A few minutes later, Emil and Ophelia returned to the mansion and walked directly towards the reception hall, because they expected that Frazzi would be waiting for good news about the killer in the hall.

After arriving, Emil found that there was no one outside the hall and immediately became vigilant. After all, there would usually be servants waiting by the door, waiting for the master's orders.

In order to prevent being ambushed, Emil subconsciously used his magic perception and then determined that Frazi was the only one in the hall.

However, at this time, he did not expect to shock Frazier. After all, the other party could sense his presence at any time.

Next, with a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and Ophelia rushed in directly, followed closely by Emile.

Unexpectedly, they did not see Frazi in the hall. The first thing that caught their eyes was a large conference table, placed in the center of the hall, with an exquisite box placed on it. It was unknown what it contained.

Ophelia approached slowly. She was a little worried that something dangerous would come out of the box, so she wanted to test it first.

However, as she got closer, she discovered that there was some kind of viscous liquid seeping out from the cracks in the box. Along with the pungent smell of blood, Ophelia finally determined that it was blood.

"This box... doesn't contain anyone's head, right?" she couldn't help but think.

Although she couldn't be sure without opening it, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the only possibility.

"Ophelia, what's in that box?" Emil stood there. He vaguely felt something, but he didn't want to believe his guess.

"No, it's nothing."

Ophelia still reached out and opened it. The moment she saw the inside clearly, her whole body froze, but she still planned to hide it from Emil.

"Don't lie to me, I can bear it."

It's a pity that Emil had expected it. After seeing Ophelia's reaction, he became even more sure, so a rage that seemed to burn down the entire mansion ignited in his chest.

"...It must be Mr. Ernst's head." Emil narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Emil, calm down, Frazzi is deliberately trying to anger you."

"Really? That's just right. I'm still worried that I don't have the blessing of anger, so I might be lenient to the head of the family."

Emil's tone was so cold that even Ophelia couldn't help but shudder. She looked at Emil as if she were looking at a demon. She didn't expect that the harmless boy before had unknowingly changed.

It was so terrible, but she didn't want to see this happen anyway.

"Emil, leave it to me, don't get your hands dirty."

However, Emil was not moved at all. He stared closely at a screen at the back of the hall, where it was obvious that Frazi was staying.

"Ophelia, have you forgotten? The Elf King only made an agreement with me, so this matter still has to be resolved by me."

"But he didn't ask you to kill Frazier, but asked you to defeat him and his family at the forge, and you should have done this, so it's none of your business next, Ernst

I will take revenge on you, sir."

Hearing this, Emil fell silent. Of course he did not compromise, but he just didn't know how to convince Ophelia.

The two were in a stalemate, and Frazi seemed to be unable to wait any longer and walked out from behind the screen.

"Hey, Emil, you're here," he said with a smile, and then pointed to the box on the table, "How is it? Do you like the gift I gave you?"

"..."

"Oh, it turns out you haven't opened it yet, so let me open it for you."

After Frazzi finished speaking, he passed by Ophelia and came to the table. He was about to reach out and lift the lid.

"Tsk."

Ophelia suddenly lost her temper and pulled out her long sword directly. The sharp blade even made a sound of breaking wind, and went straight to Frazi's neck.

Seeing that Frazi was about to splash blood on the spot, but at that moment, he somehow disappeared out of thin air, so the sword hit the box smoothly, and a head fell out, and finally rolled to Emil's feet

.

Frazzi appeared again on a chair in the hall, sitting leisurely, as if dodging Ophelia's sword was effortless.

"...Why?" Emil suppressed his anger and asked softly, "He is one of your tribe."

"Haha, clansman?" Frazi sneered, "I am not a clansman who cheats and cheats. Listen carefully, no matter who dares to betray me, I will definitely let him die without a burial place."

"..."

"However, Emil, you are different," Frazi suddenly changed the subject, "I really appreciate you. After all, your talent is not inferior to mine. If you continue to stay in the family and serve me, let alone revitalize the family.

, maybe one day I can even seize the throne, so I want to give you a chance. If you are willing, I can turn a blind eye to what happened today. You are still the talented blacksmith that the Stuart family has high hopes for, and

How about I treat you as my only heir? Am I good enough to you? So, what’s your answer?”

Emil was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Hahahaha, Frazzi, now I really doubt that there is something wrong with your brain. You have lived too long and your brain is rusty. You can actually say such incomprehensible things."

"...Haha, that's it. It seems you have answered me." Frazi smiled and nodded.

However, the next moment the negotiation broke down, his figure disappeared again. Emil calmly used his magic perception, but was slightly surprised.

Because he found that traces of Frazzi's magic could be sensed throughout the hall, and even Ophelia, who had a strong sense of perception, could not find Frazzi's specific location.

