Chapter 131

Strangeness.

There should be quite a few Tarans among these people.

Wasn't Earl Warwick their spiritual leader? And according to his estimation, the Tarans should be doing fairly well in his territory.

They are far better off than the Tarans in other regions.

Zuo Jian seemed to sense something ominous.

The location of the Earl Warwick's mansion was marked on the list. Zuo Jian glanced at the location and then stepped on the gas.

The further you walk towards the mansion, the more...

It's densely populated, but... the flow of people is getting smaller and smaller.

When the gates of the mansion came into view, the surrounding streets were completely deserted.

He opened the car door and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

This weakened body was far less perceptive than the original, but...

Zuo Jian squinted and sniffed carefully.

The air was thick with the smell of blood.

And... it emanated from deep within the mansion.

"It seems we've run into trouble... I hope the Earl is alright."

He raised his hand, clenched his fist slightly, and watched as the chitinous carapace covering his fingers transformed into sharp claws...

That's a bit of a stretch.

"Well..."

Too weak.

He shook his head; however, he had already anticipated this situation.

Zuo Jian picked up the key and walked towards the trunk of the lander.

He had anticipated that the clothes wouldn't be able to mimic the real thing and had prepared spare outfits in advance.

How could we possibly not prepare the necessary weapons?

With a click, the trunk was opened, revealing a cabin piled Zuo Jian with various goods ordered by Earl Warwick. He went forward and found a metal box placed in the corner.

A trunk about the height of a person was pulled out. The silver corner guards on the black trunk's edges gleamed blindingly in the sunlight, so much so that they overshadowed the Victoria military insignia printed in the center of the trunk.

Zuo Jian carried the box on his back, feeling its weight.

"Although I knew it beforehand, actually experiencing it is still unbelievable."

"With the Duke's backing, the gang could even get their hands on military equipment... even if it wasn't the latest model, it was still outrageous enough."

The contents of this box were originally intended for that gang leader to sell on the black market, but now... they'll just go to Zuo Jian for now.

He stepped forward, knocked on the door, and spoke.

"Is anyone home? Earl Warwick's goods have arrived—"

However, after knocking twice, the door creaked open and then slowly opened on its own.

Zuo Jian squinted, looking at the unlocked door, which wasn't even closed.

In an instant, the smell of blood became even stronger.

Moreover... his voice echoed in the empty hall, without any response.

Click.

The lock on the box opened, revealing the shape of the objects inside.

A uniquely shaped knight's lance appeared in his hand.

At the junction of the handguard and the gun body, there is a revolver-like firing and loading mechanism.

Victoria military equipment, standard-issue Breach Spear, using large-caliber explosive ammunition.

At the same time, several blood streaks spread out from his left arm. Under the full force of Zuo Jian's power, the blood streaks became denser and then transformed into a dark red shield beside his hand.

Frankly speaking, in the current situation, the Breach Spear is not the optimal weapon for the solution.

However, this thing was actually prepared in case he encountered some powerful enemy on the road, but who knew it wouldn't be needed on the road... instead, it would come in handy at the Earl Warwick's mansion.

But clearly, he doesn't have that much time to worry about these things now.

With one hand holding the shield and the other gripping the heavy Breach Spear, Zuo Jian recalled the rudimentary indoor combat techniques he had learned from reading military magazines in his spare time. He lowered his pace and peered over the wall to gain a better view.

Nobody's here.

Nobody's here.

Still no one.

Zuo Jian walked further and further away, but still did not see a single person.

But... the smell of blood is getting stronger.

He stopped in his tracks, staring at a tightly closed door in front of him.

The source of the smell... is behind the door.

Without hesitation, Zuo Jian kicked the door open, quickly raised the blood-forged shield and rushed into the room, simultaneously raising his Breach Spear and scanning the surrounding environment.

Nobody... except...

Zuo Jian forward and looked at the corpse sitting in a pool of blood in the corner.

He crouched down and looked at the corpse's face.

He was a middle-aged man, somewhat thin, who looked like Feline.

His eyes were open, as if he were staring at someone before he died...

"The Earl of Warwick."

Zuo Jian was silent for a moment, then said the man's name.

However, it was clear that the other party had been dead for some time.

A revenge killing? Or something else...?

Almost instantly, Zuo Jian deduced several different possibilities.

People like Warwick, the killer could even be an extreme ethnic extremist who is anti- Tarans.

But why have all the servants disappeared from the mansion?

No one even went to deliver the news of Warwick's death?

If they had also died here, the stench of blood wouldn't have been so faint.

Either they all died somewhere else, or... they somehow chose to side with the murderer.

Zuo Jian squinted as he thought, but then bent down and closed Warwick's eyes.

"Phew... it's like this again, I'm always one step too late..."

"... This is?"

Zuo Jian suddenly noticed a photograph that Warwick was holding in the corner.

In the scene, Earl Warwick wears a kind smile, and on his left and right stand two somewhat similar-looking young girls...

Warwick's adopted daughter... Zuo Jian suddenly widened his eyes.

He picked up the photo and looked at the two girls in it.

A rare racial name came to mind.

"No way..."

He muttered to himself.

I do recall information that Earl Warwick had two adopted daughters, but that's all I remember.

But... who would have thought that his adopted daughters... were two Drak?

In an instant, Zuo Jian seemed to realize something.

In the current situation, Drak, the spiritual leader of the Tarans, the Earl... and... the vacant throne...

Zuo Jian quickly stood up.

If he's not mistaken...

The Earl's death may be inextricably linked to his adopted daughter.

"I hope nothing bad happens to his two adopted daughters."

Zuo Jian quickly evacuated the room, quickening his pace as he did so.

He needs to find them as soon as possible... to prevent them from meeting with any misfortune.

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In the dimly lit attic, Loughshinny sat silently, watching her sister, the one who had started it all, leaning against the corner and fiddling with an empty picture frame.

There used to be a group photo inside, but Eblana took it out, and Loughshinny doesn't know where it went.

"Sister... you..."

"Shh, Loughshinny, be quiet."

Eblana held up a finger and spoke softly.

"Don't worry, although something unexpected happened, there won't be any problems. However, you should get some rest."

Before the latter could react, she was knocked unconscious by her older sister's hand.

The former helped his sister up, and then used a rope to tie her up.

Then, Eblana reached out and tore her clothes, then used a small knife to add more wounds, making herself look disheveled.

And then, picking up a blank photo frame, she began to speak.

"Do people always have unwavering faith in what they speculate about...?"

Splash!

Flames clung to the picture frame, then she lifted it and smashed it violently into the attic window!

The glass shattered with a loud crash.

Meanwhile, the person in the Zuo Jian downstairs noticed the commotion in the attic and quickly ran towards it!

Chapter 89, Eblana and Loughshinny

Zuo Jian noticed the commotion above his head.

Is someone upstairs?

And just now... was that the sound of breaking glass?

Tsk, so the other party noticed me first?

Is it the murderer? Or is it something else entirely?

Zuo Jian pondered for a moment, then quickly stepped towards the stairs with his shield raised. Fortunately, the Earl's mansion was only slightly larger in area, and the number of floors wasn't that outrageous.

At the height of three stories, the attic door appeared in front of him almost instantly.

Without hesitation, he raised his left hand, which was made of flesh and blood, and smashed open the half-closed wooden door!

Bang!!!

With a snap, the Breach Spear followed immediately, Zuo Jian warily scanned everything in the room.

... A young girl lay unconscious in a corner, her limbs bound behind her back.