Karun looked at the head on the ground, no, the ball, and for a moment, he had the urge to lift his foot and catch the ball, but he restrained himself.

He wasn't scared by the scene in front of him, just felt surprised.

The conflicts between these high-level families often turned bloody and cruel. He had already mentally prepared for this and it was not unexpected.

But with such a high pitch, how would this matter develop next? Karun was curious.

The tone is set so high, how do you continue singing?

Ophelia looked down at her brother's head, took a deep breath, and didn't say anything.

Her relationship with her three brothers was average. After they grew up, they rarely met except for family celebrations. And Dante's words made her worry that Karun might misunderstand her.

When she first arrived in Vienna, she had talked to Karun about "Ro Jin's Secret Diary" in the car. Ordinary people read this book to get a glimpse of the extravagance and absurdity of the upper class society, but when she read this book, it was like reading realistic literature.

Chief Vina looked at his son's head, then at his brother.

"Taufman!"

Taufman completely ignored his brother's anger and instead looked at Karun, as if seeking his reply.

Karun spoke, "With such a sincere apology, I can't refuse."

But Taufman shook his head, "He just said that his bodyguard betrayed him. This proves that he might not have known about it. Those four assassins disguised as waiters were weak. I heard that one of them even committed suicide by taking poison. But who hasn't heard of the Order of Awakening of the Order of Gods?

Using four mediocre assassins, and one of them even committed suicide to silence, compared to the venomous worm used for poisoning, the difference is quite big, don't you think?"

"I also think so, General."

Taufman pointed to the head on the ground and said, "So, someone wanted to kill you and deliberately framed Dante."

"Yes."

"Then who could this person be?" General Taufman sighed, "Ah, it's a pity. I've already cut off his head, so there's no way for you, Karun, to use the Order of Awakening to revive him and ask him."

"Taufman!"

Chief Vina shouted his brother's name again.

"In that case, the real mastermind seems to be me, because I was in a hurry to kill and silence, right?"

Karun didn't respond.

But Taufman laughed, "But I will never harm my Ophelia. Whoever she likes, no matter who he is or what his identity is, I won't be willing to harm him."

"Taufman!"

This was Chief Vina's third time shouting his brother's name.

"Brother, if all you know when encountering such a situation is to shout my name loudly, then you might as well shut up and not interfere with the clock's chime later."

You...

"Dante's bodyguard was once a disciple of Elder Luo Qiao. Elder Luo Qiao only had one daughter, who married our chief and gave birth to the Crown Prince."

"Taufman, what do you mean by this?"

"Not many people know Karun's identity. Me, you, and those elders. Who would benefit from this assassination against Karun? It seems that Ophelia and Karun have been getting closer these days, and some people have found out. Some people are aware that once Ophelia and Karun are together, it means the continuation of the love story between our ancestor, Belna, and Miss Pall. It also means that Ophelia will inherit the position of the next chief, which is almost impossible to change. Even Karun's bloodline and story, as Ophelia's husband, can legitimately participate in the management of Dark Moon Island. Some people don't want their only grandson to lose the position of chief."

"Taufman, you have already killed Dante. Do you still want to harm my other son?"

"Do you think he doesn't know about the arrangements made by his grandfather? Your eldest son, Isi, likes to go to his grandfather and cry about the injustices he has suffered here. This is not a secret, many people know."

"Evidence, where is the evidence!"

"Oh, the evidence is..."

Taufman clapped his hands, and the door of the compartment was pulled open. A middle-aged guard in armor with a beard walked in.

"Guard Captain Dante, greetings to the Chief, greetings to the General, greetings to the Crown Prince!"

"The evidence is that this guard captain is a loyal servant of Dark Moon. Although he once studied martial arts under Elder Macho, his loyalty is dedicated to Dark Moon."Therefore, he had already informed me about Elder Marjo's arrangement for him to be a spy here in the Second Palace through letters. Yesterday, he even came to me specifically to tell me that Elder Marjo had instructed him to do something, which was to help assassinate Karun and frame Dante.

He still has some communication letters and tokens given to him by Elder Marjo. Brother, all the evidence you want is here."

"Is he your man?" Chief Vina asked.

"He is from Darkmoon Island," Tuffman corrected.

"You knew they were going to target Karun?"

"Yes, he reported it to me," Tuffman nodded and admitted, "but there was a problem. He reported it to me after the negotiation meeting ended, when everyone was relaxing and having fun. I didn't expect it to happen earlier tonight."

The chief guard immediately said, "Yes, tonight was an unexpected situation because Mr. Karun came to soak in the hot springs tonight, so they took action on their own.

The bugs and cups were given by Elder Marjo."

Tuffman looked at Karun and said, "Don't blame me for not notifying you in advance. This is a family shame that I wanted to cover up, to make you have a better impression of our Darkmoon Island instead of seeing these dirty things. According to my plan, I was prepared to eliminate them all before they could harm you, so that you could enjoy this journey safely."

"I don't blame you, General."

