The crowd, having overheard Carman's words, felt as if the sky had collapsed. Their faces paled with shock.
This reckless youth—a tenth-tier mage?!
Their hearts might as well have been slammed by a warhammer. For a long moment, no one could recover. This was beyond absurd.
A tenth-tier mage was undeniably a top-tier expert across the three continents, a master of their craft. Yet this boy looked no older than twenty, if even that. How?!
What kind of monstrosity was this?!
They had no choice but to believe it—after all, the words came from the Reynolds themselves. With the family locked in a blood feud with this kid, why would they lie?
"Oh? I wouldn't be so sure. At the very least, Zev and those five thousand Black Eagle Guards were pathetically weak. Seems the Reynolds are all bark and no bite." Kael's tone was ice-cold.
The words choked Carman mid-breath, his shock evident.
Zev and the Black Eagle Guards had gone radio silent—could it truly be as the boy claimed? Had they been annihilated?
Orc's eyes narrowed to slits. "So it's you—the Lord of Laifei City. It seems my five thousand Black Eagles have indeed met a grim fate." Despite his rage, Orc maintained a sliver of calm, though his face flushed crimson with fury.
Kael shrugged, his gaze still frosty. He hadn't planned to hide his identity this time. To wipe out the Reynolds, secrecy was pointless anyway.
But fear? He felt none. From start to finish, Kael held the moral high ground. More importantly, strength dictated justice. If he had the power to erase the Reynolds, even the Mead Royal Family wouldn't dare protest!
The mask? Just a precaution.
"Of course they were weak! That Zev wasn't much either! Couldn't even survive one move from this lady!" The kitten on Kael's shoulder leaped forward, baring its teeth at Orc and Carman with brazen provocation.
With Kael backing it, the kitten feared nothing, its arrogance boundless as it hissed at the two powerhouses.
As the kitten continued its taunts, more Reynolds clansmen poured into the scene. Kael's earlier actions had alerted the entire family.
After all, the Reynolds were a renowned magical lineage. Dozens of mages—young and old—emerged, their numbers swelling to fifty or sixty.
These mages represented the core strength of the Reynolds Family, all at least seventh-tier in power, with many eighth and ninth-tier veterans among the older generation. The sight of dozens of mages emerging together was utterly intimidating, leaving onlookers awestruck by the family's deep-rooted might.
"A mere kitten dares to act so insolent? You'll be a dead cat soon enough!" A Reynolds elder sneered, his aura imposing.
This elder was no pushover—a ninth-tier expert, likely holding a revered positionwithin the family.
The mages fanned out, forming a loose encirclement around Kael and the kitten, while Orc and Carman stood at the center, poised to strike at any moment.
To the crowd, Kael appeared hopelessly outnumbered. Even if he was a tenth-tier mage, how could he possibly stand against two tenth-tier powerhouses and dozens of high-tier mages? Many sighed inwardly, convinced the boy was doomed.
"Trying to win with numbers?" Kael chuckled. Did the Reynolds really think sheer quantity could overwhelm him?
With a wave of his hand, he summoned his forces.
In an instant, fifty-plus Unicorn Rhinos burst forth from his Moonveil Contract Space!
One after another, the colossal beasts materialized, their towering frames dwarfing everyone present. Standing six to seven meters tall and clad in gleaming silver scales, their appearance was nothing short of terrifying.
The sheer number of them—fifty-plus ninth-tier magical beasts—was staggering. Their innate monster pressure filled the air, and some let out earth-shaking roars, freezing the Reynolds clansmen in shock.
"H-how are there so many ninth-tier monsters?!"
"What kind of beasts are these?!"
Fear rippled through the Reynolds ranks, especially among the younger members. The overwhelming presence of the Unicorn Rhinos—their oppressive auras and wall-like bodies—left them struggling to breathe. Worse still, none had ever seen such creatures before, evoking a primal dread.
Of course, they had never seen Unicorn Rhinos before. These creatures were native to ancient ruins, and after consuming the Moonview Elixir, their appearance had undergone drastic changes, making them unrecognizable from their original forms. In fact, aside from Kael's inner circle, no one on the continent had ever encountered such beasts.
Immediately, several young Reynolds clansmen were shaken to the core, their legs trembling, their grip on their staffs unsteady. Their fighting spirit evaporated.
"Kael, are these the trash of the Reynolds Family? No wonder they're so arrogant—they've pissed off the great Lord Alaric!" Alaric bellowed, his words sending veins bulging on the Reynolds' foreheads. Yet none dared retort, cowed by his peak ninth-tier might.
The appearance of fifty-plus Unicorn Rhinos didn't just terrify the younger generation—even Patriarch Orc and Carman were stunned. Now they understood why Zev had failed. Kael commanded a force of monstrous power.
What Orc didn't know was that Kael had only obtained the Moonview Leaves—key to evolving the rhinos—after killing Zev. Had he learned the truth, he might've coughed up blood in rage.
The spectators erupted in chaos. Damn, no wonder this kid was so fearless—he'd been hiding an army of ninth-tier monsters all along!
The oppressive aura of the Unicorn Rhinos left even onlookers hundreds of meters away awestruck, let alone the Reynolds at the epicenter of the pressure.
Kael smiled faintly, though his expression carried an indescribable chill. His voice rang out, clear and commanding:
"The Reynolds have crossed me time and again—Lucian hunted me, Zev led five thousand Black Eagles to ravage my territory. But today..."
He paused, then raised his voice, sharp and resounding:
"Today, I will raze the Reynolds Manor to the ground!"
Raze the Reynolds Manor!
The words thundered like a storm, shaking souls to their core.
"Damn, kid… now that's audacity!" An elderly spectator couldn't help but marvel at Kael's boldness.
Nearby, several young men trembled with excitement, their blood boiling with fervor. To them, Kael's declaration was the epitome of dominance—something they couldn't help but admire and yearn for.
"You're digging your own grave!" Orc remained unfazed. No matter how loud the threats, strength would decide the outcome. To him, Kael seemed like a newly ascended tenth-tier mage at best—while the Reynolds had two tenth-tier experts, enough to overwhelm him completely.
"Alaric, charge! Tear through them!" Kael commanded with a wave of his hand.
At his order, Alaric's eyes flared crimson. The rhino wasn't just a glutton—he was a born brawler. With a thunderous roar, he led the assault: "Brothers, follow me! We're leveling this damned manor!"
After consuming the Moonview Elixir, Alaric's body had grown even more massive, his scales now impervious to most spells. He rampaged through the estate, his six-to-seven-meter frame smashing through outer walls like they were paper.
The other Unicorn Rhinos, inspired by Alaric's frenzy, joined the charge without hesitation…
What did fifty-plus eighth-tier beasts charging look like?
The very earth split under their stampede. Gates crumbled, walls collapsed—the sheer destructive force was terrifying.
"You're dead!" Orc's vision blurred with rage as he watched his clansmen trampled underfoot. With a snarl, he began chanting, hurling a spell straight at Alaric!
Yet just as the magic flared, a barrier shimmered around Alaric, blocking the attack effortlessly. Then came Kael's icy voice:
"Your opponent… is me."
Kael's aura had locked onto both Orc and Carman simultaneously!