Transmigrated Into the World of Magic and Swords-Chapter 234: Althea Reveals Her True Identity

’Oh, no!’

Althea’s expression turned to panic when she noticed Luca was about to stab her with a knife because it was already too late for her to dodge it.

Of course, it would have been a different story if she could use magic, but at that moment, she was like a non-awakener, so she could only watch helplessly as the knife approached her neck.

As Althea was feeling panicked, Luca felt a surge of happiness.

His lips curled up into a grin because she was about to die at his hands.

But before his knife could slice her neck, Ren appeared behind him and launched a surprise attack.

*Slash...

Luca’s blood sprayed into the air as Ren’s sword cut him in two, severing his lower body from his upper body.

"Ren?" Althea was surprised when she saw him because his group was supposed to be heading in the opposite direction from hers.

Ren said nothing and pulled her closer to him, putting some distance between her and the rest of her group.

"What?! Luca is a traitor?"

"Lady, are you alright?"

"I didn’t know he was a traitor. Thank God you are all right, lady."

"Actually, I suspected him from the start because he was acting suspicious. I didn’t expect my guess to be correct."

One by one, the other members voiced out their surprise and concern for her.

"Stop! Don’t come closer or else I will attack you." Ren stopped them when they were approaching them.

He didn’t know whether they were friends or foes, so he told them to keep their distance because being near them could endanger their lives.

"Benefactor, why are you acting like this? We are not your enemies." The blue-haired man uttered.

"That’s right. We are not like Luca." The green-haired man added.

Of course, Ren didn’t believe them because anyone could lie in any situation.

"You guys continue looking for the flag. We will return to the house." They had to find a way to tell whether someone was an enemy or a friend, so Ren chose not to look for flags.

"Alright." They answered in unison.

On their way to the house, Althea voiced out her curiosity.

"How did you know Luca was an enemy posing as a soldier?" she asked.

"I suspected him for two reasons," he answered. "First, he knew the formation too well. And lastly, he insisted that we be put in a different group."

"I see." She responded,

"Now, the problem is how we determine who the enemies are among them." His system didn’t have this kind of feature, so he had no idea what to do either.

"Since they are pretending to be my soldiers, I know the best way to find out who the enemies are," she answered.

"Then, I will leave it to you." He believed in her immediately.

"Un." She nodded.

Shortly after that, they arrived at the house.

Two hours later, all the soldiers returned to the house.

They all said they had not found the flags, so they returned to rest. They also suggested looking again tomorrow because their bodies were still frail.

Ren and Althea were even more certain that there was more than one enemy posing as a soldier.

They thought this way because their response gave the impression that they wanted them to remain trapped inside the barrier.

Althea took two steps forward and stood in front of them. "Luca tried to kill me earlier, so I suspect there are still enemies posing as soldiers. I need to check all of you now to identify who among you is an enemy."

Chatter instantly erupted.

"What?! Luca is an enemy?!"

"Damn that Luca! How dare he tried to kill our benefactor."

"No wonder I didn’t see Luca, so he is already dead."

Some of them expressed their surprise, while the others remained silent.

"Lady, we are not against your idea, but what method will you use to tell who the enemies are among us?" the brown-haired man inquired.

"Military method." Althea answered.

"Military method?" the brown-haired man raised an eyebrow. "But you are not from our kingdom, so you can’t use it."

"That’s right," the silver-haired man added. "Do you even know the code words used in our military?"

Ren and Althea suddenly suspected they were enemies posing as soldiers, but they chose not to attack immediately.

Althea removed her veil and introduced herself. "I am Althea Ashbourne, the Queen of the Veneian Kingdom. Do you still think I have no right to use a military method to verify your identity?"

The expression of deep shock blossomed on their faces when they learned about her real identity.

They knew the Veneian Kingdom had sent people to rescue the hostages, but they never expected the queen to come herself.

Some impostors panicked when they failed to stop her because they didn’t know any of the code words used in their military.

"I will use the code words to determine who among you is an enemy posing as a soldier." Althea said, "If you are my soldier, you will know these code words for sure, as your supervisor must have given them to you before you departed."

Ren stood next to her and carefully paid attention to the soldiers.

"Protocol check!" Althea shouted, "What’s the code phrase for the retreat signal?"

All soldiers glanced at each other in panic because none of them knew the code words for retreat.

Althea’s eyes quivered for a second before finally she gritted her teeth in anger.

’All of them are enemies?’

They could not answer her question, so there was only one meaning.

They were not all her soldiers!

Ren, who noticed this, unsheathed his sword and rushed toward them.

*Slash...Slash...Slash...

Blood filled the air, and heads spun away like loose stones.

Every time he swung his sword, one life was taken.

They were unprepared, so he could kill nearly half of them in seconds.

"Kill them!" the black-haired man roared.

Their disguise had been exposed, so there was no point in pretending to be her soldiers anymore.

Althea joined the fight when they ganged up on Ren.

Like their previous battle, both Althea and Ren were injured again.

But even so, they didn’t feel any pain because their minds focused solely on the enemies around them.

"Die!" Five people attacked Ren from all directions.

Ren didn’t panic.

He swung his sword swiftly, deflecting their strikes and launching a counterattack at the same time.

After fighting fiercely with their enemies for several minutes, Ren and Althea finally managed to kill them.

"Huft...Huft...Huft..." Ren sat on the ground as he breathed heavily.

His injuries were severe because he fought numerous enemies while also protecting Althea from them.

"Ren, I only found two potions in their pockets." She was disappointed because she had previously thought they would have many healing potions again.

"Then, you use it first." He told her to treat herself first because his system had the Sweet Dream feature.

Althea was touched by his decision. "Ren, you always put me first all this time. You are in love with me, right?"

The corner of his lips twitched.

’This Queen is really something. She is injured, yet she still has the mood to tease me.’

But even so, he could not help but enjoy the way she teased him.

"Alright, I will use the potions first." She decided to accept the offer. "In return, I will take care of you until you fully recover."

Althea felt immense pain when she treated her wounds.

Tears even welled up in her eyes because she felt like countless needles pierced her body when she treated her injuries.

After treating her third wound, she turned to him and asked, "Ren, can I bite your arm again?"

"My Queen, look at my arms! They are injured. I even feel immense pain just moving them, so how could you still have the thought of biting my hands?" At this moment, he didn’t know whether she was joking around or not because she looked serious, yet somehow not.

"Then, how about I bite your shoulders?" she threw another question at him.

Black lines formed on his forehead after hearing her question. "Queen Althea, come here. Let me slap your buttocks now."

"Didn’t you say you could not move your arms now? Did you lie to me so I would not bite your arm?" she asked with a playful smile.

Ren could only let out a sigh of defeat.

"Hehe." She giggled happily before finally treating her wounds again.

Once she was done, only a little of the potion’s liquid remained.

Ren asked her to treat the wound on his back because he could not sleep if it was not taken care of.

After that, they entered the house.

To their surprise, the house was clean and tidy.

After putting him on the bed, Althea headed to the river beside the house because she wanted to wash the blood off her body.

"What should I cook for dinner?" Even though she was naked in the river, she didn’t feel shy because there was no one in that area.

’I will cook Regenar food for him.’

She decided to cook a Regenar dish because it could help him recover faster. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Once she finished bathing, she headed to the backyard to check the food in the wagons. Her face broke into a smile as she looked at the food because she could cook a Regenar dish.

’Great!’

She took the ingredients and headed to the kitchen.

An hour later, the food was ready.

’Now, I just need to bring the food to him.’

She headed to his room with a smile on her face.

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