Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Michael, struck by the Forebearer's lightning...?
Ethan was stunned, looking at the excited Daniel.
Well, he hadn't thought wrong before, this kid was more Michael than Michael, no wonder back in the family, Daniel said he had plenty of ways to deal with Michael.
[No more on this matter.]
Ethan casually left these five words with the Forebearer Cards, no more 'MichaelPlus', look how miserable Michael is now?
Besides, the situation in Cloudview County was already complicated enough, adding the Emerald Empire, Ethan wasn't sure he could handle it.
While communicating with Daniel.
Ethan frowned slightly.
Daniel, who was originally kneeling to use another strategy, suddenly turned his head, knelt to Ethan again, and then burst out the door!
Ethan quickly shifted the scene too.
Only to see, with the departure of Martin's elders, the great formation of Martin was blasted open!
That scoundrel Michael, was fleeing!
Then...
"Think you can escape?"
Ethan chuckled mockingly.
...
"Damn it, damn it!!!" Michael roared, on the brink of madness! For thirty years, ever since Nicholas surrendered to the Druids, all his plans had turned to dust.
Olivia had never ceased to harass him through Dawn, keeping him in a constant state of fear and paranoia.
Those cursed Druids, defeated so swiftly, had sent a new menace—Daniel! This man was even more vicious. He aimed to ruin Michael, to haunt him day and night!
"You think you can escape? Where can you possibly run?" With a thunderous noise, George appeared above, his aura bursting forth.
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The power of twenty-three Sages infused him, and the ancient secrets of the Azure Cloud Pavilion were unleashed. The celestial formation of the Six Divinatory Figures enveloped the heavens and the earth!
"As the Duke of Cloudview County, you disregarded the lives of your people. How can we let a beast like you live? How can the souls of the dead Stephen, the fallen disciples of the Renowned Sect, and the many citizens of Cloudview County who perished in the great war rest in peace?!!"
This was the roar of the twenty-three Sages! They could no longer tolerate Michael and had long wished to destroy him themselves. Now, they finally had their chance!
"Boom!"
Michael, too, wielded a powerful earth-level technique, but against the seasoned predecessors of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, he was swiftly struck down. Yet, this strike did not critically injure Michael. This man, a mid-tier warrior of the Competent Force, still thought to escape!
But suddenly, his expression drastically changed. Something stirred in George's embrace—a Psychic Position materialized before him!
[You are currently upgrading the skill 'Forebearer's Raging Fury' to Lv.3. Would you like to upgrade?]
[Upgrade!]
[You have spent 500,000 points of Spiritual Tribute to upgrade 'Forebearer's Raging Fury' to 'Forebearer's Thunderous Rage'!]
[Would you like to upgrade the skill 'Forebearer's Thunderous Rage'?]
[Upgrade!]
[Family Will consumed: 10!]
[You have obtained the Lv.4 skill—Forebearer's Divine Punishment!]
"Thunder rolled!" Suddenly, storm clouds gathered above, striking the Forebearer Cards, imbued with the essence of the universe! "What... what is this?!!" Michael's face was filled with terror. The Forebearer Cards seemed to channel the force of a celestial tribulation!
On the screen, Ethan grinned maliciously, maneuvering the Forebearer Psychic Position. Beside the Forebearer Psychic Position, a name appeared—[Michael]!
"This is my long-sealed, desperately hungry Cards, you bastard!" It had been years since he had used the Forebearer Psychic Position. Because the Lv.3 skill used psychic powers and required descendants, it was less efficient than his physical descent.
But now things were different! The Lv.4 [Forebearer's Divine Punishment] had a greater effect and saved more family will than his physical descent!
[Would you like to spend 1 point of Family Will to use Forebearer's Divine Punishment?]
[Forebearer's Divine Punishment: Your Cards contain the essence of the universe and possess the power of a celestial tribulation. For every 100 descendants, your Cards can channel an additional Competent Force-level celestial tribulation, each consuming more Family Will!]
[Your Forebearer Cards contain one Competent Force-level celestial tribulation!]
Ethan's eyes sparkled with anticipation. He could use this skill, thanks largely to Jeffrey. This guy had been quietly having children within the family, and now his lineage had over fifty children! "Let the lightning fall, my Cards!" Ethan's Psychic Position, charged with the power of thunder, traced arcs of lightning across the sky, the air crackling explosively.
Michael was caught off guard and blasted by the thunder!
"Michael, struck by the Forebearer's lightning...?"
Outside the Duke's Mansion, watching Michael fall from the sky, barely stabilizing his form to resist the Forebearer Cards, Daniel showed a look of certainty, "The Forebearer truly is divine!"
"... "
Although it was Michael who had been struck by lightning, George, who had just repelled Michael, stood stunned as if struck by lightning himself. The Sage power within him was in turmoil.
"George, what's the origin of these Cards? They can control celestial tribulations? You've had them for so long, how come we never felt it?"
"Stay back... We are soul bodies, and celestial tribulations do not discriminate. If it spreads to us, we're all done for!"
"No, there are no storm clouds, no divine punishment from above, this is targeted at Michael."
"..."
One incense stick later.
"Boom!"
The Cards returned to normal, landing in George's hands. Kenneth stood staggeringly, with Michael lying defeated at his feet. At this moment, Michael's Competent Force was damaged, devoid of any psychic powers, lying powerlessly on the ground. His life force was fading away as he looked up in despair at the sky above Duke's Mansion.
The entire Duke's Mansion was eerily empty. All the guards, servants, and family members he had relied on were nowhere to be found. He even saw Martin's ancestor, the only one left to watch over the house, step into the courtyard, take a long sigh, and then leave.
Footsteps then echoed.
Edward, Betty, Joseph, and Katie approached. His son, daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren all looked down at him with no trace of pity in their eyes, only countless layers of hatred.
"I... I did everything for Martin, Kenneth. I raised you from a young age; you should understand me."
"Betty, I've cherished you since you were little. You must remember that, right?"
"Edward, the day I acknowledged you as a real man, when I handed Betty over to you, you should be grateful to me."
"And Joseph, Katie, you both are my beloved grandchildren. Joseph, I even gave you ancient god blood. Katie, I wanted you to have the best life, that's why I arranged your marriage to a well-matched family."