Becoming a winner in life starts with becoming a shadow.

Chapter 247 Fenrir is forced into a corner.
Half a day later, in the depths of the Magic Swordsman Academy, in an area of ​​white fog that could not be reached without special methods, hurried footsteps were heard near a special metal door.

"Lord Fenrir!" The visitor spoke hurriedly after seeing the figure standing outside the gate.

"What's the matter?" Fenrir, who was looking at the gate in deep thought, asked without turning back.

"Claire Kageno has suddenly returned to the academy," the visitor replied immediately.

"Hasn't she graduated yet? What's so surprising about her returning to the academy?" Hearing this, Fenrir turned around and asked the person who came.

Fenrir is quite concerned about Claire, because Claire's victory in this Martial God Festival is quite special.

He caused more than half of the audience to faint simply by relying on his aura. Because of this strength beyond common sense, the two kings present favored him very much. King Garuk of Oriana even promised him the title of Duke.

This storm has not yet passed, and recently it was reported that she almost killed a group of nobles who were invited to attend a banquet in the Kageno territory with her own murderous intent.

This series of events made it impossible for Fenrir not to pay attention.

In the past, Fenrir might have asked someone to try to contact Claire.

But this era is completely different from the previous ones. A mysterious organization emerged that was against the cult and had always had the upper hand.

Then there appeared this magic swordsman who possessed powers beyond common sense.

But the magic swordsman is a female, and Fenrir can't help but think too much.

In fact, in terms of sword skills alone, Fenrir believed that there were very few people who were better than him.

But relying solely on their breath to make people unconscious or even die touched upon Fenrir's blind spot in knowledge.

People are always wary of the unknown.

"Lord Fenrir, the first thing Claire Kageno did when she returned to the academy was to go to the academy's top management. Her only purpose was to apply for permission for her brother Sid Kageno to leave school and study on his own," the visitor replied immediately.

"Leaving school to study on your own?!" Fenrir was surprised when he heard that.

"Yes, according to the news, Claire believes that the knowledge the academy can teach Sid is limited, and she needs more time to train her younger brother, so she hopes that Sid Kageno will not attend the academy's courses on weekdays and only come back to take exams at the end of the semester." The man explained.

"Trouble!" Fenrir frowned immediately after hearing this.

After all, he recently planned to use special ancient relics to connect all the students in the academy, and rely on the magic power of these students to remove the seal in front of him.

Among them, people with strong strength like Claire are the best targets.

Of course, Fenrir didn't expect that the ancient relic in his hand could hide from Claire's eyes, so he set his sights on Reed.

He wanted to force Claire to submit through Reed, and even rely on controlling Reed to control Claire.

Not only are they siblings, but they are also lovers who have an intimate relationship.

The status of both parties in each other's hearts is naturally self-evident.

It might be a little unrealistic to expect to control Reed and threaten his future fiancée into submission, but forcing Claire could definitely be done.

Fenrir was convinced of this.

In addition, Alexia and Alice have been planning and deploying in a big way recently, and the spearhead has been directed at the black gloves [Sword of the Thirteenth Night] outside the cult, which has caused the other party to ask for help from them more than once.

After all, that slash that broke through the sky was really a bit scary.

That’s right, even Fenrir felt that the slashing a few days ago was outrageous.

You have to know that the ground is at least thousands of meters away from the clouds floating in the sky.

Not only did the slash fly over a distance of thousands of meters and cut through the clouds, it also did not dissipate even after it flew out of sight. If one had not seen it with one's own eyes, who would have believed it was true?

But it is precisely because so many people have seen it with their own eyes that some people are scared to death.

Therefore, Fenrir did not dare to deal with those [Messengers of Justice] as he did before, finding a secret place to lure people here, then showing up and using his absolute power to make those [Messengers of Justice] feel the gap of despair, and then accepting these people as dogs.

