Somewhere in the kingdom, in a dark living room.
A skinny old man sat on the main seat. His eyes were sinister, and there was a gloomy aura around him. He looked like a venomous snake ready to bare its fangs at any moment.
"What do you three think of this news?"
He looked at the people sitting on both sides and asked.
There were three people sitting on both sides of him. There were two on the left. One was a man with purple hair, and the other was a man with short brown hair.
On the right was a woman wearing an eye patch.
The three of them were the captains of the Shadow Serpents who had infiltrated the Sidney Marquis' territory.
"According to our previous investigation, the Fergus family did gain a lot from the previous incident. The possibility of this news being true is very high."
The purple haired man said after some thought.
"But the source of this news is unknown. I'm worried that this is a plot by the Sidney family."
The short brown haired man frowned.
"Whether it's a plot or not, as long as this news is true, we can't let it go."
The woman with the eye patch smiled cruelly. She looked at the skinny old man.
"Sir, let me go. Whether the Sidney family is plotting or not, I will make this Fergus family disappear forever."
The skinny old man frowned and thought for a moment.
"Since the news is credible, then this Fergus family can't be left alive. However, the Fergus family is only a viscount's family. You don't have to do it yourself. Arrange for a few murderous assassins to do it."
… …
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed since Gray returned to Fergus Castle.
In these ten days, besides training, he also attended some noble banquets.
Viscount Fergus seemed to have the intention of letting the noble circle know Gray, so he frequently brought him to various banquets.
Because of the talent he showed, he was naturally very popular at the banquets. Many noble ladies looked at him with shining eyes. They were very interested in him.
He was still underage and already an upper-level blood warrior. Everyone could see Gray's potential.
If it was the original owner of this body, he would have already become arrogant. Fortunately, he was an adult after all. He had rich social experience, so he was not like this.
Gray walked into a forest near the castle.
As Gray walked into the forest, there was immediately a rustling sound. Very soon, nine blood fiends and a Ferocious Blood Warrior appeared before him.
Gray walked forward and carefully sized up the nine blood fiends and the Ferocious Blood Warriors.
"I've had these corpses for more than 20 days, but there are no signs of decay. It seems that my previous guess was right. Besides controlling corpses, the ability to control corpses can also prevent them from decaying."
Gray supported his chin with one hand and muttered to himself.
This was undoubtedly good news. It could keep the corpse from rotting for a long time. In other words, it could be kept for a long time without destroying it.
Under such circumstances, it was possible to increase the number of blood fiend corpses under his control.
Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to have a large number of blood fiends if it rotted and disappeared while expanding.
"I have to find time to make a trip to the Red Leaf Forest to hunt more blood fiends and increase the number of blood fiends. I have to see if there's a limit to my control and what it is …"
Gray left after having the nine blood fiends and the Ferocious Blood Warrior hide in the forest.
There were no villages in the vicinity of Fergus Castle, so naturally, there were very few hunters. Hiding the nine blood fiends and the man with a medium build here wouldn't be easy to discover.
As for the regular patrols of the castle, Gray had already notified them and listed this place as one of the places where he usually trained. Without his permission, no one was allowed to enter.
Night fell and enveloped Fergus Castle like a huge black cloth. Fergus Castle was lit up with specks of light.
Silently, five figures shrouded in darkness headed for Fergus Castle.
They avoided the sight of the castle's sentries and arrived in front of a wall at the side of the castle.
After listening to the movements behind the wall, one of them gestured with his finger. The five of them immediately formed claws with their fingers. Like sharp claws, they clawed at the cracks in the wall and slowly climbed up the wall.
They easily climbed up the wall that was four to five meters high and nimbly jumped into the castle.
A patrol team of four from the Fergus Family passed by. The four of them pounced over like a gust of wind. Each of them covered the mouth of the other, and with a slight twist, the four of them fell limp to the ground.
After dinner, the Fergus family sat in the living room and chatted casually.
"Sigh, I won't attend banquets with Gray anymore. Those noble ladies will only surround him when he attends. I can't even find a dance partner."
Bernal sighed. Of course, this was an exaggeration.
Although he wasn't as popular as Gray, he was still the eldest son of Viscount Fergus. How could he not even find a dance partner? He said this to liven up the atmosphere.
