Bloodline Modification

Leo nodded.

The man's expression grew complicated. "Lord Wizard, I know exactly why you've come here."

"My life is yours. Please take it."

Leo paused to consider him.

This plump nobleman seemed different from the nobles he had met before.

The Tower of Dawn's Death List named every noble who had taken part in the Centennial Plan, including their ancestors.

The Tower of Dawn would make that list public to the nobles of the Twin Continents.

What followed was a desperate struggle to survive.

Decapitator squads, alliances with wandering wizards, hired knights... None of the nobles wanted to die, so they tried everything they could to stay alive.

As for running away?

The Tower Lord's Prophecy had bound them. They could not escape even if they wanted to.

Leo's face was as unreadable as a statue.

"Aren't you afraid of dying?" he asked.

"Who wouldn't be?" Bell said with a bitter smile. "But even if I want to live, the wizards of the Tower of Dawn won't give me the chance."

"The other nobles have tried everything to survive," Leo said. "Why didn't you form a Decapitator squad to fight us?"

Bell shook his head. "Whether I formed one or not, the outcome would be the same. Otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here before me. If I'm going to die either way, why waste the lives of innocent farmers on my land?"

"You're an odd one," Leo said. "You haven't resisted at all."

"Lord Wizard, please make it quick."

Bell repeated his request.

Leo used his senses to check again and again.

There were no other Decapitators nearby, nor any knights lying in ambush.

He also checked repeatedly with the Prismatic Dragon Scale. Bell truly bore him no ill will.

Leo had to admit that this plump lord named Bell