Chapter 26: The Steward
Every aristocratic family in the ancient and traditional English Islands has a traditional and wise butler who pays attention to etiquette, detail and demeanor.
This butler is often one of the most trusted people of the nobles' parents.
The Hufflepuff family, which has been around for more than 1,600 years, is no exception.
Blake Eckert wore a dark elegant tuxedo butler uniform, a snow-white shirt and gloves, and a neat beard, making his Chinese face look rigorous and capable.
He took out his delicate magic pocket watch and looked at the time.
I hope Master Edward won't be too sad and be strong.
Looking at the tall city wall in the distance, he not only recalled that more than ten years ago, when he had just become a high-level soldier, as the old baron's guard, and the old baron at that time, he went to the battlefield of the demon disaster in high spirits, hoping to make bloody and sweaty feats for the defense of the human race and his family.
But I didn't expect that after three years of fighting, that is, ten years ago today, seeing that the victory of the Demon Calamity War was hopeful, it was a pity that the last desperate counterattack of the Abyss Monster made the great knight who had just broken through the silver rank at that time, the old baron, seriously injured.
Although the old baron barely survived the treatment of the then co-lord of the English Islands, Uther the Great, his strength could not be improved again in the future, and he was permanently fixed at the rank of Grand Knight.
Following the old baron, the legion of 1,500 men who walked out of Hufflepuff returned with no more than 50 remnants left.
When all the disputes were over, under the arrangement of the old baron, Blake, who secretly broke through the rank of bronze knight, changed from a guard to a housekeeper of the baron's family.
Time is always a tool to get acquainted with your environment.
After 10 years of training, the big man at that time has become an elegant old man today.
However, remembering what the old baron had told him on his deathbed, he went to retrieve the secret order that Emperor Uther had given to the Hufflepuffs when the old baron returned home. Blake couldn't help but tighten the magic envelope in the pocket of his collar with his right hand.
Is the secret of the past finally about to be solved now?
"Drive!" He let out a loud shout.
The tall Shire Horse from Lancashire, spreading his toned hooves, galloped towards the Hufflepuff Lord's home city, Patch City.
"Keep up with Lord Black!"
The leader of the cavalry squad behind him, holding aloft the dark yellow badger-shaped monster, the earth shuttle, and the Hufflepuff family heraldic banner, followed closely behind in the breeze of the surrounding fields.
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"Oh! Jack, my child! ”
"Victor! Bernal! What's wrong with you guys? ”
"Oh no, Lawrence, you can't leave me!"
At the gates of Patch, the call of women, the shouts of men, and the noisy voices startled the old butler Blake, who had just arrived at the gate.
Could it be that the fish-man robbers on the beach have come to attack?
No way, if it were the brutes, the gates of Patch City wouldn't still be open.
"Drive!" "Drive!"
Urging the horse forward, the congested crowd was chaotic and blocked in front.
"Go get the crowd out of the way!" Blake didn't reply to the order, and the chaotic scene at this time made the old butler feel a little bad.
"Yes! Master Black. ”
The cavalry who followed Black to take out the secret order were all elites in the territory, and each of them was a mid-level warrior or above.
"It's Lord Black!"
"Great, saved!"
Before the cavalry could shout, there were already sharp-eyed leaders who saw the arrival of the old butler. In the eyes of the lords, Butler Black, who had been on the battlefield of the Demonic Calamity with the old baron, was undoubtedly a well-informed representative.
"Look, let Lord Black see!"
"Lord Black must have a way!"
Without the need for cavalry, the crowd quickly dispersed automatically.
"It's!"
The strange scene revealed made the old butler's pupils shrink tightly.
The Hufflepuff led the garrison of nearly a thousand soldiers, lined up in a neat queue between the gates and the streets of the city center.
Most of the soldiers still maintained the same movement as they entered the city, and in the arms of several standard-bearers of the garrison, the gorgeous Hufflepuff family heraldic flag still maintained its posture.
It was as if time had stopped the moment they entered the city.
