"I... I’ve heard all about it, Brother Axel," said Diego in disbelief. "Is it true that a carriage broke through the gate and barged into the mansion? Just an ordinary carriage?"
"I can hardly believe it either," Axel shook his head and added, "But since both of us have received the message, and with all the noise outside, it seems to be true."
Both brothers immediately looked towards the window beside the corridor and out into the yard, where they could see fully armored knights rushing toward the mansion.
The knights gathered and formed a formation, storming into the mansion as though they were facing a formidable enemy, ready to enter a battlefield. This told the two brothers that something shocking indeed had happened here.
"Let’s go and have a look."
The two brothers immediately charged down the stairs, sprinting all the way until they reached the grand hall on the first floor of the mansion.
In this vast hall, numerous knights had already arrived in groups, forming a circle and surrounding the intruders.
"It really is a carriage..."
Diego stared at the besieged intruder, his eyes wide with shock.
Axel also glanced sharply at the carriage but could not find any traces of magical artifacts or ancient secret treasures on it.
It seemed the knights had already taken action against the carriage, with countless arrows scattered around it.
Yet the carriage remained unscathed, without a single arrow piercing it, and the area within a dozen meters around it was cleared, with not a single knight able to get close.
The reason was simple.
There was a hazy protective shield surrounding the carriage, stubbornly keeping the knights out.
There were also chaotic air currents swirling around the carriage, deflecting all incoming arrows.
Axel narrowed his eyes.
If the ladies of [Cang Qiong Rose] were here, they would recognize that these were the two magic spells once used by Reiger.
The defensive magic spell that refuses life to approach – [Refusal of Life Cocoon].
The interference magic spell that resists attacks from flying projectiles like arrows – [Arrow-blocking Wall].
These effects of the two spells prevented the knights on the scene from approaching the carriage, and the archers’ shots could not touch it.
Thus, the carriage could stand so boldly there, right in the grand hall on the first floor of the Meipros family’s ancestral home, with the shattered gate behind it, its presence outrageously unapologetic.
Diego felt aggrieved, his face showing a cold hue.
Not just Diego, even Axel was filled with displeasure.
This was the home of Marquis Meipros. For someone to drive a carriage directly in and park so boldly, completely disregarding this place and all its knights—it was a posture that could anger any member of the Meipros family.
Right away, the two brothers prepared to rush over.
But, the next second, a voice stopped them.
With that, a heroically armored knight approached with several subordinates.
Axel and Diego called out at once.
This man was the eldest son of the Meipros family, the first son of Revin—Kazi Meipros.
The so-called Border Guardian Sword Saint, Marquis Revin Meipros, had six children, four boys and two girls.
The first three children were Kazi, the eldest son, Axel, the second son, and Diego, the third son.
The fourth child, Averlin Meipros, 21 years old, was already married and no longer at home.
The fifth son, Quixius Meipros, 19 years old, was currently thrown by Revin into the Neutral Zone for military drills and training and was also not at home.
The youngest daughter, Flandre Meipros, being 16 years old and gifted with exceptional magical affinity and immense Magic Power, was sent to the royal capital to attend Splire Academy at the beginning of the year.
Therefore, only the three brothers, Kazi, Axel, and Diego, were at home in the Meipros household. Among them, Kazi, the eldest at 28 years old, was the leader, responsible for all the various affairs of the household.
Among the three, Kazi was also the most powerful, educated by Revin from a young age, and often dueling with the house steward Nuo Bang. He was now among the foremost of the senior swordsmen.
Many believed that it would be Kazi who would one day take over from Revin. He was the only one in the Meipros family considered to have the potential to become a Sword Saint in the future. Even Albert Bolei, the captain of the first division of the royal knight’s regiment in the royal capital and known as the strongest after the Sword Saint, had praised his abilities. Saint Nidor Kedalion from the Codelion Family also saw him as a formidable opponent, which made everyone in the Meipros family, from top to bottom, hold him in the highest esteem and trust unreservedly.
Axel and Diego also admired their big brother greatly, considering him a trustworthy sibling.
Therefore, when Kazi made an appearance and spoke to stop them, the two brothers, almost without thinking, went to Kazi’s side immediately.
"Big brother," Axel asked Kazi in a low voice, "did you notice something?"
Diego also looked expectantly at Kazi.
But Kazi did not look at the two; instead, he kept his eyes on the carriage, speaking with a grave tone, "Haven’t you noticed the crest on that carriage?"