In the gloomy underground passageway, three figures were running forward in a sorry state.
They were illuminated by the dim yellow rune lamps that appeared every few dozen meters in the passageway.
This was a type of connected rune lamp. It only needed to activate one spot to activate all the rune lamps in the passageway.
As they ran, sorrow appeared on the faces of the three.
Although they had been worried before, their worries had now become reality. The Sidney family already knew that the Oliver family was involved with the Shadow Serpent.
The Oliver family was finished. From now on, they would no longer have a foothold in Marquis Sidney's territory.
At the same time, they couldn't help but worry. Facing a Ferocious Blood Warrior and several high-rank Blood Warriors, would her father or husband be able to successfully escape?
Pa, pa, pa!
Suddenly, the three of them heard footsteps rapidly approaching from behind them. When they turned back to look, their expressions changed drastically.
They saw a black-haired youth in grey battle armor quickly chasing after them.
"Gray Fergus!"
The three of them recognized Gray at a glance. After all, they had seen Gray in Sidney Castle.
"Boyle, take mother and leave quickly. I'll stop him!"
Kepel gritted his teeth and pulled out the blade he'd taken from a soldier. He stood in front of Boyle and the middle-aged woman and shouted loudly.
"Kepel …"
The middle-aged woman's face was full of worry and she refused to leave. Boyle, on the other hand, pulled the middle-aged woman with a terrified expression and ran deeper into the passageway.
He knew that this Gray Fergus in front of him had consecutively defeated two middle-rank Blood Warriors from the Rychens family. His elder brother definitely didn't have much of a chance against him.
"Did the marquis give the order?"
Looking at Gray, Kepel asked with an ugly expression.
"Yes."
Gray nodded, but his gaze was fixed on Boyle and the middle-aged woman who were running deeper into the passageway.
The Fergus family also had a similar passageway. He naturally knew that there would usually be mechanisms set up in the passageway to cut off the path of retreat. If the mechanism was set down, it would not be easy to catch up to the two.
"Don't even think about getting past me. I know I'm not as strong as you, but …"
Seeing Gray's gaze, Kepper gritted his teeth and took off a small, flat bottle the size of a baby's palm from his neck. He opened it and poured the contents into his mouth.
Kepel's skin gradually turned crimson as the medicinal liquid was poured in.
At the same time, the blood vessels all over his body swelled up. They were clearly visible and attached to his body like dense tree roots.
"Berserk Potion!"
Seeing Kepel's transformation, Gray immediately determined that Kepel had consumed a Berserk Potion.
The Berserk Potion was a potion that could increase one's strength for a short period of time after consumption. However, there would be strong side effects afterward. Moreover, the degree of increase in strength and the strength of the side effects were all related to one's strength.
The weaker one was, the stronger one would be after consuming the Berserk Potion. Of course, the side effects would also be greater.
With Keppel's strength as a middle-ranked Blood Warrior, after consuming it, his battle prowess would most likely increase to that of a high-ranked Blood Warrior.
Of course, the side effects were also great. After this, even if it didn't cause permanent damage, it would take at least a few months for him to recover.
"Although the one who gave the order was the Sidney family, the one who destroyed my Oliver family was your Fergus family. Today, I will kill you and make your Fergus family pay a heavy price!"
Kepper's eyes were filled with cold killing intent.
If a descendant with the potential to become a Berserker was killed, the Fergus family would definitely be in great pain.
"Die!"
Gray's expression didn't change in the face of Kepper's killing intent as he quickly approached. Kepper's blood vessels swelled as he roared and charged at Gray, slashing down with great force.
The cold light of the blade was filled with cold killing intent as it slashed at Gray, vowing to cut Gray in half.
Whoosh!
Just as the blade was about to cut into his body, Gray swept out with his sword.
Clang!
The blade and sword clashed, and Gray retreated a few steps. However, Kepper also retreated a few steps.
"What, how … is this possible?"
Kepper's face was filled with shock.
The blood technique he trained in was known for its powerful strength, and after taking the Berserker Potion, his strength had reached the level of an upper-level Blood Warrior. His strength had increased even more.
He had originally thought that he would be able to send Gray flying with one strike, but he had only managed to push Gray back a few steps. Kepper obviously couldn't accept this result.
Right now, he was no different from an upper-level Blood Warrior. How could his opponent block him?
Unless his opponent …
"You, you're already … an upper-level Blood Warrior!"
He looked at Gray in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.
How was it possible to become an upper-level Blood Warrior at such a young age?
However, if his opponent wasn't an upper-level Blood Warrior, how could he block his attack after taking the Berserker Potion and becoming an upper-level Blood Warrior?
Whoosh!
Gray had no intention of replying. Blood power poured into his legs, and his body clad in gray armor turned into a gray shadow. He appeared beside Kepper and quickly slashed at his throat.
He hadn't forgotten about Boyle and the middle-aged woman who were still running away. Thus, he had to end this battle quickly.
Clang!
Facing Gray's sudden burst of speed, Kepper hastily turned around to block.
Pu!
Although he blocked the fatal attack aimed at his throat, he wasn't able to completely block it.
After Gray's longsword clashed with Kepper's blade, it slid downwards and slashed at Kepper's chest, leaving a deep gash. Fresh blood quickly seeped out.
"Ah —"
Kepper cried out in pain and raised his blade to slash out, but he hit nothing. Gray had already used his speed to pull away.
Pu, pu, pu!
Kepper wasn't a match for Gray who was using the Wind Wolf's speed and Hanhu's strength at the same time, even after taking the Berserker Potion and raising his strength to upper-level Blood Warrior.
Although he protected his vitals, more and more wounds appeared on his body.
Clang, pu!
After a dozen or so moves, Gray knocked away the blade in Boyle's hand with a swing of his sword. His longsword then pierced straight through Kepper's chest and pierced through his heart.
Rip!
The longsword was pulled out, and Kepper's chest immediately spurted blood, as if a spring was flowing out.
Clang!
The blade in Kepper's hand fell powerlessly, and his body fell to the ground.
However, his eyes were filled with intense unwillingness. He had taken the Berserker Potion, but he had still lost in the end!
Passing by Kepper's corpse, Gray quickly chased into the depths of the tunnel.
Pulling the middle-aged woman along, Boyle ran all the way to the middle of the tunnel. There was an enormous boulder that weighed more than ten tons above them.
This enormous boulder was a mechanism in the tunnel. As long as the mechanism beside it was activated, the boulder would descend and seal the entire tunnel.
"Here, this is the place!"
Passing by the enormous boulder and arriving at the tunnel behind it, Boyle quickly found the mechanism.
He was pleasantly surprised as he reached out to press the mechanism.
"Boyle, wait a moment, your brother isn't here yet!"
Seeing Boyle's actions, the middle-aged woman anxiously shouted.
"No, I want to live, I want to live …"
As if he was under a spell, Boyle madly muttered and pressed the mechanism without hesitation.
Rumble!