The Earth Fury Family had already been swallowed by the knight corps charging in a frenzy. With Pilov Earthrage no longer presiding over affairs, only his eldest legitimate son, Pifonte Earthrage, remained to keep the castle running.
Compared to Pilov, whose strength rivaled that of a top-tier Domain Knight, Pifonte was at most a consummate Sky Knight.
Yet the two marquises advancing from the Gray Iron Grand Duchy were both consummate Sky Knights. Two against one, Pifonte was utterly defeated. Just like this war led by Liszt, his defeat had been decided from the very beginning. Young and old alike, every last one of them was captured and made a prisoner.
"Hand over the contracts of every elf, offer up the Earth Fury Family's wealth, then, after confessing your crimes, you and your three remaining brothers will take your own lives. Only then will I forgive the Earth Fury Family's sin of attempting to assassinate me." Liszt stood before Pifonte, who was bound in orichalcum shackles, his Bone Dragon Armor imposing and majestic.
Pifonte did not look at his brothers. He merely turned his head to look at his tearful wife and his three sons, aged ten, eight, and four.
Then he looked at Liszt with grief and indignation. "I am a noble of the Eagle Kingdom. My father and brothers assassinated you, but that did not betray the chivalric code!"
"The winner becomes king and the loser a bandit. Are you really going to play word games with me?"
Hearing this, Pifonte finally slumped. "I understand. On behalf of the Earth Fury Family, I am willing to confess our crimes to His Majesty King Liszt, and I am willing to hand over the family's elves and wealth... Before I take my own life, may I see my father one