Chapter 75 Chapter 68 Gedohoya
In the mansion of Marquis Kesol de Viscount, the King of Peka’s most trusted Sword of the Kingdom frowned, listening to Duke Dawn’s account.
“Even though he has been dead for fifty years… however, after all, this person once touched the edge of divinity. If he were to cause trouble again, it’s not impossible that he has ulterior motives.”
“Perhaps at this moment, ambitious people from the Kingdom and even the Empire, and even evil beings hidden behind the world’s brilliance will try to collude with him. We must maintain the utmost caution.”
These were the last words spoken by Grand Duke Dawn de Adrian, his golden pupils gazing at his colleague opposite him, who was frowning deeply.
“Those stubborn old fools who refuse to die… Hmph, if His Majesty hadn’t been injured back then, how could such insignificant people dare to rebel?”
Marquis Keso’s fists were clenched tightly, and his dark, ink-like eyes held a tinge of nascent anger.
“Furthermore, if His Majesty hadn’t been willing to be bound again twenty years ago to protect Agrand, wouldn’t he be able to step into the divine realm again now? These rebels, even if they die ten thousand times, cannot escape their guilt!”
“Keso, I share your feelings as well. As His Majesty’s subjects, you and I should both…”
Duke Dawn’s words were cut short as he saw Marquis Keso’s expression suddenly change.
“What happened?”
Marquis Keso shook his head and slowly said, “My two guards are dead.”
Duke Dawn raised his head slightly, showing no excessive surprise, but merely a trace of sorrow out of respect for his colleague.
Marquis Keso’s face, ashen and uncertain, added:
“They were the guards I assigned to Ronald.”
Duke Dawn’s cheek twitched, and his expression also changed abruptly.
Ronald’s apparent identity was Marquis Keso’s illegitimate son, but his true identity, as the leader of the Royalist Party, was something Dawn naturally knew.
Marquis Keso stood up, pulling his cloak, and called for an attendant to find the hurried steward, asking directly and without interruption:
“Where did Ronald go?”
“My Lord Marquis, Young Master Ronald, as usual, accepted a request in the Sunset Forest at the Adventurer’s Guild.”
“Sunset Forest… That is Gedohoya’s territory.”
Marquis Keso muttered, his expression shifting between uncertainty and anger, then turned to the steward, gave a few instructions, and walked out with his sword.
“My Lord Marquis, I’ll go with you.”
Dawn, who had disguised himself as an envoy again, also hurried to his side and comforted him in a lowered voice.
“Keso, you don’t need to panic like this. His Majesty’s Royal Guard is also by his side. That person… you’ve seen him before, even someone like us a Saint Rank cannot easily defeat quickly.”
Marquis Keso nodded, his expression softening slightly. Just as Keso was about to speak, he suddenly sensed a subtle and obscure fluctuation that made his expression turn to alarm again, and he turned his gaze directly towards the not-too-distant west.
That was… the fluctuation emitted by that existence… In the current world, the only possibility was the fall of the Royal Guard.
…
Marquis Keso of the border did not wait for the guard to assemble. He and Grand Duke Dawn, the “Golden Lion,” hurried to the Sunset Forest. The powerful aura of the two Saint Ranks made most of the magical beasts in this territory tremble.
Even territorial lords of magical beasts of the same level were wary of such blatant provocation by humans, suspecting if they were trying to initiate war again.
“This is it.”
Marquis Keso stared intently at the aura subtly captured by the causal lines in his hand, arriving at the ground completely devoid of life by black, defiled energy.
“Golden Lion” Dawn frowned deeply: “It wasn’t long ago, only about an hour, precisely the moment we felt it.”
Marquis Keso also nodded and said, raising his face.
“They didn’t fight for long. Besides the power of the Royal Guard, the most prominent was the Flame, but they were all completely wiped out in the end, and even that power was completely destroyed. Clearly, that person’s strength surpassed yours and mine, even above Saint Rank.”
“Blazing Flame and strength above Saint Rank, could it be…”
Marquis Keso saw his expression and his own face changed, and he quickly shouted.
“My Lord Duke, be careful with your words!”
Suddenly, a heavy pressure descended from the sky. The expressions of the two Saint Rank powerhouses changed dramatically. In an instant, they unleashed their domains and erupted with their strongest auras, barely avoiding being directly suppressed.
“Humans, you have trespassed into my territory and further defiled my land with corrupt power. Has Lancaster forgotten the ancient contract?”
The voice echoing from high in the sky was majestic and ancient.
It condescendingly addressed the King of Peka by name, without the slightest respect, yet as the two most steadfast members of the Royalist Party, they dared not harbor any resentment in their hearts.
The giant black dragon flapped its membranous wings, its dark black scales reflecting the twilight sunset, as if capable of swallowing the entire world. The dragon’s sun-like, scorching gold pupils looked down at the minuscule two humans on the ground.
“We dare not, Your Majesty Gehoyah. We have no intention of violating your majesty… but this matter concerns our King, so we had no choice but to travel to your territory.”
“Golden Lion” Dawn’s face was terrifyingly grim. He had never expected this legendary black flame dragon to appear before them so quickly.
However, he had no choice but to step forward, enduring the powerful dragon’s might, and said:
“I implore you, recalling how we fought alongside His Majesty in the past, to forgive our transgression. Keso and I will leave immediately.”
“You wish to leave? As for fighting Lancaster, ha…”
The giant dragon spoke from the sky. Its star-like, majestic, and fiery pupils showed mockery.
“Of course, who would disobey the command of the Hero of the Sacred Sword. But since this matter also concerns Lancaster, I can wait for his will to communicate with me personally. Until then, you are welcome to be guests in my territory.”
Dawn internally cried out that things were not good.
The meaning in Gehoyah’s words was quite clear: before the King’s envoy arrived, he and Keso could not escape from here.
This was something Dawn could absolutely not accept. From the Royal Capital to the easternmost border of the Kingdom, even for a Saint Rank expert traveling at full speed, it would take at least a week. Adding travel and information transmission, it would delay things by at least half a month!
And the upheaval they were worried about was happening these recent days!
“Your Majesty Gehoyah, please excuse me and Keso, as we have urgent matters to attend to and cannot accept your gracious hospitality… I apologize for offending your majesty, Keso, let’s go!”
Their domains were instantly pushed to the limit. The wild wind whipped up their cloaks. Duke Dawn drew his golden ceremonial sword with his right hand, his hair dancing in the fiercely strong wind; beside him, Marquis Keso de Viscount also raised his weapon simultaneously. Black blade edges flowed with a nascent, blazing flame, emitting an extremely powerful fluctuation!
Facing the two Saint Rank powerhouses standing at the peak of the secular world, the giant black dragon merely flapped its membranous wings. The dragon’s roar revealed disdain and contempt.
Gedohoya suddenly shook its dragon wings. In the endless void above the sky, a roaring gale was stirred!
—
In the air, the disturbed aura by the two Saint Domains and the legendary dragon was naturally also sensed by Verafia, who was being forcefully pulled away by Ignet.
However, in her current extremely poor condition, she no longer possessed the strength to even ponder this.
The young girl suddenly stumbled, her body completely devoid of strength. She was tripped by a branch, and her delicate body was heavily thrown to the ground.
