Path To Godhood Begins With Marrying Wife And Gaining SSS Rank Skill Chapter 691: Code Red

"By now, he has probably already sent people to detain your family."

Those words instantly caused both Ethan's and Rathlos's expressions to harden.

Neither of them doubted that possibility.Ethan could protect himself.His family could probably defend themselves for a few days.

But if Alaster truly sent Transcendent Realm experts...

The situation would become completely different.

Ethan slowly looked toward Duke Lancelot.

For the first time since the conversation began, there was a trace of pleading in his eyes.

"Father-in-law..."

"Can you please hold them back?"

Duke Lancelot remained silent.

He quietly looked at Ethan for several long moments before finally speaking.

"Even if I manage to hold them back..."

"It will only delay the inevitable."

"Once Alaster reaches the Ascension Realm..."

"It will already be a dead end."

The moment those words were spoken, something inside Ethan changed.

His eyes gradually became colder.

A fierce determination slowly appeared on his face.

"He won't."

"Huh?"

Both Rathlos and Duke Lancelot looked at him in surprise.

Ethan slowly raised his head.

His expression had become frighteningly calm.

Every trace of hesitation had disappeared.

"I swear..."

"He won't reach the Ascension Realm."

"And I am going to make sure he is buried before that happens."

His calm voice carried absolute certainty.

Duke Lancelot narrowed his eyes.

"How?"

Ethan slowly smiled.

It was not a warm smile.It was cold enough to make even the people watching him feel uncomfortable.

"I have my means."

He spoke quietly while that faint, cruel smile remained on his face.

"I will make him understand what it means to make an enemy out of me."

As those words left his mouth, the corners of his lips slowly curled upward.

Seeing that expression, both Duke Lancelot and Rathlos suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

For a brief moment, neither of them recognized the Ethan standing before them.

He no longer looked like the calm and easygoing young man they had known.

He looked like someone who had already decided that no matter what happened next, he would drag his enemy down with him.

Ethan then turned his eyes toward Rathlos.

His expression immediately became serious again.

"Initiate Code Red."

Rathlos did not ask a single question.

He simply gave a firm nod.

"Yes."

The communication ended immediately afterward.

The light on the screen slowly faded, and silence once again filled the secluded rocky valley.

...….

Inside the Blank Estate, silence quietly filled the large hall after the communication ended.

Rathlos slowly lowered the communication device and remained standing there for a few moments without speaking. His brows were tightly furrowed while Ethan's final words continued echoing inside his mind.

"Initiate Code Red."

He slowly lifted his head and looked ahead.

Not far away, Duke Osantra sat on a chair with a pale and exhausted expression. Although Ethan had healed the injuries on his body, the lifespan he had burned during the battle could never be restored so easily. It was not a wound that ordinary healing magic could recover.

Thankfully, the Blank Family still possessed a life-extending spiritual plant.

The previous time, Amber had directly consumed one of those precious plants because of the urgency of the situation. This time, however, Mareti was personally refining it into an elixir so that its effects could be brought out to the fullest.

Beside Duke Osantra sat Regalina.

She quietly supported her father's frail body while gently holding one of his arms. Although she tried to remain calm, the worry in her eyes could not be hidden.

Around them sat Sophia, Amber, Julia, Rina, and several other trusted members of the Blank Family. No one spoke. The atmosphere inside the hall was unusually heavy, and everyone's thoughts were focused on the same person.

Ethan.

After several moments of silence, Duke Osantra slowly raised his head and looked at Rathlos.

"What is going on?"

His voice sounded weaker than usual, yet it still carried its usual steadiness.

Rathlos slowly walked toward everyone before letting out a quiet sigh.

"Ethan contacted us."

He then carefully explained everything Ethan had just told them. He spoke about the giant cocoon hidden beneath the barrier, the miasma absorbing the life essence of countless dead, Duke Lancelot's conclusion regarding Emperor Alaster, and finally Ethan's suspicions about the Emperor's true objective.

The more everyone listened, the heavier the atmosphere became.

Sophia quietly clenched her fists beneath the table.

She desperately resisted the urge to curse aloud.

'Rebels...'

'We should have rebelled long ago.'

'I knew it...'

'Those bastards couldn't be trusted.'

Her chest rose and fell slightly as she tried to suppress her anger.

If she had been alone, she would have already started cursing every single one of them.

However, Duke Osantra was sitting right in front of her.

As Ethan's main wife, she forced herself to remain dignified.

After calming herself slightly, she finally looked toward Rathlos.

"So..."

"What did Ethan say?"

Rathlos slowly adjusted his glasses before answering in a calm voice.

"He issued Code Red."

The moment those words left his mouth, everyone's expressions stiffened.

Even Duke Osantra frowned.

A brief silence filled the hall before he finally asked,

"What is Code Red?"

Rathlos quietly looked around at everyone before speaking.

"It would be difficult to explain."

He paused briefly.

"It's better if I show you."

Without wasting another moment, he turned around and walked toward the study room.

Everyone immediately followed behind him.

After entering the room, Rathlos walked toward one side of the large bookshelf.

He gently pressed several hidden mechanisms.

Click.

Click.

Click.

A series of soft sounds echoed through the room.

The massive bookshelf slowly moved aside while an ancient hidden passage appeared behind it.

Everyone's eyes narrowed.

Without saying anything, Rathlos led the group deeper underground.

Several minutes later, they arrived inside a large underground chamber.

At the very center of the chamber lay an enormous ancient magic circle that covered almost the entire floor. Countless mysterious runes were carved into its surface while faint streams of mana slowly flowed through every line.

Even Duke Osantra couldn't help narrowing his eyes after seeing it.

Sophia, Amber, and Rina quietly stepped forward without saying a word.

The three of them looked at one another before simultaneously biting their thumbs.

Fresh drops of blood slowly appeared.

Each of them stretched out a hand and allowed a single drop of blood to fall onto the ancient magic circle.

The moment the blood touched the formation...

Buzz!

The entire magic circle suddenly lit up.

Countless runes began shining one after another while streams of brilliant light rapidly spread throughout the enormous formation.

A deep humming sound echoed through the underground chamber.

The surrounding mana instantly became violent.

The air itself began trembling.

The ground beneath everyone's feet shook slightly while an overwhelming wave of ancient magical energy erupted from the center of the formation and spread throughout the entire mansion.

BOOOOOOM!

A tremendous surge of magical power exploded inside the Blank Estate.

The enormous magic circle continued shining brighter and brighter while the entire underground chamber was bathed in its dazzling light.

Even Duke Osantra's expression changed as he stared at the ancient formation in complete astonishment.