"Ah!"
The blood power of the Black Stone Iron Dragon not only brings powerful defense, but also terrifying vitality.
Even though Os's heart was damaged, he did not die completely. Instead, he angrily threw a punch with slightly weakened power and suddenly hit "Baron Case" in front of him.
The heavy fist had enough power to crush a human body, but "Baron Case" dodged it easily.
"I'll kill you bastard!"
Os still thought that the attacker was his nephew Baron Keith. He roared and took a deep breath. The next moment, a large amount of black flames gushed out of his mouth.
Those black flames are highly corrosive. Once they come into contact with human skin, they can make the person's life worse than death in an instant.
However, Chris suddenly jumped up like a flying bird and flew away lightly without any intention of getting entangled any further.
He disappeared from Os's sight at an extremely fast speed and was gone without a trace.
"Damn it!"
Os's eyes were filled with anger, but he still didn't chase after him.
He anxiously took out the expensive life-saving medicine from his arms and took it. Soon he discovered with horror and trembling that there was no sign of healing of his broken flesh and blood.
"Why?"
Oss was filled with fear, but he still collapsed to the ground unwillingly and gradually lost all signs of life.
Although the life force of the "Black Stone Iron Dragon" bloodline is very strong, he can't hold on forever after all.
After a while, "Viscount Garcia", "Waiter" and "Baron Case" came over and quickly dealt with the body.
After leaving the horse racing track, they got on a carriage parked in a deserted place and quickly left Black Mountain Town.
The driver was Theo, and the three impostors in the carriage were Byrne, Chris, and Vanessa in disguise.
Byrne breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Very good, very successful."
"But it won't be long before Os Case's disappearance is discovered. We must take action before the Case family is prepared. Tomorrow night is the best time!"
——
The manor owned by the Case family looked extremely grand and respectable in their family's territory village, and was completely unlike the simple and small houses of the villagers in the village.
This village is so poor that people living here almost feel suffocated.
The long-term heavy taxes from the state and the exploitation by the Case family made it difficult for the villagers to breathe. Whenever there was any disaster, people would starve to death.
The Case family has always ruled the common people with a hard attitude, and every year they do everything they can to plunder them from head to toe, squeezing out every last drop of blood they can.
In recent years, many villagers have fled to work in factories in cities and towns in East Coast Province, leaving the Case family with less and less to exploit.
The annual tribute to the Garcia family is a huge sum of money. In addition to maintaining their own family's extravagant lifestyle and various developments, the Case family is in urgent need of new sources of income.
Fortunately, the Fisher family gave him a chance.
As night fell, a slightly cold wind blew through the manor, causing the leaves to rustle slightly.
The guards of the Case family were still patrolling as usual, and the family members were resting in the manor house, except for Os Case who had not returned from outside.
The red moon and the silver moon hung high in the sky. In the dark, silent and slightly cold night, seven extraordinary beings in black robes gathered in the alley outside the Case family manor.
They are the core members of the Fisher family who came to "solve the problem", Byrne, Irene, Chris, Theo, Vanessa, Archibald, and Eric.
Byrne took a deep breath and ordered solemnly, "Don't let anyone go. Remember, we must place the forged symbols of the Poseidon Cult in various places in the Keith Family Manor."
Because Eric embarked on the "road of casting", he acquired various skills like a craftsman with decades of experience through the extraordinary ability of "craftsman".
Combining the templates in Byrne's memory, he can almost reproduce many statues, sculptures, emblems and other things of the Poseidon Cult one-to-one.
Although many people can't help but secretly speculate that the demise of the Case family might be the work of the Fisher family, it is still necessary to put the blame on the Poseidon Cult.
In case you are held accountable later, this operation can be regarded as an important insurance.
Irene glanced at Vanessa secretly, then reached out and pinched Chris beside her.
Chris nodded knowingly.
Try not to let Vanessa, who is full of justice, see the children of the Case family. You must get rid of those targets first.
She may try to protect those innocent children, or she may not, but in any case she will suffer for a long time because of this incident.
He didn't want to put Vanessa in a moral dilemma, so he had to deal with it quickly.
Irene gently stroked the holy object in her arms and also took a deep breath, her eyes revealing a strong devotion.
She stroked her black-dyed hair and said solemnly:
"The time to destroy the enemy has come. Tonight is the fateful moment of the Keith family's demise. Don't be afraid. The great Lord of the Lost will protect us!"
"Praise the great Lord of the Lost!"
Everyone in the Fisher family prayed, and then took out the "fake spirit cards" that Chris had distributed to everyone from their arms.
Byrne waved his hand slowly, and each card burned in the night.
They gradually turned into embers in the blue flames, and the debris flew away. Everyone in the alley looked completely different under the night.
Byrne, who had transformed into "Baron Case", touched his throat and his voice became gloomy and serious.
"Remember, in addition to destroying the Case family and placing the things of the Poseidon Cult, the last thing we have to do is to find Tio's son. He is likely imprisoned in the basement of the manor."
Theo looked extremely solemn. For three whole months, he had been filled with anxiety and pain.
Finally, I am going to take my son back home.
After Byrne explained the matter clearly, he nodded his head and said seriously,
"Okay, get started!"
They cleared out the guards outside the Case family manor at lightning speed. Because they had conducted a lot of drills and training beforehand, everyone was nervous but still did a pretty good job.
But something unexpected happened soon!
In an inconspicuous corner of the manor, a mysterious object that was responsible for the alarm function suddenly made a sharp whistle!
"Buzz!"
Byrne suddenly raised his head, realizing that even if sufficient preparations were made in advance in any action, there would still be unforeseen accidents.
It was impossible for him to anticipate all the situations that would occur, so the next thing to do was to improvise!
"Someone attacked at night!"
"Quick, fight back!"
Two bloodline knights who had not had time to put on their armor ran out of the mansion and rushed to Byrne's side as soon as possible, because Byrne's current image was "Baron Case".
