Chapter 68 - 66: An Inside Job, A Sudden Windfall

Chapter 68: Chapter 66: An Inside Job, A Sudden Windfall

Roy’s guess was spot on.

As a hopeless gambler, Sir Adam’s willpower wasn’t particularly strong.

After only two or three minutes, Sir Adam spilled all the information Roy wanted, begging for a quick end.

Roy didn’t immediately believe the information Sir Adam gave him and continued what he was doing.

He questioned him on the details several times, comparing Sir Adam’s answers to check for any contradictions.

Only after confirming that everything Sir Adam said matched up and there were no inconsistencies did he end the knight’s life.

Glancing at Sir Adam’s corpse, Roy took the Ghoul’s Fang and walked toward a nearby stream.

After washing the blood from his hands and the Ghoul’s Fang, he stored the dagger in Chaos Square, mobilized his Fighting Qi, and set off for the Red Eagle Domain.

Just as he had guessed, Sir Adam, Bocar, and the others had indeed been hired.

And the ones who hired them were the current Baron Red Eagle, Edel Knight, and Baron Giant Dog, Henry Sheen.

After the old Baron Red Eagle and the old Baron Giant Dog were killed, their eldest sons, Edel and Henry, inherited their titles, becoming the new Baron Red Eagle and Baron Giant Dog.

Even now, Edel Knight and Henry Sheen had no idea that he was the Dark Night Knight, nor did they know that Tony had hired the Dark Night Knight.

Their reason for hiring Sir Adam, Bocar, and the others to attack Ice Wolf Castle at this time wasn’t complicated.

After being expelled from Ice Wolf Castle by Tony, Sir Adam’s gambling became even more reckless.

Unsurprisingly, he fell deep into debt.

To pay off his gambling debts, Sir Adam set his sights on the Wesley Clan.

He proactively sought out Edel Knight and Henry Sheen, telling them he had a way to make the Wesley Clan disappear completely without anyone suspecting the Knight Clan or the Sheen Clan.

Edel Knight and Henry Sheen knew he had previously worked with the old Baron Red Eagle and the old Baron Giant Dog, so they listened to his plan.

The three of them hit it off immediately and decided to join forces to eliminate the Wesley Clan.

The Knight Clan and the Sheen Clan would provide the money, while Sir Adam would be responsible for hiring other Bounty Hunters.

Edel Knight and Henry Sheen were aware of Sir Adam’s gambling addiction, so they weren’t foolish enough to just hand him the Gold Coins to hire the other Bounty Hunters.

Only after Sir Adam had contacted the other Bounty Hunters did they have their men accompany him to Redwood City to pay the deposit.

What happened next was simple.

Every castle has its secret passages!

Some have only one or two; others have as many as seven or eight.

Sir Adam had served the Wesley Clan at Ice Wolf Castle for over twenty years and was even the captain of the Personal Guard.

Although the Old Ice Wolf Baron and Tony never revealed the locations of the castle’s secret passages to him, he eventually found one of them through his constant searching.

You can guard day and night, but you can’t guard against a thief from within!

Sir Adam proved the truth of this saying with his actions.

To avoid being discovered by Tony and the castle soldiers, he deliberately waited until the dead of night to lead Bocar and the others into the secret passage.

That was how they evaded Roy’s surveillance and slipped into Ice Wolf Castle unnoticed.

If Roy hadn’t returned in time, Sir Adam’s plan would have gone off without a hitch.

「An hour later.」

Roy arrived at the Red Eagle Domain and sized up Red Eagle Castle, a place he had already "visited" twice before.

Then, he once again formed a Fighting Qi Destruction Sword.

Fighting Qi Slash!

As soon as the Fighting Qi Destruction Sword took shape, he unleashed a Fighting Qi Slash at the main gate of Red Eagle Castle without hesitation.

A crescent of White Fighting Qi shot toward the castle gate.

BOOM!

The sturdy castle gate shattered instantly!

The tremendous noise immediately woke everyone inside Red Eagle Castle.

Roy wasted no time, entering Red Eagle Castle with the Fighting Qi Destruction Sword in hand.

