I Just want a Peaceful life

782  Escalated Confrontation

'I want to see if they still dare order my family at that time.' thought Angus.

Angus rarely used his authority and rights as a high noble. He also didn't like to abuse such a backward aristocratic system. However, it doesn't mean he will follow strict orders unless they are indispensable.

Previously, Angus may have advocated the importance of following their law to maintain order. But it doesn't mean he will always follow the law and order. The law and regulation is still made by people and he knows how flawless people can be, especially the corrupted one.

There will always be some mistakes, be it in the execution or in certain cases. Angus' true belief is still about Consequentialism.

He believes every action has its own consequences, whether wrong or right. As long as someone can bear the consequences, whatever they do will always become right.

What the city guards and soldiers did is clearly wrong in Angus' eyes. They try to provoke their group, which consists of high-grade people. Angus and the others could even be content with a legendary seventh-grade figure. If he wanted, he could even raze the whole of Frostfall City before they could say sorry.

At that time, the city guards could not bear the consequences of their current actions, making them completely wrong and only inviting disaster. Still, it didn't mean Angus would massacre everyone here over this harsh rebuke.

Angus wonders if high-grade people from other races visit this place and are forced to follow the rigid rules. They may end up beating everyone here.

Other races are usually not as tolerant as the human race when it is following a certain law and regulation, especially made by a different race than themselves.

While Angus complained inside his mind, he didn't notice someone was angrier than him and took this harsh rebuke more seriously than he did. He only realized a few seconds later when the temperature in the area was increasing.

Angus and the Duchess immediately look at Jayna, who carries Anna on her arm. The fourth princess was still pampering Anna, but they could feel the temperature steadily increase from her powerful fire elemental.

"Jayna!!" called Duchess Amberblaze.

Jayna didn't reply and only gave a side glance to her aunt. Yet, the Duchess could feel a profound prideful aura around Jayna and the steep temperature rise.

"Hey, isn't it quite warm here?" said the nearby people.

"Hot!! It's Hot!!" exclaimed the others.

Some of them even sweat from the heat. The guards also notice this strange phenomenon as the surrounding snow is melting at a fast rate. Soon, the guard captain immediately notices Jayna's action through his sharp perception.

"You over there! Stop this at once!!" ordered the guard captain sternly.

Hearing this, Jayna's warm smile turns colder and she glares at the guard captain. On the other hand, Anna has a happy mischievous smile.

"Jayna, stop this!!" called Duchess Amberblaze again.

"Aunt Extalia, what are you doing?!" asked Angus coldly.

The Duchess gets blocked by Angus. Preventing him before is one thing, but preventing Jayna who is adamant about giving the other party a lesson, is another matter. Angus even questions the Duchess' allegiance at this point.

*WHOOSHH* Angry at such a blatant resistance, Jayna's phoenix side burst like a fire. She releases an intense heat wave strong enough to burn ordinary fire elemental users. Everyone could see the hot steam covering the whole area.

The heated area makes the other people queue in the front and escape from the battle scene. Seeing no one queue to the front, Jayna slowly steps towards the wall guards while maintaining her cold glare.

"Apprehend her!!" ordered the guard captain.

*CLANG* *BOOOOM* A strong shockwave erupted across the area. In front of the guard captain, Angus and Duchess Amberblaze are clashing with each other with their own sword artifact.

From their position, it could be seen the Duchess is trying to defend against Angus' sudden attack.

"The last time someone tried to touch my family, their corpse was obliterated without a trace. I will not let anyone harm or catch my family for whatever reason, even if it is you Crimson Flash." said Angus coldly.

"Angus, Jayna, calm down first!!" called Duchess Amberblaze in a pleading tone.

"So be it." replied Angus before launching another attack on Duchess Amberblaze.

*Clang* *Clang* *Clang* A flurry of strong swords sounded through the area. They had already clashed dozens of times in a few seconds without getting the upper hand.

Duchess Amberblaze may be faster than Angus. But Angus is still able to read her pattern and predict her movement. The two could only hold down the others and could not defeat them anytime soon.

On the other hand, Jayna still walks forward slowly while increasing the temperature in the surroundings. All the guards feel dread from Jayna's phoenix glare.

They feel like being stared at by a mighty ferocious beast. If it is not for their strict training and upbringing, they may already fall in despair.

