"I'm guessing that this has something to do with your group of guests who have unique recipes?" Putray sighed and asked Thales sarcastically as he stared at the setting sun that was almost hidden by the forest in the distance.
But Thales did not answer him.
The prince forced himself to calm down amidst the panic caused by the sudden attack. He stared at the black-clothed, dignified, silver-haired, purple-eyed Blood Clan beauty before him.
'Katerina L. A. van Corleone.
'If I remember correctly …' Thales gritted his teeth. 'The current master of the Corleone Family and even the Night Kingdom.
'The Night Queen.
'Serena Corleone's younger sister.
'But …' Thales immediately realized something. 'Why would the queen of the Eastern Peninsula, who has such a noble status, lower her status and personally cross the sea to chase after four political refugees who are weak and powerless?'
'Even if they are her elder sisters.
'Coveters of the Blood Sea Throne.
'Something is not right.'
"How to fight against the Blood Clan?" The attendant, Wya, held a single-edged straight blade in his hand and looked around with a grave expression. "I have only heard about it from my teacher, but I have never practiced it."
The young attendant tried his best to remain calm, but judging from the sudden increase in his speaking speed, he probably did not expect to encounter the situation before him after only being by the prince's side for a few days.
"Congratulations, then. Not everyone has such a good opportunity to practice it!" Putray was rather calm. He carefully observed the Blood Clansmen around him who were staring at him with burning gazes.
"Beheading or piercing the heart — these are the few effective methods. Although some powerful Blood Clansmen can even recover from having their hearts destroyed.
"Silver or sunlight can also weaken or even harm them.
"In battle, you must first rely on steady footsteps, and second on your ability to predict your position, because you will never be faster than them.
"At the same time, you must maintain sufficient vigilance. Just like the Power of Eradication, every Blood Clansman above supra class has their own unique ability that varies from person to person. When used in battle, it can often bring about unexpected results."
Wya nodded with a pale face.
"Mortals of the Western Peninsula." Beside Katerina, a middle-aged male Blood Clansman who looked like a commander took a step forward. His appearance was firm and his expression was cold. "Her Majesty the noble queen is waiting for your obedience.
"Hand over the traitors of the Night Kingdom.
"We will be more merciful when we act.
"Twenty-one — all supra class and above, and at least three of them are supreme class." Aida walked up from behind Thales. Her voice was no longer as lazy as it usually was. Instead, it was solemn and serious. "The uncle who spoke, the young man on his left, and the queen dressed like a ball star.
"If you want to fight," the female secret guard extended her hand to her waist and said solemnly, "be prepared for heavy casualties. If it really doesn't work, I can only protect you and escape first, boy."
The moment she finished speaking, the 'young man on the left-hand side' whom Aida mentioned — the brown-haired young Blood Clansman dressed in luxurious red clothes and silver armor — flashed a mysterious smile and looked at her.
"…" She with with. with, "with, with, with," with, the with of with with with with with of of with, with, with, with, and and, "the" of, ",", with with with with of with.. of. "
"were,". with with with with with with, "with," … with. with..... with. with. with, with with with... with. with.
"Simon," the middle-aged Blood Clansman said slowly. "These are all soldiers. When they cooperate with each other and form a battle formation, their power cannot be compared to that of ordinary adventurers.
"Very humorous, Hestad." Simon chuckled.
"Soldiers? In this world, what soldiers can compare to our Sacred Blood Army? "
'Sacred Blood Army?'
Thales clenched his fists in secret.
The words of the golden-haired Blood Clansman, Istrone, surfaced in his mind.
'"Even if your enemy is the Supreme King of Constellation, with the support and protection of our Sacred Blood Army, he will definitely not dare to make things difficult for you."'
Katerina did not move at all, letting her two commanders negotiate. Only her beautiful eyes swept over the crowd. Her gaze was filled with eerie coldness.
The thirty Swordsmen of Eradication were all elite fighters. Even so, many of them could not help but look at their leader, Chora.
"Steady!" Chora ordered sternly, but he was drenched in cold sweat as well.
"During the past four days, our scouts and sentries have never slacked off, ensuring that there are no threats within a few kilometers around us." Chora looked at the figures surrounding them in the thicket. He whispered in disbelief, "Vampires can only travel at night. How did they manage to keep up with us?"
"Watch your words, mortal. I don't want to hear that title again," the middle-aged Blood Clansman commander said coldly.
Thales furrowed his brows.
'They are here for Serena Corleone, who is in the convoy.