"My Lord Baron, what happened?"
"Is someone coming to attack us? Is it the cultists or Fischer's people?"
Byrne shouted solemnly, "Follow my orders! Stay by my side and protect me!"
The two bloodline knights came to Byrne without hesitation or precaution. The next moment, their bodies were set on fire by the raging flames. They rolled around on the ground howling miserably. The flames around them instantly set the grass on fire.
Byrne waved his hand suddenly, and the fire gradually grew larger, and it would soon engulf the entire manor.
"Who are you!"
One of the Bloodline Knights soon became motionless, while the other Bloodline Knight had not been completely burned to death. He climbed up in pain, drew his sword and wanted to attack Byrne.
But his sword was easily blocked by an invisible force and could not cut in at all.
That is the invisible mirror created by Byrne through "mirror deflection".
"Ahhhhhh! Damn it! Who the hell are you?!"
The knight of the bloodline who was bathed in fire had his eyes wide open and roared continuously with hatred, but it was meaningless to swing his sword again and again.
"It's going to be hotter."
Byrne stared at him calmly. The more powerful firepower finally made the knight kneel down on the ground and gradually turned into charcoal.
The rest of Fisher's men have entered the mansion, and except for Vanessa who hesitates, they all begin to kill mercilessly.
Chris turned into Oss's appearance, holding a dagger in both hands and killing people one by one, and rushed to the basement as soon as possible.
"Ah! Don't come over here!"
Two trembling guards shot at him, but he dodged them easily. The next moment, two heads flew up and a large amount of blood gushed out.
Chris picked up the key, opened the door to the basement, and walked in. Soon after, he heard the voice of Captain Theo's guard coming from outside.
Theo rushed to the outside of the basement and immediately shouted anxiously: "Have you seen my son? Master!"
He didn't hear Chris's answer, and his heart soon tightened. Then he remembered that Master Chris was a taciturn person, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Theo was about to enter the basement, he saw Chris walking out silently alone, and suddenly put his hand against his chest, as if he didn't want him to go in.
"I, I want to go down. Where is my son? Master, have you seen my son?"
Theo kept asking in confusion, but Chris just shook his head and increased the strength of his hands to hold him back, preventing him from going to the basement.
The middle-aged man was stunned.
"No, this is different from what we agreed..."
Chris saw Theo mumbling a few words, his face becoming paler and paler, and he subconsciously raised his arm, trying to push him away to go into the basement to see the situation with his own eyes, but suddenly his legs went weak and he fell down.
He immediately supported Theo, and the middle-aged man burst into tears like a child in the boy's arms.
"Ah! Aaaaaaah!"
Under the cover of night, the manor house was constantly burning in flames. The towering flames illuminated the entire sky, casting a suffocating red light, illuminating the village and swallowing up the darkness.
Byrne stared blankly at the burning manor, listening to the constant wailing and screaming in his ears, and something deep in his heart became harder.
Tonight will not be the end of the killing, but the beginning of all the madness.
He suddenly saw a black figure rushing out at an extremely fast speed and running towards the distance.
Byrne's eyes were full of coldness, and he chased after him without hesitation!
Chapter 112 Fierce Fight!
Under the night sky, the sky was full of flames, and many people in the village came out, looking at this scene in amazement.
"I can't catch up."
Byrne soon discovered that his movement speed was far inferior to that of the transformed lower-level Bloodline Knight, so he could only activate the power of the spiritual rune "Transcendence"!
There seemed to be blue sparks flashing in his eyes, and the shackles in his mind were instantly broken!
Byrne's figure suddenly increased several times, like a fleeting black shadow, quickly rushing through the burned manor, leaving the red light and blending into the dark night.
Three minutes.
"Surpassing" will bring about a three-minute increase in both physical and mental speed, and he must make the most of this short time.
Although the actual time was only three minutes, for Byrne, the perceived time was greatly extended.
The leaves in the surrounding darkness were falling slowly, and the bodies of both parties were moving frame by frame. Everything seemed to slow down, and
the thinking ability of the brain was greatly improved. Although the black shadows in the field of vision almost disappeared, there were still many traces left that he could track.
The man who escaped was undoubtedly the Baron Case in Byrne's memory, and his body shape was almost exactly the same as in his memory.
His mind was working at high speed, constantly calculating the best landing point, taking one step after another, shortening the distance between him and the opponent every second.
Baron Keith must not be let go, he is the last person to be spared on this night of extermination!
Leaving a blood knight full of desire for revenge and powerful mobility alive in the world is undoubtedly a huge threat to the Fisher family.
Thirty-seven seconds, thirty-six seconds, thirty-five seconds...
Byrne was running wildly while silently calculating. According to the current relative speed, he would catch up with Baron Case in more than half a minute, and the duration of "surpassing" would only be 133 seconds.
At that time, Baron Case will have three basic strategies: continue to escape, counterattack suddenly, and defensive confrontation.
In his mind, Byrne kept thinking and rehearsing how to deal with each situation. In the short few tens of seconds, it seemed as if he had fought with Baron Case several times.
Twelve seconds, eleven seconds, ten seconds...
He was getting closer and closer to Baron Keith, and could even clearly see the man's back under the moonlight!
Five seconds, four seconds, three seconds.
Both parties had run into the deserted woodland, a long way from the gradually burning estate.
Baron Keith, who was running wildly, suddenly stopped. Before Byrne could catch up with him, he stopped ten meters away from him, his eyes filled with indelible hatred!
He took a deep breath.
Almost all the descendants of the Case family died in this massacre, and the angry Baron Case did not want to leave in such a mess!
We must kill the guy who is chasing us!
The moment Baron Keith saw Byrne's face in the moonlight, he was stunned for a moment, and there was a strong confusion in his hateful eyes.
Because, the pursuer looked exactly like him!
A transformation type spellcaster?
