The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

After saying that, she reached out and called over Brother Ma.

"Thanks to you just now," Lisette said with a light laugh, rubbing the horse's neck in gratitude.

Little Ma proudly raised his head and glanced at Vina.

It was as if he was telling him that he was different from those ordinary people.

“But you’ll have to work hard next,” Lisette said in a consultative tone.

Little Ma understood instantly, and bent down slightly to make it easier for Lisette to mount her horse.

When it was Viner's turn, it was not so obedient, changing its position several times in a row, just to prevent him from getting on.

Vena had no choice but to offer a few words of flattery: "Alright, alright, I know you're the best. Thank you for saving Lisette."

Only then was Brother Ma satisfied and allowed Vina to mount the horse.

"We will continue to reunite with my father-in-law and the others."

Vina put her arm around Lisette and whispered instructions to Marc.

Shemia told them to come back safely, and "they" naturally included Fadvi and Felix.

“Since Father could feel the earthquake’s vibrations, it means he’s not far away. If we rush there now, we might be able to help.” Lisette agreed.

Little Ma sneezed a few times, as if confirming something, and then locked onto a direction and headed forward.

The two men and one horse galloped swiftly through the wind, and the scorched earth along the way was gradually replaced by dense forest.

After they joined forces, their travel speed increased rather than decreased.

The clanging of metal from ahead grew clearer, and Little Ma exhaled white mist from his nostrils as his hooves increased in speed once more, blurring the trees on either side into afterimages.

In the end, we were still a step too late.

As the last roar of the beast faded away, the two rushed into the battlefield, where the corpses of the monsters had already piled up into a small mountain.

Standing atop the hill, Felix flicked the blood off his sword and excitedly greeted the two: "Vina, Lisette! Over here!"

"That's it?" Viner was somewhat stunned.

"Otherwise?"

Chapter 507 Confiscated Goods Returned to the Public

When Fadvi charged out of the trench, half a fang was still stuck in his left shoulder armor.

Compared to Felix's leisurely stroll, he looked much more disheveled, covered in blood and dust.

He couldn't bear to scold his daughter, so he turned his anger towards Viner: "You brat, how did you bring my daughter to such a dangerous place again?"

“Your connection with the manor was severed, and I sent Wiener with me to deliver the message.”

Unable to tolerate Fadvi's displeasure, Lisette dismounted and took the blame upon herself without hesitation.

"I clearly warned you that this was a trap, why did you still step in!" Lisette's tone was reproachful, and her eyes revealed a hint of worry.

Fadevi's anger caught in his throat, his voice suddenly becoming hoarse, "Even if it's a trap..."

“We knew this was a trap all along. Although the barrier concealed the presence of these magical beasts, it didn’t fool Vena’s compass,” Felix added.

Without the advantage of being in the shadows, these magical beasts, which could have brought annihilation to the Knights, were just a tough nut to crack.

Even without Felix's assistance, Fadvi was confident that he could wipe them out after paying a certain price.

"The uncle said that if we let these magical beasts go, the territory of Cordelia will not be at peace for a long time. It would be better to wipe them out here."

“We could have waited until we regrouped before making a move,” Lisette complained, looking at Fadvi.

"Well, I'll leave that to the uncle to explain himself."

Felix chuckled and pulled Vina away, leaving the father and daughter alone.

After walking a short distance, Wiener finally couldn't help but ask, "You've even learned to keep people in suspense now?"

“It’s not that I’m keeping you in suspense, it’s just that the uncle’s personality is too stubborn. If we don’t leave, he’ll definitely be too embarrassed to talk to Lisette.” Felix kicked a pebble away.

He paused, then continued, "Before communication was restored, the uncle wasn't in such a hurry; he was gradually nibbling away at and eliminating these magical beasts."

“Then the earthquake struck.” Wiener immediately guessed the turning point.

“That’s right,” Felix nodded. “The earthquake woke up all the magical beasts, and they realized they were trapped.”

As the roles of hunter and prey shift, the thoughts of these magical beasts naturally change as well.

Despite lacking unified command, the monsters, all focused on breaking through the knights' encirclement and escaping, inadvertently formed a cooperative alliance.

Driven by their survival instincts, they became increasingly ferocious and nearly tore through the Knights' defenses.

"Perhaps it was some kind of intuition between father and daughter. The uncle was certain that Lisette was in danger the moment the earthquake struck, and he even instructed me to go and help her."

“I could tell that the uncle was worried about Listie’s danger, but he couldn’t abandon the Knights. After giving his instructions, he rushed to the front line, wanting to wipe out these monsters as soon as possible.”

“The old man looked terrifying back then, so I was even more afraid to leave,” Felix shrugged.

He knew it perfectly well.

If Lisette comes, Vina will definitely be by her side, and with the two of them looking out for each other, there's not much to worry about.

Amidst the chaos of battle, where swords and spears have no eyes, it was Fadevi, already burdened with his own worries, who was the most in danger when he rushed to the front lines.

"Fortunately, Aunt Xiumeiya immediately sent a message to let me know that you were alright, so I rushed in to tell Uncle the news."

In the midst of chaos, finding someone is no easy task.

Felix couldn't understand formations and flag signals, and if he relied solely on his eyes, he probably wouldn't be able to find Fadvi's position even if he looked until he went blind.

Fortunately, he knew very well how to attract attention. As long as he became the most eye-catching person on the battlefield, he would naturally get Fadvi's attention.