'That's right. At this juncture, whether it's Constellation or Eckstedt, no one has a reason to take my life. Even the ambitious ones who are passionate about war would at least have to wait until I leave Constellation's borders and enter Eckstedt. Only then would my death be able to better incite the atmosphere between the two countries to go to war.
'As for Serena …' Thales glanced at the carriage with the black coffin from the corner of his eyes.
"Chora, you don't have to lower your voice anymore." Under the tense situation, Thales, who was wondering if he should send someone to check on Serena's carriage, could not help but let out a long sigh. "I am certain that every single one of them can hear us."
The moment he finished speaking, Katerina's gaze suddenly swept towards him!
Thales was so shocked that his skin crawled.
"We have waited long enough." The middle-aged Blood Clansman, Hestad, exercised his wrist and said nonchalantly, "Where are the traitors of Night Kingdom?"
Thales breathed rapidly, but there was already a huge storm raging in his mind.
"My dear and heartless sister, they still came."
A familiar and childish voice rang.
Under everyone's gaze, Serena Corleone, who looked to be only six or seven years old, walked down the carriage with a cold expression, accompanied by Chris and Istrone.
Katerina's purple eyes were fixed on her older sister.
Following the appearance of the three Blood Clansmen, the Blood Clan warriors, who were originally standing like statues, moved as if they had come to life. Many of them seemed to be surprised by Serena's infant figure.
When Hestad and Simon saw Serena's appearance, they both furrowed their brows. The former even glared fiercely at Chris.
Beside Thales, Ralf, on the other hand, looked at Chris and Istrone warily. He had not forgotten the old grudge between them.
"It seems that your injuries are not light, Your Highness Serena." The seemingly young Simon smiled and said, "You can't even maintain the basic figure of an adult."
Serena ignored him. Step by step, she walked into the crowd and stood beside Thales.
The middle-aged Hestad said coldly, "Your Highness Serena, please return to the Blood-forbidding Prison and serve the rest of your sentence."
A thought flashed in Thales' mind.
'A heinous crime?
Sentence?
What sentence? 'Isn't Serena a loser in the fight for the throne?'
He looked at the silver-haired loli, who was about six or seven years old.
"Oh, my dear Marquis Hestad Corleone." Serena raised her eyes and stared deeply at Hestad. "May I know if there are any changes to my sentence?"
"Your original sentence was eternal life." Hestad put on a stern face, as if he hated the little girl in front of him. "Because of your atrocious escape from prison and theft, your sentence was increased by ten years … So the current sentence is …"
"It is eternal life plus ten years," he said coldly.
'Escape from prison and … theft?'
The doubts in Thales' mind grew deeper.
Beside Serena, Istrone's eyes were burning with anger. He could not help but speak, "Is there a difference?"
Katerina still stared at Serena with a burning gaze.
"Hestad, Simon, as well as Luke, Dnie, Bruton, Isala, Sazor …" Serena looked around and pouted. "You have brought out almost half of the Corleone Family's power in the Sacred Blood Army. Aren't you afraid that the situation in the country will become unbalanced? The archdukes from the other six families who are eager to make a move? "
"If I can capture you and bring you back," Katerina spoke slowly. Disgust actually appeared on her alluring face at that moment, "I will not be afraid."
Thales sighed sadly.
'Why is my luck always so bad?'
Now that things had come to this, they could only negotiate. What they wanted the most was Serena. Their biggest disadvantage was that they were in an unfamiliar land, so …
But just like in the past, Thales' terrible luck once again took effect before he could react to it.
"Hmph, crybaby," Serena said scornfully, "Why don't you try?"
Katerina's pitiful expression suddenly turned cold!
'No!'
Thales furrowed his brows. He turned his head and looked at Serena.
'Is this old witch … recklessly provoking her opponent?
'This situation … Is she crazy?'
"As you wish." A fierce look appeared in Katerina's eyes. Her voice deepened again. "Ugly-faced woman."
This time, it was Serena's turn to change her expression.
In the next moment …
The black-clothed beauty, Her Majesty Katerina Corleone, raised her dainty chin. Her purple eyes flickered with a terrifying color as she swept her gaze across the diplomat group.
She opened her cherry lips slightly.
"My knights and knights …"
Thales shuddered. He raised his hand abruptly and shouted, "Wait!"
However, a fierce look appeared in Katerina's eyes. That alluring voice containing a cold, murderous intent spread.
"Kill them all!"
Thales' mouth had just widened.
'No.
'Wait.'
The three supreme class Blood Clansmen opposite him were still standing in their original spots.
The eighteen Blood Clansmen around them instantly disappeared behind the trees.
"Astral Formation, prepare for battle!" This was Chora's furious roar!