Then, just when Emil was about to get close to Ophelia, thinking that they could cover each other, Frazzi appeared behind him like a ghost.

Before he could react, a crystal hammer hit his head.

Emil could tell at a glance that the crystal hammer was exactly the same as the one given to him by the Elf King. It turned out that Frazi was used as a weapon.

Emil's skills were not very good, so it was difficult to avoid Frazzi's sneak attack. Fortunately, Ophelia rushed over and blocked the fatal blow with her sword in time.

Emil breathed a sigh of relief and quickly distanced himself, but when he looked back, Frazi was nowhere to be seen.

However, Frazi would disappear at every turn and then go around behind to launch a surprise attack. This kind of trick was not worth making Emil too nervous.

Instead, he remembered something even more terrifying. Since this crystal hammer can greatly speed up the forging, the power contained in it must be huge, and it is likely to destroy the weapons it comes into contact with.

And his guess was indeed correct. Ophelia suddenly found that there were several cracks on the blade of her sword. Her sword was quite strong, but it just touched the crystal hammer slightly and it became like this. No one knew it.

How long can it last?

Emil was still regretting not bringing the holy sword with him, but now it seems that it doesn't matter whether he brings it or not.

Just when she was at a loss, Frazzi suddenly appeared behind Ophelia. She quickly noticed it and quickly blocked it with her sword.

But everyone could see that Frazi's target was the sword. This time the sword's blade received a blow on the front, and a gap appeared directly.

"Damn it, my sword."

As Ophelia stepped back, she felt distressed for the weapon that had been with her for many years.

Faced with such a predicament, Emil's anger suddenly disappeared by half, and he realized that anger alone could not defeat Frazier. He had to calm down and come up with a suitable strategy.

Next, Frazzi used the same tactics to continuously attack Ophelia. After several rounds, her sword was scarred, but she couldn't hit Frazzi at all.

Moreover, the enemy acted like a ghost. All the sword skills Ophelia released were ineffective. She also thought about using scarlet piercing, but that was a desperate move. What they were facing at this time was not a monster with low intelligence, but a monster with low intelligence.

Cunning Frazzi, she doesn't dare to take risks.

During her confrontation with Frazi, Emil had been thinking about strategies, and Frazi seemed to understand that he was not a threat, so he did not consider dealing with him for the time being.

After a while, Ophelia's sword finally failed to hold up and turned into a pile of fragments. However, now that it was over, she didn't feel too distressed because she could ask Emil to help repair it after the battle.

At this time, Emil also thought of a way, and he immediately deployed a magic circle on the ground of the entire hall.

Such behavior was quickly discovered by Frazier, who quickly disappeared.

Emil did not panic, he signaled Ophelia to leave the hall quickly.

"But..." Ophelia was still worried about his safety, but when she saw that he looked confident, she immediately obeyed.

At this time, Ophelia has no weapons. Although she is wearing thick armor, she is destined not to last long. Moreover, her body is hit by the powerful crystal hammer, and she will definitely suffer more or less internal injuries, so Emil does not want her to continue.

Put yourself in a dangerous place.

As expected, Frazi did not chase Ophelia who lost her ability to attack, but appeared above Emil. The next moment, the crystal hammer containing terrifying power fell directly.

Emil immediately unfolded the magic shield, but it couldn't hold it at all. It broke in just one second. But then, Emil unfolded more shields, and finally stopped the crystal hammer at the cost of ten layers of shields being broken.

Already.

Frazier still refused to admit defeat and wanted to continue the offensive, but found that he had been imprisoned in a water prison.

"Hmph, you actually locked yourself in. Wouldn't that be catching a turtle in a jar?"

"Yes, but you are the turtle." Emil smiled slightly.

"Tch, I know how to talk."

Frazi continued to attack. He looked at Emil standing still and understood that his opportunity had come.

Of course he thought that Emil might be deceitful, but after living for more than five hundred years, he was confident enough that he would not be tricked by a child, and he was always ready to transmit magic.

However, when the crystal hammer came to Emil, he had no idea of ​​​​evading, which inevitably made Frazi worry, but he still did not want to teleport elsewhere, because if Emil was bluffing, he would

It would be so shameless to be really scared.

As a result, the crystal hammer continued to approach Emil's face. When it was only half a meter away from his body, Emil immediately summoned his own crystal hammer and smashed it.

"……What!"

Frazier was immediately surprised. Although he knew that Emil also had a crystal hammer, he never thought that he would do such a crazy thing.

Immediately afterwards, after the two crystal hammers collided head-on, a powerful shock wave was generated, and then they broke simultaneously and turned into a pile of broken pieces.
To be continued...