1075: Abandoned in the Dark World

"Raine, you've arrived too?"

A voice attracted the attention of Raine, who was looking sullen in the carriage.

Turning his head, he saw a group of people, also in poor condition, meet up with the people from their Renault Family.

The one who spoke was a Middle-aged Knight, wearing golden armor and sitting astride a fine horse, at the head of that group.

Raine was naturally not unfamiliar with this person.

The other party was the Lan Family Head of the Cannes Family in Feikang City, the city next to Busen City, and was a Viscount.

He also frequently had dealings with the Renault Family.

After all, in that small area of Busen City, there were only so many top experts, and they all knew each other.

"Dean, it seems like you guys also encountered quite a bit of danger along the way," Raine's gaze swept over the group behind the golden-armored Knight, his tone carrying a hint of sympathy.

Listening to Raine's words, Dean sighed, "Who would have thought that after setting off, we would encounter such terrifying weather."

"We should have left earlier, and we should have brought everyone from the Family with us. Now... it's already a bit late," Dean clenched his fist and looked towards the Darkness behind him, his voice carrying some fatigue.

Upon hearing this, Raine also fell silent for a moment.

Afterward, he added, "When we reach the Western Main City, those Lords will definitely not ignore this Domain shrouded by the black cloud."

"As long as the people in our families hold on, we can wait until we go to rescue them. Besides, this weather might dissipate on its own in a couple of days."

Raine's statement was somewhat conservative, but Dean, who was wearing golden armor, felt that Raine was simply too optimistic.

A bitter smile inevitably appeared on his face: "If only that were true, but unfortunately..."

Pausing his words, Dean's expression became serious: "Raine, we should prepare for the worst."

"I came out before you and also received some news."

"The administrator of the Western Main City, Marquis Lord, actually isn't preparing to resolve this spreading bizarre Darkness!"

"Not preparing to resolve it?" Hearing this, Raine's breath hitched: "What do you mean? Didn't we come here precisely to discuss resolving this trouble?"

"For the specific matters, Marquis Lord will likely explain more clearly after everyone gathers tonight. I won't elaborate further, lest you think I'm talking nonsense," Dean's eyes dimmed slightly, showing more disappointment in the decision of the higher-ups!

......

Night fell.

Only in the areas where the Darkness had not yet spread could people perceive the change in the sky.

Vog Country Western Main City.

Tonight could be said to be the most bustling and lively moment in the Western Main City in decades.

Under the summons issued by the ruler of the Western Main City, all the top experts from the large and small Cities in the entire West region of Vog Country were mobilized.

Coupled with the servants and attendants around these experts, this created the fervor in the main City of Vog Country tonight.

However, beneath this superficial liveliness, a heavy layer of worry hung over the faces of the various individuals holding titles who had been summoned.

The matter that Raine learned as soon as he emerged from the Darkness was clearly also known to the other nobles who arrived successively.

......

Main City Hall.

The owners of various titles had already taken their seats.

As the Lan Family Head of the Renault Family, Raine was just an ordinary Viscount here, and his seat was at the back.

In front of him and many Viscounts around him, in the area near the central Marquis seat, were experts with profound Auras.

These people were the City Lords of the various Cities controlled by the Western Main City, a total of seven people, every single one of them was a Count!

This also included the City Lord of Busen City.

Like everyone else, the Busen City Lord's face was also somewhat gloomy due to the rumors.

After all, in the West of Vog Country, including the Western Main City, there were a total of eight Cities.

And among them, four Cities had already been shrouded by Darkness, including Busen City, which made it difficult for the Busen City Lord to remain calm.

"Raine? I heard that your Busen City has been shrouded by Darkness. It must have been very dangerous coming out along the way, right?" Just as Raine was focusing on the front, a voice appeared beside him.

Hearing this sentence, Raine slightly turned his head.

The speaker was a Man with neat clothes and a tall, straight figure.

Seeing the other party, Raine said with a bit of respect, "It's alright, thank you, Lord, for your concern."

"Why are you being so polite between us? I treat you as a friend, not a subordinate," the Middle-aged Man's voice carried a hint of a smile.

Hearing this, Raine nodded somewhat unnaturally.

This person was the son of the ruler of the Western Main City.

He had known Raine five years ago.

Normally speaking, if Raine was valued by such a big figure and seized the opportunity, he would definitely not be in this position now.

The key was... this person was bisexual.

It was precisely this point that Raine had always avoided him.

"I'm relieved to see that you're okay," the Man patted Raine's shoulder: "Tomorrow is my Hong Lei's daughter's birthday, you must come. There's plenty of fine wine prepared for you."

"This..." Raine was momentarily speechless.

"You can also bring some young people to liven up the atmosphere," the Man said, leaning closer to Raine and lowering his voice: "Let me tell you secretly, on the day of my Hong Lei's daughter's birthday, she will choose a male concubine. Bring a few younger generations from your Renault Family. If they are chosen by my Hong Lei's daughter, we will be even closer relatives in the future."

