Imperial Crown.

Chapter 172 The Lion's Claw (Part )
David is the eldest son of Witt and the eldest of three brothers. He was originally wondering about the purpose of this uninvited guest. When he heard Simon's words, his expression immediately darkened, and then he smiled again: "So you are Baron Raven's envoy. Since you are here, why not have some fun together?"

Simon shook his head with a stern face: "I'm here to work, not to play."

"Oh, then I wonder what the special envoy is going to do?" David maintained his smile.

Simon said, "Just like what you did to Knight Conchi's daughter."

The smile on David's face disappeared instantly and his brows furrowed. "This is an internal matter of our Teda Territory. Special Envoy, you have crossed the line!"

Having already stated his purpose as instructed by Lord Raven, Simon said no more and drew out the enchanted sword from his waist with a clang.

Seeing this scene, David finally couldn't maintain his dignity anymore, and shouted with twitching mouth: "Kill him!"

In David's opinion, it was against the rules for Raven to send people deep into the Territory of Teda without authorization. Even if he killed Simon here, Raven would have to bear the consequences himself!
Do you really think that you can do whatever you want just because you have the largest territory?
"No, don't kill him, capture him alive!" Knight Witte's second son, Dato, licked his lips and said, "Such a handsome guy, and he's a soldier, it must be very exciting to play with him!"

At this time, a group of soldiers rushed into the tavern and surrounded Simon with various weapons. However, Simon stood there motionless like a stone sculpture, as if he saw nothing.

He didn't move, and the soldiers who surrounded him didn't dare to move either. For some reason, even though the man in front of them was handsome and somewhat feminine, they instinctively felt danger.

"Don't just stand there, get started!" David urged impatiently.

Finally, David's guard captain Gogara took a deep breath and stabbed Simon's throat with the spear in his hand!

The slightly rusty tip of the gun cut through the air, reflecting the dim candlelight in the tavern. Just as it was about to pierce Simon's throat, Simon moved!
He leaned his upper body forward slightly and avoided the piercing of the spear. Then he clamped the hilt of the sword with two fingers of his right hand and bent his wrist inward. The long sword in front of him drew a huge arc like a pendulum and cut into the gun body first. With a crisp sound, the tip of the spear had been cut off by the sword!

At this moment, two long swords stabbed at him from the left and right. Simon leaned down, pushed and loosened the hilt with his right hand, transferred the sword to his left hand, held the sword with the backhand, twisted his waist, and the enchanted long sword drew an arc, and with a clanging sound, the two attacking long swords were knocked away. The huge force caused the wrists of the two sword-wielding soldiers to break and spurt out blood!

At the same time, light blue fighting spirit wrapped around Simon's feet. He broke through the encirclement like a cheetah and pounced towards the three David brothers!
"Extraordinary!?" Cold sweat streamed down David's forehead, and he sobered up instantly.

He didn't expect that the person Raven sent randomly was actually a first-level extraordinary person. Shouldn't Eric be the only extraordinary person under his command? ?
In a hurry, David wanted to draw his sword to fight back, but he was an ordinary person who was not even extraordinary, and he was addicted to wine and sex all day long. Although he drew his sword in a panic, his hand trembled and he dropped it to the ground.

At this time, Simon had already rushed over, turned the sword, and smashed David's face with the hilt!
"Spare your life——"

"Don't hurt Master David!"

But it was too late!
With a clear sound of bone breaking, the hilt of the sword smashed David's nose and half of his face into a cave-in, with flesh and blood splattering out. David rolled his eyes and fainted.

The women present began to scream. Simon stopped looking at David and his eyes fell on Knight Witt's second son, Dato.

The young man, who was less than 20 years old, felt his legs go weak. He waved his hands and began to beg for mercy: "Special Envoy, I deserved to die before. I shouldn't have said those words. Please spare me. I, I will serve you!"

Even with Simon's calmness, the corners of his mouth began to twitch when he heard this.

He grabbed Daito's hair, stamped his knee on his face like a seal, and then threw him on the sofa like a dead dog.

Finally, Simon's eyes fell on the face of Daiser, the third son of Knight Witte.

If we were to ask who was the calmest throughout the entire battle, it would definitely be Daisir. From the moment Simon entered the room, he had been maintaining a calm demeanor that made Simon unable to tell his true colors.