But his attack did not slow down. The next moment, he spewed out a large amount of black flames, which quickly spread to a range of dozens of meters in front of him.
Byrne snapped his fingers expressionlessly.
The target of "Transposition" can be oneself or anything within sight.
But if you want to exchange places with something that has a soul, the other party must have no hostility in the subconscious mind.
Therefore, he couldn't simply let Baron Case switch places with himself and then be attacked by the black flames.
"Teleport" has a half-second delay, and the black flames are already surging!
Byrne, who was in the "transcendence" state, had already ensured his safety through a lot of calculations. It was not until the moment when the black flame came in front of him that the place where he was standing suddenly turned into a tree branch.
In an instant, Byrne had exchanged with a fallen branch behind Baron Case.
"flame!"
Coming behind Baron Case, he spoke softly, and suddenly an orange-yellow flame bloomed from his hand, covering Baron Case like a sky full of flowers.
"snort!"
The life force contained in Baron Kes's flesh and blood began to flow continuously. He used the war skill XI: Full Armor to protect his entire body with the flow of invisible force, completely isolating himself from the large amount of flames.
At the same time, solid black dragon scales grew on various parts of his body, and Baron Keith instantly turned into a warrior like cast steel, seemingly indestructible.
Baron Keith suddenly turned around, drew the sword from his waist, rushed forward and slashed at Byrne.
Can't cut it.
Byrne calculated the result the instant the opponent swung his sword, and there was no chance that the sword would hit.
"Bang!"
However, he still snapped his fingers cautiously.
The next moment, a large amount of black flames were wrapped around the sword facing him, and they surrounded him in an instant.
But just a moment later, Byrne disappeared again.
"Why don't you need to chant a spell? You're obviously not that powerful a spellcaster, yet you've learned to cast spells without a spell? A mysterious wonder?"
Baron Keith expressed his confusion gloomily, but his pair of yellow snake eyes did not stop searching for the enemy.
The next moment, Byrne appeared behind him and released a large amount of orange flames from his hands again.
"Why do you know two types of spells? Is it another mysterious artifact?"
Baron Case was filled with shock, but once again used his war skills and full armor to block the attack of fire. Byrne snapped his fingers again, as if exchanging with something, but his position did not change at all.
It's useless. The temperature of the flame is just not enough to hurt me.
Baron Keith thought to himself as he rushed to the impostor at the fastest speed and swung a furious blow. The terrifying force instantly decapitated the enemy!
Byrne's head, with eyes wide open, was chopped off and flew into the air, and his body fell down.
He only had time to throw a bag of powder into Baron Case's face before he collapsed completely.
The next moment, the body suddenly turned into mist and disappeared, leaving only a piece of white paper with a triangle drawn on it on the ground.
The thing that was killed was actually a "stand-in", and the finger snap just now was used to exchange positions with the stand-in.
"Um?"
Baron Keith was completely unable to understand what was happening and could only recognize it as the effect of the mysterious object. At the same time, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eyes!
The powder just now was a highly effective poison!
He didn't have time to use his full armor to defend himself, and there was no dragon scale protection on his eyes. He immediately felt an unprecedented pain and couldn't help but wail loudly!
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Byrne squatted more than ten meters away and silently used the paint he had on him to draw a triangle on the paper he carried.
His lips moved slightly, and then he threw the paper over in a spiral.
Then, Byrne's voice was heard from the paper.
"Die!"
Baron Keith, who had been wailing loudly, suddenly stopped making any sounds of pain. Instead, he swung the blade in his hand very calmly and slashed towards the direction where the sound came from.
The sword was so sharp that the triangular paper was cut in half in an instant!
Baron Keith's eyes, which had just been opened, showed no signs of poisoning. He had just activated a mysterious healing item and cured his poisoned eyes without leaving any traces.
That loud wailing performance was just to attract the other person to come closer to him.
Unfortunately, the enemy before him was very cunning and showed no signs of taking the bait.
"You should understand that you have no chance. Flames of that temperature cannot hurt me at all. So after you use up your spiritual power, I will kill you soon."
Although he was temporarily suppressed on the scene, Baron Keith felt that the balance of victory was completely tilting towards him.
The guy pretending to be me must be Bayne Fischer. Although he is a cunning spellcaster, he is still unable to break through my defense.
So the final winner is me!
"Byrne, I'm here to help you!"
Suddenly, Irene's voice sounded behind Baron Keith!
He turned around in astonishment, but was even more shocked to find that there was no one behind him!
What was going on?
There was a triangle on the piece of paper left by the stand that had just been destroyed. It was the "voice mark" that recorded the voice that Irene had recorded before.
In fact, a few days ago, Byrne had already planned the strategies to be used in the battle in his mind and made all the preparations needed for actual combat, including "leaving a voice mark".
And...something that can break through the defensive capabilities of the Black Stone Iron Dragon bloodline!
"Oops!"
When Baron Keith turned around in horror, he saw flames in the sky flying towards him like butterflies, dazzling and beautiful, which was thrilling.
He had no time to use any combat skills to defend himself, so he could only rely on the dragon scales on his skin and his strong vitality to hold on!
"it's over."
Byrne raised a black card in his hand expressionlessly.
That is not a "fake spirit playing card", but a "pre-made painting" made in advance.
To be on the safe side, he had "pre-painted" everyone he had ever met except his family.
The latest version of "pre-made painting" is no longer a "sketched sketch" completed with the last stroke, but is heated by ignition, making the non-existent painting truly appear!
"Huh."
The small flame on the fingertips ignited the card, revealing an evil man with cold snake eyes.
At the same moment, the flaming butterflies in the sky also ignited Baron Keith's body.
The powder sprinkled on him was not only poisonous, but also flammable and explosive, causing a horrific explosion in an instant!
"boom!"
A huge roar resounded through the sky, and suddenly it was as bright as a ray of light. Then the fire spread rapidly. The surging flames spread in all directions along with the dazzling light, uncontrollably devouring everything.
