Chapter 397

"Bang!"

This was the sound of glass shattering.

A group of figures suddenly appeared from outside the windows. They broke through the glass and quickly surrounded Sean in the middle.

"Buzz!"

Mana surged from the bodies of the figures, causing them to cast their spells one after another.

In an instant, Shien's feet sank into the floor as if he had fallen into a quagmire. His feet were imprisoned, and his body was also bound by chains. Even layers of transparent barriers rose around him, trapping him within. An extremely strong pressure surged from within, as if it wanted to push Shien to the ground, causing Shien's body to sink heavily.

At this moment, at least ten kinds of binding and confinement magic were used on Shien's body. There were even magic used to seal Shien's mana, causing him to be heavily restrained.

Shien seemed to have not reacted, silently watching this scene. After a while, he turned his head and looked at Barry.

There, Barry had already slowly stood up, his face was gloomy.

"You forced me to do this."

Barry said coldly.

Shien had to admit.

"It seems that I overestimated you." Shien seemed to not realize what was happening, and his tone did not change. "I thought that a so-called ruthless duke like you would be very clear that I am not someone you can casually touch. But it seems that you are not as smart as the rumors say. This is what they mean by reputation, right?"

He really didn't think that the Duke would dare to openly attack him.

Even though he had already discovered that there were many mana reactions around the hotel, and there were even some hostile reactions, Shien still thought that they were Barry's guards and not an ambush. The reason why they were hostile towards him was because of Barry's attitude. He saw him as an enemy and did not really dare to attack him.

Who would have thought that Barry would actually make a move on him?

Knowing that he had the support of demons and the kingdom's treasure behind him.

Barry did not take Shien's sarcasm seriously.

Backing?

So what?

"Don't forget, this is my territory, my territory." Barry said coldly. "The Old Demons have just attacked here, and the incident here has just ended not long ago. With a little preparation, it is easy for the Stringham family to pretend that it was the Old Demons who attacked you."

This was also the reason why Limjow and the others were not too afraid of Shien's arrival, and even wanted to attack him.

It was not that they were not afraid of the people behind Shien, but here, they had too many ways to get away with it.

When they were in Kosmos, if it wasn't for Ai Yi's presence which prevented Limjow and the others from acting rashly, they would have attacked Sean long ago.

No matter how big and strong the deterrence on the surface was, it was still difficult to guard against some secret tricks. This was the reality.

So, if it was in other places, Barry really did not dare to offend Shien, but here, in the Stringham Dukedom, everything was up to him.

"Don't blame me. At this point, I don't want to openly fall out with you, but this matter concerns the future of the Stringham family, I have no other choice." Barry looked straight at Shien and said, "You tell me the whereabouts of Limjow and the others now, and this matter will be over. We can mind our own business in the future, and write off the past."

"Is that so?" Shien glanced at Barry, disregarding his own restraints and his own condition, and said sarcastically, "What if I don't agree?"

"Then you've made an unwise choice," Li Yao said. Barry said expressionlessly, "Actually, we don't have any deep hatred. It's just some small conflicts that can't be any smaller. It won't go to this extent. I believe you can understand."

Indeed, on the surface, Sean and Barry did not seem to have much of a grudge against each other.

Although Barry and Limjow had been plotting against Sean in the dark and planned to get rid of Sean, who was a thorn in their side that had touched their interests, on the surface, the only conflict between the Stringham family and Sean was that Barry had denied Sean's credit when they met the king for his meritorious service in the crusade against the [Slaughterer Clan]. That was all.

At that time, Limjow even personally went to the king to apologize, and wrote off the grievances between the two sides.

In view of this, the conflict between Sean and Barry was limited to the surface. That was the only conflict between Sean and Barry.

"As long as you tell me the whereabouts of Limjow and the others, and let them come back in one piece, then the grievances between us can be completely canceled, and you can even gain the friendship of the Stringham family." Barry said, "You know the status of the Stringham family in the kingdom. With our support, it won't take long for you to become a count, a superior noble, or even a marquis. You will become a real big noble, and your name will be remembered for thousands of years."

Threatening and enticing, Barry had used all the methods he could think of.

Little did he know that the sarcasm in Shien's eyes was getting more and more intense.

"Canceled?" Sean took a look at his surroundings, and then at the dozens of binding spells that had been cast on his body. "I'm already in this state, and you still think that the grudge can be completely offset?" he said.