The progress of all this is really too fast. Dante just died, and clues about the real mastermind behind the scenes emerged. Moreover, the chief guard actually came out and became a witness.

It's like skipping all the investigation steps, leaving only direct actions.

"Why did you kill Dante!" Chief Vina questioned.

"One's closest subordinates are pawns for others. One has been deceived and unaware, panicking and blurting out everything when faced with a situation. Brother, keeping such a useless son is really a waste of Darkmoon Island's resources."

"You..."

"Alright, now although there have been some deviations in the situation, at least Karun and Ophelia are safe. I think what we should do now is give Karun a resolution.

Brother,

lend me your chief token, I want to mobilize your personal guard."

"You want me to hand over the chief token to you and mobilize my personal guard, and then..."

"Yes, and then go kill your eldest son. Because the information has been well sealed, he should have received the news that Karun is dead and Dante is being held accountable. Maybe he's celebrating while shaking his wine glass.

Oh,

Elder Marjo might be with him, celebrating this victory together."

"Tuffman, don't you think you're really not taking me, your brother, your chief, seriously?"

"Brother, do you know that a few months ago, there was an assassination and mutiny against me in the fleet, but it was suppressed in time. The reason was because I have always firmly supported Ophelia.

If I didn't treat you as my brother, as my chief, I wouldn't have come back to the island alone. I would have returned with my fleet.

By then, you can ask those sailors whether they listen to you as their chief or to me."

"You..."

Tuffman stepped forward and took the token from Vina's waist, and Vina instinctively wanted to stop him.

"Brother, if you continue to stop me, I will return to the sea tonight."

Vina was stunned.

Tuffman took the token and looked at Karun and Ophelia, saying, "The carriage is ready, let's go together."

Karun did not refuse because Tuffman did not give him the opportunity to refuse. From the moment he entered this hall until now, the development of the situation has been completely under Tuffman's control.

This man who holds the military power of Darkmoon Island indeed has the qualifications to act recklessly on the island.

He may not be the chief, but he is the most powerful person in Darkmoon Island.

As the carriage moved, Tuffman sat opposite, while Karun and Ophelia sat side by side.

Along the way, another person came up, someone Karun had seen today, standing behind Chief Vina, the Third Prince.

The Third Prince looked like he had just been called out of bed, wearing a robe and messy hair.

"Uncle, what happened?"

Tuffman did not answer him, but handed a bag next to him to the Third Prince. The Third Prince reached out and took it, opened it, and immediately screamed. Inside was the severed head of his own second brother.

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"He was too stupid, so he died."

"Second brother... is dead."

Tuffman reached out and touched the Third Prince's head, speaking softly, "Promise me, don't do anything stupid in the future, okay?"

"I... I won't..."

"Well, now we are going to find your eldest brother. On the way to Darkmoon's embrace, your second brother might be too lonely alone. As the eldest brother, you should go with him to accompany him."

"Eldest brother... eldest brother...""Live your life well, live your life properly. Your father and I are brothers. I care for him and don't want him to lose his last son."

"I... I will... Uncle... I will."

Only then did Karun understand that this was killing two birds with one stone.

At this moment, they arrived at the mansion of the Grand Prince, a very luxurious villa.

The palace on Dark Moon Island was more like an office space. The privileged usually had their own private mansions outside.

Groups of warriors in armor quickly rushed into the garden, surrounding the villa. The guards inside the villa were immediately alarmed and came out to confront them.

Taufman spoke to one of his trusted men beside him, "Go, tell the guards inside that we have control over their families. If they don't surrender, we will send their whole family to reunite with the Dark Moon tonight."

"Yes, General."

The most direct threat often brings the most obvious results.

Why do villains in dramas always like to use family members to threaten others? Because in most cases, this kind of threat is very effective.

Soon, the guards in the villa put down their swords and surrendered.

"Taufman uncle, are you here as a guest? Please come in quickly. I have some good wine that I found and was planning to give to you."

The Grand Prince seemed to completely ignore the surroundings and took the initiative to walk out from the entrance.

Taufman got off the carriage.

Ophelia pursed her lips;

The Second Prince closed his eyes;

Karun leaned out with great interest, not wanting to miss any details.

The Grand Prince walked towards Taufman,

Taufman walked towards the Grand Prince;

When the two approached a suitable distance, Taufman reached out and caught the sword of a guard next to him, then swung it down!

No greetings, no nonsense, no reasoning, just this direct action.

Taufman lifted the head of the Grand Prince and threw it towards the carriage as if throwing a volleyball.

Karun reached out and caught it. Well, it was another heavy apology.

The Grand Prince still had a smile on his face when he greeted his uncle.

This thing couldn't be given to Ophelia. Although Karun knew that Ophelia had a strong character, he still didn't want her to be involved in such a bloody matter.

So, Karun handed the head of the Grand Prince to the Third Prince.

"Here you go."

"Thank... thank you."

The Third Prince, whose head had lost its ability to function, actually thanked Karun, then held his brother's head in his arms, wanting to cry but unable to, only trembling uncontrollably.