Instantly, the high temperature and fierce thrust brought by the flame explosion made the air boil, and Byrne could feel the obvious scorching heat wave!
The dragon scales and flesh that had been weakened by the "sketch" had no resistance, and there was no possibility of survival in the extremely hot flame explosion!
Chapter 113: Crushing
The scorching air wave forced Byrne to step back for a distance. He took a deep breath of hot air and finally got rid of the aggressive Baron Case.
This man is a strong and domineering enemy, but he is not a very smart person. What Byrne cares about even more is the giant Garcia family.
"There should be no need to deal with the corpse anymore." He muttered to himself as he looked at the flames that had not yet burned out.
The manor should have been cleaned up as their surprise attack caught the Case family off guard. Also, with Chris, who is already at the third level, in charge there, there will definitely be no problems.
The time of "transcendence" had passed, and Byrne suddenly felt a little dizzy and not quite used to it, so he closed his eyes.
In fact, the spiritual rune "transcendence" has no real side effects, but after returning to normal from that extraordinary state, people will have a strong sense of gap.
"Um..."
Byrne groaned, gradually recovering from the discomfort.
He suddenly heard the sound of wind, as if a sharp hurricane was coming from a distance. He immediately became alert and opened his eyes.
Byrne saw a man with a deeply frown standing not far in front of him.
The man was wearing gray clothes. He was very tall, more than 1.9 meters tall, with sharp eyes and high cheekbones. There was the Garcia family emblem painted on his clothes.
"Are you Byrne Fischer? Baron Keith died in the explosion just now, right?"
His voice was full of arrogance and sounded completely hostile.
Byrne was slightly stunned before realizing that he had left his disguise and his true identity was completely exposed.
He didn't reply, but thought about what to do next.
There was the Garcia family emblem on the other person's clothes, and Byrne quickly recalled the other person's identity through his "deep memory".
William Garcia, a powerful transcendent at the metamorphosis level.
One of the second-level extraordinary people of the Garcia family, he was originally an illegal extraordinary person in a mercenary group. Later, he paid a large amount of money to the church to atone his sins and "go ashore".
After obtaining legal status, he chose to rely on the Garcia family and became the son-in-law of Viscount Garcia.
William Garcia looked at the flames rising from the Case family in the distance, sighed, frowned, and said:
"I have been betting on horses in Black Mountain Town these past few days. When the alarm about the strange object was sounded just now, I rushed here immediately. It seems I am still too late."
He paused, and suddenly said with murderous intent:
"Byrne Fisher, I will kill you now, and then kill all of Fisher's men to avenge the Case family. Lord Viscount Garcia should not be angry."
The extremely direct and strong killing intent, as if it had substance, instantly made Byrne feel a strong fear from the bottom of his heart!
The spirit rune "transcendence" could not be used again in a short period of time, and his own spiritual power was also mostly consumed. It was very difficult to fight against the strong man of the metamorphosis!
He knew that after reaching the second level, there would be a big gap for each small level upgrade.
A mid-level metamorphosis transcendent can completely fight against two or three lower-level metamorphosis transcendents alone!
Through the extraordinary ability of "deep memory", he remembered that William Garcia's bloodline power was "Wind and Frost Guardian", which possessed the elemental power of manipulating wind and frost.
Although he wanted to silence him, he should still find a way to escape, Byrne thought rationally.
"flame!"
He roared, and countless flaming butterflies appeared in his hands, surrounding William Garcia in an instant.
Byrne planned to take the initiative and create an environment for himself to escape.
However, William Garcia just waved his right arm, and a large amount of frost appeared out of thin air, covering the surroundings, and then collided with the fire butterfly and turned into a large amount of water vapor.
The steam completely obscured his vision, and Byrne subconsciously used "Mirror Deflection" to create an invisible mirror in front of him for defense!
The next moment, he suddenly felt that death was approaching.
The horrible premonition of stepping into a mortal enemy was almost unprecedented.
As if teleporting, William Garcia had already walked nearly a hundred meters and came in front of Byrne with an expressionless face.
The man used the power of the strong wind to push his body forward, and swung out his fist wrapped in a hurricane, smashing it heavily on the invisible mirror in front of Byrne with terrifying force. Even the surrounding water vapor was blown away by the terrifying fist wind!
"Bang!"
The invisible mirror was destroyed, disintegrated, and shattered by the fist like a rotten wood, and the huge aftermath force surged in all directions.
Byrne only felt a huge force coming at him, and his body flew backwards for a long distance, breaking several trees before falling to the ground.
He felt his internal organs being torn apart, his bones being broken, and blood constantly vomiting out of his mouth. He wanted to stand up, but after struggling several times, he was unable to do so.
The gap in strength was too great!
Even Baron Keith, who possessed the defensive power of the "Black Stone Iron Dragon", would probably be severely injured after three punches. The strength of the two sides was simply not in the same league.
Byrne was already very clear about one thing: there was no way he could defeat this man, and he had to find a way to escape.
What should he do next?
If he continued to chase the Fisher family at this terrifying speed, everyone might die tonight.
Unless, we ask for the great power of the Lost Lord...
As long as Irene understood the current situation, she would definitely do so. I should explain the situation to her as soon as possible. That is the best way to reduce the family's losses.
Byrne just felt extremely sad in his heart. Fate actually asked Irene to die personally.
William Garcia had a blank expression on his face and continued, "Master of the Fisher family, our fight ends here. The next time I attack, I will kill you."
"I will be very busy tonight, I hope you won't waste my time anymore."
Byrne did not give up struggling to survive. He stared calmly at a stone in the distance and then snapped his fingers.
"Pah."
The next moment, he had switched positions with the stone in the distance, then struggled to get up and ran, and while running he continued to increase the distance by "changing positions".
"Is it a spell of transformation, or the power of some mysterious object?"
