"At least thirty cavalrymen broke through the gate. From the open space of the manor to the dungeon, there are signs of fierce fighting everywhere."
In the Manor of Manor, Lord Seychelles, a knight under the tricolor iris flag and wearing a green patterned plate armor, frowned and stroked the iron gate of the manor that had been deformed by the impact.
Many knights around him spread out, searching the deserted Manor with corpses everywhere, trying to find any clues.
The thin-haired Lord Seychelles said cautiously:
"A large-scale battle broke out between the two sides. At least half an hour ago, there was probably chaos here. Obviously, the vampires lost the battle. The only corpses on the ground were those of blood slaves, and they were in line with the requirements when the fleet transported them across the sea.
Quantity reported.”
"Judging from the wounds on the corpse, the other party used weapons made of high-purity silver. They came prepared."
"All the vampires of the Corleone family are gone. If they were not completely wiped out and their bodies were taken away, they were captured alive, or escaped, or even a combination of the three. No matter what, we no longer have to worry about what they are hiding.
The secret is lost—if it falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be destroyed without a trace."
But either situation is not good - Seychelles' heart sank, and he stroked his few remaining hair with his right hand wearing an iron glove.
Another voice came from behind: "The only good news is that the Duke didn't intend to use them in the first place, so they don't know our plans and actions."
I saw the well-groomed Lord Cassian, another knight with a title, standing up from the body of a blood slave on the ground and looking towards Seychelles.
"It's my fault. I'll go and apologize to the Duke later." The neatly groomed Knight Cassian looked horribly grave, but this aristocratic knight did not shirk his responsibility. He said with a solemn and suppressed expression:
"I ignored the large group of cavalry I found on the road. Now it seems that they were the ones who raided the Manor. If we had marched at full speed at that time, we might have been able to intercept them."
But Seychelles didn't think so. His intuition told him that the cavalry team that raided the Manor was very strange. Even if they intercepted the team, they might not have any good results.
Even though he and Cassian are both extreme end knights.
But Seychelles knew that now was not the time to attack his friends. He was already full of self-blame for the mistakes caused by his previous carelessness.
"Two problems need to be solved urgently." Seychelles glanced at the mottled walls of the manor and walked into the house.
"First, who are they?"
"Second, why did they come?"
Cassian followed his friend into the hall. Although he had smelled the smell of blood before, he couldn't help but turn his face when he saw the bloody scene in the hall.
Unlike Seychelles who worked as a mercenary in the Eastern Continent and lived life by the edge of a knife every day, Cassian's background was much better than that of his colleagues. Back then, when the old Duke personally made him a knight, he had just graduated from the army.
An excellent terminator swordsman who has completed training in the Tower of the End, a young boy with a bright future.
After he became a knight of the extreme realm, Cassian had not endured the bloodshed outside of the tourney for too long.
"We will send people out immediately. If we pursue it in all directions, we may be able to catch clues about these cavalry." Cassian looked at the blood-drained corpses on the table with disgust, frowning and said:
"If they are from a certain family, then entering the major noble estates in Dongcheng District will be the best cover."
But his colleague, Lord Seychelles, shook his head, thinking of the rabbits wandering around on the galloping grasslands of the Eastern Continent. No matter how many clever traps the herders of the Giseli tribe laid, they always had a way to survive.
Their only natural enemies are those sky falcons that soar in the sky and have a panoramic view of everything.
Seychelles followed the blood trail to the direction of the dungeon and objected: "We have been high-profile enough. Send people to track down various manors in Dongcheng District? After we have offended the entire upper class of the stars, we will probably be able to find them."
clues.”
"Since we can't catch their identities, we can only figure out why they came." Cassian raised an eternal lamp, covered his mouth and nose, and cursed these vampires who were insatiable for food and food.
Walking down the stone stairs into the dungeon that smelled of blood, a hazy voice echoed between the dark walls:
"This is a temporary residence lent to the Blood Bottle Gang to entertain and hide experts from the Corleone family, but neither Nekra nor Corleone is anywhere."
"Behind the Blood Bottle Gang are us and the Cullen family. This is an open secret in the circle. As for the support of the Corleone family, they have always been our secret liaison. Once they are discovered, they will probably follow the clues to our plan."
"All the families involved in the 'New Star' are more or less aware of the plan. This is not a cause for concern," Lord Seychelles, who walked in the thick bloody air but did not feel any difference at all, calmly analyzed: "
I have already sent someone to report to the Duke, and the contact from the Blood Bottle Gang will be coming soon. But what secret is the Corleone family hiding that would attract such a group of people?"
Cassian held up the eternal lamp and tried his best to maintain his appearance. He stopped in a ruins in the dungeon and looked around with confusion.
It can be seen that this ruins was originally a prison cell, but at this moment it has completely changed:
It seemed that it had experienced terrible damage. The iron bars, chains, and wall stones were all broken into small pieces, and the fragments were spread all over the limited prison cell.
It's like someone chopped it into small pieces.
"The dungeon is also the blood bank of the vampires." Seychelles said coldly: "It seems that some people don't like this place very much."
"Whether it's a vampire or a blood bottle gang, or even an intruder, why would they destroy the dungeon like this? To vent their anger?" Cassian asked puzzledly.
"The dungeon was not destroyed by them," Seychelles picked up a small piece of black mysterious stone material with some strange patterns and words engraved on it, with a solemn expression on his face: "This is a cell - I'm afraid, he is locked up here.
A certain terrifying character got out of trouble, and the group of cavalry who rushed in worked with him inside and outside to 'cleanse' this bloody manor."
If Thales were here, he would probably applaud the thin-haired knight: his guess is infinitely close to the truth.
