NOVEL WEB Chapter 593: -73- fun-seeker
Albrecht was very happy.
Recently, he had been dogged by misfortune and nothing had gone his way.
Forced to become a Blood Servant and compelled to don women's clothing, he had long harbored a bellyful of anger, yet dared not vent it due to the lewd power of the True Ancestor.
But now, things were looking up.
He was just fretting about where to vent his frustration when someone conveniently presented themselves!
Seeing the calm and composed "maiden," the two kidnappers were somewhat surprised.
The masked Mage looked Albrecht up and down and praised,
"True to form for a Lord from the Northern Land, even at this juncture, you remain so composed."
"You can think of this as a kidnapping, and if you cooperate with us, we are likewise willing to avoid resorting to undue violence."
A woman?
Hearing the other's voice, Albrecht raised an eyebrow.
He was indeed very composed, and not at all surprised.
This was not only due to confidence in his own strength but also because before he set foot in the carriage, he had already sensed an ambush inside through Legendary-level perception. To r+eport e&rr*o$rs, ple.a*s@e^ v+i%s&it the or*igina+l p*o-st on M^|VLE-MP@Y!R.
The Royal Carriage of the Falling Star Royal Family was protected by a Legendary-level Magic Barrier, but a Magic Barrier without a Legendary Mage's control could not withstand the probe of a Senior Legend like him.
Albrecht's gaze swept over the two indifferently.
Both abductors were of Blazing Sun Level, who would no doubt be honored guests of the Great Nobles anywhere, and their skill in Concealment was quite exceptional among those of the Blazing Sun Level, very professional.
However, in the eyes of Albrecht, a Legendary Bloodline who had lived for two thousand years, their actions were riddled with flaws.
Did those two Blazing Suns think they could kidnap a Legend?
Don't make him laugh.
Even without wielding Legendary power, Albrecht had hundreds of ways to tidy them up swiftly and neatly.
It was simply a matter of how he chose to do it and how brutal the methods of violence would be.
But Albrecht did not make a move directly.
Although he very much wanted to use the two presumptuous fools as punching bags or unleash Bloodline Spirit Manipulation to gain control and torture them slowly to vent the bile he'd accumulated over these past days, he also clearly remembered True Ancestor's instruction,
"Just do as I say, and there will be no problem as long as you don't interfere with my plan."
Charlotte's indifferent words echoed in Albrecht's mind before parting.
Even he could detect the lurkers inside the carriage, so surely the True Ancestor had noticed as well.
Nevertheless, True Ancestor had arranged for him to board the carriage under a false identity, implying the True Ancestor must have a deeper purpose.
Albrecht did not know what the True Ancestor was scheming.
But he did know that the purpose of the True Ancestor's journey involved the Ancient Hall and the Faceless Divine Statues, just like his own.
These things seemed to be related to the Roman family's Ancestor's recognition ritual, so... for Albrecht, killing the kidnappers on the spot was probably not the best option.
With this in mind, Albrecht looked toward the two kidnappers.
They were competent.
But their manners were lacking.
Even as kidnappers, they were too crude.
They must be Transcendent mercenaries, and likely not unknown ones at that, otherwise they wouldn't hide their faces.
Being able to board the carriage of the distinguished guests of the Falling Star Royal Family, they clearly had ties to the Falling Star Royal Family—this kidnapping must be the work of Falling Star.
As for the two in front of him, they were probably just hired to do the job, not the real instigators.
The Falling Star Royal Family wanted to kidnap Count Castel?
Had those guys lost their minds?
What were they planning to do?
Albrecht was somewhat curious.
He looked at the two kidnappers, thoughtful.
Now, he faced two choices.
One was to take control of the two kidnappers directly and pry their secrets from their lips.
The other was to play along, pretend to be truly kidnapped, and see what tricks they wanted to play.
Without hesitation, Albrecht chose the latter.
After all, the Roman family was from the Falling Star Royal line, and Albrecht wasn't sure if a Senior Legend was involved behind the scenes.
Although it might also be another power framing Falling Star, his keen intuition told him it was more likely connected to the Roman family.
The upper crust of the human world often had profound depths; to play it safe and to avoid spooking the quarry, Albrecht felt a conservative approach was best.
After all, he didn't know how much the two bold mercenaries really knew.
Compared to that, acting the part of Count Castel seemed like a more prudent approach.
After all... should anything go awry and affect the True Ancestor's plan, he would probably be held to account.
These thoughts quickly flashed through Albrecht's mind, solidifying his decision to bide his time and enjoy the performance of the two unfortunate kidnappers.
If the real "Count Castel" had been present, with strength merely approaching the Blazing Sun Level, they'd be powerless against the kidnapping, let alone escape or retaliate.
From this perspective... perhaps the True Ancestor had allowed him to board the carriage for him to go with the flow and see what these folks were up to.
Thinking this, Albrecht temporarily suppressed the urge to turn the two audacious kidnappers into living corpses right there and then, opting to wait and see how the pitiful pair would perform.