The abandoned leader was currently lying against the wall, blood still oozing from his mouth, his breath steadily weakening, looking quite miserable.
The blackclad guard was very strong, having reached the extraordinary sixth tier, had he not considered his young master as opinion and held back.
That casual strike could have easily taken the young man's life.
However, even so, that seemingly casual blow had heavily injured the youth, and without timely treatment.
He might not survive the night.
Listening to his younger brothers, the youth still somewhat dazed, nearly died of anger.
Even though he already knew that his brothers were unreliable, weak as mice during fights, but fierce as tigers when it came to stealing food, he still felt furious upon hearing their words, "A bunch of ungrateful guys.
" It seemed they were doomed this time, young master.
The blackclad guard ignored the pleas of the crowd and turned his gaze to the young man, seeking his opinion.
Hamilton hesitated.
As a well-reed noble, he understood that the situation before him was wrong.
In the capital of a powerful kingdom, it was alarming that people would resort to robbery due to hunger.
Was it their fault or the kingdom's fault? Please have mercy, young master Hammerton.
Spare us this time.
We haven't teen in several days.
and the restaurant owners one t take us in.
We had no choice but to do this.
You are magnanimous.
Please let us go this time and we one t dare to do it again.
A few clever youths seemed to sense hammered s hesitation and immediately intensified their please.
Look at your skilled actions clearly.
This is t the first time you've done this.
If I let you go, you will surely harm others in the future.
Wouldn't te that be my fault then? Hamilton said, his gaze gradually becoming resolute.
Just as despair filled the crowd, he continued slowly.
However, your hunger is also the responsibility of the kingdom.
As a noble of the kingdom, I should bear some responsibility.
It would ti righteous to kill you all.
Now, as all countries need soldiers on the front lines, since you like to fight, why not take a chance and see if he can earn status back? He then instructed the blackclad guard, "Take them all along and send them to the conscription office later.
" The guard as expression remained calm as he nodded slowly.
"As you command?" The kneeling crowd was dumbfounded upon hearing this.
"You want us to enlist?" is t that a death sentence for us.
Now, who didn't he know that the eternal knight empire was in fierce conflict with the Alliance? with their small bodies.
If they truly went to the front lines, it would likely become the enemy's achievements in just a few days.
But glancing at the murderous blackclad guard, they suppressed their pleas and continued to bow their heads, shouting words of gratitude.
"Thank you, young master, for your mercy.
" Hammerton ignored them and turned to look at the youth lying over there.
As for that guy over there, after thinking for a moment, Hammerton said, "Forget it.
Don't worry about him.
If he can survive, it's his fate.
If not, that is also his destiny.
Retracting his gaze, Hamilton led the crowd and turned to leave.
Just then, a change occurred.
The faint light around them vanished instantly, plunging the already dim environment into darkness.
A chilling voice echoed in Hamron s ear.
Kid, you're quite interesting.
Who is it? The blackclad guard was about to take action, but found himself bound by dark vines, unable to move an inch.
A man dressed in black wearing a mask appeared beside Hammerton.
Seeing the mask on his face, Hammerton, who had some knowledge of the Eternal Knight Empire, was startled, his expression showing some fear.
The Eternal Knight cult.
"Oh, not bad.
I've encountered so many people here, and you're the first one to recognize this mask at a glance," the man said, stroking the mask with a light laugh.
The Eternal Knight Empire has already infiltrated the heart of the kingdom.
Hamilton, disregarding his own safety, asked with some dread.
Pretty much, there are no barriers here, and no one checks identities.
It's too easy to sneak in, the man replied with a gentle smile.
What do you want? To disrupt the order of the kingdom or to incite civil unrest.
I can't tell you that right now, the man shook his head with a smile.
All right, enough small talk.
Come with me.
Wait, you hammered in s words were interrupted as the man waved his hand and darkness enveloped everyone causing the guard and the youth to vanish from the spot.
What is this? The sturdy youth lying in the corner felt his injuries worsening, his eyelids fluttering and his consciousness becoming hazy.
But when he saw everyone disappear in an instant, he was startled awake.
Before long, a steady sound of footsteps came from the end of the alley.
The sturdy youth struggled to open his eyes, seeing only a blurred figure of a young man.
Help! Help me! I don't want to die like this.
The youth weakly called out.
"Don't worry.
With me here, you want to die.
" The approaching young man had an exceptionally handsome face and a gentle demeanor, giving off a friendly vibe like that of a neighborly older brother.
After checking the youth condition, the young man couldn't help but complain.
So careless.
Even if you don't take them away, you should have dealt with them.
" The young man took out a bottle of recovery potion and poured it into the youth's mouth.
The youth, still conscious of survival, quickly drank it down, grabbing the youth by the collar with one hand.
The young man walked outside and soon disappeared.
The next day, news of a significant commotion stirred in the capital bordily.
The top family of the Saint Ana Kingdom, the Duke of Austin household, reported that their strangely behaving young master, had gone missing.
allegedly kidnapped.
This incident sent waves through borderally with the furious Duke of Austin issuing a bounty, offering a staggering reward of 1 million crystal stones in an effort to capture the culprit.
In no time, the entire borderly was engulfed in frenzy with slums, assassin organizations, and human traffickers.
Every dark corner was turned upside down.
After all, this was a million crystal stones.
Even the lowest grade inferior crystal stones would be a massive fortune for them.
This some could even buy a noble status in remote areas.
However, it was unfortunate that even after digging through all of Borderly, they still found no trace of him.
Not even a clue.
The Duke of Austin s Young Master had mysteriously vanished.
Bordally, inner city, East District, in a simply decorated courtyard.
The young man, aka woke up from his dreams.
Where is this? I'm not dead yet.
I remember being slapped and then those bastards who usually say nice things, claiming they did die for me, ended up selling me when trouble arose.
Climbing out of bed, AKS recalled the events and felt a surge of anger thinking about his brothers.
It seems I was saved by someone.
But with my injuries at the time, ordinary healing medicine, probably wouldn't te have worked, who would use precious recovery potions for scum like me, especially a stranger.
Feeling the nearly recovered state of his body, AKS was quite astonished.
Knowing his own circumstances, he realized that if he had left his injuries untreated, he would definitely have died.
Yet now he had completely recovered with no scars left behind.
Surveying the layout of the room, he noticed the bed, table, chairs, and various pieces of furniture were neatly arranged.
Overall, the decor was very simple with no clutter, only useful items.