Outside a deserted manor.

The former court mage, David Sahel, thought he had a very well-thought-out strategy. There were seven Yunhai Junior and Yunhai Intermediate mage apprentices who were willing to assist him. In addition to this, he hired twenty illegal mercenaries. All of them stayed in the same clearing with the hostages, and had to work in pairs to return on time to prevent the enemy from sneaking in.

But all this is just a joke in the face of Cliff's absolute strength.

“…… It's, it can't be. Staring at the man in front of him, David Sahel, the gray-eyed old mage, was dumbfounded.

The young man in his twenties in front of him was dressed in spotless white robes, burly and majestic, and the mere sight of his blazing eyes made people panic. Just now, seven mage apprentices and twenty illegal mercenaries tried to lay siege to him, but—

Twenty-seven pillars of golden light appeared out of thin air at the feet of the twenty-seven people, soaring into the sky. There seemed to be an invisible wall at the edge of the pillar of light, which imprisoned the bodies of twenty-seven people. The twenty-seven pillars of light were like prisons, and no matter how hard the prisoners struggled or cast spells, they could not shake the walls of light in the slightest. The formation that Master Sahel had worked so hard to build couldn't even hold on to a breath in front of the young man in white.

Sahel gritted his teeth.

Peter Cliff...... The 'Day of the End' of the French State of Elrios ......! ”

For any mage on the continent, Peter Cliff's name is already thunderous. He is the leader of the "Golden Generation" of Elrios, the vice-rector of Solidar Academy, and the future husband of Princess Albina of the Empire. The protective spells that Cliff had just used were obviously more overwhelming than those destructive spells.

Dominate people, not kill people.

It's just that very few people know about it...... This upright Peter Cliff, who also studied under the Black Lord Palamedes in his early years, is the chief of the seven "Black Apostles"! And now, he is a hero of the French power, and he is about to become the emperor's son-in-law.

"You will receive a fair trial, and as for you, David Sahel," Cliff scanned the room with his undenomous, and finally locked his gaze on the court mage not far away, "Your plot ends here. Give up struggling. You can ask your lord for forgiveness, I'm sure ......"

The gray-haired court mage smiled. The smile was a little crazy, but there was a faint sadness.

"Peter Cliff, 'the sun of the end country,'" said the old court mage, "you claim to be the balance of justice in the kingdom of law, but your insight is no more. I have committed a crime, but the treacherous Earl deserves to be punished as well. In him, I see only lies and deception. Ask him for forgiveness? Hmph......"

Cliff frowned. He looked around the corner, and the Count's wife was asleep unharmed.

The truth has not yet been revealed.

"Tell me," said Cliff, "your late lord did give you half of his territory, didn't he?" ”

"Yes." The court mage replied.

"You swear, you think the old lord's will is true, that's the land you deserve legally, don't you?" Cliff's voice thundered.

"I swear." The court mage stared at Cliff in the eye.

"I see," Cliff said, "I'll investigate." I would also advise Bina and Monsieur Earl to deal with you for the time being only on charges of 'hostage-taking' and 'collusion with illegal groups'. You're going to be well incarcerated up. I can only do so much, but I believe: you will get a fair verdict. ”

"You ......," Sahel looked at Cliff in a daze.

Unlike his younger brothers, Goth or Levy, Cliff rarely used confusion spells, nor was he good at reading words. He often said that as long as there is still a trace of doubt in the incident, the case cannot be hastily closed. If there is a real culprit behind the incident, then he must not go unpunished.

Unfortunately, Cliff's opponent, the court mage Sahel, did not intend to appreciate it.

"What's the use of talking about that now?!" Sahel roared hoarsely. He jerked out his left hand, which had been hidden in his pocket, and there was already a little more sulfur in the palm of his hand. He chanted the incantation as quickly as he could, and a powerful fireball began to take shape in his hands.

Whatever Cliff's reaction, it would take him five seconds to complete a spell, Sahel thought in despair. As long as you can be two seconds ahead...... No, there is a chance to win in a second or so -

Cliff sighed. Sure enough, the opponent will not be easily moved.

He held out his hand.

"How...... Will ......"

The court mage was dumbfounded. The countless fire elemental energies that had been gathered in his palm had now dissipated at all. He desperately tried to call on the elemental power at his side, but no matter how hard he tried, it was in vain.

"Just a stretch of hand...... Do you have complete control over the elements of this clearing......! How is this possible. ”

Cliff shook his head. He was the first disciple of Mr. Palamedes, and later received the collective teaching of the legendary mages of the French Powers, and his means reached an unbelievable level.

"Peter Cliff, you're good at protecting—"

Cliff raised his hand slightly.

Rumble!

Sahel felt a roar in his ears, and then his head dizzy, and he didn't know anything. His unconscious body collapsed limply to the ground.

"I'm sorry." Cliff said.

……

Soon, Bina, who had been contacted, and the Earl's soldiers felt the scene. The hostages were unharmed. The mastermind's court mage fainted, and none of the other mage apprentices and illegal mercenaries involved in the incident were injured. Having witnessed the "miracle" of Cliff subduing David Sahel as soon as he stretched out his hand, they now obediently dare not act rashly.

"Mr. Cliff," the counts and the Counts bowed deeply to Cliff in unison, "thank you." If it weren't for your help, we would ......"

"It's just a gesture," Cliff said, "but there's one thing I care about......"

He told the Count the exact story of his conversation with the court mage.

"Sahel is a cunning criminal," said Cliff, "but I have just found the copy of the will he has, and the handwriting is exactly the same as the one you have." More importantly, Ling Zun was a mid-level secret warrior in the sea of clouds, and his seal contained a trace of his spiritual power. I have carefully investigated, and the spiritual power of the seals in the two wills is indeed the same person. ”

"That must be a forgery."

"If it's a mage above the Blue Ocean level, it's possible." Cliff said.

"Then it's troublesome......" the Earl was taken aback, "you mean, behind the scenes, there is a powerful Blue Sea-level mage making trouble?" ”

"Probably," Cliff said, a wistful look in his eyes, "but there's another possibility." ”

"Another possibility?" The Earl asked curiously.

"It's hard for me to say that," Cliff said after a moment's hesitation, "but perhaps...... The wills you have received are all true. ”

"It's all ...... It's true? The Count looked incredulous.

"That's just my guess. Perhaps in Ling Zun's last days, a mage used the spell of the Confusion Control system to affect his spirit, causing him to make two different wills at the same time. In this way, the enemy will be convinced that he should inherit half of the territory. Cliff said.

The Count was silent.

"In any case," said Bina on the side, "you are the sole and legal owner of this land. But I don't understand if someone really exercises mind control over the old lord and makes him make a different will...... What exactly is this good for those behind the scenes. ”

"Your Highness the Princess is right," said the Earl, who shuddered at the thought of the possibility that there might be a powerful mage plotting to disrupt his territory, "but ...... Sure enough, it is more likely that Sahel managed to forge the will. ”

Cliff smiled helplessly.

"Maybe I'm too careful." He said self-deprecatingly.

"Where," said the Count, with heartfelt admiration, "your virtue and wisdom are impressive. It seems to me that you are more of a real nobleman than many of the Imperials. ”

"It's a matter of duty," said Cliff, who had heard too much of the boring boasting, "let's go." There's a lot to do. ”