Chapter 114 - Chapter 114: Chapter 110: Slaughter (2/2)
They burned to ash in the blue fire, scattering as embers, and in the darkness, the figures in the alley took on entirely different appearances.
Byrne, who had assumed the guise of “Baron Kesse,” touched his throat, his voice becoming grim and serious.
“Remember, in addition to eliminating the Kesse family and placing the Sea God Cult’s items, the last thing we must do is find Theo’s son, who is likely confined in the manor’s cellar.”
Theo’s expression was one of immense solemnity. For three whole months, he had been filled with anxiety and pain.
At last, he was about to bring his son back home.
After Byrne had made the situation clear, he nodded firmly and said with gravity:
“All right, action!”
They cleared the guards around the periphery of the Kesse family’s manor with lightning speed; because they had conducted extensive training exercises beforehand, everyone managed to perform quite flawlessly despite the tension.
But, an accident quickly occurred!
In an inconspicuous corner of the manor, a Mysterious rare artifact responsible for sounding alarms suddenly emitted a piercing screech!
“Buzz!”
Byrne suddenly looked up, understanding that in any operation, even with thorough preparation, there would still be unforeseen mishaps.
He couldn’t have predicted every contingency, what came next was to adapt on the fly!
“We’re under a night attack!”
“Hurry, counterattack!”
Two Bloodline Knights, who hadn’t managed to put on their armor, ran out from the manor and immediately rushed to Byrne’s side, for he was the spitting image of “Baron Kesse.”
“Lord Baron, what exactly has happened?”
“Is it an attack? Are the assailants evil cultists or from the Fischer family?”
Byrne shouted firmly, “Follow my orders! Protect me by my side!”
The two Bloodline Knights didn’t hesitate or show caution, rushing to stand by Byrne. In the next moment, they were enveloped in raging flames, screaming in agony as they madly rolled on the ground, the fire instantly spreading to the grass as well.
Byrne gestured sharply with his hand, and the fire intensity grew; soon, it would engulf the entire manor.
“Who are you!”
One Bloodline Knight quickly stilled, while the other, not yet completely burned to death, rose painfully, drew his blade, and attempted to strike Byrne.
But his blade was easily blocked by an invisible force, not making a single dent.
That was an invisible mirror Byrne created using “Mirror Deflection.”
“Aaaaahhh! Damn it! Who exactly are you!”
The Bloodline Knight engulfed in fire stared with eyes wide in fury, continuously roaring in hatred as his sword strikes proved futile.
“Burn even hotter.”
Byrne watched him calmly, and a more intense fire finally brought the knight to his knees, gradually reducing him to char.
The rest of the Fischers had already breached the manor, and besides Vanessa, who hesitated, they began a merciless, bloody slaughter.
Chris, now in the form of Arsh, held daggers in both hands, slaying one after another as he hurried to the cellar entrance.
“Ah! Don’t come any closer!”
Two trembling guards shot at him but he easily dodged their bullets, and in the next moment, two heads flew through the air, with copious amounts of blood spurting out.
Chris took the keys, unlocked the cellar door, and went inside, soon hearing the voice of Theo, the Guards Captain, from outside.
Theo arrived outside the cellar, and instantly shouted anxiously, “Have you seen my son, Young Master?”
He didn’t hear Chris’s reply, and his heart quickly rose to his throat; then he remembered that Young Master Chris was a man of few words and he sighed in relief.
Theo was about to enter the cellar when he saw Chris silently emerging from inside. Chris suddenly held out his hand to stop him at his chest, as if he didn’t want him to go inside.
“I, I need to go down, where is my son? Young Master, have you seen my son?”
Theo asked bewilderedly, but Chris just shook his head, pushing hard against him with his hand to prevent him from proceeding to the cellar.
The middle-aged man froze.
“No, this isn’t what we agreed upon…”
As Theo mumbled a few words, his face growing paler, he instinctively raised his arms, trying to push past him to see the situation in the cellar firsthand, but suddenly he collapsed as if his legs had given out.
Chris immediately supported Theo, and the middle-aged man wept in the younger man’s arms like a child.
“Ahh! Ahhhh!”
Under the dark sky, the flames continuously consumed the manor, the towering inferno illuminating the entire heavens, casting a suffocating red light that lit up the village, devouring the darkness.
Byrne stood watching the manor engulfed in flames, listening to the wails and screams surrounding him, feeling something within him growing ever more resolute.
This night would not be the end of the carnage but the beginning of all madness.
He suddenly spotted a dark figure rushing out at great speed and heading into the distance.
Byrne’s eyes filled with cold determination, he immediately gave chase without a moment’s hesitation!