Chapter 240 - Chapter 240: Chapter 230: The Full Picture (2/2)

“We absolutely cannot let him break through to Monarch status, but how do we stop him, how… can we kill him?”

Byrne took a deep breath, his mind still in turmoil, and said calmly:

“Bast Leone is very powerful, and there are many formidable members among the main members of the Lion clan, plus he has close ties with the Romann family and the Tempest Church. No doubt, killing Viscount Bast without exposing us as the murderers is a very difficult task.”

Before Chris could reply, Byrne started planning on his own:

“We’re pressed for time, so we only have the moment of his breakthrough, by that time, I will go find Marzo to join us… Chris, I will deliberately tell them you are not on the East Coast, you must follow us according to the message I leave behind.”

Chris nodded, silent.

A few days later, Byrne and Marzo arrived at Ahornblatt Manor.

When the phenomenon of demon backlash occurred, deep inside Byrne’s heart, he began to ponder immediately, concluding that it was very likely a test by Viscount Bast.

So he and Marzo honestly eliminated the demon, without doing anything out of the ordinary.

“How is he?”

Then, Marzo looked at Byrne calmly as he helped Viscount Bast to his feet.

Byrne did not give the signal to strike, so Marzo could only let the matter drop.

He was very clear at the time that if they really acted, they would not be able to disassociate themselves, and they needed a much more secretive place to kill Viscount Bast.

Besides, Bast might not have truly lost his power at that time.

After hearing about Bast’s childhood, Byrne was completely convinced of the man’s nature, someone cold to the bone, who would trust no one.

If he were to successfully break through to Monarch, he would never allow a power full of secrets and so close at hand to exist; he would only pose a huge threat to the Fischer family in the future!

Upon arriving at White Bones Canyon, Byrne took the initiative to talk about Zavier’s diary to lower Bast’s guard.

Both Marzo and Byrne were very wary of the existence of the “Dragon Taming Lord”; Byrne even once had the thought of abandoning the action, as that man was simply too thorny.

“Thank goodness such a person is our ally, not our enemy.”

Marzo said at the time, completely sarcastically, for they both knew that the “Dragon Taming Lord” was not an ally at all, but rather would be the biggest obstacle to killing Bast.

“Indeed.”

At the time, Byrne also nodded calmly.

He silently gazed at the sky, continuously pondering in his heart when the opportunity would come to make a move.

If it really wouldn’t work out, then he would just give up for the time being.

The dense fog of White Bones Canyon, the sudden appearance of the Stars Embrace Order, brought a turning point to everything, only Byrne didn’t expect that Marzo would die—actually, up to now, he still found Marzo’s death very suspicious.

As for who leaked the information to the Stars Embrace Order, he already had a guess.

Byrne kept moving through the white mist, looking for Bast’s trace, knowing this was his last chance; finally, he witnessed the scene just now.

So, Byrne resolved to make his move!

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“Bast Leone, you often say destiny is your pawn, but aren’t we both being fooled by destiny?”

Byrne kept moving, silently observing the distance, well aware that by his own strength alone, he could not defeat that man.

Even with power on the same level, their combat strengths were not in the same league.

How many Transmutation Extraordinary Exponents in the world could defeat Bast in a one-on-one fight?

“Ha…”

Bast breathed heavily, his muscles bulging beneath his clothes, his eyes shifting back and forth between black and white, as he began to laugh hysterically with his hair disheveled!

“Hahahaha! Ridiculous! The ones fooled by destiny are only you all, never me! Destiny is but a stepping stone to me, and the corpses of all of you shall champion me as the new king!”

“That is your fate!”

A nature-infused arrow suddenly shot out from the darkness, speeding across a vast distance in an instant, arriving next to Viscount Bast!

His reaction was incredibly fast, his gigantic sword swung in an attempt to deflect the arrow.

However, Byrne had already initiated “Instantaneous Transfer,” swiftly moving the arrow forward a notch, successfully bypassing the giant sword’s block.

The arrow struck deep into his flesh, the emerging natural aura instantly taking root and sprouting, those plants voraciously consuming Bast’s blood and flesh!

Marzo, she was indeed not dead, was it feigned death or a body double? This person even deceived themselves!

A mix of shock and joy bubbled inside Byrne; now it was three against one!

“Hm, looks like everyone’s here! Good!”

Bast’s eyes turned cold, he took a deep breath, and the air around him instantly chilled, turning sinister. He released several ferocious and terrifying demons filled with deadly killing intent, without any hesitation!