I Received System to Become Dragonborn Chapter 1369: The Quite

The longer King Garrie stood upon the silent battlents, the more uneasy he beca. Sothing about this situation felt wrong.

The enemy had attacked too aggressively before this. Entire hordes of corrupted creatures had continuously assaulted the kingdoms almost without pause during the previous days. For all of that to suddenly stop at the sa ti felt unnatural no matter how he looked at it. Even if they had focused on the expeditions they should not leave the city completely silent.

His eyes slowly narrowed after that, while the cold wind swept across his cloak.

Finally, King Garrie turned toward one of the nearby battlent mages who currently stood beside a communication formation while monitoring the surrounding Magic currents.

The mage imdiately straightened himself the mont the king approached.

"Send ssages to the other kingdoms imdiately," King Garrie ordered with a serious voice. "Contact King Darius of Valdros, King Sheron of Seraphelle, King Valor of Drakenre, and King Seradin of Elaris."

The mage nodded quickly before preparing the communication Magic spirit he had.

King Garrie continued afterward.

"Ask them about the condition of their kingdoms. I want to know whether they’re still experiencing attacks or if their borders have also beco quiet."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The mage imdiately activated the communication formation after that. Several glowing circles appeared around him while streams of Magic energy spread outward from the battlents into the dark sky.

King Garrie waited silently after that while continuing to stare toward the distant plains outside Leonora’s walls.

Minutes passed slowly.

The silence surrounding the kingdom only beca heavier during that ti.

Then finally, the communication formation began glowing again.

Understanding the situation, the mage quickly focused on the incoming responses before turning toward the king with an increasingly troubled expression.

"Your Majesty..."

King Garrie imdiately looked toward him.

"The replies have arrived."

"And?"

The mage hesitated briefly before answering.

"Valdros reports the sa situation. Their borders have suddenly beco quiet."

King Garrie’s expression hardened slightly.

The mage continued.

"Seraphelle reports no attacks either. Their battlents have remained silent for hours now."

Another pause followed.

"Drakenre and Elaris reported the sa thing as well."

The battlents suddenly felt even colder afterward.

King Garrie slowly turned his gaze back toward the darkness beyond the kingdom walls while the weight inside his chest deepened further.

All five kingdoms. Every single one of them had suddenly beco quiet at the sa ti.

No attacks, corrupted hordes, or any form of pressure against the walls anymore. That was impossible to ignore.

Because if only one kingdom experienced this silence, then perhaps it could be coincidence. But all five simultaneously?

No. Sothing was happening.

King Garrie’s fingers slowly tightened behind his back afterward.

The enemy had not disappeared. That much he knew with certainty.

So where had the attacks gone? It couldn’t possibly all focus on the expeditions, right?

And more importantly, what exactly was the enemy preparing now?

King Garrie remained silent for several seconds after that while staring toward the dark plains beyond Leonora’s walls. The uneasy feeling inside his chest only continued growing stronger the longer the silence persisted.

Finally, he decided that he must act. The king turned away from the battlents and imdiately approached the gathering of knight captains stationed nearby.

The captains straightened themselves the mont the king arrived before them.

King Garrie wasted no ti.

"Double the alert status across the walls imdiately," he ordered firmly. "I also want additional scouts deployed outside the periter. Send them farther than usual and rotate them continuously."

The captains imdiately looked more serious afterward.

One of the older captains stepped forward slightly before speaking.

"Your Majesty..."

King Garrie looked toward him.

"Do you know sothing dangerous is approaching?" the captain asked carefully.

The other captains nearby also focused entirely on the king after his words. The tension around them visibly increased. They also wanted to know what made the king send this order.

King Garrie slowly folded his arms behind his back while the wind continued moving across the battlents.

"I’m not certain yet," he answered honestly. "But I don’t like this."

His gaze shifted briefly toward the dark lands outside the walls.

"It’s too quiet."

The captains remained silent while listening carefully.

King Garrie continued afterward.

"I contacted the other kingdoms just now. Valdros, Seraphelle, Drakenre, and Elaris all reported the sa situation."

That imdiately changed the expressions of the captains.

Their eyes widened slightly while several of them exchanged uneasy glances with each other.

"All of them, Your Majesty?" one captain muttered quietly.

King Garrie nodded once. "Yes. The attacks stopped everywhere at the sa ti."

Silence briefly spread among the captains after his answer. Even the experienced veterans standing there clearly understood how unnatural that sounded.

The corrupted hordes had been attacking relentlessly for days without pause. For all five kingdoms to suddenly experience complete silence simultaneously could not possibly be coincidence.

The uneasiness among the captains imdiately deepened afterward.

One of them slowly tightened his grip around the hilt of his sword.

Another captain quietly looked toward the darkness outside the walls as though expecting sothing to erge from it at any mont.

King Garrie noticed all of their reactions clearly.

"That’s why I want the scouts moving now," he said firmly. "I don’t want us blind if sothing is happening beyond our borders."

The captains imdiately straightened themselves afterward.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Without wasting another second, they quickly departed from the battlents afterward and returned toward their respective companies.

Soon, movent rapidly spread across the walls of Leonora.

Orders echoed across the battlents. The knights began repositioning themselves. Archers prepared additional ammunition. Several scouting groups imdiately assembled near the outer gates while mages enhanced their detection formations.

Then one by one, the scouts departed into the darkness beyond the kingdom walls.

Throughout all of it, the silence surrounding Leonora still remained completely undisturbed.

King Garrie looked at the sky. It was gloomy and cloudy. Combined with the storm it felt like a storm was brewing right now.

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