The Enemy: Patterson (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

"Young Master Linley, Young Master Yale, Young Master George, Young Master Reynolds."

At the entrance of the Ernst Magic Institute, Hiri stood before a carriage, greeting the four of them.

"Grandpa Hiri, sorry to trouble you." Linley nodded slightly. "Just take us to Bishui Heaven as usual."

"Very well, Young Master Linley." Hiri nodded slightly, then continued, "Lord Hogg said that you must return home tonight, Young Master Linley."

Hiri's words made Linley pause for a moment. "Did Father say what it was about?"

"Lord Hogg did not say explicitly." Hiri shook his head slightly. "He only said that there is finally a result regarding the matter you have been most concerned about."

"The matter I am most concerned about?"

Linley was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized what it meant.

At the Ernst Magic Institute, besides his cultivation, the main thing Linley had been focusing on was investigating the murder of his mother.

If there was one thing Linley cared about most right now, it was naturally tracking down the killer with the Red Spider mark.

In other words, had his father found the culprit from back then?

Thinking of this, Linley's breathing became somewhat rapid.

"Third brother, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Linley's mood was off, Yale spoke up quickly, while George and Reynolds also looked at Linley with confusion.

"It's nothing." Linley smiled slightly. "It's just a matter between my father and me. Let's go!"

Seeing Linley say this, the three of them did not press for more details.

However, once they arrived in Fenlai City, the three noticed that Linley seemed absent-minded for the entire day.

By evening, Linley hurriedly bid farewell to the three of them and returned to the residence on Greenleaf Road.

"Father!" Linley arrived at Hogg's small courtyard, unable to contain his impatience. "Father, you had Grandpa Hiri tell me that there is a result regarding the matter I care about most?"

"That's right!" Hogg's face was flushed, and he nodded forcefully. "I saw that person again yesterday."

Hogg's words caused Linley's breathing to stall for a moment.

The next instant, Linley waved his hand, and a gust of Wind Element perception instantly spread outward.

At the same time, Linley communicated with Doehring, "Grandpa Doehring, are there any Saint-level powerhouses nearby?"

Doehring also knew about Linley's mother, so he quickly sensed the surroundings. "No, you can rest assured!"

"Father, you can speak now." Linley let out a sigh of relief. "There is no one monitoring us."

"Patterson. I was invited to attend a banquet at Patterson's residence last night." Hogg's tone became exceptionally heavy. "One of the guards under Patterson had a Red Spider mark on his wrist, exactly the same as the one I saw back then."

"Patterson?" Linley's tone was icy. "Father, I will go and capture Patterson tonight."

"Linley, you must not act recklessly." Hogg's expression changed slightly. "There are quite a few Saint-level powerhouses from the Holy See within Fenlai City. If we are discovered, we might not be able to escape. We must plan this carefully."

Hogg had already seen the future achievements of his son.

He, who had once been impulsive, had instead begun to advise Linley.

But Linley just smiled slightly.

"Sss-sss~~"

The next moment, Linley began his Dragon Transformation.

Before Hogg's bewildered gaze, Linley transformed into a two-meter-tall Dragonblood Warrior.

The next instant, Linley's figure floated into the air right before Hogg's eyes.

"Father, this is not the Wind Element floating spell or flight spell, and I am not using my wings to fly."

Linley's voice sounded somewhat hoarse after the transformation.

Yet, to Hogg, this voice sounded better than celestial music.

No magic, no wings.

There was only one possibility: Saint-level.

Only a Saint-level powerhouse could fly freely.

In other words, his son was already a Saint-level powerhouse.

A nine-year-old Saint-level.

"Linley." Hogg tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart. "When did you reach the ninth rank?"

"I was already at the Saint-level when I returned from the Magical Beast Mountain Range." Linley ended his transformation and then explained, "Tonight, I will go to Patterson's residence alone and bring him back. Father, you wait for me at home."

Hearing Linley's words, Hogg nodded heavily, his eyes slightly moist.

Lina, do you see this? I can avenge you very soon.

And it is our son, Linley, who is helping me.

Our son is truly amazing; he is already a Saint-level powerhouse.

In the future, Wharton would also be a Saint-level powerhouse.

Even I will become a Saint-level powerhouse.

For a moment, Hogg was lost in a whirlwind of thoughts.

Late at night, a black shadow flew out from the Baruch Mansion on Greenleaf Road.

However, shielded by the cover of night, no one noticed.

"Grandpa Doehring." After his Dragon Transformation, Linley hovered high in the sky. "Could you please help me keep watch? Is there any Saint-level presence sensing the surroundings?"

"Rest assured, Linley." Doehring's voice echoed in Linley's mind. "The West City always has a Saint-level guarding it, but here in the East City, there is only one Saint-level inside the church, and they rarely patrol."

Having received Doehring's affirmative answer, Linley accelerated toward Patterson's mansion.

Arriving above Patterson's mansion, Linley took out a detector from his interspatial ring.

"Patterson is a level-seven warrior, and his captain of the guard is a level-eight warrior."

Linley looked at the information on the detector, continuously scanning the area.

"This zone has a signal for a level-eight lifeform, surrounded by ten level-seven warrior guards, and in the central position is a level-seven warrior; that should be Patterson."

Very quickly, Linley pinpointed one of the areas.

But Linley did not act immediately; he continued to search for the reaction of a level-six lifeform.

There were quite a few level-six warriors within Patterson's mansion, so Linley had to check them one by one.

Fortunately, Linley was flying in the air and was a Saint-level warrior, so neither the patrol squads nor the servants below discovered him.

After spending over an hour, Linley found the level-six warrior with the red mark in a woodshed.

When Linley found him, this guy was in the middle of an affair with a maid.

Linley knocked the maid unconscious, then carried the warrior up into the high sky.

Linley slapped the man awake and then spoke: "Five years ago, you captured a woman who had just given birth. Was it Patterson who ordered you to do it?"

Although Linley felt that no one other than Patterson could command Patterson's guard unit, he still decided to ask for clarity.

"Ah~"

Aide opened his eyes and saw a golden demon, letting out a scream.

But after just one scream, the cold, sharp sensation at his throat made Aide shut his mouth instantly.

Linley withdrew his left hand and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Answer my question!"

"Patterson, it was Duke Patterson." Aide spoke hurriedly. "Duke Patterson often gives us lists and tells us to go capture women."

Aide did not hesitate in the slightest to betray Patterson.

After all, for so many years, he had only ever gone to capture strange women when he received orders from Patterson.

"It really was you, Patterson!" A cold glint flashed in Linley's eyes as he casually snapped the man's neck. "Since that's the case, there is no need for you to live."

The next moment, Linley carried the corpse and arrived above the area where Patterson was located.

Below was a massive hall, with guards scattered all around it.

"One level-eight warrior, ten level-seven warriors." A murderous intent flashed in Linley's eyes, and he had already made his decision. "I'll take out these guards first, then capture Patterson."