An insatiable will to survive made Duke House desperately mobilize the strength within his body without any reservation, forming multiple layers of blood-colored light in front of him to create several layers of bloodlight shields, confronting the cold light of Lis’s stab.
Hiss~
The bloodlight shields in front of Duke House were trying their best to block Lis’s attack, but ultimately they collapsed one by one under Lis’s longsword.
After the last of the blood color dissipated, Lis’s longsword directly sliced through the front of Duke House’s exquisitely opulent clothes, piercing into his chest.
However, after breaking through the defense, Lis’s longsword had exhausted most of its strength, and upon piercing into Duke House’s body, it was halted by tough muscles and bones.
Bright red blood continuously flowed from the wound, staining Duke House’s snow-white shirt, the shocking redness gradually spreading.
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Duke House tightly grasped the longsword that had pierced his chest, his face filled with disbelief and shock.
Yet, Lis’s lips curved slightly upwards, as though he noticed something amusing.
Their standoff at that moment formed a stark contrast with the grand court banquet around them, resembling a shocking and cruel painting.
Ding!
After Lis made his move, the entire banquet hall fell silent for a moment, everyone shocked by Lis’s actions.
Only when the sound of Lis’s glass wine cup shattering on the ground came did it break that momentary stillness.
Why did Marquis Kane publicly attempt to assassinate the highly esteemed Duke House?
What was he thinking? Had he gone mad!
Meanwhile, Lis paid no attention to everyone’s opinion around him, his eyes firmly fixed on Duke House in front of him.
He had not guessed wrong!
Duke House was indeed the All Beast Church adherent he had been searching for within the highest ranks of Bright City.
Even under Lis’s aggressive surprise attack, Duke House was still able to react and sustained only minor injuries.
His strength was undoubtedly above Gold, and even possibly at the Gold High Order level.
The blood-colored brilliance that radiated from him carried an aura Lis knew all too well, it was the persistent bloody scent on the followers of the All Beast Church.
This aura, imbued with madness and ominous omen, was something Lis had experienced quite often.
More importantly, Lis’s system panel displayed Duke House’s information.
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[Based on your level, you receive the following information.]
Name: Elliot House
Race: Human
Level: 151
Life Value: 51342/52366
Mana Value: 183657/185599
Main Profession: Fallen Druid
Secondary Profession: All Beasts Divine Servant
Talent: Divine Gift (Gold Level)
Attributes:
Strength: 966
Agility: 957
Intelligence: 2987
Charm: 922
Mysterious: 1035
Endurance: 1203
Luck: 5
Danger Level: Dangerous! (Yellow)
Evaluation: A strong one! Though not overwhelmingly so!
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Seeing that Duke House’s main profession was a Fallen Druid and his secondary profession was an All Beasts Divine Servant in the system panel.
There was no doubt, he was a part of the All Beast Church!
Furthermore, although Lis had never encountered anyone with the secondary profession of All Beasts Divine Servant before, professions that included the term "Divine Servant" were highly likely to have a close connection with the deities they worshiped, typically found among the high ranks of the Divine Church.
Lis grinned widely and said warmly:
"My dear Duke House, I’ve been looking for you for a long time!"
"Wouldn’t you agree, All Beasts Divine Servant?"
The voices of the surrounding nobles whispering to each other suddenly fell silent, and they all began distancing themselves from Duke House and Lis.
While the incident was sudden, the nobles of Feis were not all useless; some had already sensed the ominously dangerous aura on Duke House.
Hearing Lis mention Duke House as an All Beasts Divine Servant, they believed him somewhat and retreated continuously.
To know, last year’s Blood Sacrifice Chaos that the All Beast Church had incited in the Lower City District of Bright City, that insane and extremely dangerous scene, was still vividly remembered by all the nobles.
That sky-reaching curtain of red and the lingering dense bloody scent in Bright City for days were enough to make the long-peaceful nobles feel threatened by death.
Lis fiercely pulled out his longsword, confidently watching Duke House clutching his chest.
Duke House’s expression was grim; originally, he had been contemplating how to cover up this incident.
After all, he was quite confident in his disguise; it was unlikely anyone could find any incriminating evidence from him or his house.
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If it came to it, he could simply deny everything. Merely based on Lis’s word, it wouldn’t be possible to shake his status as a court duke.
But the "All Beasts Divine Servant" Lis mentioned had pulled his underpants down!
What was happening?
Forget about others, even his trusted subordinate Count Pitry only knew that he was a Divine Envoy of the All Beast Church, this biggest and most important secret he had never told anyone else.
The only ones who could know were the absolute high ranks of the All Beast Church!
No matter what, how could Lis possibly know about this?
There must be a mole!
This thought flashed through Duke House’s mind.
He clenched his teeth, rapidly pondering in his mind, who could have betrayed him?
Fear Sacrifice Kaiser?
This man he trusted the most had already died in the Blood Sacrifice Chaos, a fact that Duke House had confirmed.
The leader of the All Beast Church?
That shouldn’t be; he had made his stance clear and had retreated to his main base on the Fanor Continent. If truly dead, the leader would have to face My Lord’s wrath.
Elvin?
That wasn’t right either, though Legendary Crown Elvin had never looked favorably upon him, the Crown’s target had always been greater strength, not likely enough to justify betraying him.