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Chapter 288: "He... took my term away."

Inside the spacious and luxurious Moriarty Duke's mansion banquet hall, several true power holders of the empire were sitting around a round table discussing matters.

To the surprise of the Creed family heads, Moriarty and Hall's grandstanding didn't involve forcing the Frank family to give up the throne, nor did it involve the Creed families relinquishing more benefits; they simply wanted to become independent and withdraw from the Creed Alliance.

Even if Duke Moriarty demanded the expansion of the Northern Territory, the counties south of the Alans Mountains were already barren, merely the opposite of the Northern Territory, and not really a loss to the empire. Moreover, the Alans Mountains were very high and could serve as a natural dividing line between the empire and the Northern Territory.

Furthermore, Earl Hall only wanted his family to make a clean escape.

Purely in terms of benefit distribution, what the two great families wanted was not much, completely mismatched with their current strength.

However, they understood Seth Frank; the Frank family, with the supremacy of imperial power as their creed, would never let these two behemoths return to the mountains, let alone allow the Hall family, which controlled most of the empire's wealth, to leave, which would be equivalent to giving up ten gold mines.

In addition, Dorothy herself was a natural witch with extremely high research value. Seth Frank had already privately promised the Wise Men's Academy that Dorothy would become an experimental research subject for the academy.

Of course, these were not the most important reasons.

The most important thing was that their strength was too great, and they possessed so many bestowed items.

A commoner is innocent, but possessing jade becomes a crime. Neither the Frank family nor other Creed families could allow these two great families to possess so many bestowed items and establish new forces elsewhere, because this would be planting hidden dangers for their own future.

Even though Duke Moriarty listed various reasons for their inevitable defeat, mastered most of their family's bestowed item information, and even displayed the domain of an eight-star war knight, which was indeed intimidating.

Seth Frank still had trump cards.

The Wise Men's Academy also had trump cards.

It hadn't reached the point of a complete and utter defeat yet.

Remus Burke, Charles Simmons, Locke Edward, and Hughes Lane, the four patriarchs, simultaneously looked at Seth Frank.

Thump, thump, thump—

Inside the banquet hall, the frequency of all heartbeats was constantly accelerating.

Seth Frank was manipulating [The Pulsating Heart].

Even if Duke Moriarty and Earl Hall were already eight-star war knights, even if Leon's body was infinitely close to a bloodline, even if Dorothy was a witch, as long as they had hearts, they would be controlled by him.

He could control their heart rate to continuously accelerate, eventually exploding and dying.

The first to fall were the personal maids who served the family heads at all times, followed by the two Moriarty family knights guarding the gate.

The five great Creed family heads, the emperor, and the empress had long prepared for this. Their hearts had been cut by [The Ripper] and stored in an absolutely safe place, so there was no need to worry about accidents.

At this moment, Duke Moriarty, Earl Hall, Leon, and Dorothy also felt the anomaly.

"What have you done?"

Dorothy asked.

Empress Emma revealed a cold smile, "It seems [The Eye of the Future] is not omnipotent, is it? You didn't choose a result that was completely beneficial to you, because you haven't discovered our true trump card yet."

"Before long, you will be like them, dying from heart explosions."

Oglace said, looking at Dorothy,

"If you kneel down now and beg me to forgive your sins and return to my side, I might not kill you."

Emma frowned slightly, but she quickly returned to normal. She knew that Dorothy would never kneel down to beg Oglace.

The proud Dorothy would not kneel to anyone, even in death.

"I'm sorry, your wish is going to be in vain."

Dorothy said slowly, "Your trump card has long been seen through."

Seth Frank was certain that his trump card had not been discovered in advance.

Because Duke Moriarty had not mentioned [The Pulsating Heart] when he inventoried the bestowed items before.

If he knew about [The Pulsating Heart], he would definitely have mentioned it.

But why were Duke Moriarty, Earl Hall, Leon, and Dorothy unscathed?

Why weren't their hearts affected?

