Chapter 80: The Palace at Night

Chapter 80: The Palace at Night

Linus was stunned when he read the report and threw the things that were on his desk at the masked man kneeling in front of him.

You failed!? And you have the audacity to call yourselves the Darkness!?

What infuriated him most was that they had left behind evidence that pointed at Linuss involvement.

He could easily push the blame on the executives of the Clave Company, but Liam would definitely know who the true mastermind was.

The masked man was also restless.

I believe that our enemies were informed of how we do things. They were proficient in their works, so the people under Liam should be quite the experts.

An organization equivalent in strength as the current Empires Darkness.

Linus felt a shiver run down his spine.

The enemies that he deemed as small fries turned out to be very troublesome opponents, but he was a tad too late in realizing this.

Crush Liam in whatever way possible. Cleo can be dealt with any time. However, if we dont act now, my position can be jeopardized.

He thought he would be fine against a nobleman who could only be counted as being somewhat powerful.

Until now, that was true.

However, Linus was pushed to a corner when he learned that things were getting out of his control.

It wasnt the time to be bothered by his competitor, Calvin.

He was sure that the aristocrats in his faction would desert if they were told of what transpired.

The masked man made another report.

Liam will be visiting the palace to see His Highness Cleo. We dont have the leeway to hold back anymore. Your Highness, gather your hands. It matter not whether theyre knights or mercenaries.

Linus was already in a pinch.

Although blatantly conducting an assassination in the palace was indeed aggressive, he wasnt in a position to choose.

Now that things had progressed until this point, he would not be able to greet tomorrows morning without having Liam disappear.

Ill convene everybody. Gather all your forces too.

Understood!

In the room where the masked man disappeared, Linuss expression turned blank from despair.

Im walking towards the palace to meet with His Highness Cleo.

Even so, the palace is quite large.

In spite of the uproar caused by the assassination attempts, the tranquility here suggests that there was nothing of that sort.

The fact that its night may also be playing some part.

Regardless, what a peculiar atmosphere.

I get into a car that is floating on the road and look around.New novel chapters are published on

I sense killing intent.

To send assassins so openly. Humans. Even if they know that its not a wise decision, they will strike when theyre at the edge of a cliff.

Klaus, who is sitting beside me as my guard, has not noticed their presence.

Whats wrong, Lord Liam?

Hey, stop the car.

When the driver parks the car, I come out with my escorts in tow.

Kukuri must have noticed already as he and his subordinates appear as I step out of the car.

Were at a beautifully paved road.

Not only are there trees and street lamps lining up both sides of the road, there are flower beds decorating it as well.

If I am to describe the width of the road with terminologies from my previous life, it would be that the road is wide enough to fit four lanes on one side.

That would be eight lanes total going in either directions.

With no questions asked, a gunshot reverberates through the air instantly as I step out.

I move half a step sideways, and a bullet passes by me before imbedding itself into the ground.

My ears only ring for a while from the loud sound because I have strengthened my entire body.

Klaus hurriedly jumps in front of me.

Lord Liam, please step back!

Dont worry and focus on protecting yourselves.

I push Klaus away and step forward as I draw my katana.

Bullets are shot by snipers from different angles, but I cut them down one after another.

Now, this is getting a little interesting.

Im happy that I can reproduce the scene of an expert slashing apart bullets that I saw in my previous life.

Its all thanks to this physically enhanced body and the One-Flash technique.

This is childs play to me.

I speak to Kukuri.

The snipers are annoying.

Acknowledged.

Some of Kukuris subordinates fade into the darkness.

More people are gradually gathering here.

Theyre not palace guards who rushed over upon detecting the incident.

Instead, these people are leaking killing intents.

Knights, soldiers, and mercenaries?

The large force surrounds us.

Facing them, Klaus and the remaining guards draw their swords.

Are you aware of what you guys are doing!?

The enemies dont seem keen on talking with us.

They raise their weapons while covering their face.

My guards are trying to advance, but I stop them from doing so.

Klaus, dont get in my way. Perfect. Lets check out what His Highness Linuss elites are made of.

