"ATREUS VERMILLION...! HOW DARE YOU MAKE LOVE WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER...!"
Oh shit.
I hurriedly pulled my pants back up and put my magic cloak back on.
That bastard Archer Aurelius hadn’t gone completely drunk and fully asleep as I expected.
Instead of getting drunk, Archer Aurelius glared at fiercely, like soone who had just woken up and ready to war.
Tch...did Azalea forget to drug his wine?
No, Azalea won’t do that kind of mistake.
It seems Archer Aurelius has developed a natural immunity to the drug, allowing him to withstand its effects.
’WOOOSHHH...!’
The purplish-black aura radiating from Duke Archer’s figure instantly made the air feel suffocating and the ground shook violently.
"YOU PLAN TO MAKE WEAK AND SLEEP DEEP WITH THAT DELICIOUS WINE...?! HAH...! FROM THE FIRST TI I CA HERE, I HAD SUSPECT WHEN AZALEA ALWAYS OFFERED THAT DELICIOUS WINE...! THAT USELESS WOMAN MUST BE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENEMY AND MY SUSPECT IS RIGHT! NOT ONLY AZALEA, IT TURNS OUT SHEIZA IS ALSO IN CONNECTION WITH YOU, ATREUS VERMILLION....!" Duke Archer exclaid with thunderous anger, making the windows in the grand hall shake violently until so of them cracked.
This bastard was truly enraged, and I could already feel his intense killing desire, causing the Black Star in my right palm to glow, emitting a black aura in readiness.
First things first, I activated the ti and dinsion spell, using it to teleport Azalea and Sheiza, who were still sprawled out of the grand hall.
In a re seconds, Azalea and Sheiza disappeared, which was good, so I could engage Duke Archer, who had now ford his silver bow, one of his most powerful weapons.
"VERMILLION...! SO KING VICTOR DRAGOMIR’S ASSUMPTIONS WERE CORRECT...! THIS LITTLE VERMILLION IS LIKE A COCKROACH THAT’S HARD TO DEATH...! HE STILL EXISTS AND DISTURB KING VICTOR DRAGOMIR’S STEP TO GLORY...!" Duke Archer exclaid furiously.
"...a ’cockroach’ who can fuck your wife and daughter, huh... Is that what made you angry, Duke Archer?" I asked provocatively.
"B-BASTARD...! YOU—"
"Stop acting like Azalea and Sheiza betrayed you, Archer. It wasn’t them who betrayed you, but its you who betrayed them both. Do you think about them every ti you co here? No. You only think about King Bahamut, who is sealed in the golden palace of Aaren. You don’t care about those two sacrifice and loyalty who have fulfilled their duties just to please you. Ah, I know. All you care about is how you can curry favor with King Victor Dragomir. You don’t care about Azalea or Sheiza. What a stupid Duke."
"VERMILLION...! YOU’RE DEAD...!"
’WOOSHHH...!’
The flash of magical purple aura radiating brightly from his silver bow grew even brighter, and I could feel the pressure of an imnse power.
Although I knew Duke Archer’s strength was dominated by the knight gear and weapons he wore, the way he used it to elevate his power was terrifying and dangerous.
With a swift draw of his bow, five magical purple arrows shot towards my head and neck.
I hastily conjured black earth magic to form a fortress that imdiately beca my frontal shield.
ZAASHH...!
What the...those five arrows suddenly disintegrated into hundreds of arrows?!
Even with a split second’s delay, I quickly moved to spread the black stone shield in front of , enlarging it so that it not only covered my front but also my left and right sides.
THUNK!
THUNK!
THUNK!
The sound of arrows and magical flashes raining down on my black stone shield was incredibly loud.
The cracks in my black stone shield widened as the rain of hundreds of magical arrows was not only nurous, but also powerful and fast!
STAB!
STAB!
"Ughh...!"
Damn it.
Five arrows managed to penetrate my black stone shield, piercing my left and right arms.
I was forced to kneel down to catch my breath, looking down at my arms, which were covered in blood from the force of Duke Archer’s magical arrows.
"HAH....! WHATS WRONG, VERMILLION...?! DID YOUR BLACK STONE SHIELD FAILED TO PROTECT YOU...?! YOU’RE A FOOL IF YOU THINK A SHIELD ENHANCED WITH BLACK MAGIC CAN COUNTER ARCHER AURELIUS’ ARROW ATTACK...!"
Duke Archer’s thunderous shout rang in my ears.
Although the black shield I had ford was still standing, protecting , it was already full of cracks.
Damn it.
