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Chapter 186: Chapter 127: Because the Explosives You Planted Were Real (Part 2)

"If I told you that the real cause of all this..."

"Faraday! I never thought you’d betray the Iron Thorn Gang! I finally understand! You must have blown up the warehouse to destroy the evidence!"

’What!’

Before Faraday could even react, the sound of shattering glass filled the air. Ferdinand had snatched a saber from a nearby guard and was lunging toward Faraday like a great hawk swooping down on its prey!

The cold gleam of the longsword in his hand refracted into a thousand points of silver light across the shards of a noblewoman’s wine glass, scattered on the marble floor.

Amidst the glint of the blade, silver Alchemy Circuits spread across Ferdinand’s body.

Baron’s pupils contracted. He recognized the composition of the Alchemy Circuits on Ferdinand’s body in a single glance.

’It’s actually Burning Blood!’

Just as Baron expected, Ferdinand had made his move!

The moment Ferdinand acted, Yalilan, already prepared, drew her sword and closed the distance in a flash, her own silver Alchemy Circuits appearing at the same time.

Though the lines were somewhat crude and unskillfully etched in places, Baron recognized the familiar circuits instantly!

’It’s also Burning Blood!’

A battle between two Bronze Silver Faction Demon Hunters, both on the cusp of the Silver Tier, was about to erupt in the reception hall. But at the critical moment, Mr. Stephen appeared silently between their blades.

This time, he didn’t arrogantly use a single finger, but instead used a short blade to block their two swords... and failed!

Yalilan’s form shifted abruptly. Like a leaf tossed by the wind, she twisted back with incredible speed, cutting toward Ferdinand in a Z-shaped trajectory.

It looked like she intended to cut him down on the spot!

And Ferdinand... Ferdinand’s figure had somehow appeared behind both Yalilan and Mr. Stephen, his long saber raised.

Before Andre could even finish getting the word "no" out of his mouth, the sound of a longsword tearing through fabric and sinking into flesh, followed by the gush of blood as it was withdrawn, echoed throughout the hall!

Faraday clutched his chest, staring in disbelief at Ferdinand, who held the sword.

"Why?" he asked in a low voice.

There was no answer.

Ferdinand turned and announced loudly, "It was you all along, collaborating with the Immortal Church! You killed Tate! And you committed such a heinous, heaven-enraging atrocity in Fude City, harming innocent lives!"

"Today, with all you lords as my witness, I am cleaning house for the Iron Thorn Gang!"

He flicked the blood from his longsword and, with a single stroke, severed Faraday’s head.

Then, holding Faraday’s head, his figure flickered in an instant before the higher-ups who had been trembling because of Kazela, moving so fast that all anyone could see was an afterimage where he had been!

Then, one by one, the leaders of the Iron Thorn Gang who had trembled because of Kazela collapsed, each with their chest pierced by his blade!

Even though Yalilan and the Deputy Chief had warned their subordinates to take precautions, Ferdinand moved as if through an undefended land.

In a flash, too quick to react to, he single-handedly killed twelve high-ranking members of the Iron Thorn Gang!

As for the other influential nobles who were also tainted by the Immortal aura but were not part of the Iron Thorn Gang, Ferdinand gave them a casual glance, and they went weak at the knees like mice seeing a cat, unable to utter a word.

The entire hall held its breath.

’Judging from the explosive speed both of them showed, if Ferdinand had decided to kill me just now, I probably wouldn’t have died if I activated my Blood Pattern, but I definitely couldn’t have beaten him.’

’Is this the power of a peak Bronze? Thank goodness I’m standing next to the Silver Tier Mr. Stephen. Based on what’s happened so far, Mr. Stephen seems to think highly of me, so he probably wouldn’t let Ferdinand kill me.’

Baron breathed a sigh of relief, impressed with his own wise decision.

Yalilan pressed her blade to Ferdinand’s neck. "Ferdinand, what is the meaning of this!"

Ferdinand said nonchalantly, "It means nothing. I’m just cleaning house."

Then, facing the advancing guards and Demon Hunters, he grabbed Faraday’s head and, ignoring the bloody line Yalilan’s blade had drawn on his neck, declared with blood-boiling fervor:

"Let everyone here bear witness!"

