Chapter 271
“So the daughter of the former lord and her followers went into the forest?”
Luke asked Philip, who had interrogated the prisoners . Those prisoners were caught in the previous night’s invasion .
“Yes, Lord . To take revenge for her father, they attacked but ended up getting attacked by Hwang Bo-sung . ”
“Pretty daring lady,” was all Luke could say .
According to Philip, Scarlet, the daughter of the former lord, was pretty acquainted with Ranghel Region .
Despite many young nobles trying to court her, she insisted on not getting married till her death .
“And she didn’t even date?”
“She is entirely different from what she looks . Unless one was stronger than her, she had told that she wouldn’t marry . ”
The problem was none of the knights in the Ranghel Province were strong enough to even attack Scarlet .
With just a bunch of arrows, she could break down a shield and even take down a swordsman .
Her skills were enough to complete her last mission, only if the Fist Master hadn’t involved himself .
“But, she is someone who can’t stand injustice and had people following her,” said Philip .
“Right . But from whom did she learn to shoot a bow?”
“Well, I don’t know . She definitely has a teacher though . Nobody knows as to who it can be as she hasn’t told anyone . ”
“Really? Well, we can always check for ourselves . ”
Luke nodded when Gavel ran in to report .
“Captain, no Lord . We have completed the siege . ”
“You did well . ”
Luke slowly approached the place when he heard the confirming shouts from the soldiers who were conducting the siege .
“Surrender, you are surrounded!”
The moment the warning fell, the response from the other side was rather wild .
Swoosh, swoosh! Swoosh!
With the sound of tearing air, arrows flew in at a frightening pace .
Kang-!
Any ordinary expert would have been frightened, but Luke simply just deflected the arrows with his sword .
‘Oh ho, look at this?!’
On the surface, he pretended to be fine, but Luke couldn’t help but be amazed on the inside .
‘Hwang Bo-sung didn’t miss a single one of it . ’
Going out without preparation would have been an utter failure .
“What are you doing? It isn’t polite to shoot arrows at first…”
The moment Luke tried to figure things out, another five arrows came in at preposterous speed .
They were all shot with a slight time lag, but they all flew where Luke was standing .
Kang! Kwakwang!
When Luke hit away all the five arrows, Scarlet couldn’t help but bite her lip .
A little while ago, Vante said that the platinum-haired man was the new lord .
Destined to hurt him, she used all her strength to hit him, but none of it worked against the man .
“Eik! The new lord is quite talented…!”
Next to her was Vante, who was struggling . Vante could only shake his head at what was happening .
“This is the Count’s region, but there is a master class warrior from the southern continent, and all the knights are intermediate and higher class experts and the lord himself is known to be a really skilled swordsman… Who is he?”
From what Vante knew, to have such a power in the Holy Empire, one must be either an archbishop of a high ranking marquis, a prince, or a commander of the Saint Guards .
But he had never heard of a young man in that position .
And no matter how he saw it, the man looked talented .
The rumors about Luke and the Red Wolf Mercenaries hadn’t yet been reported to the Ranghel Territory .
“Even if he is an illegitimate son of Arch Duke Gregory, I will kill him!”
Scarlet grabbed the necklace she was wearing and crushed the jewel in the middle of it .
Wheeeing!
“Ah, Lady!”
Smoke began to spread from the crushed gem all over the place, which surprised the retainers .
The energy of the smoke was soon absorbed into her body .
‘Master told me to not use too much of the necklace’s strength…’
The necklace was a gift to Scarlet from her elven teacher when her teacher bid farewell .
Even among the elves, there were treasures that weren’t known to others .
Her teacher said that the necklace was made by an elven priest from ancient times, and it was sealed by the power of the earth goddess, Belize .
“Compared to the real power that Goddess Belize possesses, this is a thousand times weaker, but nevertheless, this is still the power from a God . Any human vessel will find it hard to handle, and when used incorrectly, it will end up taking your life . ”
She remembered her teacher’s warning, but she already broke it .
‘I wanted to keep it with me as teacher said… Well, that doesn’t matter now . I’ve decided to sacrifice my life here!’
Thud! Thud!
Maybe it was because of the power of a God but the whole ground shook .
In addition, her whole body was dyed with white light .
Luke was watching her with his hawk eyes, but he couldn’t help but be surprised .
The thing that came out of her necklace was absorbed into her body . He knew what it was .
‘That is Aether! How did that woman…!’
The most fundamental force that made up the world was Aether .
But when the world was divided into the Devildom, Middle-Earth and Spirit World, the power soon disappeared . No, the power was divided as well .
Not long ago, Luke saw someone use Aether .
It was none other than the Holy Pope of the Arthenia Empire—his missing lover .
Reina told him that when she entered the Spirit World, the Spirit King of Wind gave her the power of Aether .
But where did this lady get the power of Aether?
‘Is it related to the necklace that she just broke?’
Kwang!
While Luke was still in shock, a flash of light flew from Scarlet’s body and quickly disappeared . The white light that flowed through her body hid itself .
“Lady, are you alright?”
Vante tried asking her, but Scarlet didn’t respond .
Staring at Luke with unfocused eyes as if the lady had lost consciousness, she immediately pulled out her bow .
Drrrrr!
‘What? Without an arrow…?’
While Luke was wondering what was happening, light began to gather on the bow’s arrow rest, and it took the form of an arrow .
‘T-that!’
It was an arrow made up of Aether .
The arrow attracted the mana around them and began to take up a very distinctive shape .
In addition, the white bow soon turned silver .
Scarlet’s bow seemed powerful enough to remind Luke of the mythical weapon Failnote . It was a weapon used by Belize in her fight against the Devil .
Kaaaaa!
The arrow made of Aether flew straight at Luke with a roaring sound; it was as if a dragon itself was roaring .
“Lord!”
“Dodge it!”
Hwang Bo-sung and Philip screamed when they saw the arrow coming at Luke .
They tried to jump in and save their lord, but the arrow made of Aether was fast .
Kwang!
The arrow exploded with a fierce sound .
The moment it exploded, a shockwave was made and the ground nearby trembled . All the soldiers fell to the ground as if they were trying to hide from the shockwave . The soil flew up, and the trees were uprooted .
“Lord!”
The voices of men hoping for Luke’s safety could be heard everywhere .
In the place where nothing should have remained, everyone’s eyes were focused there, hoping for something .
And what they saw shocked them .
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