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He failed to fulfill his responsibilities.
When a large band of bandits appeared on the border of Blackrock Territory, he quickly noticed and issued a warning.
But just as he wrote down the intelligence and was about to summon the messenger frost crow,
A dark blue arrow suddenly appeared in front of him and pierced his head.
In an instant, he felt an extremely intense headache.
Then, he fell to the ground from the tree trunk he was looking out from.
He couldn't remember what happened after that.
All he remembered was a gaunt young man dressed in a blood-red robe who dragged him away to this place.
Back to the present.
After learning of the Black-Armored Knight Daiba's request, Inspector Reagan hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"I can show you how to get to the central town of Blackrock Territory quickly. In return, will you spare my life, esteemed knight?"
After understanding his situation, he made his own choice—to sell himself to survive.
He is still young, and has half a lifetime left to live.
He doesn't want to die!
At that moment, his survival instinct made him abandon the promise he had made to Lord Arthur.
However, his act of betraying his master to survive did not change the mind of the Black-Armored Knight, Daiba:
"cannot!"
The black-armored knight, Daiba, stared at him indifferently.
In Daba's eyes, Reagan was already a corpse that was stronger than an average person.
"No no no!"
Reagan was filled with despair at the answer from the black-armored knight, Daiba. He shook his head with trembling hands, then, in a final burst of energy, stepped forward and grabbed one of Daiba's feet.
Reagan continued shouting at the top of his lungs:
"Please, please let me go. I still have a wife and a son."
I can't die; they can't live without me.
Upon hearing his sob story, the Black-Armored Knight Daiba couldn't help but curl up a playful smile.
Now, he changed his mind and chose to kill the human directly.
He simply lifted the foot Reagan was holding and kicked it into the man's chest.
"Bah!"
With a single kick, he pierced through the human's chest.
Seeing the disbelief gradually solidify on the other's face, the black-armored knight Daiba let out a pleased sound:
"Don't worry! I won't let them lose you. You will eventually meet again on the other side."
Upon witnessing this scene, the blood-robed youth Franky remained calm on his pale face.
Subsequently.
He pulled a blue-feathered raven from his wide robe.
The blue raven was unconscious.
After completing the annihilation, the black-armored knight Daiba stared intently at what Franky had taken out:
"This must be the messenger beast kept by the lord's family of Blackrock Territory."
The blood-robed youth, Franky, nodded:
"yes.
"It seems the lord of this beast's swarm is also a third-tier beast belonging to one of the silver-tier knights in this territory, right?"
The black-armored knight, Daiba, understood his implied meaning and smiled knowingly:
"So, you plan to use the same 'witchcraft' you used in Blackwater Territory again against the Tier 3 magical beasts of Blackrock Territory?"
"Of course! It would be a good thing for us to lose one of their top-level combatants."
But in response, the Black-Armored Knight Daiba raised a question:
"Our exploits of slaughtering the Blackwater Territory should have reached this territory as well."
"Wouldn't using this 'witchcraft' rashly give our captured target time to react and escape?"
"Rest assured, the 'Blood Binding Spell' has been cast; capturing the target is a certainty."
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The perspective returns to Blackrockhold, in the center of Frostraven Town.
As dusk fell.
From the top floor of Blackrock Fortress, a sudden, mournful cry of a crow echoed through the sky:
"Quack!!!"
at this time.
We arrived at the gate of the castle.
Leon, the steward stationed at Blackrock Fortress, is meeting with Lawson, who has returned from Rinwind Village.
"Is that the voice of the Frosty Raven King?"
As a close friend of the butler Leon, Lawson looked up and recognized the voice.
When he sensed the sadness conveyed by the voice, his expression turned solemn.
Then he looked at the butler, Leon.
He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his complexion instantly became weaker.
He reached out and put his hand on Lawson's shoulder to barely keep his balance.
Subsequently.
He spoke in an urgent tone, uttering a startling statement:
"Go quickly and inform Arthur that enemies have invaded Blackrock Territory!"
Chapter 92 Turning Point One: Defending Blackrock Territory
Frosty Crow Town.
They entered Lani's bedroom.
Arthur sat in the chair beside Lani's bed; he had kept her company there all afternoon.
At this moment, he is resting with his eyes closed, quietly folding his arms across his chest.
At this time.
Lani, who was resting in bed, woke up at just the right time.
Now, compared to this morning, her complexion has recovered somewhat, and a rosy glow has appeared on her delicate face.
Soon, she opened her light gray eyes.
Then, without making a sound, she shifted her gaze to the handsome blond young man who had been standing guard beside her.
After carefully observing Arthur's quiet, closed-eye posture, Lani felt incredibly at ease.
But then.
The girl seemed to have thought of something again, and a look of sorrow appeared on her face.
"You're awake?"
Just as the girl was grieving, Arthur opened his eyes and greeted her.
In fact, he remained fully conscious throughout.
He had noticed Lani's awakening long ago, and the joy and sorrow on her stunningly beautiful face.
But Lani didn't seem to realize this, and immediately suppressed her previous sorrowful expression after seeing Arthur wake up.
Followed by.
She forced a seemingly normal, playful smile, then spoke in a deliberately teasing tone:
"Little Lion, did you stay in my room all afternoon?"
"Yes."
Arthur responded seriously.
"Hehe! As the Lord of Blackrock, it's not right for you to be spending your time relaxing in a girl's boudoir instead of properly leading and training your troops!"
Lani, as usual, took control of the conversation.
"At present, all matters concerning Blackrock Territory have been basically handled properly."
"I already entrusted today's training tasks to Butler Leon before I came to visit Miss Lani."
But Arthur didn't react awkwardly to her teasing as she expected; instead, he gave her a gentle and warm smile.
"So, I would be very happy if I could take care of Miss Lani this afternoon."
"Cough cough!"
At that moment, the girl's heart was touched by the words of the blond young man in front of her.
She felt incredibly shy and lowered her eyes, trying to hide the awkwardness in them.
But the blush on Lani's pretty face betrayed her.
"Miss Lani, are you alright? Has your condition worsened again?"
Upon seeing the unusual blush on Lani's face, Arthur surprisingly became flustered, a behavior he hadn't displayed in a long time.
He jumped up from his chair and quickly went to the table next to him to get his medicine.
"It's alright, little lion."
Lani quickly stopped Arthur's flustered behavior, then stammered as she explained:
"I just need to pee a little."
"Ahem, okay."
Upon hearing this reason, Arthur sat back down in his chair, feeling somewhat lost.
Then, he swallowed hard, but when he thought about his ignorant behavior just now, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.
"Pfft! Little lion, you're so cute!"
Lani was amused by Arthur's clumsy appearance. She sat up in bed and burst into unrestrained laughter.
"Forehead......"
Being told he was cute by a girl his own age made Arthur feel even more ashamed.
Driven by this thought, he glanced away.
I waited for a long time.
Lani finally stopped laughing.
She blinked and caught a glimpse of the silver necklace Arthur had given her, which she had placed on her dressing table.
At this time.
A chilling image flashed through Lani's mind again—again against a crimson background, a woman's face appeared so blurry that her features were indistinguishable.
But the meaningful smile on that face remained clearly etched in her mind.
"Little lion, may I ask you a question?"
Thinking of this, Lani looked at Arthur, this time no longer hiding the sorrow she had just revealed.