Somewhere in the kingdom, there is a slightly dark living room.
Sitting on the main seat was a skinny old man with sinister eyes and a sinister aura about him. He looked like a poisonous snake ready to show its fangs at any time.
"What do you three think of this news?"
He looked at the people sitting on the left and right and asked.
There were three people sitting on his left and right sides, and two people on his left. One was a man with purple hair, and the other was a man with short brown hair.
On the right, there is a woman wearing an eyepatch.
The three of them were the three captain-level figures of the Shadow Snake who once infiltrated the Marquis of Sidney.
"According to our previous investigation, the Fergus family did receive a lot of benefits from previous incidents, and the possibility of getting the news is very high."
The purple-haired man thought for a moment and then said.
"But the source of this information is unknown, and I am worried that this is a conspiracy by the Sidney family."
The man with short brown hair frowned and said.
"Whether it's a conspiracy or not, as long as the news is true, we can't let it go."
A cruel smile appeared on the face of the blindfolded woman, and she looked at the skinny old man.
"Sir, let me go. Regardless of whether the Sidney family has a conspiracy or not, this Fergus family, I will make it disappear forever."
The skinny old man frowned and thought for a moment before deciding.
"Since the credibility of the news is very high, the Fergus family cannot stay. However, the Fergus family is just a viscount family. There is no need for you to take action personally. You can arrange a few murderous assassins to carry out the task."
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In the blink of an eye, Gray had returned to Fergus Castle for more than ten days.
In the past ten days, besides practicing, he also attended some noble banquets.
Viscount Fergus seemed to be interested in letting the aristocratic circle know Gray, so he frequently took him to various banquets.
Because of his talent, he was naturally very popular at the banquet. Many aristocratic girls looked at him with their eyes shining, showing great interest in him.
He is already a high-level blood warrior before he is even a minor, and everyone can see Gray's potential.
If it was the original owner of this body, it would have already swelled by this time. Fortunately, he is an adult after all and has rich social experience, so this will not happen.
Gray walked into a forest near the castle.
As Gray walked into the mountain forest, there were all the shuddering sounds in the forest. Soon, nine blood beasts and a fierce blood warrior appeared in front of him.
Gray stepped forward and looked carefully at the nine blood beasts and the fierce blood warriors.
"It has been more than 20 days since we obtained these corpses, but there are no signs of decay. It seems that the previous speculation was correct. In addition to controlling the corpses, the corpse control ability can also prevent the corpses from decaying."
Gray held his chin with one hand and muttered to himself.
This is undoubtedly good news, as it can keep the body from decaying for a long time, that is, it can be held for a long time without being damaged.
Under such circumstances, it becomes possible to expand the number of blood beast corpses under control.
Otherwise, while expanding, it will decay and disappear at the same time. It will be almost impossible to own a large number of blood beasts.
"I have to find time to go to the Red Leaf Forest to hunt blood beasts, increase the number of blood beasts, and see if there is a limit to control, and what the limit is..."
Let the nine blood beasts and one fierce blood warrior continue to hide in the woods, and Gray left.
There are no villages near Fergus Castle, and naturally there are few hunters. It is not easy to find nine blood beasts and a man of medium stature hiding here.
As for the regular patrols of the castle, Gray has already greeted them and has listed this place as one of his usual training places and cannot enter without his permission.
As night falls, Fergus Castle is shrouded in it like a huge black cloth, and Fergus Castle is lit up with dots of lights.
Silently, five figures shrouded in darkness came towards Fergus Castle.
They avoided the sight of the castle sentry and came to a wall on the side of the castle.
After listening carefully to the movement behind the wall, one of them gestured with his fingers, and the five of them suddenly formed claws, like sharp claws, grabbing at the cracks in the wall and slowly crawling up the wall.
They easily climbed up the four- to five-meter-high wall and jumped into the castle with ease.
A group of four Fergus family patrols passed by. The four of them rushed towards them like a gust of wind. One of them covered the mouth of the other, and with a slight twist, the four of them collapsed weakly.
After dinner, the Fergus family sat in the living room and chatted casually.
"Hey, I will never attend banquets with Gray again. When he attends banquets, those aristocratic ladies will only surround him, making me unable to find a dance partner."
Bernal sighed, of course this is an exaggeration.
Although he was indeed not as popular as Gray, he was the eldest son of Viscount Fergus after all. How could he not even be able to find a dance partner? This was just to liven up the atmosphere.
"Really? I thought you were disdainful of other noble ladies because of Miss Bernice Evelyn."
