Chapter 1098 - 520: The Truth from Back Then (6K, Extra Update 281!)

Chapter 1098: Chapter 520: The Truth from Back Then (6K, Extra Update 281!)

After several rounds of strategy, Herbert was successfully rescued and sent to a monastery far from the turmoil.

If things ended here, it would actually be quite normal.

No one can win forever.

It was just a small error in executing the plan that led to its final failure.

Though Finn was angry about this, he could accept such a result.

Because he discovered that although his quick assassination plan didn’t succeed, the long-term arrangement of additional plans began to take effect.

After that assassination attempt, even though Reinhardt seemed unscathed, his physical condition deteriorated gradually, losing resistance to chronic poisons.

Even with the physical qualities of a Legendary Warrior, it’s challenging to persist forever.

Probably in less than a decade or so, Reinhardt will be completely terminally ill, eventually embracing death.

As an Epic Strongman, Finn could wait for that amount of time.

He had waited so many years, and a little more time wasn’t significant.

Finn planned not to interfere anymore, letting the situation naturally progress.

But unexpectedly, something unexpected happened.

And it wasn’t related to Reinhardt.

Instead, it happened with that noble youth he almost overlooked.

Finn didn’t care about the poor boy who was implicated in the chaos and exiled to the monastery for recuperation.

He didn’t care about a mortal’s fate.

Whether Herbert was persecuted because of his plot, or if it destroyed the relationship of childhood friends, causing a rift between them... Finn had no remorse.

Strongmen don’t care about ants accidentally crushed underfoot, nor care about their joys and sorrows.

He thought his story with this youth had ended.

The boy would eventually spend his remaining life there, become an Ascetic, and finally turn into a handful of dust.

But what he didn’t expect was... the boy actually killed his way back from the monastery.

Not returning in a defeated, miserable state, but with an extremely arrogant posture as a triumphant return.

Something mysterious had happened to him, causing a dramatic change in his character.

He seemed like a completely different person.

The softness and gentleness of the past hadn’t disappeared; they still existed in him, with traces of the past visible in some words and actions.

However, he simultaneously carried a share of anger and killing intent that made one shiver, like a massive shadow enveloping his soul.

Herbert was back.

And he wasn’t returning alone.

He brought with him a team of Paladins and a very special Crimson Giant Dragon.

With crimson scales, a massive body, and terrifying dragon might... Finn, upon learning this, kept suspecting it was an Epic Level Giant Dragon.

Herbert relied on the dragon’s brutal strength and the influence of these Paladins to start his revenge plan.

The youth displayed a brutal demeanor, using the name of justice to conduct a ruthless, iron-blooded cleansing of the noble forces in the Royal Capital.

Did the persecution and hardship create him?

Finn didn’t know.

Nor did he bother to speculate.

He only witnessed, with his own eyes, Herbert swiftly eradicated all stubborn forces daring to resist.

Iron-blooded, ruthless, decisive, like the embodiment of the brutal Sun in the Mortal Realm.

And, whether deliberately or incidentally, Herbert also eradicated all the Witch Association’s spies in Frost Crystal.

Moreover, he specifically introduced the power of the Ice and Snow Goddess Church, making it harder for Finn to interfere.

Finn didn’t know the specifics of events in Frost Crystal Royal City afterward, but he could generally guess it was a bloody revenge.

Because after that, Herbert’s "enemy," Philia, completely disappeared, along with her mother Astrid, and retreated into long-term seclusion in the Mage Tower.

Did the vengeful youth ultimately kill the guilty maiden?

Finn didn’t know, nor did he care.

But if in the best case, he hoped Herbert could kill Philia because it would completely enrage Astrid.

If the Ice and Snow Mind bestowed by Astrid’s Snow Witch bloodline fails, even after recovery, there would be a flaw.

This way, Finn would have more confidence in achieving his true goal—to retrieve the treasure that truly belonged to him.

Retrieve!

Moreover, the shock that the youth brought to Finn was far greater than that.

After Herbert returned, Finn once considered taking action personally.

Indeed.

No longer hiring others, but personally stepping in to directly strangle the guy with a special destiny in the cradle.

Though it might seem bullying the small, Finn decided to trust his instincts.

Strangling him early must outweigh the disadvantages.

If he grows to seek revenge against Finn, the situation will become extremely troublesome.

Out of caution, before taking action, Finn, who also studied Astrology, personally held nine prophecy rituals for himself.

And the final results were the same—without exception, they all indicated his death.

As long as he has any intention of "personally targeting Herbert," the outcome awaiting him is death.

The death omen star hung high, incomparably bright, almost like the Sun.

Like a crimson eye, staring directly at his soul.