They couldn't understand what kind of person could make Lu Ming so wary. Moreover, Saldallo mentioned that the person might be connected to Rondor and the Farron Immortals.

But just as Ella and the others were about to ask about this, a nobleman dressed in magnificent clothes suddenly ran over and said to Princess Ella and Artus, "Your Highness, Earl, the Grand Duke and a strange army have arrived in Paris! Please make your preparations."

After saying that, he turned to Lu Ming and Saldallo and said, "Young Master, Baron Lu Ming, please come with us nobles to welcome the Grand Duke!"

Lu Ming and Saldallo exchanged a glance, and then had no choice but to follow him and the other nobles to the city gate to welcome Grand Duke Hades and that strange army.

When passing by his home, Lu Ming asked You'er Sika to treat Saldallo so that he wouldn't lose face in front of the Grand Duke.

"Whose perfume are you wearing?" Lily asked, somewhat angrily, as she was changing Lu Ming's clothes in the room and smelled a woman's perfume on him.

"Another you."

"What do you mean?"

"Just like Kanina and Amelia, you in the future." Lu Ming straightened his clothes and said casually while looking in the mirror.

"She's not me! You shouldn't..."

"Whether it is or not, no one can tell. My love." Lu Ming silenced Lily with a kiss, said with a smile, and then quickly walked out of the room, preparing to go to the city gate with Saldallo.

Lily, with her eyes closed, sighed helplessly. Although she was Lu Ming's first choice for his wife, and Lu Ming wouldn't consider anyone else, what would happen to her, a mere country girl, if he died and was eaten by Eldridge?

After descending the stairs, Lu Ming and Saldallo, who had been healed by You'er Xika and whose face was now completely unmarked, headed towards the east gate.

"I really don't know what Father was thinking. Coming to Paris City at this time, isn't it just causing us trouble?" Saldallo complained as he walked step by step toward the east gate, where many nobles were already waiting.

“If the Grand Duke doesn’t step in, it will be very difficult to resolve the Second Prince’s matter!” After glancing at the large group of barons and viscounts standing at the city gate, Lu Ming, who knew his rank was not high, said this and then stood among a group of barons.

Although Saldallo was the Grand Duke's son, he had to stand among a group of viscounts. However, unlike Lu Ming, Saldallo had to stand at the very front of the viscounts as their leader.

About twenty minutes after Lu Ming and Saldallo arrived at the East Gate, Grand Duke Hetist, riding a tall horse, dressed in magnificent clothes, and sporting a small, white mustache, entered the city of Paris with an army that was clearly not native to Miracaissa.

"The people of Dorangreg? Why..." Lu Ming was slightly surprised when he saw the armor and weapons of that army. The soldiers' clothes were clearly those of the upper-class soldiers of the Kingdom of Dorangreg that he had encountered in the dungeon [Forgotten Cage], as well as a group of knights wearing Dorang Knight sets.

Looking at the 'foreign' army of two thousand men, the barons around Lu Ming began to whisper among themselves.

Where did these people come from?

"I don't know, but they seem to be allies of Erebus."

"Their armor clearly doesn't belong to any of Miracaissa's territory. They're obviously foreigners, unlikely to be allies of Erebus. They might even be here to intimidate Miracaissa!"

"Really? Their commander and our Grand Duke seem to have a pretty good relationship! Look at them talking, the Grand Duke doesn't even glance at his own son."

"I don't know about that."

Just as Lu Ming was listening to the nobles around him talking and thinking about the matter of Dorangregg, a female knight who was chained and wearing brass armor suddenly came into Lu Ming's line of sight.

"The Fire Keeper of the Darkmoon Sword? Damn it! What is the Grand Duke trying to do?"

At this moment, the Fire Keeper who had been captured by Dorangrag's army suddenly turned her head toward Lu Ming, as if she were glancing at him.

Damn it!

When the Fire Keeper looked in his direction, Lu Ming felt a strange connection between himself and her.

"Do you know who she is?" A whisper suddenly rang in Lu Ming's ear, startling him.

“She is me, she is Sham, she is Miral, she is Yorshka, and she is Yusaha.”

"But she is herself. Just like you. My Lord of Cinder."

"May the King of Cinder be with the sun." Taking a deep breath, Lu Ming walked out of the place where the barons were.

His walk attracted the attention of Grand Duke Hadist and Commander Dolangreg, who both looked at Lu Ming, the sword-biting wolf.

Although he knew it might cause trouble, if Lu Ming didn't stand up, he would never be able to sleep well again for the rest of his life.