"Bring younger generations for your Hong Lei's daughter to choose as male concubines?" Raine asked himself in his heart, remaining silent on the surface.

The younger generations of his Renault Family had never had the idea of being male concubines.

If Su Liang, that kid, were still here, he could throw him out to deal with this matter.

Thinking this, Raine could only nod glumly in front of the person before him.

Just as the person opposite was about to continue speaking, saying words to deepen their relationship, the Man's eyes flashed as he looked at the high platform in front.

That was a platform that extended upwards.

On it, a chair represented absolute power!

"The White-Haired Old Man is here, Rhein Viscount, let's talk tomorrow," the Man finished, then added: "If you change your mind, I can also have people call you Count Raine."

......

In the palace, which was slightly crowded due to the number of people, everyone at this moment seemed to sense something and gradually fell silent.

Immediately after.

The main hall door was slowly pushed open amidst a command!

A tall, straight figure, wearing a long robe, a White-Haired Old Man with a majestic tiger-like gaze against the backdrop of his white hair, appeared before everyone!

With his appearance, all the hundreds of nobles present rose and bowed respectfully.

Amidst such respectful treatment, the White-Haired Old Man walked with the gait of a Dragon and a tiger, directly towards the high platform, and sat on his seat.

"Is everyone here?" The White-Haired Old Man's gaze swept downwards, his whole body exuding an Aura of authority without being angry.

"Marquis Lord, the Viscount and subordinates of the Cannes Family have perished in the spreading The Black Night."

Among the seven Count seats below, one person rose and said respectfully.

Hearing this, the White-Haired Old Man showed a look of lament: "I didn't expect this spread to come so suddenly and quickly. I should have had you come earlier."

"Marquis Lord, now The Black Night is spreading abnormally and continuously. My Busen City is already under the shroud of the black fog, and is in urgent need of rescue!" The Busen City Lord said, unable to restrain himself from standing up.

His words also directly brought the topic onto the right track.

Everyone around watched the Marquis Lord on the upper seat with extreme attention, waiting for his answer.

"Busen City..." The White-Haired Old Man on the upper seat's gaze was somewhat vacant, as if he was deep in thought.

After a moment, the White-Haired Old Man said: "Busen City is not a small City either, with a population of over two million. If we were to rescue them, the military force and risks required would be too great."

"I'll send someone to Busen City to deliver a message. Those people, those who can escape, should escape. Those who can't escape, well, that's their own outcome."

As the Marquis's answer fell.

The scene instantly fell into a dead silence.

They had thought that if this Darkness spread, rescuing people would indeed face many risks.

But no matter what, they wouldn't just abandon them.

After all, that was such a large population and territory. Regardless, the Marquis would try his best to minimize the losses.

Even for something like this, the King could help!

What they had never thought of was that the Marquis would actually say he would send someone to notify the people in the City to evacuate!

How was that any different from doing nothing?

The City Lords of the other three Cities also shrouded in Darkness also stood up, unable to remain calm.

"Marquis Lord, don't we have any way to dispel this Darkness? As long as we dispel the Darkness, things will return to normal," a Count asked with a hopeful tone.

In response, the Marquis let out a cold laugh.

He glanced at the noisy situation below, and spoke in a serious and powerful tone: "Do you really think this is just an ordinary weather change that will disappear in a few days?!"

After the loud voice spread, the scene instantly fell silent again.

Seeing this, the White-Haired Old Man on the upper seat continued: "In the past few days, I went to the palace because of this matter and met with the King. I just returned."

"It was also because of my meeting with the King that I learned from him that this Darkness we are currently experiencing is the Black World!"

"This disaster will last for decades! The Darkness will not only affect our few Cities, and it will not stop at our entire West!"

"You should be thankful, thankful that I had you come to the Western Main City when I sensed something was wrong."

"Now, for the Cities shrouded by the Black World, the only chance of survival is to escape outwards on their own. If they escape, they've saved a life. If they can't escape, that's normal!"

"Sending troops in to rescue people is harming the Knights of Vog Country, that is completely meaningless!"

After this speech, no one in the entire hall was not holding their breath.

"What about the spiritual lamp? What about the Holy Light Array? We have ways to resist the Darkness!" Someone couldn't help but speak up.

"Useless, those things will lose their effect after the Black World arrives!" The Marquis denied without hesitation.

Hearing this, everyone around felt an even more bone-chilling cold!

"So... are we really going to abandon our territory and our subjects?" The Busen City Lord's words at this moment carried a sense of despair and grief.

The Marquis's expression did not change: "The Black World is a World law, a natural disaster."

"Subjects dying under a natural disaster, there is nothing to complain about, that is not your fault."