Because Fenrir felt that if the two princesses' attacks did not include any sleight of hand or other tricks, and according to the previous routine, he would be the one who felt the gap of despair and became a dead dog.

It was precisely because Fenrir felt the strong pressure that he wanted to control Claire and let Claire deal with the two sisters Alexia and Alice.

Even though Fenrir felt that the sudden increase in the two sisters' strength in a short period of time was related to Claire, he had no choice.

So he kept staring at Li De, waiting for Li De to return to the academy.

As for Maria and Nyx, the members of the Diabolos Cult had actually been monitoring Claire since she became famous.

However, because there was no direct pressure from Alexia and Alice before, Fenrir planned to take it step by step.

After all, even for the Diabolos Cult, there is only one chance to launch a surprise attack and capture.

In fact, only a few days have passed in the real world since Claire became famous.

Fenrir himself did not expect that Maria and Alice disappeared at the same time before the capture plan was completed.

A few days later, only Alice reappeared, while Maria had become a corpse.

What was even more unexpected was that after Alice came back, the two princesses of the Kingdom of Midgar showed their invincible strength one after another.

Feeling the pressure, Fenrir wanted to push forward with the capture plan, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that Maria had died inexplicably before he could take any action.

Among the remaining people, except for Reed who has always been with Claire, Knicks is not worth capturing at all.

I originally thought that after Reed returned to the Magic Swordsman Academy, there would be plenty of opportunities to capture him, but who would have thought that Claire would do such a thing.

"Lord Fenrir, why don't we just take action!" the man suggested.

"What makes you think this isn't a trap?" Fenrir asked the man.

"Lord Fenrir, I cannot confirm it, but I'm afraid today is my only chance." The man replied humbly.

"What do you mean?" Fenrir asked the man.

“The college did not agree to it right away because they did not want to sever their relationship with Claire Kageno. But under pressure from Claire, the dean said they needed to discuss it with other people, which delayed Claire Kageno.

But the delay would definitely be limited. Firstly, no one was willing to risk their lives to offend Claire Kageno now. Secondly, after leaving the academy, the woman went straight to the palace.

I think after today, Sid Kagenor will not come to the Magic Swordsman Academy except for the final exams. And judging from the current situation, we don't have that much time to deal with it.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the royal family's target is actually us, and the [Sword of the Thirteen Nights] is just a preliminary test. After all, with the current strength of the royal family, it does not take so long to remove the [Sword of the Thirteen Nights].

I also don't believe Claire's mother. The funeral of a mere baroness can affect their actions. They can kill her at any time and anywhere, but they have been dragging their feet. Isn't it just to see our reaction?

The result that the royal family wants is to lure us out and then catch us all in one fell swoop. It is not difficult to see that their goal is to uproot our Fenrir faction. "After listening to his subordinates' words, Fenrir nodded silently.

After all, he knew very well that his confidant was not talking nonsense.

In fact, Fenrir himself doesn't care about the [Sword of the Thirteenth Night] at all.

But these guys who were deeply involved with the cult knew a lot, and with the nature of these nobles, if they were really caught, they would sell out the cult as long as there was a chance of survival.

Therefore, the two princesses in the palace were actually waiting for him to silence them.

In this way, they would not have to bear the crime of killing nobles indiscriminately.

I have to say that this calculation was very ingenious.

Needless to say, this plan must have been thought up by King Klaus.

But what if you know it yourself?

If you make a move, it will be just what you want. Maybe the other party has already set a trap and is waiting for you to fall into it.

If he didn't take action and waited for the [Thirteen Night Swords] to be cleared out, and then was tracked down, he would not feel good either. After all, those guys in the [Thirteen Night Swords] knew a lot.

As for taking the initiative to cut off the tail to survive, that step has not been reached yet. After all, no one can give a definite answer to how strong the two princesses are.

What if it’s not that strong?
Besides, it is not easy to cut off the tail actively. Even though Fenrir does not regard the people below as human beings, he cannot give in before the other party takes action.

