Chapter 505: Leone’s Counterattack Begins

Leone ordered Kael to hold the meeting after one hour.

The delay was so he could first deal with urgent matters—ones that, if checked properly, would become a big help in whatever plans he had made for the lands of Britannia.

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[Congratulations!]

[Territory Mission 2 COMPLETED!]

[Requirements to upgrade to Rank 3: 4/10]

[Fourth Mission: I. AM. KING!]

[Difficulty Rating: Hell Mode]

[Rewards]

2,000,000 BP

10 Super Rare Blueprints

Sky Drake Beast Synthesis Recipe [Rank 4 Unlocked!]

Gryphon Mount [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Dread Wyvern Mount [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Lightning Roc [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Black Manticore [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Fenrir Mount [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Death Worms [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Black Hawks Mount [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Red Hawks Mount [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Flying Tiger Mount [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Ironhide Rhinoceros [Rank 3 Unlocked]

Earth Elemental [Rank 4 Unlocked]

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[Bonus Rewards]

— Leone Frontera’s Territory Count will be increased from 2 to 3.

[Current Territory Count: 2/3]

— Territory Expansion: The territory’s effective range is expanded to a ten-mile radius.

— Territory Enhancement: All Territory Buffs receive an additional 5% increase.

— You have received one Super Rare Skill Book.

— Leone Frontera gains +30 to all Stats

— All allies gain +10 to all Stats

— Obtain one Super Rare Skill Book of your choice.

— Astral Thunderlord Core

— Light Sovereign Core

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Normally, Leone would’ve celebrated the rewards he gained from his mission. However, his face showed no joy.

His expression even worsened when he read the "Astral Thunderlord Core" listed in the bonus rewards.

"Daedalus, this Astral Thunderlord Core..." Leone bit his lip.

He couldn’t bear to finish the question.

"That core belongs to Gundar." Daedalus didn’t sugarcoat things and explicitly told the young man the truth. "There are a few more things that I would like to tell you, Leone. When Gundar died, his body turned into ashes. I took the liberty of gathering them all so you can give him a proper burial."

"...Thank you, Daedalus," Leone replied.

Truth be told, the young man was also worrying over how he would give the Great Shaman of the Borderlands a proper burial.

He had planned to create another monument in Aslan City with a statue of the Barbarians, with Gundar at the center.

But without his remains, it would only be a memento of the Guardian that protected the Borderlands until his dying breath.

"I also recovered his staff," Daedalus added. "When you feel like receiving it, just let me know."

"Thank you." Leone closed his eyes and offered a silent prayer to the brave warriors of the Borderlands, as well as his Great Uncle, who was no longer by his side.

He asked that the Earth Mother look upon her children and guide them to her loving embrace.

When his prayer ended, the young man asked Daedalus for advice on how he should use the two cores that he had received from his bonus rewards.

"You can give them both to Blitz and Arion," Daedalus stated. "That will allow them to evolve to a more powerful version of themselves."

"I’m sure both of them will be very happy with this reward," Leone said softly.

"Indeed," Daedalus agreed.

Leone quieted down for a bit before opening the Arcane Store and browsing through the Super Rare Skill Books that were available there.

All of them had the note [Free x1] on them, which meant that Leone could take one of them for free without spending BP.

Of course, not all Super Rare Skill Books were equal. Some were more expensive than others due to their application.

There were literally hundreds of Super Rare Skill Books in the Arcane Store. If Leone were to check them one by one, a lot of time would be wasted.

For now, he decided to put this matter aside until he understood what kind of skill he would like to possess.

Suddenly, he felt two warm bodies envelop him from behind.

Yuni and Aria had just woken up, and they didn’t hesitate to hug their lover, who had fainted the night before.

For a while, none of them spoke. They simply basked in the moment of being together, finding it soothing for their hearts.

A few minutes later, Leone finally spoke.

"Thank you for looking after me while I was unconscious," Leone said. "I feel better now. Also, why don’t we all have breakfast together? After that, I will go to the meeting with the other chieftains."

Yuni and Aria both agreed to have breakfast with Leone, so the young man told Kael through telepathy to bring breakfast for three to his room.

When the shaman arrived, he looked relieved to see that Leone didn’t look so heartbroken now, unlike when he saw him last night.

At the very least, the young man looked like he was prepared to take the responsibilities that were now placed on his shoulders.

"Please enjoy your breakfast," Kael said before leaving the room alongside the maidservants who had brought the food to their room.

They were the maids who worked for the former commander of Stoneguard Fortress.

Since Kael knew they were innocent, he only told them that as long as they continued their work without thinking of harming the barbarians, their lives would be spared.

Usually, when Leone, Yuni, and Aria ate breakfast together, they would talk about random things.

But now, they ate in silence.

Both ladies understood that Leone had many things on his mind right now, and they didn’t want to add more to his burdens.

When breakfast ended, the young man put on a change of clothes and headed to the conference room.

Kael watched him from behind. To his surprise, Leone wasn’t dragging his feet.

His every step seemed to have a firm and unyielding quality to it, feeling as if he was heading to a battlefield.

When he entered the room, all the chieftains glanced in his direction.

Conall and Hyacinthe also looked in his direction, wondering what kind of expression the young man would have after a night’s rest.

"Before anything else, I would like to thank all of you for taking action while I was unconscious," Leone said before sitting in his chair. "I am up to date with the current situation, so I will now share the plan I have in mind."

Leone scanned the faces of everyone in the room before continuing the discussion.

"On my way here, I thought long and hard about what to do to save my family if they were captured," Leone stated. "My father was brought to the capital of the Kingdom, while the current whereabouts of my family are unknown. The King of Britannia wanted to capture them all after discovering my identity."

The young man paused for a bit to organize his thoughts. When he opened his lips again, he said something that made everyone in the room look at him with shocked expressions on their faces.

"After thinking things through, I realized that to keep my family safe, I should make the King of Britannia understand that making me an enemy is not a good move. For that to happen, we need to do two things."

"The first one is to conquer as many territories as we can, taking the enemy by surprise. The second one is to send a delegation to the Barbarian King of the west so we could pull off a coordinated attack."

With Leone attacking from the south and the other forces attacking from the west, the defenders of Britannia would be hard-pressed to stop any of them.

The young chieftain was familiar with the King of Britannia’s mentality.

The more he lost, the more desperate he became.

Leone planned to eat away at the things that were important to the King of Britannia, eventually forcing him to negotiate with him, whether he liked it or not.

Naturally, the young chieftain didn’t plan to be the one at a disadvantage in this hypothetical negotiation. But ensuring that was simple. He just needed to make the King fear him.

And what better way to do it than to invade the unprotected lands of the Kingdom of Britannia and head straight to the capital city, where the person responsible for his exile would tremble at his arrival?

The things that King Augustus had done had finally come full circle.

And Leone intended to make him regret every single decision that had led them to this point.

He would no longer be content with simply defending the Borderlands from those who sought to conquer it. This time, he would march into the heart of Britannia and bring the full might of the Borderlands to its doorstep.

And when Leone Frontera finally arrived at the capital, he would remind the King of the exact words he said before he was sent to exile.