THE LORD IS TOO OVERBEARING

Sensing the sudden change in Basil's aura, Ione slightly recoiled in surprise. His aura had been tranquil even though he was thinking deeply about something, so the sudden change intrigued Ione.

'Has he come to an undesirable conclusion or... Has he just heard something unpleasant?'

Ione had only seen Basil take his Transmission Talisman out briefly before putting it back into his pocket. There was no way she could hear what the Talisman had transmitted, but she believed it was the reason why Basil turned like that.

She would like to think about it more, but now wasn't the right time to do it. The first Demon was, after all, already three steps away from Basil, so she needed to focus on the battle right in front of her eyes.

Shriek!

"Cha—"

BOOM!

Thompson, who was about to order his party members to charge at the Demons, was stunned by the scene he was looking at. He couldn't even blink as he didn't want to miss the magnificent scene he was witnessing.

Basil had merely swung Caliburn once, but he didn't only obliterate the Demon that was just a few steps away from him, but also those far behind it.

The golden Qi Blade that came out of Caliburn cut the air, and reduced the Demon it touched to ashes. It wasn't even one of Basil's most destructive Techniques, but it had still produced such a result.

The people witnessing what it could do were already gaping in astonishment despite it being merely Basil's regular attack, so it was safe to assume they wouldn't know how to react if they figured out that Basil didn't even prepare himself to launch that attack.

"I will immediately depart as soon as I deem this place clean." Basil looked at his family from the corner of his eyes. "I will also activate an entire Barrier to protect the whole Barony. Those from the inside can get out, but never get in again."

There would be no proper farewell was what Basil was saying. Danzel and the others weren't stupid; they could easily conclude there was a sudden urgent matter, so they didn't ask anything.

It was also a reminder for the Knights of Hauler, who had been warned they might not be able to keep up with him.

They understood that fact well before, but now they weren't sure if they would be able to keep up with him, given the urgency in his tone. The usual Basil was, after all, already fast; they could only imagine how fast the agitated Basil.

Boom!

Kicking the ground once, Basil dashed towards the Demons without waiting for a response. He didn't even expect once, since his mind was already busy thinking of a way to overcome the situation.

He had expected everything to run smoothly now that he could guarantee Ione would never fall into Goap's hands. He had, however, forgotten there was another Pacifer around him other than Ione, and things got complicated now.

Now, there might be a possibility that Iliana was captured because she had irritated Goap—given her nature. Basil was sure, however, Goap was old enough to be able to instantly tell Iliana was a Pacifer.

Basil also believed Goap was smart enough to know that a Pacifer could help him summon the Seven Princes. In other words, Iliana's capture was the beginning of chaos, which he wasn't even sure he could survive without leaving everyone behind.

... That is, if he just let everything happen and did nothing.

Nonetheless, he was extremely enraged. Regardless of Iliana's identity as a Pacifer, she was his lover—he had even gone to the past because he was motivated to keep her alive.

"Your presence is unwanted, you vile creatures."

Channeling his Qi into Caliburn, with the help of [Synchronization], Basil coated Caliburn with True Light Magic. The pressure it was giving out was immense—it even burned the Demons that were standing a meter away from him.

Quickly looking for the perfect direction where he should deliver his attack to, Basil arced Caliburn widely. The world flashed once, and the Demons whom Basil was laying his eyes on were bisected afterwards.

Thud!

The only sound one could make out was the sound when the bisected Demons fell to the ground. It was as if Basil had ordered the Demons to bisect themselves by arcing Caliburn.

The people watching him, who were still planted on their spot, could only doubt their eyes at what had happened. Usually, bisecting a Demon was not enough to kill it, so they couldn't understand how it worked for Basil.

They, for sure, knew Basil wasn't a Paladin nor was he any part of the the Church. His Technique, however, was similar to the Paladin's and some of the Priest's, so they wondered how it was possible.

'Has he decided to become a Priest when he was away?' they thought funnily. They knew, however, Basil would never do it even though he was offered the world, so they immediately discarded the thought.

Whatever Basil could do, they would never be able to tell—that was a given. They had better things to do, and that was, join Basil in the battlefield.

Roar!

Clank! Clank!

