At this moment, members of the guard team also gathered around, surrounding Jack and confronting the bandits.
Seeing that his men had arrived, Jack decided not to waste any more words with Croton. He asked sarcastically, "I'm stalling for time to wait for my men, so what are you waiting for?"
Croton smiled noncommittally and replied lazily, "Of course, it's also to wait for my teammates."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jack felt a chill run down his spine as a sword aura pierced through the air and aimed straight at his back.
But Jack was prepared. He flipped his right hand and placed the sword behind his back.
"Clang."
The blade and tip of the sword clashed together, producing a metallic clanging sound.
Jack was knocked back a few steps, but his opponent was not willing to let go of this excellent opportunity. The man took a step closer and struck with another palm.
But Jack now had enough time to react. He turned around and exchanged a palm strike with the man, unleashing his fighting spirit and sending him flying.
Looking at Kevin, whom he had defeated, Jack wasn't too surprised, but asked with some doubt, "I know you have some dissatisfaction with me, but I didn't expect you to choose to betray me directly."
"You forced me into this situation. If you hadn't stopped me from being with Violet, I wouldn't have ended up like this," Kevin retorted with a cold laugh.
“Maybe love really can cloud one’s judgment, but I’m Violet’s brother. She would be heartbroken if I died. Please don’t taint sacred love with your filthy desires. Benson must have promised you something else, right?” Jay directly exposed Kevin’s hypocrisy.
"Heh, Young Master Jack is indeed clever," Kevin said frankly, no longer pretending.
"After you die, Lord Benson will inherit the title, but he will not take a penny of your family's property. However, he will arrange for Violet to marry me, and then the entire manor will belong to me. This is a fortune that I could never obtain in my entire life. Do you think anyone would refuse it?"
Jack didn't get angry after hearing this, nor did he pay much attention to the guards who had turned their swords on him. Instead, he looked at Croton.
"And what about you?"
Keton gave Jack a cold look and retorted, "If someone were standing on your head and giving you orders every day, wouldn't you want to get rid of him?"
“I understand.” Jack nodded, then said regretfully, “It seems I can’t forgive you this time.”
"Hahaha, did I hear that right? You're already in dire straits yourself, yet you still say you can't forgive us." Croton and Kevin laughed loudly, and their men joined in the laughter.
"Do you think a bunch of good-for-nothings like you can keep me here?" Jack asked expressionlessly.
“Of course.” Keton flashed a row of white teeth, one of which was missing, and then clapped his hands.
The mage next to Keton raised his wand, muttering a complex incantation. After finishing, he pointed his wand into the air and roared...
"【Magic Barrier】Deployed."
From the fence of the mountain stronghold, beams of red light rose up, then spread out towards each other, eventually combining to form a square energy shield.
This barrier, with a coverage area of only one kilometer, is no match for the city's protective array, but it's not something that these extraordinary individuals, who aren't even at the Saint level, can easily break through.
"Now we've got them trapped," Keton said smugly.
Jack's eyes remained expressionless as he spoke softly.
"Even the lowest level of the [Magic Barrier] is not something a fourth-tier mage can easily set up. It must have been set up in advance, and you just activated it."
“That’s right,” the mage boldly admitted.
As he spoke, Jack's body radiated heat, and his fair skin began to turn red. He exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "So, with that, the entire plan is now complete."
"Young Master Jack, what nonsense are you talking about? We are now the superior ones..."
[Bloodline Burning] [Berserk] [Mind and Skill as One]
The heat radiating from Jack's body grew stronger and stronger, and he was almost completely enveloped in smoke.
Cotton and his men also noticed something was wrong, and before they could even finish speaking, they tried to capture Jack.
[Swift Slash]
Jack took a step, and the stone slab beneath his feet cracked rapidly, leaving afterimages in mid-air.
Only Keton reacted. He grabbed the mage beside him, trying to pull him away from something, but only half of the mage was pulled by Keton, and the lower half of the mage fell limply to the ground.
Jack, who had come to the rear of Kerton, was gently wiping the blood off his sword with his fingers.
As he flicked a smear of blood onto the ground, a powerful sword aura surged upwards from the mage's severed upper body, destroying all his life force.
“Fifteen,” Jack said, uttering another number.
The heat on his body dissipated, and his face turned pale, clearly indicating that the outburst had taken a heavy toll on him.
However, Jack's mindset remained completely unaffected.
He was now atop a giant rock, his hands covering his face, trying to hide the sinister smile Jack had never seen before. A strange red light flashed in his azure eyes. He looked down at the astonished crowd and spoke in a sinister voice, like a demon's whisper.
"You are now surrounded by me."
An endless killing intent surged from Jack, enveloping everyone present. What they saw was no longer a small, thin human, but a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
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