Chapter 540 - 296: Pure Love Warrior 2

What he found most unbelievable was that he had somehow developed a strange sense of dread for the Dragon Knight before him?

’Mental Deterrence? But he was a Silver Tier Contract Knight! No matter how powerful the Dragon Knight was, he was only Bronze Tier! The suppression from the difference in Tiers couldn’t possibly be overcome by so-called Mental Deterrence!’

Baron used his Spiritual Power to draw the sword from his body. He touched the Lucky Goddess Necklace at his waist. ’If I were some kind of perverted novelist, I’d probably be fantasizing about French kissing the Goddess of Fortune right about now.’

He had bet right again.

’Who would have thought Knight Commander Anthony was actually a rare Pure Love Warrior.’

"You enjoy drinking my blood, don’t you, Elder Pence...?"

As the Dragon Knight spoke, he brought his still-bleeding wrist to Elder Pence’s lips, watching as all the blood flowed into the elder’s mouth.

"Then let me give you a final taste of this delicacy before you die."

He then slowly angled his blade and stabbed into the joints of Elder Pence’s arms, preventing him from making any other moves.

Then, under the shocked and uncertain gazes of everyone outside the Domain, the Dragon Flame ignited once more.

"What did you do to me, Baron Constantin!? Was it that photograph!?"

Elder Pence tried to mobilize his Spiritual Power and Authority, only to find he couldn’t move at all, as if his body had been forcibly taken over by another will.

In the Dragon Knight’s Golden Eye, he saw his own current face—the face that belonged to that famous Knight Commander.

Anthony’s soul, which he had believed to be utterly devoured, was now resurfacing.

He pushed Anthony’s soul back down, but the tyrannical will inside his body did not dissipate.

’Was it some kind of Third Generation Species’ Dragon Soul? Or was it a remnant of Anthony’s spirit?’

Elder Pence didn’t know, nor could he be sure.

’Or perhaps... was this Lankao’s doing?’

But that will couldn’t be said to belong to any particular Dragon or person. More accurately, it didn’t feel like it came from the Dragon Souls he had fused with over the years. This will felt... external. His gaze fell upon the Dragon Knight before him.

"Baron Constantin, what have you done to me!!!" Elder Pence growled.

"Sorry, I have no obligation to inform you," Baron said, making an inside joke only he understood.

That lame line made his somewhat chaotic heart feel a little better.

"You cannot pass Judgement on me... Your attack can’t cause a second instance of damage to me, and without my permission, you can’t leave this Domain!" Elder Pence said. "I am Silver, and you are just a puny Bronze!"

"Look at those people outside the Domain... Do you really think they care about your innocence?" Elder Pence transmitted via Spiritual Power. "No one in this world cares about your innocence! They only care about what you can give them!"

"You think they’ll pass Judgement on me? They won’t! Because I hold the secret to letting those damned Old Blood Elders reverse their aging! Until they get these secrets from me, they won’t kill me, even if I reveal my identity as a Cultist of the Dragon Eater Association!

They might use some excuse to imprison me, or maybe use this opportunity to pressure the Hestia Family... But it’s all useless.

I am Silver, and a one-of-a-kind Silver Golden Lion Knight at that! I possess the secret to reversing aging, the arcane knowledge that can let those old fossils who are just like me, or even more decrepit, regain and even obtain more power!

Do you think those people would be willing to let me be killed by you, a Dragon Knight who has been branded a ’Lawbreaker’?"

"Wake up, Baron Constantin! You’ve spent too much time on the Outer Side with those despicable Bloodless. So long that you’ve forgotten why the Inner Side exists, and even forgotten that Order, Forgetfulness, and Desire are the fundamental Laws upon which this world is built."

Elder Pence said, "Baron Constantin, I must admit you are truly outstanding, but you don’t understand the Old Blood of the Inner Side nearly as well as I do."

"You think you can change the world all by yourself? Dream on! As long as the London Tower still stands, nothing will ever change! Nothing at all!

This is a world built by the Traitor, so it’s only natural that it’s filled with self-interest and betrayal!"

"Just like Westminster Bank... The only reason they’re willing to stand up for you now is because they see the value in your current status as a Dragon Knight! Otherwise, why didn’t you see them sticking their necks out for you back when you were hiding all over the Inner Side!"

Elder Pence said, "Baron Constantin, you should understand this... Come, join us, and I will grant you the truth... As for the Prole Court’s Judgement, I can make them clear your name...

You can return to the Inner Side, bring your sister and cousin in... Killing me will do you no good. Believe me, Westminster Bank would never be willing to oppose all the Old Blood of the Inner Side for your sake."

Elder Pence looked at the young man before him, whose eyes seemed to be growing hazy. Sensing that he was beginning to waver, he said in a soft, warm voice:

"Didn’t Lancelot’s Family break off their engagement to you? I can have Jill break off her engagement to them in return... If you’re willing, I can introduce you to the most beautiful women from the Old Blood Clans of the Inner Side.

Sona from the Walter Family... Elizabeth from the Van Helsing Family... Whatever girl you desire, the Hestia Family can make the introductions for you!

Do you want to return to the Constantine Clan? The Hestia Family can help you become the Patriarch of the Constantine Family again! I can swear to all of this on the Knight Law!"

Elder Pence was almost certain he had succeeded, because the young man’s body had begun to tremble.

"But I care!" the Dragon Knight suddenly said.

Elder Pence was stunned.

The Dragon Knight used his Dragon Spear to pierce through two phantoms that the elder had secretly summoned with his remaining Spiritual Power.

"Because they’re passing Judgement on me, not you," Baron murmured, pulling out the blade. Blood sprayed out, spattering them both like red ink.

The people outside the Domain were completely bewildered. They had no idea what had just happened, or how the Dragon Knight, who had been pinned to the ground just moments before, had managed to turn the tables just by getting to his feet.

And why had the Silver Tier Elder Pence been frozen in place, unmoving like a newly carved statue, this whole time?

But they understood one thing from the look in the Dragon Knight’s eyes—he was really going to kill Elder Pence.

"Baron Constantin! Stop!"

A high-ranking member of the Law Enforcement Organization immediately shouted for him to stop!

"Don’t let him kill Elder Pence!" an elder of an Old Blood Clan shouted. "The matter of Judgement must be handled by the Prole Court!"

The head of Lancelot’s Family made his move. He summoned his own Domain, a black Domain that countered and neutralized Elder Pence’s Golden Grassland.

Under his command, the Lion-eyed Knights passed through his Domain to "apprehend" the Dragon Knight and Elder Pence!

Catching sight of the Knights rushing in through the Domain from the corner of his eye, Elder Pence said to Baron:

"See? I told you. I won’t die. No one can pass Judgement on me. I am Silver..."

Elder Pence’s eyes suddenly widened. His chest had been torn open by Baron’s Dragon Claw—this, too, was an attack he had never suffered before.

The wound wasn’t very deep. A Silver Knight’s physical body, enhanced by the Knight Law, had already reached a terrifying state. Moreover, the creature Anthony had formed a contract with was a Golden Lion, one of the most outstanding of all mythological beasts, so the durability of his body went without saying.

Therefore, even Baron Constantin, a Dragon Knight, couldn’t inflict effective damage on him without the aid of Alchemy Weapons—and the Golden Dragon Spear was already unable to harm him a second time.