The old butler jumped off his horse, clasped the arm of a dumbfounded soldier in front of him, and opened the soldier's single eyelid.
A triangular black scar appeared under the eyelids.
"It's the Abyss Demon Clan, the Dark Ossification Elixir!"
"Not good, Master Edward is in danger!"
The milky white fighting qi that was holding this silver thread suddenly exploded from the old butler's whole body like a flame.
"Cavalrymen, maintain the scene!"
The hard bluestone slabs on the ground were shattered by the sudden burst of aggressive reaction from the heavy old butler, and he leapt to his feet and galloped towards the Baron's Castle in the center of the city.
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"Father, 1 kilometer ahead, a powerful source of fighting qi suddenly erupted."
Alice pouted and reported to Edward.
"The fluctuation of the fighting qi has already exceeded the Bronze Horseman level, and it is rushing towards the Baron Castle, and it is expected to be in contact within 5 seconds."
"Out of the knighthood?"
"Could it be that Ferex has any reinforcements?"
Edward looked down in thought.
Bronsky, who was silently following Edward, looked at Edward, and he also felt a powerful force rushing towards them.
Edward nodded at Bronsky.
In an instant, Bronsky, who had just changed into a set of clothes, broke the clothes on his body again, and the brown and yellow giant appeared, quickly surpassing Edward's figure, and took the initiative to meet the huge power fluctuation.
The corner of Edward's eyes twitched when he saw the refreshing popping shirt.
Bronski should have been given a magic telescopic suit.
Not to mention the boring thoughts in Edward's mind.
At this time, the old housekeeper, the anger in Blake's heart can no longer be described in words.
What a tyrannical and powerful aura ahead!
Master Edward!
My dear Lily! (Remember the big loli in the first chapter?) )
I will avenge you!
Lily, the righteous daughter who had already made up her brain, and Edward, who regarded her as her own, fell covered in blood under the tyrannical and powerful existence in front of them.
The long-lost blood surged into his heart, life and death have been left behind, he is no longer the classical and elegant butler at this time, the old man seems to have returned to the grand and epic battlefield of the battle between man and demon 10 years ago, he is now a violent warrior, and his heart is only left with "revenge!" ”。
Looking at the brownish figure in front of him, the old man raised his right fist!
Maybe it was because he abandoned the worries of life and death, and some kind of string that had been plucking himself was torn at that moment!
The silver filaments surrounding the old man's flaming milky white fighting qi were like taking stimulants, frantically dyeing the original milky white into a dazzling silver glow.
The glorious silver rank, the Great Knight Blake, was born in the world!
With the advancement of the old man, the original well-maintained forehead, only a few subtle fine lines, were instantly smoothed by the strong vitality brought by the advancement.
However, at this time, he didn't notice this at all, and in his eyes, there was only the brown figure in front of him.
He only knew that he had become stronger, and the unattainable tyrannical aura on the other side now seemed to be within reach.
It's too late, it's too soon. The brownish yellow fist the size of a Bronsky casserole collided with the glittering silver right fist like a comet hitting the earth!
Time seemed to slow down at this moment, centered on the collision of the two fists, and a circle of transparent ripples in the air slowly spread out in all directions.
The hard stone house, the inner wall of the towering Baron's Castle, as the ripples swept by, became shattered like tofu.
"Bang!"
Then, a powerful roar that was deafening sounded, and the sound swept through everything around with a wave of splintering smoke and dust.
Bronski, who originally thought that he would be wiped out casually, was unprepared because his opponent was suddenly 10 times stronger, and he fought a draw with the old butler who had just broken through the ranks.
"Do you want to die, huh? I will fulfill you! The already belligerent "abomination" Bronsky licked his somewhat dry lips.
"Whew!"
With a tyrannical shout, Bronsky's figure exploded again with the thick green tendons.
"Stop, Bronsky! It's your own people! ”
The familiar voice made Blake, the old butler who was waiting for him, tremble with a silver glow of vindictiveness.
His eyes widened and he said in surprise, "Young Master Edward, you're not dead?" ”