Imperial Crown.

Chapter 161 Bloody Funeral (Part )
With a loud crash, a piece of rubble fell from the ceiling that was roasted crispy by the flames and hit Mark.

Mark took a step back in fear, swallowed his saliva and shouted: "Raven, Judra!"

"You have united together to plot to kill my father and usurp the title that should have belonged to me."

"I will definitely make this crime public. Neither the Slater family nor the Fox family will tolerate your evil deeds!!"

"Just wait for your turn at the stake!"

As he spoke, he slowly moved backwards, and when he finished his last sentence, he was already walking backwards out of the door.

Mark clenched his fists tightly, and the black gem on the ring on his right pinky finger shone and shattered. Suddenly, a thick darkness like ink poured out, covering the entire hall.

This is a one-time second-level magic "Dark Sky" stored in the ring. Only the caster can see things normally in the environment.

A few minutes later, when the darkness lifted, Mark was nowhere to be seen.

Judra spat a mouthful of bloody saliva.

As Mark escaped, the civil war in the Ironforge Legion was quelled. No matter which side they were loyal to before, they could only be soldiers of Judra. They laid down their weapons and saluted their new baron.

But Judra did not respond to these people's loyalty. He stared blankly at Barney lying on the ground, the corners of his mouth twitching unconsciously.

Barney was so young, only eleven years old. He could have had a bright future, but now he has become a cold corpse, his eyes wide open in horror, and blood foam hanging from the corners of his mouth.

Seeing Barney's look, Judra truly felt what it felt like to be heartbroken - his heart was really hurting!

This is his only son.

Taking slightly shaky steps, Judra passed through the soldiers who were saluting silently and came to the corner of the hall where many servants were huddled together.

Kicking over a servant who was blocking her way, Judra bent down, grabbed a maid by the hair, and dragged her out of the crowd.

Her belly was bulging, obviously she had been pregnant for a long time - her name was Finley, Mark's lover.

"what--"

Finley grabbed Judra's hands with both hands, wailing and trying to get him to let go, but it was no use. Her legs were dragged on the ground and cut by the scattered glass shards, bleeding profusely.

Dragging Finley to Barney's body, Judra picked up a long sword from the ground.

The moment she saw the corpse in front of her, Fenli realized the fate she was about to face. The intense fear stimulated her nerves, making her feel a twitch in her lower abdomen, and her hands unconsciously pressed on it:
"Lord Judra, my child is about to be born. I am willing to do whatever you want to me. Please let my child go. The child is innocent!"

But Judra turned a deaf ear to it. He grabbed Fenli's hair and slashed the mother's throat with his sword.

Blood gushed out.

Finley fell to the ground, her legs still twitching, her hands protecting her stomach, with fear and pain in her eyes - she was not dead yet.

But Judra was not ready to end it like this. He kicked Fenli's arms away, took a step across and stepped on her hands. He held the sword upside down in both hands, raised it high, and stabbed it hard at Fenli's lower abdomen!
A gleam of despair froze in Fenli's eyes.

Even the Ironforge soldiers who were watching looked away.

Judra threw the sword to the ground and stood up shakily, but she didn't feel relieved at all.

Raven walked up to Judra, with a contract in his hand: "Sign it."

Seeing Raven's face, Judra wanted to slap his hand away, but when she thought of Raven's thundering attack before, Judra could only swallow all her emotions and reached out to take the contract.

The above content is very simple. Judra must return Eagle's Beak Mountain and Thousand Needles Jungle, which originally belonged to Eagle Territory, and at the same time, cede the Gray Mountain Mine to the Griffith family permanently.

The format of the contract is very formal. Once submitted to the Council of Nobles for filing, it will take effect immediately. Those who violate the contract will be severely punished by the royal family, and the lightest punishment is the stripping of noble titles and deprivation of fiefdoms.

If this contract was really signed, Judra's name would definitely leave a clear mark in the family history and be cursed by all future members of the Wharton family.

But he had no right to refuse.

After signing her name on the contract and pressing her fingerprint with blood, Judra handed it back to Raven.

Raven read the contents of the contract, nodded and left.

