All the furniture in the hall was destroyed, and a puff of smoke and dust stirred up in the wide space, making it extremely hazy.
The house had long since become dilapidated, with several cracked wooden boards crumbling, the fireplace was broken and scattered on the floor, and the charcoal inside was exploded everywhere.
Victor adjusted his windbreaker, and in front of him was Angus who had taken off his armor.
His eyes were dull, and he was sitting on his knees on the ground. His eyes were extremely filthy, as if he had witnessed an extremely terrifying existence, and became extremely dull.
As if he had been deprived of his senses, his eyes fell into darkness, and he could not even feel the sound of wind and snow whistling behind his ears.
The snow kept blowing over him, and even though his body was frozen stiff by the cold, he couldn't feel any temperature at this moment.
Victor stood quietly beside him, and the crow stood on his shoulder, as if nothing had happened.
Everyone hurried over after hearing the huge explosion. Victor turned his head and saw Kefla running staggeringly.
Behind her was a thin young man.
Then, a group of knights came dragging heavy armor.
Everyone was stunned when they saw the ruins in front of them and the lifeless Angus sitting on the ground.
What's happening in front of you?
Angus's body was covered with scars, and the bright red blood had not yet solidified in the severe cold. Along with the cold water turned from the heavy snow, the blood slowly flowed from the wounds.
It was obvious that he had just experienced a battle.
Kefla was confused, slowly raised her head, and looked at the expressionless Victor.
"Is this what you said... talk about it?"
Now, she can't imagine what Victor and her father have been through, and why they fought.
And what was even more difficult for her to accept was.
Victor actually became the one who stood intact until the end?
Is he so powerful that he can even face a great knight of the empire?
At this moment, Kefla's mood was extremely complicated.
No matter how dissatisfied she was with what Angus did, he was still her father after all.
Jia Xiu saw his father, who was kneeling on the ground and lost his mind. He didn't seem to have any surprise on his face.
He just raised his head again and looked at Victor coldly.
"Victor Cravener is suspected of attacking the head of the Delin family, Earl Angus."
"In the name of Jiaxiu Delin, the heir of Earl Angus, I request that all the knights in the north be activated to arrest Victor Cravener."
"This matter should be reported to the capital immediately."
Hearing this, Kefla looked at Jia Xiu in disbelief.
"Jia Xiu, what are you doing..."
"The facts are before you. No matter what his father's current condition is, Victor attacked his father."
There were countless knights present who could testify, and Kefla knew it very well.
Jia Xiu's eyes never left Victor's body, he just stated indifferently:
"I know you're powerful, you could kill any of us."
"The strongest man here has been defeated by you. Now, no one can stop you."
"But even if you kill us all, you can't stop this news from reaching the capital."
Jia Xiu's words reached Kefla's ears, and a bone-chilling chill suddenly swept through her body.
At this moment, Kefla felt that her relatives were so strange.
From the very beginning of their invitation to Victor, they had been calculating.
Angus will definitely take action against Victor. At that time, no matter whether both sides suffer losses or win or lose each other.
The battle between Victor and Angus will definitely be spread back to the royal capital and reach the ears of the emperor.
But the most important thing is...
Passed on to Gwen.
Didn’t Gwen lose her heart of justice?
Well.
When Victor, the man who killed her family, stands in front of her.
What would Gwen choose?
The answer is self-evident.
Stubborn, she will only regard Victor as a sinner.
Even if Victor didn't do it.
No one can argue——
Unless Gwen's heart of justice is restored and her ability to distinguish between good and evil returns.
But this way.
Gwen will return to being the stubborn and righteous knight.
This coincides with Angus' plan.
In an instant, Kefla understood everything.
Jia Xiu didn't let Victor make a choice, he just let Gwen make a choice.
Either that or Victor is found guilty.
Or, Gwen's powers are restored.
Only one of the two can be chosen.
Kefla’s voice was extremely trembling:
"Jia Xiu..."
"You make me feel strange."
Listening to Kefla's doubts, Jia Xiu ignored her and just continued to look at Victor.
He didn't even have any defense, he just stood there.
Even the next second, Victor could easily kill him by raising his hand.
He is completely unafraid of death, and perhaps he believes that his sacrifice can make this plan more perfect.
Ever since, Victor took action.
"Nice little cleverness."
He looked directly at Jia Xiu, with his own arrogance in his eyes.
"Perhaps I have to admit that your threat is indeed a part of me that I did not consider."
"But, are you looking down on me too much?"
A ball of flame ignited out of thin air in front of Jia Xiu. The next second, Victor turned into a ball of elemental flame, with only his head exposed and looking at the thin man in the air.
The terrifying temperature made him feel short of breath, but Jia Xiu didn't panic at all, even though he was facing death.
"Master Jia Xiu!"