Even with my black magic enhanced by the power of the Black Star, Duke Archer’s bow attack still managed to surpass it.
In front of , the black stone shield I had ford still stood firm, though it was already full of cracks.
From behind the black stone shield, I could feel Duke Archer’s oppressive aura growing, indicating that Duke Archer was planning his next attack.
I stood up, enduring the pain from the five magical arrows still lodged in my right and left hands.
Then, suddenly, I felt my instincts overco .
I reflexively used black wind magic to make my body move more easily and quickly to dodge.
And at that very mont, my survival instincts ignited, filling my mind and every nerve, muscle, and movent in my body, causing to reflexively exit the black stone shield I’d ford.
And a second later, a large purple magical arrow had just shot out, smashing the black stone shield into pieces.
THUNK...!
SMASHH...!
If I had been even a second slower to dodge, the magical arrow would have surely pierced my stomach, aning instant death.
Duke Archer was completely focused on single-aiming attacks with such high damage output that it destroyed my entire black stone shield.
"Tch...! You managed to dodge...?! I won’t let it happen again...!"
Duke Archer’s call echoed again as he drew his silver bow quickly, releasing five purple arrows that imdiately exploded into hundreds of arrows that chased like homing missiles aiming for my head.
In this situation, there was no ti to form a black stone shield.
Dodging them also impossible, as the hundreds of arrows rained down on so heavily that there was no gap whatsoever.
The only remaining way to tackle it is to imdiate counter attack.
My concentration was already focused on the combination of black fire magic and black lightning magic.
When I raised my right palm, the black fire and black lightning rged into a burst of magic bullets that shot with equal force and speed.
And so, a fierce clash between the hundreds of purple magical arrows and my black electric fire bullets ensued.
’BOOM...!’
’BOOM...!’
’BOOM...!’
’BOOM...!’
’BOOM...!’
’BOOM...!’
Both were equally fast, equally powerful, and possessed high precision.
I felt like I was witnessing a barrage of missiles colliding with each other, creating a series of explosions that destroyed the long tables and chairs in the grand hall.
Even the Aurelius banner behind was burning, along with the wooden fra on the ceiling.
THUNK...!
THUNK...!
STAB!
STAB!
"Ggghh...!"
Damn, amidst those destroyed magical arrows, two arrows remained, piercing my right thigh.
I wasn’t quick enough to detect it, thinking all his magical arrows had been destroyed by my black electric fire magical bullets, but in reality, there were still so left.
Amidst the burning tables, chairs, flags, and wooden pillars in the grand hall, Duke Archer stared at with disdain.
His cruel smile was fixed on , still eager to fight .
"Heh... Atreus Vermillion... last I saw you, the only child of Lord Vermillion and Lady Vermillion, useless due to frequent illness. But I didn’t expect you to be able to keep up with my arrow strikes...! My strongest enemies usually can’t keep up with my first arrow strike... but you can keep up with until my second arrow strike...! Hah...! No wonder King Victor Dragomir often warns the dukes about the threat of Vermillion... so you are a real threat to Dragomir’s dominance...!"
Duke Archer’s shout amidst the flas felt like Dragomir’s declaration of war on Vermillion.
Damn it.
The thing I feared most had happened.
If Duke Archer were to set his sights on Vermillion, it wouldn’t just be who would be targeted, but also the Vermillion domain, Thornvale, my wife, my concubines, and my entire army.
A large-scale war would ensue, and I wasn’t sure my current forces were strong enough to withstand it.
"Baron Atreus...! I heard a huge explosion in the direction of the Grand Hall...! I-is Duke Archer there...?"
Leysha’s voice in my head briefly distracted .
"Yes, Leysha...this bastard isn’t drunk and sleeping like a pig as we planned..." I replied telepathically.
"O-oh...th-then I’ll be there with the knights and assassins to assist you, Baron Atreus...!"
I didn’t reply imdiately.
My gaze fell on Duke Archer, who was still glaring at viciously, as if enjoying the sight of kneeling with seven of his magical arrows lodged in my body.
I knew this was the worst-case scenario I never wanted, but that didn’t an I hadn’t planned for a mitigation asure in case it did happen.
And I had prepared that mitigation asure, even though my body was so badly injured.
"Leysha, stay outside the palace alongside with Alex, Cecile, and the knighst and assassins. I’ll be in touch. Let handle it by myself."
"A-alone, Baron? A-are you sure?"
"Yes. Trust ."
I stopped my telepathy so that Leysha’s voice could no longer be heard.
"....keep counting your arrow attacks, Duke Archer, because you will never be able to defeat ...!" I said challenging Archer fiercely.
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