Lumlett's death was a huge blow to Sword Saint Bantura. Even though he had been through hundreds of battles, he had never experienced the death of a Saint-ranked. Indeed, such a thing had never happened in his generation. If you thought about it carefully, you would realize that according to the current Saint-ranked rules of the continent, it was actually a rule to protect the Saint-ranked. When one's abilities reached the Saint-ranked level, they would automatically join the Saint-ranked council. Then, the Saint-ranked councils wouldn't attack each other. If there was a problem, they would have to solve it together. No matter how you looked at it, this was a rule to protect the Saint-ranked.
In fact, this was also the case. This Saint-ranked rule was actually created a hundred years ago, which was the era when the Undead Emperor Hoppes and the continent were at war. At that time, there was no such rule. The various countries saw that the Saint-ranked were basically the highest combat power of the country, and of course, the opponents they faced were basically all Saint-ranked. As both sides had similar levels, it was often a battle to the death. Of course, the final casualties were also terrifying.
After the war ended, the remaining Saint-ranked realized that this couldn't go on. If this continued, there would be a day when the Saint-ranked would be wiped out. Therefore, the Saint-ranked rule was created. Basically, the Saint-ranked rule stated that Saint-ranked couldn't participate in battles, and they were respected by the various countries. They even regarded themselves as superior beings. However, it had to be said that this rule was very clever. At least for the next hundred years, no one dared to provoke them. After that, this group of people gradually died of old age, and the new Saint-ranked came in and tacitly agreed to the current rule. Bantura was one of them.
After a hundred years of development, this rule had now become a little extreme. This class had started to become deified. Of course, they weren't gods, but just slightly more powerful ordinary people. However, regardless of whether it was internally or externally, everyone's thoughts were the same.
Of course, there were also some knowledgeable people who discovered this situation. For example, Dashe. He was very clear that there was something wrong with the current rule, but he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong. Moreover, he didn't know how to change it. Therefore, when Li Huailin mentioned the new rule, although Dashe didn't know if this new rule would bring about good changes or make things worse, he wanted to give it a try. Moreover, he trusted Li Huailin very much, so he participated in this matter.
Back at Bantura's side, Bantura's emotions were in a mess. When Bahra's accident had occurred, Bantura had only been angry, not knowing who had killed his good friend. But when he saw Lumlet's corpse, Bantura's mood was completely different, because this corpse, which was on the verge of being torn apart, allowed him to see the truth.
Before seeing Lumlet's corpse, Bantura already believed himself to be a god, while all other creatures were mere bugs. But the moment he saw Lumlet, the first thought in his mind was, "So we can die too, and die so miserably." That's right. Before this, Bantura didn't even have the concept of death. That was why he came up with the crazy idea of charging into the Dragon Valley alone. In his eyes, apart from them, everyone else was just a small fry. How could small fry kill them? But now, the first reality had appeared before his eyes. Bantura was in chaos.
This was the first time Bantura had thought of "I'm not a god" after becoming a Saint-level expert, and this was a massive blow to his values. In the chaos, Bantura felt the fear of death for the first time. Although he didn't understand this feeling, he subconsciously agreed to ask for reinforcements. Originally, this matter had been rather shameful to him, but now … he didn't care about that for the time being.
Thus, the four Saint-level experts left behind their emblems were sent out. Right now, Li Huailin's plan was proceeding very smoothly.
The summons had already been sent out, and all that was left was to wait. Sword Saint Bantura hadn't said anything since the start, sitting where he was, perhaps thinking about his own problem. The atmosphere was rather heavy, and even Great Leader Dilba didn't come up to say anything. He could clearly sense that something was wrong with the current situation. He might have gotten himself into big trouble. To tell the truth, he wanted to pull himself out of this mess. Wasn't this a Saint-level matter? What did it have to do with a mortal like him?
At this moment, Li Huailin suddenly discovered that Bantura's disciple, Tyr, was examining the corpse, and he seemed to be examining it very carefully. Li Huailin was slightly stunned. In this matter, just like how the other Saint-level experts would automatically ignore Li Huailin, Li Huailin also slightly ignored Tyr. If he was discovered, this matter would really be a little troublesome.
However, after taking a glance at Li Huailin, he didn't care about Tyr anymore. It wasn't strange for Tyr to examine the corpse. Wouldn't staring at him tell him that there was a problem on his side? Although Li Huailin didn't look at Tyr, Sword Saint Dapun, Sword Saint Komar, and Sword Saint Megrim had been watching Tyr's actions.
