Chapter 439 - Suspicious Clan Head (1/2)

Not expecting Lawrend to suddenly attack, the Clan Head had his guard down.

The two of them were touching the orange gem, which made it not activate.

Lawrend poured his fire mana inside the Clan Head's body. His body started burning and turning to ash.

The Clan Head quickly realized what was going on. He determinedly chopped at his arm and detached it from his body.

Lawrend let go of the hand and put the orange gem in his storage ring.

”W-What are you doing, Your Highness!?” the Clan Head shouted unusually loudly.

He was clearly trying to get the attention of the other people outside. That way, Lawrend would not dare to kill him with all of the witnesses.

”I'm not an idiot. I saw the greed in your eyes. If you were slower, you would have died. Though, I simply used a High Mage spell,” Lawrend replied coldly.

”But that was something from our clan! I don't know how you got it, but I do know what's something that belongs to us,” the Clan Head said seriously.

Although he was facing Lawrend, he wasn't afraid. As the Clan Head, he knew something that an outsider like Lawrend doesn't know.

”I saw the ancestor. That gem was his gift to me,” Lawrend calmly revealed to him.

”Wh–!”

The Clan Head dropped his jaw in shock.

”I also know that this clan is a branch clan of the Ignis clan,” Lawrend continued.

”W-Who are you!? How did you meet the ancestor!?”

The Clan Head was so shocked that it looked like he saw a ghost. In his mind, only the Clan Head could do that using a Magic Artifact and a family-exclusive spell. Besides, they can only meet someone insignificant from the Ignis Clan. They were never able to summon an ancestor.

”Look.”

Lawrend walked closer to the blood pond and slit his wrist lightly. A drop of blood fell and boiled before quickly disappearing. It wasn't enough to summon that phoenix again.

”Who are your parents!?” the Clan Head asked in disbelief.

Now that he was given proof, there was no denying it. Even though he can't feel Lawrend's bloodline, the reaction of the Ancestor Blood Pond was enough. Only those with the blood of the Ignis would be able to incite such a reaction.

”Neat. I don't have to find my father to ask him about it. My father's name was Rendal Horiel,” Lawrend replied.

Suddenly, the Clan Head's eyes widened into even more disbelief.

”N-No way…”

The Clan Head walked back slowly in a daze.

”What? Do you know my father?” Lawrend asked and squinted his eyes.

”N-No… I don't know that bastard…” the Clan Head replied as hate appeared in his eyes.

Lawrend instantly realized that the Clan Head knew who his father was. He walked closer to the Clan Head and stood in front of him.

”Tell me what happened,” Lawrend said with dead serious eyes.

”Y-Your Highness, I was just talking nonsense. I don't know that person.”

The Clan Head forced a smile on his face and avoided eye contact with him.

”Stop lying to Master!” Aezel shouted.

She walked towards him and gazed at him with her red pupils.