Chapter 20: Exchange of Blows

"Roar! Roar! Roar! Grand Duke Laste, didn't expect it, right! I'm back, ah hahahahaha!"

"Ren? Shouldn't you have been crusaded by the Chiguang Sect of the Church of Light? How are you still not dead?"

"You are right, the cunning and cruel Ren was indeed burned to ashes by the Holy Light. The one standing in front of you now is his younger brother, the cruel and cunning Sakavi."

Laste: "…………."

"Sakavi, daring to sign a fake name on the contract of the Church of Justice while cooperating with people from the Church of War, you are really crazy enough."

"What does the contract my brother signed have to do with me? Grievances have heads, debts have owners. You go to Tiamat's temple to find his soul and reason with him!"

"Since you don't intend to reason, then I have to see if your strength supports it."

Words are not speculative, half a sentence is too much. Seeing that Sakavi didn't intend to reason well, Laste directly hit a spherical lightning. Sakavi returned the favor, directly using 'Withering Theater'. The trees, flowers, and plants around Laste instantly withered, and even the broken walls and ruins began to weather rapidly.

In this area where all things were gradually moving toward death, Laste's ability was also greatly suppressed. Utilizing his characteristic of not being good at aerial combat, Sakavi planned to fight him in a long-distance war of attrition to exhaust his magic power.

Bolts of crossbow arrows containing pure undead elements shot toward Laste from all directions like raindrops, blocking all space for dodging. 'Thunder: Net', a lightning bolt suddenly drawn in the air like a spider web directly shattered all the approaching crossbow arrows.

Laste suddenly jumped up, but he was still a bit late. A tentacle that looked like withered wood suddenly entangled his front claw, and the decay expanded rapidly along his lower leg, stopping just before approaching his ribs.

Looking at Laste, who bit off his front leg without mercy, Sakavi understood that today was another bitter battle. The spell was activated, and new bone and flesh regenerated rapidly. However, how could Sakavi give him this opportunity? Several groups of magic containing withering exploded rapidly on the newly grown front leg.

Laste, who was dodging everywhere, was suddenly beaten into a sorry state. Just when the Black Dragon was proud, a sudden lightning bolt pierced Sakavi's chest. A lightning bolt suddenly shot out from the ground, and the black shadow that glided over at extreme speed, after changing direction in time, barely dodged this blow.

"Sakavi, did you really think I didn't know that the illusion you left in the air was a fake? To tell you the truth, after your first visit to me, our Luo Sen Empire has conducted detailed research on all your battle images. Your doomsday has arrived today, go to hell!"

It seems that he still underestimated this Grand Duke Laste. However, Sakavi never said that he didn't understand his opponent before coming here with a hard head. Laste had fought in the Abyss for hundreds of years, and the battle data left behind was much more than his own.

According to past data, although Laste is a beast species that is very good at close combat, there are few cases of close combat. When the Demigod Emperor was alive, he was mainly responsible for long-range cover.

Intelligence shows that Laste has taken up the second profession of 'Judge of Thunder'. Relatively speaking, his close-combat ability is weak, but it is not easy to get close to him. Of course, even if it is difficult, there is always a way.

Sakavi, who quickly opened the distance, urged the undead elements again. Countless skeleton hands suddenly stretched out from the ground to grab Laste. And in the sky, a dagger engraved with inscriptions, emitting a cold aura, was approaching Laste quickly.

With the activation of 'Thunder: Judgment', the attack was quickly shattered by the thunder. A shadow like a black crossbow arrow suddenly rushed toward Laste, and before he could make any reaction, he was knocked to the ground.

'Undead Overture: Slaughterer' sounded from afar, combined with the 'Withering Theater' activated under his feet earlier, the Black Dragon turned into a creepy executioner, following the rhythm of the music, and attacked Laste. This original magic that Sakavi spent a year developing and perfecting is specifically for dealing with situations of being besieged by many people. The more people, the better the effect.

'Martial Art: Stone Crushing', he slapped the Black Dragon who launched a fatal blow, and after being easily dodged, another claw attacked. Facing the sudden change, Sakavi could only change the rhythm and turn from attack to defense. Laste's way of exchanging injury for injury made Sakavi dare not take any risks.

A wounded Laste is still the Grand Duke of Luo Sen, and a wounded Sakavi is afraid that he can't even suppress his own subordinates. Even if it is not a fatal injury, various forces will gather like hyenas. This is also a major feature of the evil alignment, never fighting people with full strength.

The high-level officials of the Grand Duke's territory around saw Elna leaning on the clock tower, only daring to shout a few words on the side, but none of them had any intention of going up to support Laste.

Looking at the group of people whose highest level was only Master Rank, Sakavi was speechless. It's good to have been a Grand Duke for more than 300 years, and there are only two Masters under him, and the others are High-Level.

These people are afraid that they are not enough for Elna to fight even if they go up together. This group of people who are useless at critical moments, I really don't know why Laste keeps them. If it were Sakavi, he would have kicked them out long ago.

After a fight, Sakavi was surprised to find that he had bought fake intelligence. Laste had long ago filled the short board of close combat. He also took up the Monk profession, and his close-combat level was even above his own. However, as a Five-Colored Dragon who is good at close combat, how can he easily admit defeat?

After a day and a night of fighting, Sakavi was beaten into a Husky with clear eyes, and no longer had the unruly look he had at the beginning.

