Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Leave the rest to me.
Ethan had miscalculated. He thought George, William, and Justin would be the first to disgrace the family name, but it was the third generation of the Blackwoods who led the notorious trend.
"If Olivia had planned this, it wouldn't have gone this way."
Ethan stroked his chin, considering the strategists in the family—only Olivia and Daniel. Both were ruthless in achieving their goals, yet they were distinctly different. Olivia's schemes were like silent assassinations from behind the scenes; she was more composed and thorough in her planning.
As for Daniel... he was reckless to the extreme. Years ago, when he needed the Moore family head's help, he didn't hesitate to consider eliminating Moore, a fellow ally, for the sake of the family. In the Thunderfire Demon Cave, to consolidate Amelia's power, he even turned on his most loyal subordinates.
Even Ethan had to think twice about the consequences of Daniel's actions...
"Undying Pests... After this, it might be wise to let the Seven Black Bears lie low for a while. The name has made its mark, but it's bound to make the Druids wary. Being immortal doesn't mean there aren't ways to deal with them, and if the Druids really get organized, that could spell trouble."
Ethan couldn't help but consider more deeply, especially now that Olivia was fully focused on seizing fortune.
The third generation of Blackwoods had many flaws; they were slow at cultivating psychic powers. After all, the original Lord of Frenzied Blood took tens of thousands of years to reach Basic Mastery. They seemed to be a special existence, eternal in age but incredibly slow in developing their powers.
After pondering everything, Ethan activated the Forebearer Psychic Position.
Reluctantly, the third generation of Blackwoods bid farewell to the Druids and returned to their family stronghold to meditate.
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"Traitors of Cloudview County!"
"No wonder the Duke's Mansion had us stay at home; he wanted us dead!"
"Maybe Michael has turned into a demon cultivator; he wants to use our blood for sacrifices, he's a demon cultivator, a demon cultivator!"
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Half a month had passed, and the Duke's Mansion was still filled with curses.
In a tower in the city of Cloudview County, an aged Daniel stood by the window, looking out at the heavily fortified Duke's Mansion. Behind him were Edward, Betty, Joseph, and Katie, all staring intently at Martin.
"He hasn't come out yet; he's quite the character."
Daniel praised, noticing Edward and Betty frowning. Daniel smiled, "Michael is indeed a formidable opponent. If it weren't for our Blackwood family's growth over these thirty years, everything might have gone as Michael wished, and he could have surpassed Basic Mastery."
"Unfortunately for him, he won't get the chance. Grandfather said he would end in constant fear and die in disgrace, and he's already disgraced enough. Next comes the final step."
As Daniel's words fell, a Daoist figure appeared in the room, dressed in white and wearing a mask embroidered with a scale—
Kenneth!
"Brother!" Betty's face lit up with joy.
Thirty years ago, he was captured by the Blackwoods and released by Olivia. Now, on the day the Blackwoods drove the Druids from Cloudview County, he had returned!
He gave a faint smile to Joseph's family.
Then he stepped out of the room, pausing at the door, just as he had when he left the Blackwood hall all those years ago, only this time he was more confident.
"Leave the rest to me."
Soon, on his way to Martin, Kenneth, dressed in fine clothes, looked at the Duke's Mansion's sign and trembled as he knocked on the grand door.
Olivia was right that day!
He would wait for it; Cloudview County still had a chance under Blackwood's leadership, and they had won a brilliant victory. But it wasn't over yet; Cloudview County was still surrounded by formidable enemies.
Some things only he could do, and today was the day he would finish what was left undone!
Only by eliminating all adverse factors could Cloudview County continue to triumph!
Duke's Mansion.
Michael, who had secretly been stripped of his position as head of the family, was playing chess alone on a stone chair. As the grand doors of Duke's Mansion were knocked, his hand froze, dropping the chess piece on the board, "Kenneth... he... how has he returned?!!"
His pupils contracted, and these days, he had been scheming on how to turn the current situation around.
He could feel that the Blackwood clan was outside Cloudview County, ready to take his life, to take everything from him. Fear was spreading, but his will to survive was even stronger.
And now...
He realized that what he truly feared was just beginning to descend!
"Father, it's been years, you've aged quite a bit."
At the courtyard entrance, Kenneth stood under the door, bowing to Michael just as he had years ago.
With Kenneth's arrival.
Michael looked desperate. In the sky, besides George who had been watching his every move, the spectral avatars of the old ancestors from Cloudview County Competent Force had come!
"Now that the druids of Cloudview County are gone, I, Black Tortoise, heard that Duke's Mansion harbors a traitor from Cloudview County, haha, I, Leon, know Duke's Mansion well, how could such a heartless person exist here?"
"Right, impossible. Solving this matter is simple, now is the time for us in Cloudview County to strike at the druids, friends of Duke's Mansion, why not prove your innocence this way?"
"Ghost Eye Demonic Gate, we hope Duke's Mansion can send a master to assist!"
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In the scene, five figures emerged from Duke's Mansion, truly an ancient force capable of suppressing the entire Cloudview County with their power alone. All five were Competent Force members, especially the oldest, whose presence was even stronger than Luke's!
The youngest, barely over two hundred years old, was also the most talented among Martin's younger generation.
At this moment.
The five Competent Force members from Duke's Mansion glanced at Kenneth and Michael, father and son playing chess inside, and finally sighed, smiling in agreement to the requests of the major forces. In just half a month, they had already led the masters of Duke's Mansion towards the borders of Cloudview County, where the armies of the major forces were also gathering.
No sooner had these guys left, Ethan saw the message in the event column.
[Your descendant Daniel reports to you that he sees a great opportunity now!]
The scene shifted.
Daniel was seen sneaking around in a dark room, using a plethora of isolation spells, pulling out Forebearer Cards to worship, "Forebearer, now with Kenneth and his son at Martin, and all the old Martin ancestors gone, we've created a chance for them to fight to the death."
"We can kill Michael and no one would know, and on the battlefield, it's normal for people to die, it's normal for Martin's five Competent Force to die in battle."
"After that, we can support Edward to take the throne, or even Betty, and once our Blackwood children stabilize their rule, we Blackwoods will also be royal nobility!"
"Next, we can continue Michael's plan, wait under the protection of Duke's Mansion until the war ends, everything in Cloudview County will be ours, we might even plan for the Emerald Empire!"
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