Chapter 576

"…"

In the spacious guest hall, a suffocating pressure began to spread.

Lockett and Saliro stared at each other, and a terrifying aura gradually formed around them.

Lockett wanted to use the aura of a Legendary powerhouse to suppress Saliro.

However, Saliro was the head of the Renita Family, born into the second largest Knight family in the Empire. He was also the vice-captain of the Empire's Knights and a Legendary powerhouse himself.

Even though he was not as famous as Lockett, Saliro's strength was not to be doubted.

His level was 96, just a little lower than Lockett's. In terms of strength alone, he was definitely not much weaker than Lockett. If not for Lockett's status and the Bigusler Family's greater power, which posed a great threat to him, he would definitely not be willing to be in second place.

It was precisely because of this that the Bigusler Family was in dire straits, and Lockett was suspected by the Empire. Not only was he ordered to temporarily leave the Empire's Knights, but even the Knights in the family were suspected of colluding with the enemy and committing treason. As a result, most of the Bigusler Family's people were detained, and they were no longer in the limelight. That was why Saliro took the opportunity to show his might, intending to force Lockett to step down.

Naturally, Lockett would not let him do as he wished.

However, Saliro would not let go of this opportunity easily.

Both of them could not help but release their magic power, causing a monstrous aura to burn around them like flames, instantly causing the atmosphere to tremble.

"Fa … Father …!?"

This was Geno's cry.

This previously complacent Knight was now trembling all over, and his face was ashen. He could feel the clash of auras between Lockett and Saliro from a close distance. He was so oppressed that he could not breathe, and he almost collapsed.

Beside him, the other Knights also had solemn expressions, and their foreheads were covered in sweat. It was obvious that they were under a lot of pressure.

"Ugh …"

Tilly was sitting next to Lockett. She was closer to Saliro than Geno was, so the pressure she felt was also stronger. However, she bit her lip tightly, clenched her fists, and endured it with all her might.

That performance was many times better than Geno's.

Upon seeing this, Zaliro's expression turned ugly. He was very displeased with Geno, and his heart was filled with resentment for Geno's failure to meet his expectations.

Tilly and Geno were the children of Lockett and Saliro respectively. If there were no accidents, they would be the successors of the two families.

The performance of both of them would determine who would emerge victorious in the next generation of the two Knight Families to a great extent.

However, it was obvious that Geno was inferior to Tilly in terms of character, prospects, ability, and potential.

Tilly was a well-known figure among the younger generation. She had already reached level 73 at the young age of 24. Coupled with her good looks and heroic spirit, she was not inferior to any man, and her family background was impeccable. She had countless suitors in the Empire that revered martial arts. It was even believed that if not for the existence of the second princess, Capeline, the title of Valkyrie might have been hers.

On the other hand, his own son was a year older than Tilly, yet he was only level 68. Moreover, he liked to use his power to oppress others, like a fox borrowing the might of a tiger. Relying on his family and his own pampering, he had done quite a few shameful things outside and was despised by many.

Tilly "was one of the people who despised Geno.

As it happened, Geno had taken a liking to her and tried to woo her. In the end, he was beaten up badly by Tilly every time. It was obvious how much weaker he was.

This time, Geno had volunteered to come with Saliro to force Tilly to abdicate because he wanted to flaunt his prowess in front of Tilly.

However, looking at the situation now, he would only be embarrassing himself by coming here.

In the future, if the Renita Family were to be handed over to him, it would definitely be impossible for them to defeat the Bigusler Family.

Under such circumstances, Saliro had thought of changing his successor a few times.

However, among his children, Geno was the most talented. As for the rest, they were either good in character or smart, but their abilities and potential were not as good as Geno's.

Thus, Saliro did not dare to change his successor easily.

In the Empire, where power was everything, being weak was a sin.

The head of the Renita Family could be stupid, but he had to be strong enough to control everyone.

Even Geno, who had the best talent and potential, could not compare to the Bigusler Family's Tilly. This worried Saliro a lot.

This time, he was determined to force Lockett to step down at all costs so that his family would not be completely defeated in the competition for the next generation. He wanted to get rid of Lockett and the Bigusler Family once and for all before Saliro and Lockett retired.

Only then could the Renita Family secure their position as the strongest in the Empire.

Thinking of this, Saliro's gaze on Lockett started to show killing intent.

This made Lockett's heart clench.

"You want to fight?"

Lockett questioned in a deep voice.

Saliro smiled.

His smile was merciless and cruel.

"As long as I can defeat you, then you, a suspected traitor, will have no choice but to step down, right?"

Clearly, Saliro was prepared to use forceful methods.

If it were in the past, he would still have some reservations.

