Chapter 363 - Chapter 363: Chapter 343 Chaos (2/2)

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He scanned the vast expanse with the powerful perception common to Consecution Extraordinary Exponents of the 5th Rank and did not detect any trace of Marquis Vlad. The latter must have escaped to a place beyond tracking.

Byrne fell into deep thought, regretting not having killed Marquis Vlad; however, the defeat would likely deter him from returning.

“However, it is certain now that Marquis Vlad harbors a rebellious mind, and that is indeed a good thing,” he mused.

For the Fischer family at present, defeating a mid-level Monarch Extraordinary powerful expert was not a challenge at all. They had yet to use their trump card, the power of sacrificing life force to summon divine miracles.

“Should we call upon the great Lord of the Lost, he could be killed in an instant. Moreover, there are more than ten devout followers of the Dawn Church in Nasir City alone, so we wouldn’t even need to expend Lilian’s limited lifespan.”

Shaking his head, he murmured to himself:

“But let’s keep this trump card hidden for now. After all, our enemies are not limited to Marquis Vlad alone; we cannot lay all our cards on the table at the onset of war.”

At that moment, the black mist of the Lord of the Lost emerged once again, and in the blink of an eye, Byrne and Chris were dragged back to the city of Banyoles, thousands of miles away.

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In a city within the territory of the “Flaming Blood Proud Dragon” Castleton family in Glenborough Province:

Underneath the peaceful exterior, an undercurrent was surreptitiously stirring—the once-busy and orderly streets suddenly filled with a tense and restless atmosphere. The citizens were no longer their usual composed selves; their eyes flickered with an anomalous glow, as if each person had been ignited by an indescribable emotion.

What started as isolated voices of protest soon spread like wildfire among the crowd. These voices began softly but quickly swelled into a flood that swept through the entire city.

“We need more bread!”

“We support Marquis Vlad as the new king! Noah is unworthy!”

“Marquis Vlad, he should be our king!”

“Down with the Salvation Church! They’re just a bunch of tax-collecting dogs over our heads!”

The citizens took to the streets, shouting various slogans of dissatisfaction that rose and fell in waves. As the crowd gathered, the once orderly city descended into chaos.

Shop windows were smashed, street trees set ablaze, and in moments, everything was a shambles with anger and discontent written on the people’s faces.

This insurrection came so suddenly, like an unforeseen storm, thoroughly disrupting the city’s order—no longer were the citizens docile townsfolk, but now they were angry warriors!

Soon, many forces within the city mobilized to suppress the insurrection, with people injured and arrested, but many more chose to stand firm.

The city’s nobles and officials were puzzled at the sudden support for Marquis Vlad as king and the cries to overthrow the Salvation Church; such rumors could lead to a terrible mess if spread.

What was most frightening was the complete lack of warning before the rebellion—it was as if everything had happened all at once.

And those resisters, they were equally mystified…

As a distant relative of Marquis Vlad, the mayor in the council hall suddenly shouted, “Quick, bring the leader here! The Flaming Blood Proud Dragon family had no such plans, why would they do this!”

After some time, the nobles and officials in the council hall met with the leading figure.

It was an extremely elderly man with a stooped back and a black cloak, possessing only one eye and purple hair.

He took out a black heptagram carving.

“The ‘gift’ He bestowed upon me still holds fifteen ‘places’, and you here just happen to number fifteen—clearly, everything is preordained,” he said.

“Let you become one of us!”

The mayor was stunned.

“Stars Embrace Order…”

That was the heptagram representing the Stars Embrace Order!

This is not good!

Although he wanted to do something, it was already far too late.

The next moment, including the mayor, everyone in the council hall uncontrollably moved to the window and looked up at the sky in unison!

A massive black constellation appeared beyond the sky!

That black constellation, dotted with numerous gigantic eyes, looked down upon the world with eminently strong malevolence, its chaotic power seemingly endless, and the feeble will deep within the people of the council hall instantly plunged into frenzied chaos!

“Aaaaaaaahhhhh!”

Their hands bore the mark of the Stars Embrace Order, a black heptagram filled with the breath of chaos!

The one-eyed old man silently gazed upon this scene and said calmly, “There’s no doubt about it, now is the best time to overthrow this nation, let the situation descend into ultimate madness!”