The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 496 Prince Kouto

Just as Cain was pondering about the power of the Warlock System, he noticed a sharp look on Gigantʼs face, and the next second, the same expression appeared on his own as he turned to the distance and saw three figures flashing toward the Star Cruiser.

Cain adopted a solemn expression as he saw the trio with shining bronze exoskeleton covering their bodies. Their physical appearance was very similar to Natuoʼs.

They were members of the Kraken Clan.

The trio positioned themselves in front of the Star Cruiser, forcing it to stop as they unleashed their bloodline aura. Soon, the image of a majestic creature with a bronze exoskeleton and crab legs that seemed to master the seas appeared behind them.

Cainʼs eyes glowed with red light as he faced the pressure of the bloodline aura of the trio. It was immensely challenging since one of them was a Divine Ascension master, and the other two were Peak Apotheosis Masters.

Fortunately, he did not have to resist for long as Duke Gigant stepped forward the next second, unleashing his own bloodline aura. The next moment, a majestic giant humanoid with a single eye and seven arms appeared in the sky.

Despite the trio combining their bloodline aura, they were forced to take a step back as the aura produced by Duke Gigant was even more extraordinary.

”What is the meaning of this? Even if you are members of one of the Ten Great Bloodlines, I am a Duke of the Deus Behemoth Empire!”

Duke Gigantʼs voice was thunderous, and while Cain felt nothing, the two Apotheosis Masters from the Kraken Clan trembled, and a stream of blood emerged from the corners of their mouths.

The Divine Ascension Master among the group frowned as he saw Duke Gigantʼs attitude. He had hoped the Duke would take a step back and let them handle the young man, but that clearly wasnʼt going to happen.

With no other path available, the middle-aged man took a deep breath and clasped his hands before the bloodline aura faded, along with the illusion of the majestic creature. y Virtual Library Empire

”Allow me to introduce myself, Duke Gigant. I am Marcellus. I apologize for our rudeness. We are here for that human, as we have an imperial order for his detention due to some espionage crimes. Of course, if they prove to be false, we will let him go.”

Marcellus waved his hand to bring out a golden scroll with the image of Cain and the mark of the Deus Behemoth Empireʼs Imperial Court.

Cain frowned upon seeing this. It was clearly a trap, and someone wanted to set him up. The extent they went to indicated that those enraged by Natuoʼs death were more powerful than he thought.

ʼDammit. It seems I made a miscalculation.ʼ

Although Cain expected some backlash for Natuoʼs death, he didnʼt think it would be to this level, and it seemed he had underestimated the situation.

Duke Gigant was surprised to see the imperial order but soon noticed that there were no actual crimes associated with Cain and only marked him as a person of interest. Of course, he was smart enough to see this was a trap, but that did not mean he could just neglect the Imperial Courtʼs commands.

”I see the order, but a lower court emitted it and only marked Colonel Laurifer as a person of interest, so you have no right to detain him. I will keep Colonel Laurifer by my side and keep an eye on him, which should be enough to comply with the imperial order.”

Instead of blatantly refusing to give up Cain, which could put both in a difficult position, Duke Gigant changed things, assuming the position of Cainʼs custody until everything was sorted out, thus not going against the Imperial Court.

Marcellus frowned upon hearing those words, and anger appeared in his eyes. He failed to intimidate the Duke with his background, and even after showing the golden scroll, the Duke kept refusing, which he considered a personal offense.

”Duke Gigant, you should consider your actions. I already showed enough respect by bringing the imperial order, yet you still refuse to hand over that measly human. Do you really want to incite the rage of the Kraken Clan?”

Duke Gigantʼs eyes grew cold as he heard those words. Although he did not want to earn the animosity of one of the Ten Great Bloodlines, he was not the type of person who would abandon his friends. Cain agreed to make those deaths public under his advice, and what kind of soldier would he be if he allowed the Kraken Clan to take the young man?

However, a powerful aura flooded the surroundings before Duke Gigant could utter a word.

”Hmph, trying to use the name of a Ten Great Bloodline to perform a personal vendetta. Since when have we fallen so much!”

A second later, a young man appeared in the sky, facing the members of the Kraken Clan. He had short white hair, and draconic blood scales covered his arms, legs, and part of his chest. Additionally, there was a ring of revolving blood behind his back.

Cainʼs eyes narrowed as he saw the man, who bore a striking resemblance to Desmond.

”Prince Kouto.”

Marcellus immediately clenched his teeth when he recognized the young man from the Zanginis Clan.

Of course, calling him ʼyoungʼ was an understatement; after all, Kouto was at least three hundred years old. However, that was young, considering he was a Divine Ascension Master!

Kouto glanced at the trio and did not bother to hide his disdain before turning toward Duke Gigant and clasping his hands.

”It is a pleasure to meet you again, Duke Gigant.”

”Hahahaha. You finally could no longer suppress your cultivation and jumped to the Divine Ranks. Soon, you will reach my level.”

Duke Gigant laughed as he felt the power of Kouto, and it was clear that the relationship between the two was not shallow.