The knights who saw the scene in front of them immediately took out their silver shields, drew out their long swords, and stood in front of his Jia Xiu.
But they could only protect Jia Xiu, because the strong fear prevented them from taking a step forward.
The terrifying temperature continued to spread even under the heavy snow. The snow poured crazily into the house, turning into dissipated white smoke the moment it touched the ground.
They were obviously very far away, but the temperature felt like facing a volcano, rushing towards them.
Kefla was equally shocked. Next to Victor, she looked at Victor with an almost pleading expression.
"Victor, don't..."
But Victor ignored the begging Kefla. He just looked at Jia Xiu indifferently with his posture.
"What on earth gave you the illusion that you could control me?"
"Are you qualified to threaten me?"
Behind the flaming body, a giant hand like burning the sky formed in an instant, holding Jia Xiu's frail body.
A severe burning sensation eroded the Jia Xiu in front of him, and the air around him was burned away. The extremely low level of oxygen made his lungs feel a crazy thirst, but there was nothing he could do.
The fear of death gradually spread to every bone in his body.
In Victor's eyes, Jia Xiu's blood volume reached its limit almost immediately.
It only takes a few seconds.
He will become the one who contributes experience points to Victor.
Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Two silver-white daggers were inserted between the two of them as if the magic was blocked, and the magic suddenly became a little unstable.
Kefla's extremely fast figure passed by and took Jia Xiu away.
Victor, who had turned into a body of flames, did not stop Kefla.
He just looked at everything coldly, with a pair of cold eyes that even Kefla didn't pay attention to.
Kefla rescued Jia Xiu, but under the scorching heat, Jia Xiu was engulfed in flames and fell into a coma.
She placed Jia Xiu on the ground, and faced her brother-in-law who seemed to be filled with anger again, lowering her head.
"Victor...I'm sorry."
"Why do you have to say sorry to me?"
The colder Victor's voice became, the more intense the fire seemed to emanate.
"You think their behavior made me angry?"
Kefla was silent, her head lowered, and she didn't even know how to face Victor.
Perhaps he had accepted the invitation and came to her home with great expectations.
As a result, he suffered such a calculation.
She didn't dare to say what kind of mood Victor was feeling now, but he would definitely be dissatisfied.
The fire in front of him gradually extinguished, the wind and snow hit Kefla's body like whips, and the cold occupied Kefla's body again.
Victor stood firmly in the snow, wearing that familiar windbreaker.
The violent storm and snow were still roaring, and the sound of the windbreaker's constant dancing had long been covered up.
The red-gleaming windbreaker gradually dissipated into the depths of the snow, and a faint light slowly lit up.
"Tell Gwen to come to me in the Far North."
Kefla looked at Victor's back gradually disappearing among the heavy snow.
Unknowingly, she seemed to notice the crow standing on his shoulder.
Its eyes seemed to be full of calculation.
In the end, Victor completely disappeared in the wind and snow, leaving only a few words floating in the wind and snow.
"My grudge against your Delin family will start from now on."
"just started."
call--
The huge and indifferent cold wind completely swallowed everything up and buried it in the far north.
Kefla let the cold wind pour into her clothes and knelt on the ground weakly.
Angus, who had lost his mind, and Jia Xiu, who had fainted, were on both sides of her.
But she could only watch this tragedy happen.
Nothing can be done.
…
The royal capital, Delin Mansion.
Gwen woke up with a start.
She felt the soft bed under her body, covering her head and frowning.
"It's that weird dream again."
In her dreams, Gwen could always dream of a golden scale suspended in the air, while she looked at the weird scale not far away.
A faint voice gradually reached her ears, always attracting her to touch it.
What seemed strange to Gwen was that whenever she couldn't resist the temptation and came forward to touch him, Victor would always appear in her dreams and take her outstretched hand into his arms.
At this time, Gwen would wake up.
Her face turned red and she was very puzzled.
Why does she always dream about Victor.
Maybe it's because Victor often trains with her in the morning these days.
Or maybe it was because people often mentioned Victor in front of her recently, and by the way, they also said something like how the two were a perfect match.
Shaking her head, Gwen tried her best to stop thinking about these things.
I don’t know what happened to Victor.
She stubbornly did not go home, but she knew that Victor accepted his father's invitation and went to her home.
With my sister's help, there won't be any problems.
Gwen thought this way, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
Ten minutes later, Gwen stood at the training ground after finishing her preparation, ready to start today's morning training.
As soon as she drew out her sword, she saw a servant with a serious expression on his face, running towards her in a hurry.
"Miss Gwen..."
"Um?"
Gwen was a little surprised.
How could I be so anxious about anything so early in the morning?
The servant conveyed the news somewhat hesitantly.
"Miss Kefla replied, she, she said..."
"Your father and brother were beaten by your fiancé."
Gwen: "?"
