Baron Cullen

Battle group headquarters.

A sudden gust of wind swept across the previously peaceful open space outside the gate, and amidst the swirling fallen leaves, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared out of thin air.

Brandon led Cecilia straight toward the gate.

"You are... Vice President Brandon Rhea of ​​the Mage Guild? It's a great honor to meet you!" A member of the battle group who happened to be walking towards them exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the two, "And this is...?"

"Miss Cecilia, Baron Karen's sister," Brandon introduced with a gentle smile.

Upon hearing that it was Karen's sister, the member of the battle group immediately became serious.

Although he joined the battle group earlier than Karen, his strength was still at the first tier.

Karen's displayed warrior talent and her astonishing performance in the human organ case earned her the sincere respect of the entire band.

Not to mention that despite being a nobleman, Karen has an extremely easy-going personality, which makes her very popular within the chapter.

He had long held a sense of admiration for Karen in his heart.

"So you're Baron Karen's sister! Please come in!" Thinking this, he quickly acted as a guide. "Baron Karen is on leave today. May I ask what brings you two to our warband's side today?"

"I need to see your deputy commander, His Excellency Lamont Kenny," Brandon said.

Soon, in a reception room within the warband's base.

Upon hearing that the vice president of the Mage Association and Karen Waller's sister had come to visit, Lamont rushed over in a hurry.

"It's an honor to have Vice President Brandon personally visit our chapter." He said, gesturing for tea. "May I ask what brings you here?"

"Your Excellency Lamont, please don't stand on ceremony. You should ask Miss Cecilia for the specific reasons." Brandon didn't sit down, but simply pushed Cecilia forward.

"Cecilia? What a beautiful lady!" Lamont crouched down to greet Cecilia. "Your brother isn't here today. You're not here to see him, are you?"

"No! Lord Lamont, please save my brother!" Cecilia shook her head, her expression as anxious as ever. "My brother is in danger. He sent me to find you and the Vice President before he was taken away by the Knights."

You can definitely help him, right?

Karen was taken away by the Knights?

Lamont's smile froze instantly.

Before he could ask any further questions, Cecilia, just like she had at the Mage Guild, recounted in detail how she and her brother had gone out shopping that day.

"Damn the Knights!" Lamont stood up and cursed after hearing this. "I heard before that the Knights did nothing in the human organ case."

I haven't even settled accounts with them yet, and they dared to frame my brothers in the warband!

Having said that, he immediately took Cecilia's little hand and started to walk outside without saying another word.

"Your Excellency Lamont need not be in a hurry," Brandon said.

Lamont turned around, his eyes filled with confusion.

Before he could even speak, he saw a surge of supernatural elements emanating from the vice president in front of him, instantly enveloping the three of them.

"What is this...?!" As a warrior, Lamont naturally didn't understand these things.

Brandon smiled faintly and said, "This is a third-tier spell, 'Wind Control'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind suddenly rose in the reception room, and the three figures vanished instantly.

...

At this time, at the Knights' headquarters.

Inside the cell, Jacob, with undisguised malice and a cold smile on his face, waved for the knights who were following him to leave and then closed the door.

The doors here are not the iron bars found in the Death's Breath prison, which completely obscure the view inside the cells once closed.

In an instant, the cell was plunged into darkness.

Jacob lit a torch and stuck it in a groove in the wall.

The dim firelight illuminated his face, making his expression appear rather ferocious.

Seeing this, Karen remained calm.

But he wondered if this guy was going to use torture to force him to confess.

"Baron Cullen, a great hero who single-handedly saved his family's lives and clan's honor from dire straits," Jacob said sarcastically, "except this time it wasn't in the Judgment Square, but on our Knights' territory!"

Karen looked at him coldly and said, "Lord Jacob, are you preparing to confront me?"

Jacob was taken aback, and then his face darkened.

He hadn't expected that Karen, even though she was imprisoned here, would still act so nonchalantly.

On what grounds?

Based solely on the title he inherited from his father?

He suppressed his anger, walked up to Karen, and said in a low voice, "Aren't you curious who sent those four people?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the two one-armed assassins on the other side of the cell.

"M-Sir, you...?!" One of the assassins' expressions changed, and he wanted to say something, but Jacob stopped him by raising his hand.

On the other side, Karen thought for a moment before laughing and saying, "Let me guess... it's Lord Kevin Connor, the Grand Master of the Knights, isn't it?"

Jacob's pupils contracted sharply, but quickly returned to normal.

It was as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his heart, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

What's wrong with this kid?

How could you guess it right off the bat?

His expression shifted between light and dark, but he quickly said, "Hmph! So what if you guessed it?"

Let me tell you this: once you're in here, don't expect to leave unscathed!

"If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext." Karen's face remained expressionless, and her tone was very calm. "However, even if this is your Knights' territory, you still need evidence to convict me."

And those two are proof of my innocence.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jacob felt his anger, which had just been suppressed, surge up again.

He couldn't understand why this kid could be so calm.

"Is that so?"

With a grim expression, he walked toward the two one-armed assassins and slowly drew the long sword from his waist.

"What are you doing, sir?!" The assassin couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly tried to save himself, "S-Sir! We clearly agreed...uh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Jacob stabbed the two assassins twice, killing them instantly.

"Hmph! See that?" He glared at Karen, pondering how to deflate Karen's arrogance. "Refusing Captain Kevin's offer will be the stupidest decision you've ever made!"

And I can tell you another secret, so you won't die without knowing what you're facing!

"Lord Jacob, please speak," Karen said calmly.

It was as if the people who had just died before his eyes were not two people, but two animals.

"You think everything will be fine once you take down the Baal family?" Jacob said, slightly agitated, trying to exaggerate the situation as much as possible. "In fact, the people you and your family have offended are far more powerful than the mere Baal family!"

"That fool Leo Baal is nothing more than a pawn that lord has placed in the open!"