Chapter 132

Russell received the news about Matthias' arrival almost instantly. Within moments, Reirmunt's defense level was raised a notch.

Simultaneously, two pieces of news spread among Reirmunt's great families. The first was that Russell would host a Hero's Banquet, inviting all prominent families to welcome a legendary warlord back from the military.

All the Reirmunt's elite knew the warrior's name—Dalton Archer.

Dalton was Reirmunt's Archer family's adopted son, and he was in love with Hazel Garcia, the eldest daughter of Reirmunt's Garcia family, for years. However, his older brother, Linus Archer, had used family connections to arrange a marriage with her.

On Linus's wedding day, Dalton eloped with Hazel, but the Archer family discovered them. Enraged, the Archer family patriarch falsely accused Dalton of a crime and imprisoned him for seven years.

While serving his sentence, a powerful figure noticed him and recruited him into the military. No one expected Dalton to turn his life ar