8. The Farce is Over

Massimo was hiding by the door and looking around at this moment. To his surprise, the child had sharp eyes and actually saw him through the crack of the door.

Massimo leaped up, picked up the child, and quickly ran outside. No one noticed that the child's eyes had become scattered, muttering something in his mouth.

Many nobles had fled to the top platform of the castle, which was very high and inaccessible to the wolves, who surrounded them barking furiously. They were dressed in thin clothes and shivering constantly.

Pretending to care, Massimo shouted, "My people, do not be afraid. I have arranged guards here to protect your safety!"

The nobles were in an uproar, and many were whispering among themselves. In their eyes, their fear of the patriarch had diminished, and they had gained more respect and gratitude.

Seeing that they had been deceived, Massimo continued to encourage them. "If any of you have mages or powerful attendants, it would be better to contribute them. To safeguard the lives of our families and the whole clan."

A few bold young men stood behind the patriarch. "Although we may not have the ability to defeat the wolf pack, it's just a matter of time before we take care of a few."

Eric threw a flying sword and cut off the hind legs of several wolves. Eric was the chief guard of Duke Alger, and his willingness to help must have been instructed by Duke Alger.

Knowing that his plan had succeeded, Massimo jumped off the platform and fought among the wolves with these warriors.

Massimo secretly released an irritant gas against the wolves into the air. Soon, they became even more fierce, biting the guards' thighs with force, tearing off a large piece of meat with each bite, and spraying blood into the air.

The attendants all had deep wounds on their bodies. Massimo secretly pricked a wolf with a needle, and it showed a painful expression. After a while, its eyes became even fiercer, and it charged towards Eric.

Eric was defending against the attack of four wolves and had no room to fight back. He closed his eyes and prepared to accept the painful blow.

Behind him, Massimo had a deep, bloody scar on his arm. It was the only wound on his body.

Eric decided to swear allegiance to Massimo. "I have made a sacred oath that I will swear allegiance to Massimo Legoza until the end of my life, and I will fight until the last moment!"

Soon, the wolf pack was wiped out by them. Massimo led all the attendants and a few young men to search the whole castle. Several noble young masters rushed ahead, and Massimo appeared behind each attendant occasionally. The attendants felt a slight sting, but they only thought it was their wounds aching and didn't notice anything.

Passing by Elena's house, Massimo pretended to be concerned and advised the young masters, "There may not be many wolves left, but they haven't shown themselves yet. I'm worried that they may be very strong and cause harm to you. This is the only room that is intact. It would be better if you stay here first while we go and come back."

The young masters were also very tired after a long fight and search, so they quickly adopted Massimo's suggestion, took the key, and turned into the room. Massimo flipped his palm, and a ball of black gas quietly wrapped around the attendants, preventing them from moving forward.

There was a scream, and Kathy was covered in water, dripping down her face. She ran out of the room, followed by Leo with a bucket. Kathy didn't know why she appeared in Elena's room and was splashed with water by Leo, whom she had admired for many years but didn't like. She wondered if he had fallen in love with someone else.

Laura was also carried out. Kathy was surprised. It had happened so suddenly that she hadn't seen Laura. Could she have been attacked by someone too? No, Kathy's eyes turned. Recently, Laura had been acting suspiciously and always managed to survive desperate situations. Could someone be helping her behind the scenes?

Currently, there were four dukes in the castle. Apart from the dead Elena family, there were still Duke Leo, Duke Page, and Duke Alger. Duke Alger was a very famous old fogey who was very arrogant and disdained to associate with other inferior clan members, let alone Laura, who was an illegitimate daughter. He wouldn't even look at her. Just now, Leo had been so ruthless to her, most likely instructed by Laura.

"Laura, wait and see. You'll get what you deserve," Kathy clenched her fists and stared at her maliciously.

Laura felt a cold wind behind her but still kept her eyes tightly closed, pretending to be still asleep. She was well aware that Massimo had deliberately found many people to witness her as the murderer. She was willing to give Massimo a satisfactory answer to lessen his suspicion of her. After all, as the patriarch, he had great power. Moreover, to make them fight each other, she needed to keep herself clean. Laura moved her fingers and felt that Ned was nearby. She lay motionless, feeling relieved.

Ned was invisible, lying on the ceiling, slowly sensing the black gas by Massimo's hand.

He seemed to smell the scent of his own kind.

He tried to suppress it and found that the black gas gradually dissipated.

Ned furrowed his brows and thought to himself, "Could Massimo just be borrowing some of the werewolf's power?" He knew of a potion that, when used, could temporarily grant the user the power of a werewolf. However, the ingredients for the potion were rare and hadn't been seen by anyone for many years. So, how did Massimo get it?

Massimo remained silent for a long time and finally couldn't help himself. He pretended to stretch his body and casually said to Leo, "I was suddenly trapped by something just now and couldn't move or speak."

Leo interrupted him coldly and said, "I think there must be an insider in this city. Your daughter and... illegitimate daughter conspired to kill Elena's family and have other ulterior motives. You should think about how to deal with it."

Massimo was speechless. He remembered many years ago when Leo was still a young man with short blond hair like gold. Although Leo didn't smile often and always had a deep and thoughtful expression, he was so young and dazzling at that time, completely different from the bloodthirsty and violent tall man he was now.