Family war

'That old man already knew how I would react and prepared watchmen for me in advance. It's the only explanation for why they got here so quickly. Probably the old man came with these two from the beginning and left them waiting in some room of the mansion.' Lukas thought.

"Do what you want, just don't get in my way, or I'll kill you." He actually responded, releasing his aura through his voice to test the two of them.

"As you wish, sir." They both smiled coldly at him and bowed slightly in acknowledgment, not at all shaken by his aura.

'They weren't affected by my aura, which means they're at least the same level as me, or maybe higher. It will be difficult to take them down, but not impossible. I'll need to prepare properly and not act rashly.' Lukas thought.

Killing them with the weapons Lukas kept in his arsenal would be easy, but Thersec would probably be warned if they died and the old man would consider it an act of treason, so killing his apprentices wasn't an option.