After finishing the repairs on the most pressing parts of the fortress…

Woohyuk took only his existing party members and went to attack the empty nest.

The 50,000 troops being left at the fortress consisted of the imperial army soldiers that Tiberius gave to him and a few clan soldiers that he absorbed so far.

The command system for each group was well established, so there was no problem leaving them to Hugo to defend the fortress.

As they made their way through whipping winds and blizzard, Helena complained about the cold,

“It’s so cold! I think I’m going to freeze to death. If I could eat something sweet, I’d feel so much better…”

“Do you want to ride the golden mountain goat again, Helena? If you get on, I’ll give you a bag of chocolate balls,” Woohyuk responded.

“… I’ll think about it.”

There was no slope here, so it was unlikely that she would be stuck on a cliff or other high area riding a golden mountain goat.

As Helena was leaning towards accepting Woohyuk’s condition, Ibn Rusud spoke with eager, child-like anticipation,

“I wonder what precarious situation you’ll find yourself in this time, With of Annihilation. This is why you should act with humility normally…”

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