Nobilis of War novel Chapter 1471

Grady was not some nobody. It didn't matter what his relationship with Seth was; the one who killed him was in deep trouble.

Unfortunately for Todd, a powerful warrior working for the West King had him framed by making use of his sword intent to kill the frenzied Grady. In this way, when Seth investigated the case of Grady's death later on, he would definitely investigate Todd.

This infuriated Todd so much that he felt like his eyes were going to pop out of his skull. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be so afraid to be attacked by a king. But since he was being framed, he felt blatantly wronged. It was only natural that he responded in anger.

"How dare you frame me? You must be courting death!" Todd said to the man who killed Grady through gritted teeth.

"What are you talking about? You killed Grady right in front of all of us. How could you blame me for something you did?" The man smiled in a sinister fashion, his eyes flashing mischievously.

"That's right. You are so cruel and merciless, Todd! How dare you kill Seth's sworn brother!"

"You'd better prepare yourself for the wrath of Seth." The man's smile widened. "However, if you hand over the brat, I might be willing to stab Grady's corpse with my sword. Do you catch my drift?" The man's message was clear. If Todd gave up Darren, then he would take half of the responsibility of Grady's death. Together, they'd face the wrath of Seth.

Although these three men were all powerful warriors, they frankly weren't strong enough to contend with Todd.

After all, Todd was known as the God of Sword. And his strength was close to that of the Five Kings. He didn't fight that often, but no one doubted his capability in combat.

The three men all knew that Juan was a weak-minded man and would avoid war at all costs. Therefore, it was only under the instructions of their respective kings that they dared make trouble for Todd. They all believed that Todd would not try to kill them.

As for why those kings didn't do it themselves, that was because never in their wildest dreams would they dare! They all feared each other. The moment they walked out of their territory and confronted another king, all hell would break lose until either party died.

Therefore, the kings seldom did things personally. Instead, they usually ordered their competent subordinates to do their biddings.

Hence, despite the importance of capturing Darren, none of the kings had come in person.

Then, it dawned on Todd what these men were up to. Sighing heavily, he willed himself to calm down before saying anything.

"Fine, take the boy," Todd said coldly. Then, after a deafening pause, he continued, "But only if you live to take him."

Whoosh!

His sword intent surged so suddenly that it seemed the whole world was on the verge of collapse under its power.

Todd's power was comparable to that of Lord Starry Sword and Lord Feng. Few known members of the human race could reach such a terrifying level.

"What are you going to do? Attack us?"

"Todd, don't be silly!" One of the men gulped nervously. "If you dare kill me, the East King will never let this go!"

All of a sudden, the three men were no longer gloating. Instead, fear seized them completely, as they felt the killing intent emanating from every fiber of Todd's being.

"I'm a man of action. Once I've made up my mind, no one can stop me.

I'm not afraid of even the ancestor, let alone you!" Todd said in a thunderous voice.

"My sword, please conquer the world,"

he then chanted under his breath, clutching the sword with both hands. In one smooth movement, he slashed forward.

In the blink of an eye, the divine sword grew tenfold and seemed to slice the very universe in half.

"Ah! Todd is insane!"

"Run!"

the three deputy gods cried in complete panic. They were all keenly aware that Todd only made one move in battle. One sword strike would determine whether they would live or die.

Even any one of the Five Kings would hate to face Todd's one sword strike, let alone these three new deputy gods.

Boom!

The earth was split open, its jagged crevices crumbling. The three men who were trying to flee for their lives felt despair as they realized something: Todd's attack was not just one sword strike. Instead, it was clearly a combination of millions of sword strikes that blocked all of their routes of retreat.

Outside the First Dangerous Area, Darren and Todd landed.

"Sir, are you going in with me?" Darren asked.

"No," Todd answered. "I will be suppressed by the blood pass if I go in." The powerful warriors in the Chaotic Region all knew of this law.

"Don't worry. The blood pass has been broken," Darren reminded Todd calmly. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been chased by the mysterious gray man back then."

"You're right! Sorry, I was confused. Let's go. I also want to see the Five Dangerous Areas."

The two then stepped foot onto the First Dangerous Area through a whirlpool.

They found that the mysterious underground space was in ruins, devastated by countless wars.

Not keen to waste any time, Darren instantly activated his god's sense to search for the aura of the Rule Soul Avatar.

But unfortunately, he soon found out that there was no aura of life here. This made him uneasy.

'Did the Rule Soul Avatar encounter any misfortune?' he thought to himself anxiously.

"Sir, please help me find out if there is anyone alive here." Since Darren couldn't detect the aura of the Rule Soul Avatar by himself, he had no choice but to ask Todd for help.

Todd activated his powerful god's sense, which could only cover a million kilometer radius around in the First Dangerous Area. He too could not detect the aura of life.

Then, Darren and Todd decided to fly around quickly, searching for signs of life.

After a few days, the two of them had covered much ground in the First Dangerous Area. Yet, they still didn't find any aura of life.

"It seems that your avatar is very likely to have been destroyed... Don't be sad. It's just an avatar. You can refine another one, if that is indeed the case," Todd said in a light tone, in a measly attempt to comfort him.

Darren's eyes turned red. "Sir, you don't understand. Our relationship is not what it looks like. The truth is, he is even closer than a brother."