But now, the Bigusler Family was being investigated, and Lockett was also suspected by the Empire. Some of the people with power in the palace had already expressed that they would support Saliro to a certain extent, so Saliro naturally would not be polite anymore.

"You can only blame yourself for offending too many people. In the past, many people did not dare to touch you, the strongest Knight in the Empire. But now, you've followed His Highness Harvey, and this is the biggest mistake you've made."

Saliro's words finally caused Lockett's expression to change.

"So, you were all instructed by the Imperial Concubine …!?"

Lockett stood up.

Why was the Bigusler Family suddenly suspected of being traitors?

Why were there so many rumors about him in the Imperial Capital?

Everything came to light at this moment.

Because Lockett had chosen to support Harvey and rebel against the Imperial Concubine, he was targeted.

Meanwhile, the Renita Family had clearly chosen to stand on the other side.

In order to remove Lockett from his position and defeat the Bigusler Family, Saliro had already stood on the Imperial Concubine's side and received the support of the Imperial Concubine and the nobles who sided with her.

"Boom!"

After understanding all this, Lockett no longer suppressed his emotions, and a monstrous aura was instantly released.

However, Saliro was faster than him.

"Ah!"

Geno exclaimed.

Without hesitation, Saliro snatched the sword from Lockett's hand. As Lockett released his monstrous aura, Saliro decisively closed in.

"Boom!"

The sofa that the two Legend rank experts were sitting on exploded into pieces.

"Boom!"

The coffee table between the two of them also exploded with a loud bang.

Amidst the sky full of wood fragments, the two Legend rank experts fiercely collided.

The battle was about to begin.

…

On this day, the roof of the Bigusler Family exploded with a loud bang.

Two figures rushed out of the house and landed on the roof, colliding with each other.

"Bang — Bang — Bang — Bang — Bang —"

Accompanied by a series of booms, their figures constantly crisscrossed and chased each other. The giant swords in their hands continuously slashed at each other with sonic booms. What was stirred up was not the sound of metal clashing, but the sound of explosions.

The eruption and battle between the two Legend rank experts instantly turned into the most terrifying confrontation, attracting the attention of many people.

"Is that the direction of the Bigusler Family?"

"What happened?"

All the nobles and people with ulterior motives were paying attention to this scene. Some looked at each other, some were extremely surprised, and some were deep in thought.

Of course, the people watching outside Bigusler's house also noticed this huge commotion. However, they exchanged glances with each other and didn't say anything. They continued to watch silently.

There were even people who came after hearing the news, but they were chased away by the people monitoring in secret using various methods.

Obviously, they were either from the Renit Family or the Imperial Concubine's faction in the palace. They were already in cahoots with Saliro, and naturally would not let a third party spoil things.

Just like that, Lockett and Saliro entered into an intense battle, setting off a series of explosions. It was as if thunderbolts were constantly bombarding each other, causing people to tremble in fear.

Meanwhile, Tilly was besieged in the mansion.

"Take her down!"

After Geno reacted to the situation, he shouted at the Knights beside him as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He stared at Tilly with a burning desire in his eyes.

Although the Knights were disdainful of Geno's behavior, they were not indifferent.

Before they came, Saliro had already given them orders to take down Tilly when they made their move.

This way, Lockett would have to hold back, and he would definitely lose 20% of his strength.

This was the situation that Saliro wanted to see.

Otherwise, although he was not afraid of Lockett, his overall strength was still slightly inferior to Lockett's. In a direct confrontation, he would definitely not be able to defeat Lockett.

If he had a way to defeat Lockett, the position of Knight Commander would have been his long ago. Why would he need to go through so much trouble?

Hence, in order to take down Lockett, Saliro did not mind using some extreme methods.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Immediately, the few Knights unsheathed the swords at their waists without hesitation and charged at Tilly.

"Shameless!"

Tilly was furious, but she did not dare to be careless. She also unsheathed the sword at her waist and chose to fight.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang …!"

Only then did the sound of metal clashing resound, causing sparks to fly.

Tilly was surrounded by a few Knights. Although she fought bravely, it was difficult for two fists to fight against four hands. She was barely able to fight and was forced to retreat.

Those Knights were Knight Guards that were privately trained by the Renita Family. Their levels were close to 80, and none of them were weaker than Tilly.

Tilly was still young and talented, but she was ultimately at a disadvantage in terms of time to grow. She could not even retaliate against the few Knights.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing this, Geno was extremely excited.

This woman, who had made him suffer countless times, was finally going to fall in his hands.

Geno had thought of countless ways to torture her, and he was so excited that he was trembling all over.

All of this naturally fell into the eyes of one person.

"Is this a good show?"

Shien stood on the branch of a tree and raised his brows as he watched everything.

His eyes were filled with playfulness.