<h4>Chapter 653 Thunderous Assault </h4>


    Imperial Capital, Nuvemze n


    "Dammit! How could something like this have happened?" Naasir Nuvemze, the younger brother of the n head, muttered as he clutched his head with distress.


    Ever since news of the two heirs'' deaths spread, the Nuvemze n had been on high alert, and the number of people within the n''s territory doubled overnight as it received reinforcement from others in the faction.


    Naasir understood his older brother well and knew he wouldn''t do something stupid like killing the Ravesk n''s heir with his unique martial skill. But even if his older brother was innocent, he also understood the Nuvemze n would never be free from the me.


    As such, Naasir anticipated the Ravesk n woulde for revenge. However, he did not know when or how fiercely the Ravesk n would retaliate.


    "Vice Head, there''s no need to be stressed over this matter. No matter what, this is imperial capital, where killing is prohibited without justifiable cause. The Ravesk n is strong but not strong to the point that they would ignore the imperialws and kill their way to our doorstep," the head servant reassured reasonably.


    Furthermore, the Ravesk n and Nuvemze n were quite close in power. Now that they also had support from other members of their ducal faction, the Ravesk n alone would not be enough to trample them.


    Nevertheless, Naasir found nofort in the head servant''s words and gave a half-heartedugh dismissively.


    "Without justifiable cause, you say? The heir of the Ravesk n was killed by the Invisible Palm Force! That is more than enough justification for the Ravesk n to seek revenge, not to mention the imperialws mean nothing in the face of a major conflict between two dukes."


    The emperor had long turned a blind eye to conflicts between the three dukes. As such, no one would intervene in a conflict between two dukes if even the emperor wouldn''t.


    "The Ravesk n is not stupid; it is even truer for the Duke Gamliel. If they daree for revenge, they would naturally take our reinforcements into ount. This will not be an easy fight should theye," Naasir added gravely.


    "Vice Head made very valid points. It was I who had not seen things clearly and spoke carelessly," the head servant acknowledged his inadequacies but then added, "Still, we have many scouts on the lookout, Vice Head."


    "If the Ravesk n truly intends to make a move against us, we will be able to discover theirrge-scale movement very quickly and make preparations for it—"


    Boom!


    Shortly after the head servant spoke, the Nuvemze n''s front gates were shattered by a strong impacting force, sending stone shards flying inside. Several n members were struck and injured, and a few were even unfortunately killed.


    Everyone inside the Nuvemze n''s territory was shocked as they had no prior warnings of the attack.


    No one had seen iting.


    Thud!


    With a heavy step, a strong warrior with a powerful and intimidating presence entered the Nuvemze n''s territory and pointed his huge battle mace at the main residence with a ruthless re.


    "Go! Kill the dogs of the Nuvemze n and bring me their heads to pay tribute to my son!" Bellor Ravesk barked.


    Rumble…!


    At the Ravesk n Head''smand, the three-thousand-strong warriors of the Ravesk n charged into the Nuvemze n''s open courtyard with high momentum.


    "Kill—!" the warriors roared fiercely.


    Naasir''s expression underwent a multitude of emotions as his face turned pale, dark, and finally red.


    "Get into formation and fend off the enemy!" Naasir thundered from the third-floor balcony of the main residence.


    "Stop them!" many n members cried with abject fear.


    Even though the Nuvemze n''sbined force was greater than the Ravesk n, they were overwhelmed by their enemy''s high momentum.


    Puchi! Puchi!


    Within moments, blood was spilled, and the main courtyard was painted red by both sides.


    Although the Ravesk n had high momentum and the element of surprise, they couldn''tpletely make up for the difference in numbers and strength.


    Even so, every warrior from the Ravesk n was filled with fury and fought like desperate beasts. They ughtered their foes without any regard for themselves, even if it meant sustaining critical injuries and death. They gave their all to kill their opponents.


    Thebined casualties of both sides quickly soared into the hundreds in a mere instant. The usual duels between warriors were merely child''s y in the face of war.


    Human lives were fleeting like wheat on a farm as the death reaper harvested.


    "H-How could this be?!"


    The head servant fell back on his rear as he trembled with fear, clearly horrified by the Ravesk n''s fearless determination.


    "Scouts! What the hell were our scouts doing?! With such arge-scale movement, we should have been notified ahead of time!" the head servant barked with dismay.


    The Nuvemze n had no idea that their scouts had all quietly and mysteriously died before the Ravesk n''s forces arrived at their doorsteps.


    A simr situation also happened in the Mujild n''s territory, which was facing the furious onught of the Brightglory n.


    It didn''t take long before the thunderous news of both ces reached Duke Zohar''s manor, shocking all the high-ranking lords under Duke Zohar.


    Bang!


    Lord Nuvemze and Lord Mujild simultaneously mmed the table and leaped to their feet in agitation.


    "This is absolute madness! The Ravesk n and Brightglory n are openly disregarding the imperialw and ughtering people in broad daylight! My Lord, please permit me to return and assist my people! The Ravesk n and Brightglory have lost their minds!"


    "My Lord, please ask His Imperial Majesty to punish these evildoers! They have gone too far!"


    Multiple lords expressed their outrage and pleaded for imperial interference, hoping they could borrow the power of the emperor to overturn the situation and minimize their losses.


    However, Duke Zohar shook his head helplessly. n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    "My Imperial Brother will not intervene in this matter. If he wanted to interfere with the disputes between dukes, he would have done so long ago," Duke Zohar firmly stated, shattering Lord Nuvemze and Lord Mujild''s hopes.


    "We can only rely on ourselves. Let us be swift and lend our aid to the Nuvemze n and Mujild n," he quickly added, full of gloom.


    The rabid dogs under Duke Gamliel were crazier than he had anticipated. No, no matter how crazy they were, they still followed Duke Gamliel''s will.


    In other words, Duke Gamliel permitted such a situation to transpire!


    That crazy son of a…!