could never forget that scene when he was looking for corpse puppets in the Ardentia, when he was ambushed by a tall, black-haired swordsman who could sever his connections with his puppets and pinpoint him directly. Just when he thought he was going to die, the figure gave him a talisman with the location of a high human, a ring with mana crystals and gold coins, and four powerful, well-preserved corpses, and imprinted a soul imprint into his soul.
"You !! Who are you? "He had been traumatized by that sword intent, and now that he felt a stronger one, with a sword still sheathed, he couldn't help but exclaim. Austin, on the other hand, was waiting for him to send his puppets so that he could satiate his curiosity. Elryic was now panicking and went all out, sending his six puppets, including the two tall ones who were beside him. If it wasn't for the array surrounding the building, Sword hums could have been heard reverberating through the building.
A while later, the six corpses were lying lifelessly with two tall ones having bloodless cuts all over the heads, hands, and torso, as these were the ones Austin had devoted his sword intent to "studying" them. Elryic was now in a corner of the room, his previous demeanor gone, acting like a cornered mouse, "So, is Alaric finally losing his patience ?" He knew that sending a necromancer meant that he had exhausted all his options, and he was on his last straw. "They have been planning to go deep into the magical beast domain and needed them within the next six months". Elyric spilled everything he knew, but he was not spared, and Austin returned to his mana-abundant dwelling and continued cultivating as he waited for his fated bird to hatch.
As evening came, He went home and met his parents and siblings, waiting for him on the table, with solemn expressions, "We need to move", Marcus spoke, and before the siblings could ask why, Elena interjected, "The Hale family Sword Manor is one of the most powerful organizations in the Kingdom of Ardentia, and they have found our location and they are currently sending people after us. They are after me as I was the princess of the high humans in the current Ardentia kingdom before my family was betrayed and hunted down by all other branch families.