Chapter 179 Guests

The expected breakthrough did not happen in the end.

In the middle of the night, the last defenders in the city chose to surrender because Byron had committed suicide by drinking a bomb, and it was meaningless to resist.

Byron's corpse was sent to Ashu Rufate. Because Ashu Rufate had seen Byron many times, he could recognize that it was indeed Byron's body. Byron committed suicide with a pistol, and the body was still holding the pistol. The bullet was shot in from Byron's mouth, and a big hole was made in the back of his head. The blood and brain plasma dyed his robe a red and white color. It is precisely because of this that Byron's face was still intact.

It can be seen that the corpse's posture was stiff, and even after a long time of death, he still maintained his death posture. This shows that the last time of his life was spent in extreme tension. In addition, he could clearly see fear and surprise from Byron's face, and seemed unable to believe that he was dead like this.

For Byron, this might be an unexpected ending.

Ashu Rufate stared at Byron's body for several minutes, and finally raised his head. "Byron is here, what about the others?" He looked at the messenger who sent the corpse.

There were three people who sent Byron's body, two of them were officers under Byron, and the remaining one was Byron's servant. The reason why this servant came was said to be because he accompanied the former Regent for the last time. In other words, he watched Byron commit suicide.

"Byron has only two sons, the eldest son, Byerheim... already... As for the second son, he was in Eagle City..." the officer replied softly. "Although there are still a few illegitimate sons..."

"I'm not interested in illegitimate children," said Ashu Rufate. The illegitimate children are not legal heirs and do not have any right to inherit the surname. "I know Byron's sons are dead, but Byerheim is already married... I remember he has two sons. Where are those children?"

The meaning of this sentence is self-evident, that is, the meaning of killing everything.

"We don't know..." The Byron's subordinate seemed to want to say something, but in the end he said this.

"Don't know?" Ashu Rufat looked at Byron's body, "It seems that I'm going to find it?" He looked at the three people opposite him. The two officers lowered their heads because of fear and anger, but Byron's servant spoke.

"Sir Earl, Mr. Byron... Byron did not bring his grandson into the central castle." He spoke. His calmness was a bit surprising, but since Byron would choose to be with him at the end of his life, this may mean that he is somewhat extraordinary.

"Didn't bring it into the castle?"

"Yes, in the midst of chaos, only Byron himself retreated to the central castle. His grandson... seemed to be separated from the previous chaos." The servant looked at Ashu Rufate. "Maybe he had prepared a way out for his grandson."

"What kind of retreat?" Ashu Rufate asked.

"This...you probably have to ask Byron himself." The servant replied with a smile. "But it's probably too late."

"Catch this man," Ashu Rufate ordered the soldiers beside him. "Prepare the stolen tools."

"Wait..." The servant finally changed his face, or it seemed, he had changed his face. "Sir Earl, I forgot just now. I heard before... Byron seemed to have something to do with the evil god. Maybe this matter has something to do with the evil god believers."

"The evil god believer?"

"They...have some weird and evil witchcraft," the servant explained. "It would not be a strange thing to use magic to hide the two children somewhere."

"The Evil God Believers..." Ashu Rufate repeated the word again, but he did not mention the tent again. "Is there any evidence?"

"This... when it comes to evidence, there is really no such thing." The servant replied. "Cultists will do their best to protect their secrets. How can they easily disclose it to others? However, Lord Earl, I suddenly remembered something. I once unexpectedly saw Duke Byron coming out of a cellar next to the garden alone. Logically, the Duke would not go to the cellar."

While saying these words, the two officers showed extreme anger and dissatisfaction. However, due to the situation, they just dared not speak out.

"What's your name? What did you do before?" Ashu Rufate asked suddenly.

"Ah, the following name is James, who is Byron's personal follower..." When he said this, James glanced at the two officers at the side, and then spit out the two words behind it. "One."

"Byron's cellar? Take me to see it." Ashu Rufate said.

"As you wish." James smiled and bowed.

The central castle of Fornoros had already opened the door at this time. The key positions inside and outside had been replaced by Wang Jun soldiers. Asu Ruffatt did not spend much time to arrive at the entrance of the cellar.