I raise my chin slightly at my enemies.

What? Youre not charging?

Tia ordered her subordinates to guard Cleo and stood before the man.

Then, she spoke with a voice that was one degree lower than her usual.

Your owner doesnt seem to care about the method he uses; neither does he bother to put up pretense.

Having heard her words, the men laughed in a small voice.

Tia squinted her eyes.

Whats so funny?

The thin-eyed man spread his arms out slightly and shrugged.

No~~thing. We just found out that you are not very familiar with how the court operates. I bet youll be shocked if we tell you who our master is.

With her rapier, Tia stabbed the two knights who were closing the distance at a tremendous speed after appearing from behind the thin-eyed man.

Cleo wasnt able to react to this exchange.

(Are they veterans?)

Tia was also commendable for defeating such opponents with ease.

The thin-eyed man applauded.

What a remarkable skill. Id scout you if I could.

Tia smirked provocatively.

You jest. Ill be slaughtering you all.

Tia was just about to walk forwards but immediately jumped back the next moment.

Immediately, a sword came crashing down on the spot where Tia was previously.

The man who had swung the sword was 2.5 meters tall.

He had swung down a sword as big as his body and was grinning at Tias reflex.

It has been years since someone last dodged my hit.

Cleo, recognizing who this person was, opened his eyes wide.

Why are you

Lysithea was also trembling.

Why is the Sword Saint against us?

The Sword Saint carried his longsword on his shoulder and turned towards the thin-eyed man.

The thin-eyed man was demonstrating a fearless attitude.

The Darkness of the Empire is extremely deep. People often stare into the abyss, only to realize that theyre still at the entrance.

There were multiple Sword Saints in the Empire.

The number of Sword Saints varied depending on the era.

In this generation, there were four people who were bestowed the title of Sword Saint.

Regardless of the school or style, Sword Saints were those that climbed to the peak of swordsmanship.

And one such man was in front of them.

As an enemy, no less.

Tia was also on her guard.

Her relaxed demeanor was nowhere to be found.

The Sword Saint called out to Tia.

Let me ask again. It would be a pity for a swordswoman like you to perish here. What say you to joining our side?

Tia snorted.

I will only ever serve one lord. Theres no way Id turn coat.

Unfortunate. I wanted to kill you when you were stronger!

The Sword Saint narrowed the distance between them instantaneously and crossed swords with Tia.

Countless sparks flew in a moments notice with Cleo being unable to follow the exchanges between Tia and the Sword Saint.

(Is this how the knights that have reached the summit fight?)

Their movements were so swift that his eyes werent able to catch up.

Before he knew, Tia was blown away and crashed into a wall.

The thin-eyed man flattered the Sword Saint.

As one would expect of a Sword Saint. The title of the present generations strongest isnt for show.

The Sword Saint frowned at his praise.

Enough with the compliments. Ill leave the rest to you. Its not fun killing the weak.

Perhaps the Sword Saint was the type that desired to battle against the strong.

He walked towards Tia without batting an eye at Cleo and the others.

Nevertheless, neither Cleo nor Lysithea, who was training to become a knight, was able to budge.

They had been overwhelmed by the display of power.

The thin-eyed man scratched his hairs.

Then lets start cleaning up. I dont want to spend too much time on this, so lets get this over with. Guys, its time to work.

The thin-eyed man took a glance at his subordinates.

They were frozen in place.

Whats wrong? Quickly

Footsteps were heard from beyond the entrance where the intruders had passed through.

They cant work now that theyre dead. Allow them to rest.

Hearing that voice, Cleo sucked in air

Count Banfield!

The figure that emerged from the dark passageway was Liam.

Is this the party venue?

When Liam passed by the thin-eyed mans subordinates, they crumbled down bleeding.

Tia who was stuck to the wall let out a pained-yet-delighted voice.

Liam sama.

Liam first looked at Tia and then at the Sword Saint.

I had anticipated meeting the Sword Saint. Heyhand over your title.

Liam sold a fight to the Sword Saint as if he was challenging someone in a game.