William Garcia walked forward calmly, each step he took would lead him to a higher place. The wind around him lifted him up into the air, as if he was stepping onto a ladder to god.
There must be a reason why I could rush here from Montenegro Town so quickly!
The next moment, he rushed towards Byrne from high in the sky, at an unusually fast speed, and even waves of air erupted around him!
"Bang!"
Byrne was still unable to activate the spiritual rune "Transcendence" for the time being, and coupled with being seriously injured, he was soon caught up by the opponent.
Finished.
He just felt that all his thoughts disappeared, and he only knew that he was about to die and would no longer have a future.
William Garcia's body dived down from the sky and hit the ground like a cannonball, breaking the surrounding trees one after another.
Byrne, who managed to avoid the attack by "shifting his position", rolled to the ground and couldn't get up for a while.
His spiritual power was exhausted, and he didn't even have enough to cast "Mirror Deflection" again.
Byrne knew clearly that the moment he looked up again, it would be the moment of death.
At this moment, all the scenery in front of him suddenly changed. The warm sunny beach replaced the original dark jungle out of thin air, and the gentle sea breeze blew in Byrne's ears.
"call..."
He stared blankly at the incredible scene before him.
The sun shone on the golden beach, the waves gently hit the shore, bringing waves of gentle sounds, and the breeze blew quietly. He could even feel the clean and fine sand under his feet, comfortable and warm.
Without any warning, I suddenly found myself on a warm beach filled with sunshine.
"Byrne Fischer."
Byrne suddenly found a man wearing a dark gold mask standing next to him. He was very familiar with that mask. It was the alchemical mask carried by the peripheral participants of the Alchemical Council.
He immediately thought, wearing an alchemical mask, could it be someone sent by Lord Viscount Best?
The old man wearing a dark gold mask was wearing a black tuxedo, with a strong and straight figure, and his voice was extremely gentle and elegant when he spoke.
"I am the shadow lurking beneath the heroic lions of the Lion Family, responsible for handling those things that are not allowed to see the light of day, Mr. Byrne. You can call me the 'black lion'."
Black lion?
Byrne instantly understood the other party's identity and position, which was equivalent to Chris in the lion family.
Great!
He finally breathed a sigh of relief. The decision to report the situation to the Lion Family in advance now seemed to be the right one!
The black lion was staring at the sea in the distance.
Byrne also followed the black lion's gaze and looked at the sea in the distance.
William Garcia just stood there quietly.
He stood on the sea, his expression full of tension and fear. He wanted to control the wind to fly but he couldn't do it at all. He could only desperately take steps towards the beach.
However, no matter how long William Garcia walked, he could not reach the beach.
His feet could only sink a little bit on the sea surface, sinking deeper and deeper, until his whole body from toes to head gradually sank into the sea. Finally, he waved his only remaining arms to try to climb out, but it was simply impossible to do so.
Byrne was so shocked when he saw this scene that he was completely speechless.
He knew best how powerful the man was, but he was completely powerless to fight back and was trapped in the sea.
Byrne couldn't help but look at the black lion standing next to him with his hands behind his back. The old man didn't show any murderous intent, as if he was just an ordinary old gentleman.
The black lion looked at the calm sea in the distance, nodded, and slowly spoke in the tone of teaching a student:
"Psychic magic and necromancy are both extremely poorly developed types of spells. The number and quality of spells are far inferior to the other six types, but they can occasionally have miraculous effects."
"He has no ability to resist mental spells, nor does he carry any mysterious items that can remove control. He has no way of resisting the mental spells of a corrupted higher-level spellcaster."
The old man paused and continued:
"So, it's over."
Byrne nodded like a student, bowed very respectfully and said, "Thank you for your rescue. The Fisher family will always be grateful to you!"
"The Fisher family has done a great job. You have proven your strength, ambition, and wisdom. It is only natural for me to save you because it will benefit the Lion family."
The old man wearing the dark gold mask stared at Byrne and could feel that a strong man who was not yet complete was thriving. He could even see the shadow of some big men. Perhaps sooner or later, he would be able to become an existence that all the families on the East Coast feared!
"Syart has become increasingly chaotic recently, Mr. Byrne, I must warn you of something important."
His next words immediately made Byrne's back covered with sweat!
"Be careful of the Lost Believers! They have appeared on the east coast, and they slaughtered and sacrificed an entire town last night!"
When Byrne came to his senses, he was shocked to find that he was still in the woods, not moving at all, and the surroundings were still filled with the dark night instead of the warm sunshine.
His injuries were still there. He tried to get up but sat down again. He took a deep breath and felt unbearable pain all over his body.
The soft-spoken and elegant old man had disappeared, and even William Garcia's body was nowhere to be found. Everything that had just happened seemed like a dream.
But he knew very well that it was real.
He was rescued by members of the lion family, and William Garcia was most likely dead or captured by the old man.
However, when Byrne recalled the last scene, he still trembled and muttered to himself:
"The Lost Believers massacred an entire town of people?"
So what is going on?
He fell into deep thought.
Could it be that our Lord has other believers in the world?
Chapter 114 Epilogue
As the night passed and the morning came, the exhausted Fisher family urgently held a family meeting.
In the basement of Fisher Manor, the three core members of the family were reviewing the whole incident and thinking about what to do next.
Byrne breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a little apprehensive. He said with a sense of luck: "Fortunately, we notified the Lion Family in advance, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
Then confusion emerged in his eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Irene and continued,
"What about those so-called followers of the Lost Lord mentioned by the black lion? According to him, there was a town on the east coast that was sacrificed by the Lost Lord followers, and everyone in the town died."
The news of the destruction of a town had not yet spread, but Byrne knew it was only a matter of time before it did, and then "The Lost Believers" would become a hot topic.
"Despicable imposter!"
Irene's eyes were full of anger, and she almost gritted her teeth when she talked about the topic of "other believers of the Lost Lord".
