?Everything in the world keeps changing in the long river of time. The sun rises and the moon rises, the sea changes, the plains are depleted into deserts in drought, and lava solidifies into islands in seawater. Even the seemingly eternal towering peaks will eventually collapse in a violent shock, and the world itself will eventually be destroyed.

But some things will never change.

Faced with the shadow of despair that was coming to his face like a tide, Colin let out a scream of fear. The old deputy, who was over fifty, lay on the ground and did not dare to look directly at the person in the air. He turned his head in panic and looked at his loyal partner. The second son of the Suward family seemed to be strangled and could not make any sound.

"ah-"

The invisible twisted airflow instantly enveloped Kleman. Before the middle-aged nobleman could say a word, his whole body burned in the violent flames. He was not in pain, because the high temperature ignited his skin and flesh in an instant, vaporizing his bones and internal organs. Kleman turned into ashes in an instant and drifted into smoke.

In the air, a sound came.

"You are not innocent either."

It was a sonorous and cold voice like the sound of steel. After hearing this, Colin felt in a sea of ​​fire. The unimaginable heat teared his soul. He closed his eyes tightly and never dared to open it again. The scene of Kleiman turning into smoke and dust in the blink of an eye was still replayed in his mind, making the man feel extremely fear and despair.

And Joshua, who had already arrived above the manor and had heard all the communication between the other party, stared coldly at the middle-aged manor who was kneeling on the ground and trembling on the ground, said in a calm voice: "But I won't kill indiscriminately. My subordinates have died, and I will only kill six of them. Tell me who the other masterminds are and where is the hiding place, so I will spare your life."

Although the great nobles basically have mansions in the imperial capital, not everyone will live in the holy city of Sanshan. The power of His Majesty the Emperor covers the entire city, leaving nowhere to hide in all conspiracies. Whether it is the Fertao family or the Suward family, they all have manors and vacation villas in cities and suburbs near the imperial capital for daily work.

Although Adman Carlos is a young man who is greedy for power and is out of reach, he has worked with Alfonso for so long and has learned some news, such as the location of the manor in the suburbs of Suward's house.

"Earl... Lord Earl, the mastermind is not us..."

Amid the crackling sound of the manor burning and the firewood bursting, Colin struggled to open his mouth, forcibly suppressing his fear, and said tremblingly: "Fertao, the Fertao family is the mastermind! Although we have reached a cooperation agreement, they are the ones who take action!"

If the man didn't know the other party's identity, he wouldn't have been able to become the deputy of the spokesperson of the Suward family's imperial capital from a civilian. The warrior who killed Clayman without hesitation must be Joshua van Radcliffe, the notorious lord of the Northland, the enemy of the Dragon, who can match the warrior of the Legion with his own strength.

His appearance could be said to have shocked Colin so much that he could not think. Neither he nor Clayman would have thought that the current head of the Radcliffe family would actually take action for those spokespersons. If it were ten minutes to pay, Colin would think that this kind of thing was as absurd as a dream, but it had already happened, so men could only accept reality.

"About a few days ago..." Because of fear of the scorching light, Colin did not dare to look directly at the warrior. He knelt down and put his face on the floor. A blurry voice came from his hands: "The people from the Ferta'ao family returned to the imperial capital... and were in their mansion!"

"very good."

Nodded slightly, Joshua didn't say nonsense. He slashed down with a sword, and his erect energy also collapsed the mansion on the other side. As the bricks and stones collapsed, Colin was stunned in place because of fear, but the seemingly rough but the actual meticulous force destroyed the entire manor without letting any fallen debris touch his body.

The red flames flashed, the wind was howling, and the warrior had disappeared, leaving only the deputy who still dared not move, kneeling between the ruins. After a long time, he stood up with trembling and confirmed that he was safe and sound, the man cried with joy.

Along the way, the letter delivery knight named Nak hid among the bushes, and the horse had been let go long ago, while he was trembling himself. Nak saw with his own eyes that the manor of Suward's family turned into ruins in the flames, and the pressure of the strong man spread, making the golden-level knight scared and hid with breath.

