“Get someone to inform all the servants and maids to evacuate the manors and gather at Blackmoon Castle.”
“Yes, Young Master Watson.”
“The Blackmoon Knights will guard the castle’s outer perimeter and form the first line of defense. Second Sister, lead the mages to stand by in the sky and form the third line of defense.”
“Yes, Watson.”
“The Golden Flash and Emperor Cluck Tyrant is our fourth line of defense.”
Roar!
Watson spread the four wings on his back. Two of them were fiery red—they were Phoenix wings. The other two were golden wings that were formed from light-elemental combat aura. At that moment, he wore the Great Sin Mask and held the Heart of the Sea staff in his hand. He looked around him as he issued orders.
He commanded his thousands of maids and servants to hide in Blackmoon Castle. The knights on silver-tier ligers would guard the gates and windows, while Nindy and the mages would guard the sky.
The platinum dragon king, Golden Flash, and the hybrid Phoenix, Emperor Cluck, also hovered in the sky to protect the castle in the center.
After he learned that an attack from the Mage Guild was imminent, Watson decided to give up the other manors; he wanted to focus his defense on the castle. Since magic could cover a large area, it was good to shrink their defense line. In addition, if the people were scattered, there would be casualties; he did not want anyone to die.
Fortunately, Blackmoon Castle’s walls were fused by Watson, so it was much stronger than the outer wall. The servants and the maids had also eaten the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken eggs—the stronger ones were upgraded to bronze-tier, and the weaker ones had advanced to iron-tier. He had greatly improved their safety.
They had thousands of iron and bronze-tier warriors, dozens of silver-tier warriors and mages, a platinum-tier magical beast, and a peak gold-tier magical beast. With such combat strength, Watson did not think that the Mage Guild was any match for him.
However, he felt uneasy.
He did not know where the uneasiness came from; how could he lose with such combat power? It was not possible at all.
The Demoness Bandit Gang leaders, except for Envy, had gathered at the castle entrance. They played with the rainbow-colored egg in their hands.
“Watson is really generous. He gave each of us a few Rainbow Phoenix Chicken eggs. Does he think of us as his own? He’s too naive.” Wrath held the egg in her hand as she spoke with a raised eyebrow.
“You’re the naive one, Wrath! I heard that he had given the entire Blackmoon Town’s inhabitants the same Rainbow Phoenix Chicken eggs. So, he must have thought of us as maids. There were too many Rainbow Phoenix Chicken eggs, so he gave some to us,” Greed said as she looked at the hybrid Phoenix in the sky with envy.
She did not want to eat the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken eggs. Watson had fused the Rainbow Phoenix into a hybrid Phoenix. The most precious thing in the mansion was the Phoenix egg; she was more eager to get that.
“What do you think we should do when Pride comes here later? Should we betray Blackmoon Castle and join her or continue to stay here?” Lust asked. “In my opinion, even if Pride brings the entire Mage Guild here, they might not be a match for Watson.”
Watson had destroyed their stronghold before he fused the platinum dragon king and the hybrid Phoenix. With those two powerful magical beasts, he would be able to wipe out the entire Mage Guild if they did not bring any platinum-tier warriors with them. Unfortunately, the kingdom did not have that many platinum-tier warriors.
Her words made her companions fall silent.
What should they do? They had joined Blackmoon Castle to steal some information, but after their stay, their thoughts had changed. It was not the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken egg that changed their mind, but Watson’s fusion magic and the Phoenix egg.
If Watson could fuse a platinum dragon king and a hybrid Phoenix, he could fuse a second one. When that time came, Blackmoon Castle would have many powerful magical beasts. Would they also get the Phoenix egg then?
Why would they need to betray him if they could get a Phoenix egg?
“Let’s wait and see.”
No one knew who said that, but the others nodded in agreement. They were not greedy for Watson’s benefits; it was not wise to go against him at that moment.
“Everyone, keep your spirits up. No matter what happens later, we must not let Young Master Watson and his family get hurt.”
Allen stood in front of the Blackmoon Knights as he gave a stern lecture. At the same time, he raised his right hand, which was covered with a gold-tier boxing glove, and held the gold-tier longsword by his waist.
Young Master Watson had given him all those things and his armor and strength. Even though his life had been filled with battles after he followed Young Master Watson, he liked his life. It was exciting because it was magnificent.
It was glory, not flaunting—he remembered what Watson had said to them.
“Yes, Captain Allen,” the Blackmoon Knights answered in unison; their eyes were filled with determination.
In the castle.
“Everyone, prepare some water and towels. If there are any injured people later, bring them in here and bandage their wounds.”
Wendy commanded the maids and servants to get busy. Those servants included those taken from the various manors after the manor owners’ allied forces had failed, and hundreds of Demoness Bandit Gang members who were captured after the extermination of the bandit gang.
“Pay attention to your own safety during that process. Young Master Watson said that you are not allowed to die, so none of you can die,” Capella, who stood beside Wendy, said.
“Yes, Head Housemaid Capella.”
No one had any objections; thousands of people walked into the castle in an orderly manner.
Capella watched that with satisfaction. Then, she raised her head and looked at the young boy hovered in mid-air outside the castle. She had managed to get those thousands of people in an orderly manner. It was those people’s honor to work under her command, and it was also hers to be the castle’s head housemaid.
As he hovered in mid-air, Watson could feel his gradually inflated emotions. He activated the Great Sin Mask’s greed-elemental skill—Money Enhancement. The castle was stocked with more than 200,000 gold coins that he had obtained from the sale of goods and the extermination of the bandit gang; he had spent 10,000 gold coins to improve his five senses.
His eyesight became sharper, and his vision was greatly improved. He could see the tiny dust in the air, and his hearing became equally sensitive. No matter how far apart they were, no matter how low the sound was, it could not escape his ears. He could even hear the Blackmoon Knights’ heartbeats as they stood in front of the castle.
The price of his ability was a strong desire in Watson’s heart. He yearned for gold coins or shiny jewelry, but that greed was suppressed by his firm will.
“They’re coming.”
At a specific moment, his ears twitched. He heard footsteps in the distance. It was like a giant was walking; every step made the earth tremble. The sound was amplified several times, and it was so loud that it hurt his ears.
Soon, everyone else discovered the enemies in the distance as well.
“What is that?” A servant who had prepared water and towels in the castle stared at the black shadow in the distance; his lips trembled.
“I know that magic. That is the summoning of a rock giant, an earth element platinum-tier magic! There are not many people in the entire kingdom who would know that magic. As far as I know, there are only two people who could do that. One of them is the border count, and the other is—”
A mage, who was initially from the Mage Guild, looked into the distance.; his face had paled. “It’s the astrologer.”
As soon as he said that, a chanting voice came from afar.
“The seven stars of the Pleiades that illuminate the east, the giant star that guides the west, the platinum star that runs through the north, the life star that protects the south, and the stars that shine with history. Please listen to me! Platinum-tier earth-elemental magic—the Starfall.”
That person had activated the magic even before he arrived.
The sky around Blackmoon Castle had turned red; it was as if the clouds were used as fuel to burn. Huge meteorites that stretched hundreds of meters fell with blazing flames. The terrifying power shook everyone’s heart; they could only watch as the world was turned upside down. It was as if that was the scene of the end of the world.