He had to save the Fire Keeper. Not because of what sounded like Lily's whisper, but because he wanted to know why the dark ring had appeared on his reflection in the mirror.

For some reason, Lu Ming felt that the Fire Keeper must know something.

"I am Lu Ming, a knight of the Darkmoon Sword, a member of the Farron Undead Legion, from Irithyll of the Boreal Valley." Approaching the commander of the Dolan Gregorian army step by step, Lu Ming said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "An envoy of King Vandrak, state your name!"

"So it's Lord Cinder of the Undead Legion. I am General Mike of Dorrangeg. Your Excellency Lord Cinder, what are your orders?" Unlike his arrogant demeanor towards the Grand Duke, when the commander of Dorrangeg heard that Lu Ming was a member of the Undead Legion, he hurriedly dismounted and asked with great respect.

"I demand that you release that Fire Keeper!" Lu Ming said simply and directly.

Mike glanced back at the Fire Keeper who had been captured by his soldiers, then at Grand Duke Haddister, whose blue hair had become somewhat unsightly due to his respect for Lu Ming.

After thinking for a while, Mike finally spoke, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I cannot do this. This Fire Keeper has slandered our Queen, so..."

"Duna Xiangzhuo? That monster formed from a fragment of the abyss? Heh!"

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, Mike immediately became angry and retorted, "Lord of Cold Valley, please do not slander our Queen!"

"Then why isn't Van der Lac in his palace?" Lu Ming asked with a sneer, looking at Mike's angry expression.

This question was so direct that Mike was left speechless.

"Why are neither the scholar of original sin, Andil, nor the king of Dorangreg, Vandrak, in the palace?"

Why didn't Van Derrick, who longed to become the King of Cinder, ascend the throne of desire?

Why was the Prime Minister cursed to become a ghost?

Three questions left Mike speechless.

Because the king had indeed long since vanished, and Andil's whereabouts were also unknown. Only Queen Dunashandra remained in control of the kingdom. Moreover, the ever-worsening curse of the undead was rapidly wearing down the once-powerful Queen Dolangreg!

However, Mike couldn't accept Lu Ming's statement, not because of his own will, but because of a deep-seated curse.

"You are very powerful, Lord Cinder, even in Miracathia you know about Drangreg. But your teammates have all been corrupted by the Abyss, are you aware of that? You are just one of the many Lords of Cinder in the Undead Legion, what strength do you have to fight against the Abyss? You should know that the Undead Legion no longer has the ability to conquer another nation!" At this moment, a beautiful blonde woman stepped out from Drangreg's army.

Aside from Lu Ming, every man was captivated by him. Even the gray-haired Grand Duke Blackdiste was no exception.

But the next moment, the woman transformed into a tall, scythe-wielding monster that looked like a skeleton in the darkness!

This terrified the nobles.

Saldallo also rushed to Grand Duke Hades, drew his sword, and protected the Grand Duke's safety.

"Duna Xiangzhuo." Slowly drawing his Irithyll straight sword, Lu Ming coldly stared at the monster.

"It's me! I am the Abyss Fragment you, the dying Lord of Cinder, spoke of!" Duna Shandra's voice was terrifying at this moment, making many timid people tremble with fear.

However, Lu Ming was not afraid of Du Na Xiangzhuo at all, because he could clearly feel her weakness and powerlessness.

Although Lu Ming might still be able to defeat Du Na Xiang Zhuo at this point, the surrounding nobles would likely suffer, which would be difficult to handle.

Therefore, Lu Ming did not attack immediately, but said to Duna Xiangzhuo, "Release that Fire Keeper, and I can ignore your cooperation with Miracaissa."

"Unfortunately, I have no intention of cooperating with Miracaissa, much less helping her. All I want is for the undead to control this place!" Duna Xiangzhu laughed, uttering words that greatly angered the Grand Duke.

Grand Duke Hadist, who had intended to cooperate with Dolangreg, roared in fury, "Bite Wolf, kill her!"

"What about the nobles around us?" After a slight pause, Lu Ming asked Grand Duke Hadist, who was furious at being deceived.

"No need to worry about them, they can take care of themselves!" Grand Duke Hades snorted coldly as he glanced at the nobles, most of whom looked somewhat fearful.

Upon hearing this, most of the less powerful nobles immediately fled.

