Rise of the Dark Witch

Under everyone's gaze.

Luke looked sad.

His hands were gripping the sword of his father, Baron Horn, so hard that his knuckles were turning white.

His eyes flickered over everyone present.

After looking at the expressions of everyone present, Luke spoke.

The tone was so heavy and yet so determined.

"The Wolf King's crusade failed."

The crowd suddenly burst into uproar.

Luke ignored the noisy crowd and continued to speak:

"Father, Bob Knight, Sean Knight, Eddie Knight, Dalton Knight..."

As Luke kept chanting one name after another, everyone present fell silent.

Because they understand what it means.

When Luke finished reading the names of the sixty-eight people, "They were all dead and buried in the battle with the Wolf King. If not..."

Luke held out his right hand, palm open and facing up.

When everyone was confused and wondering what Luke was doing.

boom!

A small white flame full of life ignited in Luke's palm.

This cluster of flames is so weak, its temperature is only comparable to the morning sun, but it gives people a warm feeling that can cleanse the soul and body.

"What!"

"Does this mean..."

"Could it be..."

No one present was a country boy, and everyone knew what the white flame in Luke's palm meant.

Luke clenched his right hand, and the white flame went out.

"If I hadn't awakened my bloodline and stepped into the realm of a great knight when I was desperate, none of our group would have come back alive!"

Although he had clearly reached the realm of great knight that countless knights dreamed of, Luke's tone was full of regret and sadness.

Probably because he regretted not being able to rescue more people, and regretting not breaking through to the realm of the Great Knight earlier.

And feel sad for those who died in the belly of the wolf.

However, after learning that Luke had become the Grand Knight, many people present suddenly changed their minds.

When they just learned that Baron Horn and others were all killed in battle, many people felt alienated.

Even if the wolf plague is finally defeated, the power of Silla Town will decline to its lowest point in history, and the Baron Okomen family will become extremely weak.

In this case, can it stop the invasion of other surrounding families?

Why not betray the Okomen family, leave Silla Town, and go to another town to join other families?

But after seeing the white flame in Luke's palm and knowing that Luke had stepped into the realm of a great knight, all the dissatisfaction disappeared.

Although there is only one word difference between knight and great knight, in fact, they are very different.

The Great Knight is not only able to awaken his bloodline, but his physical strength exceeds the limits of the human body.

More importantly, the Great Knight can stimulate vitality and use it to fight!

When stimulating vitality and using knight martial arts, the power can even increase several times in an instant!

A big knight can deal with the siege of three high-level knights, while the junior knights can fight ten without any problem.

Although many combat forces such as Baron Horn are missing, as long as Luke, the great knight, is here, the strength of the Baron Okomen family has become stronger than before.

Luke saw the subtle changes in everyone's expressions before and after they learned that Luke had become the Grand Knight.

"Next, the Wolf King will lead the wolves to attack our Silla Town. Are you willing to work with me to resist the wolf disaster and protect Silla Town?" Luke asked.

"We will follow Lord Luke to the death!"

"Silla Town is our home, and we must protect Silla Town even if we risk our lives!"

"Lord Baron Luke, please give us your orders wherever we are needed!"

All expressed their loyalty to the new baron and to the Grand Knight Luke.

Luke's expression didn't change at all.

After he nodded slightly, he raised his right hand and pressed it down gently.

Everyone immediately rushed to the scene and an invisible pressure enveloped them. The people who were loudly swearing allegiance one second immediately became extremely quiet the next second.

"Knight Giroud."

Luke's eyes fell on a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to himself.

This man is Baron Horn's younger brother and Luke's second uncle. During the absence of Baron Horn and others, he temporarily manages Silla Town as an acting baron.

Hearing Luke call his name, Knight Giroud quickly walked out of the crowd and knelt on one knee in front of Luke.

"Girou is waiting for the Baron's instructions!" Knight Giroud lowered his head and said every word.

"Um."

After Luke nodded, he took out a small box from his side.

He opened the box and saw a seal wrapped in the finest silk.

Seal of the Baron!

Almost everyone present looked at the baron seal with burning eyes.

If I could gain territory and become a baron in this life, would I die without regrets?

Luke picked up the baron's seal and looked at the three words Okomen engraved on the seal.

In the surprised eyes of everyone, he threw the seal high.

The next moment.

Clang!

The crisp sound of drawing a sword sounded.

A ray of cold light struck at the baron's seal in mid-air.

"don't want!"

"stop!"

People screamed.

Knight Giroud even rushed towards the Baron Seal, intending to protect the Baron Seal with his own body.

However, everyone took a step slower.

Luke struck the baron's seal with his sword, leaving a deep sword mark on the baron's seal.

"You, you..." Knight Giroud held the baron's seal in both hands and glared at Luke, "Do you know what you did? The baron's seal is something more precious than the baron's life!"

The baronage of the Okomen family was conferred by Count Naranja in Carter City, the ruler of the Silian Province.

Every three years, he takes the baron's seal with him and goes to Count Naranja's mansion in Carter City to attend a meeting of nobles.

This is the most important meeting for all nobles in the entire province of Silian.

If you fail to successfully participate, your territory will be reduced at best, or your title will be deprived at worst.

And damaging the title seal is a serious crime!

It would be fine if something went wrong accidentally, but if he drew his sword and chopped it in full view of the public?

One hundred percent will be deprived of the title!

Why would Luke do such a stupid thing?

If you don’t want to be a baron, can you abdicate in favor of someone worthy of your title?

There are still many people in the Okomen family who want to sit on the baronetcy.

Everyone didn't understand and thought Luke had gone crazy.

Even Luke's mother, Lady Sydney, turned pale when she saw the sword marks on the baron's seal.

Only Roya could understand Luke's actions.

Faced with Knight Giroud's accusation, Luke was neither angry nor explained.

"Choose ten elite guards and take this seal and my letter to Carter City to ask for help from Count Naranja." Luke said solemnly.

"What!"

Knight Giroud's hands holding the baron's seal shook suddenly.

Slashing the title seal with a sword and calling for help while carrying the sword mark on the title seal is the highest level way to ask for help!

This is an extreme method of asking for help that can only be used when facing a crisis that may threaten the entire Silian Province.

Could it be that this wolf plague is actually powerful enough to threaten the Silian Province?

Count Naranja must take action personally to solve it?

If you make a slight mistake, you will be deprived of your title or even lose your whole family's head!

"Does it really need to go to this point?" Knight Giroud asked, staring into Luke's eyes.

"It's more serious than you think," Luke responded.

"……I see."

Giroud took a deep breath, stood up, and quickly left the hall with his title seal.

After a while, the sound of distant horse hooves was heard from outside the castle.