Unless, they didn't have hearts either!

Thinking of this, even Seth Frank, who had been to hell once, had his pupils shrink to pinpoints, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

The knuckles of his fingers holding the crystal glass were turning pale, and the crystal glass shattered with a bang.

Suddenly, his Adam's apple bobbed, as if swallowing some kind of sharp fragment, and even the blue veins bulging on his neck stagnated.

All sounds were withdrawn from the resplendent banquet hall, leaving only the sound of shattering glass resonating deep within the eardrums.

He finally uttered these three words, his vocal cords as rough as rusty gears.

The four great Creed family heads all showed expressions of disbelief.

Remus Burke's veins were the first to bulge at his temples. The old man, who was used to issuing orders with his chin, staggered and supported himself on the gilded back of his chair.

His right hand held a cigar that was two-thirds smoked, and burning ashes fell silently on the sleeves of his gorgeous dress, but he was completely unaware of the burning pain. The red gem embedded in the scepter in his left hand was now reflecting in his trembling irises, cracking inch by inch.

"Seth, you should be more serious."

He couldn't help but remind Seth Frank.

Thinking that this was just an operational error by Seth Frank.

Until he heard Seth Frank say, "They might not have hearts."

"No hearts?"

Hughes Lane's jade earrings collided, making a shivering sound like shattered ice. Charles Simmons and Locke Edward exchanged glances, their eyes full of horror.

"No hearts? Are you saying Mary betrayed us?"

Oglace's first thought was his sister Mary's backstab.

After all, she had been waiting for this day for a long time.

If she could control the hearts of so many important people, she could completely change the situation of the empire and force Oglace to abdicate.

Seth Frank shook his head, "No, she would not betray the family."

"Besides [The Ripper], what else can make people lose their hearts and still live?"

"A bestowed item that changes cognition, even if you think you don't have a heart, you're still alive."

Hughes Lane speculated.

The great families didn't think of magic cards, because they had never seen magic cards.

Only Oglace remembered the angel card Leon had made before.

"No, it's not a bestowed item that changes cognition, it's [The Ripper]. Leon can make a kind of magic card, which can bear even the power of an angel, let alone the power of [The Ripper]."

Oglace suddenly awakened, looking at Leon with both surprise and anger in his eyes,

"It's you, you did it, didn't you?"

"Indeed, I did it."

Leon had to admit that Oglace was actually very smart and guessed it immediately.

When Augulas, Emma, and the five major Creed families entered the banquet hall, Leon noticed their abnormality; they had all become the "Heartless Ones."

The so-called "Heartless Ones" are people whose hearts have been taken by the "Ripper."

They don't die; instead, they gain greater strength, and as long as their hearts are not harmed, they can heal from any physical injury.

Leon guessed that they must also possess a Gift related to the heart; otherwise, there's no reason for them to all become "Heartless Ones," because that would mean the fates of the four major families would be in the hands of the Frank family.

Even for an alliance, there's no need to show such great sincerity, unless doing so is extraordinary and absolutely necessary.

That is to say, they will use weapons or Gifts specifically designed to counter the "Heart."

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That's why their hearts cannot be present here.

Therefore, Leon used four Surgical Blade magic cards to preemptively remove the hearts of himself, Dorothy, Earl Hall, and Grand Duke Moria.

The effect of the Surgical Blade is almost identical to the Gift "Ripper," except that it can only create one "Heartless One" at a time, but the advantage is that there are no side effects; as long as there are enough magic cards, "Heartless Ones" can be created infinitely.

Losing his heart made Leon stronger; basically, it can be said that he has no weaknesses, and with the evil dragon recovered in the "Canvas," the "Canvas'" combat power has been elevated to another level, even capable of challenging an Evil God.

It can be said that as long as the five major Creed families don't all betray Tiger and side with the Evil God, Leon can handle such a situation.

"It seems I underestimated you, Leon Moria; you've truly made me look at you in a new light, actually being able to restrain my Gift."

Seth Frank's lips curled into a smile.

