The atmosphere in the open space near the Tomb of the King was extremely tense. Whether it was Gray or the two elders of the Wallen family, they all faintly emitted a chill.
The sun was high up in the sky, but the people nearby couldn't help but feel a chill seeping into their bodies.
All the major and minor factions looked over with different expressions. This was a confrontation between two major factions.
One was the Marquis family, the Wallen family, and even within the Marquis family, they were ranked at the top.
The other was a faction that most of them had only heard of today. However, from the fact that this faction could make the Wallen family feel apprehensive, it was clear that this faction was not small.
The two elders of the Wallen family had gloomy expressions. If they retreated here, the Wallen family's prestige would be severely damaged, and they might not be able to suppress the other smaller families.
However, if they tried to forcefully stop them, it would definitely be a tough battle.
They were well aware of the other party's strength. They weren't very strong, and either of them could kill them. However, the weapons in their hands were extremely powerful.
Although they had brought powerful magic weapons, if they fought with the other party before the treasures of the Tomb of the King had even appeared, it would only benefit the other factions if they were injured.
"Let them pass!"
The skinny elder's expression was uncertain, but he finally relented.
Edgar, who had blocked the path of Gray's group, didn't hesitate and hurriedly retreated with a group of guards.
In truth, he had wanted to retreat long ago. He was well aware of Gray Fergus's battle prowess, and he couldn't stop him with his meager strength. Now that he had received the order, he naturally didn't hesitate.
"The Wallen family has retreated!"
"They were actually able to force the Wallen family to retreat. Just what kind of faction is this Fergus family?"
"The Fergus family isn't one of the major families of the kingdom. Could this Fergus family be a hidden family?"
… …
The various large and small families were all slightly surprised. To be able to force the Wallen family to retreat, this Fergus family was not simple.
Many of them looked at the Wallen family with mocking gazes. Just because the family was powerful and domineering, they had finally kicked an iron plate.
"It's him …"
There was a group of people next to a large tent. Among them was a pair of brother and sister with green hair. They were the brother and sister that Gray had seen in Mercenary City.
"Although I knew that he wasn't simple, I didn't expect him to be Gray Fergus!"
The green-haired young man, Elijah, said in surprise.
"He's the one who suppressed the young experts of the Flame Kingdom at the banquet."
The green-haired's daughter, Samantha, looked, and the Fergus family's's's'.
"They have the same name, and they have a grudge against the Warren family. They should be the same person!"
The green-haired young man's.
Although the various families did not permit the events of that banquet to be spread, the families did not have such misgivings. The two of them had heard about it from within their families.
"He really forced the Wallen family to retreat!"
The nobles who had come with Gray were all in a daze. They hadn't expected Gray to really force the Wallen family to retreat and make the Marquis family take the initiative to retreat.
"Let's go. Didn't you want to see the Tomb of the King?"
Greeting the several aristocratic children who were still in a daze, Gray walked towards the King's Graveyard. The few aristocratic children came to their senses, and with a burst of excitement, they followed one after another.
As they approached, the Tomb of the King appeared before their eyes.
This was a forest of stone that covered an area of a hundred meters. Large rocks were erected one after another.
The surface of these rocks was covered in dense runes and patterns. Their radiance was restrained, and they didn't seem dangerous at all.
But all the information they had heard about this tomb indicated that this forest of stone was extremely dangerous.
Up until now, even a Barbarian Blood Warrior had died. Who knew how many existences below the Berserk Blood Warrior had died?
"Look, that's …"
The nobles also knew that it was extremely dangerous and didn't dare to get too close. They only stood in the distance and sized it up. Suddenly, one of the noble ladies cried out in alarm and pointed in a direction.
Everyone's gaze followed the direction she was pointing at. Immediately, they saw a charred mark on the ground in that direction. It was the mark of a human figure.
"Not even a corpse was left behind!"
The few of them couldn't help but have grave expressions, their eyes filled with shock.
Just what kind of power could cause such a degree of destruction?
Even the bones had been completely destroyed, leaving behind only a charred mark.
"There's also …"
"And there …"
… …
Finally, they found quite a few charred marks of a human, totaling more than a hundred.
Each one represented a living person. In other words, at least a hundred people had died here.
A few of the nobles felt a chill in their hearts. They couldn't help but take a few steps back. They truly felt the danger of the King's Tomb.
Gray also took a few steps back. Then, an ordinary refined iron weapon suddenly appeared in his hand and he threw it toward the stone forest.
Crackle!
