The family was just scared, which was a relief.
"What about Lady Baroness Crowley?" Rein asked again, knowing that the beautiful lady had been staying at his mansion these past few days, as she was nominally the housekeeper of his estate.
"The lady was not harmed. During the attack, she was in the wine cellar."
Rein nodded, relieved!
However, Rein quickly dressed in his newly acquired water steel suit and hurried to his mansion.
Along the way, Rein intermittently asked the mansion's guards.
"Who were the attackers?"
"This... we are not clear, it seems it was a ferocious wild beast?" the messenger guard hesitated before replying.
This made Rein quite surprised.
Because even if it was a ferocious beast, the chances of it running into a human city, let alone attacking a noble estate district just for food, were slim.
"Were there other attacks in the noble district?"
"There were, but none as severe as ours," the guard thought for a moment, then reported.
"I see..." Rein, thoughtful, did not speak again.
Soon, he arrived near his mansion, only to see familiar teams of Night Watchmen in black leather armor, along with many City Guards running back and forth, starting to enforce a curfew.
Clearly, after the attack, the entire County Town's defensive power had been mobilized.
"What's the situation now?" Rein stopped a man dressed as a captain of the Night Watchmen and asked.
The man was about to get angry, but when he looked up and recognized Rein, he instantly shivered, recognizing the 'Iron Hammer Baron'!
The Night Watchman captain immediately wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said,
"Lord Baron Rein, several noble mansions have been attacked by a monster. Witnesses only saw a transparent shadow flash by, then it was either death or injury, but one thing we are sure about is that the attacker used its claws."
"The attacker was fast, right?"
"Why did it run away then?"
"Because we fired a signal flare. After seeing the signal flare, it broke through our encirclement and ran in that direction," the Night Watchman captain pointed in the direction of the city wall.
"Good, thank you! I was once a Night Watchman too. If you encounter that monster while patrolling, run towards my mansion." Rein patted the man's shoulder, saying.
"Thank you, Lord Baron!" The Night Watchman captain, excited by Rein's words, bowed respectfully.
After a brief inquiry, Rein immediately returned inside the mansion.
Seeing Rein return, his sister Bo He rushed into her brother's arms, crying, "Brother, Cookie is almost gone!"
Rein frowned abruptly, quickly went to the villa door, and found that the greyhound Cookie had four deep, bone-visible claw marks on its back, which were severely injured and now utterly immobilized.
Seeing Rein arrive, Cookie looked at Rein and cried out a few "whimpers."
"Don't be afraid! I will heal you." Rein stepped forward and gently stroked the greyhound Cookie's head, comforting it.
At that moment, his mother Emma, father old Rein, and the beautiful lady also came out of the villa.
"Father, Mother, rest assured, I am here," Rein reassured them.
He then turned to the beautiful lady and said, "You call Jenny, and stay here tonight. It's safer with me around."
"Also, give enough compensation to the families of the guards who died in service, so their families can have peace of mind. If their families are in trouble, arrange what you can," he continued.
"Yes, Baron Lord," the beautiful lady nodded and immediately sent someone to fetch Jenny.
Inside an inconspicuous civilian house.
Hearing his subordinates report on Dennis, General Parix's brow involuntary knitted, showing a hint of surprise, he said:
"Are you sure you saw correctly? Has the strength really increased that much?"
"Reporting to the general, sir, we two can guarantee, we absolutely did not see wrongly!" two burly men confidently reported.
General Parix glanced at the two men and nodded.
One of the reasons he suddenly launched an attack was that he received news from inside County Town that Count Habbs was not in town, which meant he only needed to defend against the monsoon and the Sea Goddess Church's powerhouses.
The second reason was that he happened to encounter Dennis, a prime candidate for the mutation drug 'material'. Unexpectedly, this 'material' has now surprised him again.
Seemingly reminiscing, he mumbled to himself:
"According to the physician who sent the potion, under normal circumstances, a near-knight consuming it would boost their combat power to the level of a seasoned knight or slightly higher."
"But in his case, the boost has almost surpassed a Peak Knight, which is exceedingly rare."
"In that case... Dennis's body is quite valuable, and it would likely interest the Eagle Federation."
"Hmm, need to retrieve it quickly and then immediately freeze it, otherwise, it will affect the analysis..."
"Looks like I need to make a trip."
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After arranging things in the mansion, Rein checked the bodies of the guards.
At that moment, Viscount Hamadi, the county's security officer, arrived.
However, just as he got there, a Messenger came and reported to him.
And hearing the report, Viscount Hamadi could not help but change his expression.