"it's me!"
Hearing Gray's shouts, the man fighting with the iron-armed ape took a few steps back, took off the cloak on his head, revealed his face and spoke.
There was an age in his voice. He was an old man with many wrinkles on his face and sparse hair on his head.
Seeing this person, Gray couldn't help but look shocked and said in surprise.
"Lord Manel?!"
This person is none other than Marquis Sidney's uncle, Manel Sidney, who has the strength of a barbarian blood warrior.
He really didn't expect that the other party would appear here.
…
The Fergus Family Parlor.
"Lord Manel, I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be you."
Both Gray and Earl Fergus apologized.
"It doesn't matter."
Manel Sidney shook his head slightly.
"In the final analysis, it's because I didn't notify you in advance."
"Lord Manel, why are you here? And at this time..."
Lord Fergus asked with an apology on his face and a slight hesitation.
"It's a long story."
Manel Sidney smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"The Marquis guessed that Rob Tracy would probably take action against the Fergus family, so he asked me to come over. To prevent the news from leaking, he did not inform you in advance in the letter."
"I was planning to sneak in secretly to contact you this time, but I didn't expect..."
Speaking of this, Manel Sidney asked doubtfully.
"What's going on with that barbarian-level blood beast?"
"That barbarian-level blood beast is controlled by magic weapons."
Gray said.
"Controlled by magic weapons?"
Manel Sidney was slightly surprised.
"Isn't the limit of your magic weapon four mad-level blood beasts?"
"Originally we thought this was the case, but after seeing that Rob Tracy's magic weapon could control barbarian-level blood beasts last time, we guessed that our magic weapons should also be able to control barbarian-level blood beasts."
Earl Fergus "explained".
"So I hired a mercenary group to hunt down a barbarian-level blood beast and try to control it. As a result, I was able to control the barbarian-level blood beast, although I could only control one."
"That's actually the case."
Manel Sidney suddenly understood.
He did not doubt Count Fergus's words that Rob Tracy's magic weapon could control the barbarian blood beast. Thinking that his own magic weapon might be able to control the barbarian blood beast, this explanation was reasonable.
"I didn't expect that your magical weapons can actually have such an effect. This is a good thing. With the strength of this barbarian blood beast, plus me, if Rob Tracy dares to come, he will definitely be defeated. "
"Lord Manel, you must be tired. I have already arranged a place for you!"
"That's fine."
In the following days, Manel Sidney quietly settled in Fergus Castle.
Except for Earls Gray and Fergus, and a few servants, most people in the castle were unaware of his existence.
For more than ten days, the expected "assassination" did not come. Just when Gray, Earl Fergus, and Manel Sidney felt strange, a piece of news came to the Fergus family.
"What, the Smalley family was attacked?"
Manel Sidney was surprised.
This was completely beyond their expectations. According to their speculation, Rob Tracy's first target was probably the Fergus family, so he hid in Fergus Castle.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's first target was the Smalley family. Logically speaking, the opponent did not have much grudge against the Smalley family.
"Father, how is the situation of the Smalley family?"
Gray asked.
He was happy to see the assassination of the Smalley family. After all, the relationship between the Fergus family and the Smalley family could be said to be extremely bad.
"A lot of people were lost, but those who died were all descendants of the collateral lineage. A group of direct descendants, including Earl Smalley, had been hidden long before this."
"fine."
Although I felt a little regretful, the direct descendants of the Smalley family were not killed in this assassination, but Manel Sidney was present at this time, so naturally he could not show it.
"They actually chose the Smalley family as their target..."
Manel Sidney frowned.
"The other party was either shocked by the movements that night, or they guessed our plan."
"indeed."
Earl Fergus was calm.
With Rob Tracy's hatred for the Fergus family, he was not the first to seek revenge on the Fergus family. It must have been because he had noticed it.
"Did you find any traces of Rob Tracy before he attacked the Smalley family?"
Gray asked.
"No, the message said that before this, no trace could be found."
Lord Fergus shook his head.
"This is going to be difficult."
Gray's face turned slightly solemn.
Facts have proved that the search personnel sent by the Sidney family did indeed find no trace of the other party as they suspected.
The other party was in a completely deserted area in Sidney Territory. This was a situation that couldn't be worse.
Manel Sidney frowned.
“Got to find a way to find Rob Tracy.”
"But with the opponent's strength and assassination methods, even if we know that the opponent has entered the Sidney Territory, it will be difficult to find the opponent."
