The men were all good drinkers, as well as Faye, Eileen, and Elsa. Everyone drained every last drop of their glasses, having a brilliant time. Lily was the only one who did not touch a single drop of alcohol, sitting aside quietly. Wilbur looked around at the crowd, his gaze flashing with wistfulness. Nancy was not there. Faye saw the look in his eyes and raised her glass. "What's on your mind?" "Oh, nothing." Wilbur clinked his glass against hers. Faye chuckled. "I'd better hope so." She drained the contents of her glass, barely able to contain how smug she was. "Have fun thinking about that." The meal lasted until a little past ten. Everyone was still chattering away happily, with no intention of leaving. Just then, Wilbur's phone rang. He picked up a call from Charles, who sounded nothing but anxious again. "They're back, sir! There are more of them this time, with banners and everything, staging a protest!" Wilbur could hardly contain his fury. What did these ol
Wilbur knew that something was off at once as well. It was definitely no coincidence that someone was taking photos at a time like this. Elsa's expression darkened, and she shouted, "Bring them over here!" A team of Special Forces officers ran over. Very soon, a few people holding professional cameras were brought over. All of them seemed strangely calm. Wilbur looked at them quietly, his expression ashen. Elsa turned to them coldly. "Who are you, and why are you here?" "We're reporters. Here's my license." One young man took out a reporter's ID and passed it to Elsa. Elsa glanced at it. "Wade Holen, a reporter for the CNS?" "That's right. These are all fellow industry members of mine, just not from the same network." Elsa frowned. "Why are you all here?" "We received a complaint about an illegal arrest and mistreatment of the elderly, so we came to do some field work." A smug smirk appeared on Wade's face. Elsa turned to Wilbur at the words. Just then, Faye
Faye and the others headed back across the bridge into Sealake Island as well. Just then, Elsa called out, "You heard it yourselves. The authorities only showed up because you were causing a public disruption. The owner of the place is letting you go because you're all senior citizens, so just please go home and leave this place alone." "And if you reporters dare make up any rumors to cause the public to send hate to innocent people, you're going to get it too! Do you understand?" Elsa's shout made everyone calm down a considerable amount. After all, she was a Special Forces chief with a hundred officers working under her. Just then, Wade leaned into Susan's ear. He whispered a few sentences, to which Susan reacted with a satisfied nod. She turned back to Elsa then. "We'll leave, but this isn't over. We've got it out for this place. Just you wait." Upon saying that, she waved at the old folks. They got up with smiles of victory on their faces, leaving with Susan. The re
Jayden chuckled. "Well, we're in no rush to put the news out there for now. He's going to ask for you for sure, and you can have a good talk with him then." "Of course, Mister Yown. How should I go about this, though?" Wade smirked slyly. Jayden said, "Just tell him this—if he doesn't want his reputation to crumble, he's going to pay you five million dollars in compensation and open Sealake Island up for everyone to exercise in." "No problem, Mister Yown. I'm not scared of anything with you on my side! He'll cough up the five million dollars for sure, and you'll see every penny of it. No one will know a thing," Wade smirked. Jayden grinned. "Don't worry, you'll get something out of this too." "Thank you in advance then, Mister Yown," Wade practically had stars in his eyes. Jayden waved a hand. "You can leave now." Wade nodded profusely, scrambling to leave the mansion. Susan let out a smile then. "You're the best, my darling boy." "He's going to find out that you won'
How ruthlessly greedy! He was left with practically nothing! However, Wilbur could not resist the temptation from the old dragon. He guessed that no one could resist it. Wilbur sighed and chose to exchange the Clover. The Clover radiated a dim blue light as it levitated. Wilbur held it and observed it carefully for a while. The quality of reward the old dragon produced was undeniable. Therefore, he chose to ingest it after brief consideration. With his mind made up, he sat crossed-legged in the demiplane and started digesting the Clover. Meanwhile, the old man, stylish man, and muscular man were sitting in an office on the top floor. They were in the Kiwanis Chamber of Commerce building in Magic City. The stylish man was still playing his video game while the muscular man sat anxiously. The old man glanced at them and said slowly, "The assassination failed again." "I don't think we should continue doing this. Wilbur might not be our enemy," the muscular man said wit
It was early in the afternoon when Wilbur appeared in his room. He was radiating different colors, giving off an iridescent glow. He spent a long time absorbing the energy that emitted from his body, and he kept the powers hidden. He reverted to his usual self, and there was a satisfied smile on his face. Wilbur was in a great mood, so he made himself a pot of tea and enjoyed it. Soon, Faron and Elsa came to his room. They noticed that Wilbur was casually drinking tea, so Faron smiled and said, "Looks like you're in a good mood." "I am," said Wilbur smugly as he nodded. Elsa said, "What happened? Why don't you tell us what made you so happy?" "I'm afraid you'll feel sad if I told you, so I won't. Tell me about your progress instead." His cultivation improved so much that he was far beyond ordinary cultivators. Elsa and Faron were Aura level cultivators, so they would only be depressed if Wilbur told them. They stopped asking when they heard that. Faron instantly
