Initially, he went with Jia's plan, but now that he was actually here, he realized that they had indeed missed something. Instead of making up with the 'heir' of Yael Clan, the Wester Clan directly decided to kill them after luring them inside, where they had no chance of escape.
Gabriel had considered two possibilities behind it. First was that they already knew what Azen Yael looked like. And the second was that they didn't care. They just didn't want to pay to make up for Yulia's mistakes, instead burying them here forever.
Other than them, no one else knew that they were inside the Wester Clan after all.
"And here I thought I could go easy this time."
Gabriel opened the door, after noticing some powerful auras getting closer. Since the clan already knew about his so-called strong guards, they had sent their elders to get rid of him swiftly.
Gabriel took off his mask, keeping it in his storage. His looks returned to his usual looks. At the same time, his clothes changed, turning all back.
Gabriel opened the door, stepping outside. Just like before, no one could be seen at sight. However, it was obvious that there were over a hundred people around the castle where they were told to stay.
Amongst the hundred auras, at least ten were stronger than the Goddess of Light.
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The Elders of the Wester Clan were told to kill the guests swiftly. However, they felt like it was too much to ask them to kill a few kids, as if it was a waste of their time.
Unfortunately, despite their objection, the Patriarch of the Wester Clan didn't listen to them, as if he didn't care even if he used a hammer to kill a small ant. All the Elders were free all day anyway.
The Elders thought that it was an easy task to take care of a kid and his guards. However, before they reached the guest's castle, they were taken aback, seeing a young man come out.
They hadn't seen Gabriel's old look. So they thought that his current self was the same person they were tasked to kill. They were initially surprised, wondering if the guy sensed them. They thought it was impossible.
For a few seconds, they were still, unmoving. They simply observed Gabriel from a distance. However, strangely enough, they only saw Gabriel walking lazily near the castle, as if he was just taking a walk since he was bored.
The Elders couldn't help but scoff in response. It was clear that this guy still didn't know about them.
They weren't as cautious as before and finally moved. One of the Elders sealed the space around the castle with Gabriel inside it. Only they were able to enter and leave that space that they had sealed Gabriel and the other inside.
After sealing the space to make sure that Gabriel and no one else could escape, they finally stopped hiding, revealing themselves.
At the same time, thousands of lightning spears appeared above the castle and Gabriel's head, as if simply waiting for commands and they would've fallen on Gabriel, killing him.
"I don't sense any guards nearby, other than two women inside the castle." One of the Elders said, smiling. He could see that the Goddess of Nature was strong, but compared to them, it wasn't threatening enough.
The elder clenched his fists. All the lightning bolts fell from the sky at the same time.
However, strangely enough, as they drew closer to Gabriel, they suddenly changed direction, striking the ground around him instead.
Gabriel stood unharmed, a shield of energy surrounding him. His eyes were just as expressionless as before, not surprising in the least by their sudden appearance.
The other Lightning Bolts fell on the castle, bringing the entire building crashing down, turning it into nothing but rubble. There was no movement inside the rubble, implying that everyone inside was killed.
However, the Elders soon realized that it wasn't the case. Multiple vines came out of the group, as if carrying a giant closed flower inside them.
The flower bloomed next to Gabriel, revealing two women inside it - Jia and the Goddess of Nature.
At the same time, the Elders frowned, sending a change in the space around them. They had already sealed the space, but they were free of that seal. However, at the same time, a new seal appeared around them, trapping them inside as well. What was even worse was that the second seal was even stronger than their own Spatial Seal!
They felt as if even if they all attacked the seal together, they couldn't break it!
At the same time, they finally felt a trace of Gabriel's aura. Even though it was just a small trace, it still felt like a mountain pressing down on them.
"You... You aren't Azen! He's supposed to be a mortal! Who are you?!" The First Elder asked, grimacing. Amongst the three people there, none was a mere mortal!
"So it was the latter... You didn't know the truth when you decided to attack," Gabriel muttered, sighing. If only these people hadn't attacked him, things could've progressed smoothly.
However, now that it came to this point, he could only send the Wester Clan down the same path as the last clan who tried to kill him in this exact place a thousand years ago.
From within Gabriel's shadow, multiple undead Soldiers came out, all possessing strength comparable to the Goddess of Nature, having unique abilities of their own.
"U-undeads?! You're Karyk?!" The Elders exclaimed. They had already heard a lot about Karyk, especially in recent days! All the Generals were on high alert against him after all! Moreover, he was the only person who could use the strength of the undead!
Gabriel didn't answer. He only watched his Undead Soldiers move. It had been so long since he used his army to take care of his enemies. It felt slightly relaxing, since he didn't even have to move at all. It was a feeling that he missed a lot.