After glancing briefly at the fleeing nobles, Du Na Xiangzhuo smiled at Lu Ming and said, "I originally planned to deal with you slowly after taking control of the Grand Duke. I didn't expect you to reveal all my secrets for the sake of that Fire Keeper."

“However, since that’s the case, I can’t let you live!” With that, Du Na Xiangzhuo suddenly unleashed a hidden spell on Lu Ming.

"Dark Pearl? Hmph!" After cleaving through Du Na Xiang Zhuo's dark pearl with a single sword strike, Lu Ming suddenly rushed in front of Du Na Xiang Zhuo at high speed and thrust out his sword!

However, Du Na Xiangzhuo suddenly turned into darkness, flashed behind Lu Ming, raised her scythe high, and slammed it down!

"Nitrogen Charge!" Enveloping Irithyll's Straight Sword in flames, Lu Ming swung it back and blocked Duna Xiangzhuo's attack.

However, at this moment, Du Na Xiangzhuo's free hand suddenly reached out towards Lu Ming, and she gathered a stream of darkness in her hand.

"Dragon Pulse!" With a loud shout, Lu Ming unleashed a surge of energy that sent Du Na Xiang Zhuo flying.

She crashed down heavily, creating a large crater in the ground. Then, as if nothing had happened, Duna Xiangzhuo stood up, swung her scythe forcefully, and summoned four black mud balls that emitted a curse.

"Everyone, go and knock down that black ball, quick!!" As soon as he saw the cursed black balls, Lu Ming rushed towards one of them and shouted to the other nobles who had not run away but stayed to help.

Immediately, the nobles drew their weapons and cut down the other three cursed orbs.

However, even though the cursed orb was destroyed in time, many nobles still developed varying degrees of curses on them.

"Sunlight Spear!" "Seal the Sun!"

At that moment, two of the most powerful miracles and spells suddenly flew from afar and struck Duna Xiangzhuo, causing her to scream in pain.

"What brings you two here?" Lu Ming couldn't help but ask as he watched Jack and Bajerton running towards him from a distance.

“We were eating in the nearby commercial district when we ran into some fleeing nobles. They told us you were in trouble again, so we came to help,” Jack said to Lu Ming as he shook the Holy Bell, conjuring a giant lightning spear.

"Since you're here, let's see this through!" Taking out the Pihem Magic Circle from his phone, Lu Ming instructed Jack and Bajedon before rushing towards Duna Xiangzhuo: "Jack, go and remove the curse from those nobles. Bajedon, go and rescue the Fire Keeper. And the others, if that guy summons a Dark Sphere, make sure to destroy it!"

"Got it!" "No problem!"

Upon hearing Lu Ming's instructions, Jack and Buckley immediately sprang into action.

One ran over to break the curse on the nobles, while another went to rescue the Fire Keeper, dressed in a brass suit, from among the soldiers of Dorangregg who were under the control of Dunashandra's curse.

"You can't possibly beat me!!" Du Na Xiangzhuo, seeing Lu Ming now with two helpers, swung her scythe, unleashing an abyssal aura. (To be continued.)

Chapter 53 - The Earl and Duna Xiangzhuo

Grand Duke Hedist arrived in Paris three hours earlier.

Count Leggett paced back and forth in the mansion, anxiously pondering something.

"Why didn't they wait? Are the forces of the Abyss supposed to be law-abiding citizens? Miracaissa hasn't even reached the point of desperate measures yet, and they're already acting like this. Who knows if they'll ruin Miracaissa in the future!"

After pondering to himself for a while, Leggett sent for two very important figures in the plan being carried out in Erebus.

Asos Soren and a woman wearing a mask.

"What's wrong, Harvin? Why did you call us over so early? Could something have happened?" The woman sat elegantly on the sofa, looking coldly at Count Leggett.

“You’re right, something has indeed happened!” Count Leggett glanced at the masked woman, nodded, and continued, “The Grand Duke summoned a large army from an other world or other continent without confirming whether they genuinely wanted to cooperate with Miracaissa! And they’re scheduled to arrive in Paris tomorrow!”

Upon hearing this, both Athos and the woman were somewhat surprised.

In their minds, Grand Duke Hades was a very cautious man. He was even extremely wary of his own son. There were even rumors that the Grand Duke never slept in the same bed as his wife. He always slept alone in a secret room where no one knew him!

It's truly astonishing that such a cautious and prudent duke would do something like this.

"Is that the Undead Legion or the Londor?"

“It’s a new force we’ve just made contact with, called Dolangreg. They have some connection to the Abyss of Londor,” Count Leggett sighed.

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