Rhea flashed them a deep look. “At this point, it doesn’t really matter if we win the fight or not.”“But if we’re branded traitors of the country after letting Harvey in the ring, we’ll be finished!”“You people should know better than me about what’ll happen after that!”Fisher and Damian’s faces darkened in an instant.Bryce, who had remained quiet the entire time, finally spoke up.“That’s right. It looks like we’re about to lose, but we still have hope!”“That said, Harvey asked to join the fight even when he’s such a huge suspect.”“To put it simply, I just don’t trust him!”“I’d rather the remaining two champions lose…”“...than to let him fight.”“I believe he won’t turn the tides; he’ll surely embarrass every single one of us too.”“I’d choose to let Longmen lose than for him to show up.”Harvey narrowed his eyes; he glared at the stubbornly righteous Bryce and Rhea.To protect their own reputation…To prevent outsiders from turning the tides of battle…To sup
“Other than him being extremely weak…”“There’s another reason we didn’t let him fight. He’s simply too suspicious!”“We cannot bear the risk of putting him on the front lines.”“If he makes a single mistake, every single one of us will be dragged down with him!”“You included, Princess Wright!” Rhea exclaimed bitterly.At the same time, there was a different meaning in her words; she was putting on a helpless look, as if nobody would take responsibility for the situation if anything were to go wrong.Sienna smiled and waved her hand, gesturing to her subordinates to close the door.She then glanced at Rhea.“Since we’re all smart people here, I’ll just make everything clear.”“I need to make sure of something first…”“You didn’t stop Harvey from fighting because of your family affairs, did you?”Bryce and Rhea froze immediately.They didn’t think Sienna would actually say something like this.The two took a deep breath before replying, “Of course not!”“Good.”Sienna sm
“The people?”Sienna glared coldly at Bryce after he refuted her words.“Does Harvey not count?”“He’s extremely loyal to the country. Even after being wronged for no reason, he still requested to join the fight!”“What else is there to worry about?”“Even if he loses, he’d only lose his place as the young master of Longmen. What are you so scared of?”“Just let him go first and put your hopes on the last two champions!”“Besides, I don’t think there’s a need for that. Harvey will definitely win!”Rhea’s face darkened.“Princess Wright. I would have agreed with you if you said this five days ago, or if the people weren’t causing an uproar…”“But at this point, Harvey has no choice but to win here!”“If he loses or turns his back against us…”“We’ll be done for!”“Well, I’m confident in his abilities!”Sienna flashed Rhea a decisive expression.“He’ll definitely win!”“Definitely?!”Rhea chuckled coldly.“Where did you get this confidence from?”“I was planning to kee
Seeing Rhea so infuriated, Harvey waved his hand to stop Sienna from saying anything.He glanced calmly at Rhea, though with a disdainful look.Seeing his expression, Rhea misunderstood and assumed that Harvey was scared.“Admit that you’re just useless filth already!” she exclaimed as she took a bold step forward.“It’s good to have some self-awareness.”“Fighting in the ring is a lot different than just showing off, you know!”“You can rely on your strong bodyguard and offend anyone you want…”“But you should know your place if you don’t have the strength to fight!”Harvey continued staring calmly at Rhea.“Let’s not talk about the Longmen Summit’s rules yet. Since I’m the provincial champion, I naturally have the right to fight in the ring.”“Since ancient times, victory and defeat have been extremely common.”“I’m only asking you one thing: what makes you so sure that I’ll lose against the Indians?”“Or are you just all bark and no bite?”Rhea raised her eyebrows after
Slap!“Even the vice master wouldn’t dare call me weak. Does an outsider like you think he’s dead or something?”Slap!“You can’t even gauge my strength properly, yet you still call yourself the representative of the northwest’s Martial Arts Alliance? You’re embarrassing your entire organization!”Slap!“You can’t even take a single hit from me! Shouldn’t you be kneeling right about now?!”Harvey’s expression was as cold as ice.He was ruthlessly insulting Rhea while slapping her around.Rhea’s face had become completely swollen; her head was spinning all over the place. She couldn’t even utter a single word.Slap!After the final slap, Rhea’s eyes were all bruised.“Remember, try to be more discreet next time.Have some self-awareness unless you want other people teaching you a lesson.”Harvey pulled out some tissue to wipe his fingers. Then, he smiled at Bryce.“Excuse me, Vice Master Kennedy. You wouldn’t mind if I teach a lesson on behalf of Longmen now, would you?”“Y
Four days had passed since the start of the tournament.The stage hadn't changed, the rules hadn’t changed, and the host was still the same person.The only difference was the morale between both sides of the ring.There were only a few people sitting in the west resting area before, but now, there were thousands.Those people came all the way from India to cheer their top talents on.After their winning streak, the Indians were extremely confident in crushing the people of Country H to the ground.Other than the Longmen’s higher-ups and Flutwell’s prominent figures, there were a lot more journalists and angry mobs on Country H’s side.Bryce, Rhea, Fisher, Damian, Sienna, Colton, Nelson, Ansel, and the others were all here.Harvey’s eyes narrowed when he saw three particular young men.The prince of the Osborne family, Clyde Osborne.The seventh young master of the Bauer family, Harold Bauer.And the young master of the John family, Elliot John.The three were considered th
