Chapter 271

“So the daughter of the former lord and her followers went into the forest?”

Luke asked Philip, who had interrogated the prisoners . Those prisoners were caught in the previous night’s invasion .

“Yes, Lord . To take revenge for her father, they attacked but ended up getting attacked by Hwang Bo-sung . ”

“Pretty daring lady,” was all Luke could say .

According to Philip, Scarlet, the daughter of the former lord, was pretty acquainted with Ranghel Region .

Despite many young nobles trying to court her, she insisted on not getting married till her death .

“And she didn’t even date?”

“She is entirely different from what she looks . Unless one was stronger than her, she had told that she wouldn’t marry . ”

The problem was none of the knights in the Ranghel Province were strong enough to even attack Scarlet .

With just a bunch of arrows, she could break down a shield and even take down a swordsman .

Her skills were enough to complete her last mission, only if the Fist Master hadn’t involved himself .

“But, she is someone who can’t stand injustice and had people following her,” said Philip .

“Right . But from whom did she learn to shoot a bow?”

“Well, I don’t know . She definitely has a teacher though . Nobody knows as to who it can be as she hasn’t told anyone . ”

“Really? Well, we can always check for ourselves . ”

Luke nodded when Gavel ran in to report .

“Captain, no Lord . We have completed the siege . ”

“You did well . ”

Luke slowly approached the place when he heard the confirming shouts from the soldiers who were conducting the siege .

“Surrender, you are surrounded!”

The moment the warning fell, the response from the other side was rather wild .

Swoosh, swoosh! Swoosh!

With the sound of tearing air, arrows flew in at a frightening pace .

Kang-!

Any ordinary expert would have been frightened, but Luke simply just deflected the arrows with his sword .

‘Oh ho, look at this?!’

On the surface, he pretended to be fine, but Luke couldn’t help but be amazed on the inside .

‘Hwang Bo-sung didn’t miss a single one of it . ’

Going out without preparation would have been an utter failure .

“What are you doing? It isn’t polite to shoot arrows at first…”

The moment Luke tried to figure things out, another five arrows came in at preposterous speed .

They were all shot with a slight time lag, but they all flew where Luke was standing .

Kang! Kwakwang!

When Luke hit away all the five arrows, Scarlet couldn’t help but bite her lip .

A little while ago, Vante said that the platinum-haired man was the new lord .

Destined to hurt him, she used all her strength to hit him, but none of it worked against the man .

“Eik! The new lord is quite talented…!”

Next to her was Vante, who was struggling . Vante could only shake his head at what was happening .

“This is the Count’s region, but there is a master class warrior from the southern continent, and all the knights are intermediate and higher class experts and the lord himself is known to be a really skilled swordsman… Who is he?”

From what Vante knew, to have such a power in the Holy Empire, one must be either an archbishop of a high ranking marquis, a prince, or a commander of the Saint Guards .

But he had never heard of a young man in that position .

And no matter how he saw it, the man looked talented .

The rumors about Luke and the Red Wolf Mercenaries hadn’t yet been reported to the Ranghel Territory .

“Even if he is an illegitimate son of Arch Duke Gregory, I will kill him!”

Scarlet grabbed the necklace she was wearing and crushed the jewel in the middle of it .

Wheeeing!

“Ah, Lady!”

Smoke began to spread from the crushed gem all over the place, which surprised the retainers .

The energy of the smoke was soon absorbed into her body .

‘Master told me to not use too much of the necklace’s strength…’

The necklace was a gift to Scarlet from her elven teacher when her teacher bid farewell .

Even among the elves, there were treasures that weren’t known to others .

Her teacher said that the necklace was made by an elven priest from ancient times, and it was sealed by the power of the earth goddess, Belize .

“Compared to the real power that Goddess Belize possesses, this is a thousand times weaker, but nevertheless, this is still the power from a God . Any human vessel will find it hard to handle, and when used incorrectly, it will end up taking your life . ”

She remembered her teacher’s warning, but she already broke it .

‘I wanted to keep it with me as teacher said… Well, that doesn’t matter now . I’ve decided to sacrifice my life here!’

Thud! Thud!

Maybe it was because of the power of a God but the whole ground shook .

In addition, her whole body was dyed with white light .

Luke was watching her with his hawk eyes, but he couldn’t help but be surprised .

The thing that came out of her necklace was absorbed into her body . He knew what it was .

‘That is Aether! How did that woman…!’

The most fundamental force that made up the world was Aether .

But when the world was divided into the Devildom, Middle-Earth and Spirit World, the power soon disappeared . No, the power was divided as well .

Not long ago, Luke saw someone use Aether .

It was none other than the Holy Pope of the Arthenia Empire—his missing lover .

Reina told him that when she entered the Spirit World, the Spirit King of Wind gave her the power of Aether .

But where did this lady get the power of Aether?

‘Is it related to the necklace that she just broke?’

Kwang!

While Luke was still in shock, a flash of light flew from Scarlet’s body and quickly disappeared . The white light that flowed through her body hid itself .

“Lady, are you alright?”

Vante tried asking her, but Scarlet didn’t respond .

Staring at Luke with unfocused eyes as if the lady had lost consciousness, she immediately pulled out her bow .

Drrrrr!

‘What? Without an arrow…?’

While Luke was wondering what was happening, light began to gather on the bow’s arrow rest, and it took the form of an arrow .

‘T-that!’

It was an arrow made up of Aether .

The arrow attracted the mana around them and began to take up a very distinctive shape .

In addition, the white bow soon turned silver .

Scarlet’s bow seemed powerful enough to remind Luke of the mythical weapon Failnote . It was a weapon used by Belize in her fight against the Devil .

Kaaaaa!

The arrow made of Aether flew straight at Luke with a roaring sound; it was as if a dragon itself was roaring .

“Lord!”

“Dodge it!”

Hwang Bo-sung and Philip screamed when they saw the arrow coming at Luke .

They tried to jump in and save their lord, but the arrow made of Aether was fast .

Kwang!

The arrow exploded with a fierce sound .

The moment it exploded, a shockwave was made and the ground nearby trembled . All the soldiers fell to the ground as if they were trying to hide from the shockwave . The soil flew up, and the trees were uprooted .

“Lord!”

The voices of men hoping for Luke’s safety could be heard everywhere .

In the place where nothing should have remained, everyone’s eyes were focused there, hoping for something .

And what they saw shocked them .