Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil-Chapter 233: Not Full Strength

Pablo revealed to everyone why he stopped.

"The skeletons are moving? And how can you even see them? I see nothing." Jamal was the first one to argue.

"I have my ways. And I am right. A horde of skeletons is standing just a little far from us. They are not in very large numbers but they are an army of some kind."

"Are they coming at us?" Boulder asked.

Pablo asked Andrezj.

Andrezj answered Pablo.

Pablo answered everyone.

"No. They are just standing, waiting for us to come to them. And they are not Human skeletons. Not all of them, I mean."

"Then? What are they? Who are they?" Jamal asked.

Pablo gave them a short answer.

"The monsters of the river."

Jamal ate his words.

He looked at the other high dukes and they were the same tense.

The soldiers also went into discussions.

The place was filled with murmurs now.

"Why are you all so freaked out?" Pablo asked directly.

"There is a reason why no one came to our city from this route, Pablo, why we didn’t face any attacks from this side. Even the cannibals who came ten years ago, came from the front of the city." Boulder said.

"Why? What was the reason?" Pablo asked.

Boulder sighed. "Because of those monsters in the river."

"Alright. Stop with this build up shit. Just explain everything short and clearly." Pablo didn’t like the tension building.

"I will tell, Boulder." Rower said.

’He is the intellectual type Duke. I see.’ Pablo thought.

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"Sure." Boulder didn’t mind that.

Rower looked at Pablo.

"The river’s name is Vile. And there are some creatures living deep inside it. Creatures capable of killing even the strongest of the Egoist. His highness had sent many military men to check the creatures’ strength and no one returned alive.

Then some members of Abyssal Butchers came here and even they died. The creatures killed them all and that made us believe that no one could cross the river because of the creatures. That’s why they all are afraid when you mention those monsters."

Rower finished telling the main thing and Pablo went silent.

’The creatures are skeletons so infrared won’t catch them. They have no heat in them. It will be tough to fight them. But before fighting, the soldiers’ fear should die. Fear is not a good thing in war.’

Pablo made up his mind. He knew what to do.

"Everyone." He spoke. He didn’t shout but he was loud enough to be heard by everyone.

"The monsters of the river are dangerous but only in the river. There is no river anymore and they are skeletons. A pile of bones. They are no match for all of you. If they were any dangerous, they would be coming at us without any waiting.

So, just hear this, they are not in the river anymore. They are standing on the ground and the ground is our domain. They ruled in the river, they killed our men but now that they are standing on our ground, we shall give them the same treatment. We shall kill them all. Isn’t that right?"

"Yes!"

"Let’s go!"

"Don’t shout. I get it. Prepare for the battle."

Pablo added courage to the soldiers. They were ready to fight now.

But Pablo didn’t move forward at all.

"What is it?" Jamal asked.

"I am thinking, when the river dried up, the creatures must have died. Then they became skeletons. Surely, they couldn’t be moving on their own, right? There must be someone controlling them. Someone like…"

"A necromancer." Socrates finished Pablo’s words.

"Yeah. That. Is it possible?" Pablo asked Jamal.

"Certainly. There are all types of Egoes in the World." Jamal replied.

"Wait a minute then." Pablo asked for some time.

He went silent. But he only went silent for the people.

’There are no trees around, right?’ He asked Cupid.

’No.’ Cupid answered.

’Any caves? Any place where someone can hide?’

’No. This is the barren land. In front of you is an army of skeletons. Some humans and some humanoid monsters.’ Cupid shared.

’I see. The skeletons can’t be moving without someone’s orders. Their master must be somewhere near them. And if he is not on the ground then..’

Pablo jerked his head at Boulder.

"How strong are you?"

Boulder twitched by the sudden question but he still answered.

"Strong enough to be a High Duke."

"I am asking in terms of strength. Brute strength." Pablo clarified his question.

"Oh. Then if you add my Ego, that will make me the strongest man of this kingdom in strength." Boulder said with pride.

"Alright. I want you to use all your strength and strike the ground with your mace."

"What?" Jamal exclaimed.

"I am ready." Boulder was ready anyway.

"Wait a second." Jamal wasn’t ready at all.

"What?" Pablo asked.

"You want Boulder to waste his strength just to hit the ground? Are you even listening to yourself?"

"Yes. And his strength won’t be wasted, believe me. Also, I am the Commander, sir Jamal. Don’t question me." Pablo pulled his Commander card.

Jamal clenched his fist and reluctantly shut his mouth.

"Boulder, you ready?" Pablo asked.

"Anytime." Boulder was always ready to destroy.

"Alright then. Walk twenty steps forward and strike the hammer on the ground with all your strength. Don’t forget to use your Ego. Give it your all."

"Heh. I will certainly use my Ego. But for the sake of this kingdom…"

Boulder stepped forward, he rested the mace on his shoulder and walked.

He walked twenty steps and stopped.

He then raised the big and heavy mace in the air but before bringing it down on the ground, he told Pablo that he would certainly use his Ego, but for the sake of the Kingdom…

"I won’t use all my strength."

And after those simple words, Boulder landed the mace on the ground.

And Pablo finally understood why Boulder refused to use all his strength for the sake of the Kingdom.

Pablo finally saw why Boulder was a High Duke as the muscle man, simply just…

Split The Ground.