He was writing a letter at his desk with a smile on his face, looking utterly smug and high-spirited.
No one would ever imagine that such a promising young man was actually a lackey of the ‘Blood Hand Gang.’
The so-called Blood Hand Gang was an underground organization established by vampires.
Its sphere of influence spanned the entire northern border of the Empire, and it was involved with many nobles and high-ranking imperial officials.
In reality, it was a puppet supported by the world’s most powerful cult—the Palace of Chaos.
Their goal was to eliminate Snow Velvet City, the fortress of the northern border.
The Blood Hand Gang was also the primary antagonist of Version 1.0.
It was only with the support of the Blood Hand Gang that Wright attained his current status.
Yet, he was still unsatisfied and was plotting to steal Anna’s heirloom, intending to offer it to the high-ranking members of the Blood Hand Gang to secure a promotion.
As it turned out, Madam Cynthia had delayed giving the heirloom to Anna.
In her anger, Anna ran away from home to find Wright, only to accidentally stumble upon Wright’s conspiracy with the members of the Blood Hand Gang.
The deity worshipped by the Empire was one of the six Great Orthodox Gods, the ‘Lord of Death.’ Imperial knights could only be members of ‘Resting Place,’ the religion that worshipped the Lord of Death.
If Wright’s involvement with the Blood Hand Gang were exposed, he would certainly lose his knighthood.
Although many high-ranking imperial officials were involved with the Blood Hand Gang, the gang wouldn’t mobilize those connections for a minor knight like Wright.
Therefore, Wright had imprisoned Anna to prevent her from leaking any information.
Now, as Wright sat at his desk writing a letter, Firefly thought it might contain some important intel, so she peeked in to take a look.
“That Lord’s birthday is approaching.
When the time comes, I will surely present him with an extraordinary treasure.
I hope Lord Blood-Eye will put in a good word for me then…”
Firefly was greatly disappointed.
That’s it?
She thought there would be some detailed description of the Blood Hand Gang’s three-year grand plan.
Seeing that there was nothing worth digging for on Wright, Firefly no longer hesitated.
She leaped through the window into the study and struck Wright with lightning speed.
Wright’s pupils constricted, and he subconsciously activated the Martial Artist’s exclusive feat, ‘Qi Shield.’
However, Firefly was simply too fast.
Wright had no time to react before the dagger had already plunged into his eye socket.
“Aaaagh!!” Wright screamed in agony.
But he was a knight after all; even though the intense pain affected his thinking, he still made a rational judgment.
“Forced Evasion!”
This was an exclusive skill of the ‘Knight’ sub-class.
An indescribable force dragged Wright backward a significant distance, opening up a gap between him and Firefly.
“Iron Will!”
This was also a Knight skill.
After using it, the impact of the injuries and pain on Wright was briefly suppressed.
Only then did Wright have time to observe his enemy.
Even though that enemy had just stabbed out one of his eyes the moment they met, Wright couldn’t help but be struck by the girl’s beauty.
A thought suddenly surfaced in his mind:
“If I can offer this woman to that Lord, wouldn’t my promotion be guaranteed?”