Shien only wanted to ask one question.

"Who gave you the confidence to think that this is a grudge that can be canceled out?"

Shien's calm words made Barry anxious again.

"As I said, this isn't a very wise choice."

Barry's tone was scary.

But …

"You have indeed made an unwise choice." Shien raised his eyes and looked at Barry, no longer hiding his disdain, and said, "Congratulations, you have successfully forced yourself into a desperate situation."

When these words came out of Shien's mouth, the entire hall was suddenly enveloped by a terrifying pressure.

It was an aura that could shake the atmosphere.

It was a magic that could shake the heavens and earth.

"— —!"

Everyone from the Stringham Family, including Barry, had a drastic change in expression. Their faces turned deathly pale in an instant.

They wanted to scream, but found that they could not make a sound.

They wanted to escape, but found that their legs would not listen to them.

Their bodies trembled, their hearts trembled, their brains were boiling, their bones were shaking, and even their blood seemed to have stopped flowing, making them feel like they had fallen into an ice cave.

There was no doubt that it was an instinctive reaction — fear.

In the next second, everyone saw it.

"Kacha …"

"Kacha …"

Accompanied by the sound of two doors opening at the same time, two little girls slowly walked out from two different rooms.

When they saw the two little girls, everyone trembled in fear as if they had seen demons.

Especially Barry, when he saw the two little girls, his eyes bulged out, and his heart was filled with an intense fear that he had never felt before.

This was because Barry had met one of the two girls not long ago in Borztutt's mansion, and he knew the other party's identity.

"Not only did you disturb my sleep, you even dared to touch my people under my nose. You should be mentally prepared to not walk out of this place alive, right?"

Ai Yi, who was hugging her pillow, looked at Barry expressionlessly, causing the fear in Barry's heart to erupt.

At this moment, Barry only wanted to shout.

"Why is the Demonic Dragon here …!?"

The Duke didn't know that Ai Yi had actually come along as well.

No, Barry had received information that Shien had brought two little girls with him. However, Terry, the commander of the Second Knight Regiment, had already told Barry that one of the two little girls was Shien's sister, and the other was very likely to be the vengeful spirit that the Duke had been rumored to be.

This caused Barry to make a mistake in his judgment in a moment of desperation. He did not expect that the sister that Shien had mentioned was actually the Demonic Dragon in disguise.

From his point of view, one of the top Demons would not disguise as the sister of an ordinary human, right?

Moreover, Terry did not intentionally describe Ai Yi's appearance, so Barry was misled by this information. He did not judge that the little girl beside Shien was a Demonic Dragon like Limjoo did.

In addition, Barry arbitrarily thought that an existence like the Demonic Dragon would not follow Shien everywhere and even come to his territory. This Lord Duke had become a typical example of being too smart for his own good, and he had pushed himself into Hell.

While Barry was afraid of Ai Yi's appearance, on the other side, Lilith saw Shien, who was heavily bound by magic. For the first time, a strong emotion emerged in her usually calm eyes.

That emotion was called anger.

Boom!

A shocking evil aura exploded from Lilith's body.

Boom!

The evil aura instantly shook the group of mages who were binding Shien, sending them flying with screams. It also seemed to break the layers of restraints on Shien's body, allowing Shien to regain his freedom.

"Ah!"

Barry was also sent flying by the impact of the evil aura. He crashed into the wall and howled in pain.

However, this degree of pain was just an appetizer.

The real Hell was still waiting for them.

"Ahhhhh …!"

"Help … help …!"

"No …! No …! "

"Ahhh …!"

With extremely painful screams, the mages who were attacked by the evil aura struggled and begged for mercy. Gradually, their eyes turned red, and they fell into madness.

"You … you …!?"

Barry was also bathed in the evil aura. While holding his head in pain, he looked at Lilith in horror.

According to the information he had gathered, this demonic aura that could cause people to go crazy was the power of the Evil God that had destroyed Kosmos in a single day.

In other words, this little girl in front of him was the evil god that had turned the earth into Purgatory and had been sealed for nearly 10,000 years.

Now, the punishment of the evil god had befallen him.

"No …! No …! No …!!! "

Feeling that his soul was gradually falling, Barry let out a final cry.

Then, Barry's consciousness disappeared completely.

Just like that, the head of the Stringham Family lost his sense of self and his life.