In less than ten minutes, he had slaughtered every last member of the Knight Clan and all the castle soldiers.

He did not harm the maids, cooks, grooms, blacksmiths, or other staff, allowing them to flee the castle.

After looting Red Eagle Castle, he set it ablaze.

Once that was done, he set off for Giant Dog Castle.

...

「Two hours later.」

「West District of Redwood City.」

Sandru’s office, on the second floor of the "Red Salmon and Cherry Pie" tavern.

Roy, dressed in black Hunter’s Clothing, sat on a sofa in the reception area. He picked up the glass in front of him and downed the strong liquor in one go.

"Does the tavern have guest rooms? I plan to stay here for a while."

Roy said to Sandru, putting down his glass.

"We have rooms, but can you first tell me what you were up to tonight?"

"The reek of blood on you... it’s thick!"

"You must have killed a lot of people tonight!"

Sandru stared at Roy with a grave expression.

Although there was no blood on Roy, he could clearly smell the dense stench of blood clinging to him.

"A fair number. Around four or five hundred, I guess. I didn’t count."

"I took a trip to the Red Eagle Domain and the Giant Dog Domain. Wiped out the Knight Clan and the Sheen Clan."

Roy’s expression and tone were nonchalant, as if he were merely commenting on how beautiful the night sky was.

’Wiped out the Knight Clan and the Sheen Clan?’

Sandru immediately furrowed his brow.

He knew the Knight Clan and the Sheen Clan had always planned to join forces and carve up the Ice Wolf Domain.

But he never would have expected Roy to annihilate the Knight Clan and the Sheen Clan at a time like this.

"Um... may I ask why?"

Sandru asked slowly.

"You’ll know why by morning."

"Have someone take me to my room. I need to rest."

Roy replied.

Seeing that he wasn’t going to say more, Sandru took the hint and nodded, quickly saying, "Alright, you get some rest."

A short while later, Sandru called the bartender, Blatt, to his office.

Following Blatt, Roy, who had put his mask back on, arrived at a guest room on the tavern’s third floor.

After glancing around the room, he pulled a Gold Coin from his clothes, handed it to Blatt, and said, "Have someone bring up hot water for a bath."

Blatt took the Gold Coin, nodded, and turned to leave the room.

Seven or eight minutes later.

Several of the tavern’s waitresses came to the guest room carrying buckets and poured hot water into the bathtub.

Casually tossing the waitresses a few Silver Coins as a tip, Roy went into the bathroom, took off his clothes and mask, and lay down in the tub.

Tonight was the night he had killed the most people since arriving in this world.

Despite having killed so many, his heart was still calm.

After nearly half an hour in the bathroom, Roy changed into clean clothes and, with a thought, entered Chaos Square.

As soon as he entered Chaos Square, he saw armor and weapons scattered in the center of the square, along with several chests of varying sizes.

Without any hesitation, he immediately began to take stock of his loot.

Over 50 sets of Standard Armor, over 200 Cross Swords, over 100 Crossbows, over 200 long spears, over 70 Shields, and over 3,000 Arrows.

Over 4,000 Gold Coins, a large chest of Silver Coins, and jewelry with a total value of no less than 5,000 Gold Coins.

And, two Ordinary Level Bloodline Breathing Techniques.

The armor and weapons before him were not stripped from the bodies of the castle soldiers, but found in the armories of Red Eagle Castle and Giant Dog Castle.

As for the Gold Coins, jewelry, and Breathing Technique Inheritance Maps, he had found them in the castles’ secret chambers and treasuries.

After inventorying his spoils, Roy nodded with satisfaction.

Not counting the armor and weapons, just from the Gold Coins, Silver Coins, and jewelry, his haul for the night exceeded 10,000 Gold Coins.

Although he had accumulated a fair number of Gold Coins before, his total was only just over 3,000.

This was what it meant to get rich in one fell swoop!

After neatly storing these items in the corner he used for miscellaneous junk, Roy returned to the center of the square and began his Cultivation of the Ghost Leopard Meditation Method.

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