Nobilis of War novel Chapter 279

As the atmosphere of fear intensified among the crowd, Lenny, the young man who had killed the suspicious evil cultivator stepped forward and said, "They seemed to have been attacked and killed by some kind of fierce animal. Don't frighten yourself!"

All of a sudden, the air stirred violently, generating a loud noise.

A shadow leaped out of nowhere. It flashed by like lightning and struck Lenny from behind. The force from the hit was so powerful that Lenny was thrown out from the crowd. He fell onto the ground, spewing out a mouthful of blood.

"Darren! It's you! How dare you attack me in such a shamefully sneaky way?" Lenny staggered up to his feet, his eyes full of fury and resentment.

Everybody suddenly felt confused at this unexpected situation. Although Lenny had always had a rude habit of speaking ill-mannered words in the most inappropriate circumstances, what he said just a while ago was not very offensive so as to warrant such a rough lesson from Darren. Everyone was wondering what Darren's reason for attacking Lenny was.

Darren stayed quiet and stood there, cold eyes fixed on Lenny, watching his every move.

"So what Robb said about you is true! The real Darren is dead! This man standing in front of us is the one controlled by the evil cultivator! The evil cultivator has taken over his body! The Darren we know is dead!" Lenny slowly inched back in terror. He looked as if he had seen a ghost, or something worse.

All the superior talents also started retreating upon hearing Lenny's words. They all wanted to keep their distance from the seemingly evil Darren.

"Now you're trying to frame me, right?" uttered Darren coldly. Judging from Lenny's behavior, Darren was quite certain that there was something wrong with him. He was definitely behaving strangely.

"Stop telling lies in front of us. Tell us, why are you still able to move so fast when all of our energies are suppressed?

Even if your explanation for your uninhibited speed holds water, how were you able to survive and escape from the monstrous creature? The only explanation is that you're good at using the invisibility skill! You made yourself invisible so that the monstrous creature wouldn't find you. I'm guessing that was how you survived and escaped, right? Well, only evil cultivators are able to do that. So tell us, are my words true? Unveil your true form, you evil cultivator!"

Lenny's words sounded reasonable in everyone's ears. They were nearly convinced that this Darren in front of them was the evil cultivator, concealing himself in Darren's shell.

"What's your explanation, Darren?" Robb approached Darren, but his eyes were also full of wariness.

Darren furrowed his brows. He did not expect that Lenny was so good at fabricating lies. Now, he was so suspicious in everyone's eyes.