Once the reputation of the cult is lowered and its deterrent power is reduced, wouldn't that just give others an excuse?

You must know that the reduction in Diabolos Essence production this year is a foregone conclusion, otherwise the Cult would not be in a hurry to resurrect the demon Diabolos in order to obtain more Diabolos Essence.

Precisely because the amount of Diabolos Essence is limited, people who rank lower have a lower chance of getting it.

One year of life is also life.

Who wouldn’t want to seize the opportunity?
In this situation, if you make a mistake, can you still expect others to be merciful and let you go?
How can it be?

Not only will those guys not let you go, they may even deliberately target you. If you are not careful, your rank will be reduced.

Although it would not reach the level of depriving his seat, if the production of Diabolos Essence could not be restored in the next few years, the chances of him being able to obtain it would be a bit low.

When the time comes, we may have to kill the people we can get.

This means a civil war and then a huge external threat. If things go wrong, the Cult of Diabolos will become history in this era, and Fenrir does not want to see this situation.

It was precisely because he had considered it enough that Fenrir understood more and more why his confidant was determined to seize the opportunity before him.

Because as long as Sid Kagenor is captured and Claire is controlled, then no matter what the outcome on the Midgar Kingdom side, his position in the cult will not be affected.

At worst, I can just change to another area. With absolute strength, I can be the boss wherever I go.

But the question now is how to make sure this is not a trap.

The possibility that Sid Kagenor was used as bait is still very high.

Another thing is that the women related to this man are stronger than each other. How can we conclude that this man is weak?

After all, it is easy for a true master to hide when facing someone who is weaker than him.

"Lord Fenrir, just give it a try! Relying on the power of the Sanctuary, even if it fails, at least you can escape safely, right?" The confidant saw Fenrir hesitating, and actually understood what his boss was worried about.

After all, without this level of intelligence, I wouldn't be in my current position.

"Okay, let's give it a try." Fenrir decided immediately.

After all, it is not a solution to be pressed step by step until the noose around the neck is completely tightened.

Besides, the opportunity now is indeed rare, because Claire, Alexia and Alice, who are usually stationed in the Magic Swordsman Academy, are not here at the moment.

If you miss this opportunity, you don’t know if there will be a next time.

"Okay, I'll go and prepare it." The confidant said immediately.

"Call here all the sons of Diabolos who can be mobilized the fastest." Fenrir added.

"Yes, sir!" After saying that, the man immediately turned and left.

An hour later, in the huge training ground of the first group of Wangdu Wuxinliu in the Magic Swordsman Academy, Li De, who was practicing alone, suddenly felt a strange magical power.

Then an inexplicable white fog appeared and enveloped the training ground.

"what happened?"

“Why is there white fog?”

The students in the training ground have not yet figured out what is happening.

One after another, figures shrouded in fighting robes appeared with the sound of hurried footsteps, and then surrounded the students in the training ground.

"Sid." One of them just opened his mouth, but was interrupted by another crisp voice.

"Finally you showed up, you gutter rats!"

Along with the sound, Claire's figure appeared in front of Reed.

"Claire Kageno, how could you appear in the holy land?" After seeing who was coming clearly, the man who spoke had a tone full of disbelief.

"I don't need to answer you!" When Claire said you, she had already walked up to the man.

The next moment, the bodies of everyone, including this man, exploded instantly, and blood spurted everywhere.

"Ah!" Screams followed one after another.

Even some timid students were so frightened after seeing this scene.

By the time these people reacted, they discovered that Claire, who had resolved the crisis at the training ground, had already left with Reed.

"You're running so fast. It doesn't fit the image of the Knights of the Round Table of the Diabolos Order in my mind." In the ancient small church in the corner of the academy, Reed and Claire said to Fenrir who was stopped.

"It is indeed a trap." Fenrir replied with an extremely gloomy expression.

(End of this chapter)