The greatest fear comes from the unknown; now that he knows it was Leon who did it, he's not as afraid anymore.

To Seth Frank, Leon Moria is just a young man who has just grown up.

"Even if the four of you can avoid the influence of the 'Pulsating Heart,' what about the people of the entire Alex Fortress? The vassals of the Moria and Hall families, and your dragon, can they resist? I'm very curious."

Seth Frank said, deciding to use the lives of these people as a threat.

"The people I told to leave just now didn't leave just the banquet hall, but the entire Alex Fortress."

Grand Duke Moria said slowly, "You are also a knight; can't you sense that only we are left in Alex Fortress now?"

The outskirts of Alex Fortress are full of troops; the sounds and heartbeats of those people misled Seth Frank and the others.

They thought there were still many people inside the castle.

"Old fellow, it seems you've made arrangements long ago, preparing to fight us."

Remus Burke looked at Grand Duke Moria; they were once friends who fought side by side.

Now, like Dorothy and Emma, they have to break because they belong to different camps.

"Burke, when the abyss of gold leaf begins to devour moonlight, every inch of expanding shadow is filled with unsatisfied bones; one shouldn't be too greedy."

Grand Duke Moria said slowly, "Hall and I don't want much; if you are unwilling to satisfy us and even want to challenge our bottom line, then we can only let the flames of war ignite the entire empire. I believe that after the chaos, the Moria family will surely be the one to re-establish order."

"Moria, don't be impulsive."

The eldest Charles Simmons said slowly,

"We were all once guardians of this empire; I still remember the glory of your father and ancestors. The Moria family was able to become a Creed family because they dedicated blood and loyalty to the empire. Are you going to betray your ancestors? Are you going to be a traitor to the empire?"

"My ancestors could protect her, and I can destroy her."

Grand Duke Moria stretched out his hand, and Leon handed him the prepared Creed Family Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Territory Independence Document.

He placed the two documents in front of Augulas,

"Emperor, you were once the emperor I was most optimistic about. I admire your ambition and aspirations, and I have wholeheartedly assisted you for many years. Now it's time for me to retire. I hope you can save some face for each other and not force me to do something here that everyone will regret."

Augulas frowned and looked at his uncle, Seth Frank.

"If you want to wait for the army outside Alex Fortress to enter here, or for the Sages of the Sage Council to bring weapons powerful enough to destroy us, then when they arrive, they will only see your corpses. I will have the empire hold a seven-day national mourning for you, and from then on, the master of the empire will become Hall."

Earl Hall also placed the agreement in front of Augulas.

They indeed already knew all the trump cards of the Creed families.

"Without hearts, we won't die."

Hughes Lyon said.

"Oh? It seems someone wants to try."

Leon appeared next to Hughes Lyon at some point.

Then, Hughes Lyon discovered that his "Heartless One" entry had disappeared.

His eyes widened, his pupils constricted, as if he wanted to swallow the entire world.

Dense beads of cold sweat seeped from his forehead, dripping onto the ground with clear and rapid sounds.

His lips trembled slightly, emitting a low and hoarse quiver, like a lament.

The muscles of his entire body tensed, and waves of hair-raising chill surged into his heart, causing his body to tremble involuntarily.

Each breath seemed exceptionally difficult; his chest expanded and then contracted violently, and the inhaled air seemed to carry the scent of fear.

He wanted to scream, but he couldn't make a sound, only emitting a series of weak tremors, like a frightened bird.

Fear made his legs weaken involuntarily, and he staggered, almost falling to the ground.

His whole person was like a withered branch hanging on the edge of a cliff, ready to fall at any moment; his whole person seemed to be shrouded in fear, unable to breathe, unable to think, unable to move, and plunged into endless despair.

This head of the Lyon family had never felt such fear before, as if the enemy he was facing was not a person, but a god.

Who else could take away a person's entries so easily other than the God of Tiger?

His throat made a dry, hoarse sound,

"He... took away my entry."

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