Chapter 97 Fog-like Woman (2/2)

There were only two of them. Even though she could easily finish them off, she was unwilling to act rashly. The Church would definitely not let things rest if she killed Clause and Michelle now. If she attracted the attention of a large group of Spellcasters and Knights of the Divine Palace, and in so doing influenced her teacher's plans, then the gains would not outweigh the losses.

But even though she was unable to seize the opportunity to get rid of Steve, killing his Sword Saint guard was enough. It would cause a commotion all around Wissen Town.

Maryse believed that after understanding the abilities of the Association of Dark Magic, Yang Ling would not ignore such a powerful potential ally. As long as she was successful in dispelling Yang Ling's caution and misunderstanding, then her plan would have already succeeded by half.

After receiving the order, the Dark Knights and Dark Spellcasters quickly vanished into the forest. The zombies and skeletons who had lost their leaders were all purified quickly by Michelle's Holy Purification as she charged forward.

There were counters to everything. Dealing with the puppet-like rotting corpses and skeletons had been a headache for Steve and his guards, but to a powerful Spellcaster of the Church like Michelle, low level dark life forms could not survive a hit. They posed no threat no matter how many of them there were.

After being saved by Clause and Michelle, Steve was still distraught as he stared straight at the motionless Barty. He could never have expected the Sword Saint to meet with such a misfortune. He did not even know how Barty had been attacked.

Steve grimly thought of the Rossi soldiers. I'll exterminate all of you!

The patrol team had suffered heavy casualties. Even the Sword Saint guard had met with misfortune. Steve clenched his fists, realizing that a group of elite reinforcements had arrived to aid the Rossi soldiers. Only the Rossi had such a strong conflict of interest with him, and only the Rossi could have such terrifying Dark Knights and Spellcasters.

After quickly sending Maryse back to Shangri-La, Steve sent an urgent message to request for an increase in the number and speed of his reinforcements. The Rossi reinforcements had already arrived, and if his own reinforcements didn't arrive for another two weeks, they would only be able to collect his corpse.

A stone could create a thousand layers of waves!

Quickly, news of the attack spread all over Wissen Town. Some were happy and celebrating, but others locked themselves at home, afraid that they would meet with misfortune if they ventured out.

After leaving the battlefield, Michelle and Clause had serious expressions. They quickly sent out word of Dark Spellcasters appearing in Wissen Town, and they requested backup from the Church. At the same time, in another villa in Shangri-La, Maryse was discussing the next step of the plan with a few Dark Knights and Spellcasters.

After receiving the news, the Rossi forces hiding in Terras Forest became excited, cheering without end. Even Renaya, who did not typically show emotion, was no exception. He knew that Yang Ling had finally begun to take action.

In his mind, only Yang Ling and Steve had a true conflict of interest in Wissen Town. And only Yang Ling had the ability to plan such a shocking attack.

”Lord, now that Yang Ling has already taken action, we should give him an even bigger reason to go all out, mobilizing his troops to completely destroy the Banto forces. Now, it is time to go visit him!” The tactician hiding in the darkness whispered his suggestion softly to the excited Renaya.

Hearing the tactician say this, Renaya had a thought and replied, ”That's right, it's about time we show our hand to Yang Ling. Time waits for no one; we move tomorrow morning!”

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The Rossi forces were celebrating, and within Wissen Castle, everyone was also very excited. The servants were discussing this great piece of news wherever they went. From the old to the young, everyone was cursing the violent ruler Steve, hoping for him to die a gory death.

”Goode, how do you view this situation?” Yang Ling gently rubbed his temples as he leaned on the large chair.

Yang Ling had received the news not long after Steve had met with the sneak attack. Originally, he had thought that it was the Rossi soldiers, but after receiving detailed news of Steve's injuries and the Sword Saint's death, he realized that this incident was not as simple as it seemed.

If the Rossi had such powerful abilities, they would have attacked long ago. Why would they have waited until now?

After a moment's deliberation, Goode said slowly, ”Sir, according to the report from Parrot, there have been several men in black of unknown origin in Maryse's villa over these past few days. They came and went day after day, and their abilities were deep beyond comprehension! When Steve fell for the surprise attack, someone noticed that the spellcasters had sneakily retreated from the battlefield. According to preliminary estimates, they are definitely related to the assassination of Steve's men!”

Maryse?

Yang Ling doubtfully took a sip of his refreshing jasmine tea. Over these days of observation, he was sure that Maryse was not an assassin sent by Steve. If the information was true and Steve's attempted assassination was her doing, then she couldn't have been sent by the Anca family. Otherwise, she would only think of ways to help Steve deal with Yang Ling. There was no need, nor was there a possibility that she would strike his enemy!

A fog-like woman. Just who is she, and what kind of unspeakable motive does she have?

Unable to figure it out, Yang Ling instructed Goode to monitor Maryse's actions tightly and do everything he could to find out about her background in the shortest amount of time.