Meanwhile, the other Knights and guards following Angus' group decide to not get involved in this matter. The leader of their group, Duchess Amberblaze, is trying to stop Angus, but they know they are supposed to protect this young Baron.

Most also come from Victory and Sur knights, an ally of Angus's family. They also receive Angus' telepathy message to stand down on this matter. Besides them, the two female dwarves are having a snack while looking at the infighting with interest.

This incident makes them remember the horror of Angus' family. Forget about catching the three of them. It is harder to survive against their single deadly attack. Be it Angus, Jayna, or Anna, they can kill elite dwarves with a single attack.

In contrast, Brigida and Lilith are already pulling out their weapon artifact and ready to defend their Mistress Jayna. As Angus and Jayna's personal maid, they couldn't just let their master fight on their own.

If it is not a strict order from Angus to stay with Jayna, they may already clash with the Duchess relentlessly.

Just as Jayna is almost suffocating with thick fire mana, "What is going on here!!" shouted Count Otebon in the air.

"Otebon!!" exclaimed Duchess Amberblaze.

The Count immediately notices the gist of the problem through his sharp observation, especially when seeing Jayna's deadly glare at his city wall guards.

"This… Young girl, stop this at once. Or I will be forced to arrest you!!" called Count Otebon towards Jayna.

"Hmph!! No one can order me. Not you nor my Father. Not even God himself!!" said Jayna with a furious shout.

*WHOOOSH* Following her shout, her surroundings are covered with a burning fire that is enough to melt the ground.

"Get everyone out of here!!" ordered Count Otebon to the nearby guards while fighting Jayna's heat wave.

"Girl, you should stop this once or you will leave me no other choice." said Count Otebon sternly.

Just before he could take a single step, a lightning bolt and mana arrow flashed before him. With a quick reaction, he grabs his sword to parry these attacks. *Bang* *Bang*

"Don't even think about it." said Lilith.

"It's our duty to protect Master." said Brigida stoically.

"Tch… Get out of my way!!" said Count Otebon in anger.

"Angus, Jayna, Stop!!" shouted Duchess Amberblaze frantically.

"Oh yeah? Then, try to stop this [Multicast - Fire Missile]." said Angus as he snapped his finger.

A moment later, dozens of magic circles appeared in the air, facing all the guards in the surrounding area.

"I wonder if the Crimson Flash is fast enough to catch my spells before it reaches them." mocked Angus with contempt.

Seeing the dozens of magic circles, Duchess Amberblaze and Count Otebon retreat and are ready to defend against these many magic circles.

Judging by the dimly lit magic circle, they know Angus could immediately release his magic. Unfortunately, Angus' threat is nothing in front of Count Otebon. The death threat is his everyday meal.

"Kid, don't do something you will regret." said Count Otebon.

"Still pretending, huh? Fine." said Angus as he snapped his finger again.

"Angus!!" called Duchess Amberblaze anxiously.

*Swish* *Swish* *Swish* Angus releases a few [Fire Missile] towards the nearby guards, especially the one that shouted before. *Bang* *Bang* *Bang* Fortunately, Duchess Amberblaze is on guard and prepared to intercept all these fast-moving spells.

Seeing Angus truly release his spell, "Brat, stop this instant!!" shouted Count Otebon angrily.

However, he couldn't do anything as Brigida held him down. The experienced Count couldn't pass through the prodigy of Nergal even with all his rich combat experience. There is even a sign of him getting overwhelmed if he doesn't focus on the battle.

As for the other hidden extermination squad, they also didn't dare to move in case Angus released all his spells like before. They could only wait for an opportunity to stop Angus.

"Angus, stop. Please, don't do this. This is just a simple misunderstanding." said Duchess Amberblaze to Angus.

"Ordering me to do a mission is one thing. But restricting and touching my family is another. I don't really mind turning this whole kingdom into oblivion. Nor Jayna and I have any shred of love in this fucking damn place." said Angus in anger.

"For you, this place is your home. For me, my family is home. Now, you better stand down or I will not give you a single mercy for the next one. [Multicast - Fire Missile]" said Angus.

“Living is anxiety and pain. It's continuing to think, continuing to choose.” - Alcor, Devil Survivor.

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