"This level of destruction," Cassian, who frowned tightly as he looked at the extent of destruction in the dungeon, exclaimed in amazement, "Only an extreme master can achieve this."
"No." Seychelles' eyes suddenly became extremely strange. He held the mysterious black bulk material in his hand and said:
"Judging from its shape, this stone is probably part of a yoke."
"I suspect that it is these shackles that have locked up that mysterious man."
The next moment, the black stone in his left hand was thrown into the air.
Seychelles' eyes were sharp, and the cross-guard sword on his left waist was instantly unsheathed.
The sharp sword edge cut through the mysterious black stone.
At that moment, there was no sound.
A second later, invisible ripples spread through the narrow dungeon as the air squeezed.
Tearing deep huge cracks in the surrounding walls!
Cassian behind him nodded in admiration. This perfect sword perfectly combined precision, speed and ingenuity. Even the "Flower of the Fortress" was nothing more than that.
The sound of the sword cutting stone finally came.
"Qiang!"
The sound was crisp and sparks flew everywhere.
"boom!"
The strong wind caused by swinging the sword could even reach his ears at this time.
I saw the force of Seychelles' sword, and a piece of earth and stone fell down on all four walls. Wherever the strong wind hit, dust suddenly flew up in the cell!
The eternal lamp in Cassian's hand was instantly extinguished by the strong wind.
The strong wind disappeared.
Seychelles remained expressionless and sheathed his sword.
Cassian covered his mouth and nose. Although he was disgusted with the dust, he lit the eternal lamp again, bent down, and rummaged through the earth and rocks.
When Cassian brought the black mysterious stone to Seychelles, the two looked at each other.
The two ultimate knights of the end saw surprise and fear in each other's eyes.
The black stone that had been slashed by the extreme master's sword was now lying in Cassian's hand intact and without any damage.
The two were silent for a long time, until Cassian spoke with difficulty:
"It seems I was wrong again. This level of destructive power——"
The livid Cassian turned his head and looked at the shattered cell, his face full of disbelief:
"Even extreme masters can't do it!"
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Eleven o'clock in the evening.
In the bedroom on the third floor of Mindis Hall, Thales, who was the protagonist of the discussion between the two extreme knights in the Manor, had escaped from the disaster and his clothes were tidy again, and he was sitting awkwardly on the bed.
He stared blankly at the palace lady in front of him who was about forty years old, but still charming and had a beauty mark on the corner of her mouth - training.
What a pity - Thales thought - it would have been better if he had been gentler.
"Is this the heir to the kingdom you are looking after?"
"Are you barbarians?"
"What your Majesty has entrusted to you is his bloodline! The future of the stars! It's not a gray monitor lizard that can survive just being thrown on an island!"
"You guys can't even take care of a gray monitor lizard like this!"
The majestic palace lady was scolding His Majesty the King's two most trusted subordinates, Count Gilbert Cassel and Guard Yodel Gato, with a domineering roar. However, the latter two bowed their heads in submission and accepted.
her rebuke.
"His daily diet is bread beef? Did you know it's the time when he's growing?"
"Have you ever given him a bath? Don't tell me that wiping it with water is called washing!"
"Can't you see that he has wounds all over his body that need careful attention? Bandages? What are those?"
"You haven't taught him how to dress properly? Don't use lack of time as an excuse!"
"What kind of bedding are you looking for for him? This quilt and pillow are simply child killers!"
"You actually don't allow him to appear in the open air? Do you know how important sunlight is to growth!"
"Safe? Don't make excuses! Wasn't he kidnapped in front of your eyes when he was indoors?"
"Give me the little vampire girl's room a hundred meters away! What? There is no such room? Then dig one out for me immediately!"
"From tomorrow onwards, in addition to protecting and teaching, you will stay ten meters away from him!"
"You two useless men!"
After a long while, when Jinni's angry sermon ended, she drove the two "useless men" out of Thales' room ("Go and prepare everything on the list for me right away!" - Jinni)
, suddenly turned around.
He was so frightened that Thales, who was drinking water from a glass and watching the show, shrank back half a meter.
Looking at Ji Ni's stern eyes, the time traveler thought of his former high school teacher.
But Jinni just looked at Thales hesitantly and complicatedly, and finally sighed softly.
She forced a smile and said as gently as she could:
"Don't be afraid, Thales."
"You are safe now and you will always be safe."
"During the month you are in Mindis Hall, I will be solely responsible for your daily life."
Thales swallowed his water and nodded: "Thank you, uh-"
Jinni gently took over his words:
"I am Jini Bakvi, a first-class palace lady, your father's loyal friend, subject, and... well, how should I put it..." At this point, Jini paused, as if thinking about something.
But she still raised her eyebrows, as if "I thought of some word to use", and said decisively:
"...and his lover."
Thales couldn't hold on and sprayed water on the bed.
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On a road not far from Mindis Hall, Yoder appeared in the void, kneeling on one knee in front of a strong and burly figure.
"You should go in and take a look." Yoder said hoarsely.
But the strong figure just remained silent.
It took quite a while.
"Same as twelve years ago, you always make choices that deviate from your original intentions." The strong figure slowly said: "Even if you know his origins and have met his mother."
Yodel knew that the other party was not talking about Mancao Manor.
"But you sent Gilbert here." Yoder lowered his head slightly: "You are also hesitant."
The strong figure remained silent for a long time.
Finally, he raised his head and glanced at the lights in the room on the third floor, then decisively turned around and left surrounded by a group of elite guards covered in silver armor.
Only the masked guard's lonely figure was left, kneeling in the moonlight.