At this, Lucian understood.
He didn't expect there was something about himself in this. Thinking it over, maybe if he didn't kill Tom, these elves would have been dealt with easily?
In that case, he had even more gratitude toward the Zelle tribe.
Lucian looked at Margarethe, but he didn't expect that Margarethe was also looking at him. Her expression was very complicated, obviously also figured it out.
He turned his head and focused his eyes back on Michael: "If you disrespect the Martin family, your problem will get you in a lot of trouble with the Brown family."
"Martin family? He Tom is just a dummy." Michael laughed coldly, showing no respect at all in his voice: "If it wasn't for the name of the Martin family, I would have already killed that pretty boy."
"But thanks to you, these elves, once sent to the North, the Freezing City will help the Brown family. Then, not only the Martin family, even the Empire will have to bow to me."
When Lucian heard this, he was shocked.
Freezing City?
That's why these elves took such a remote path. It was to escape illegally. Lucian didn't expect the Brown family to be so bold as to get in touch with the people from Freezing City.
Freezing City is the capital of Freezing Country. Freezing Country is next to the Empire. The two sides have been fighting for a long time. They are bitter enemies.
If Michael's deal with Freezing City got out, not only the Brown family, but even the whole Ironforge, and even big families like the Martin family, would be in big trouble. Michael making this decision was really too crazy.
"Unexpected, if this gets to the top, ten Brown families won't be enough for the Empire to kill."
Michael laughed cruelly: "Don't worry, no one will know about this. After all, dead people keep secrets well."
Seeing Michael's scary face, Lucian shrugged: "Dead people can't keep secrets. If a Necromancer brings back souls, anything might come out."
Michael didn't expect Lucian to be making such a bad joke at this moment. He was speechless for a moment.
But soon, he drew his bow again: "You smart mouthed kid. Let's see if you can still be so stubborn after you're dead."
"Rain of Arrows!"
Three iron-feather arrows flew through the air, guided by magic, moving in a very strange way, shooting toward Lucian together.
"Arcane Archer?"
Lucian muttered to himself.
He wasn't active in this area, which is why he didn't know Michael. From his investigation, he only knew that Michael was a 4-stage Archer. He didn't expect that he was actually an Arcane Archer.
Arcane Archer and Archer sounded almost the same, just one character different. But the real difference between them was huge.
Arcane Archer was an advanced form of Archer.
At the 4th stage, all people could complete their first advancement. Depending on the skills they practiced, their fighting style, and their personal talent, the same职业 could change completely.
Take Warrior as an example. A Warrior who practiced blood power could choose a monster at the 4th stage to match their blood power. They would gain part of the monster's talent, power, and even bloodline ability. That was how a Warrior advanced.
Another example: Lucian's knight, a believer of holy light. They could use their holy faith to advance their职业 into a Holy Knight, or make a promise in their heart to become a Vow Knight.
Arcane Archer was the result of an advanced职业. Even if both were at the 4th stage, compared to an Archer who hadn't completed their职业 advancement, an Arcane Archer could use magic to guide their arrows, achieving nearly 100% accuracy.
Their strength was obviously much stronger than a regular Archer.
"This is a problem," Lucian muttered, raising his knight sword and cutting down the incoming arrows. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Margarethe say from the side: "Lucian, run! You're not his match. I'll hold him off for you!"
Margarethe's voice made Lucian freeze.
If you leave, it's not just the Zelle tribe that will be in trouble. Even Margarethe herself would have a hard time. But she still chose to let you go anyway?
That's really a kind elf.
Lucian knew that Margarethe understood this, but she didn't want to get involved in this big elf fight. To her, Michael was way too strong. He was an Arcane Archer.
If Lucian was at 4 stage, he might have a chance. But 3 stage was way weaker than a 4 stage who finished their class advancement.
The gap was so big that if the Warrior leader also finished their class advancement, Margarethe wouldn't even think about fighting back. Her only choice would be to blow herself up with the Slave Hunter.
And that's exactly what she was thinking now.
"You're the queen who ran away from the Zelle tribe?" Michael laughed. "Don't worry, you two aren't getting out of here. He's going to die here, and you'll be part of the store."
When she heard that, Margarethe bit her lip. Her eyes looked determined.
If she used that, even if her siblings would die, at least they wouldn't be humiliated. After Lucian left.
The thought came to her, and right then, Lucian's broad back appeared in front of her.
"I don't know what you decided, but trust me, I'll save your friends."
"I'm waiting for you to come back and have a baby with me."
As soon as he said that, Margarethe's face turned red. How could Lucian say something so embarrassing in front of everyone?
But when she heard that, a strange feeling of calm came over her.
"That's really touching."
Michael laughed. "Too bad I'm going to kill this guy right in front of you. Let you see what happens when you fight me."
"Flame Shot!"
As soon as he said that, fire magic gathered on his bow. Michael didn't even take an arrow, but after he put his hand on the bow, a flaming arrow made of fire magic appeared on the bow.
As the arrow flew, the fire magic guided a flaming sword toward Lucian. The arrow was made of fire, had no shape, and even if Lucian hit it, it would turn into fire arrows that pierced his body.
This arrow was almost impossible to avoid.
At Lucian's current level, there was no way to stop it. Or, for that matter, any 3-stage knight would be unable to block this attack.
But Lucian's face showed no fear at all.
He looked at Michael and shrugged. "If you weren't here, I'd already be home right now, helping my wife give birth."
"What? So what? Is that your last words?" Michael was confused. "I'll visit your house on my way back, and I'll take care of your wife and kids for you."
Seeing Michael's confusion, Lucian smiled. He moved forward, and instead of dodging, he just walked straight into the flaming arrow.
"What I mean is, I now have a new baby. And it's a boy."
Michael was completely baffled. Was this man so terrified that he had lost his mind? But for a knight to dare to stand in front of such a flame arrow, there was only one possible outcome.
"Bang!"
A loud explosion rang out. Flames erupted around them. Margarethe instinctively closed her eyes, as if she had already seen Lucian's death.
But a moment later, she opened her eyes again, hoping for a miracle.
The smoke cleared, and Lucian stood in the same spot. His silver armor was burned through by the flames, revealing a strong and muscular body. On that fit body, there wasn't a single wound.
Lucian was completely unharmed.
Michael, seeing this, was filled with complete fear in his eyes.
"How is this possible?"
Lucian didn't pay attention to Michael's shock.
He simply calmly looked at the dialogue box that slowly appeared before him.
[Your wife "Grace" has given birth to a new child.]