Nobilis of War novel Chapter 1424

Darren's face darkened with fury.

He felt a ferocious swell of rage when Nasir was killed, all of a sudden, before he could finish his words.

"How dare you, you old dogs!" he roared. "If you interfere with me again, I will destroy your entire Blood Cloud Region!"

He felt enraged and reckless, already beginning to prepare for the worst possible outcome. He vowed that if the law enforcers of the Blood Cloud Palace dared stop him, he would immediately go and seek help from Akbar, Lord Starry Sword, and Lord Feng.

There would also be a few other Superior God Realm masters who would be willing to help Darren if he asked. After all, those big shots still owed him a favor.

If they really didn't care what they owed him, well, they should still help him if only for Yolanda's sake, Darren thought. That way, they could show their respect to Yolanda.

Darren clenched his fists. If he was pushed too hard now, he would certainly call in every favor he could in order to win a fight with the Blood Cloud Region.

In general, ordinary people were not allowed to start a war at the regional level. But Darren was already the patriarch of the Chu Clan. He had inherited the position of the Territory Enfeoffing Emperor. His position was already equivalent to that of the leader of a region. As long as he didn't slaughter ordinary cultivators at will, the Ancestral Land would not intervene even if he waged war.

"Young man, let's talk calmly," said one of the law enforcing elders of the Blood Cloud Palace.

He had a hoarse voice, and he spoke in a low, even tone.

Darren glared at him. "Calmly? First of all, tell me why you killed this man! Why did you prevent him from telling me the news about Elsa?" he demanded.

"We don't know who Elsa is," said the elder patiently. "We only killed Nasir because he was too greedy. He took the resources we had distributed to the Cloud Refinement Sect for himself. This was reported to us yesterday, and as soon as we confirmed the report, we were ordered by our leader to kill him immediately. We did so, in accordance with our own laws and practices."

He paused and looked at Darren. "Do you have any other question?"

Darren was completely unconvinced. His face grew even colder, and he said quietly,

"Do you think I am naive enough to be fooled by such lies?"

The elder did not respond, and Darren said, "I swear to you now that this will not be resolved unless we face each other in battle!"

He spoke in an implacable tone.

He was certain that he had not misjudged the situation. Something must have happened to Elsa. And it must have had something to do with the machinations of the Blood Cloud Palace.

They had repeatedly obstructed his plans, and now they were lying to him. There was no way to solve this dilemma except by the use of force. He was determined to show them his strength.

The four elders looked taken aback. They glanced at each other, hesitating.

If anyone else had threatened to fight them, the elders would have killed him on the spot. If they did decide to spare his life, it would be because they didn't take the threat seriously.

But this young man in front of them was different. He was Darren. The Blood Cloud Palace already knew him by his reputation.

After that episode concerning the Archean relic, Darren had gained many powerful supporters.

If Darren was determined, and called on his backers to aid him, he might indeed be able to wage a terrible war against the Bloody Cloud Region.

One of the elders spoke up. "Darren, don't get too excited,"

he said, deliberately softening his tone.

Darren's face remained hard and unyielding. "Hand Elsa over to me this instant, or else wait for the battle to begin. Decide now."

The four elders saw that Darren would not change his mind.

Another elder stepped forward, dropping the soothing tone his companions had used. He said sneeringly, "Do you think we don't know who you are? You are not as well-connected as you think. You only have Lord Starry Sword, Lord Feng and a few other masters at the Superior God Realm to back you up. But there is a saying that distant water cannot quench one's present thirst. We could kill you right here and now!"

It was not a bluff. Seeing Darren's attitude, the elder had decided it would be best to eliminate Darren at once.

Darren snorted, "Old bastard, don't bother pretending! You can kill me if you have the guts. But you know, back then, there was a deputy god who wanted to kill me. I did not back down, and in the end, I was safe and sound. Think it over. Who do you think are you?"

Darren lifted his hand and pointed a disdainful finger at the elder, knowing he would be insulted by the gesture.

This matter was one that should be settled among the region leaders. How could this small band of law enforcing elders think to interfere? Would they be rash enough to attack him? The great masters might have been too far away to prevent the elders from killing Darren right there and then, but if he was killed, there was a real chance they would avenge him.

If something happened to him now, the elders' families would surely be wiped out as well.

After all, they also knew what had happened in the relic back then. A deputy god had wanted to kill Darren, but Lord Starry Sword stopped him, and he almost killed the deputy god with a sword strike.