My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 605 - 533 Duke Mansion’s Response

Royal Capital, the rain poured down incessantly, drenching the eaves of the noble estates.

In the misty rain, many noble estates were engaged in the same activity—repairing their houses.

Deep pits were filled by Earth Series Mages, destroyed buildings were reconstructed, and the injured Transcendents sought a hidden place outside the mansion, slowly licking their wounds.

The Marquis Danmen’s mansion, which had just been plundered, unlike previous nobles, didn’t conceal the news this time, and word spread quickly.

Led by Marquis Henry, the noble group once again raised the capabilities of the "Black Robe Organization."

"That person codenamed ’Dwarf,’ is a bit terrifying," it was said that Marquis Danmen and other Transcendents included were all lost in the Illusion Realm."

"The most terrifying thing was the control of Illusion Techniques over those inferior to Transcendents. For instance, though we can easily crush those in the Awakening Tier, if they are numerous and flee in different directions, handling them becomes troublesome. Yet, that ’Dwarf’ powerhouse can control that group of elite guards in an instant."

"So the question arises, should we change the codename ’Dwarf’?"

"Are you joking? How can we let the enemy threaten us? Even if she is strong, even if Illusion Technique can control us silently... maybe we should change it after all."

"A codename is for the convenience of our analysis, and ’Dwarf’ doesn’t quite match the mysterious figure. Perhaps we should change the codename to ... ’Rat.’"

"Why?"

"Isn’t squeaking the sound a rat makes?"

"Brilliant!"

"Agreed!"

"’Rat’ is a perfect codename."

...

Green Shadow secret base.

The bamboo rat Li, who had just plundered an estate, had just returned.

Two hours ago, the news of Marquis Henry’s gathering had also arrived accordingly.

Gazing at the information in his hand, Tang Yu was speechless.

Fani was speechless.

Shay was speechless.

Bamboo rat Li: "..."

Her cheeks puffed up, and she glared furiously at the information before her, "I am a bamboo rat, not a rat, a field mouse, or a gopher! No, that’s wrong, I belong to the Bamboo Rat Clan, not just a bamboo rat!"

Tang Yu sensed an orange light of fury emanating from the top of the bamboo rat Li’s head, but to be fair, her efficiency this time was quite high, wasn’t it?

From knowing the codename ’Dwarf,’ until now, it was only a few hours, and bamboo rat Li had, through her Illusion Technique, shocked those nobles and made them change her codename.

"This is a strategic victory; you should be happy," Tang Yu patted the... bamboo rat Li’s head, and smiled slightly.

Xiaoli’s anger faded, and she sulked, looking very aggrieved.

"Ahem."

Tang Yu shifted his focus back to the information, flipping to the next page.

It was not just about the issue of bamboo rat Li’s codename; that wasn’t worth specially reporting. (Bamboo rat Li: ???)

"Concerning the Black... concerning our exploits, the news has spread on a small scale, and more and more nobles are becoming aware; some nobles are beginning to secretly ally..."

"That’s perfect for netting them all in one sweep," bamboo rat Li said, brandishing her little fist.

Tang Yu shrugged, "If it’s just an alliance, that’s not a big issue. However, many nobles have already started moving items from their treasuries, including branches of the World Tree. Even though we can ascertain the new hiding places of the treasures through Illusion Technique and other means, if these treasures are scattered everywhere, plundering . . collecting them would also be very troublesome."

What’s more, many precious items are being moved by Transcendents personally, or hidden in storage rings carried on their person; those Transcendents might have given up their mansions and have gone into hiding. In this scenario, finding branches of the World Tree would be very difficult."

He stepped out of the mountainside and came to the outside fields, looking in the direction of the Royal Capital.

Expanding his personal domain, faintly, he could see the ’Human Qi’ above the Capital City continuously rising and being absorbed at certain moments; the discordant feeling within the Royal Capital was becoming more pronounced.

Several days remained until the Ritual Ceremony, yet under the control of the Royal Family, a significant amount of "nourishment" had already gathered. The Great Sage speculated that this ceremony could very well be the final straw that would break the World Tree. However, he worried that the World Tree might perish even before the ceremony began.

What then would be the point!

They must speed up the process.

...

At the same time,

Duke Morton Mansion.

This residence boasted a very long history, having existed almost since the early days of the Royal Capital’s establishment.

The ancestors of Duke Morton might not have been the first non-royal dukes conferred by the Royal Family, but they were now the oldest ducal family and the strongest among the three major dukes of the Royal Capital in terms of strength and foundation.

Within the Kingdom of Aino, they were a faction unto themselves.

However, at this moment, Duke Morton wore an ashen expression.

"Black Robe Organization, what a Black Robe Organization!"

His eyebrows shot up as tendrils of breath spread out, casting the entire mansion into a deathly silence, whether it was the old butler standing behind the Duke or the guards outside, all held their breath, not daring to make the slightest noise.

Crack,

Bang!

Around him, the high-quality wooden desk finally crumbled into countless powders under the weight of that solid-like breath.

Duke Morton had only just learned of the "Black Robe Organization" affair. Unwittingly, Marquis Danmen, one of his staunch loyalists, had been plundered.

"Report the situation."

The old butler spoke, "Marquis Danmen Mansion, all Transcendents have sustained spiritual power injuries. This is more troublesome than physical injuries, and they probably won’t recover any time soon."

"Additionally," the old butler thought for a moment before deciding to report all he knew, "Marquis Ill, Count Lanqing... Our faction has suffered the most severe losses in the Black Robe Organization incident."

Duke Morton’s gaze flickered, and his fearsome aura momentarily blew the roof off the mansion.

In that instant, he thought of Green Shadow Entertainment City.

The timing of its appearance was closely aligned with the Black Robe Organization... It must have been those people.

He felt it was undoubtedly the initial provocation that had invited retaliation from the other party, whose strength, he realized, was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

However, Duke Morton was unaware that his faction had suffered the most severe damage merely because... its nobles, having long-standing legacies, were relatively "fatter," which was the primary criteria for the Intelligence Department in choosing their targets.

As the Duke’s anger gradually subsided, the old butler hesitated before stepping forward and saying, "Duke, given the ’Black Robe Organization’s’ modus operandi, they are likely to strike at our mansion next; should we not take some defensive measures?"

After pondering for a while, Duke Morton declared, "Summon back the Transcendents stationed elsewhere and discreetly contact the experts from our faction. If they choose not to come, so be it, but if they dare to come..."

"Yes."

The old butler hesitated for a moment, finally complying.

Initially, his idea of defensive measures meant moving some precious treasures away for safekeeping, but considering the Duke’s temperament, he concluded it was unlikely to be approved.

As the mansion’s power was already far superior to that of any Marquis Mansion, along with the temporarily summoned experts, this mansion would become a graveyard for the ’Black Robe Organization’.

...

Elsewhere,

Royal Palace.

Within the dim great hall.

"Recently, some foreign powerhouses have appeared in the Capital City. Should I take care of them?" a shadow inquired.

Another figure on the throne slowly spoke, "No need. They are but a group of treasure-seekers. The most urgent task is to utilize this Ritual ceremony well to subsume the World Tree in one fell swoop, wasting no time for the next.

Once we devour the World Tree, we can also devour the last trace of this world’s Origin, and thereby the natives of this world will all perish, and as the architects of this world’s destruction, we will undoubtedly receive considerable rewards from the Great Sovereign."

(emmmmmm...)

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