After dealing with the Extraordinary Ones of the Glenbagen Family, Liens turned his attention to the remaining people.

Noticing Liens's gaze, those who hadn't had time to escape immediately cowered and retreated a few steps, and some immediately knelt to beg Liens for mercy.

Listening to the cries and pleas for mercy, a hint of compassion arose in Liens's heart.

"I'm becoming more and more 'normal,' I'm actually starting to pity my enemies."

Liens sighed.

Then, using Heaven and Earth Killing Intent, he painlessly sent these hundreds of people to meet their families.

And out of that hint of compassion, he dug a deep pit to bury the last of the Glenbagen Family, then returned to Kara City with their large and small bags of treasure.

Not long after Liens left, a muddy, blood-red hand suddenly emerged from the Glenbagen Family's mass grave.

...

Upon returning to Kara City, Liens found Bard and placed the treasures taken by the Glenbagen Family in front of him.

Looking at the pile of items that formed a small mountain, Bard looked at Liens in confusion.

"These are the treasures taken by the Glenbagen Family's evacuees. I took a quick look, and besides some jewelry and gems, there are quite a few magical items."

"These things might be helpful for Kara City's future construction… I'll leave them to you."

Liens explained.

"Glenbagen… has this family, which had effectively controlled Kara City in all aspects for decades, finally met its end?"

Bard looked at the pile of treasures in front of him, his eyes filled with emotion.

"Don't be so sentimental. Have someone deal with this pile of things. If there are any magical items you don't recognize, go ask your Mr. Dolf."

"He's a magician, so he should recognize the items in here… I'll go back to the Military Fortress to rest later, in your office."

"If anything comes up, just send someone to notify me there."

After speaking, Liens prepared to leave; he still had his own matters to attend to.

"Wait!"

Bard called out to Liens, who was about to leave. Liens looked at him, silently asking if he had anything else he needed to handle.

"I want to ask you to help Harriman and the other Dark Guards remove that contract. Only you in the entire Rebel Army can ensure its safe removal."

"That, I see… It's a good opportunity to study the situation of that contract."

It was a small matter, and Liens agreed to Bard's request without much thought.

"They are all at the Inner City Gate now, under supervision as prisoners of war."

Bard continued.

Liens nodded, then quickly disappeared from Bard's sight, arriving at the Inner City Gate shortly after.

Seeing the figure descending from the sky, the stationed Rebel Army soldiers immediately reported the situation to their commander, and several stationed knights, including Gars, quickly came before Liens.

"Heier, no, Mr. Liens, do you have any important business here?"

Gars respectfully inquired about Liens's purpose. Although his appearance was different, he always remembered that voice.

"Long time no see, Gars, you seem a bit distant like this."

Liens chuckled, then without dwelling on the topic, he directly stated his purpose: "I'm here to help those Dark Guards remove their contract. Where are they?"

Upon hearing this, Gars immediately led Liens to the place where the prisoners of war were held.

In a fenced-off open space, numerous soldiers who originally belonged to the Inner City faction sat idly on the ground, chatting.

Through his keen perception, Liens quickly found Harriman among the group.

"Long time no see, Harriman."

Liens greeted Harriman.

"Yes, long time no see, Liens."

Harriman quickly stood up, maintaining a certain distance from Liens, then responded with a seemingly relaxed smile.

Liens could sense Harriman's nervousness, but just as he didn't know how to reduce Gars's distance, he also didn't know how to alleviate Harriman's tension at this moment.

He could only pretend not to notice, maintaining the same attitude as before, and said to Harriman:

"It seems you're in good spirits, not injured. Come, extend your hand, I'll remove that Glenbagen Family contract for you."

Upon hearing this, Harriman obediently extended his hand. Liens grasped it and carefully sensed Harriman's condition.

After a while, Liens's brows furrowed slightly, which made Harriman even more nervous, thinking something was wrong with the contract.

"What's wrong?"

Harriman cautiously asked.

"Nothing, just a little unexpected… I thought I had misperceived it earlier, but I didn't expect that contract to have indeed been canceled."

"Looking at the elemental residue in your body, it seems it's been some time, and I don't know if it's due to the demise of the Glenbagen Family."

Knowing that his expression had frightened Harriman, Liens explained.

"The contract has been lifted… Oh, right, on the battlefield earlier, I suddenly felt my body break free from some restraint, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time because of the situation."

"Perhaps the contract was lifted then?"

Harriman said after recalling for a moment.

"Is that so… In that case, the cancellation of the contract might be related to Earl Bard's death."

"Never mind that, no matter the reason, it's a good thing the contract is lifted… Here, take this."

Liens didn't pay too much attention, and after saying a few irrelevant words with a smile, he took something out of his belt space and handed it to Harriman.

"What is this?"

Looking at the colorful potion in his hand, Harriman remembered something, but still asked Liens with uncertainty.

"This is an Elemental Baptism Potion. If you're lucky, this thing should help you become an Extraordinary Knight."

"Of course, if you're unlucky, I'll have to attend your funeral."

"So, it's up to you whether you drink it."

Liens explained.

Silently gazing at the potion in his hand, Harriman's expression was very complex.

Liens didn't continue to wait for Harriman's decision. He then selected a few Dark Guards, confirmed that the Glenbagen Family's Dark Guard contracts had been lifted, and then left.

Tonight was not even halfway over; the remaining time belonged to him.

Returning to the Military Fortress, Liens retrieved his package from Bard's office, took out a spare set of clothes, and changed out of the deceased's belongings.

Then he found a spot against the wall, leaned against it, and entered the instance.

Outside the door.

The two guards on duty listened to the faint movements coming from inside the room, and for a moment, they didn't know whether they should open the door and take a look.

"Should we go in and check the situation?"

One guard asked his companion.

"What do you think? Commander Bard told us to be stationed here tonight, and no one is allowed into this room except him."

His companion rolled his eyes.

"The fortress is so quiet now, I feel like it's just the two of us left in the whole fortress, it's too quiet, it feels a bit scary."

The guard shivered, as if he had thought of some terrifying story.

His companion looked at him speechlessly, inwardly complaining about his colleague's unnecessary dramatization, then seriously continued his duty, no longer paying attention to his colleague's antics.

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