"Old grandpa, I know I was wrong, I won't dare to provoke you again."

"Hmph, will you dare to come here and act wild next time?"

"No, no, I won't dare again!"

"Where is my money? Return the money you grabbed from me."

"Old grandpa, you wronged me. I am a good child, I never do things like killing and arson. I have never grabbed your money."

"Is that so? But many of my subordinates said they saw it."

"I don't believe it. You tell me who said it, and I will send my number one assassin Elna to ask him well. How can they spread rumors about me!"

Grand Duke Laste indicated that he had never seen such a thick-skinned person. He had seen hard-mouthed ones, and he had seen thick-skinned ones. It was the first time he had encountered someone who dared not admit it even when caught on the spot.

However, he really couldn't do anything about Sakavi, because Sakavi's subordinates were not just for show; they really took action when there was something to do. Elna, a Legendary Rank, was already holding two knives and ready to fight at any time. Although she couldn't beat him, it was no problem to rescue her own boss.

The world is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships. If you can't kill someone at once, it's best to leave some face for them, because you have to deal with them next time. Laste knew that Sakavi's final plea for mercy was just to give himself a step down, after all, he still had the Luo Sen Empire behind him.

Looking at Weilincheng, which only had broken walls and ruins, Grand Duke Laste knew that he had won the face but lost the inside. It seemed that he had fought hard against cultists and the Black Dragon who took the opportunity to rob, successfully guarding Weilincheng. Only he knew that the craftsmen in the city were all kidnapped, and the valuable goods and the family property accumulated by the high-level officials were all gone.

"Your Majesty, you are right. There is never a shortage of young people in this world. We can fight because we are young. When we are old, we only have memories left. Forget it, it's good to do a favor. Clausua, you go to the Underdark, and send the key to this barrier to Sakavi!"

"Sakavi, I'm here to split the loot, hurry up and bring the money over."

"Nonsense, the money here is all mine, what loot are you splitting?"

"Hmph, I told you the location of the treasury, you really have the nerve to swallow it alone!"

"How can that be? I, this dragon, pay the most attention to reputation."

"Your reputation is that you have no reputation, right?"

"Of course not. Your money is taken back, and your Grand Duke will take it back, so it's safer to put it here with me."

"There is an organization called the Church of Justice, which can deposit money in it."

"I can do it here too, and I don't charge a storage fee. The only disadvantage is that you can't take it out."

"Then you intend to renege on the debt?"

"As long as you agree to offer yourself, the money here is all yours."

"Get lost, you think you're worthy? Is the old lady someone who can be obtained with a few gold coins?"

"This time, a total of five million gold coins were grabbed, not counting other valuable goods. How much is two percent? Let's guess."

"From now on, you are my own brother!"

"My own sister was already finished by me."

"This own sister of yours is afraid that it won't work either!"

"That, I have something to do, I'm leaving, hahahaha, come and play next time, you, you don't need to send me off."

"Don't be afraid, if I want to kill you, you can't run away."

"…………"

"I have a question, answer it and I'll let you go. Why are you a Mid-Level Mage even though you are nineteen years old?"

"Sakavi, do you think it's possible that a Dragon-kin who hasn't learned magic belongs to a wild beast."

Dragon-kin is a dragon that has not obtained the dragon inheritance after birth. Such a dragon is not recognized by the dragon race and will not have its own name.

Theoretically, it is also a magical creature, but in the absence of anyone teaching magic, it is indeed no different from a wild beast. Such dragons generally do not live to adulthood, unless they are adopted by others.

"? Clausuna, since you are here, eat before you go!"

"Can this meal not be eaten?"

"What do you think?"

In order to entertain this fellow clansman, Sakavi cooked himself, making all the dishes he was good at in his previous life, swearing that he must make this friend eat until she can't take it anymore.

Two hours later, the Black Dragon, whose stomach was bloated, lay on Sakavi's golden round bed and slept soundly. Sakavi was speechless for a while. Is it so impolite to be a guest at someone else's house? How exactly did that Grand Duke teach her?

After ordering his subordinates to take care of the Black Dragon's daily life, Sakavi called Grapp and Elna. Elna has ties to the Luo Sen royal family, and Sakavi is not at ease sending her to the Luo Sen capital, Skull-Crushing City, to inquire about intelligence. Therefore, he sent her to the Loka Plain in the north to investigate the situation of the cultist forces there, so as to make a judgment.

The Loka Plain is an important grain-producing area of the Luo Sen Empire and also the most densely populated place. Cultists are extremely active in this place. Whether this place can be controlled by the Empire is directly related to the trend of the subsequent rebellion war.

And Skull-Crushing City, according to Elna's introduction, is currently undercurrents surging, and the competition for the throne between the Emperor and his younger brother, Prince Willen, has also entered a white-hot stage.

Emperor Gruen came to power through a palace coup that year, which made many nobles very dissatisfied. Orcs have always advocated power and hated conspiracies.

There are rumors that these cultists were supported by Prince Willen behind the scenes, which is why they became more and more intense. However, there is no substantial evidence for this kind of thing. It can only be treated as entertainment gossip and listened to.

Grapp's task is to investigate clearly how well Emperor Gruen controls Skull-Crushing City, which is directly related to whether Sakavi bets on this Emperor. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====