Watching Raven's back go away until he disappeared, Judra kicked Fenli's body away and shouted, "Everyone, search the entire Ironforge. Kill all the remaining followers of Mark!"

"Yes, my Lord Baron!" The Ironforge Legion retreated as ordered, and the servants and maids also left in a hurry.

Judra was the only one left in the entire hall.

He picked up Barney's body and sat quietly on the steps with a dull look in his eyes.

The entire hall was in a mess. More than half of it was engulfed in flames. The walls were smoked black. The overturned tables and chairs were full of arrows. All kinds of corpses lay on the ground in a mess, and their blood was mixed together, making it impossible to tell which was which.

They were all the elite of Ironforge Territory, but they died here in vain, at the funeral of the former Baron of Ironforge Territory.

Judra's gaze moved, first falling on Seberon, then on Sari, Byram and Arden. These four were all knights of Ironforge, and now they had all turned into corpses.

In this funeral, the Ironforge Legion lost nearly half of its soldiers, and all four knights were killed in battle. In the entire Ironforge Territory, only Judra was left as a transcendent!
And this bloody funeral was destined to spread throughout the entire Nord province.

Whether in terms of military strength or reputation, the Wharton family has now become extremely weak.

And there is only one beneficiary - Raven!
“Damn Mark…” Judra pounded the ground angrily: “…Damn Raven!!”

At the same moment, in the jungle outside Ironforge Territory, his brother uttered the same curse:
"Damn Judra, damn Raven!!!"

Although he has temporarily lost his inheritance rights, he still has a chance!
Mark made careful preparations for the raid at the funeral, including an escape route in the event of failure.

The previous statement of seeking help from Slater or the Fox family was purely to paralyze Raven and Judra, divert their possible pursuers, and hide his true purpose.

Next, Mark will go to the northeastern border of Ironforge, where there are prepared clothes, war horses and gold coins.

He would then change his course, pass through the domain of Baron Kate, and proceed to Saveryshire, thence crossing Hippocrates, Weirt, Hodges, and Biershire, and into the adjoining province of Molinier.

At that time, he will find a way to go all the way to the royal capital and make the crimes of Judra and Raven known to the world!
There are many nobles in the royal capital who have high titles but no fiefdoms. Mark originally thought that Ironforge Territory alone would not be able to attract these bigwigs.

But it’s different now, the matter involves Raven, and a viscountship is enough to make most nobles jealous!

In this way, Mark will not only be able to take back the Ironforge Territory, but may also be able to obtain more territories!

Just as he was imagining the future and cheering himself up, Mark suddenly felt something was wrong, as if someone was following him!
"who!?"

Mark immediately drew his sword and turned back sharply, but in front of him were only bushes, weeds and branches blown by the wind.

"Hu——" Mark took a long breath and patted his chest.

After catching his breath, Mark turned around and was about to continue his escape, but as soon as he turned around, he froze in place.

What filled his vision was a pair of huge nostrils!

"what……!!!"

Mark's heart skipped a beat. He sat down on the ground with a plop, and crawled backwards using his hands and feet. Slowly, he saw the outline of the giant creature in front of him.

It was a gigantic monster, its head alone was as big as a house. It was shaped like a lizard, covered with dark green scales, its bloody mouth slightly open, each of its teeth as sharp as a sword, its sturdy forelimbs standing on the ground, supporting its plump and round body, which made it look less ferocious, but rather a bit... cute.

What made Mark feel a little relieved was that the monster had no intention of eating him, at least not yet. It was just standing... or sitting there.

There was no time to think about why such a huge monster appeared here. Mark had only one thought in his mind.

run! ! !
He struggled to stand up, chose another direction and started running, but before he took two steps, the scene in front of him changed again.

The originally clear sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning flashed through it like a python, strong winds blew up, and grass and trees flew everywhere!

Just a dozen meters in front of him, streaks of brilliant blue light appeared out of nowhere, converging, condensing, and changing in mid-air, transforming into profound and complex magic runes that flickered like breathing.

click -

Along with a crisp sound, a deep blue crack appeared between the blue runes. The cracks became more and more numerous and dense, and then they shattered with a bang. No scenery could be seen anymore, only an extremely deep void!

