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“Lwalin has sent us a letter offering to help resolve this case.”
Eggerson’s eyes twitched after hearing the report.
His face was colored with displeasure.
“I don’t know what Lwalin thinks of Jjerdinger. Isn’t that right? house owner?”
In response to Exgerson’s question, the head of the Gerdinger family, Seld, turned his cool gaze to Exgerson.
For a moment, Eggerson’s body trembled as he made eye contact with Seld.
‘This guy?’
Exgerson Gerdinger.
A hero who acquired the nickname Sword of Ash because those who are cut by his sword are left with nothing but ashes.
Although Eggerson achieved such a feat, he was evaluated as one step below compared to Seld Gerdinger, the head of the Gerdinger family.
Burning fire Seld Gerdinger.
Not only was he one of the most powerful among the all-time heads of the best knight family, Gerdinger, but it was Selde who was always mentioned when discussing who the strongest knight was after the Sword Saint passed away.
The strongest knight of the empire in name and reality.
He was a man with an overwhelming spark that surpassed even the previous head of the family.
“The head of the Lwalin family is worried about my brother and has sent a letter offering to help.”
Seld’s head perked up.
“Does that offend you that much?”
Gooooooo-
The surrounding temperature rose sharply.
Those here are all people who learned sword fighting at Gerdinger.
Everyone is a user of flame aura.
The momentum that Seld gave off was so great that even they felt hot for a moment.
“older brother.”
The matriarch’s younger brother, Jis, who was sitting next to Seld, called out to Seld.
Then the heat disappeared in an instant.
There was silence in the conference room.
Meanwhile, one of the elders cautiously opened his mouth.
“Wizards will do a much better job of tracking down the culprit. How about getting some help with that?”
Gerdinger’s officials nodded at Jis’s words.
Meanwhile, Eggerson swallowed his anger at the power of Seld that pressured him.
‘How dare this arrogant bastard! No matter how much he is the head of the family, he treats me, the actual person with real power in the Presbyterian Church, as an odd person!’
Because of this situation of being humiliated in a gathering of influential members of the family, Exgerson felt a thousand dollars burning inside him.
But now was the time to let go of the anger.
No matter how powerful the authority of the Presbyterian Council is, it is nothing compared to the head of the family.
Moreover, since security was an area under the responsibility of the Presbyterian Council, it was also his own mistake.
To be precise, it was done deliberately and sloppily, but if an angry head of the family makes an issue of this, the elder council is bound to shrink.
‘That’s not right.’
Eggerson never thought that he would become the owner of Gerdinger.
His own son, Reid, is also impossible.
Seld Gerdinger was too powerful for that.
but… … .
‘My grandson can become the head of the family.’
When an unfortunate accident occurs to the current heir, Reese, Celia takes the position of the next head of the family.
After even Celia had a problem, it was Leo.
At first glance, it seems like a lot.
but.
‘If these three people disappear, no one will take the position of head of the family.’
The matriarch’s younger brother, Zies Gerdinger, has a daughter.
But far from being a knight, she is just an ordinary young lady from a noble family.
‘This is a time of cataclysm. Tartarus is on the move and the world is falling into chaos.’
Gerdinger is a famous hero.
A long period of imperial crisis.
Furthermore, he achieved his current reputation because he fought with a sword during a world crisis.
Even the heirs of the family head cannot be tolerated in a safe place.
‘Even though they are strong, they are not yet complete. ‘Unfortunate accidents can happen as many times as you want.’
Isn’t that why you released the best hunting dog?
‘No matter how much you are the head of the family, it is impossible to find out that the Presbyterian Council is behind this incident.’
Most of the family’s knights follow Seld Gerdinger.
However, most of Gerdinger’s shadow was led by the Presbytery.
A long time.
It was not easy for knights on the battlefield to follow the shadows lurking in secret.
‘Knowing that guy means that God chose me.’
Exgus laughed to himself as he thought of Hero Slayer.
It is unknown how it appeared in this world.
However, the Hero Slayer who slaughtered heroes a long time ago could literally be said to be a hunting dog specialized in this task.
After the meeting is over.
After arriving at the Elder’s Corridor, Eggerson headed straight to his office.
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After that, the elders followed.
“The head of the house won’t be able to find out who’s behind it, right?”
An elder asked with an anxious face.
The other elder chuckled.
“Jerdinger’s shadow lies beneath the Council of Elders. “No matter how much of a Seld we are, they won’t find out that we are behind it unless we have Shadow under our control.”
Another elder said that.
“What if I attract Lwalin’s shadow?”
Exgerson chuckled.
“When the light is strong, the shadows are also dark. “There is no force in the western part of the continent that can prey on Gerdinger’s shadow.”
Even if Llewalin’s shadows dig in, there are ultimately limits to Gerdinger’s territory.
Exgerson said as he opened the door to the Elder’s Corridor.
“No one can reach the secret. “No one.”
Squeak-!
The moment the door to the Elder’s Corridor opened.
Exgerson’s face hardened.
It wasn’t just Eggerson.
Everyone who saw the inside of the Elder’s Corridor was astonished.
Jerdinger’s shadows were lying all over the place.
And it seems like they searched the Elder’s Corridor itself.
Countless amounts of data were scattered on the floor.
“What is this!”
It was time for the elders to express their astonishment.
Exgerson, with his face hardened, walked up to the breathing shadow on one side and grabbed him by the collar.
“What is going on? “Who is like this!”
The shadow gasped at those words.
“they… … They came. Cough!”
“They!”
As I pressed the shadow that was vomiting blood, Gerdinger’s shadow gasped and said.
“shadow… … The monarch… … The one who controls the darkness of the world… … came… … .”
Exgerson’s eyes widened.
Shadow Lord.
Exgerson had also heard of their existence.
