Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 488: Bloody Earl

"But this way, your identity will be exposed. I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in Killer Whale Harbor any longer." Wei Fu sighed softly.

Taylor smiled and said, "I had anticipated this day after so many years of operation, so I've already prepared a few other identities. I can't stay at Killer Whale Harbor. The empire is so big, so where can I go?"

"No matter what, you've sacrificed most of your family business."

"Elder Wei Fu's words are serious. If it weren't for the support of the Naga Clan, how could my business be done? Besides, if it weren't for the Naga Clan, I would have long died at the hands of the pirates or in the belly of the fish."

Wei Fu didn't say anything else and let Taylor go down to rest.

At this moment, the Blood Twilight castle was also brightly lit, illuminating every corner of the castle. This castle was not famous for its elegance. The castle was decorated with spiked arrows, eerie shooting fortresses, spikes for decorative reasons, spikes to strengthen defenses, and crimson crimson bloodstones embedded in the dark black walls, all of which were synonymous with terror.

From the darkness of the night, the entire Blood Castle looked like a huge head of a devil, and the two balconies on the left and right above the castle were the eyes of the devil. Especially when the hall they were connected to was lit up, it was like the eyes of a devil shining with the flames of hell. At this moment, the hall connected by the two balconies was lit up. It was a dark hall with little decoration, and one could see the bare cornerstones with a primitive flavor.

On both sides of the wall and in the middle of the hall, there were strange candlesticks shaped into palms. On the candlesticks, white candles flickered with flames. Nearly two hundred candles lit up the hall. Under the wall in the middle of the hall, there was a dark red armor on both sides, and a huge portrait in the middle. The portrait was of a handsome man dressed in the earl's ornament. The painter's kung fu was very exquisite, causing the characters in the painting to be exceptionally vivid. There was a faint smile hanging on his lips, carrying a trace of coldness. There was also that eye. If one looked closely at the eyes of the characters in the painting, they would discover a scene like a sea of corpses, mountains, and blood reflected in those eyes.

This was Eric, or rather, the young Eric. After all, this portrait had been placed here for twenty years.

In the main seat of the hall, someone was leaning against the back of a dark red fluffy cloth. He supported his chin with one hand and was staring at the two people below. Only Eric was qualified to sit here in the Blood Castle. Eric was much older than he was when he was young in the portrait. Time had left deep marks on his face, and his handsomeness had now settled into a majesty. Only that pair of eyes were still there. It was as if blood mist was surging at the corner of that pair of eyes. Looking through those clear eyes, it was not difficult to see that this man was carved with the words ruthless from the bones.

"Then, are you going to tell me that your Night Wandering Specter has set up five assassins, and you two together, you won't be able to take down Taylor, who is protected by only one Azure Dragon Knight?" Eric whispered with a faint majesty. Judging from his voice alone, it would make one feel that he was a dignified and dignified figure.

"I'm sorry, Count. We screwed up." The one who spoke was the petite woman who was fighting with the Azure Dragon Knight in the carriage. She lowered her head and said, "But if the two of them hadn't been killed halfway, everything would have been very smooth."

"Which two?"

"A man and a woman, my lord. But they are unfamiliar faces. They have probably just arrived at Killer Whale Harbor."

"It's really interesting to ruin my business just by arriving at Killer Whale Harbor."

"What's even more interesting is that the cannons found some people chasing after them for most of the night."

"Oh? Who is it?"

The big man who was repelled by Belmond raised his head and said, "A guy named Dick seems to have clashed with Dick during the day. Oh, this Dick is a guard captain of your Blood Shark Merchant Guild."

'"Very well. It seems like you guys have made some preparations. But it seems like you haven't made enough preparations. Otherwise, that guy named Dick would have to accept my interrogation here. Am I right?"

