Indistinguishable Truth and Falsehood

The knights who had followed Duke Merck into the Duchy of Titan threw themselves into battle the moment the Duchy of Titan's forces appeared.

The entire process was orderly, displaying their exceptional quality.

Once the battle began, their team of fewer than thirty men held back hundreds, even thousands, of Duchy of Titan soldiers outside the ravine.

Although the terrain played a part, their own strength mattered more.

Inside the ravine, the battle between Stegerna and Feilin was even more intense.

Sword aura swept through, splitting mountains and shattering rocks.

Shadows brushed past, silently annihilating all in their path.

Under Qin Ran's watchful gaze, the two were evenly matched.

However, as time passed, Feilin gradually gained the upper hand.

Not because of strength.

But because of Duke Merck.

"Kelly and I met by chance. Back then, she was even younger than you are now. Of course, I was just a foolish young boy myself..."

"Shut up! Shut up!"

Duke Merck softly recounted secrets unknown to outsiders to his eldest son.

Not even Stegerna's repeated furious roars could interrupt him.

Instead, the enraged Stegerna was repeatedly struck by Feilin.

Veil-like shadows swept across Stegerna's body. His leather armor offered no protection at all and was pierced through with ease.

Tiny wounds appeared one after another, blood seeping from them.

Before long, half of Stegerna's body had been dyed red.

"Something's wrong!"

Watching the scene before him, then the battle between the knights and the Duchy of Titan's forces in the distance, and finally Duke Merck speaking softly, Qin Ran's brow furrowed tightly.

"Why tell him these things now? It's practically meant to distract Stegerna!"

"And why did Feilin choose this place instead of somewhere safer?"

"He clearly knew Stegerna had an unusual connection with the Duchy of Titan!"

"It almost seems