System vs Rebirth

"Maybe… The Tower Association plans to rebel?"

"!!!" The Fire Lord gritted his teeth and immediately raised his voice, rebuking him. "Such a word is not something that should be spoken carelessly."

"Indeed. However, I can't help but voice my opinion as the acting head of the Ardagan family after seeing how many laws you've disregarded. After all, the Ardagan family has been doing its best to develop the economy within the kingdom and to maintain the best interest of the kingdom."

The Fire Lord never thought that this kid, who was still wet behind his ears, would actually talk back to him. Continue reading at My Virtual Library Empire

"You—" The Fire Lord looked like his anger was about to erupt.

Hence, Howard stepped forward to protect Tristan.

At the same time, he noticed that the soldiers had finally arrived.

"We're here at your service." The soldiers saluted.

Tristan ignored them for a second so that he could say, "I'm more welcome to dispel my doubt and help you to process all the necessary matters if you want to inspect our car, elders of the Tower Association. I wonder if you're willing to come to the mansion?"

The Fire Lord bit his lips. He could force his way through here, but unless he killed everyone here, they would be branded as the enemy who had disregarded the kingdom's laws.

Still, the strongest among them was just Howard, a spirit grandmaster. Meanwhile, they had surpassed the peak of grandmasters after swallowing the demons.

People would wonder about their elements, but they were not strong enough to explain everything.noveldrama

However, it was said that the runes allowed them to close the gap between them. So, he couldn't be too reckless.

'If that's the case, I should probe for their trump card.' The Fire Lord had a plan in mind. The spiritual energy erupted from within his body, causing a burst of shockwave that shook the entire building.

Howard hurriedly pulled out his sword while saying, "Knights. They are—"

Before he could finish his words, the Fire Lord abruptly stopped. It would have been expected if the Fire Lord had stopped it and claimed it was just a burst of emotion or something.

To their surprise, the Fire Lord widened his eyes in shock before spitting a mouthful of blood.

"Gah!"

"!!!" Everyone was startled. After all, it wouldn't have made sense for the Fire Lord to be injured. Even the Light Lord was scanning his strength, wondering if he had done something wrong.

But there was nothing.

Only the Fire Lord actually noticed what happened a moment ago.

As soon as he let out that enormous spiritual energy, there was a sense of suppression coming from afar. It was as if there was someone so strong that they could suppress him with just a single gaze.

That gaze was sharp and filled with killing intent. It was telling him that it could kill him at any moment, so he shouldn't test its patience.

The problem was that it reacted instantly fast. The spiritual energy swiftly penetrated his body.

And that was none other than Melissa. She had the Mind Circulation Method that enhanced the speed of her release. Noel had learned it so that he could do two things at a time, but its original purpose was for a quick release.

That was why she was able to send forth an attack that no one could notice, which was the reason Noel even handed over the city's protection to her.

The Fire Lord looked around, noticing that everyone was also shocked. He knew no one was involved, but he couldn't help but search for the culprit.

'What is this? How could the spiritual energy be so sharp but also so quick to the point where I couldn't react to it?

'Who did it? Was it a rune? An automated rune that detected and attacked whoever released their energy? Or was it someone who was so strong that I couldn't even handle them with my current strength? If it was the latter, does it mean the Ardagan family has another hidden spirit transcendence? No way. Do they think spirit transcendence is so easy to come by?

'Even if Noel Ardagan and Anna Stargaze are talented, no one is supposed to be strong enough to advance to the spirit transcendence level.

'We have to check whether it's the former or the latter.' The Fire Lord gritted his teeth.

"You bastards. You are bold enough to attack the envoy from the Tower Associa—" The Light Lord looked like he wanted to fight it out.

However, the Fire Lord hurriedly stopped him. No, he even lowered his head, saying, "I apologize, Acting Head of the Ardagan family. I lost control of my anger for a moment."

"You…" The Light Lord couldn't believe the Fire Lord would actually apologize. At the same time, he wondered if the Fire Lord knew something he didn't. If there was something dangerous inside the city, they really couldn't be too reckless.

It appeared the Fire Lord planned to lower their aggression first and had another meeting to discuss what happened and what they should do next.

If that was the case, they really needed to know when to retreat. The Light Lord let out a long sigh before stepping down.

Howard and the soldiers were confused as to what happened. However, since these guys didn't continue, they lowered their weapons for a moment.

Only Rose and Tristan realized what had happened. Both of them had the same thought in their mind, 'Is that the helper that Master (Noel) has prepared?'

Since the entire thing would go smoothly with that strong existence, Tristan decided to handle the matter according to the original plan.

Tristan extended his hand. "I shall accept your apology. In that case, the two elders… I wonder if you'd like to visit our place first to finish all the formal regulations?"

"As you wish, Acting Head." The Fire Lord nodded.

Howard and the soldiers had to escort them properly while making sure that they couldn't harm Tristan.

Meanwhile, Melissa was sitting on top of the building without anyone realizing it. Her eyes were cold, as though she could murder anyone at a moment's notice.

Now that the situation had been resolved, she smiled. "Well, Noel Ardagan has told me not to kill them, so this should be enough. If they dare to destroy this wonderful city, I might end up crippling them."