Being cautious, Simon kicked a wine bottle on the ground and threw it at Daiser.

To Simon's surprise, the bottle hit Dai Se's shoulder, and then he saw him sliding down from the sofa with his whole body bent over, with a pool of unknown water trailing behind his butt.

Simon didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It turned out that he was not calm, but had fainted from fright at some point!

Without any more scruples, Simon raised his foot and stomped on Dai Se's face, crushing it hard. Then he checked again and processed everyone's face again. Only after he was sure that the Baron's requirements were met did he stop.

During this time, the guards were also shouting loudly for Simon to stop, but no one dared to step forward - just kidding, he was an extraordinary person.

Why risk your life for a military pay of a few silver coins a month!
After Simon left, these people dared to rush forward and rescue the three young masters.

Half an hour later, Knight White looked at the three children lying on the bed, and his heart ached so much that it seemed to be bleeding!

The things he was most proud of in his life were his three sons, as they inherited their mother's looks. But now, they were beaten to the point of being disfigured and unconscious!

The three originally handsome faces almost turned into triplets, with the same swollen and round heads, and the same flat faces, as if they had been hit by a frying pan!
"Who did it?" Witt's voice was hoarse and fierce.

Guard Captain Galago glanced at Witt secretly and told him the whole story.

"Raven!?" Witt's mouth twitched.

He had heard of the name of this upstart in the Nord Province, and knew that he would be the next county governor of Snow Maple County, but he did not expect that he would reach out to TEDA County!

That old guy Kang Qi actually asked an outsider for help!
Witt gritted his teeth, looked at his three seriously injured children, and whispered an order: "Take good care of the three young masters, but don't call the priest yet!"

The next morning, Witt ordered his men to carry his three sons, whose heads were swollen like pigs, to the castle to meet Baron Seleva.

In front of Baron Selyva, he exaggerated Simon's behavior and the tragic experience of his child. But before he finished speaking, Selyva waved his hand with a slightly tired look: "I already know the matter. You... go and apologize to Conchi."

"What did you say?" Witt couldn't believe his ears.

This time, Raven sent people across the border to beat his son, which in itself was a disregard for Baron Seleva's authority. There was no reason for Baron Seleva to behave like this!

Could it be that he is afraid of Raven?
But... why?
Not to mention that Raven is not the county governor yet, even if he is, he has no right to interfere in the affairs of other nobles!

Seeing Witt's doubts, Seleva handed him a piece of paper and said, "Read it yourself."

After taking the letter, Witt's face froze and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He put the letter back on the table respectfully, turned around and was about to leave with his three sons.

Although the three were seriously injured, they were stable. The eldest brother David asked vaguely: "Father... why...?"

"Oh..." Witt sighed and did not answer.

Seleva did not dare to express dissatisfaction, and Witt remained silent. The reason could be traced back to two days ago.

At that time, Simon was still on the road, while Eric had already rushed to Baron Wessassin's Koga Territory. Unlike Simon, who was not as cautious as him, he stated his purpose, handed over Raven's visiting card, and went straight into the castle.

Baron Versassin was a second-level Void Knight who had also participated in the previous war with the Order of the Hand of Death. He looked to be in his forties, with a completely bald head and a thick beard under his chin, like a moldy boiled egg.

"Baron Versacem." Eric, wearing heavy armor, put his hand on his chest. "I come on behalf of Baron Raven and want to make a request to you."

Versacin stroked his beard and asked, "Is it about the port territory?"

"That's right." Eric said calmly, "Since you know, I won't say any more. My master wants you to 'drive away' those bandits stationed in the port territory and return the territory to the Simpson family."

If he was facing a true noble, Wesasi would have chosen a more euphemistic way, saying some of the nobles' unique twists and turns, but now, facing Eric, even though he knew that he had the strength of the second level, he didn't take it to heart at all: "Then please also convey a message to Baron Raven."

"I have the final say on matters concerning Koga Territory! Let him take care of his own territory!"

Eric raised his eyelids slightly: "Are you going to reject my Lord Baron's proposal?"

