「Three days later」
The afternoon peace of Black Stone Territory was shattered by an unwelcome visitor.
On the flagstone road leading to Black Stone Castle, the Knights instinctively tightened their grips on their weapons, their expressions guarded.
The man was alone, draped in a large black cloak with the hood pulled down low, shrouding his entire face in shadow.
He moved without a sound, as if he weren't treading on solid flagstones, but on empty air.
Wherever he passed, the very air seemed to grow heavy and cold, and even the drone of the summer cicadas fell silent.
This was a manifestation of Domain Level power!
Ed strode forward to meet him, his hand already resting on the hilt of his sword.
"Halt?"
A dry, hoarse voice drifted from beneath the cloak.
"I am an envoy of the Necromancer Modi Caesar, here to see Count Raylo."
A Necromancer.
That title made the surrounding Knights' faces pale.
「In the reception hall.」
