Before Gray and Viscount Fergus arrived, and after Gray and Viscount Fergus arrived, people from various families arrived one after another. By the evening of the same day, everyone had arrived.
The next day, a meeting was being held in the Sidney family's conference room.
More than 30 people, including Gray and Viscount Fergus, were sitting in the room. Even the weakest of them was a Ferocious Blood Warrior.
Some of them were from Earl families and their subordinate families, some were from Viscount families, and some were from powerful Baron families.
Marquis Sidney sat in the main seat, while Zaro sat in the first seat on his left, and an old man with sparse hair sat on his right.
He was the Ferocious Blood Warrior who had appeared in the process of clearing out the blood fiends in the Night Forest.
His name was Darren Sidney, and he was Marquis Sidney's uncle.
"Since last year, the Sidney Territory has been attacked by the Shadow Serpent many times. The Shadow Serpent is a sword that hangs over the Sidney Territory.
"This time, I've gathered all of you here to destroy it in one fell swoop and get rid of this hidden danger once and for all."
Marquis Sidney's gaze swept over everyone as he spoke in a deep voice.
"The Marquis is right. We can't let the Shadow Serpent continue to run rampant."
Earl Ford added.
"From last year to this year, within two years, two viscount families and many baron families have been annihilated by the assassination of the Shadow Serpent."
"When the Shadow Serpent recovers, we may become the target of the Shadow Serpent in the future. We must completely destroy it before it recovers."
"Indeed, now is a good time to destroy the Hand of Shadows."
"If the Shadow Serpent is not destroyed, none of us here will have peace. I agree to get rid of it."
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People from various families spoke one after another.
Getting rid of the Shadow Serpent was not only an order from the Sidney family, but also related to the safety of their lives and property. Naturally, they all agreed.
Of course, even if they did not agree, they had to express their agreement at this time. After all, Marquis Sidney had spoken, and this matter was almost a foregone conclusion.
Since he couldn't change the fact that he was going to attack the Shadow Snake regardless of whether he supported or opposed it, he naturally chose to leave a good impression in front of Marquis Sidney.
"I also agree that we should take action against the Shadow Hand. As the Marquis said, the Shadow Snake is a sword hanging over our heads. If we don't get rid of it, it will fall on our heads sooner or later."
Count Smalley coughed lightly and expressed his stance.
"This time, I have brought all the Ferocious Blood Warriors and above from my family and affiliated families. Everything will be under the Marquis' command."
"Very good, you're very considerate."
Sidney nodded in satisfaction at Count Smalley's full support.
"This is what I should do."
Count Smalley humbly replied. Then, he suddenly turned his gaze to Viscount Fergus with a playful look.
"The two Berserk blood fiends that I saw at Fergus Castle last time were really powerful. If they can become part of the battle force to encircle and annihilate the Shadow Snake, they will certainly play a huge role. I wonder if Viscount Fergus has brought them?"
He arrived before Gray and Viscount Fergus. From the castle servants he was familiar with, he had already heard that the Fergus family didn't have any Berserk blood fiends following them.
As for the three carts, they were transported to the Sidney family's warehouse. He thought that the Fergus family was transporting medicinal materials to the Sidney family.
Combined with his previous stance, the meaning of his words was self-evident.
My Smalley family, in response to Marquis Sidney's call to annihilate the Shadow Snake, is doing our best. But your Fergus family is hiding something.
Between the two families, it was clear who was the one who truly responded to Marquis Sidney's call.
Following his words, the gazes of the other families turned to Viscount Fergus and Gray.
Among the gazes, some were curious, some were observing, some weren't optimistic, and some were taking pleasure in their misfortune … There were all kinds of expressions.
They had long heard that the Smalley family and the Fergus family didn't get along. Now, it seemed that it was true. The meeting had just begun and the Fergus family had already dug such a big hole.
If this matter wasn't handled well, it was inevitable that it would leave a bad impression on Marquis Sidney.
"Of course we did. Since Lord Marquis Sidney has decided to take action against the Shadow Snake, the Fergus family naturally fully supports him and has brought all the blood fiends."
Viscount Fergus's expression didn't change in the face of Count Smalley's ridicule and the gazes of the other families.
Then, he looked sharply at Count Smalley.
"The last time Count Smalley came to pay a visit, he left in far too much of a hurry. I originally wanted to ask Count Smalley to assess the strength of these bloodfiends for our Fergus Family, but regrettably, I was unable to do so."
"This time, I would like to ask Count Smalley to evaluate the battle strength of these blood fiends for my Fergus family. This way, we will have a good idea before the big battle."
Hearing Viscount Fergus's words, Count Smalley's expression sank slightly. According to the information he had gathered, the other party indeed didn't have any blood fiends following them.
But since the other party dared to say this, it was obvious that they had indeed brought the blood fiends.
And the other party's last words could be said to have turned the tables on him.
Since you did your best to respond to Marquis Sidney's call, then you might as well do your best to help evaluate the battle strength of these blood fiends. This will allow us to have a clearer understanding of our side's battle strength and make targeted arrangements.