Not long after, a red stream of light shone across the sky. Nak felt a cold look sweeping over his body. His hiding was as meaningless as an ostrich, but the stream of light had no intention of staying. It swept straight past and flew quickly towards the imperial capital.

He saved his life. The knight was stunned for a few seconds until the stream of light disappeared into the distance and then he realized it slowly. He knew that his survival was not because of his strength, but because the other party did not want to kill him, just like a human being would not deliberately step on the ants by the roadside.

And the imperial capital.

Fertao family mansion.

The Fertao family mansion located in the northern part of the imperial capital is not so much a manor or villa loved by the nobles, but rather a sturdy small fortress. It is pitch black all over and the entire building is composed of the diurnal rocks in the wilderness of Ballard in the northwest of the Empire. This sturdy and magic-resistant rock is generally used by dwarves to build temples, but the Fertao family uses it to build its own residence.

Unlike the houses that are full of artistic beauty around it, the temperament of this mansion is so unique and out of place. Walls over twelve feet high are built with complete giant rocks, and then they are watered with iron to fill the gaps. There are even four small watchtowers in the four corners of the mansion. Under the flying flags, there are vigilant guards monitoring everything around.

The Fertao family, which started with military meritorious deeds and weapons, will never forget their roots. These nobles with dwarf bloodlines are always on guard and waiting for the possible battle. Every member of the Fertao family will be sent to the battlefield before they become adults. Only those who have experienced a battle and have not died can become adults and officially become members of the family.

Tam Fertao stood at the top of his mansion or fortress, holding a pipe in one hand while thinking about something.

He looked at the street next to the mansion with a discrete eyes. The traffic in the northern area of ​​the imperial capital was much less than that in other areas. It was early morning and there was almost no one on the street. Tam absent-mindedly tried to ignite the pipe in his hand, but for some reason he couldn't shoot out Mars. But he didn't care, but shook the pipe and stopped wasting his energy.

"Young and energetic."

Leiyan sighed. The short, mature half-dwarf, who was about 1.6 meters tall, touched his beard. His eyes gathered at this time. Thinking of the few brothers who were still staying in the basement, he couldn't help but shake his head again: "These little guys know nothing."

The Fertao family has many descendants, but there are not many formal members who comply with the family rules. Tam is the sixth son of the family, but the third person behind the eldest son and fourth son. He is responsible for the family's industry in the central region of the empire and also serves as the spokesperson for the imperial capital.

Tam sighed because his worrisome brothers downstairs sent his two newly grown brothers to the imperial capital several months ago with the excuse of "observation and learning", Tam has never felt at ease again. The young and reckless half-dwarfs knew how to fight on the battlefield, but they knew nothing about business. They were pointing fingers at Tam's work everywhere, but they could not give any feasible plans.

Especially this time, I tried to light the pipe again, and this time I succeeded. Tam took a sip of the cigarette, and the fire in the pipe was bright and dark, and a faint white air floated out.

After the young man came to the imperial capital, he was extremely indignant about the family's declining transaction volume. He did not understand what market demand was at all, and questioned Tam all day long and questioned his incompetence. But no matter what, the funds of the Fertao family were indeed getting tighter, and they did not change because of people's indignation. Tam disdained and taught them at all for their brothers with IQ defects, but let them tinker.

The plan to attack the Radcliffe family's industry and assassinate the principal was what they thought of. Perhaps it was because they were too young. They were not afraid of revenge from the Radcliffe family at all, and they also questioned that Joshua's strength might be watery. The proud young people would not admit that there would be strong people in this world who were not much bigger than them, so they took action decisively.

Tam said he would let them go, and he didn't care at all. If this behavior could make his two brothers settle, the dwarf felt that this might not be a bad thing, but unexpectedly, for some reason, after the death of Alfonso Carlos, the spokesperson of Radcliffe, his family did not respond, and Joshua did not make any statement, as if nothing had happened.

