Lord Wizard

Chapter 73 Captured alive

"Zoro!"

Upon seeing that his companion had already been killed when he blocked the flames of the exploding demonic artifact, the burly knight cried out in horror.

"You are definitely not a newly promoted Grand Knight!"

"laugh!"

Lin Meng did not reply, and instantly pulled out the sword that had pierced the hand of the great knight in front of him.

He then flashed forward and charged straight at the burly knight.

"Damn it!"

Upon seeing Lin Meng charging towards him, the great knight, though suffering some burns and unaffected in combat, dared not continue the fight and instead retreated swiftly.

As he retreated, he cursed inwardly, "What happened to the promised newly promoted Grand Knight? This kind of strength and speed—is this really a newly promoted Grand Knight? Are those bastards in the intelligence department just made of shit?!"

"Can you leave?"

Lin Meng swiftly intercepted him, stopping his retreating figure in an instant.

"Protect the adults!"

At this moment, guards kept coming from all directions to the place where Lin Meng and the other man were fighting, and the two knights, Zuoqiu and Hel, arrived at the scene immediately.

Seeing the two people locked in a fierce battle, he was immediately taken aback.

The powerful life force fields of both sides illuminated the front yard like beacons, their aura so strong that it made the two knights tremble.

"Wow...so strong! Lin Meng actually..."

Zuoqiu's face was full of sternness.

"Seal off the lord's manor and prevent anyone from entering or leaving."

Lin Meng gave orders while fighting.

"yes!"

Zuoqiu immediately agreed.

"No, we have to leave as soon as possible, otherwise... we might not be able to leave. Leylin... is more powerful than we imagined..."

Seeing the crowd growing larger and larger, the burly knight grew anxious and decisively activated his secret technique, unleashing a storm of swordsmanship that halted Lin Meng's attack.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he once again withdrew and retreated, turning around and rushing towards the group of guards who were about to surround the courtyard.

"Stay."

A glint flashed in Lin Meng's eyes, and he strode forward.

This burly knight, though only slightly weaker than Nero, was estimated by Lin Meng to have a strength and constitution of at least 4, with agility likely around 3.5, but…

This strength is significantly weaker compared to Lin Menglai.

Aside from strength, Lin Meng's agility and physique were almost overwhelmingly superior. If it weren't for his superb swordsmanship and explosive secret technique, the two would have already decided the winner.

"it's over."

A moment later, Lin Meng feigned a sword strike, luring him into a heavy hammer blow, then instantly thrust his longsword out, piercing his wrist, before flicking it upwards...

Blood splattered!

The burly knight had half of his wrist severed, and could no longer hold the iron hammer in his hand. With a scream, the iron hammer fell to the ground!

Lin Meng turned around again, and his sword slashed down once more with incredible speed.

"what!"

Amidst screams, half of his right leg was severed by Lin Meng's knee. The immense pain and loss of balance rendered him unable to stand, and he collapsed to the ground, howling in agony.

"I'll pry open his mouth and see who dares to collude with foreign enemies."

Lin Meng coldly sheathed his longsword, tossed it to Quesra who had rushed over upon hearing the news, and then headed towards the bathroom.

He was covered in blood from the fight, but now that the battle was over, he didn't need to worry about anything else.

"Such formidable strength! This great knight is no weaker than our team's vice-captain, Hughes, yet he was captured alive by Leylin in a two-on-one situation... Such strength..."

Herl stared at Lin Meng's departing figure, his eyes filled with horror.

"How could his skills improve so quickly?"

Yuwei seemed somewhat dazed.

When she became a knight, Lin Meng had just joined the company. Now, she is still a knight, but she has become so powerful that she can achieve a glorious record of killing one and capturing the other when facing two great knights.

"This is serious. Even with us on guard, someone managed to bring such a weapon of war as the Slaughterer into the lord's manor..."

Zuoqiu, the lord of the blockade, rushed back, his expression grave.

"A butcher! How could this be!"

The killers are crossbows!

The repeating crossbows were even brought to the lord's manor and used to assassinate Lord Lin Meng...

Wouldn't the lord's manor be practically defenseless?

As guards of the lord's manor, they are absolutely to blame.

"For the past two weeks, we've all been focused on our own cultivation, which led to this serious blunder. From today onwards, at least one of the three of us must be responsible for daily patrols. We can't afford any more mishaps, otherwise... even if Lord Lin Meng doesn't blame us, how will we face him?"

Zuoqiu said with a gloomy face.

"I see!"

……

When Lin Meng came out of the bathroom, he saw Eileen directing people to repair the damaged study.

"These things can be handled by the housekeeper."

Lin Meng said something.

"Young Master, how are you?"

Eileen asked quickly.

Do I look like something's wrong to you?

"Who on earth dared to assassinate the young master?"

"I have many enemies, but I can't think of anyone other than the mysterious forces on Marquis Heris's side who would send two Grand Knights to assassinate me."

Looking at the furious Eileen, Lin Meng smiled and said.

However, he had some doubts. Given the nature of the Sunrise Group, it was impossible for them to send only two Grand Knights if they knew Lin Meng's strength.

Even if they weren't third-class apprentices, there should have been several great knights carrying demonized items, but only two great knights came, even though these two great knights were significantly stronger than ordinary great knights...

"We must not let them get away."

Eileen said bitterly.

"It's not certain yet; everything will be revealed once the interrogation results are available."

……

Lin Meng didn't have to wait long; the next day, Zuo Qiu came to report to Lin Meng.

"The person has been identified. They are not from the Sunrise Group, but rather a highly skilled individual sent by the Aden royal family."

After Zuoqiu finished speaking, he continued, "Although the Aden royal family outwardly obeys Director Locke's orders, they are secretly unwilling to give up the vast territory of 200,000 square kilometers around Solent City. That's why they thought of using assassination to remove you, Captain, and frame the Sunrise Group. However, it is clear that their intelligence personnel misjudged the Captain's strength."

"The Aden royal family."

A cold glint flashed in Lin Meng's eyes: "I didn't provoke them, but they came to me first to cause trouble. Do they really think we're easy to bully?"

"The matter of the Slayers has also been investigated. The Hogg family of Solent City is loyal to the Aden royal family. They were responsible for cooperating with the two Grand Knights to assassinate you, Captain. The Slayers were also brought in from outside the city by them."

"The Hogg family, I remember one of their knights was a commander of the Fourth Battalion of the Sunset Legion."

"Yes, and the lord's manor also has quite a few apprentice knights in charge of various positions."

Zuoqiu nodded and said.

"Has the Hogg family dealt with it?"

"By the time the matter was exposed, all the important members of the Hogg family had already been captured by Hull's men."

"Then there's no need to keep them alive. Confiscate all their property, execute all key members of the family, and reduce the rest to slavery!"

Lin Meng said coldly.

Even though he was kind-hearted, he had no choice but to give this order.

He hadn't even fully established himself in Solent City yet, and if such a major incident wasn't used as a warning to others, other forces would likely become restless and eager to make a move.

(End of this chapter)