Just when Kieran was about to make the first move, the black figure suddenly took two steps back and turned around, standing with his back against the tree.
The figure scanned the darkness before him.
"Come out!"
The figure said.
Following the figure's words, a figure faintly appeared in the darkness further away.
"There's still someone else?"
Kieran frowned as he stood in the shadows.
Although Kieran had placed all his attention on the black figure before him, it didn't mean he didn't care about his surroundings. He had been paying attention to his surroundings from the beginning to the end.
However, before the figure appeared, Kieran hadn't noticed it at all.
"What a high level of [Undercover]!
No, that's not right! It's not just [Undercover] anymore! There are other techniques mixed in with it! "
Kieran couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the figure walking towards him in the dark. It was as if the figure was trying to stir the darkness around him.
Kieran, who had Musou Level [Undercover], could easily tell that the figure's [Undercover] level had exceeded Musou Level.
There seemed to be some other techniques mixed in as well.
However, Kieran wasn't too surprised by the technique.
Because at this moment, he was completely thinking about another problem.
"When did the figure come?"
Kieran's heart skipped a beat.
Was it before or after him?
If it was the latter, he might still have a chance to salvage the situation, but if it was the former, it would be a tough battle.
It wasn't something Kieran wanted to see.
After all, he was on the run right now.
Once he was exposed, he would be hunted down.
Among those who hunted him, there would surely be someone at Stagner's level.
Once he thought of Stagner, Kieran's palms started to sweat.
Nervousness spread all over his heart.
However, it didn't mess up Kieran's mind to the point where he couldn't even control his breathing.
He knew the situation he was facing wasn't the worst yet.
Everything was just a guess.
It might not be the truth!
Kieran quickly collected his thoughts and looked at the two figures from the corner of his eye.
At this time, the second figure was already standing in front of the first black figure. The two of them stood face to face, less than five meters apart.
"Are you nervous?"
"Master Mordred!"
"Are you feeling guilty for murdering your two brothers again?"
Or repent for the souls of the dead in Morko Castle?
"Or … do you feel guilty because you had to kill Gradon, who had pledged his loyalty to you?"
The figure that came later was wearing a loose robe that covered his body. His gloomy voice made him even more unpredictable.
In particular, the continuous questioning in his words sounded like the low hiss of a midnight ghost.
That was because it wasn't a powerful interrogation.
It was merely a sarcastic statement.
There was also a hint of schadenfreude mixed in.
The way the other party spoke made Kieran uncomfortable.
He frowned slightly.
As for the identity of the black shadow?
This did not surprise Kieran.
Gradon's reaction was enough for Kieran to know who the other party was.
Mordred.
The eldest son of the Grand Duke.
He was considered the best of the three sons of the Grand Duke.
He was the rightful heir.
Hanses had told Kieran all this before he had entered the dungeon.
Kieran believed that Hanses would not lie or hide anything from him.
That was why Kieran did not understand why Mordred, as the first in line to the throne, would be doing all this useless work.
After all, given Mordred's reputation in the principality, all he had to do was wait for the Grand Duke to grow old and take the throne.
Moreover, it wouldn't take long.
According to Hanses' description, the Grand Duke was already over 50 years old. Although he was still powerful, the scars from the battles he had fought in his youth had started to torment him.
There must be more to it than meets the eye.
Kieran thought in his heart as he listened to the conversation between the two of them, hoping to find out more about Mordred's secrets.
"Ferlin, do you know why you can't show your face in public?
It's because of your annoying attitude! "
The Grand Duke's eldest son said slowly.
"Hehe, why should I show my face?
I'm just a dog of His Highness!
I'll bite whoever His Highness tells me to bite!
Even if it's you, Master Mordred! "
The figure whose identity was exposed admitted it very calmly.
Kieran, who was hiding in the shadows, was shocked.
Ferlin?
Shouldn't he be dead?
He had died in the Church Hall!
Stagner had killed him!
Could it be …
A sudden thought popped up in Kieran's mind.
At this moment, the Grand Duke's eldest son spoke again.
"Yes, you are an obedient dog, so obedient that you don't even care about your own life!
On top of that, in order to lure me out, you forcefully took a blow from teacher, causing Gradon to grow suspicious … Poor Gradon, he didn't even know it was you who led him to his death! "
Hanses sighed.
His eyes turned cold as he looked at Ferlin.
"But that hit from teacher wasn't easy to take, was it?
How much of your strength do you have now?
Fifty percent? Forty percent? Or less? "
Hanses gripped the hilt of his sword slowly.
"You've overestimated Stagner!"
You underestimate me too much!
I dared to take the risk because I have the confidence, just like how I doubted Stagner when he appeared before the Grand Duke ten years ago! "
Ferlin replied in a gloomy tone.
He didn't seem to care about Hanses' threat at all.
Instead, he was looking forward to it.
"Is that why you're so prepared this time? You've grasped my plan?"
Hanses held the hilt of his sword tightly, but he did not draw it.
He wanted to know where he had gone wrong.
"No, no, no!
"That's another matter!"
"It's because the Titan Principality's invasion was too sudden!"
It was so sudden that my informants and spies didn't even get the message!
"As the Grand Duke's advisor and the person in charge of the Shadow Empire, this was a form of doubt. So, I had to work harder to investigate some things."
In the end, I found an unexpected surprise! "
Ferlin's words were filled with pride.
Hanses did not say anything. He waited for Ferlin to continue.
"That pleasant surprise is …"
Ferlin was like a cat playing with a mouse. He purposely dragged his voice and looked at Mordred's expression with a mocking gaze.
"You are not His Highness' son!
Although you are His Highness' son, you are not related to His Highness by blood! You are just an orphan that His Highness adopted out of kindness!
His Highness' kindness caused you to turn against him, you ungrateful wretch!
"I really should have killed you before!"
Even if His Highness sentenced me to death!
But it's not too late now! "
When Ferlin spoke up to this point, his entire person had already turned fierce, and his sinister voice was even suffused with a chilly killing intent.
Layers of shadows turned into a thin veil, surrounding Ferlin.
The next moment, he threw himself at Mordred with a lethal aura.
"I surrender!"
Just as the shadows were inches away, Hanses raised his hands.
PS: First update ~
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