"Is that so? I thought you didn't care about the other noble ladies because of Miss Bernice Yvelines."
Gray smiled and joked.
"What are you talking about? Miss Bernice and I aren't …"
Bernal originally wanted to tease Gray, but he didn't expect to be teased by Gray. He couldn't help but blush slightly.
"Is that so? That's a pity. I heard from my father that he had plans to unite with the Yvelines through marriage. Sigh, since you don't want to, my father should give up."
Gray shook his head slightly.
"Indeed, the Yvelines are an old Baron family. They are one of the most likely families to be conferred the title of Viscount by Marquis Sidney."
"If the two families can unite through marriage, it will be beneficial for both sides. But since you don't want to, let's forget about it."
It was hard to tell if Viscount Fergus was joking or serious.
"No, I didn't say I don't like it …"
Bernal denied it with a red face. Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
After chatting for a while, it was getting late. Everyone got up and prepared to go back to the bedroom to rest.
The door to the living room opened. At this time, Bernal, who was a little agitated, was the first to walk out as if he was running away. Gray followed behind him.
Walking out of the living room, Gray looked at the corridor casually.
In the next moment, his expression changed abruptly. He grabbed Bernal's shoulder and pulled him back into the living room while shouting loudly.
"Assassins!"
Just now, in a casual glance, he actually found two shadows in the corridor. There were people in black who used shadow ability and crouched there.
Swish! Swish!
Just as Gray pulled Bernal into the living room, two shadows moved. Two people rushed at Gray and Bernal. The weapons in their hands were dark as they attacked the two.
Puff! Puff!
Because Gray and Bernal suddenly retreated into the living room, the attacks of the two people fell on the wall.
The stone wall was easily pierced through like tofu. The two people casually waved their hands, and stone chips flew. The weapons turned around and attacked 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 the others all stood up. Hearing Gray's shout and the sound of the sharp blade cutting through the wall, everyone's face changed greatly.
Viscount Fergus reacted the fastest. He flipped his hand and took out a sword from the corner of the room.
As a noble, assassination and being assassinated were common, so they would often hide some weapons in places they frequented.
Bernal and the others were also looking for weapons.
Bang! Bang!
At this moment, the two windows in the living room suddenly shattered. Two black shadows jumped in from the broken windows.
After jumping in, the two people held weapons and rushed at the group.
For a moment, assassins appeared outside and in the living room.
After retreating into the living room, Gray immediately pulled out a sword from the place where he hid his weapons. At this time, the two people outside the living room just 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 at the assassin's throat.
Clang!
Facing Gray's sudden burst of terrifying speed and a vicious slash at his throat, the assassin hurriedly used his dagger to block. However, the power transmitted from the dagger was beyond his imagination.
Bang!
He was directly knocked upside down and slammed into the wall of the corridor. The entire wall completely collapsed.
Whoosh!
As for the second assassin, facing Gray who was attacking his companion, he immediately attacked and slashed at Gray.
Slash!
At the same time as the second assassin's blade slashed down, Gray had already retreated.
In the end, the second assassin's dagger brushed past Gray's throat. Several hairs could not dodge and were directly brushed by the sharp blade and fell to the ground.
"Hah —"
After dodging the second assassin's dagger, the sword in Gray's hand was as swift as lightning. It quickly slashed out and attacked the second assassin.
Clang!
The second assassin met the attack with his dagger and blocked it.
Because he was already on guard, he was not sent flying by Gray's sword like his first companion. However, he was still shaken by the huge force from the sword and continuously retreated.
"All of you, back off. These two people are not people you can deal with!"
Viscount Fergus faced the two assassins who broke through the window and attacked. They were obviously not weak. Viscount Fergus' expression was grave as he faced them.
Behind him were Madame De Milan, Bernal, Sarah, and the others. He had to stop these two assassins, or they would definitely die.
Puchi!
Facing these two assassins, although Viscount Fergus had the advantage of speed, he did not have the strength characteristic like Gray. He could cleanly send one of them flying and form a one-on-one situation.
After dodging the attack of one of them, he was slashed by the other. A wound immediately appeared on his abdomen, and blood dripped down.
Helpless, he could only retreat a few steps and use a wind blade to attack the two of them.
"Hah —"
Facing the sudden attack of the wind blade, the two assassins immediately attacked together and slashed at the wind blade with their daggers.