As soon as the iron weapon was thrown into the range of the stone forest, the rune patterns on the huge rocks in the stone forest lit up, emitting a devilish purple light.
Then, a huge lightning bolt that was more than ten meters long appeared, roaring and hitting the iron weapon.
With a loud boom, the metal weapon exploded into pieces, turning into metal shavings that splattered in all directions.
"Even the weapon can't withstand it …"
The nobles were even more shocked. Although it was an extremely ordinary weapon, it was made of refined iron after all, and its hardness was needless to say.
However, such a weapon was completely shattered by just one lightning bolt, and this was only the rune mechanism at the outermost periphery of the tomb.
According to the previous news, the deeper one went into the tomb, the more powerful the rune mechanism would be. If the periphery was already so powerful, it was hard to imagine how destructive it would be in the depths of the tomb.
The nobles looked at the King's Graveyard in horror. Even Gray had a serious look on his face.
"There's a stone tablet there!"
Everyone looked into the depths of the stone forest and saw a huge stone tablet that was more than ten meters tall, surrounded by many rocks.
There were no written records on the stone tablet. There was only a symbol that looked like a winding branch, like a tree and like a lightning bolt.
"Which King Stage powerhouse's symbol is this?"
Gray carefully recalled the records of some King Stage powerhouses he had read in books, but he couldn't find a King Stage powerhouse that corresponded to this symbol.
King Stage powerhouses were extremely mysterious and powerful, and there were very few books that recorded them.
Moreover, few people dared to write about such existences. After all, if they were displeased, it was very likely that they would be killed or even exterminated.
"With my current defense, it should be very difficult to break through these rune puppets, but I can give it a try!"
Following Gray's thought, a huge blood beast that was six meters long appeared on the sand.
The blood beast was covered in purple scales, had slender limbs, and a sharp head. It was a barbaric-level blood beast that Gray had killed when he returned from the capital.
Without the ability to be a blood beast, this blood beast's combat power was much weaker than that of a barbaric-level blood beast. It was not suitable to be used as a corpse control target.
However, Gray still controlled it. His purpose was to test the power of the rune mechanism at the tomb. He wanted to see if he could metalize and pass through the rune mechanism.
"Blood beast …"
"What a huge blood beast. Is this a barbaric-level blood beast?"
The sudden appearance of the gigantic blood fiend shocked the nobles, guards, and mercenaries. After Gray explained the situation to them, he directed the Barbarian level blood fiend toward the stone forest.
Crackle!
As soon as the Purple Flame Beast stepped into the stone forest, a thick lightning bolt struck its body.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, the violent lightning bolts wreaked havoc and surrounded the Purple Flame Beast.
However, after the lightning dissipated, the Purple Flame Beast was not injured. After all, it was a barbaric-level blood beast. Naturally, it could not be hurt by the lightning bolts at the outermost layer.
Crackle!
Another lightning bolt struck, but the Purple Flame Beast was still unharmed.
Boom! Boom!
Gray commanded the Purple Flame Beast to move deeper into the stone forest. Suddenly, lightning bolts struck the Purple Flame Beast continuously. Before the first lightning bolt had completely dissipated, the second lightning bolt had already struck. In the end, the Purple Flame Beast was covered in lightning bolts and moved forward.
Ten meters.
Twenty meters.
The distance from the edge of the stone forest to the center was about fifty meters. When it reached twenty meters, the lightning bolts that struck the Purple Flame Beast became extremely violent. Every lightning bolt was extremely thick, like the spears of the Thunder God descending from the sky.
Boom!
As the lightning bolts struck, the Purple Flame Beast's huge body staggered. The scales on the surface of its body were damaged and the parts of its body that were struck by the lightning were charred black.
Obviously, at this depth, even the Purple Flame Beast, a barbaric-level blood beast, had reached its limit. If it continued to move forward, it would not take long for it to be destroyed.
"What a powerful force!"
Gray also sucked in a breath of cold air.
Just at this depth, the lightning bolts were already able to destroy the defense of a barbaric-level blood beast. How powerful would the lightning bolts be in the deepest part of the stone forest be? Even a Desolate Blood warrior would not be able to withstand the lightning bolts.
Gray hurriedly used his metalization ability to strengthen the Purple Flame Beast's defense.
Suddenly, a layer of bronze metallic luster appeared on the surface of the Purple Flame Beast. In a very short period of time, the Purple Flame Beast's body magically transformed from flesh and blood to metal.
However, at this moment, the Purple Flame Beast's body was surrounded by lightning bolts. The group of aristocrats and the others who were paying attention did not notice this change.