The woman and the burly man exchanged glances and lowered their heads.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew and the steel cannon flew out of nowhere, hitting the wall before crashing back. He fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. Eric did not look at the big man as if he was fine. He reached out and pulled the woman's hair. Then he lowered his head until their noses almost touched each other. Eric said, "You Lian, tomorrow morning." I want to see that Dick here, and anyone who comes into contact with the two of them. "I want to know the identities of those two people. Since they are related to the Naga Clan, their identities must be extraordinary."

"If you can't" The count reached out and held the woman's left chest. With a gentle pinch, the armor protecting her chest peeled off. The woman named You Lian revealed a painful expression, but she did not dare to shout out loudly. She could only nod her head repeatedly.

Eric let go of her, kicked her in the chest and kicked her out. Then, he clapped his hands and said, "Get lost."

The steel cannon hurriedly ran over to help You Lian up, and the two of them left without saying a word. Eric sat back in his chair and flicked his fingers on the armrest, saying to the empty hall, "Haven't you heard from Carol yet?"

Two fair arms, apparently the hands of two women, stuck out from behind the seat, landed on Eric's shoulders and swam to his cheeks. The dark red armor-painted finger gently flicked on the count's face. The candle flashed, and a woman quietly appeared behind him. Her skin was sickly pale, but she deliberately made her eyeshadow extremely thick, and her lips were even painted bright vermillion red. She lowered her head and said to Eric, "Apart from Young Master and the Naga Royal Clan meeting, we only found out that the last place he arrived was Ark Harbor."

"Ark Harbor? Oh, it's that useless territory called Ou Ban, the shame of the count? What's Carlo doing there?"

The enchanting woman behind her whispered, "It seems to have something to do with the person who released the Naga on Pearl Island. We, Snake Belle, have already investigated him. That person is Alan, a little baron who has just joined Ou Ban."

"A little baron?" Eric smiled faintly. "Am I old, Marlene? A little baron can interfere with my affairs now, and Orban has accepted him. Very well, it looks like I need to have a chance to talk to this loser count."

"Are you going to find Young Master Carlo yourself?"

Eric shook his head. "Now I don't have the time. That guy Taylor actually bribed Josh and exchanged it for a fake book." Although I still discovered him, I was unable to stop him immediately. Now that the book had probably fallen into the hands of the Naga clan, those mutants could hand it over to the royal family, so that Lord Mason would be reprimanded. And Lord Mason is unhappy. I can't be happy. "

"What do you plan to do?"

"Keep them here forever, of course," Eric said casually.

The woman behind the chair jumped in fright and said, "It's fine to kill Taylor, but his Highness and a few elders are hiding in his mansion. If we kill them, we will attract the interference of the royal family."

"As long as we do clean hands and feet, we can excuse ourselves afterwards. Moreover, if Naga's Highness died here, it would be easier for Lord Mason. Even though the royal family won't let me off so easily at that time, with Lord Mason dealing with me, I'm sure it won't be a big deal. "The important thing is that I can use this opportunity to establish a relationship with the Four Dukes of the Empire. This will be beneficial to our future development."

When Marlene heard what he said, she could only nod her head and say, "Then I'll have someone prepare. However, Your Highness, my subordinates probably can't threaten her."

"It doesn't matter. I will personally take care of her."

"Are you going to make a move?" Marlene frowned, but said helplessly, "That's right. Other than you, no one else can defeat Her Highness the Princess."

"Alright, you go prepare. Hurry up and start tomorrow night at the latest."

The next day, several carriages drove into the Blood Castle. The carriage opened and some people were driven out. Among them were Dick, Bahrain and the bartender who had contact with Belmond. Apart from Bahrain, everyone else had nervous expressions. The steel cannon walked over and waved its hand. "Bring them in. Your Excellency's Blood Fang Hall is waiting for them."

A group of soldiers at the back lifted their guns and pushed them forward against their backs.

