing coming from under the terrifying mask of the Witch King from time to time, echoing in the empty and dark palace.

After an unknown amount of time, Malekith slowly stood up from the throne, came to Higgs, who was half kneeling on the ground, and asked:

"I remember you. You once participated in the black tower training of the Black Guard of Nagarond. You are also considered an excellent warrior. Why did you escape from the battlefield without permission?"

The sound was as biting as the cold wind, and Higgs on the ground couldn't help but tremble with fear. He suppressed the fear in his heart and trembled:

"I'm sorry, Lord Witch King. A powerful All-Changing Demon Lord appeared on the battlefield at that time. His magical power was so powerful that the sorceresses under my command had no way to counter it..."

"So you got scared and abandoned your army, leaving the local fear lord to fight alone?"

Malekith gently put his palm on Higgs' shoulder, and the sharp gauntlet kept getting closer to Higgs' soft neck, making him shudder.

He knew that if he made a mistake in what he said next, his neck would most likely be torn apart!

At this extremely critical moment, he suddenly thought of the information Mekasa secretly sent him, which was a battle report about the battle between Rohan and the All-Changing Demon Lord.

That bastard named [Rohan] can use magic!

Thinking of this, Higgs seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. Regardless of his hands being pierced by sharp barbs, he hugged the Witch King's calf and cried:

"Master Witch King, the battlefield at that time was too dangerous. The fear lord named [Rohan] secretly learned magic and even attacked my troops with magic!

Moreover, for his own selfish reasons, he also forcibly ordered me to hand over the army to his command, and I only fled the battlefield because I was worried that I would be assassinated by Luo Han with magic!"

"Higgs, do you know what you are talking about?!"

Upon hearing that his son had made such a serious accusation, Higgs' father, who was kneeling next to him, hurriedly grabbed the other man's arm, trying to stop him from continuing to speak.

You know, according to the few laws of Naggaroth, accusing a fear lord of breaking the law will be an extremely serious insult, which can basically be said to be life-threatening.

After all, the laws of Naggaroth begin with the death penalty and the highest prison sentence. Such accusations will greatly affect the relationship between the two parties.

Although as the patriarch, he has never met Luo Han himself, the battle reports from the front line have confirmed that the opponent has the strength to defeat a Chaos Demon head-on!

Now that most of the family's private soldiers have been consumed, countless nobles are eyeing their family, always hoping to annex them.

Under such circumstances, Higgs actually added new enemies to the family, which was simply seeking death!

'Lohan...is that handsome guy who believes in the Misty Lady?'

Standing in the corner of the palace, Morathi heard Rohan's name, a weird smile appeared on her lips, and she turned her attention to her precious son.

She expected Malekith to declare that Lohan had violated the law, so that she could legitimately take possession of the handsome boy she missed as her own.

However, the Lord Witch King did not show any anger, he just looked at his blood-stained leg armor with disgust, returned to the throne and said:

"Anyway, Rohan will be back in a while. When he comes back, you can confront him face to face."

Higgs, whose hands were full of blood, knelt on the ground blankly. He had realized his mistake and could only pray to the Witch King with the last glimmer of hope:

"Master Witch King, I am willing to hand over 100,000 gold coins to the national treasury to atone for the sins I committed on the battlefield..."

"Of course I can forgive your mistakes, Lord Higgs, but you also need to be responsible for the actions you accused another Dread Lord."

Malekith doesn't mind this kind of behavior where someone can give him money without paying a single cent. Anyway, he will get the money no matter he wins or loses.

Compared with the insignificant money, he was more interested in Higgs accusing Rohan of learning magic.

Looking at the nobles still gathered in the hall, Malekith waved his hand boredly and said to these nobles who wanted to continue flattering:

"Go down. All the nobles will gather at the duel field at noon tomorrow. I will personally judge the conflict between these two nobles."

(End of chapter)