At this moment, Mark’s soul was trembling, and he was not sure what would appear in this void.

Is it another monster, or a demon he has never seen before?

The first thing that appeared was a bright silver scepter.

Then, a figure slowly floated out from it.

Mark's expression froze, because he didn't expect that the person who emerged from it would be so young and so - beautiful!
Her chestnut hair fluttered in the wind and then slowly fell on her shoulders, as if it weighed nothing.

On her smooth forehead, she wore a heart-shaped crystal head chain, and her long and thin eyebrows looked quite sharp.

Her skin is so delicate that even the wind cannot stay on it, and her pink lips are bright and juicy.

She was wearing a white fringed dress, half of her shoulders were exposed, showing her curvy collarbone, and on her feet were a pair of high heels that seemed to be outlined with silver lines.

Mark swallowed hard, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he wanted to pounce on her immediately, but as the young woman's eyes slowly opened, the restlessness in Mark's heart suddenly melted away.

Those were a pair of amber eyes, with a light as rich as the long river of time flowing in their depths. They were elegant, solemn, and majestic, giving people an awe-inspiring and inviolable impression.

It was the God Blood Witch who had appeared on the Bloody Highlands.

Anno.

Whoosh.

The sound of wind came from above Mark's head, and the fat lizard as big as a hill landed lightly beside Annuo, rubbing Annuo's arm with its head as if to please him, and its expression was even a little intimate!

This magical beast is actually her magical pet!
"My dear lady!" Mark carefully considered his words. Even though the other person looked younger than him, he unconsciously used honorifics, and even spoke in a panic:

"Excuse me, are you lost?"

Anno did not answer his question: "Your name is Mark?"

Mark should have hidden his identity at this time, but for some reason, facing this woman, he didn’t dare to lie at all: “Yes.”

"Very good." An Nuo nodded, raised his finger, and strands of dazzling purple light flowed out from between his fingers and rushed towards Mark.

Mark's pupils suddenly contracted, and he instinctively sensed the danger.

Even though he realized the huge gap in strength between the two sides, Mark still didn't give up. Brown-yellow earth fighting spirit surged around him, and he turned around and started running wildly!
The dazzling purple light passed by him and disappeared into the air.

Mark showed a look of astonishment on his face, and the next moment, the astonishment turned into horror.

There were dense explosions like the sound of broken glass, and the picture in front of Mark suddenly shattered, turning into pieces of jagged blades flashing with purple light, surrounding Mark!
The blades were like mirrors, each reflecting his face distorted with fear.

He looked around trembling, and all he saw was darkness and endless blades, as if the whole world had turned into a sea of ​​swords!
pat.

Beads of cold sweat slid down his forehead and fell on a sharp blade, instantly being cut into two even halves.

"I, I'll go with you!" Mark's voice was so chaotic and tuneless.

The sharp blades in the sky disappeared quietly, as if they had never appeared. Mark's knees became weak and he fell to the ground with a plop.

A shadow appeared beside him, and Annuo was sitting sideways on the back of the fat lizard.

Mark breathed a sigh of relief and even felt a little relieved.

Since she wanted to catch me, she had to take me with her, so that I could ride with her again.

He began to imagine what he would look like lying next to An Nuo.

"Xiao Mo!" An Nuo suddenly spoke.

Xiao Mo? But my name is Mark?
Just as Mark was distracted, the fat lizard's eyes suddenly lit up, and it stuck out its tongue, wrapped it around Mark's waist and put it into its mouth!

"Don't eat it." Annuo said again.

Xiao Mo's expression darkened (I'm so hungry!).

"Let's go. I'm sure you'll be full soon." An Nuo patted the back of the lizard's head.

Xiao Mo nodded, shook Mark in his mouth dizzy, then turned his body, exerted force on his limbs, jumped up with a whoosh, spread his front paws, pulled out two sail-like wings and glided in the air. After a while, he would fall down again and then jump up again.

After a few rises and falls, the figure disappeared into the sky.

……

(End of this chapter)