The sudden appearance of the Goathead Cultists' Patriarch's words was like a spark falling into boiling oil. With a boom, they ignited the fury in the hearts of all the Goathead Cultists. They had already fallen into unease and agitation because Akentu's descent had failed. After hearing the Patriarch's words, furious shrieks immediately rang out through the hall:
"Heretics have infiltrated Hadlan?"
"Kill them!"
"They're the culprits who angered Lord Akentu!"
The Patriarch was extremely pleased by everyone's reaction. He took out a gray cloak and said, "Heretics have invaded Lord Akentu's domain and defiled the sacred blood of dusk. I order you to capture those heretics."
After speaking, he swept his gaze across the hall, coincidentally meeting Brando's eyes beneath his hood. Brando's heart tightened, and he immediately thought that he had been exposed. He found it extremely strange. How had these people noticed the relationship between Fang Qi and him?
But the truth moved faster than his thoughts. The instant the other party looked at him, he had already swept aside his robe, revealing the dark-gold blade beneath it—the blade of the Sacred Sword Odephys.
The Patriarch's eyes widened as he watched Brando suddenly draw a sharp sword from beneath his robe. He had only glanced in this direction casually. The way that cultist drew his sword clearly belonged to an experienced fighter. Judging from his movements, he obviously was not responding to Lord Akentu's summons, either.
There's an intruder!
The alarm bells rang loudly in the Patriarch's heart. He had just been about to speak when a childish voice suddenly rang out in the hall: "The heretic is over there!"
There was a crisp bang. Fang Qi watched in astonishment as a jar traced a parabola through the air and landed by his feet, shattering into pieces.