Chapter 342 - A Grand Canyon

"Y-Young lady Alice? Is Clara with you now?" Felix asked after he could not find his daughter among them.  He still believed his daughter was sent somewhere or currently doing any tasks from his master.

However, when he saw the pained expression from his young lady, suddenly his heart skipped a beat. A cold sensation spread through his body, making his fingers numb.

"Uncle Felix, I-I'm sorry. She died under the attack from those academy people," Alice, who was standing behind Desmond, stepped forward. Hugging Felix with tears in her eyes, she could feel the old man in front of him placed all the hope in her best friend.

But the reality told them something else. Even Laura and Annie, who heard his plight, could not bear to watch anymore. They were looking away, distancing at the view of Felix, who was staring blankly at Desmond.

"This is a joke, right? Young lady? Young master? I cannot believe that people would do something terrible, right!?| The old Felix, with his rough breath, kept asking Alice who was hugging him and Desmond that giving his back to him.

"S-she i-s"

"I'm sorry to say this, old man. But face reality. She was mercilessly beheaded while trying to protect my sister. She even told me to keep you safe in the future.

"It is better for you to let her go, instead keep hoping and believing she was alive. Let her soul rest in peace," Desmond spoke and turned around to face him.

There was no emotion on his face, he was saying this with a straight expression, but the reflection on his eyes told a different thing, burning with a chilling aura and mixed with killing intent.

"Are you still following me even knowing your daughter has gone to the afterlife?" Desmond asked while passing through Felix and glanced at the rest of his subordinates. " I'm not forcing you to follow me, and I'm giving any benefits to you now or in the future.

"The future is still vague. No one knows what will happen just like now. But if you want to take revenge on your death or loved one, count on me.

I'm not giving any promise. But in a short time, the North Kingdom would become a history. By agreeing to follow me, I don't want to see any coward flee, leaving their friends in danger," Desmond added.

He then turned around again, facing his back to them while waiting for their answer. That was true, he did not want people blindly following him because of his parent or benefits.

Desmond also did not display his power or give them some hope depending on him. He wants a genuine person who follows him from their heart.

In this dire situation, who knows there was a spy or a future spy among them?

These people were only worth cannon fodder. With his strength had reached a touched the 4th class swordsman, Desmond only needed some errand boys to do some small tasks.

Desmond's words left Alice and the rest of the girls hanging on the tight spot. Although these maids were following Desmond from their hearts, his question made a ripple in their hearts.

One minute had passed, with their body roasted under the heat from the sun, no one of them complained. They stared at Desmond's back with mixed feelings, some of them even showing hesitant to follow him again.

Unconsciously they looked at their leader, Felix, who was lowering his head and muttering something. From the look, he was greatly shaken by his daughter's death.

They looked at each other and eventually approached Desmond with a firm decision, "Young master, please accept us!"

Desmond turned around, looking at him without replying. He glanced at the old man Felix and found him was staring at him with a tear in his eyes.

Ugh, it might be a little disgusting, he thought. His sister was a kind person. She even wiped out the tears on the old man's eyes and still hugged him to comfort him.

Desmond did not want to interfere with their relationship. Maybe because she was left for three years without any man protection, she became dependent on that old man.

For Desmond, as long his sister was safe, there was no problem or no need to become overprotective over something trivial.

"What about you," Desmond casually asked. He looked at him with narrowed eyes and gestured to his sister to let him go.

On the other hand, Felix looked at his subordinates, and his master, all of them were waiting for his answer. Memories of his daughter flashed on his mind, coupled with Desmond's words that strongly moved his heart.

The moment he looked at his young lady, he found the image of his daughter began to overlap with her figure. A smile formed on his face, the sad tears on his eyes changed into a happy one.

He could see a faint figure of his daughter waving at him and standing beside his young lady Alice. "My heart and my soul belong to you, young master Desmond!"

Felix shouted in high spirit. His body bent toward them in 180 degrees. Inside, the longing feeling of his daughter slowly healing his internal wound.

Feeling offended by Felix's attitude, the rest of his subordinates also bent their body at their master and then shouted in a loud tone, "Our soul and the life in this even afterlife will belong to young master!"

On the other hand, after seeing their attitude, Desmond smiled. He was a bit shocked by their firm decision, even sacrificing their next life for him.

To him, who already had past experiences handling a subordinate, knew this was the highest contribution they gave to him.

"Good, good. From now, you will not regret following me even in the future or the next life," As soon Desmond spoke those words, a burst of energy came out from his body. He was sucking every energy around, along with the aura of a black dragon that covered the entire group.

The view of their master displaying this power made all of these men tremble in fear and excitement. Based on their experiences, even a Grandmaster had no way emitting a dark and majestic aura like their young master.

Control Element: Grand Canyon!

The moment Desmond activated his spell instantly, a huge magic circle appeared beneath them, Covering the area 1000m around them.

[Written by DragonKnov || Published on Webnovel]