Empire of Shadows.
Beings who rule over the darkness of each race, starting with the Shan Empire.
“Why are they targeting Gerdinger! why!”
“It’s not Gerdinger we’re after.”
Then a voice came from the darkness.
Sereung-
At those words, the elders all drew their swords.
They are all heroes or equivalent to heroes.
The deadly force they emit is enough to cut a person down just by being exposed to it.
However, the woman who appeared from the darkness did not even bat an eyelid despite her life.
“Suin?”
Exgerson frowned.
Kirin, the Southern Shadow Lord, spoke in a drowsy tone.
“What we were targeting was a traitor to the world who was in cahoots with the Hero Slayer.”
Kirin slowly opened his eyes.
“Jerdinger’s Presbytery.”
Eggerson snorted at those words.
“You’re being ridiculous.”
“Oh my goodness? “It’s not unreasonable, is it?”
Anyas, wearing a hood, walked out from Kirin’s side.
Her hands were clasped together and there was a crystal ball on top of them.
When Eggerson saw that, his face stiffened for an instant.
But soon calm was restored.
On the outside, that crystal ball was an ordinary crystal ball.
“This secret crystal. “It is an artifact that could only be created a long time ago using the magical power of the elf hero Alchemist of All Things.”
“What do you mean?”
Anyas smiled at Exgerson’s words.
“Most of the artifacts created by the alchemist of all things were possible thanks to the magic of the alchemist of all things. And after his death, the artifact whose magical power was exhausted turned into junk.”
Anyas rolled the crystal ball around in her hand.
“The Alchemist of All Things was robbed of his magic by the Hero Slayer and killed. And it has been officially confirmed that the magic power of the Alchemist of All Things does not exist as a reward for conquering the World of Heroes. Therefore, in order to create this artifact, the magic power of the Universal Alchemist himself is needed.”
“… … .”
“This crystal ball. No matter how you look at it, it’s something that was recently created.”
Anyas tapped the crystal ball.
The magic was activated, and clear blood stains appeared on the surface of the crystal ball.
The material for activating the crystal ball was the blood of a registered user.
“Blood magic is my specialty. “You can regenerate blood stains like this.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Anyas grinned.
“All magical artifacts leave behind a reverberation of magical power. And the magic communication sphere remains in the form of a voice.”
Exgerson’s face hardened.
“No matter how complex a magic artifact is created by a great wizard, the working principles of the artifact will eventually be interpreted by future generations. Even if it is impossible to make it, you can do many things as you know its structure. Then something like this becomes possible.”
“What happened to Reiss Gerdinger?”
“He’s still alive.”
“Didn’t you say you would get rid of the lease if you gave me a chance?”
An unidentified voice and Exgerson’s voice came from the crystal ball.
The moment Eggerson saw that and was about to shout, Anyas spoke.
“Don’t say you manipulated it. This is a simple method that any good wizard can do. If in doubt, can I leave the appraisal to Lwalin or the Magic Tower?”
Eggerson’s face crumpled at those words.
Seeing Exgerson like that, Anyas laughed out loud.
“It’s checkmate. “For someone who betrayed the world, you did a pretty sloppy job, didn’t you?”
It wasn’t sloppy.
It was just that an unimaginable disaster had occurred.
No matter how deep and dark Gerdinger’s shadow is.
It can’t be as deep and dark as the world’s shadow.
And just as the powers of the world are divided into various forms.
The same was true for the shadows.
Who can imagine?
That the entire darkness of the world follows only one person.
And that the person who controls that darkness is the one who tried to kill them.
In less than half a day, it will reach the top of your chin.
It was something no one could have imagined.
Exgerson spoke.
“Jerdinger is by no means weak. “I can just kill you all here.”
“Southern Monarch. “They’re going to kill us all?”
“Anyway, it’s a lowly shadow. There is no way it can withstand Gerdinger’s sword.”
Flame aura spewed out from Eggerson’s body.
Looking at that scene, Kirin said angrily.
“I wish I could cut off his tongue right away and stop him from talking nonsense. Unfortunately, he said he would personally punish you.”
“Him?”
The moment Exgerson frowns.
Flash- Quagagagagagagagagang! Grumbling!
Flames soared at the entrance to the Elder’s Corridor.
Eggerson’s face hardened when he saw that.
“Jerdinger’s flame?”
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Grumbling!
The entrance to the Elder’s Corridor became a sea of fire.
Leo was walking there.
Turp-plop-
Around him, the knights who had blocked Leo were groaning.
“I found the evidence faster than I thought.”
“I bet they couldn’t have imagined that the Shadow Lords would follow them.”
It was time for Algren to speak calmly.
“What kind of nonsense is this! Leo Plov!”
“Lid Gerdinger.”
Leo curled the corners of his mouth when he saw the son of Exgerson, the person with real power in the Presbyterian Council.
“Do you know where my mother is?”
“what?”
“I heard you were kidnapped by Hero Slayer.”
Reid’s expression hardened at those words.
‘How did this guy even find out?’
“I found out that it is related to your Presbyterian Church.”
“This guy! Where are you running wild? … !”
Kwaang-!
Grumbling!
Reid opened his eyes wide and looked at Leo’s sword, which he managed to block.
“Because of you, my old personality is about to come out.”
‘How can this young guy live like this… … .’
“I’ll give you a choice. Do you want to speak and die gracefully? Or do you want to die painfully?”
Gooooo-!
“You arrogant bastard! It seems like there is nothing visible about him becoming a hero at such a young age! Even heroes are all heroes… … .”
Sigh-!
Cheolpuk-
“Strangely, people like you don’t choose to die gracefully.”
“Kwaaaaaak!”
Reid grabbed his right arm and screamed.
Leo tilted his head slightly as he raised his sword.
“Where should I cut next?”
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