Inside the splendid hall.

A group of richly dressed nobles gathered here, the head of which was a middle-aged man of about thirty or forty years old, with the emblem of a brown lion on his chest.

This is a family crest belonging to the nobility, and the design avoids the symbol of the gods, and this kind of emblem is generally hung by nobles who have had epic figures in the family. And the middle-aged man in front of him is a member of the Lion Family, an ancient family that has ruled the city of Tarun for more than a hundred years, and once appeared in the era of Queen Isabella An epic powerhouse named the 'Golden Lion'. It was at that time that the Lion Family was born, but since then there have been no epic figures in the family, at most there have been one or two legendary professionals occasionally.

The lion family has been in decline for a while, but the bloodline inheritance of this family is still somewhat advantageous, and there will always be a few genius-level characters every few generations.

And the current head of the family is a standard genius in the mouth of mortals.

At the age of thirty-five, Knox Lion, the lord of Talen City, entered the realm of legends.

Although his strength has entered the realm of legends, and he is already considered a strong man on the dominant side among mortals, Knox's expression is quite hesitant and entangled at this moment.

There is not much left of the virtues of the aristocracy.

This in itself was a dark and ignorant time, and what Sauron saw in Amber City would also be seen in Tarun City, and perhaps even more. The glory of the Lion family has long passed, and although there has been a legendary powerhouse over the years, there is no doubt that the virtues of the 'Golden Lion' have not been carried over by his descendants. Knox is a noble lord of the evil camp, whose brutal rule has always exploited and oppressed the civilians of Talen, and he has co-opted and tortured the growth of the church in exchange for some gifts from the gods, and he has even secretly executed several paladins who dared to meddle and question his rule.

If there had not been an outbreak of the Sage Havoc.

With Knox's legendary prowess, such a reign would last for hundreds of years in Tarun.

However, the outbreak of the Sage's Havoc shook his reign and made him even more in need of help from the whipping maiden Lauita, who thought that with the protection of a god, he would be able to survive the crisis.

But!

What he never expected was that now he would have an even more formidable enemy because of this!

- Shadow Master-Sauron!

The mysterious assassin has turned the city of Tarun upside down, and these people have the backing of the Thieves' Guild, and they have not received many clues so far.

"Lord of the Castle!"

An old man with a rich face stood up and said, "Things can't get any worse!" Now the whole city of Tarun is in chaos! We have to find a way to stop this! ”

"So far, more than a dozen nobles have been killed!"

"Maybe we should take some revenge on the murderer!"

This is Sir Finley.

He used to be a high-ranking knight, but now he has become a fat man with a big belly. The fall of Tarun City has caused the nobles to indulge in pleasures, and more than half of the nobles present are overweight, and even Knox has become much richer because of the luxurious pleasures.

"An idiot who doesn't know who the enemy really is!"

Knox thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it, but said slowly: "The situation must be controlled!" But more importantly, we have to choose a side in this matter! ”

There was no shortage of smart people present, and the nobles were a little scheming.

And they are proficient in politics, so they naturally know what the city lord is talking about at the moment!

"I think we should be on the side of the Torture Goddess, her church is closer to us, and the city of Mordor is far away, so this battle may not be won by them." An over-drunken-looking nobleman spoke.

What he didn't say was that he was caught by the Church of the Torture Goddess.

If these things were to be announced, he would have done enough to go to the gallows, and at this point he would have to be on the side of torturing the church, and there would be no choice.

"I think the odds of torturing the goddess are very low."

This time it was a young nobleman who spoke, vaguely looking like a half-elf, there are a lot of half-elves on the mainland, the number of half-bloods is not a lot, and in many cities ruled by evil, female elves are expensive personal items, in this case, it is possible to give birth to half-elf offspring.

This nobleman, named Trano, was a half-elf bastard.

It must be ruthless enough for an illegitimate son to inherit the title, although the other nobles looked at him with a hint of disdain, but no one said anything to refute it, which means that the other party has a deterrent effect.

But.

Although most of the nobles did not speak at the moment, a burly figure sitting on the side sneered: "Trano! You despicable fatherkiller! Are you ready to grovel to the enemy so soon? ”

Patricide.

This is a message from the city of Tarun.

It is said that Trano inherited the title by poisoning his father with his own hands, but no one can prove this incident, and it was only spread among the nobles as a message.

Sonorous!

Hearing these harsh words, Trano instantly pulled out his long sword and said angrily: "Nordent! Shut your foul mouth, or you'll never want to talk again! ”

The atmosphere became tense in an instant.

"Enough!"

Knox, as the city lord, let out a loud shout, and then said, "That's the end of today's meeting. Nordent, you stay, and the others go back first. ”

In this case, there is no need to talk about it.

The nobles of Tarun City were not united enough, and Knox felt that it was better to leave the nobles close to him to negotiate secretly.

"Humph!"

The half-elf bastard named Terrano glared at the burly man in the shadows viciously, and then left with his retinue, he had ventured on the continent in his early years, and he had a group of outlaws with good hands, even Knox didn't want to get too stiff with him.

A group of nobles withdrew.

However, some of them did not leave the city lord's mansion, but went directly into the back mansion, which were all Knox's cronies.

The Church of the Shadows is menacing.

Most of the nobles of Tarun City have a close relationship with the Lauveta Church, and at this time they are obviously closer to the familiar Lauveta than the Shadow Church that they have never met.

………………

It's dark at night.

The nobles who remained did not leave until late, because they could not think of a better solution.

Knox rubbed his forehead wearily.

He found things very tricky, because as a secular nobleman, it was very uncomfortable to be involved in the struggle between the two churches of the gods.

"Oh no!"

"Oh no!"

A panicked voice came, and Knox stood up when he heard this, and said angrily, "What are you doing in a panic?!" ”

A man dressed as an official stumbled in, and then said in a panic: "Lord of the city! Oh no! Tranor rebelled! He has already led the men to attack the treasury! Now the city defense is being attacked! Many guards were bribed by him and rebelled! ”

Rebel?

In an instant, Knox woke up.

Recalling Trano's eyes full of resentment when he left, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "How many of them are there?" Immediately and at the same time, the other nobles gathered their armies and came with me! ”

The man dressed as an official stammered: "A lot! ”

"Lots of troops!"

"Tarano doesn't know where to find a lot of reinforcements! These rebellious armies all fly a black flag! ”

Ignoring the stammering mayor, Knox and the others immediately rushed out, and as soon as they went out, they saw the light of the fire floating in the distance, and there were many places in Tarun City that were now on fire, and there were faint terrible cries. In the distance, there was the sound of troops rally, and some dull loud noises, and it was not known what was going on.

"Don't worry, Lord Castle!"

The burly nobleman named Nordent frowned and stared at the firelight, and then said, "Even if there are reinforcements with the strength of Etrano, there can't be many!" I think he's confusing us! ”

"Let me bring someone over and catch him in front of you!"

……………… (To be continued.) )