"K… Kirin Hero?!"
"You're serious? Storm King, are you telling me there's a Kirin Hero—one of those 13-Tier Legendary Units, just like Sea King Maelthorak?!" Grand Duke Zurei practically jumped out of his seat, his face going pale.
It made sense. Thundervale Kingdom wasn't exactly close to the coastal regions—far from it, actually. There were three entire kingdoms between them: Umagral, Storm, and Gemspire. So Zurei being in the dark about Emerald Castle wasn't surprising.
But then Astharel gave a slow, knowing smile, his eyes narrowing as he slipped right back into his performance.
"Not just one," he said smoothly. "Emerald Castle has three Crimson Ultimate Heroes. The Kirin, yes—but also two Green Dragon heroes."
"Three Crimson Ultimate Heroes?!"
"Holy hell… Opriston, are you insane?! You want to mess with a lord who's got three of those monsters under their command? You trying to get us all killed?!"