Mirena and the remaining Blutlinie of the Aztorus Kingdom hesitated, uncertain how to react.
What the Royal Guard had just done could easily be considered a direct act of hostility against their kingdom—and a blatant violation of the fragile alliance with the Ocean of the Blood Sun.
Yet Kriz himself had effectively nullified that alliance the moment he ordered a full retreat. In doing so, he had essentially abandoned the Ocean of the Blood Sun to be destroyed, so there was no way he could claim the authority to issue a command toward the Royal Guard.
The white man, for his part, seemed utterly unconcerned. For him, those Blutlinie were insignificant, and whether they acted or not, he was confident he could still change the tide and protect the blood ocean.
He stood there smiling, his expression sharp and feral, bloodlust burning openly in his gaze as he turned toward the remaining two Royal Blutlinie of the Dark Blood Kingdom.
Satan and Hades reacted instantly.
