I'll Be Back

This chapter is an extra update in celebration of "Heavenly Sword Dance, Fragrance Drifts"'s ten-thousand-coin reward.

Strictly speaking, Juniper Castle was merely Marquis Bull's vacation estate, utterly incomparable to Bull Fortress in Iron Hoof City. There were not many valuable possessions here.

Those valuables had likely been moved overseas along with Marquis Bull's other son and grandson.

There was not much to be found in the bedroom either. He rummaged through the bedside cabinet, but it contained only miscellaneous junk, no books. Above the bed, however, hung a portrait that appeared to depict Duke Bull's wife, a middle-aged woman. Around her neck was a necklace.

Through the Magic Eye, the pink gemstone set beneath the necklace was actually real.

He easily pried the gemstone out and stored it in his gem space.

After inspecting the room once more and finding no magical items, he hurried out, his voice as calm as ever. "It's all empty. This castle didn't leave behind anything worthwhile!"

"This is only Marquis Bull's refuge. Of course there wouldn't be any wealth here," Yunus said as though it were only natural.

"Come on, let's find the Goat Gathering's magicians!"

Yunus perked up. "Good! Killing a Grand Magician should be more or less enough to compensate for my losses this time!" The merit from killing one Grand Magician would be enough to cover the Gray Knights' battle losses.

The two immediately led their elite Earth Knights in a search of the castle. Whenever they encountered a knight from the Fury Knights, they surrounded him and hacked him down in a frenzy.

The castle reeked of blood. Fresh blood had nearly flooded every floor.

They slaughtered their way from the third floor to the first, yet found no sign of the Goat Gathering magicians. Just as Liszt frowned,