So Felix plunged into the battlefield like a sharp sword.

Weak magical beasts naturally feared and avoided him after sensing his aura, but magical beasts of the sixth rank and above were not so lucky.

Even if it had a few more legs, could it still outrun Felix's sword light?

After cutting through half of the encirclement, he finally met Fadvi in ​​the center of the battle and told him that Lisette was unharmed.

In order to send out the message, Viner and his companion directly eliminated the eighth-rank Emblem Envoy who was the mastermind behind it all.

In order to deliver a message, Felix single-handedly eliminated 70% of the high-level magical beasts.

This is the messenger produced by the Silver Wolf Class.

"well done."

Wiener ruffled Felix's hair, his tone approving.

If Felix hadn't alleviated the pressure from the high-level magical beasts, the Knights' casualties would have been far greater than what they are now.

"It's not over yet!" Felix grabbed Vena and ran to the small hill they had been looking at. "I've collected all the corpses of those seventh-tier magical beasts. See if you can use any of them!"

As Viner looked at these corpses, still emanating a rich magical aura even after death, he couldn't help but reach out his hand, only to pull it back at the last second before touching them.

“I cannot accept these things,” Viner said.

"Huh? Why!" Felix exclaimed, completely bewildered.

"Have you forgotten who you are?"

"I'm just Felix!"

“It is Sir Felix,” Venere corrected.

"...It seems like that's true." Felix scratched his head. "But what does it matter?"

“Of course it’s related. Since you joined the team as a knight, these things cannot be considered your personal spoils of war, and therefore you have no right to dispose of them,” Viner said with a serious expression.

"Why!?"

The thought that the monsters he had worked so hard to kill did not belong to him made Felix feel as if the sky had fallen.

"The operation, maintenance, supply, and compensation of the Knights of Faith are all enormous expenses, so the spoils should be attributed to them. If they were treated like bandits, taking whatever they stole would be theirs, what would they do then?"

Viner patted Felix on the shoulder, gesturing for him to turn his attention to the wounded around them.

Slaying monsters is an extremely dangerous task; even Faldevi couldn't avoid getting injured, let alone an ordinary knight.

Looking at the cavalrymen in the distance collecting the bodies of their comrades, and the mutilated limbs of humans on the ground, the joy of victory was instantly swept away.

“I…I don’t want it,” Felix said dejectedly.

“Of course you should have it,” Venere retorted again, as if contradicting him. “It’s wrong to keep all the spoils for yourself, but you are a great contributor to this battle and deserve to be rewarded. If the reward and punishment are unfair, it will discourage more people.”

"Although I don't know how much there is, it should be enough to forge one or two weapons."

Hearing that there was still hope, Felix's mood improved considerably.

With just a few simple words, he experienced a dramatic rise and fall in his life, and even Felix realized something.

"I always feel like you did it on purpose," Felix said, looking at Vina with a resentful expression.

"If that's the case, then that's true."

Wiener readily admitted it, but a smile played on his lips.

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Chapter 508 The Final Sweep

After clearing the battlefield, Lisette re-established contact with the mansion. With the help of the magic circle, this time it was not just a sound that was transmitted.

"I'm relieved to see that you're all safe and sound."

Although it was just a projection coming from the conch shell, one could clearly feel that Xiumeia breathed a sigh of relief.

"The interrogation has yielded results. I will have Carlo send you the location of their stronghold shortly."

“I also have something to report.” Lisette waved her hand and summoned an ice coffin. “This is the key person who planned the experiment back then, and also the guy who ambushed us halfway through. He calls himself Draco Irn.”

“Draco Irn?” Fadvi whispered.

"Does your father-in-law know him?" Viner inquired.

“I know the name, but if you’re asking me to match it up, well…” Fadevi glanced at the mangled corpse in the ice coffin.

“That’s easy.” With a snap of her fingers, Vena conjured a lifelike phantom of Aion using the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique. “Can you recognize it now?”

“...The changes are too great.” Faldwig couldn’t help but exclaim.

You can vaguely make out a few traces of it.

"You really know this guy?" Xiumeia raised her voice several notches.

If she finds out that it was because of Fadvi that Lisette suffered, sleeping in the study for a month would be too lenient for him.

"He was our classmate in the same year... If I had to say, you should be closer to him."

"How could I possibly be close to other boys?!" Xiumeia glared angrily at Fadvi.

“Recall the Griffin Battle when we confirmed our relationship,” Faldwig tried to remind me, “who beat me so badly that I couldn’t get out of bed for two weeks.”

Xiumeia: "..."

“There seems to be such a guy,” Xiumeia finally remembered who he was, but still emphasized, “I don’t know him well.”

“That’s because I hold grudges; the memories are too vivid.” Fadevi quickly changed the subject.

"Who exactly is this person?" Lisette asked curiously.

“He was a student in our year at the Magic Academy. Although he was a commoner, he cultivated the extremely rare path of summoning. He once won the runner-up position in the Griffin Battle Arena against all odds,” Fadvi recalled. “But we haven’t heard from him since graduation.”

Winning second place in the Griffin Battle is enough to prove his talent.

But the crushing defeat in the finals has led people to question the value of this runner-up title.

Ultimately, only one thing can be remembered.

If it weren't for the experience of being defeated by him, Fadevi probably wouldn't have remembered this person.

"He was most likely secretly recruited by some force," Viner speculated from the side.

“That should be correct,” Fadevi agreed.