The drizzle did not stop a grand banquet unfolding in the riverside estate.

The banquet hall was brightly lit, the tables and chairs were neat, and the floor, which should have been muddy from the rain, was even covered with an expensive silk carpet.

The dishes served by the servants one after another were expensive and exquisite, and the value of a plate served at random would not be less than that of an ordinary commoner in a month's food.

At the same time, although there were many people participating in the banquet, each of them was solemn and even cautious in their dress and demeanor.

This is rare, but the solemnity is understandable when the guest is a duke.

"It is an honor for us in the Cambore family to be here today, Lord Duke."

In the midst of the staggering, the contemporary Earl of Camboray stood up and raised the wine glass in his hand to the square-faced middle-aged man sitting at the head, and said with a gloomy expression: "How many people in this world can receive such an honor?" ”

"I should have been glad for this, but I am ashamed now, because this honor was due to chaos within our family, and not because of something honored."

"So I need to make this toast for this, to express my apologies to the Duke, and I hope that your lord will give me this opportunity."

The combination of humble words and his clean-looking attire made people instinctively feel a sense of relief.

At least Duke Grant, who was toasted, was very satisfied with this, and he accepted the wine with pleasure.

After a drink, the mediocre-looking Earl of Camboray sat back and said nothing.

The eyes of most of the people in the banquet hall then looked at another direct member of the Camboray family sitting not far away.

It was a man who looked thin and old, and his obesity in the past was completely lost at this moment, and he was even a little delicate.

It's just that although he has gotten rid of the trouble of fat, he doesn't look very good at the moment, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, sloppy clothes, and participating in such an important banquet, but he still looks in a trance, as if he hasn't woken up, and he is very sluggish to the surrounding situation.

Someone next to him secretly stabbed him, and the nobleman named Mitchell came back to his senses, and after looking at the surrounding situation, he hurriedly got up to toast.

"The Duke is usually very busy, but for such a trivial matter as ours, I must say, this ...... This ......"

He was a little stuck, and finally glared at his brother not far away.

"It's all to blame on some filthy poisoner who plotted to trap his brother and commit a great crime! Lennon is above, this kind of person should not inherit the title of earl, he only deserves to be thrown into prison! ”

This is the purpose of Duke Grant's visit, but it is not appropriate to say it on this occasion.

The Duke frowned unconsciously, and many of the minor nobles loyal to the Camboray family in the banquet hall shook their heads secretly.

The current Earl of Camboray, who was accused, turned up the corners of his mouth, but he did not take this opportunity to fall into the trap, but opened his mouth to make a round.

"I'm sure the Duke will give us a fair verdict next, Mitchell, you sit down first, for the House of Cambore? The most important thing at the moment is to entertain our valued guests. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the servant next to him? "It's almost time, right? Bring the steamed mermaid prepared in the kitchen for the Duke to taste. ”

These words made the atmosphere in the banquet hall suddenly become lively.

Are merfolk different from fishmen? The fishman looks weird, and the upper body of the mermaid is humanoid? More in line with human aesthetics.

But in the eyes of the Pharosians? Merfolk and Fish-People are both sea tribes. Just compared to the Fishman? Mermaids should be more delicious and precious.

For Duke Grant's visit, the Cambore family paid a fortune for a mermaid cub.

And this kind of treasure, even the Duke of Grant himself couldn't help but smile when he heard it, and the guests here were even more amazed.

So in this atmosphere of anticipation? A beautiful maid brought a plate of dishes with a silver lid to the table in front of the duke? And leaned over to lift it open.

A mermaid with long black hair covered her body and the size of her thumb appeared in front of the Duke's eyes.

The mermaid is lying naked on a four-poster bed made of cream in a deep sleep, with ruddy skin and graceful posture? The closed eyes even have long black eyelashes, which look very exquisite.

"It's a pity that it's a fair." Duke Grant felt a little sorry for this.

Contrary to today's humans? In the merfolk family, females have a higher status, and the corresponding ingredients are more precious.

However, with just an earl family, it is already rare to be able to find a mermaid cub.

In other words, that kind of precious female mermaid cub can't even be eaten by the dignified King Pharos a few times a year.

So after coughing dryly twice, Duke Grant solemnly straightened the napkin on his chest, and then took up the knife and fork, and prepared to disembowel this little thing, and take out the best heart to pass the addiction.

However, just as he used his fork against the mermaid's abdomen before he could exert his strength, a hand suddenly sprang out from the side, using the fork in the duke's hand, and suddenly picked up the expensive food on the plate and flew into the air!

The nobles in the hall who were watching the duke's every move let out a burst of exclamation.

But before they could react otherwise, the food that should have been cooked that had been picked up into the air suddenly opened its hollow and gouged out eyes, and howled sharply!

The howl caused a fluctuation in the air, and the delicate, ruddy skin on its surface quickly peeled off, revealing small, viscous, disgusting black entrails within.

And when these internal organs fell off the carpet below, a deep blue icy mist spread out in an instant!

The panicked shouts and the clashing of tables and chairs came one after another, and the sudden assassin made Duke Grant's face gloomy, and then he was about to stand up to deal with the situation, but the hand that came from the side suddenly grabbed his shoulder!

This reminded Duke Grant that someone had saved him before, so he hurriedly looked sideways and found that this person he didn't recognize, but it was obviously a high-ranking witcher affiliated with the church.

"What's going on?" He was a little surprised.

"Let's get out of here!"

The witcher, dressed in light black leather armor, spoke briefly, then looked at the top of the banquet hall.

Including the metal chandelier, the entire stone dome of the hall quickly folded and deformed, and finally condensed and highlighted a rock arm to scoop the two people below in their hands, and then quickly shrank back!

This avoided a few ice wheels surging from the deep blue fog in time, and it also avoided the flood that was rushing outside the hall!

The building collapsed and roared, screaming in terror, and under the gloomy sky, the violent flood broke through the houses of the Riverside Manor, but it did not stop a winged rock Pegasus from breaking through the chaos and rushing towards the sky in the splash!

The speed of the body that seemed to be extremely heavy was indeed very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it became a small black dot in the gray clouds.

This made the face of a mer-man mage in the raging river next to the manor who was directing the flood to spread, but then he snorted coldly and shifted his gaze.

The humans were clearly prepared, but they also had an alternative plan for this well-planned attack.

And there's more than one!