Lee Shin-Woo figured out where Seagald was. He was already in the center of Bayran, protected by the thorn wall! Tarian's force had just been bait, same for the Golems, which they'd formed a temporary alliance with.

[So they were trying to kill us here?]

"No. They made it so that you couldn't interfere. It seems their interests don't align with yours… Or they know exactly who you are."

[...]

Even after absorbing his precious subordinate's bones, Lee Shin-Woo didn't know what Seagald's true intentions were. However, he was sure of one thing: their loyalty to the Empire hadn't changed.

Was Anti-Skull really just created to protect people from the undead curse? To kill the Emperor, who spread the undead curse? No, probably not. There's no way it's that simple.

On second thought, there was something else that was strange. The Undead Emperor, Jissehanu, had seemingly been researching immortality, but was actually looking for a way to break through the barrier. There must've been a few people who knew what he was planning.

The Retadanes are a family of high rank nobles that have been with Jissehanu since the very beginning. Were they really not privy...