Inside a mansion in the inner section of Vale.
Charles paced around his room with a grave look on his face.
How the hell did Pala get discovered so soon? Did she make a mistake?
What should I do now?
If that woman talks, my reputation will be ruined! Fuck!
He regretted making a rash decision.
I shouldn't have sent her the poison. I should have followed the original plan. Dammit!
He rubbed his temples with a dark look. He didn't like what was happening. Things were progressing differently than he had anticipated.
Lucas might not doubt , but those warriors… They follow that damn nephew of mine so it will be difficult to convince them.
He rubbed his chin as he pondered deeply on how he should deal with this troubleso issue. If nothing was to be done, his standing in the family would take a huge hit.
While he was racking his brains, he suddenly heard a commotion downstairs.
Bang!
Rumble!
Charles raised his eyebrows in surprise. "What's going on downstairs?"
"Should I go and take a look, my lord?" A figure suddenly appeared beside him.
Charles thought for a mont before shaking his head. "There's no need. The hired Knights will take care of it. Besides, that guy is also down there. They should be able to handle the situation."
Recently, he hired the services of a renowned rcenary group in Vale. His intention in hiring them was for his plan to take over Lucas's position.
They weren't just an ordinary rcenary group either. This was because their leader was a veteran Elite Knight! Furthermore, there were six Knights under him and over ten Knight Apprentices. The rest of their mbers were ordinary warriors who had so experience in battle. It was a big rcenary group consisting of more than seventy mbers!
At this mont, the sounds of fighting seed to have intensified and it looked like there weren't just a few intruders.
Charles frowned as he felt a sense of foreboding creeping slowly in his heart.
"Gerard, it seems like our presence is needed downstairs." He muttered.
Gerard nodded in agreent.
The two imdiately headed downstairs to check the situation and to their astonishnt, the intruders were actually Vale's city guards.
"What is the aning of this, Sir Anthony?" Charles stared deeply at the person leading the city guards.
It was Anthony Olliver, the current captain of Vale's city guards. Furthermore, he had already advanced to the Elite Knight realm!
Because of his advancent, he looked a decade younger than he was when he last visited North Pine Town a few months ago.
"Sir Charles, I didn't expect that you are actually such a conniving man." Anthony glanced at him and shook his head in disappointnt.
"I have no reason to explain myself to you. On account of our friendship, I advise you to surrender. Resistance will only make things worse." He added in a firm tone.
"Bullshit! Did Lucas pay you to capture ?! Or was it that bastard Alaric?!" Charles was livid with rage.
Anthony didn't say anything and just stared at him with a contemptuous smile.
Seeing his expression, Charles was pissed.
"Don't bla for this, Anthony. You just chose the wrong side." He muttered while sending Gerard a cutthroat gesture.
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As soon as he received Charles's instruction, Gerard imdiately made a move, exposing his level as an Elite Knight.
Anthony's eyes narrowed upon sensing Gerard's overwhelming aura.
This guy is actually stronger than the rcenary leader!
"How dare you look away from ?!" The rcenary leader nad, Jeffrey, roared as he swung his polearm.
Swoosh!
Anthony was also keeping an eye on Jeffrey so he quickly reacted by lifting his halberd.
Clang!
A dull 'clang' echoed as soon as their weapons clashed.
Anthony had only recently advanced so his mana was weaker compared to Jeffrey.
He felt his arms shaking after that collision.
Swoosh!
A shadow abruptly appeared on his left, not giving him the ti to defend.
Shit!
Anthony hastily moved to the side, narrowly evading the swift dagger that was aid at his neck.
He almost got !
Anthony took a deep breath as he looked at the man holding a pair of daggers.
Luckily, that person is here or this place would have been my graveyard.
He chuckled as he thought about the person who led them here.
Charles who was watching the scene frowned when he saw Anthony's smile.
"What is he smiling for?" He muttered in confusion.
Just then, he felt a cold sensation on his neck.
Hm?!
"Don't move if you don't want to die." A nonchalant voice drifted into his ears.
Charles looked down and saw a sword hanging over his neck.
Who is this person?! I didn't even sense his presence…
He was alard.
He always prided himself as one of the strongest in the North, but he was actually unable to detect soone's presence.
"Who are you, sir?" He asked, sweat trickling down his face.
"Don't try to negotiate with and don't even think about escaping." A mocking response resonated in his ears.
Fuck! Just who is this person?!
He was already at the peak of the Elite Knight realm, but against this person, he felt that there was no chance of resisting.
Even though he couldn't see the face of the man behind him, Charles could feel an overwhelming pressure akin to a towering mountain from him.
"My lord!" Gerard finally noticed what was going on, but it was already too late. His lord has been caught and this person also seed far more powerful than him!
A Transcendent Knight!
Gerard was stunned when he realized the other party's strength.
anwhile, Anthony imdiately took the chance to speak. "Put down your weapons if you don't want your lord to die!"
The rcenaries under Jeffrey hesitated. Charles was their client and if sothing happened to him, they might not receive their paynt.
"Just do as he says! Put down your weapons!" Charles shouted when he saw them hesitating. He was afraid that the man behind him would truly kill him.
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