Before Thales could finish shouting the rest of his words, Ralf and Wya, whose expressions had changed drastically, pressed him down onto the snowy ground.
In the next moment, Thales, whose face was buried in the snowy ground, immediately felt that the originally quiet birch tree forest was like a pot of boiling oil. Countless sounds of explosions rang out!
Countless sounds of weapons slashing and shields colliding could be heard.
Sounds of flesh being torn apart by sharp claws. Sounds of blood spurting out when arteries ruptured.
Sounds of bodies falling heavily. Sounds of bodies being dragged on the snowy ground.
Sounds of anxious shouts, nervous reminders, angry roars of indignation, and pained screams.
The sounds of the Blood Clansmen's figures flying back and forth …
All of them echoed in this sparse forest at the same time!
Thales spat out a mouthful of snow from his mouth.
Lying on his stomach on the snowy ground, he gritted his teeth and raised his head in fear and nervousness.
* Swoosh! *
Wya's single-edged blade flashed before Thales' eyes like a cold light. It forced a Blood Clansman who had broken through the gap to retreat.
Ralf activated his psionic ability in tacit understanding. Strong gusts of wind blew him far away.
Aida's figure leaped across the air. The Blood Clansman's head immediately flew off.
However, this was only the scene beside Thales.
Under the protection of the person beside him, Thales turned his head and looked around.
His pupils instantly dilated.
In other places, the Jadestar Family's private soldiers were facing a disaster.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
Falling severed limbs.
Heads flew through the air.
Blades dyed red.
Bodies that fell to the ground powerlessly.
Soldiers who were dragged away from the defense line by the Blood Clansmen.
'No.'
Thales widened his eyes.
It was not that he had never seen a battle before.
However, this was the quickest chaotic battle he had ever seen, where the situation was one-sided.
In less than ten seconds, eight or nine of the thirty Jadestar Family's private soldiers had fallen!
The Blood Clansmen's figures constantly disappeared and reappeared in the air. Every time they moved, it represented an extremely dangerous attack.
"It's too fast … Careful, steady!"
* Rip — *
"Ah … My hand!"
* Clang! *
"Above … Be careful above!"
* Thud! *
"This is … straight ahead … Urgh!"
* Ding … Clang! *
"They're on the left!"
* Clang! *
* Swoosh — *
"Damn it, drag him back!"
* Bang! *
"He can't be saved … Be careful behind!"
* Clang! *
"No! Don't you dare! "
Chora stood at the frontline and formed a circular formation with his companions on both sides. He gritted his teeth and slashed at the Blood Clansmen who suddenly appeared.
However, the blade slashed at the air and did not have any effect at all.
He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Hold your shields and hold the line of defense! Be careful of the attacks from above! "
But it was useless.
A soldier beside Chora held his shield and blocked an attack for him.
However, at the same time, another sharp claw appeared from the other side. It suddenly hooked and slashed the soldier's throat.
Blood splattered.
Chora could only roar in anger and resentment.
The Jadestar Family's private soldiers tried their best to maintain the Astral Formation. They originally wanted to use their well-practiced and seamless battle coordination to restrain the ghostly and astonishingly fast Blood Clansmen.
But ironically, in this battle, the Blood Clansmen were the ones who had the most seamless cooperation.
Eighteen Blood Clansmen, eighteen figures of men and women, were orderly divided into six groups. They attacked the Astral Formation of the Jadestar Family's private soldiers from six directions.
One person feigned an attack, one person harassed, and the last person waited for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow — to tear the throat or behead the enemy.
If the first person was accidentally injured by a sword, he would immediately switch positions with the second person. The second person would also occasionally switch duties with the third person. They maintained a continuous offensive and did not let up. They exerted great pressure on the defense line at all times!
None of the Blood Clansmen hesitated, spoke too much, retreated, or stopped.
Compared to the irrational and uncooperative blood slaves they encountered before, these were … Thales' skin crawled as he thought, 'the true elite warriors of the Blood Clansmen.'
'Sacred Blood Army?'
Only supreme class elites like Chris and Aida could not be at a disadvantage in this chaotic battle. They could even gain something from it.
Another soldier's pained scream was heard.
'No.
'This cannot go on.
'Why?
'Why was her order to "kill us all"?
And not "hand over Serena"? '
Thales turned to Serena and said angrily, "We could have solved this through negotiation!"
But Serena only stared back at him coldly. "She said 'kill them all'."
The casualties of the soldiers were still increasing!
Thales' skin crawled as he watched the Jadestar Family's private soldiers fall one by one.
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