"Don't think you are superior to others just because you have obtained the Snow Maple Territory." Vesasi sneered, "He is not even in the position of county governor yet, but he is thinking about the so-called 'justice'. He, Raven, is not qualified yet!"

"Then I will show you the qualifications of the Baron!" Eric said in a deep voice, and silver steel fighting spirit suddenly gushed out from the gaps in the armor like steam, instantly wrapping him up. The gaps in the armor were filled, turning him into a steel giant!
He drew out the heavy enchanted half-sword from his waist, and under the catalysis of the iron fighting spirit, it turned into a giant sword like a door panel, then raised it high and chopped it down towards Wesasi. This scene was beyond everyone's expectations, even Wesasi didn't expect that Eric would dare to take action here!
It is simply a blatant provocation to the imperial order!

Caught off guard, Visasinn watched helplessly as the sword brushed past his nose and split the desk in half like cutting butter. The overflowing iron fighting spirit tore at everything it touched, and suddenly a firework mixed with wood chips and paper scraps exploded in mid-air!
"Catch him!!!" Baron Vissaxin screamed!

The personal soldiers had all participated in previous wars. After a brief moment of shock, they came to their senses and pounced on Eric!
The leader was none other than Jennings, the leader of Wessacine's personal guards and the second-level Yellow Sand Knight. He held a scimitar in both hands, with rolling yellow sand entwined around it like boiling water. The yellow sand was surging under his feet. He rushed to the nearby area, stepped forward, twisted his waist, and slashed from right to left towards Eric's ribs!

But before the power of the sword could be fully released, the giant sword in Eric's hand, as big as a door panel, had already swung up horizontally, and the spine of the sword met the blade.

Shine——

The friction between steel and yellow sand produced sparks all over the sky. Jennings felt that he was not struck by the sword, but was hit head-on by a charging kodo beast. The scimitar in his hand was instantly twisted into a twist and flew out of his hand!

The next moment, the giant sword hit his chest. The enchanted plate armor groaned under the heavy burden, deformed and dented, crushing his ribs and smashing him to the ground like a stone.

He tried to support his body, with disbelief and astonishment in his eyes, he pointed at Eric tremblingly, but he just spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the ground!
This tragic scene immediately frightened several knights around. Jennings had been immersed in the second level for more than ten years. Even if he had some concerns because he did not want to destroy the castle, he should not have lost like this!
Just as he was distracted, another knight was knocked away by Eric and hit the other two like a bowling ball, turning all three of them into rolling gourds!
Suddenly, a chaotic black light flashed, and Baron Vissaxin joined the battle wielding an enchanted sword!
The enchanted sword was wrapped in chaotic void fighting spirit, as if thousands of stars were being born and dying in it.

Eric heard the sound of wind and drew his sword back to block, trying to block the blow. However, at this moment, the fighting spirit on the sword in Vissasim's hand began to pulse, surge, and boil, and then the entire sword body suddenly disappeared, leaving only a chaotic light.

The light passed through the door panel and the giant sword without any hindrance, and then turned from virtual to real again, and the blade slashed fiercely on Eric's breastplate!
Combat skill, Void Slash!

Make the weapon virtual and bypass all visible and invisible obstacles in a short period of time!

when--

The sound of a bronze bell echoed, and a huge force was transmitted to Eric's feet, causing all the floor tiles within a few meters around him to roll over and turn into smoke and dust in the vibration.

In Eric's chest, the chaotic void fighting spirit and the iron fighting spirit intertwined together, creating a strange picture. There was clearly a burst of light, but the light was extremely dim and looked so unreal.

The sword blade slowly cut through Eric's breastplate, but at this moment, accompanied by Eric's roar, the fighting spirit in his body burst out, and the cut armor closed together, actually clamping the sword blade tightly!
Eric raised his leg and kicked Visacim hard in the abdomen. Even though Visacim had mobilized his fighting spirit for protection, he was not wearing armor after all. The kick dispersed his fighting spirit and almost sank into his abdomen!

boom!
Visasinn crashed into the corner of the wall, holding his stomach, gasping for breath, his eyes as stiff as dead fish, the intense pain made him unable to even scream!
Then his own sword was at his throat.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated. Eric stared at Wessacine and said in a muffled voice, "I hope Baron Wessacine will consider Lord Raven's proposal again."

