"No! Why are you after my family? I was the one who killed them, not my family!" Orion shouted at Merlin, his voice a mixture of despair, panic, and anxiety.
Merlin sneered. "Just because I want to."
Many guests in the hall felt a chill when they heard Merlin's reasoning. Just because he wanted to, he would kill the entire Darkwood Family? Their hearts grew cold as they realized the twisted nature of the Archons.
"You!" Orion was left speechless. He finally understood why everyone in the world feared the Archons so much.
"This is the way of the Archons? The rule of anarchy? Kill anyone you want? Is the Celestial Court doing anything?" he raged, cursing Merlin.
"Only strength matters," Merlin grinned, turning to the others. "What are you all waiting for? Kill every single one of the Darkwood Family, and you will be heavily rewarded by the Archons. If you hesitate, you will follow the same path as the Darkwood Family."
Threatened by Merlin, the other guests in the hall began slowly advancing towards the Darkwood Family. They were helpless. They didn't want to die, and if killing the Darkwood Family would allow them to return home, they would do it. At this point, they just wanted to stay as far away from the Magus Kingdom as possible.
While some felt no pity and were even excited about the annihilation of the Darkwood Family, there were still a few powers that hadn't acted against them, such as Estor's Ravenclaw Family, Runo's family, and major families from the Martial Domain and Human Federation Realm.
Only the third-level powers moved against the Darkwood Family, and surprisingly, the Silverflame Family and Grimwolf Family were among them.
"Damn it!" Orion quickly teleported in front of his family. Since Merlin had only restricted the space around him where he was previously standing, Orion didn't feel any restrictions when he teleported to his family's side.
"Oh, you can teleport too," Merlin remarked, slightly surprised. He then turned to his daughter. "Capture Orion and his father, and kill the rest of his family."
Luna nodded but didn't act immediately. By now, the other guests in the hall were already closing in on the Darkwood Family.
"Are you done?" Kane asked.
Merlin nodded.
"Then come to the sky," Kane said, flying upward and breaking through the roof of the palace, appearing in the sky.
Merlin also flew up, facing Kane.
Orion looked around and saw nearly half the people in the hall approaching his family. Their faces looked helpless, but they were still coming to kill his family.
He could feel he was close to completion, and only a little more time was needed, but at the moment, he didn't even have a moment to spare.
'It seems like I'll have to buy some time.'
Orion thought and looked at the guests surrounding his family.
"You don't have to do this. The Sword Sage won't let you guys die in his dome," he tried to persuade them, invoking the name of the Sword Sage.
"Sword Sage?" One of the guests, who seemed to be only at the diamond rank, gave a hollow laugh. "He wants to start a war among all three domains. He's a madman who acts on whims. I can't rely on him to save my life." He took out a bow and aimed it at Orion's family.
Orion's expression darkened. "So, you're going to kill my family for this?"
"Haha," the guest laughed cruelly. "If I can survive the banquet, then why not?"
Orion took a deep breath. "Then don't blame me or my family when you, or any of you, die here." He spoke each word with ruthless determination.
If they wanted to kill his family, he wouldn't hesitate to kill them either.
"Killing us?" Munro, the head of the Silverflame Family, mocked. "You should focus on how to survive. With so many people coming to kill you, you're still thinking of killing us? What a fool!"
"They're just trash, but it's good anyway. After tonight, another magi family will disappear from the Magus Kingdom," added Varen Grimwolf, the head of the Grimwolf Family.
"Munro, Varen, you two dogs, come here and fight!" Barion shouted provocatively at this moment.
"Huh, Varen, let's go and kill Barion first. He looks like he's begging for death," Munro laughed.
Varen nodded, and they both headed towards Barion.
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