How could there be other followers of the Lost Lord? Those who suddenly appeared were undoubtedly liars and fakes, which was disgusting!
She was about to say that those who pretended to be false believers would not have a good death and must go to hell forever, but suddenly she remembered that the Fisher family at night was actually pretending to be the Poseidon Cult, and she was unable to speak.
"It seems we have the same idea."
Byrne nodded and said very seriously: "Just like we are pretending to be members of the Poseidon Cult, there are also some people pretending to be followers of the Lost Lord."
"They sacrificed an entire town in the name of the followers of the Lord of Lost. I don't know which evil being they sacrificed to, and what kind of gift they will receive. This matter has not yet been fully spread, but it will surely shock several major churches and the entire Siat Kingdom in the future!"
He recalled everything he had experienced in the Alchemy Council and took a deep breath.
Although the specific reasons are unclear, some people have already begun looking for the traces of the Lost Lord in the four eastern countries, and now they can further narrow the search scope.
"By then, more and more forces will head to the East Coast Province. Some hope to find followers of the Lost Lord, while others want to pretend to be followers of the Lost Lord and do some secret and dark things."
He fell silent after he finished speaking. A tense and depressing atmosphere spread in the basement. Everyone knew that the Order of the Dawn would need to be more secretive and cautious in the future because the possibility of being discovered would become increasingly greater.
Irene was not afraid of the more chaotic situation and asked about the next topic:
"What should we do next? We have destroyed the Case family, but the subsequent finishing issues have not been completely resolved."
Byrne thought for a moment, nodded and said,
"There are indeed many things to do. We must occupy the territory of the Case family and cannot give the Leander family or even the Garcia family any chance."
He paused here.
"I had actually anticipated what would happen to Theo's son, but I was unable to offer a solution at that time. Now, I have a channel for him to vent his hatred."
Irene also sighed for Theo's matter, and then instructed: "In addition, you must remember to reward Vanessa and the others. Although everyone has been loyal, we can't be negligent in rewards and punishments."
"Well, of course I understand."
Byrne responded immediately.
This temporary family meeting ended here. Chris stood by and listened silently without saying a word.
At the same time, Carl, floating high in the sky, listened silently to the entire family meeting.
When he heard that the followers of the Lost Lord had sacrificed an entire town, he had a very strange feeling.
Where are the Lost Believers?
Why don't I know about them?
Then Carl realized that someone must be pretending to be his believer and doing things that were not allowed.
The situation on the East Coast is becoming increasingly complicated.
It's not just this force that suddenly appeared and pretended to be his believers. Other secret organizations include the Poseidon Cult, the Alchemy Council, and the force that tried to kidnap Chris not long ago.
They each have different goals and ideas, and they all emerged at the same time, taking advantage of the divisions and civil wars among the major churches, secretly trying to make the East Coast Province even more chaotic.
There is no doubt that for the extremely weak Fisher family, the future environment of the East Coast Province will become even more harsh and chaotic.
They also need more caution and more strength to overcome the difficulties that will eventually come.
The only thing that really concerned Carl was the "star" that tried to take Chris away.
"That" seems to be something that does not exist in this world but is located in another world.
All Chris saw was a projection.
However, just by revealing his projection, he is already an extremely huge and exaggerated existence. He is even a huge threat to the entire world of Krad.
"The God from the outside world?"
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After the family meeting, Byrne left Fisher Manor immediately to look for the depressed Theo.
Theo's condition was indeed very bad. He was drinking rum like crazy in a bar in the West City District, and his whole body was full of the strong smell of alcohol.
"Captain Tio, drink, keep drinking, you'll be fine once you're drunk."
Many of Fischer's family guards gathered around him, doing their best to comfort this respectable captain who had lost his son in middle age.
Theo said nothing, but just kept drinking in silence, drinking, and drinking.
While they were in the tavern, the rest of the Nasir remained silent.
Everyone could see that Mr. Theo was very sad, so no one dared to laugh.
There are unwritten rules in several taverns in Nasir Town. No matter what kind of alcohol certain people drink when they come to the tavern, the tavern will give them free drinks without charging any fees. The influential Tio is clearly one of them.
Seeing that Mr. Theo of the Fisher family was obviously not right, the tavern owner consciously asked the waitress to bring glasses of drinks.
Byrne suddenly pushed the door open, ignored the people around him and greeted him, and calmly gave orders.
"All of you get out."
After hearing the order, everyone in the tavern left quickly and efficiently, and no one dared to question a word.
The tavern owner came over respectfully and bowed his head and said, "Respected Baron, may I ask you..."
Without even glancing at him, Byrne said calmly, "You guys get out too."
"Yes, sir."
The tavern owner and the servants had no doubts and quickly left the place that actually belonged to them.
The family guards were already standing on both sides. Byrne slowly walked up to Theo and looked at the drunken middle-aged man. He felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
But he still tried to speak calmly,
"The family still needs you, Tio, to take people to those villages to take over them. We must act quickly. We must do everything before the Garcia family reacts."
Theo continued to drink in silence. One painful thing that happened after becoming a superhuman was that it became difficult to get himself drunk.
Seeing his family's confidant become so decadent, Byrne couldn't suppress the pain deep in his heart, and knew that he had to let Theo find something to vent his inner feelings.
Otherwise, he will be completely devastated.
Byrne leaned over and whispered in the middle-aged man's ear:
"The Case family is gone, but many of the managers of those villages are their relatives, and there may be people among them who are related to your son's case."
"If you go too late, they will all run away. No one will wait for you to take revenge."
Theo was stunned for a while, then stood up suddenly and turned to look at the family guards standing on both sides.
"You all, follow me!" He yelled and led everyone out of the tavern.
Byrne raised his unfinished glass of wine and drank it.
For more than twenty years, he had never allowed himself to get drunk.