Earl Fergus frowned as well.
"It's a pity that the blood methods practiced by the families in the Sidney Territory are not good at tracking. It would be great if someone practiced blood methods that are good at tracking."
Two days later, another news came.
The Earl of Ford's family was also attacked.
The members of the direct line were not killed because they had been hidden for a long time, but many members of the side line and even the guards in the castle died, and some of the belongings in the secret room were taken away.
Three days later, the news came again.
The Bessemer family was attacked and Bessemer Castle was destroyed. Except for the direct descendants of the Bessemer family who had been hidden for a long time, no one in the castle could escape.
In the following days, news of attacks on noble families came one after another.
Various families were attacked one after another, and the entire Sidney Territory fell into panic.
While the nobles in the territory were hiding and did not dare to show their faces, groups of thieves took the opportunity to plunder, and the entire Sidney Territory fell into chaos.
"hateful!"
Manel Sidney slammed the table, his eyes full of anger.
Kong has the strength, but has no way of making a move. After all, he doesn't even know where the other party is now or which family he plans to attack.
Gray and Earl Fergus looked at each other, both frowning.
With the opponent's ability to blend into the shadows, it is really difficult to find the opponent.
Moreover, the opponent should have a rune space bag in his hand. If he hides somewhere, he won't need supplies for several months, which makes it even more difficult.
"Lord Manel, among the families who are familiar with Sidney, are there any families that practice special blood tracking techniques and are good at tracking?"
Gray asked.
With the existing methods, it is impossible to find Rob Tracy, and we can only hope for the help of people who practice blood-like tracking methods.
Manel Sidney shook his head.
"No, among the families that have good relations with the Sidney family, there is no family that practices the blood tracking method."
If there was, the Sidney family would have asked for help long ago, so as not to cause chaos in the entire Sidney territory.
"Then we can only hire a mercenary group. I heard that some mercenary groups are very good at tracking. We can hire that kind of mercenary group to track the other party's tracks."
Gray said.
"Do you know which mercenary group is good at tracking?"
Manel Sidney looked at Gray in surprise.
"I don't know either."
Gray shook his head. He also didn't know much about the relevant information about the mercenary groups.
"However, the Fergus family has now taken in a mercenary group that moved from the Mercenary City. You can invite them to come and ask if they know."
"A mercenary group coming out of the mercenary city? That's fine, please come over and ask."
Soon, two people, a man and a woman, were introduced into the Fergus family living room. It was Hobbes and Alice, the leaders of the Red Wing Mercenary Group.
"Master Gray, your lordship."
The two of them saluted Gray and Earl Fergus. In the process, the two of them glanced at the other person in the living room strangely.
"This one is Lord Manel from the Sidney family."
Earl Fergus introduced.
"Meet Lord Malol."
Both of them were shocked and quickly saluted.
The Marquis of Sidney family is at the forefront of the Marquis family, and is the immediate boss of the Fergus family. They naturally knew about it when they moved to Fergus City.
"Sit down, I invite you to come over this time. I have something I want to ask you."
Gray said after gesturing for the two of them to sit down.
"Master Gray, I wonder what's going on?"
Hobbes asked.
"Do you, the Red Wings mercenary group, know any mercenary group that is good at tracking? Or do you know any mercenary group that is good at tracking?"
"Good at tracking?!"
Hobbes thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Sorry, Master Gray, there is no such mercenary group among the mercenary groups I know."
Alice raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly and said with a look of memory in her eyes.
"Master Gray, I do know a mercenary group that is good at tracking."
"I wonder what kind of mercenary group it is?"
Before Gray could ask, Manel Sidney had already asked eagerly.
"Devil Dog Mercenary Group, I once heard the old leader say that the people in this mercenary group practice blood skills such as tracking, and they are very good at tracking."
"A blood-tracing method?"
Manel Sidney's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked eagerly.
"I wonder where this mercenary group is?"
"This mercenary group is located in the Star City in the west of the kingdom, about ten days' journey from Sidney Territory."
Alice replied.
After some discussion, it was finally decided that the Sidney family would entrust the Red Wings mercenary group to hire this devil dog mercenary group.
As a marquis family, the price offered by the Sidney family was naturally not low. They directly offered a high price, which immediately made Hobbes and Alice extremely excited.
A commissioned task with almost no difficulty can actually get such a high reward.
The two of them were ready that day, took some mercenaries, and set off for Star City.
(End of chapter)