To Harvey, the rift between him and the Osborne family was completely irreparable.Since Clyde still dared to go against him, he wouldn’t mind letting Clyde embarrass himself.Clyde froze when he saw Harvey’s calm look. Then, he burst out in anger; after glaring vengefully at Harvey for a long time, he then turned around and left.He wouldn’t dare lay a single finger on Harvey in a place like this.No matter how dominant he or his family was, he had no choice but to swallow his hatred!Harvey’s simple action plunged the entire crowd into dead silence.They were all completely shocked.That said, at least nobody was going to cause Harvey any trouble for the time being.Harold, Elliot, and the others were looking at Harvey with deep expressions.Harvey casually sipped the tea Rachel had brought over, and glanced at the Indians as if nothing ever happened.He saw Zoe looking back at him.The moment the two locked eyes, Zoe hung her head low with an oddly sluggish expression.A
Harvey York chuckled at Axel Garcia.“Are you sure you want to do this?“If your top talents all die by my hand…“How are you going to explain this when you return to India?“You won’t just cut open your stomach like the people from the Island Nations, will you?”“You…”Axel was boiling with anger.“You b*stard!” he exclaimed while gritting his teeth.“Sharp tongue!”“He’s a little too cocky, isn’t he?!”“The so-called top talents from Country H have been completely crushed for the past couple of days! What right does he have to act like this?!”“There was another cocky one just like him a few days ago!”“He instantly got slapped aside too!”“Don’t hold anything back, Ryland Burlowe!”“Show him the true form of India’s martial arts!”The Indian crowd was cheering without restraint, as if they had already won.On the other hand, all of the people on Country H’s side were showing gloomy looks.“Everyone’s been saying that Harvey sold out the country for glory and riches.
As the gigantic fireball flew straight toward Harvey, he could feel that even the humidity in the air had completely evaporated. The scent of scorching heat permeated the air. Harvey retreated again and again. With every step he took, he would kick a few pieces of rocks right at the fireball, trying to make the fireball collapse on itself.Thud! Thud! Thud!The ball of fire that was rolling toward Harvey exploded before it could get close to him in the end due to the surging of the air currents. However, all the surrounding plant life had been scorched into dust by the powerful heatwave, as if someone had detonated an explosion in the scene.Harvey's eyes narrowed when he saw what had happened. This technique had already surpassed what one would normally call martial arts. It was bordering close to fantasy. It was the first time Harvey saw a killing technique like this.And so, Harvey retreated once more and maintained a safe distance between himself and Ghostface before looking cu
Clang!The dagger instantly shattered into pieces and shot out in all directions. Some even sliced century-old trees in half. After shattering the dagger, Harvey's fist did not stop. It continued to crash forward inevitably, surrounded with aura.Ghostface's expression immediately changed, and a ghost mask instantly appeared on his face, his aura once again strengthening.Crack!But before his aura could reach his height, a crack appeared on the ghost mask, which was cut into two. With Harvey suppressing Ghostface's aura, his ace in the hole was completely useless and meaningless."Impossible…" Ghostface muttered as he could feel the cold sweat on his skin and the hairs on his arm standing up. He continuously hurled all kinds of weapons with his hands. Daggers and darts were thrown repeatedly, and his figure kept retreating backward, wanting to stop the attack with everything at his disposal.Clang!The sounds of metal being shattered rang again. His resistance was futile. In th
Whoosh!As one of the most outstanding elites among the Origin Ninjas, Ghostface had always been extremely decisive in his actions. Before he had even finished speaking with Harvey, a dagger had already appeared in his hand. His figure flickered, and the dagger went straight for Harvey.Harvey whipped his right hand out, as if he was already expecting Ghostface would ambush him, and a branch from a tree that he took parried Ghostface's dagger.Clang!As their weapons clashed with each other, a loud clang rang. Harvey's figure wavered a little bit while Ghostface's figure was flung into the air, and he landed where he started.Ghostface was shocked that Harvey could deflect his ambush with just a tree branch. With a cold smile on his face, the aura around him became even more intense. While Harvey was quite powerful, he himself was not that weak either. Those who had reached this stage had an indomitable fighting spirit.Harvey was also quite surprised when he saw Ghostface's batt
