Chapter 74 Taking the blame again?
After 5 days.
The news of the fierce battle at Wood Manor still spread even though many people deliberately blocked it.
The appearance of the forbidden spell that night could not be concealed from the tens of thousands of witnesses in the city even if someone wanted to conceal it.
People were talking about it, and the entire Haitang County was once again in turmoil.
"Ryan Wood returns to Haitang County to fight against the mysterious magician!"
"The church suffered heavy losses, 3 cardinals died!"
"Suspected battle outside the city, Ryan Wood is missing!"
"The Merlin brothers died tragically in the suburbs of Haitang County! It was Ryan Wood who did it!"
"The death of the second grandson of Marquis Hansen, Marquis Hansen attacks the Dale family!"
"The Imperial Knights have arrived! Barron Dell reports clues about the Moon Shadow Knights!"
"Steve Merlin comes to Haitang County to investigate the case of his son's death!"
"Lion Wood appears in the Maple Leaf Principality and attacks the Merlin family's private army!"
《The bounty on Ryan Wood has been increased again! A million dollars!》
In just 5 days, Haitang County was as lively as the Chinese New Year.
All kinds of news are flying around.
Ryan Wood's name was once again brought to the table and became a household name.
For ordinary people, they don't have a deep perception of this person.
Under official brainwashing, people believe that this is a heinous criminal.
For those in the empire who knew about this, the shock was extremely strong.
From a small fugitive at the beginning, he became a powerful figure who could kill a cardinal in a short period of time. The growth of Ryan Wood is really terrifying.
If they knew that James French, leader of the Imperial Magic Corps, was beaten half to death by Ryan Wood, they would probably be even more uneasy.
Yes.
The reason why Franky's story was not spread was because he was the mysterious magician who appeared that day.
His battle with Lin Feng outside the city was not spread out and very few people knew about it.
After being forced back by Hong Zhou, the two cardinals immediately sent Franky back to Haitang County and secretly brought him back to the imperial capital.
When it comes to capturing Ryan Wood, the Vatican suffered another crushing defeat this time.
It was not only the Holy See that suffered a crushing defeat; the Caesar Empire, represented by the Imperial Magic Corps, also received a severe slap in the face.
Seven people were sent, three died, three were seriously injured, and one was slightly injured.
This is something that can be nailed to the pillar of shame.
If this were known to the world, the prestige of the Caesar Empire and the Church would plummet.
of course.
In addition to the Church and the Empire, the Merlin family also hated Ryan Wood to the core.
It wasn't just Ryan Wood, it affected almost the entire younger generation of the family.
What made people even more angry was that Ryan Wood attacked the Merlin family's private army in the Maple Leaf Principality.
As one of the vassal principalities of the Caesar Empire, the Maple Leaf Principality is not far from Haitang County.
In order to monitor the movements of the Maple Leaf Principality, Caesar has sent the Merlin family to station troops in the country for decades.
It can be said that the Merlin family has been deeply rooted in the Maple Leaf Principality and has their own armed forces.
This private army has about 2000 people.
One part is used to monitor the movements of the Maple Leaf Principality, while the other part is stationed in the abyss near the Maple Leaf Principality.
Used to protect and support adventurers heading into the abyss.
This has remained the same for decades, which has also made the Merlin family very prestigious in the Maple Leaf Principality.
But because of Ryan Wood's attack, Merlin's private army guarding the entrance to the abyss suffered heavy losses, with nearly 800 people killed.
This indirectly led to the adventurers who entered the abyss not receiving rescue and support, resulting in heavy casualties.
The adventurers of Maple Leaf Principality were very angry.
They will not care about the feud between Ryan Wood and the Merlin family, but will only vent their anger on Merlin's private army.
They believed that since the Merlin family controlled the entrance to the abyss and charged fees, they had to ensure their safety.
Now their safety cannot be guaranteed and a large number of adventurers are lost in the abyss. How can this be possible?
The Merlin family's private army suffered heavy losses and its reputation was severely damaged.
At this time, the Principality Church sent a large number of priests into the abyss to rescue adventurers who were lost in distress.
This greatly enhanced the prestige of the church in Maple Leaf Principality.
There were even calls in the Maple Leaf Principality for the church to replace the Merlin family's private army in managing the entrance to the abyss.
When the news reached Duke Merlin in the capital of the Caesar Empire, he was so angry that he sat up from the bed.
Duke Merlin stands on the side of the Empire. Although the Holy See is also part of the Empire, it does not completely belong to the Empire.
As an old minister of the Caesar Empire, he could see that the Holy See was also ambitious for power.
In the Maple Leaf Principality incident, Ryan Wood's attack happened to give the Vatican an opportunity to gain the upper hand.
As one gains, the other loses, and the prestige of the Merlin family in its vassal state, the Maple Leaf Principality, will be affected.
How could Duke Merlin not hate this?
However, Duke Merlin was very confused.
Five days ago, Ryan Wood had just killed several bishops and seriously injured Franky.
Why did he go to Maple Leaf Principality and kill more than 800 of his family’s private soldiers?
Is it a demonstration or a warning?
He does have sufficient reasons and motives, but this is too rampant!
Duke Merlin admitted that Ryan Wood was no longer the guy who crippled his grandson.
This person has rapidly grown to a terrifying stage.
If it is not contained, the entire Merlin family will be in huge trouble.
At this time, Caesar summoned Duke Merlin.
……
Just when the outside world was in turmoil and bloodshed.
Lin Feng was in a valley, grilling the fresh fish he had caught.
After days of running around, he hadn't had a good meal.
Fortunately, after making sure that there were no enemies chasing him, he found a quiet place for a short rest.
While the fish was still not cooked, he opened the map of Caesar's Empire again.
His current location is almost directly north of the steel jungle.
If we continue running at this speed for another half a month, we will be able to reach the border of Caesar's Empire.
However, he didn't intend to leave just like that.
Five days ago, the church sent so many bishops, and even a strong man like Franky, to hunt him down, which was already an attempt to put him to death.
If Merlin's vengeance was revenge for Ryan Wood, then he would have to personally settle the accounts with the Empire and the Church.
This time he was not going to passively take the beating, but to take the initiative and cause trouble for them.
During these five days, although he had been acting alone, he received the latest news through Hong Zhou's token -
The Merlin family's private army in Maple Leaf Principality was attacked and killed, and the blame inexplicably fell on his head!
When he received the news, he had not yet arrived near the Maple Leaf Principality.
After being stunned, he turned anger into laughter.
A total of 800 private soldiers were killed. How could one person do this?
It was obvious that someone wanted to get him.
Frame-up.
But he couldn't understand why that person wanted to put the pot on his head. Did he want to intensify his hatred for the Merlin family?
The situation is already a fight to the death, why bother with this?
It wasn't until he got the news that the Vatican benefited from it that he figured it out.
The aroma of grilled fish wafted through the air.
Lin Feng pulled out the branch for grilling fish that was stuck in the ground and smelled the fragrance of the fish.
Just as I was about to eat, a figure passed by at high speed.
The grilled fish disappeared without a trace!
"You damned boar!"
"Coo-coo-coo! Baji-baji!"
The wild boar licked his lips and showed a happy expression.
Lin Feng was just about to beat it up.
Suddenly, the wild boar's back straightened.
Turned around and ran towards the back.