Chapter 771 - Assassination (1/2)
'After returning, I'd better persuade the clansmen. Back then, the Merlin Family had a genius that led the family out of difficult times to slowly recover, but that genius can't compare to the current Mafa Merlin. The rise and glory of the Merlin Family should happen in the near future.
'Sir Merlin is already a powerhouse that can stand on his own. No one can stop it, so it might be better to befriend him. It would be in our best interests if the grievances between the Merlin Family and the Watson Family could be eased up or laid to rest.
'I don't dare to imagine what would happen if we keep this hostility against the Merlin Family. After all, Mafa Merlin isn't exactly a kind person.'
Zeuss secretly made up his mind. For the sake of the Watson Family, he would try to befriend Mafa Merlin. This already demanded immediate action.
The others were also shocked after seeing Lin Yun walk out... It wasn't just Weiss and Zeuss. The powerhouses among the Dark Elves, Ash Beastmen, and Firerock Dwarves were all unable to see through Lin Yun's strength. They could only tell that those vast and profound mana fluctuations felt incredibly powerful.
Some people who had still been a bit discontent about the three major races swearing allegiance to someone who had only just advanced to the Archmage realm were now following along cheerfully.
They could easily foresee that in the near future, this person they swore allegiance to would become a Heaven Rank powerhouse!
No one doubted this.
”Greetings, Master.”
”Greetings, Master.”
...
The leaders of the three major races stepped forward to greet him.
Lin Yun nodded and walked towards the crystal ship wheel. He reached out and touched it, and in an instant, the entire Captain's Cabin became transparent. The surrounding walls disappeared and the surroundings of the Intrepid could be seen.
They were still in the dark, endless void.
”We should be there soon. Get ready! Opening the planar barrier won't be easy, and our destination won't be certain. There might be some deviations, so it'd be best for all of you to be prepared.”
The shadow of a world could be seen appearing on the outside. This ball-sized shadow rapidly expanded until it filled half the void.
The Intrepid fiercely collided against that shadow and started violently shaking as it opened up a spatial tear.
The Intrepid slipped into that tear and rushed through it to enter that world.
...
Raging Flame Plane, Horn of Fertility.
The area with the most abundant resources in the Raging Flame Plane, the most peaceful region in the past. This place was now echoing with blades clashing, spells exploding, and miserable yelling.
Thorne Merlin was wiping sweat and some random bloodstain off his forehead as he fiercely stared at the battlefield in the distance.
The Merlin Family, the Watson Family, and the Black Tower were occupying this place, and they were being repeatedly attacked by countless Raging Flame Beastmen.
A Raging Flame Beastman holding an axe with a dozen cracks on the blade ruthlessly slashed down on a human warrior's shoulder. The hard armor of the human warrior didn't seem to be effective, and in an instant, he was cut in half by that broken axe, causing his blood to spurt out like a fountain.
In the distance, a mage of the Merlin Family loudly chanted an incantation, and a Fire Dragon appeared in front of his body before ruthlessly charging into that axe-wielding Raging Flame Beastman. The flames submerged that swaggering Beastman, and it only took a few seconds before he was burnt to ashes.
On another side, a Raging Flame Beastman Warlock's eyes turned red and his hands kept dancing in front of his body as a green, poisonous Fireball ruthlessly struck that mage of the Merlin Family. The mage was exhausted after just casting a Fire Dragon so he didn't have time to defend himself, and his head was burnt to ashes by this poison.
The chaotic and bloody battlefield was at its fiercest during the warriors' collisions. The bloody smell filled the air, and limbs kept flying out. A human's head was chopped off by a Raging Flame Beastman, but it was immediately followed by a greatsword piercing the Beastman's heart.
Exhaustion could be seen in Thorne Merlin's eyes. A few months ago, when he saw the fierce warriors of the Merlin Family meet with danger, he would still be able to help out. But now, he was already powerless. Even if they were only a few hundred meters away, he could only stare blankly and watch them die.
On a bloody battlefield where lives kept being traded, the impact of an exhausted 5th Rank Sword Saint was already minimal.