Land’s voice was thunderous.
Like a sudden clap of thunder, it exploded in the silent hall of the manor’s estate.
Deep within the hall.
From the rooms where so maids and servants stayed, a wave of whispering and the sound of footsteps could be heard.
Within just a few seconds.
The doors of each room were gently opened, and curious faces peered out from the door cracks, looking from afar.
Obviously.
Those who had already gone to bed were awakened by Land’s shouting.
It wasn’t just the maids and servants.
The night guards outside the manor estate had also heard Land’s shouting.
They quickly took hurried steps into the manor estate.
But they saw Walter, the Guard Captain, confronting Steward Land.
Suspicion rose on their faces.
Land naturally noticed the figures around him.
That was precisely his intention!
In terms of personal strength, he was nothing more than an ordinary man, and evidently no match for Guard Captain Walter.
But Land refused to believe that Walter would dare lay hands on him under so many watchful eyes!
Walter’s expression was stern as he stared intently at Land before him, his voice deep.
"I’ll say it again!"
"I have important matters to report to Master Zock."
"If the cost of missing the critical opportunity is sothing you can’t bear!"
Land was unmoved in the slightest, and he repeated with equal stubbornness.
"I’ll also say it again!"
"I received orders from Master Zock."
"No one is allowed to disturb him and the maid in their rest..."
Before Land could finish.
An arm wrapped in chain armor filled his vision, enlarging.
Crossing the distance between him and Walter, it precisely landed on his shoulder.
The next second.
A terrifying power that made Land’s pupils contract appeared on his shoulder.
Land’s entire body instantly sagged, nearly uncontrollably tilting towards the dining table to the right of the staircase.
Thus, his speech was abruptly interrupted.
Crash~
Amidst the urgent noises of solid wood dining tables being moved and chairs collapsing.
Land’s body slamd beneath the dining table.
Wave after wave of fresh blood poured from his mouth...
The maids and servants from deeper within the hall, the guards at the manor estate entrance, saw this scene.
Their faces were full of astonishnt.
As guards and maids, they naturally knew well of Steward Land’s character.
Petty and overbearing.
Not just towards them.
Even towards Guard Captain Walter, he acted the sa!
Now seeing Land in such a pitiful state, they felt no worry or sympathy.
Instead, they felt more schadenfreude.
Walter glanced at Land casually, then withdrew his gaze.
He stepped forward, striding towards the stairs ahead.
However.
Before taking more than three steps.
A voice full of misery and severity echoed in the reception hall.
"Walter forcibly defying Master Zock’s orders and even harming the manor steward!"
"You, as guards, why aren’t you stepping forward to apprehend him?"
Hearing Land’s words, Eddie and the other guards at the back exchanged uneasy glances.
Land, struggling out from under the dining table, frowned deeply.
Ignoring the intense pain coursing through his body, he raised his right arm and wiped away the warmth and iron taste from his mouth.
Land’s eyes widened as he stared at Eddie and the guards in the distance.
Eddie and the other guards bore expressions full of difficulty.
Seeing their expressions, Land practically pressured as he shouted again.
"Do you also want to rebel like Walter?"
Land could distinctly feel.
This was the closest he had ever been to possessing the power of the Guard Captain!
He had already relayed Master Zock’s instructions to Walter clearly.
No one and nothing should disturb Master Zock!
Yet Walter not only rejected the directive but also injured him, intending to forcefully intrude into Master Zock’s bedroom.
Walter was defying orders and plotting rebellion.
For Land, this was exactly the best opportunity!
As long as Walter enraged Master Zock enough to have him executed or hanged on the gallows.
Then he would have the chance to be both the Manor Steward and Guard Captain, gaining control over the entire Connelly Manor!
However, Land discovered.
After his words, Walter on the stairs had no intention of stopping.
The guards standing at a distance likewise showed no sign of stopping him.
Seeing the indifferent guards, Land’s chest heaved rapidly, filled with anger and breathlessness as he spoke.
"If you won’t fulfill your duties, I really wonder how Master Zock will deal with you!"
After he finished speaking, Land slowly lifted a wooden chair, moved his body, and sat on it.
Land’s mouth opened wide, breathing rapidly.
Having learned from past confident mistakes and knowing Walter’s resolute decision to lay hands on him.
Land naturally wouldn’t recklessly risk his life to stop Walter.
All he could do, he had already done.
If Master Zock blad afterward, he could shift the responsibility to Walter due to his injuries!
Walter on the stairs utterly ignored Land’s words and stepped onto the second floor.
Walter strode forward, walking several ters until he reached a pair of tightly closed wooden double doors.
Just as Walter was about to raise his right hand to knock on the doors.
Sounds of bodies colliding and the unrestrained cries of a woman.
Ca through the gap between the door, reaching his ears.
Walter’s raised right hand instantaneously paused before the wooden door.
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