"Since it's to better deal with the Shadow Snake, I'm naturally happy to help."
Count Smalley gnashed his teeth in hatred, but his expression was calm as he spoke.
At a time like this, it was obvious that he couldn't back down. Otherwise, the good image he had previously created would crumble.
The discussion continued, going into detail about how to proceed, where to rendezvous, and how to launch a surprise attack on the Shadow Snake.
More than an hour later, the discussion ended, but everyone knew that the show had just begun.
Many people headed directly to the Sidney family's largest training ground, including Marquis Sidney, Saroyan, and Darren Sidney.
The reason why they didn't stop the "confrontation" between the Fergus family and the Smalley family was because they also wanted to evaluate the battle strength of the four blood fiends.
After all, the four blood fiends could be said to be an extremely important force in this battle. Naturally, the more they understood, the better.
Since they could use the battle between Count Smalley and the four blood fiends to probe the battle strength of the four blood fiends, there was naturally no reason to stop it.
The huge training ground was filled with white snow and was as big as a football field. It was usually used as a training ground for the castle's soldiers, but now it had been vacated.
Count Smalley was already standing in the center of the training ground, and the members of the various families who were participating in the meeting were all standing at the edge of the training ground.
Not only them, but the Sidney family's Marquis Jotina, Polly, and the second son of the Marquis, Marnell Sidney, had all rushed over.
"Big Brother, what exactly happened?"
Polly asked Saroyan, who was beside her.
She had rushed over after hearing that something had happened, but she didn't know the specifics.
"Count Smalley wants to battle the blood fiends of the Fergus family. Viscount Fergus hopes that Count Smalley can evaluate the battle strength of these blood fiends for the Fergus family, and Count Smalley agreed."
Saroyan said playfully.
"So it's like that …?"
A strange smile appeared on Polly's face, as though she had heard something very interesting.
"What's the matter?
Is there a problem? "
Marquis Jotina asked curiously when she saw her daughter's strange expression.
"Mother, you'll know in a moment."
Polly kept her daughter in suspense and said with a smile.
She was already looking forward to seeing Count Smalley's expression when he found out that his opponent was a total of four blood fiends.
Thump, thump, thump!
Heavy footsteps could be heard from an alley in the training ground, and everyone couldn't help but look over.
The first thing that appeared was a pair of huge bull horns, followed by a huge green body that was as wide as a thick wall, and four legs that were as thick as water buckets.
Finally, the silhouette of this huge beast appeared. It was a huge ox-shaped blood fiend with a body length of four meters.
After the ox-shaped blood fiend, a slender and vigorous blood fiend with a body length of three meters appeared.
"A berserk blood fiend, Windrider Leopard."
Viscount Ritchens cried out when he saw this blood fiend.
The blood technique he practiced was the blood technique of the Windrider Leopard, so he was naturally no stranger to the berserk blood fiend of the Windrider Leopard sequence. Thus, he recognized this blood fiend at a glance.
Thump, thump, thump!
"Hmm …?
There seems to be another blood fiend after the Windrider Leopard. Didn't the Fergus family only have two berserk blood fiends?
What's going on here? "
"I heard that the Fergus family also has a Hanhu. Could it be that they brought that Hanhu here as well?"
"No, Hanhu's body is only slightly more than two meters long. How could it cause such a commotion?"
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After the Windrider Leopard, the heavy footsteps could still be heard. The members of the various families couldn't help but reveal a suspicious expression.
The expression on Count Smalley's face couldn't help but stiffen. He suddenly had a bad premonition.
In the next moment, his bad premonition was confirmed.
A huge blood fiend's head with bronze skin and two curved blades on its head, one long and one short, appeared.
Just by looking at its head, one could tell that this blood fiend's body was huge. Everyone even felt that this blood fiend's body might be even bigger than the ox-shaped blood fiend from before.
And their guesses were quickly confirmed. Finally, a huge blood fiend with a body length of five meters appeared in front of them.
"Bronze-Armored Rhinoceros, this is a berserk blood fiend, the Bronze-Armored Rhinoceros. I heard that this type of blood fiend has very strong defense. Among the berserk blood fiends, very few can injure it."
Someone's expression was solemn.
"This … this … the Fergus family … actually has a third berserk blood fiend?!"
Someone was shocked.
"To actually be able to fight against three berserk blood fiends alone, Count Smalley can be considered a pioneer. I'm ashamed of my inferiority."
Count Ford smiled faintly as he looked at Count Smalley in the middle of the training field. His eyes were filled with mockery.
"Heh, three berserk blood fiends …"
"Count Smalley … is too arrogant!"
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Among the aristocratic families, there was naturally no lack of families that were close to the Ford family and didn't get along with the Smalley family. Their gazes towards Count Smalley were instantly filled with mockery.
However, at this moment, someone shouted with a shocked expression.
"No, there are more blood fiends behind. Judging from the commotion, their bodies might not be small!"