Gray smiled slightly and joked.
"What are you talking about? Miss Bernice and I are not..."
Originally he wanted to tease Gray, but he didn't expect to be teased by Gray instead. Bernal couldn't help but blush slightly.
"Really? That's a pity. I heard from my father before that he planned to marry into the Evelin family. Alas, since you don't want to, my father might as well give up."
Gray shook his head slightly.
"Indeed, the Evelyn family is an old baron family and one of the families most likely to be awarded the title of viscount."
"If the two families can get married, it will be beneficial to both parties, but since you don't want to, let's just let it go."
Viscount Fergus couldn't tell whether he was joking or serious.
"No, I didn't say I didn't like it..."
Bernal denied with a blushing face, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
After chatting for a while, it was already getting late, and everyone got up and prepared to return to the bedroom to rest.
The door to the living room opened, and Bernal, who was feeling a little agitated at this time, walked out first as if running away, with Gray behind him.
After walking out of the living room, Gray looked casually towards the corridor.
The next moment, his expression suddenly changed, he grabbed Bernal's shoulders, pulled him and retreated into the living room, shouting loudly.
"There's an assassin!"
Just now, during a casual glance, he actually found two shadow locations in the corridor. There were people in black using their shadow abilities and crouching there.
Swish, swish!
And just as Gray pulled Bernal back into the living room, two black figures also moved. The two men rushed towards Gray and Bernal. The weapons in their hands were dark and attacked the two.
Poof, poof!
Because Gray and Bernal suddenly retreated towards the living room, their attacks landed on the wall.
The stone wall was easily pierced like tofu. The two of them swiped casually, stone chips flew into the air, and the weapons reversed, attacking Gray and Bernal again.
Whoosh!
However, Gray burst out with terrifying speed and suddenly retreated into the living room with Bernal.
"not good… "
In the living room, Viscount Fergus and others also stood up. When they heard Gray's shouting and the sound of the sharp blade cutting through the wall, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
The one who reacted fastest was Viscount Fergus, who took out a sword from the corner of the room.
As a noble, assassinations and being assassinated are common occurrences, so they often hide some weapons in places they frequently visit.
And Bernal and others are also looking for weapons.
Bang, bang!
At this moment, the two windows in the living room suddenly shattered, and two black figures jumped in from the broken windows.
After jumping in, the two men held weapons and rushed towards the crowd.
Suddenly, assassins appeared outside and inside the living room.
After returning to the living room, Gray immediately pulled out a sword from where the weapons were hidden. At this time, the two people outside the living room door also happened to rush to the door of the living room.
Whoosh!
With a burst of terrifying speed, Gray appeared in front of an assassin and slashed the assassin's throat with his sword.
clang!
Faced with a sudden burst of terrifying speed, Gray slashed his throat with a sword. The assassin quickly blocked it with his dagger, but the power coming from the dagger was beyond his imagination.
Bang!
He was knocked backwards and hit the corridor wall hard, causing the entire wall to completely collapse.
Uh-huh!
The second assassin, facing Gray who was attacking his companion, immediately took action and slashed at Gray.
Stab!
At the same time as the second assassin's sword was slashed, Gray had already retreated.
In the end, the second assassin's knife grazed Gray's throat. Several hairs failed to escape, and were directly touched by the sharp blade and fell down.
"drink-"
Dodging the second assassin's knife aimed at his throat, the sword in Gray's hand quickly slashed out like lightning and struck the second assassin.
clang!
The second assassin met him with his sword and blocked it.
Because he was on guard, he was not thrown away by Gray's sword like his first companion, but he was also shaken back by the huge force from the sword.
"Stand back, these two people are not something you can deal with!"
Facing the two assassins who were obviously not weak in strength after breaking through the window, Viscount Fergus faced them with a solemn expression.
Behind him are Mrs. Milan, Bernal, Sarah and others. He must stop these two assassins, otherwise they will die.
Poof!
Facing these two assassins, although Viscount Fergus had the advantage of speed, he did not have the same strength characteristics as Gray. He could easily fly one of them away, creating a one-on-one situation.
After escaping the attack of one of them, he was struck by another's attack. A wound immediately appeared on his abdomen, with drops of blood spilling out.
In desperation, he had no choice but to take a few steps back and use his wind blade to attack the two of them.
"drink-"
Facing the sudden attack of the wind blade, the two assassins immediately took action together, slashing at the wind blade with their swords.
Although he was knocked back by the impact of the wind blade, he finally blocked it and pounced on Viscount Fergus again.
(End of chapter)