It was a very ordinary cellar with thick oak doors outside. In all noble mansions, there were always several such cellars used to store wine, ice, or cured meat.

An iron lock was hung on the oak door. Of course, at this moment, a lock could not stop anything. A few minutes later, two or three soldiers used crowbars to remove the lock and the oak door opened.

The moment the door was opened, a strange aura rushed out of the cellar. It was like the smell of the ancient tomb that had been covered with dust for many years suddenly opened, simple and old, as if it had passed away for thousands of years.

James held up the torch and made a "Follow me" gesture. The first one took the lead in walking inside, while Ashu Rufate followed behind with several guards.

This cellar is not big, and it can even be said to be very small. Just walking down the steps can bring you all the entire cellar to your eye.

If before entering, everyone was a little skeptical about James's words, now this doubt has disappeared. Everyone can clearly see the symbols and patterns of blasphemy around the cellar. In the center of the cellar, there is an obsidian altar that looks full of evil spirits.

Some people prayed softly, and some people cursed the dead Byron in a low voice. Although Byron's crime has been confirmed and there is no possibility of turning over, this new discovery can make him lose his devil for thousands of years. Not to mention anything else, the church of the gods in the Star Realm will jump out as soon as possible.

Almost everyone looked frightened, but James noticed that Ashu Rufate was not like this. Not only did he not feel shocked or panic about this evil altar, he was observing the symbols around him carefully. No, it was not so much an observation, but rather he was interpreting.

According to legend, this Earl of Ashu Rufat is not only a warrior with superb combat skills, but also a magician. It seems that this legend is not groundless. Ordinary people cannot understand these symbols, words and patterns, but if they are magicians, they may be able to see some clues from it. A smile appeared in the corner of James' mouth. Maybe this is an opportunity to take advantage of.

"Master Earl..." A guard swallowed hard. "We should find a priest from the church to come over and purify this ghost place thoroughly."

The vague smell of blood here means that a blood sacrifice has been held here. The scale of this blood sacrifice should not be very large, but it still makes people feel cold on their backs. No one knows what kind of curse is contained in this evil altar.

"Yeah." Ashu Rufate replied casually. His eyes stared at a pattern at the corner. It was a very complex pattern, something mixed with multiple symbols.

"We... go out first... how about?" the guard suggested.

"You guys go out first and find that magician." Ashrufate said. "I have learned a little magic too. I will look for it carefully. Maybe there are some hidden clues here."

The guards hesitated for a moment, but they really didn't want to stay in this ghost place. Besides, this is a closed cellar, and there is no other danger besides this altar. If the altar is in danger, then it is not something that a few guards can solve. So they chose to obey the order.

Ashu Rufate continued to stare at the symbol, and after a long time, he moved away. At this time, only he and the guide named James remained in the entire cellar.

"You seem to be familiar with this?" Ashu Rufate asked suddenly.

"His Count." James smiled. "Don't think I've fallen to this point, but I also studied in the church's magic academy back then. Although I didn't become a magician in the end, I also had a certain understanding of these magic knowledge...such as evil gods. When I came in, I discovered that this is just a harmless altar. It will not hurt people, let alone curse."

"Yes, this is just a...a thing to connect magically," said Ash Rufate. His eyes were on the obsidian at the center of the altar. There was a symbol on this obsidian.

"What's this?"

"The Evil God's Emblem." James replied with a smile, his eyes always looking at Ash Rufate. "If I admit it wrong, this is the Emblem of Tsengchi, one of the four evil gods. Legend has it that this Tsengchi is one of the most knowledge and power among the evil gods. If a magician chooses to believe in Tsengchi, then he can get the infinite magic knowledge he dreams of... The church says that Tsengchi uses knowledge to lure mortals into depravity."

"Oh?" Ashu Rufat raised his eyebrows and looked at James.

"Of course this is just a legend, and I don't believe it either. How can knowledge have power? "James changed the subject. "But in the battle with the barbarians, Tsengchi's wizard always gave the priests of the church a headache, which is the truth."
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