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However, Kael was not provoked at all. He lifted one hand to signal his fellow beastmen to shut their mouths and spoke to this cocky Crown Prince in front of him:
"You sound cocky for someone who's about to become maggots' lunch. This battlefield will be your grave."
The way Kael delivered it with absolute calmness actually rattled Crown Prince Ludwig. He didn't know if the Beast King was that absurdly strong, or if he was just bluffing, but there was no way he could fight against thirteen thousand armed men with only one thousand beastmen at his disposal.
"Hmph, let's see who will cry and beg in the end. Just so you know, Beast King, I will turn you into my male concubine once you lose this war."
"And I'll hang your head at the top of the gate while feeding your body to vultures and maggots," Kael replied.
Ludwig gritted his teeth. He pulled the rein of his horse and forced it to turn around. "Let's show them the will of humanity!"
