A noun entry: Wizard

"This is the Noble family's treasure, one of the keys to the treasures of the five great families?"

Russell held an irregularly shaped fragment in his hand, examining it closely.

The fragment is entirely dark black with rounded edges.

It's not hard to guess that the five families have five key fragments that can be pieced together to form a disc-shaped key.

Russell sensed a certain power within him, resonating subtly with it.

"The power of bloodline?"

Russell examined his body and found it to be purely human, yet possessing bloodline powers similar to those of an alien race.

"Legend has it that knights above the ninth rank have truly transcended humanity and become unique life forms."

"Perhaps the bloodlines of the five great families originated from knights who surpassed the ninth rank?"

"It seems the Noble family was once a wealthy family, but for some reason, they have fallen to become a small family in a kingdom."

"Even the family's Noble Breathing Technique has only been mastered to the seventh level."

Russell put away the key fragments, took out a book from his pocket, glanced at it casually, and memorized all the contents.

"Take care of Marquis Bruce first, then King Finn."

"This concerns beings above the ninth rank, and it's not something a single kingdom can interfere with."

Russell's heart sank slightly.

A ninth-tier knight is equivalent to a third-tier wizard, and above that lies the realm of a fourth-tier king.

No matter how arrogant Russell was, he didn't believe he could contend with a fourth-tier king.

"Unless they are knights above the ninth rank, whose souls remain their weakness and can be controlled by me, there is no way to deal with them."

Russell took a deep breath, planning to find a place to lie low after this job.

Anyway, he was all alone, so he was a small target.

Then, by concealing themselves with true spirit runes, even if someone has some strange means to detect their location, they will be able to find out.

We couldn't find Russell's name on it either.

He packed his things overnight, went to the horse farm, took two horses, and headed towards the Marquis of Bruce's fiefdom.

Two days later.

Russell kept changing horses and galloping along the way, and when both horses were almost exhausted, he finally arrived at the Marquis of Bruce's manor.

"The Nightmare World doesn't have the communication tools of the Wizarding World. The only way to send messages is by traveling like I am, or by using birds to deliver messages."

"I've been traveling very fast, but I still can't be sure if Marquis Bruce has received the news."

Russell stood in a grove of trees outside the manor when his body suddenly turned red and even swelled up considerably, taking a while to return to normal.

"It's reached level five." Russell quietly sneaked into the manor.

These two days of travel were also the two days Russell spent recovering.

Before dealing with Marquis Bruce, I need to break through to the fifth rank first. If my soul techniques fail, I'll have a better chance of dealing with a seventh-rank powerhouse.

Battle aura—this was a power Russell had never encountered before.

It would be best to capture Marquis Bruce alive and study this power of battle aura.

This will also be of some help to Russell's advancement to the seventh rank.

"The difference between the first six tiers of the Knight Path isn't particularly significant. The bonus from purple rare stats is enough to allow me to crush the sixth tier when I'm at tier four."

"A fifth-tier opponent fighting a seventh-tier opponent is not a problem, even without my soul power."

Russell felt his soul undergoing transformation.

During the transformation process, thanks to the power of the True Spirit Runes, the soul itself slowly becomes stronger.

"It'll be soon. In another week, my soul will be completely transformed. By the time I kill Marquis Bruce and head to the capital, it should be almost done."

Russell secretly sneaked into Bruce Manor.

……

"The plan against the Noble family failed? A bunch of useless trash!"

Inside Bruce Manor, a tall, middle-aged man with slightly graying temples stood with a face full of anger and a hint of fear in his eyes.

He was none other than the Marquis of Bruce.

At this moment, Marquis Bruce, disregarding his status, began to curse and even smashed his most beloved teacup.

He was well aware of the consequences of failure.

Therefore, in order to carry out the operation covertly, Marquis Bruce has dispatched his strongest men.

That's a sixth-tier knight!

In addition, there are a large number of third and fourth-tier knights to deal with a viscount who is only a fifth-tier knight.

It's an incredibly easy thing!

However, the other party failed, and even died at Noble Manor!

"Vincent and Dio both died at Noble Manor, but Dylan's body has not yet been found, and it is suspected that a third party intervened and took it away."

Marquis Bruce stared at the intelligence report in his hand, his face contorted with rage. "Damn it, how could anyone else have gotten involved in this?"

"The forces behind King Finn have long regarded the treasures of the five great families as their own. Even the two great empires wouldn't dare to make a move."

"Which force on earth has the audacity to do this?!"

Marquis Bruce looked anxious. Those in power never cared about the process; they only cared about the result.

Third-party intervention?

Then why didn't you solve it?

Oh, so you're a piece of trash too. If you're trash, then there's no point in you existing.

Marquis Bruce could already foresee his fate.

He was a seventh-tier knight, a big shot in the eyes of many.

But in the face of truly great figures, a seventh-tier knight is nothing more than a slightly larger ant.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Marquis Bruce had almost lost his mind.

Russell stood behind Marquis Bruce, but neither Marquis Bruce nor the other knights noticed him.

At this moment, Russell was agitating the Marquis of Bruce's spirit and amplifying his emotions.

And let him tell Russell the information he wants to know.

A seventh-tier knight, yet his soul remains weak.

Compared to the man in black who was a sixth-tier knight, he was stronger, but only to a limited extent.

"As expected, King Finn was not the mastermind; he was just a member of some other faction."

"A king is just one of the members, yet even an empire with a ninth-tier expert dares not make a move."

"It seems there's no doubt it will reach the ninth rank or higher."

Russell continued to guide Marquis Bruce, getting him to reveal information about that faction.

Marquis Bruce only had a vague understanding of that power, knowing only that King Finn was an ordinary member of it.

"The world of nightmares is too deep," Russell remarked with some emotion.

However, this makes sense.

The nightmare world is home to gods.

No matter how powerful the forces behind King Finn are, they are only at the level of kings, far from being gods.

Even if the story continues in a nested pattern, from Marquis Bruce to King Finn, and then to the forces behind him, it will eventually involve the gods he worships.

In Russell's view, this was also a normal situation.

However, with his strength, he is not yet qualified to be a god.

"Let's hurry up and advance to the seventh-tier knight. That way, this trip to the Nightmare World won't be a loss."

Russell snapped his fingers, and all the knights in the hall, except for Marquis Bruce, seemed to have received a command.

They all committed suicide.