This moment caused Djinn's expression to twist in shock as he instinctively took half a step backward. The dread on his face was obvious. Who could expect that the attack he put all his might… An attack that was so terrifying did nothing at all.Before Djinn could regain his footing, the Swarm Queen's figure moved again, and the blade in her hand slashed.Djinn's figure paused as his footsteps froze, and fear spread in his eyes. That was because the Swarm Queen's blue blade had already pierced into his chest.Spurt!Fresh blood spurt out from his wound. However, the blood was not scarlet red, but a brilliant blue…"You…" Djinn's expression twisted when he saw what happened. He was not suffering… He could not even feel the pain. Then, his body slowly began to sway before crumpling on the ground. His life was slowly being drained away.Djinn seemed to remember something.He blew his final breath and said, "You… You're Belladonna Cult's Guardian… The cult's most powerful ace…"-
In Djinn's understanding, Neve was just your usual run-of-the-mill blue blood in Grand City. How did she know so much? How could she learn that they were coming and made preparations for them?Neve coldly answered, "Of course, I can't foretell what will happen. But what if someone wanted to do me a favor and told me to pay more attention? What do you think of the possibility of this person being the same person as the one who told you to come here?""Told me to come here?" Djinn's expression changed. "That damn fool Da…"Then, he suddenly realized what was happening. "You tricked me, woman?!""Tricked you?" Neve spoke with a smile. "I'm not tricking you. But, the person behind me has already foreseen everything.""The person behind you?" Djinn's eyes twitched again. "Just who is this person behind you? Is it her?""No. Sis Vaida is here just to protect me. Oh, right. Her name is the Swarm Queen."When hearing this name, Djinn's eyes grew wide. As one of the elites of Sky Plane,
To the Islanders, whether it was killed or be killed, it did not matter much. During the Warring States, their entire civilization almost became extinct.This was nothing at all.However, all the elites who accompanied Djinn were elites from Sky Plane. To think that they died terribly… How could it not make him fearful? Djinn thought that while it would not be a walk in the park to complete this mission, he still needed to put in some effort.But he never expected that all the people he took with him had all crumpled on the ground, dead. They were Kings of Arms elites. Whether it was the swordsmen from the Origin Sword Style or the ninjas from the Origin Ninjustu, they were all the backbone of their respective schools. Each one of them required a lot of time and effort to train.He did not expect them to all die in such a terrifying manner. All he had left to say was this woman in white was simply too frightening.But when faced with his question, the woman in white did not say an
This changed Djinn's expression. Then, he finally saw the name of the drama. There was only one word shown. Ambush.The moment Djinn saw that word, his expression turned extremely dark."Something's wrong! Hear my orders, everyone! Take your drugs and attack with full force! Kill Neve Foster!" Djinn was also someone quite decisive. Once he noticed something was amiss with the current situation, he did not retreat and even quickly gave his orders.At this point, they were no longer in a position to retreat. As he made his orders, all the ninjas and swordsmen pulled out the longsword by their waists. All of them were ready to pounce at their target.But no matter how strong they were, they could not stop themselves from making war cries, as if they did not care about their own lives. However, the expected battle to the deaths did not occur at all. When the Island Nation elites cried out, the white figure in the living room reappeared in a flash.At this time, the Island Nation elite
Shortly, a ninja in black garb appeared not far away in front of them. He was the scout sent to investigate ahead. The scout's figure appeared right before Djinn. He bowed and said, "Lord Djinn."Djinn coldly asked, "How's the situation ahead?"The scout whispered, "I've confirmed that Geoffrey has joined the Grand City's Seven Families Joint Meeting. Three-fourths of the Universal Sect's elites had gone to the meeting. I have also confirmed that the place Neve stayed in, a courtyard at the back, isn't that strictly guarded. Our people have already hacked the security cameras in our route. We can immediately enter."Then, the scout quickly took out his tablet and showed Djinn some videos and pictures. Djinn looked at them and could not help but exclaim, "Good. Very good. Then let's do this together. Everyone, remember that we must finish this as quickly as possible. Our objective is to kill Neve and ignore everyone else. Understand?"Djinn's tone was low and serious."Yes!" All th
"That should work," said Coco after considering it. "I never liked Neve for the longest time. If we can pin her death on Vaida and Harvey, there's no harm to me at all. But we can't use anyone from Parkerville, so I'll need to make some arrangements…""No need for that," Dan said. "No matter how weak the Fosters are, they're still one of the Seven Families of Grand City. No one can touch them if one doesn't give them their all. It's best to get Sverker or Ghostface to kill her. I've been sealing all the entrances so far and not letting the people from Sky Plane enter. I believe they're very willing to cooperate if I simply ask for a favor."Dan gave it a deep thought after a while. Then, he smiled and said, "Right, I'll personally inform Clarion about this. Telling him that his beloved is in danger. I wonder, will it be Harvey's fault again if Clarion went to save her without making any preparations and ended up dying?"Coco's expression was merciless when she heard Dan's plans, thi