Tam smelled something wrong and signaled his brother to stop, but the young man laughed at its caution and caution for cowardice and incompetence. Faced with the seemingly weak Joshua, they almost let go of their hands to make trouble. In just a few days, most of the Carlos family was killed and injured. The Radcliffe family's industries in the central region of the empire basically lost their direct contact with the main family and fell into a semi-paralyzed state. The Fertao family quickly regained many weapons markets, and the Suward family, who cooperated, also received many ore orders.

Everything seemed perfect, except for the strange attitude of the Radcliffe family. Thinking of the two younger brothers who looked down on their brothers more and more, Tam took a puff of cigarettes and then spit them out. Of course, he knew that if he wanted to destroy the industry of his competitors, it would naturally be the most convenient to attack the top leaders, but this kind of thing would not last long. Even if he temporarily gained benefits, he would suffer great losses in the future under the revenge of other families that were angry.

How can we explain this truth clearly to the young and energetic half-dwarf? Anyway, Tam doesn't plan to do this, he only cares about himself. As for educating his brothers, that's what his father should do.

Looking around at his fortress-like mansion, Tam nodded with relief.

The prototype of the Fertao family's residence is their fortress in the Northwest Territory. Most of the members of the Fertao family live in this fortress and grow up and have children bit by bit. Although the fortress called Black Flag cannot be said to be the strongest fortress in the Empire, it is undoubtedly a solid city in the northwest region. In history, during its heyday, orcs sent troops to sweep the entire northwest of the empire several times. Only the Fertao family relied on the Black Flag Fortress to barely defend their territory.

The instinct from the dwarf bloodline made Tam like this fortress made of huge rocks, which made him feel extremely safe. And it is true that except for the Morley Palace where the imperial emperor lives, the Imperial Royal Mage Academy where countless mages gather, it is almost non-existent that the mansion is stronger than the Ferta's Fortress.

Except for the relatively humid and cold environment, these are nothing compared to safety.

But suddenly, he felt a terrible feeling.

A red stream of light suddenly appeared in the distant sky. The stream of light was so swift that it looked like a meteor crossing the sky. Tam stood at the top of his mansion and saw this meteor from the gap between the three mountains. But for some reason, he did not feel any beauty at all, but felt extremely dangerous from it.

He extinguished the pipe in his hand and was about to concentrate on observing, but the result shocked Tam for only a few breaths. The red light had already crossed a long distance and arrived around the three mountains.

The huge power fluctuation instantly triggered the defensive magic array around the imperial capital. A slight buzzing sound was seen, with a radius of nearly a hundred kilometers, covering all areas around the Sanshan Mountains floating in the sky. The huge magic power began to mobilize, trying to suppress this unstable red meteor.

But it was useless. The meteor was like an omnipresent spear. All barriers and obstacles were broken like non-existent objects. The twenty-four and half-sized air barriers were easily torn apart, creating an extremely crisp sound of glass shattering. But before the sound was transmitted, the red stream of light had already reached the top of the imperial city wall.

The defense above the imperial capital city wall is more stable than the defense around the mountain. Golden chains rose from the white city walls and turned into light cocoons in an attempt to wrap the red stream of light. But a ball of flames bloomed, and the dense chains turned into energy shavings and were smashed to pieces.

At this time, Tam had just shouted to warn the guards on the tower. He was about to return to the mansion and let the two young and bold underground prepare for defense, but at this time the red light had already arrived above the mansion that was not only of scale but also defense was comparable to the fortress.

There was no sonic boom, no hurricane, the air was discharged by an inexplicable force, and then forced to stabilize. The red streaming light was so loud that it was silent in fact that many residents of the imperial capital who had not yet founded did not notice the arrival of the red streaming light.

Tam turned his head in surprise, he looked at the red streaming light, and then let out a scream that was too bright and almost blinded his eyes in an instant, but even so, it made the golden first-level rock warrior temporarily blind.

However, before this, Tam had seen the other party's identity clearly, which made his heart tremble.

Joshua!

The contemporary head of the Radcliffe family!

He actually came to the imperial capital, and with such a brutal and unreasonable momentum, he broke through numerous defensive magic circles and came to the imperial capital!

What exactly does he want to do?!

Before Tam could figure it out, the warrior had already raised the sword in his hand. His movements have always been faster than the enemy's thinking, and this time is no exception.