Byrne actually has a deep-seated resistance to being drunk and unable to control his consciousness.
In that state, his sanity was almost gone, and he felt that it was even more terrifying than temporarily losing the power of the sequence.
"I'm sorry, Theo..."
"No matter how hard I try, I can't handle everything. I can only do what I should do within the scope of my power."
Vanessa and others who participated in the destruction of the Case family were rewarded with fifty gold coins.
They may not care, or even think that it is natural to fight for the Fisher family, but Byrne knows that he cannot really not give them rewards.
Byrne has read many history books, and many dissatisfactions and even betrayals in history often started from small things.
The action of taking over the Case family's territory began immediately.
Before the nearby Leander family and the further Garcia family could react, the Fischer family had already quickly occupied several villages.
The two knight families that were vassal members of the Case family still wanted to resist and even hoped to seek shelter from the Garcia family. The Fischer family showed no mercy and immediately sent them all to see Baron Case.
At the same time, a knight family fled with their entire family and left the four towns directly, and another knight family chose to surrender to Fisher.
They are the Abbott Knight Family, and in the family there is a pair of brother and sister knights in their thirties.
Since the Case family had always wanted to swallow up the Abbott family's property, they had long been dissatisfied and supported Fisher's actions.
The Fisher family's greedy actions soon shocked every family in the four towns.
Baron Leander wrote a letter to Byrne, in which he expressed great surprise at the sudden demise of the Case family, and then denounced the abominations of the Poseidon Cult.
He also hoped to gain control of a village, thinking that the two families could be considered allies and that he had at least contributed to "pointing the way" for the Fischer family.
But Byrne simply ignored the letter. He just thought Baron Leander was quite humorous.
In the study, Byrne called Vanessa to tell him an important matter.
"Vanessa, I have something for you to do. Remember to do it well."
He said solemnly: "The spoils we have looted from the Case family these days, including those mysterious objects and precious jewels, are all sent to the Lion Family as gifts."
"Just say that it's to thank them for their guidance in setting up Fisher's factory in town."
Vanessa was not surprised at all. She lowered her head slightly and asked, "Master, should we send 30% or 50%?"
"all."
Byrne spoke without hesitation, emphasizing his tone.
A few days later, word spread of the Case family's demise and the Fisher family's movements.
The most shocking thing was the disappearance of a town in the southern part of the East Coast Province.
It really disappeared out of thin air, leaving no trace at all in the world, and people soon heard a horrifying name, the "culprit" of this cult sacrifice.
"Lost believers!"
A few days later,
the Garcia family's carriage slowly arrived at the town of Nasir. They arrogantly ignored the people who came to greet them and drove all the way to the door of the Fisher family, intending to call them to task.
However, when they saw the Lion Family emblem on the carriage parked outside, they silently drove the carriage away from Nasir Town.
Never came back.
Chapter 115 The War Begins
Although King Syat tried to imitate the most powerful Loen Empire, established a national standing army across the country, and gradually established the concept of a nation-state, he had no way to take back the land and military force of many nobles.
The power of local aristocrats in various provinces is still extremely huge. They even usurped the fruits of reform, directly controlled the power of the standing army, and still existed as local warlords in the form of families.
The military force in Syat is particularly strong, and the noble families that occupy the most land are the eight great noble families, including the royal family.
In fact, most of the land in the entire Syat Kingdom is directly or indirectly controlled by their eight major noble families.
In fact, the four eastern countries, including Syat, Rhea, Valer and Kania, were jointly established by ten large families that were expelled from the center of the continent by the Loen people.
The eight noble families of Syat, plus two other great noble families existing in other Eastern countries, have been constantly waging wars and forming alliances through frequent intermarriages for hundreds of years, always standing in high positions and ruling over numerous lesser nobles.
They are collectively known as the "Ten Pillars" of the East of Oden Continent.
Even the royal families of the four eastern countries are actually the strongest among the ten pillar families.
Because of the repeated sabotage actions of the Poseidon Cult in the East Coast Province, the Storm Church and the Syat Royal Family finally reached the point where they could no longer tolerate it.
They were determined to completely wipe out the Poseidon Cult lurking in the White Sea area.
However, although the Poseidon Cult is not a powerful force on land, it is extremely difficult to launch a naval war to annihilate them, and Syat must gather the strength of the entire country to make full preparations.
A year passed quickly.
The war jointly organized and prepared by the Storm Church and the Governor of the East Coast has finally begun. Not only the Siat Kingdom Army under the Governor is involved, but the private armed forces of nobles from all over the country are also forcibly recruited as the main force.
The Governor of the East Coast, Count Hoven, is the head of the Siat branch of the Hoven family, one of the "Ten Pillars".
The Hoven family, also known as the "Broken Giant Family", has several bloodlines of its own, and the most powerful one is the "Demigod Bloodline - Broken Giant".
Among the four eastern countries, the most powerful branch of the Hoven family is in Carnia in the north. That branch of the Hoven family successfully swept away all resistance and obstacles in Carnia and became the royal family of Carnia decades ago.
Count Hoven, the most powerful man on the East Coast, secretly supports the Eagle Family, making them compete with the Lion Family. Everyone knows one thing: behind the Lion Family there must be the support of the "Ten Pillar" families, but few people know which one they are.
Nasir Town.
In the reception room of Fisher Manor, Byrne spoke respectfully to an important member of the Lion family.
He was in his thirties, of medium build, wearing a black Syat military uniform, had no beard, and his eyes were always serious.
"Let's stop here, I have to go."
Abe Rhine put down the tea in his hand and shook his head.
He is the most outstanding among Viscount Best's many cousins. He is a lieutenant colonel in the Siat Kingdom Army and also a powerful bloodline knight who has successfully reached a higher level of qualitative transformation.
Byrne smiled and said respectfully,
"Regarding the supply of medicines and food, the Fisher family is very willing to cooperate with the military. By the way, I have brought some gifts for you and the Viscount. I hope you, Lieutenant Colonel Abel, can accept them."
