The few people in front of him recounted the secrets The Order had been trying to hide.
"You shouldn't know these secrets!"
Viscount Olba swung his sword and attacked.
Alpha met his attack with her sword.
"Clang!"
The two swords clashed violently.
Olba was forced back several meters by Alpha's sword.
"How can your strength be so great!"
Olba didn't think his strength was weak, but after fighting Claire, he felt that her magic power was terrifyingly strong. The person in front of him looked even younger than Claire, yet her strength was even more formidable.
Most importantly, Olba was currently under the influence of a drug, which had increased his strength by 50%.
Claire had only managed to prolong the fight by relying on her movement techniques; she was definitely no match for him in a direct confrontation.
Yet, this person in front of him had actually repelled him head-on.
"Damn it!"
"For Milia, I cannot fall here!" Viscount Olba thought to himself.
Viscount Olba pulled out a bottle of pills and swallowed them all in one gulp.
His muscles bulged, and magic power surged through him.
Olba felt a surge of power; his strength had increased by 300%.
But there were seven people in front of him, and this drug also had side effects.
Viscount Olba attacked again, and this time Alpha was forced back.
"His strength has increased quite a bit. Is it that drug? How interesting!"
Viscount Olba's magic power temporarily surpassed Alpha's, but Alpha was still confident she could defeat him.
Seeing Alpha's amused expression, Viscount Olba didn't dare to fight her to the death. He swung his blade, striking the ground forcefully, then injected a large amount of magic power into the blade.
"Rumble!"
The ground suddenly collapsed, revealing a secret passage below.
"I'll go after him!" Beta said.
"No need! I'll go! Besides, Shadow is also down there!" Xi Nuo appeared.
"Phantom, where have you been?" Alpha asked.
Alpha was curious why Xi Nuo hadn't revealed himself proactively this time.
"I've been observing this Viscount Olba. Perhaps he can become our insider!"
After Xi Nuo finished speaking, he disappeared.
"As expected of Lord Phantom, truly far-sighted and thoughtful!" Beta looked at the spot where Xi Nuo had disappeared with an adoring gaze.
"He always thinks of things we can't!" Alpha said… Xi De had just killed a minor enemy.
Suddenly, an explosion occurred above.
A very tall person looked at Xi De.
"Is this place blocked too! Damn it!"
"But there's only one person! Let's finish this quickly!"
"Clang!"
The tips of their swords clashed.
"This!"
Viscount Olba looked at Xi De in disbelief.
The timing and technique of his sword strikes were clearly far superior to his own.
There was a huge height difference between them, yet the opponent could precisely strike the tip of his sword.
"Your attack is too naive!"
Xi De chuckled.
Olba couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Coincidence, this is definitely a coincidence!" Viscount Olba attacked again.
But all his attacks were dodged by Xi De.
"Your attacks lack beauty!"
"Let me teach you what true swordsmanship is!"
"First, you only need to concentrate a small amount of magic power on your feet to move instantly!"
Xi De flashed, appearing behind Viscount Olba.
Viscount Olba didn't even react before he was pierced through his right chest.
"Second, as long as you control the distance well, there's no need to care about speed and strength, or even magic power!"
Viscount Olba tried hard to attack Xi De, but he couldn't hit him at all.
Instead, Xi De grabbed the sword with his bare hand and pushed it aside.
"Third, the battle has just begun!"
Xi De's blade sliced across Viscount Olba's chest.
A huge wound appeared on Viscount Olba's chest, and blood splattered out.
Xi De then continued to slash many times.
Viscount Olba was covered in sword wounds.
"But no matter how strong you are, the darkness of this world is far deeper than you can imagine!"
Viscount Olba recalled his daughter, Milia. After she suffered from Demon Possession, he felt powerless, unable to do anything. No matter how hard he tried, he saw no glimmer of hope.
"Then I will dive in, no matter how deep it is!"
"Don't boast so much. Whether it's you or me, we are incredibly small in the face of darkness!"
"Is that so?"
A vast blue-violet magic power emanated from Xi De.
"This magic power… perhaps he really can do it!"
"The game ends here!"
Xi De swung a sword filled with magic power at Viscount Olba.
A montage of memories flashed through Viscount Olba's mind.
The person he was most worried about was Milia.
"Milia!"
But just as the attack was about to hit Viscount Olba.
Xi Nuo appeared and caught Xi De's attack with his bare hands.
"Spare his life; he's still useful to me!"
"This is his payment!"
Xi Nuo threw a bag of gold coins to Xi De.
It contained one million Zeny.
"Since you said so, then spare his life!"
Xi De disappeared from the spot.
Viscount Olba felt his life rapidly draining away.
"Don't move. I will heal your wounds!"
Xi Nuo reached out and healed Viscount Olba's wounds, and also decomposed the special drug from Viscount Olba's body.
"How is that possible? Such severe wounds, and the effects of the drug have all disappeared!"
"Why did you save me!"
From the moment Xi Nuo caught Xi De's magic-infused sword with his bare hands, Viscount Olba knew this person was incredibly strong.
"We want to overthrow The Order, and an insider will simply make it easier!"
Viscount Olba knew he had no right to refuse.
"Of course, to ensure your loyalty, I can help you cure your daughter's Demon Possession!"
"Really?!"
Viscount Olba was unusually excited.
"Of course it's true. Apart from me and Shadow, everyone else in Shadow Garden used to suffer from Demon Possession!"
"If you can save my daughter, I will devote my life to you without hesitation!"
"I only need internal intelligence. For this, I will make you a Knight of the Round Table!"
The Seven Shadows walked out.
"Lord Phantom's plan is truly brilliant! With an insider, the speed of acquiring all intelligence will definitely be much faster!" Beta said admiringly.
"What a brilliant plan! I will fully cooperate!" Alpha said.