Li Huailin frowned slightly, because he saw that Tyr wasn't concentrating on examining the corpse, but was instead peeking at the three of them. It was obvious that Tyr wasn't examining the corpse, but was acting like this to see the three's reaction. From his actions, it seemed that he had discovered something and wanted to confirm it.
Li Huailin didn't say anything, and continued to observe the situation. On the other side, Tyr also looked at the corpse, then covered it with the cloth again, and walked to Sword Saint Bantura's side. Dapun and the other two unconsciously looked over, but … Tyr just stood at the side, and didn't have any intention of going up to speak.
"Phew …" Dapun heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was no problem, and Tyr didn't discover anything unusual. However, Li Huailin was shocked. Tyr actually didn't say anything. Could it be that he also saw that the situation wasn't good?
Yes, even if Tyr said it, the situation wouldn't be good. There were three Saint-rank existences present, and there was only Bantura. The summoning letter had already been sent out, and if they were really seen through, then they could only fight. Under such circumstances, the chances of Bantura and Tyr dying were naturally very high. What made things more troublesome for Li Huailin was that everyone present had to be silenced. This news couldn't be spread out, or else they might have to massacre the entire city. Although this wasn't difficult for Saint-rank existences, they were afraid that someone would leak out.
Li Huailin was more inclined to think that Tyr had already discovered something suspicious, but the reason why he didn't say anything was a little unclear. After thinking for a while, Li Huailin stood up and said, "Alright, since the summoning order has been sent out, we will now wait for the response of the other Saint-rank existences in the nearby Marcona City."
After saying that, Li Huailin said to Great Leader Dilbago, "Your Highness has also worked hard. The country can't be without a ruler for a day. Your Highness still has a lot of national affairs to deal with, right?"
"Yes, yes." Dilbago had long wanted to get out of this trouble, so he immediately replied.
"Then, Your Highness, please quickly go back and deal with the national affairs. Leave a team of soldiers to protect the scene, and leave this place to my master and the others to deal with." Li Huailin said, "Of course, this news can't be spread out yet. Wait for my master and the others to discuss before making a decision."
"Of course, of course." Dilbago didn't suspect anything. After all, the death of a Saint-rank existence was something that would shock the entire continent. It was better not to make it public, and let the Saint-rank existences decide whether or not to make it public.
Bantura hadn't come back to his senses yet, so he didn't say anything. Dilbago also left a team of soldiers behind, and then instructed the Marcona City Lord to fully cooperate with the Saint-rank existences. Then, he left.
The city lord of Marcona City was in deep sh * t. He didn't expect such a troublesome matter to fall on his head. For most people, Saint-ranks were a terrifying "other species". If they weren't taken care of properly, there would be trouble. Especially in this situation, where a Saint-rank had already died. This was definitely a huge matter, and he would be involved in it as well.
However, there was no other way. The place where the accident happened was here, so the Marcona City Lord could only ask people to prepare a place to stay. Of course, it had to be of the highest level.
No one objected to Li Huailin's arrangement, so it was implemented for the time being. They would first wait for the response from the others in Marcona City, and then hold a meeting to consider what to do next. So, they followed the Marcona City Lord to the place he had prepared, and temporarily stayed there. Not long after they settled down, Li Huailin walked directly into Sword Sage Dapeng's room.
"What's wrong?" Sword Sage Dapeng asked. "The response isn't that fast. It'll be tomorrow at the earliest."
"I'm now thinking if I should take advantage of this time to get rid of Bantura." Li Huailin said. "After all, this is a gathering order signed by four Saint-leveled experts. If the others realize the seriousness of the matter, there might be more than two people coming. So, wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to get rid of Bantura, who is alone?"
"That makes sense …" Sword Sage Dapeng thought for a moment, and said, "I'll go and discuss with Coma and the others."
"No, no, no. You go and meet with them directly. It's not good now." Li Huailin said, "I found that Bantura's disciple, Tyr, might have discovered something. Go and find Coma and the others. If the three of them gather together, the other party might be alerted. I'll inform them one by one …"
"That guy sensed something?" Sword Sage Dapeng asked. "I also noticed that he checked the corpse, but …"
"Knock knock." As he spoke, there was a knock on the door. Sword Sage Dapeng was slightly stunned. He closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, he said in surprise, "Huh? We were just talking. Why is he here? "
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