Wesassin slowly raised his head and looked at Eric with eyes full of hatred.

He wanted to say something harsh, because he knew Eric would never dare to kill him here, which would push Raven into the fire pit, but thinking of Eric's crazy look before, he dared not say a word!
Eric is obviously also a second-level one, why is he so strong! ?
Of course, Wesasi didn't know that this was because Raven had already used the second-level magic core to strengthen Eric twice. Although his fighting spirit was only at the peak of the second level, in terms of pure physical strength, he was not inferior to any third-level extraordinary person!

With a clang, Eric dropped the enchanted sword belonging to Wesasi and turned to walk out.

"Baron, how are you?" Several extraordinary people who were not seriously injured got up, took out the healing potion and handed it to Vissaxin immediately.

One knight whispered, "He hasn't gone far yet. Should we give the order to lead the army to capture him..."

As he said this, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"..." Wesassin drank the potion and thought for a moment: "No need, let him go, and ask the priest to treat Jennings."

Of course, Visasi was not going to let it go. With the help of the knight, he stood up and staggered towards his room.

Undoubtedly, being defeated by Eric in his own castle was a great humiliation for Versacem, but it was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

In the previous battle with the Death Hand Cult, Raven gained a lot, and countless people in the entire Nord Province envied and jealous him.

Now, by doing this, Eric is handing the handle to Vissaxin.

He had already made up his mind. He would draft the complaint tonight and set off to the Noble Council of Hovi City early tomorrow morning to sue Raven!
According to the imperial law, if someone attacks a nobleman without authorization, the punishment would be at least deprivation of his fiefdom and title, and at worst, he would be hanged!

If Raven doesn't want to end up like this, he must reach a reconciliation with him. The condition is - Xuefeng Territory is a good place!

That night, Visasi barely slept. All his energy was focused on writing the complaint. When the sky gradually brightened, he blew gently on the complaint.

This is not just a complaint, it's a check with no limit on the amount!

"Young people are young people." Vesasi sneered in a low voice: "It's time to teach you a lesson in nobility."

At this moment, there was a hurried knock on the door: "Master Vesasi, something has happened, something terrible has happened!"

Vesasi frowned: "Why are you panicking? Could it be that Raven is leading his army to attack us?"

This self-proclaimed humorous remark made the people outside the door even more panicked: "No, I... I can't explain it clearly, you should go to the hall and take a look yourself!"

Before he even walked into the hall, Vissaxin smelled a strong smell of blood, and when he actually walked into the hall, he immediately froze in place!
I saw more than twenty huge heads appearing in the originally tidy hall.

The head of a war horse!
These heads were piled up into a small hill, and the one on the top was the head of his beloved horse, the first-level magical beast "Lizard Scale Warhorse".

The blood had dried up, indicating that the heads had been piled in the hall all night!
The guard explained, "Master, we really weren't lazy. We were patrolling the whole time, but we really didn't see anyone!"

Wesasi only felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, making him shiver all over.

His war horses were all in the stables and were under the care of special people, but now they were killed silently.

This also means that Raven could kill him silently!

On the other hand, since he could have his men pretend to be horse thieves, Raven could also have his men pretend to be cultists of the Hand of Death and completely shirk his responsibility.

If Wessacin was repeatedly testing the edge of the law, then Raven stepped through the bottom line of the law and spat fiercely!

Grabbing the prepared complaint in his palm, he exhaled his Void Dou Qi, turning it into pieces on the ground. Vesasi whispered, "Send a message to Motlang, and ask him to evacuate immediately."

Motlang was the leader of that group of fake horse thieves.

After saying that, Vesasi turned around. In the process of turning around, his originally straight back became a little hunched: "Clean up the hall."

The guards nodded in agreement.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, let alone such explosive news, so in just one day, the news spread throughout Xuefeng County.

This demonstrated Raven's strength and the power of the Griffith family, and also forced the nobles of Xuefeng Territory to face up to the fact that the Griffith family had risen.

That's why Baron Seleva had that attitude, and that's why Knight Witt could only swallow his anger.

When the news reached Mon'en City and reached Earl Tyrone's desk, he examined it and said only one sentence:

"In this claw, I see a lion."

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(End of this chapter)