Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

Chapter 100 Chapter 97 Knights Gather

By the time Kael changed his clothes and returned downstairs, five people were already seated in the living room.

He looked towards the two Knights who had arrived earliest, they were Dan and Willfo.

Willfo was the more familiar one, primarily responsible for the deployment of Rangers and sentries within Titan Town; including the routes leading into Titan Town, there were around 80 personnel under his command.

As for Dan, he was the one among the four Knight inducted by Anthony with whom Kael had the least interaction.

He was mainly responsible for the roaming patrol missions and supply transports across the entire Lancaster Territory. In those more barren areas, scattered villages would occasionally suffer attacks from wild beasts or even Monsters lying in wait.

Smaller, less formidable beasts were usually manageable by the able-bodied in the village.

But there were invariably some thorny issues that required professional Rangers to handle.

Therefore, as a result of his extensive travelling, Dan had the fewest encounters with Kael.

Jonathan, who had arrived at some point, was in the midst of a lively conversation with the two of them.

Off to the side, Old White was also showing a rare smile.

This was a side of Old White Kael seldom saw when dealing with anyone other than Kael himself – relaxed and jovial.

However, it was understandable, since they had been subordinates to his father all along, not to mention that back when the Rangers were first formed, it was Old White who had personally trained them.

As Kael approached, everyone stood up and performed a Knight's greeting.

Kael waved his hand to indicate everyone could sit down, then took his seat and said seriously,

"It's about the time we estimated before; the beast tide has indeed come early. It's better early than late, since if they continued to accumulate strength in the Twisted Jungle, they would be harder to deal with."

"The early arrival of the beast tide is a certainty now, and as it appears, these Shadow Wolves, who don't possess much intelligence, are showing increasingly strong cooperative fighting abilities. They are even attempting to mimic the Rangers' assault rhythm, and there's one thing that's particularly unsettling..."

Jonathan sighed and was about to say something but was interrupted by Kael, "Are you talking about the fact that the Mana reactions on their bodies are getting stronger?"

"Yes, Lord Kael."

Kael sipped his tea calmly and said, "Today, the Shadow Wolves spotted outside of the town would not normally appear at the edge of the Twisted Jungle, but would stay in much deeper and more dangerous areas.

There, they face natural predators and far more formidable opponents – they wouldn't normally leave their lair unless necessary. It looks like our recent actions have put considerable pressure on the Wolf King!"

Kael tapped on the table at an unhurried pace, pondering how to drive the wolf pack back or even exterminate them at the lowest possible cost.

Suddenly, a frantic sound of horse hooves came from outside the door. Among the bellowing of horses, the sound of heavy metal dropping could be heard, followed by the clang of armor hitting the ground, and a middle-aged Knight strode into the door.

"Kael!" The Knight in heavy armor laughed loudly as he entered the door and came over to embrace Kael.

He still wore bloodstains on his armor that had not been wiped clean, clearly having been through intense combat before arriving here.

"Uncle Barry," Kael addressed the armored Knight, "Everyone has been waiting for you."

The Knight took off his helmet, revealing the dense beard underneath, and said with a smile,

"Hahaha, a lot has happened in the territory recently! It's been years since I left the Dungeon for an adventure, and it's been a long time since I've felt this kind of blood-pumping excitement!"

"Did you encounter something on your way here?" Kael rose to catch his helmet, his hands wrapped in a magic radiance, gently placing it on the small wounds that appeared on his body.

Alteration Magic Second Level Spell - [Mend Minor Injuries].

It was also a choice Kael made when studying second-level spells, preferring to learn a spell model from another system over the shaping spells that Luxius was expert in.

Rather than pure combat power, what Kael needed now was spells that would work well with the Ranger's combat system.

"Just minor injuries..." Barry said with an unconcerned smile,

"The main thing was to see you as soon as possible. By the way, I ran into three Shadow Wolf Guards on the road; their strengthening magic was quite interesting, but no worries, I was stronger, and I've already cleared them out for you."

Barry casually mentioned the big deal he had just handled as if it was nothing, but the expression on his face was as if he were saying, "Aren't you going to praise me for dealing with three Shadow Wolf Guards?"

Kael raised an eyebrow and asked, "Where did you encounter them?"

"Just ten kilometers out from the town in that big jungle. You know, your Uncle Barry is quite sensitive to this kind of jungle warfare; those pesky little creatures can't escape my eyes.

After I found them, I chopped them down right away. If you're interested, you can send someone to collect their bodies and distribute them to the town. They were quite sizable, after all."

His tone sounded as though he was saying, "Ah, you know, the supermarket next door just put their fries on sale," casual with a hint of domestic life, yet given the context of what he'd done, it had an air of Versailles about it.

Kael nodded, planning to have someone search the nearby area later.

As one of the oldest knights conferred by Anthony, Barry, now middle-aged, clearly had something that no other knight could match: sheer strength.

He was the only one of the four knights who had advanced to Transcendent (LV10 and above). Even Jonathan, who had enough talent for the path of transcendence, still had a long way to go to catch up to him, making Barry the strongest known person among those around Kael.

Of course, why say 'known'? He glanced at Old White, whose complexion showed no change.

HIs old housekeeper was, in fact, the strongest in Lancaster territory among his own people.

Barry looked at Old White and said, "Old pal, that thing you asked me to bring back was quite a hassle. Do you know how much effort it took me to fetch it? Remember to join me for a good drink tonight!

I heard that the Harvest Festival is about to start, and those priests must have brought plenty of fine wines. Don't tell me you're going to refuse."

Old White reluctantly stepped forward, took off the blood-stained cloak from his body, handed it to a nearby maid, and asked them to clean and dry it before saying,

"The item is prepared for young master Kael, what, do you have any objections?"

Barry, somewhat taken aback, said, "I thought you were just missing your old flame, sending me to fetch something from her. Do you know I nearly got killed by those Shiva?

If you had told me it was for Kael, I wouldn't have carried this burden for you; after all, they couldn't kill you. It should have been thrown at you instead."

Seeing Kael's curious gaze, Old White coughed and said, "Just some old affairs of the young master, no need to delve into them."

Then he turned to Barry and deliberately adopted a haughty tone, "Where's the item? Bring it out quickly!"

"It's not for you."