s, Geoffrey was very much cognizant of the fact that he was not a match for Severin, who-in his


    opinion was at least a level four profound master.


    However, the elder he called over had a good rtionship with him and happened to be a level seven


    profound mater. He believed that the elder would have no problems whatsoever in killing Severin. For


    the moment, Geoffrey could only bear the humiliation, put on a smile that was uglier than a crying face,


    and sing ‘Happy Birthday”.


    Wesley and the others had dumbfounded expressions, and they never dreamed that there would be a


    day when the protector of Equus Hall would kneel and sing in front of them. Although everyone was


    nervous, they could only continue to drink and hope that Severin would be able to pull something off


    when the elder came.


    Less than five minutester, the elder walked in angrily, and his expression soured even more when he


    saw the group of people who were kneeling on the ground.


    “Mister Rnd! That’s the guy! He’s probably a level four profound master, and I’m no match for him at


    all!


    Geoffrey pointed at Severin while talking to Rnd O’Dea, his elder.


    “Bold of you to tell our guys from Equus Hall to kneel on the ground and sing.” Rnd clenched his fist


    and red at Severin.


    “You’re finally here, sir! My legs are getting numb already!” Humbert finally dared to stand up and


    immediatelyined to Rnd, “This kid is nuts! He said that he’ll kill us if you didn’t show up, and


    he called us the ‘Ick-A’s Hall”!”


    Severin red at Humbert. “When have I ever said ‘Ick-A*s Hall’? You sure know how to talk


    nonsense! I’ve made up my mind to kill you first!”


    Geoffrey endured the pain from his fork-induced injury and said to Rnd, “Sir, he said he’ll kill us even


    if you came! He’s ruthless beyondpare!”


    “Do you genuinely wish to make an enemy out of Equus Hall?” Rnd nced insipidly at Severin,


    who had approached him by then and stopped to look at him with a smile.


    Severin continued to smile faintly as he answered, “I had no choice, and it’s mainly because I heard


    that Humbert was allowed to indulge in misbehavior under Geoffrey. With Geoffrey’s protection,


    Humbert oppresses everyone and anyone, and I felt drawn to lending a helping hand when I


    experienced the exact situation today.”


    Rnd’s mouth twitched a few times and he red at Severin, saying, “Am I supposed to just ept


    your words as the truth? Why should I believe you?”


    Geoffrey then immediately said, “He’s spouting a load of bull! He looked down on Equus Hall, and now


    he’s up to his little tricks! The only reason he’s ndering us is because he saw you and immediately


    realized that he’s no match for you!”


    Rnd nced at Geoffrey and said, “I trust you because you’ve been with us for so many years.


    There’s no reason for me to trust an outsider like him?”


    Geoffrey smiled coldly all of a sudden and felt a burst of pride in his heart.


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    Severin sighed. “I think you’ve gone senile, Mister Rnd. If you insist on protecting them, then I’m


    afraid I have no choice but to kill you too!”


    “Protecting them is exactly what I n on doing. What can you do about it?” Rnd immediately


    jumped


    blink of an eye and aimed his attack at him.


    Severin finally understood that Humbert’s boldness stemmed from having the backing of an elder who


    indulged them in their transgressions; without such a person to fall back to, they would never have


    been brave enough tomit such acts.


    Since that was the case, Severin decided that there was no point in showing any mercy. With a light


    swat, he smacked Rnd’s hand to one side andunched a counterattack by nting his palm firmly


    on thetter’s chest.