"Taufman, have you gone mad!"

A roar came from the villa, and an old figure broke through the window on the second floor balcony. He had imagined countless possibilities, but he never expected that Taufman would dare to directly chop off his own grandson's head without saying a word.

When the old man pounced towards Taufman, two terrifying auras suddenly appeared from both sides.

"Marjo, as an elder, you conspired and rebelled. It is my shame to be in the same position as you!"

"For personal gain, you incited a fleet rebellion, destroying the foundation of Dark Moon Island's development. Marjo, do you know your crimes!"

The sudden appearance of the two elders directly suppressed Marjo.

Taufman flexed his arms a bit, and it seemed that he was about to join the battle, but before that, he turned his head and looked towards Karun,

and said:

"The last apology will be a bit slow."

"No need, General. I have already seen your sincerity."

A smile appeared at the corner of Taufman's mouth as he waved his hand.

The coachman drove the carriage away, followed by a team of guards to ensure their safety.

The fight inside the villa continued,

Karun saw through the rear window of the carriage that Taufman was now wearing a set of dark red majestic armor. He soared into the sky and descended with extremely fast speed. With one punch, he directly knocked down Marjo, who was already at a disadvantage in the fight against the two elders.

Turning his head back, Karun instinctively sat up straight.

Himself,

Did he just experience a coup on Dark Moon Island?

You couldn't say that this coup looked like a child's play, because it had all the elements: conspiracy, bloodshed, family ties, and internal strife. The only thing that made it feel uncomfortable was that it was too fast and too smooth.

What could have taken ten days to happen, was completed in one night. The lack of this process made it feel unreal.

The carriage stopped halfway, and the Third Prince was received by his guards. When he got off the carriage, he was still in a daze, still holding his two brothers.

The carriage continued on its way, heading to the Berna Hotel.

Ophelia's body went limp and she leaned on Karun's shoulder without saying a word.

Karun could only comfort her, "It's okay, just get some rest."

Ophelia nodded.Overnight, two of her three brothers died, and the third was scared out of his wits. She truly had no competition left.

From Ophelia's perspective, Uncle Tafman was genuinely good to her. His only flaw was that he didn't blink an eye when killing his nephews.

Upon reaching the hotel entrance, the carriage came to a halt.

Karun wanted to get off, but as he was about to stand up, Ophelia reached out and held onto his arm.

Left with no choice, Karun remained seated, allowing her to lean on him.

After a long while,

Ophelia straightened up.

"I'll head back to the hotel first."

"Mm."

As Karun stepped off the carriage and was about to head into the hotel, Ophelia spoke up:

"Karun."

"Mm, is there anything else?"

"I'm sorry, please don't blame them."

"I won't."

Karun turned around and continued towards the hotel.

Ophelia,

Have you guessed who the real poisoner is?

Inside the living room,

Patriarch Verna was meticulously filing his nails.

At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Tafman walked in.

"Brother, everything's taken care of."

Verna blew on his nails and said, "Sit."

Tafman sat down, poured two cups of tea, and pushed one in front of Verna.

"Sigh, two of my sons died of illness in one night. I'm truly an unfortunate middle-aged man."

"Anyway, you have plenty of illegitimate children, it doesn't matter."

Illegitimate children are illegitimate children, only these four have inheritance rights.

However, using two sons as a price to clean up the Elder Council will make the upcoming reforms much easier. Dealing with those old fellows in the council over the years has been truly torturous, especially my sons' maternal grandfather, that old thing, thinking he could control me by marrying his daughter to me.

Well, it will be much quieter from now on.

Hehe, you should come back more often, so they'll be afraid of you going crazy again and will support me even more, hehe."

"Alright, I will."

"Tafman, do you know what kind of bug that is?

They were bred by Philius himself.

Later, because of that incident, the bugs that were bred were influenced by Philius's hatred for my Dark Moon Island and transformed into curse bugs.

This bug is actually harmless, because it only has a terrifying contamination effect on those with Dark Moon bloodline. Basically, anyone with Dark Moon bloodline who is contaminated by this bug has no chance of survival.

Philius once said that his hatred was condensed in these bugs, and unless a true god descended, the Dark Moon bloodline would be exterminated by these curse bugs.

Fortunately, our ancestor Berna foresaw Philius's revenge and exterminated these bugs in time. The remaining bug eggs were also sealed and not leaked out.

We had foreseen everything, but we didn't expect that Majo would use this bug, which is taboo for my Dark Moon clan. He's truly mad and deserves to die.

Haven't we always been suspicious of Karun's identity? The descendant of our ancestor Berna and Lady Pall, everything is too coincidental.

Looking back now, this bug could have been used to test Karun's true bloodline, but the cost of a mistake is too high, unacceptable, and we wouldn't really do it.

If he is, he would die. If he isn't, he could live, sigh."

"But Karun didn't drink, Ophelia did. So, if you were given another chance, would you want to test it again?"

"I wouldn't dare to try again."

"Why?"

"Because, Ophelia wasn't contaminated."

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