"As a show of apology and sincerity! And to prove our innocence! My Iron Thorn Gang is willing to offer one hundred thousand Silver Coins! In three days, we will leave the city to purge the Demon Fiends and eliminate the heretics!"

"I, Ferdinand Baltik, swear this in my name, to the Lonely Silver-faced Goddess!"

At this, Ferdinand ordered someone to prepare paper and a pen to write down the oath. He then raised his longsword, cut his right hand, and pressed a bloody print onto the paper.

The people around him gasped. No one could have imagined Ferdinand would come up with such a solution.

As he did this, the wealthy merchants and nobles previously held by the guards and Demon Hunters also began to stir, speaking up one after another:

"I am willing to contribute ten thousand! For Fude City! And to prove my innocence!"

"I’ll also give five thousand Silver Coins! Everyone has a responsibility to exterminate heretics!"

"I’ll give three thousand!"

"Eight thousand!"

The offers rose and fell. An unknowing observer would have thought they’d stumbled into an auction, one where a treasure coveted by all had just been unveiled.

But in a way, one’s personal safety could indeed be considered a treasure.

"I wonder what the City Lord and the Chief think?" Ferdinand’s gaze was sharp as he looked at Lewis.

Hearing this, everyone present turned to look at the City Lord and the Chief.

Lewis mentally calculated the approximate income, exchanged a glance with the Chief, and nodded. "Acceptable."

Now it was Maguire’s turn for his expression to change.

"Wait, you’re just letting him go? You’re agreeing to this? So you can get away with murder just by killing everyone involved? This is a scam for fools!" Maguire said indignantly.

But Zod just smiled. "The Iron Thorn Gang has already surrounded the City Lord’s Mansion and is in a standoff with the men from the Guard Post. This mansion is full of important people. If there are any more casualties, neither the City Lord nor the Chief can bear that responsibility. This is the best compromise for now."

As soon as he finished speaking, several burly men barged into the reception hall from outside. They were all members of the Iron Thorn Gang.

Behind these men were numerous other Demon Hunters from various large and small Demon Hunter gangs in Fude City, all led by the Iron Thorn Gang.

To some extent, the Iron Thorn Gang had already monopolized and replaced the duties of Fude City’s First Hunter Association, which was why the president of the First Hunter Association had not been seated at the main table during the Hunting Competition.

Seeing the members of the Iron Thorn Gang, the wealthy merchants who had been tied up by the guards and Demon Hunters suddenly regained their confidence.

Ferdinand looked at Lewis. Lewis looked at the Chief. The Chief furrowed his brow and looked to Yalilan.

It was she who had sent someone in advance to notify him to rush to the City Lord’s Mansion, which had allowed them to extort this hefty price from Ferdinand.

Yalilan’s expression was placid. Without a word, she sheathed her Tree Spike and said coldly:

"I hope you keep your word, Ferdinand Gang Leader. I don’t want to see you murdering another group of innocent people in three days over some other warehouse."

Ferdinand sneered. "This is no concern of yours, Lord Marquis."

Yalilan snorted coldly, had her subordinates hand over the captured Undead Cultists to the guards, and then had Andre take Kazela away.

Kazela’s parents blocked their path. Yalilan said, "He has begun the process of Undying and is becoming one of the Undead. We need to lock him in the prison for observation. If you want to see him, you can visit him there."

With that, she left.

Only Kazela’s parents and a crowd of other parents who had learned their children were dead remained, weeping. They stared with hatred at the Undead Cultists in the guards’ custody, barely able to control the urge to kill them. frёewebnoѵēl.com

The Deputy Chief saw this, thought for a moment, and instructed the guards:

"Let those who are still alive and have not started the Undying process leave. Bury those who died because of this. And while you’re at it..."

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As he said this, the weeping parents who had lost their children all looked up. The gaze they fixed on the Undead Cultists sent a chill down the prisoners’ spines.

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"Because the explosives you planted in the warehouse were real."

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Ferdinand gazed at the head of Faraday in his hand, whose eyes were still open in death, and finally answered his earlier question in a low voice.

Unfortunately, there was no one left to hear it.

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