When the Knights of Hauler and the Shadows clashed against the Demons, the clash wasn't as impressive as Basil's fight, but one could easily tell they were handling it professionally.

They didn't let the Demons pass their guard—any Demon that their eyes were laid upon would be killed immediately. They didn't kill as many as Basil did, however they were reducing the amount of Demons quickly.

"My Lord... He is Blessed by one of the Fairy Elders."

Unlike the other people who didn't know what was actually happening, being a Pacifer, Ione knew how Basil could kill Demons easily.

"That sword is the medium between the Fairy Elder and him," Ione mused. "As expected of the Fated Child, he could already find great things even though he had no one to guide him."

Smiling to herself, Ione, who had been watching the others in her place, finally utilized her Magic Circles. "I don't know what kind of urgency that agitates him, but as his servant, I shall not question him, and aid him."

Boom!

Six Magic Circles materialized in the air behind Ione. All of them were Grand Circles, which means they were of the highest quality of Magic Circles that the world currently knew.

The air faintly twisted as the Natural Mana in it was attracted to her Magic Circles. The pressure she was exuding was enough to slightly dent the ground she was standing on.

Crack!

When she kicked the ground, it immediately caved in; disappearing for a few seconds, she reappeared not far away from Basil. As soon as she reappeared, she swept the air with her hand, conjuring fire in the process.

Burst!

The fire swept through the bunch of Demons coming at her like a tsunami of fire. The Demons screeched as soon as the fire touched their skin; they were charred to crisp just a few seconds after.

With everyone fully intending to obliterate all of the Demons as quick as they could, Raneil Barony was liberated after twenty minutes. Without saying a proper goodbye to his family this time, Basil left Raneil Barony.

...

With Basil and Ione leading in the front, the Knights of Hauler were on their way to get out of Raneil Barony. They didn't purposely slow down to give Basil and Ione some space; they really couldn't catch up to him.

They could even see that Ione was a few steps behind Basil, which means Basil was really moving at a speed they would never be able to match soon.

With that said, they really wondered if they could even follow behind the two people's back. They were, after all, 10 meters away from the two, so they worried they would lose the sight of the two as soon as they took a breather.

"Haah... I have never run faster than my whole life." Sylvia took a deep breath as soon as they reached Raneil Barony's gate. "Why does he have to run so quick?"

"You've heard him—he is a Head Commander ... Something must have happened in BA-32," Effie answered while calming her breath down.

"I hope it is not that bad, but judging from his expression..." Steven smiled bitterly. "I hope it is not something that will prolong the Outbreak."

Thompson and the rest of the Knights of Hauler nodded their head quietly at Steven's words. Passing through the destroyed gate of Raneil Barony, they found Basil casting something under his breath right in front of the gate.

Stepping away as soon as they remembered Basil's mention of him activating a Barrier before leaving the Barony, they watched as the Runes Basil had had his subordinates Carve on the ground surrounding the Barony were activated.

The Runes lit up in gold, before an ethereal dome gradually covered the entire Barony. Basil waited until the dome was complete, then moved his foot away from the Rune he had been stepping on.

Saying nothing, he suddenly turned around and dashed to the direction of Lone Plain. The Knights of Hauler didn't know why he was going there, but they knew he was going to the Death Howl Dungeon.

They gulped dryly as soon as they remembered what had happened there. They wondered what Basil would do this time.

'Has the Kinslayer really died?' They thought. 'Is he going to finish us off because we know that he has the entire Raneil Barony completely under his control?'

They were naturally worried due to Basil's secretive nature, but none of them stopped following him regardless. About Basil, they were sure of one thing: he wouldn't bite before he was bitten.

They were very sure they hadn't done anything harmful to him. Contrary to that, they had even helped him by protecting his family.

In their opinion, they should already be able to consider themselves on Basil's good side, so they didn't need to worry that Basil might do harm to them ... They weren't wrong.

"I can feel it here."

Storing Caliburn, Basil took out the hilt of Death Howl's Sealing Sword. He activated the Runes Carved on it, and immediately stopped in his track as soon as he felt a secret entrance nearby.

Extending the Sealing Sword, the ground in front of him immediately opened up. It was one of the secret entrances of Death Howl Dungeon that were scattered around the area of Lone Plain and Raneil Barony.

This was Basil's shortcut to BA-32.