A glowing blood hole appeared in the assassin's chest.
The light slowly faded, and the assassin collapsed to the ground. He was not dead yet, but his spine had been completely shattered.
In the light barrier, Sivis waved his hand, and a strange light flashed from the carriage. The assassin was instantly transformed into a burning figure.
He screamed in agony, but because his spine was severed, he could only struggle and writhe in pain with his upper body, while his lower body remained motionless, burning like a dead tree in the flames.
A few seconds later, numerous fiery patterns erupted in the light barrier, and the entire scene vanished into nothingness!
The figure could observe the situation around his subordinates through magic only if they were still alive.
Now, the seventh-tier bronze assassin was dead!
He hadn't died in an intense battle; he had been instantly killed after unleashing all his power.
In fact...
He had been subdued and then brutally murdered!
The figure didn't know the exact effects of the flames, but he could feel...
This was a provocation!
The glowing hole from earlier, had it struck the assassin's heart or brain, it would have been fatal.
"After disabling my subordinate's ability to move, you used flames to burn him alive. Torture and killing—this is meant to challenge me?!"
"Good, good, good! What audacity! The Daister family really has an impressive pool of talent!"
The mysterious figure's tone was filled with intense anger.
He had lost a bronze-tier subordinate and had been slapped in the face in front of him.
As a self-proclaimed noble vampire, he could not accept such humiliation, and his eyes burned with murderous intent!
It wasn't just his anger directed at Sivis, but now he also harbored hatred toward the entire Daister family!
The fury within the figure grew stronger.
The others present were stunned, including Reina. After hearing the mysterious figure's words and seeing the final flash in the light barrier, the young maid finally understood what had happened.
The seemingly powerful assassin had only made two moves, both of which were easily blocked by her young master. Then, he was instantly killed by a spell.
"This… This… As I thought, my young master has been hiding his true strength all this time, pretending not to have any talent for cultivation!"
"I knew it! My young master is so perfect and learned, how could he have such serious issues with his cultivation talent?"
"He must have not wanted to reveal his true power within the family. After just leaving the family, he's now showing his true combat abilities!" Reina didn't fully understand the reasons behind it, but her eyes were filled with delight.
She had always believed in Sivis...
Always trusting him, over and over again.
No matter how he did it, to her, Sivis was meant to be the strongest!
So much so that Reina didn't even stop to consider why Sivis had hidden his strength within the family, or what purpose it served...
Seeing the young maid so joyous and excited, Conning and Flora exchanged confused and shocked looks.
They glanced at the shattered light barrier and then at the mysterious figure, whose face was filled with fury. They didn't even have time to worry about whether this Silver-tier powerhouse would take out his anger on them. Instead, they were left with expressions of utter disbelief.
"It's impossible, absolutely impossible! Sivis has no cultivation talent, otherwise, he would have long become the next family head!"
"He's only been forced to wander outside because of his lack of ability—how could he possibly kill a seventh-tier bronze assassin in an instant?"
"Did we get something wrong? Sir, could it be that the person you sent was not a seventh-tier bronze, but rather a second or third-tier bronze?"
"How could Sivis be this strong? How can he be this strong?"
Conning and Flora's voices grew more frantic and broken.
They had always targeted Sivis within the family, relying on his lack of cultivation talent as their reasoning.
But now Sivis had returned, showcasing terrifying strength. How could they accept this?
The enemy they had hated for so long had suddenly become overwhelmingly powerful—someone who could easily crush them!
The two were on the verge of breaking down.
Watching the two young masters and mistress in such a disarray, the weary young maid Reina felt as though she had been reborn, her face regaining its color.
She elegantly stood up, adjusted her slightly worn and dust-covered maid uniform, and curtsied. With a genuine smile, she spoke: "Young Master Conning, Miss Flora, it seems your plans won't succeed after all."
The joy that radiated from her heart was sincere.
However, after the initial panic and confusion faded from Conning and Flora's faces, a malicious expression returned.
