Victor pulled Erica into his arms and held her tightly.
The surrounding nobles were drawn to Victor's bold act and stared in utter shock.
The reporters were stunned; their hands, clutching the magic stone, trembled slightly, as if they wished they could shove it into Viktor's mouth the next second.
Rumors circulated that Viktor had feelings for the girl, and today everyone witnessed it firsthand.
Moreover, the girl Viktor is currently embracing happens to be the protagonist of the rumors—Erica, the duchess's daughter whom Viktor once confessed his love to.
Although confessing one's feelings is not illegal, Victor was once a notorious viscount.
He openly pursued the Duke's daughter.
This does raise some ethical questions.
But right now... no one really dares to say anything more.
Times have changed.
If Victor truly loved her, the nobles present would have gladly sent all their daughters to her side.
Although the nobles were shocked, they dared not breathe in front of Duke Rivière, standing frozen in place, holding their breath.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze, suddenly dropping to freezing point.
Claudia sat gracefully in her chair, one leg crossed over the other, a fan in her hand covering her mouth, her eyes slightly upturned as she stared intently at Victor and Reeves, as if anticipating a spectacular performance.
The corners of her mouth turned up slightly:
"That was quite unexpected."
Seeing Viktor's reckless actions, Revi was already losing control of his emotions.
His body trembled slightly, and he appeared somewhat angry.
The air around them was already covered with water droplets, and a white mist spread out all around.
"Count Victor".
His voice was cold and trembling.
His face was gloomy, and his mouth and eyes were frozen.
Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but shudder.
Everyone knows that Levi is a notorious doting father to his daughter.
He had a daughter late in life, so he cherished Erica very much.
Despite how outstanding Viktor is, he has a serious problem.
That is:
Viktor already has a fiancée.
As a duke, Reeves would never allow his daughter to compete with another woman for a man.
Upon hearing her father's voice, Erica gradually regained her senses.
She quickly looked up, stared intently at Viktor, and hurriedly said, "Professor."
"don't want……"
Sensing Erica's struggle, Victor tightened his grip even more.
Having achieved a level of power that Erica could not break free from, he then said calmly to Reeves:
"Your Grace, is there anything you wish to say?"
The nobles stared in shock at Viktor's question.
born!
You're holding someone else's daughter and you still ask her this kind of question?
They really don't respect Duke Javier at all!
Duke Reeves' body seemed to tremble slightly with anger, but the next second, he froze on the spot.
Because he noticed it.
Suddenly, the surroundings were enveloped in a nebula-like purple hue.
In a daze, his consciousness seemed to enter another world.
In this world, it seems that only Victor and himself remain.
Reeve looked up and glanced behind Viktor.
There, three enormous behemoths appeared, each residing on one of the three continents.
A colossal beast, its entire body wrapped in red, roamed above the lava, its body covered in crimson patterns.
Between those lines, lava and high-temperature flames flowed slowly.
Dust carrying sparks floated on the continent, but the behemoth showed no fear of these extremely hot lava fragments.
It slowly approached the volcano, inserted its giant claws into the bottom of the volcano, stirred it, and then pulled out a large chunk of flowing lava and put it into its mouth.
After swallowing it, the lava behemoth unleashed a tremendous roar.
The other land presents a completely different scene.
The land, covered by lush vegetation, showed almost no signs of life.
As the soil trembled slightly, a serpentine behemoth with three pairs of compound eyes stood upright.
Its soft, green body was almost transparent as it nimbly swam among the trees, its three compound eyes constantly scrutinizing the towering trunks.
An insect crawled out from a crack in the giant tree, waving its antennae as if searching for direction.
Immediately afterwards, the giant snake twisted its body and came behind the insect, its three compound eyes staring intently at it.
Like an observer in the forest, watching over the countless creatures that grow there.
Observe them, and see where they are going.
The last continent was completely obscured from view.
The entire continent was completely shrouded in thick, dark clouds, with gusts of storm churning within the surging clouds.
On the earth, the air currents are constantly rotating.
The dark clouds surged like waves, creating one peak after another on the sea.
Amidst the clouds, a massive, black, serpentine body could be vaguely seen.
Its slender body tumbled among the clouds, traversing the hazy gloom without stopping.
Reeve saw it clearly; it was a huge black dragon covered in sharp black scales.
At this moment, it seemed to be enjoying the churning clouds, twisting its body back and forth.
Those yellow, vertical pupils blinked, and the entire dragon body completely relaxed.
Victor, hands in his pockets, was also watching the enormous thing behind Reeves.
"Don't you understand yet, Your Grace?"
Behind Rivi, a phantom ocean appeared.
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