The people from the Hacfield family immediately regrouped with Clovis.
"Who are you? This is a matter between my Anatas family and the Libation Fiesta." Lukman gritted his teeth, glaring at the incoming middle-aged man.
The man smiled and struck Lukman, forcing Lukman to switch his stance and stop both Clovis and the man.
"Since you are daring enough to attack my young master, you should be prepared to handle the consequences." The man snorted.
"!!!" Lukman was shocked by the mention of âyoung master.â It was clear where they were coming from. "Hacfield..."
Clovis remained silent while observing the man. He didnât hear anything about it. After listening to the story, he thought all the people had left the family. But it looked like it wasnât all true.
"Young master. I am Ricky. Allow me to fight alongside you today." Ricky introduced himself while clashing his blade with Lukman.
"..." Clovis remained silent.
"It looks like the young master doesnât trust me, but thatâs actually the correct choice." Ricky smiled. If Clovis believed him so easily, what would they do if they turned out to be their enemies?
Ricky took out a small badge and tossed it to Clovis. "I know that you donât trust me, but you should see this."
Clovis caught the badge with a confused look.
The badge had a shield symbol on it. The one who recognized this was not Clovis, but Maya.
"Young master. You can trust them."
"You know them?" Clovis frowned.
"They are the shadow guards of the Hacfield family. There arenât many members left, but all of them are Tier 7 or Tier 8. They are elites that have been cultivated by the Hacfield family to perfection," explained Maya. "I canât tell you more in this situation, so itâs better to defeat the enemies first.
"All you need to know is that even though they look like they are so easygoing and nonchalant, if you order them to die, they will kill themselves."
Clovis had a hard time believing it, but if they were the people from the Hacfield family, it was clear they had come here to help.
With the current numbers, it looked as though they were trying to overwhelm the enemy. Then again, they wanted to kill all these people, so it was natural for them to bring this much firepower.
Clovis hesitated for a second before giving an order. "Melody. Rearrange our formation. Match with their movements. We will focus our attack on their Tier 8 and annihilate all the enemy forces."
Ricky smiled. Without wasting any more time, he switched his stance to the offensive, using everything he had to pressure Lukman.
Clovis said, "I havenât heard any explanation about this, but I will trust you for now. Kill them all."
"Roger. You heard the order." Ricky transmitted the order to everyone on the team.
"No need to wait. Letâs go for the kill!"
"Iâve been waiting for that order."
The people seemed to be excited.
Ricky struck Lukman with everything he had. Even though both of them were Tier 8, Lukman was surprised that Ricky almost overpowered him.
"What?" Lukman took a step back, barely blocking Rickyâs blade.
Then, Clovis came from the opposite side.
Lukman had to divert a bit of his energy to stop Clovis, but that made his position unstable.
In addition, Clovis activated his killing intent to the fullest and struck his gauntlet.
Beast Manifestation Technique, Overlord Slayer.
Clovis actually broke through Lukmanâs gauntlet and slashed his hand in the middle.
"Aaahhhh!" Lukman screamed in pain. Unfortunately for him, Ricky immediately twisted his body and came even closer to strike him from a different angle.
Lukman had to stop him if he didnât want to die, but the moment he stopped him, Clovis would come with another attack.
Clovis continued with a slash on the back.
Whenever Lukman moved, Ricky would be there to distract him, allowing Clovis to launch an easy strike.
With so many injuries on his body, Lukmanâs movement gradually became sluggish.
In that instant, Ricky took advantage of the situation and slashed his entire right arm.
When Lukman clutched his severed right arm, Clovis came from behind and severed his neck.
It was so swift and precise. Lukman was supposed to be strong, but against Clovis and Ricky, he didnât even last more than five minutes.
The biggest reason for their success was none other than Ricky. Ricky somehow distracted Lukman the entire time with an overwhelming power. It was as if he had served his purpose as bait for Clovis.
This was the first time Clovis had faced someone with that kind of fighting style.
"..." Clovis looked at Ricky with a solemn expression. Ricky had a small smile on his face as if he were happy with the progress.
There might have been a lot of questions in his mind, but Clovis simply turned around and headed to target another person.
Ricky felt chills down his spine. In such a brief moment, Clovis assessed him and trusted his judgment.
It was as if he didnât care whether Ricky would attack him or not.
That boldness was comparable to his grandfatherâs. Ricky let out a long sigh before saying, "Well, that means I have to find a new target as well. Better wrap this up quickly."
While they were in their own world, the people from the Anatas family were panicking.
"What? The patriarch is dead?"
"How can this be?"
"This is impossible."
"No. I donât want to die!"
One person, who became Clovisâ new target, turned pale and begged. "Please, wait. This is all Lukmanâs order. I have no intention of attacking you. Donât killâ!"
It was too late to beg for mercy.
Clovis didnât even bother to listen to him until the very end before he attacked him.
The people from the Anatas family put up a tough resistance. Knowing they were going to die, they did everything they could to fight. Unfortunately, that wasnât enough.
This incident might not be known to everyone, but on this night, the Anatas family was wiped out.