The Return of the War Legate

Chapter 668

He said, “Millie was beautiful. The most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. However, she was beheaded by Wyvern Peak, and 1 saw it with my own eyes.”

“Carry on.” Mya urged.

“After her death, 1 fled back home with nothing else but vengeance in my mind. Later on, I stumbled upon Heroes of Wyvern Peak. It was given to me by a farmer who lived in the mountains.”

“Who’s the author of the book? What is it based on?” Adrian asked,

Kayn thought for a long time before he answered, “According to the farmer, he found the book in the mountains. After doing some research on it, I suspected that the book was written by a powerful master who was proficient in astrology. Moreover, the book was written just as Wyvern Peak was established. I searched through various ancient books and historical records. Finally, I was able to deduce that the author of the book was Hannibal Hurst.”

“Hannibal Hurst?” Mya frowned

Adrian explained, “Hannibal was famous for his military strategies. He once helped the emperor take control of the land from an evil advisor and formed Navia. He even took up an advisory role when Wyvern Peak was formed.

“Hannibal was the one who wrote A Record on Military Tactics. However, this book was filled with so much complex knowledge and scientific calculations that it was almost fifty years ahead of its time.”

Mya was shocked when she heard all this and said, “Looks like Hannibal left this book for the future development of Wyvern Peak, but unfortunately, it fell into the hands of the outlanders.”

Adrian did not answer this but asked, “What does the book contain, Kayn?”

“Hannibal prophesied that Wyvern Peak would be dissolved a hundred years later, but there was no specific date mentioned. All he wrote was that the one who would quell this chaos was a woman by the name of Juno.”

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“He also predicted the legates of Wyvern Peak over the next hundred years from when he wrote the book. You’re the sixth legate, and the previous five legates should already be dead by now. You should’ve died initially. I don’t know why the outlands failed to kill you.‘

Hearing this, Adrian took a deep breath. “Indeed, the first five legates before me have all died, and there have been thousands of dead ‘Adrian Xanders‘ since then. I remember being ambushed by the outlanders years ago when I was not yet the legate of Wyvern Peak, but I barely survived.”

Adrian once took Nadine to a graveyard where those prophesied in the book were buried.

Kayn nodded and said, “After the book fell into the hands of the outlanders, they killed everyone who might become the legate of Wyvern Peak according to Hannibal’s prophecy. However, you’re the only one they failed to kill, which is why you’ve become the legate.”

“So, the outlanders were following a name list stated in the book to kill all the possible legates of Wyvern Peak?” asked Adrian.

“Exactly.”

Kayn did not refute this speculation. “After my research, I gave the book to Chase’s father. Chase had already come into power at the time and was at odds with War Legate Achelous. I thought I could use

the book to cause internal strife between Internal Affairs and Wyvern Peak, causing them to start a war that would kill off both sides at the end of it, with me getting my vengeance.”

Adrian seemed to be thinking about something, while Mya looked at Kayn and said, “After you passed the book to Chase’s father, you told Chase about its existence, causing him to deliberately sell the book to the outlanders. He wanted to destroy anyone who might become the legate with their help. Am I right?”

Kayn nodded and continued, “Chase wanted to overthrow Wyvern Peak and take control of it himself. After he learned about

the book, he leaked War Legate Achelous’s travel itinerary to the outlanders, which led to his death.

“The outlanders began eliminating everyone who might become the next legate the moment they got their hands on the hook. However, they missed out on one Adrian Xander during their purge, causing the prophecy to come true.”

Kayn’s last statement caused everyone to fall silent.

‘Just how many people have died because of a single book? Because of the prophery, countless people have been killed, including War Legate Achelous.”

At that thought, Christina gritted her teeth and looked at Kayn as she said, “Doesn’t your conscience hurt, Kayn? Do you feel absolutely nothing for causing the deaths of so many people?”