In the hall, Eric was still sitting in his seat, as if he hadn't left since last night. He supported his chin with one hand and swept his gaze coldly across the hall. Finally, his gaze landed on Bahrain. Eric said, "Old Bahrain, you're here."

Bahrain immediately walked out and saluted the count, "Good morning, respected Earl Eric."

"I'm not in a good mood at all. Old Bahrain, you should know why you're here."

"Well, I heard that you're investigating a couple?"

"That's right, it looks like you've had contact with them. Tell me, what did you say to them?"

The Bahraini priest had an ugly look on his face, and had to go through the details of his conversation with Belmond yesterday. "Please forgive me, Count. I didn't know they would ruin your business," he said. "If I did, I would inform the guards to arrest them all."

"Old Bahrain, I've already said that if you don't manage your mouth properly, something will happen one day. Looks like my words have been verified today. Then, how much did he pay you?"

The priest spat out a finger and said, "Hundred gold coins."

"A hundred gold coins?" Eric smiled and said, "A hundred gold coins will make you say everything you shouldn't. Someone, give Old Bahrain a thousand gold coins."

The woman named Marlene walked out and put a deerskin bag containing gold coins into Eric's hand. Eric then tossed the bag of gold coins in front of Bahrain and said, "Here, are you satisfied?"

Old Bahrain looked at Eric in horror and said, "Earl, what do you mean?"

"Obviously, I'll give you the money. Don't you like gold coins, old man? Now, I'll give them to you. But you can't take them back with your hands." Eric smiled and said, "Steel cannons, let this old man swallow these gold coins. He likes gold coins so much, so I'll let these things die with him."

The steel cannon replied and strode over. Old Bahrain screamed, "You can't say that, Count. I'm Dillis, too. You can't kill your own people!"

The blood in Eric's eyes grew even more intense. "You dare to call yourself Dillis, just a lowly bitch." You know better than I do what you've done with Dillis' surname all these years. I've never had a problem with you because you're just a small character. But now, those words of yours have ruined my business, so it won't be so cheap. "

The steel cannon had already knocked down Old Bahrain, then grabbed a handful of gold coins and sent them to his mouth. Old Bahrain bit his lips and the cannon looked at Eric. The latter nodded and the burly man laughed sinisterly. He clenched his fists and knocked on Old Bahrain's mouth. The old priest let out a miserable scream, his mouth opened, and his teeth fell all over the ground. The cannon opened his mouth in satisfaction and stuffed gold coins into his mouth.

Not long after, Old Bahrain's mouth was filled with gold coins. The cannon continued, and in the end, he was choked to death by the gold coins.

Eric waved his hand and the cannon dragged the old priest's corpse down. Along the way, gold coins rolled out of the priests' mouths and fell in front of the others.

Dick was trembling, and some of them had even fainted. The Bahraini priests were Dillis' people, and they were people who were inferior to ants in the eyes of the count. One could imagine what would happen to them.

"Alright, tell me everything you said and did when you came into contact with that man and woman. Don't waste my time." Eric said indifferently.

It took Eric an entire morning to hear their confessions. Among them, the bartender and Dick had the closest contact with them. From what they said, the two of them had only arrived at Killer Whale Harbor yesterday, and they had come with a purpose in mind. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked the bartender for information as soon as he arrived. According to Bahrain's confession, they were undoubtedly targeting the Naga Clan.

This was strange. Other than the slave traders, who else was so interested in the Naga Clan? It was clear that the two of them were either slave traders or belonged to another power.

In the end, Eric scanned them. "If you hadn't talked too much, they wouldn't have come to Bahrain. Look, not only did you ruin my business, you also killed a Dillis. Since you're so talkative, pull out your tongue."

'"As for you " Eric looked at Dick. "You're an idiot. They used you to attract the interference of the city guards. You can't tell that they're not ordinary people. What's the use of keeping a pair of eyes? Strike them out for me."

When Dick and the bartender heard this, they were so scared that they couldn't say anything.