From Secret Clan to the Divine Dynasty

The entire Wight City was under strict martial law, enforcing a complete curfew, and Marquis Middell had issued orders that restricted travel for all ordinary people.

And those who belonged to his retinue of Extraordinary Exponents traveled in groups, constantly searching for the figure of "Death God" Chris Fischer.

"Ghost" Middell did not believe that anyone other than himself had a chance to kill or capture Chris Fischer.

Such a thing was simply unthinkable.

However, among those leading the teams were Extraordinary Exponents of the Transmutation Level who could at least cause damage to the surrounding buildings, so if any among them were to die, it would likely create enough commotion just before death.

This would allow him to discern Chris's exact location!

Yet, they remained on guard all night without achieving any result.

Chris Fischer seemed as if he had plunged into the water like ice, vanishing into thin air.

In fact, they were utterly unaware of one crucial detail.

Even now, hardly anyone aside from the Fischer family knew the secret of Chris's "fake-spirit card".

And that was one of the most terrifying abilities of the Path of Tranquility!

Chris could simply transform into an ordinary local of Wight City, then replace that person, and easily evade all pursuit.

"Cousin..."
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Outside the mansion, Marquis Middell's cousin had arrived.

She was a middle-aged woman known as "Ice Spirit", who wore complicated and luxurious clothing on her slightly overweight body, and despite her visibly aged features, she carried an undeniable aristocratic air in all her movements.

Marquis Middell nodded lightly.

"That Chris, he indeed came."

The cousin frowned and looked at him, pondered a bit, then continued,

"I'm wondering if that 'Death God' Chris has already left?"

Marquis Middell gave no reply.

So, his cousin went on.

"Because for a full day and night, he hasn't shown himself again, and our barrier is continuously active, endlessly consuming Extraordinary materials—it's all burning money, who knows how long it can last."

Marquis Middell slowly shook his head, calmly saying, "The issue of money is the least important. Being cautious is always a good thing, for if we were to falter due to carelessness, we'd have no chance for regret."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly said,

"Back then, I should have sought revenge for Viscount Garcia, disregarding the rules and directly going to the East Coast to crush the Fischer family, then we wouldn't have so many problems today."

However, his cousin scoffed, shaking her head dismissively and laughing,

"Ha, even now, the skirmishes and struggles among those lesser nobles below never cease, but have you ever paid attention to them?"

Marquis Middell listened in silence, and indeed, that was the case, because there simply were too many minor nobles affiliated with Cyart and the Ruins Song Spirit family. He couldn't possibly manage them one by one, let alone expend excessive energy for those minor nobles.

Regretting not having crushed the Fischer family back in the day was an utterly meaningless thought.

The cousin nodded lightly, continuing,

"Right, it was impossible, our attention was cradled on families of the same rank. Back in those days, hehe, our energy was all spent stabbing at the Hovern family."

She paused for a moment, puzzledly saying,

"Cousin, speaking of which, several from our family have disappeared, where did they go? Especially those children."

Marquis Middell immediately said, "Don't worry."

"They have all been hidden by me. As soon as I spotted the 'Death God' in the city, I knew I would be targeted for assassination, so I hid them in advance."

The cousin nodded and said,

"I see, that's good, otherwise I really feared that Monarch-Level battles would involve those children."

After his cousin had left, Marquis Middell suddenly recalled something.

In the past, Duke Black Iron of the Romann family had publicly told the old king that Cyart's biggest problem was that the Adley Royal Family didn't possess enough resolve and centralized power, thus leading to frequent internal strife which greatly depleted the nation's strength.

Indeed, his prediction had been accurate.

Cyart, because of its prolonged civil war, had already lost too many people and was perhaps about to become the weakest of the four nations, and the other three might all take a part of its territory, everything sliding towards a dire direction.

However, the countenance of Marquis Middell was icy cold as he murmured cruelly to himself.

"Once the slaughter has begun, it simply cannot be easily halted!"

Another full five days passed, and the notorious "Death God" Chris Fischer had vanished without a trace, with no sign of appearing again.

However, just as Marquis Middell was about to lift the martial law and curfew, Chris's figure suddenly reappeared in the city!

Thus, a new round of martial law and curfew unfolded, and quickly another eight days passed. This time, the troublesome Chris had still not appeared and everyone was too weary and tense for too long, feeling deep dissatisfaction.

Marquis Middell's stance was very firm, the second martial law lasting a full thirteen days before it was completely lifted, but he had a strong foreboding feeling inside.

"This is bad, the current situation is very unfavorable for us, and he doesn't seem to be lacking in patience."

"That Chris is probably planning to..."

True to his thoughts, the very next day after the curfew and martial law were lifted, Chris suddenly appeared and killed some of Marquis Middell's subordinates with the force of a thunderbolt, and then disappeared again.

Although those who were killed were insignificant members of the extended family, the fear it brought was profoundly effective, instantly putting everyone in the city on edge again.

In this way, Chris played with the entire city for over a month, and almost everyone was terrified by him. Finally, Marquis Middell had found a solution.

The solution was a "great overlord" from the White Sea, known as "Magic Hound," also a Lower Monarch Level Extraordinary Exponent.

He possessed the high-tier bloodline of a "Hellhound," with powerful tracking and searching abilities. As long as Chris Fischer showed himself again, he would definitely be caught by the abilities of the "Magic Hound."

In fact, as early as the second time Chris made a mockery of everyone, Marquis Middell had already gone to the White Sea to invite him, but unfortunately, due to the distant journey, he had only just managed to bring him over now.

But deep down, Marquis Middell also knew that if Chris now abandoned the assassination and completely left, his heart would truly crumble.

Yet, he had no other options.

"Death God" was just too troublesome, and although there were many in the world who could kill Chris head-on, there were probably not many more despicable than him!

Another full month passed, and that "Magic Hound" announced that the agreed time had arrived. He then took a four-digit numbered Forbidden rare artifact and left Wight City.

Because of a previously established The Oath, Marquis Middell didn't stop him.

And he also believed that Chris Fischer had probably already completely left Wight City, giving up on the assassination.

Even so, his emotions were still terrible, feeling awful about being manipulated.

However, before "Magic Hound" reached the seaport to set sail, he encountered the expressionless Marquis Middell in the night.

Under the cover of night, "Magic Hound" squinted his eyes and said cautiously:

"Lord Marquis, heh, what exactly are you doing coming here suddenly? Could it be that you want to violate The Oath and take back the Forbidden rare artifact?"

"Of course not."

Marquis Middell had just finished speaking when he walked towards the "Magic Hound," his face void of any emotion.

"Magic Hound" suddenly changed his expression, sensing something was terribly wrong, and as he tried to activate his power, he shouted, "Wait! Who are you!"

However, just after he spoke, he was stunned; the next moment, his body exploded into torrents of blood, and he instantly became dismembered.

A "great overlord" who ruled over hundreds of thousands in the White Sea was killed by that "Marquis Middell," causing the few people around to scream out loud.

"Marquis Middell" quickly disappeared from view, and in an unseen dark place, he removed his disguise and transformed back into Chris.

Calmly, he held two Forbidden rare artifacts in his hand; one was a black ring that belonged to "Magic Hound" himself, and the other a dark blue book, which was the compensation paid by Marquis Middell.

The assassination wasn't over yet, but Chris knew in his heart that he had succeeded in the vast majority of it.