Although the war had begun, the Fisher family did not go to the battlefield.
Because their family owned a food processing plant and a pharmaceutical factory, and with the connections to the Lion family, it was natural for them to take charge of a small part of the war's logistical affairs.
Although Siat's kingdom army was nominally controlled by Count Hoven, who was at odds with the Lion Family, in reality, he was not the only one in the army who could control everything.
There are two specific important reasons. The first reason is that the Hoven family in Syat is already struggling.
Count Hoven, the only one who inherited and activated the "Broken Giant" bloodline, was once thought to have the strength of a monarch.
Until a year ago, the true level of Count Hoven was accidentally exposed. It turned out that the powerful aura of a monarch was actually just a disguise through his blood characteristics.
Count Hoven's true strength is only at the "transformation period" at the peak of the second level. Although he is only one step away from the monarch level, among ten people who reach the "transformation period", not necessarily one can truly become a monarch-level powerhouse.
According to the rules of Syat, if there has been no monarch-level extraordinary person in the family for more than fifty years, the corresponding noble title will be taken back by the royal family.
In Syat's branch of the Hoven family, the last strong man who reached the monarch level was Count Hoven's grandfather, who had been dead for twenty-five years.
That is to say, if Count Hoven fails to successfully break through to the monarch level in the next twenty-five years, his title of earl will be revoked and the power status of the entire family will collapse.
The second important reason is that in the past year, Byrne has learned about the true backers of the Lion family.
It turns out that Viscount Best is actually the Roman family's spokesperson in the East Coast Province.
After many twists and turns, it turns out that the Fisher family is a vassal of the Roman family.
But then again, the Romans themselves were barely aware of Fischer's existence, confirming a famous saying about vassal relationships.
The power of the "Night Family" Roman Family is extremely huge, even ranking second among the eight noble families of Siat, and its strength is second only to the royal family of Yadley.
The Black Iron Duke of the Roman family is a top-level powerful man who has reached the middle level of monarchs.
Among the eight noble families of Syat, apart from the royal family, there are only three top families: the "Night" Roman family, the "Mist" Abernathy family, and the "Burning Blood" Castleton family, all of which have top-level monarchs.
"I can accept the gift, but you have to do it properly."
Abel Rhine slowly stood up, and before leaving, he still gave a very serious instruction:
"I have given you the order for food and medicine, and next time I come I will have someone bring the funds to pay for the order."
"My cousin trusts you very much. I hope you can deliver the goods successfully and the quality must not be bad. Do you understand? The Kingdom Army can entrust the production of part of the military supplies to you because of the guarantee of the Lion Family."
"This matter is very important!"
Byrne understood very well what Abel said. They were able to take part of the military supply orders entirely because of the reward from the Lion Family. Otherwise, they would not be qualified at all.
Moreover, they not only have to ensure the quality of military supplies, but most of the profits earned afterwards have to be handed over to the Lion Family.
Every small family that depends on the Lion Family will pay tribute, and most of the benefits gained by the Lion Family will naturally be paid to the Roman Family.
"Fischer's factory will never fall behind. Everything on the order will be made to the highest standards. We are not stupid and will definitely not have any bad ideas about these things."
Byrne made a solemn promise, and Abel Rhine finally left satisfied.
He smiled and personally saw the officer from the Lion Family off. Only when Lieutenant Colonel Abel completely left Nasir Town did Byrne finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Now he is very clear about the power of the Lion Family.
Viscount Best Rhine, Lieutenant Colonel Abel Rhine, and the mysterious "Black Lion".
The power they possess is totally incomparable to that of ordinary viscount families. There are three powerful people in the family who have reached the higher level of qualitative transformation.
In addition, the Lion Family can also find external aid from many churches, secret organizations, illegal supernatural beings, and even the powerful help of the Romen Family.
Moreover, although Viscount Best himself had not officially taken action for many years, he once had a glorious record of fighting one against two and personally killing two Rhea nobles who had undergone a qualitative transformation.
His nickname at that time was not "The Fox Commanding the Lions" but "The King of the Iron-Blooded Lions".
Standing at the entrance of the town, Byrne raised his head and stared at the two dazzling suns in the sky, without turning back for a long time.
He couldn't help but feel an extremely strong desire deep in his heart.
"Sooner or later, the fishermen of Nasir will be equal to the mighty lions."
The two factories in the town of Nasir began production in full swing. In order to successfully complete the orders from the Kingdom Army, the Fisher family decided to recruit workers and expand the factories.
Over the course of a year, the population of this port town had already been growing, and the start of the war attracted even more people.
When the Kingdom Army's order was successfully delivered, everyone in the Fisher family was overjoyed.
Even if they deducted the share they had to pay to the Lion Family, they still made a full 3,500 gold coins in net profit, which was undoubtedly an unprecedented huge gain!
Irene felt that the family had not held a sacrifice of sufficient standard for a long time, so she asked Byrne to go to the Alchemy Council on the surface and buy one or two treasure-level mysterious objects as sacrifices.
"The Fisher family is now thriving, which must be due to the blessing of the gods. We should thank the great Lord of the Lost."
Ten days later, Byrne returned from Fein City with two mysterious treasures, and all the 3,000 gold coins he had brought with him were used up.
The sacrificial ceremony to thank the Lost Lord began again, and the seven core members of the Fisher family gathered in the basement.
Irene knelt on the ground, with the members of the Fisher family behind her. She took out two mysterious objects of completely different treasure levels with great respect.
The first mysterious object is a silver-gray ring that emits red light, the "Silver-Gray Surgery", and the other mysterious object is a purple ribbon that keeps twisting like a snake, the "Spirit Snake".
"Great Lord of the Lost, the Fisher family is sincerely grateful to you. I will present you with two precious offerings, hoping to bring you a moment of joy and happiness."