"Reina, don't forget—no matter how strong Sivis is, what does that matter? Can he truly threaten a Silver-tier powerhouse?"
"As long as he returns, he's still a dead man!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the joy that had just risen in Reina's heart vanished instantly.
Her attention was entirely focused on the content in the light barrier, shocked by the turn of events. She had been so caught up in the fact that her young master had grown stronger that she overlooked one crucial detail—the mysterious figure was still within the family!
Reina could guess that the figure likely didn't want to stir up too much trouble, which was why he hadn't acted personally.
But the figure was almost certainly after the items in Sivis' storeroom, and he wouldn't give up just because a seventh-tier bronze subordinate had been killed.
Reina, however, had a bit of quick wit. She quickly turned to the mysterious figure and said, "Wait, sir, we can negotiate."
"My young master has already proven his strength. He is now qualified to speak with you, right?"
"The things you want, I can convince my young master to hand them over, as long as you guarantee his safety."
The young maid only mentioned her young master's safety, completely ignoring her own.
As soon as these words left her mouth, Conning and Flora's expressions froze. They stared at the mysterious figure in disbelief, their throats moving as if they wanted to speak but found themselves without the courage to do so.
If Sivis were an easy target, the mysterious figure would simply capture him and take the resources—this would be the quickest and least troublesome approach.
But now, the seventh-tier bronze assassin had been slain. If the mysterious figure only wanted the items in Sivis' storeroom, wouldn't it be more convenient to just negotiate instead of using force and risking a confrontation with the Church?
The problem was, once the mysterious figure got what he wanted, he could just walk away, and that would be the end of it for the two of them.
Before Sivis had shown any strength, Conning and Flora hadn't held back in their antagonism toward him.
"We've completely offended Sivis! Now that he's become this strong, if he goes back to the family..."
"Then it's over for us!"
They weren't stupid. Though they had been a bit disoriented earlier, after regaining their composure, they realized that the assassin in the light barrier was no weakling—he was a genuine seventh-tier bronze!
That meant Sivis' strength would be even more terrifying!
Conning and Flora had, in their intense jealousy of Sivis, even dared to speak rudely to the mysterious figure earlier.
But now, after calming down, they realized they couldn't come up with anything to offer the figure in exchange for rejecting the deal that Reina had proposed.
In an instant, their faces grew dark, cold sweat pouring down from their foreheads.
Looking at Reina's expression now, they had lost all their previous arrogance, replaced instead by pure fear.
They knew...
It was over for them!
The little maid, usually so mild-tempered, became incredibly fierce whenever Sivis was involved.
Conning and Flora knew full well that even if Sivis could spare them, Reina would stop at nothing to ensure her young master would never face any danger again—even if it meant their deaths.
What were they supposed to do?
"The family probably can't protect us anymore. The head of the family sees how strong Sivis has become now, and he won't suppress him any longer."
"What do we do now??"
The two of them were a mess, trembling all over.
Flora couldn't help but step back, stumbling, and sitting down heavily on the ground, muttering, "Why? Why Sivis? How could he have gotten this strong?"
"What should I do? What should we do? Maybe…?"
"We should run away now, at least to save our lives!"
"We need to escape!!"
She grabbed Conning, her face full of panic.
"Or… we could apologize to Sivis!"
"Beg him for mercy!"
"We were only after his wealth, right?" Flora said, casting a meaningful look.
She thought for a moment and then reassured herself, realizing she wasn't being so unreasonable after all…
If it weren't for the mysterious figure's appearance, she and Conning were simply trying to claim Sivis' fortune!
They all shared the same bloodline—surely they wouldn't be killed over money!
Conning was stunned, then eagerly nodded in agreement.
"Wait, let's go to the family head and plead for mercy. As long as we survive, we can make it right!"
"We can apologize to Sivis, let him vent his anger!!"
"As long as he lets us go!"
As they spoke, their expressions gradually softened.
They even began to feel more confident!
That's right!
What does Sivis' strength matter?
We're part of the same family!
He couldn't possibly kill us just for some money, could he?
It had to be like that!