“ What are you doing here?” Arthur shouted the moment he saw Agnes enter Alec’s backyard, where they normally practice.
He was caught off guard, as he was still in the middle of spar with Brandon, as he question Agnes, she was left in shock as she witness the last blow he delivered to Brandon.
Having seen Brandon fight before, she assumed he would be stronger than Arthur since only Brandon had went on stage that day.
And the fact that Arthur was known for his unserious attitude helped resolved her thoughts , but now she witnessed him clash head to head with someone she had believed she could not defeat.
This shattered her current understanding of them.
She stammered, unsure of where to start after everything that had happened at the Banquet.
She had come to the realization that Alec was a monster and she wanted to learn from him to become strong.
“We are here to apologize and inform you of some serious news, Where is Alec?” Knight quietly emerged from the shadows, only to quickly dodge as Brandon’s large sword embedded it self in the tree he had just stepped out from.
“Can you please stop randomly throwing your sword at people?” Knight screamed, afraid that if he had been a little slower, the sword would have seriously injured him with just a mere touch.
“And you stop entering people’s houses like a ghost or I might mistake you for an intruder, Use the door like a normal person, because I promise you, I won’t miss next time.”
Brandon’s expression remained nonchalant, making it difficult for Knight to determine if he was serious or just joking around.
“This... fucker,” Knight’s brow twitched.
“Where is Alec?” Agnes finally gathered the courage to ask.
“Well, if you must know, that bastard has been sleeping since he came back,” Arthur pointed to the roof where Agnes and Knight saw Alec sleeping.
The snort coming from his nose had become a small balloon, adding to the peaceful illusion.
“He snores so beautifully and peacefully that you might think he’s an angel, But the moment he wakes up, the whole place becomes a landmine,” Arthur complained, shaking his head.”
“What’s a landmine?” Agnes asked, confused.
“Oh, it’s a new word I learned from Alec,” Arthur smirked.
“Let’s wake him up,” Knight suggested, and Arthur trembled at the foolish suggestion.
“Do you want to die?, Why would you want to wake Alec up?” Arthur questioned.
“Just watch how I wake him up,” Knight replied as he disappeared into the shadows.
“No! Stop that fool!”
Both Arthur and Brandon jumped towards Alec’s location to stop Knight, but they couldn’t match the speed of shadow travel as It was like a slower version of teleportation.
Agnes was surprised by Arthur and Brandon’s drastic behaviour, She didn’t believe that Alec would harm them for disturbing his sleep, considering they had important information.
But she was wrong. It wasn’t Alec they were worried about as he was not the one who would do the beating .
When Knight emerged from Alec’s shadows, he felt a chilling presence behind him.
He turned around to see blood-red eyes inside a T-shaped helmet, and With a single swipe of Legion’s spear, Knight was flung off the roof before he could even touch Alec or identify his attacker.
Both Arthur and Brandon tried to turn and run, but Legion only smiled coldly as he launched two fast spear attacks.
As spear-shaped qi struck them in the buttocks, sending them flying off the roof just like Knight.
“You bastard! How dare you incite that fool?!” Brandon yelled, still in pain from the spear’s piercing strike.
“Let’s just thank the gods it wasn’t Titan. Otherwise, we would be bleeding right now. That bastard’s mace always draws blood whenever he wields it. I don’t understand why a golem has better weapons than us,” Arthur complained.
“What just happened?” Knight asked, still shivering from the icy aura he had just felt.
“Well, you just met one of Alec’s bodyguards, Legion, whom you know, The second one is Titan, but he seems to be guarding another location.”
“And that’s why we don’t wake Alec up. Those two monsters won’t forgive anyone who goes near their master, Their intelligence gives me a headache, though,” Arthur explained, still rubbing his sore butt.
“Yawn! What’s happening here?, Can’t a man sleep in peace?” Alec said, yawning as he woke up from his slumber.
“Hey, why does Legion always behave like it doesn’t recognize us and attack us whenever you’re asleep?” Arthur questioned. Alec looked clueless before turning to Legion for confirmation.
“Ma...ster, they were suspicious. And I had to take care of them,” Legion said, its red eyes flickering as it explained.
“Well, do well to remember those two, They’re family,” Alec said, pointing at Arthur and Brandon before jumping down from the roof.
But even Arthur and Brandon didn’t believe that big liar, Legion, It was clear that he had struck them on purpose.
After all, if an intruder had come, they would attack to kill. Legion was just using them for his own amusement.
“What do we have here?, Big boss Agnes came to check on me. What did I do to deserve this visit?” Alec questioned.
“We came to inform you that the family has decided to send the newly awakened and some old veterans to join the city guards to defend against the upcoming blood moon,” Agnes said.
“What?!” Arthur exclaimed in surprise, unable to believe what he was hearing.
“It is said to be a Mid Tier horde that will be attacking this time, with a high number of Low rank creatures . This means it will mainly be a fight between mages from Tier 1 to Tier 3,” Agnes explained.
“Even the old monsters who have reached Rank 7 in the mage realm won’t be able to compete in this blood moon, as the blood moon restriction surrounding the area will restrict their powers if they ever attack,” Agnes clarified.
“Wow, you seem to know a lot about the blood moon!” Alec said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
“Boss, you do know you don’t have a beard, right? Which makes what you’re doing really weird,” Arthur interjected from the side.
“Do you want to die?!” Alec exclaimed in annoyance.
As Arthur had just ruined his attempt to act cool. Legion, sensing his master’s anger, aimed its spear at Arthur.
“Stand down, that’s not necessary,” Alec commanded, and Legion reluctantly dropped its spear.
“Wow, most golem masters I know communicate with their golems using their minds. You’re one of the few who talks to them orally,” Knight commented.
“Well, my ways are unique!” Alec replied smugly.