Chapter 486: Chapter 486: Battle
 

With Dumps’ nod of confirmation, the heavy burden in Han Dong’s heart was lifted.

Ever since he knew the origin of this butler, Han Dong had been hypothesizing various conditions to deal with this supervisor sent by the Blood God Sect. His real strength might even be above the Count’s.

The optimal solution was Dumps.

Han Dong knew one thing very clearly: the ‘rights’ and ‘background’ that Dumps had outside the city were absolutely huge.

Every time Dumps was sent to the cliff edge of the Gain Forest, the ‘building’ would personally come to pick him up.

As long as Dumps was willing to make the effort, this situation could mostly be resolved.

When he received a positive answer from Dumps, Han Dong finally felt completely at ease.

As for the ‘issue of terms’, the value of the second signer was far less than the first signer, because the first signer also involved the corresponding Old King’s seal.

The Land Deed would still be managed by the Yellow Robed Old King, and Dumps would have only the access rights and a small change of rights, which would not affect the overall transfer and basic use of the Land Deed.

Using Dumps’ name on the Land Deed in exchange for the removal of a big threat, Han Dong was quite willing personally.

“Thank you all for your assistance… I will put all my chips in to win this battle.”

Now that ‘teammates’ were all set up.

Han Dong immediately called out Duo Zeya.

This crowman had become somewhat reliable at this time, not shivering all over and being frightened.

Perhaps it was because Han Dong had given the important task of ‘delivering the Land Deed’ to Duo Zeya, which caused some changes in Duo Zeya’s mentality.

There was naturally no problem with the Crowman Elder, what Han Dong needed to confirm was the situation with the Swollen Doctor.

“What did the doctor say?”

“To the humanoid, the doctor said he is fully prepared and he could maximize the output…”

“Very good.”

Presently, Han Dong had thrown out all his chips… Next, he was to see how much depth the Scarlet Manor of the Count had.

Thousands of crowmen were circling and cawing in the sky above the Gain Forest, preparing for the battle.

…

Twenty minutes before the battle.

Lucius pulled Han Dong aside for a private conversation.

“Assuming [equal military strength], how are you planning to deal with the Count? Do you need my help?”

Lucius, who had obtained the “Royal Blood Brew”, was emitting a strong red aura during the conversation. The overall pressure he brought did not seem like a newbie who had just joined the Knight Regiment.

Utilizing the hereditary Scarlet Curse and combining it with his powerful abilities, he resisted the side effects of the “Royal Blood Brew” and used them all for self-improvement.

Not only did his basic strength increase, but it seemed that even Lucius’s “blood tree” underwent fundamental changes due to the nourishment of the Blood Brew. The blood-stained color on the tree became purer and even bore translucent red fruits.

All of this was due to Han Dong’s ‘push’.

This was also the fundamental reason why Lucius chose to assist Han Dong without any hesitation.

Of course, as the team leader and a genius who was the second to be selected into the Knight Regiment, Lucius had already sussed out some things in secret… Han Dong was helping him so much, there must be an ulterior motive.

But Lucius did not expect that Han Dong’s ambition was so great that he wanted to swallow the entire Scarlet Manor.

However, when Lucius proposed to tackle the Scarlet Count, Han Dong quickly waved his hands.

“Captain Lucius, please allow me to handle the ‘Scarlet Count’ on my own… Also, please ask Jane and Lenze not to provide any help.

You just need to watch those few Barons and the hidden trouble in the Scarlet Manor to make sure they don’t interfere in my fight with the Count.”

“Alone…”

Lucius immediately understood the keyword in this sentence, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the usually reserved Blood Knight, “Are you planning to…?”

“Yes… if we’re going to do it, let’s do it big.”

…

The time has come.

Han Dong, holding the land deed, rendezvoused with the count in the front yard.

As the two deeds belonging to different Old Kings touched, a gigantic spatial rift with extreme traction force was immediately torn open, sweeping everything related to the two land deeds into it.

In an instant.

The Stuart Manor in Gaine Forest completely disappeared, leaving only a desolate area wrapped in a barrier.

The Scarlet Manor that had just been transferred to the Alagard Mountain Range also vanished, leaving only a blood-red forest.

Lucius’s party, who had contact with Han Dong and had been marked in advance, were all judged as Han Dong’s personnel and brought into the space.

A grey sky.

A few skeletons, broken swords, and shattered axes scattered on the desolate, devastated white land.

Two manors symbolizing the land deeds magically appeared on the north and south sides of the barren region… around five thousand meters apart, serving as a pure battlefield area.

Both parties’ personnel appeared in their respective territories.

A thirty-minute preparation time was given for the lords to deploy their troops.

The only three conditions for winning the “Land Deed War” were:

1. Voluntary surrender of one side’s lord.

2. The military force of one side’s lord is reduced to less than 20%, and the other side’s military force is more than 70%.

3. Death of the lord.

In Stuart Manor.

With the seven crowman elders at the forefront, all kneel before Han Dong, listening for battle instructions.

The sight of nearly a thousand crowmen submitting shocked Lucius and his party. They found it hard to believe that the one commanding these crowmen was an apprentice knight who hadn’t even graduated from Knight Academy.

“Messenger, our tribes of Crowmen are ready for full-scale warfare.”

Swoosh…

A black feather cloak fully unfolded behind Han Dong.

Two rings of black runes rotated in his palm, and a magic staff that everyone had never seen was slowly emerging from his body…..

When the staff appeared.

Like ripples, a black-hued halo slowly radiated from under Han Dong’s feet.

Due to the effect of this halo, the physical abilities and fighting spirit of all the kneeling crowmen were enhanced.

“Great Elder…”

Elder Crow Lance also sensed his teacher’s presence in this halo.

Before long, the staff fully emerged.

The lower end was a black wood wand body with a mushroom community growing on its surface. Occasionally, phantom-like grim faces floated around it, and a dim glow even emanated from inside the wand body.

The upper end was a delicate crow-shaped wand head that looked like a living creature.

Its black feathers were soft, with wisps of black smoke radiating from it,

The crow’s eyes were like two exquisite gems, radiating a dazzling color, as if it were composed of the energy crystal stone associated with the ‘Source of the Lighthouse.’

When the staff was thrown out.

All members of Lucius’s team were shocked, and Lenze, who had graduated from the library, even showed a bit of greed…..

“Epic Level Weapon… fused with the special traits of Fate and Chaos, Nicholas! Where did you get it from?”

This type of weapon was rare even within the Knight Regiment, yet it appeared in the hands of an apprentice knight.