With a sword, the power of Jiao Zhuo's Breath was activated, and the high temperature of thousands of degrees was condensed into the invisible air-to-air shock wave. The obvious giant sword trajectory extended towards the black solid fortress, from top to bottom.

The ripples spread and the impact came. In an instant, the main body of the fortress suddenly sank with a "boom". The place where the shock wave hit the front suddenly collapsed into powder, and the golden lava neatly divided the black mansion into two halves.

This sword was so accurate and swift that when the last wave of sword wind swept through, the center of the entire Fertao family's mansion was completely cut open. Through the huge gap, you could even see the inside of the mansion, shocked the maid sitting on the ground. The guards of the guards around the guard tower were also unstable because of the tilt of the mansion and almost fell out of the tower.

But no innocent person died. The power controlled to the extreme was not alarmed even the neighbors around the fortress. In less than two seconds, the two young family members in the basement of the Fertao family were completely burned into nothingness by the high-hot sword wind like the sun, and even smoke and dust were not left behind.

Tam is not dead yet.

In the ruins, the lower half of his body had been burned out by flames. The half-dwarf who turned into ashes was buried in the sand and gravel of the Episode. He stared at the warrior who had retracted his great sword in the air, his eyes full of incredible and anger.

"The Ferta's family will take revenge!" The half-dwarf's temper was harder than a stone. Even though his fearful muscles were trembling unnaturally, he could still speak threatening words. Buried in the ruins, Tam spitted out a mouthful of blood caused by the recoil. He resisted the strong sense of drowsiness of dying, looked into the air with his half-blind eyes, and issued a fierce curse: "You unruly guy, all the Northwest nobles will make you!"

Speaking of normalcy, he spat out another mouthful of blood, and his pupils dissipated and he died.

In response, Joshua said nothing and made any response. He just turned his head lightly and looked to the south, where the Morley Palace was.

And in the next moment, the space shattered.

Angry legendary powerful man came to the warrior.

"Jothia!"

Isrell Delmond was wearing a nightgown, and there were still lip marks on his neck of unknown who it was. For some unspeakable reasons, he came a second late, and the result was that all the Ferta's family members died in the imperial capital: "What are you doing?!"

"Long time no see, Your Majesty the Emperor."

Standing in the air, behind him was the gradually collapsed black mansion. Joshua calmly greeted the legendary strong man with an angry face in front of him. The Fertao family servants echoed over the northern area of ​​the imperial capital in panic and fear, but this could not suppress the warrior's words: "As you can see, just revenge."

Some things will never change.

It's like this now.

It was not that Joshua could not understand the rules of struggle that the nobles were circling. He clearly understood that this was the cultural precipitation over hundreds of years. I think Alfonso himself had been prepared for death, and his son and deputy also easily accepted this fact.

But he doesn't. He never thought so much. He is Joshua. He wants revenge and no one can stop him.

"……snort."

Isrell glanced at the Fertao family's mansion, snorted coldly, and extinguished all the burnt aftermath and lava. He noticed that except for the deaths of three and a half dwarves, there was no fourth casualty, and his emotions gradually calmed down. He turned to look at Joshua and said coldly: "Although it is ruthless and unfair, this is the rule that all the strong men on the entire continent agree. If everyone is like you, how can order be maintained? The extraordinary people attack each other at will? Do you also want the main city of Moldavia to be attacked by others?"

And Joshua answered even more simply: "Just let them come just by."

The warrior did not hesitate at all: "Business matters, .e. If they want to negotiate, I will accept it happily. If they want to force me, then even if they come to fight, I will not kill myself. But if I take action against my subordinates, I will take revenge directly."

"You just think you're better than them, so you have no scruples."

Isrell smiled angrily. His Majesty the Emperor was too lazy to talk nonsense. He showed a familiar smile to Joshua: "Well, haven't you always wanted to challenge me?"

"Then come!"

Immediately, the latter also showed the same expression.

"good."

The next moment.

Both disappeared in the imperial capital.

The clouds at the sky in the early morning were shining brightly.
Chapter completed!