In the afternoon, Wade brought a few journalists along, and he arrived smugly at the bridge on Sealake Island. "Hey, you! Did you guys call me?" Wade asked while looking up. Charles walked out of his room and smiled, replying, "Yes. My employer is looking for you. Please wait." "What is this? Tell him to hurry up," Wade replied in a displeased tone. Charles smiled and nodded before making a call to Wilbur. However, he was snickering to himself inside. He knew that Wade was only digging his own grave. Did he not know who the people staying on Sealake Island were? Any one of them could give him hell if they wanted to. Wilbur soon walked out of his house. He crossed the bridge and approached Wade. Wade sized him up. Wilbur smiled and asked, "Mister Holen, how about we sit down and have a chat?" "What do we have to chat about? Should we talk about how you guys abused your power to arrest the elderly?" asked Wade with his head held high. Wilbur chuckled and sat on a
Wilbur smiled faintly and said, "Someone is doomed for sure, but I'm not sure who it will be." "I'm warning you, dude. Stay out of trouble. Your wealth is no match to those with the government's authority. You should know that, right?" asked Wade while glaring at Wilbur. Wilbur shrugged without saying a word. Susan walked over at that moment, and she brought hundreds of old people along. Wilbur watched them in silence. They started to cause a commotion when they arrived at the bridge, saying, "Hurry up and let us in before we tear this place apart." "That's right. Don't you know what we're made of? Do you have to force us to tear this place down?" "Open up! Give us the key, or else!" They were very arrogant because they were led by Susan. They had no respect for Charles and the others. Wilbur watched them in silence, and he sneered coldly. Wade looked at Wilbur and said, "You should do as they say. They're only entering to exercise. They won't take anything from you
Faye was clad in a beautiful wedding dress, hardly needing any blusher for how red her cheeks looked. Wilbur was also looking dapper in a fine tuxedo, and the bride and groom went around toasting to their friends one by one. Both their parents were overjoyed, knowing that their children had finally ended up with someone so wonderful. Everyone else was also brimming with smiles, drinking up a storm as the night went on. These people were all friends or subordinates of Wilbur and wanted nothing more than the best for him and Faye. There was no wedding emcee, and the ceremony was extremely simple, but the atmosphere was incomparable as everyone was nothing but smiles. The reception lasted all the way until late into the night, and even the newlyweds' parents got a little tipsy. The banquet ended at last, and the guests ushered Wilbur and Faye into their new bedroom. The newlyweds sat down facing each other, locking eyes. Faye lowered her head bashfully, and Wilbur looked
It was evening on Sealake Island when Wilbur returned. He stood on the long bridge, overwhelmed with emotion as he let out a hint of his aura. The island grew abuzz at once, and a series of familiar figures fought their way into Wilbur's line of sight. Wilbur smiled, stepping onto the island slowly. His smile grew as he came to the square, taking in the sight of Faye, Elsa, Faron, Shepard, and many others. Everyone else stared back at him, unable to hide the emotion on their faces. It had been so long since they had seen Wilbur, and there was no way for them to reach him. Words could not describe how much they had worried about and missed him. "I thought you were never coming back, Wilbur." Faye was the first to speak. Wilbur walked up to her, taking her into his arms. "I'm sorry. It'll never happen again. Everything's over now, and I'll never leave you again." Faye's heart soared as she broke out into overjoyed sobs. Everyone else was nothing but joyous as well. Fo
Bahamut, being a reincarnation of Kaiser himself, came slithering toward Wilbur. They both turned into their human forms, and a fierce battle broke out once more. Kaiser channeled his energy into Bahamut's body, giving Bahamut the upper hand over time. At last, Bahamut severely wounded Wilbur with a blow of his sword, causing Wilbur to fall from mid-air. "Hahaha!" Kaiser appeared suddenly then, laughing loudly. "Nice work, Bahamut." "Thank you, Master." Bahamut retreated behind Kaiser, looking at him coldly. He whipped out a dagger from his sleeves all of a sudden, driving it deep into Kaiser. Kaiser flipped around sharply, grabbing Bahamut's wrist and glowering at him. "Have you lost your mind?" Just then, the Dark Lord's voice sounded from Bahamut's throat. "You've stopped me many times now, Kaiser Fern! There's no way in hell I'll let you become the ultimate elite!" A furious Kaiser reached out to grab Bahamut's head, sucking him into his body. An explosion sounded throu
Just then, the Cold Lord muttered a spell. A series of snowy mountains descended from above, one of them striking Wilbur and Augheimer as the Cold Lord cackled. "Haha! Is that all you've got?" As his words rang through the air, the snowy mountain exploded with a loud boom into countless icy fragments to reveal Wilbur and Augheimer, standing tall and completely unaffected. "What?" "These imbeciles!" the Flame God shouted. The air around turned into a sea of flames at once, burning away relentlessly, but they vanished as soon as they came in contact with Wilbur and Augheimer's defense barriers. The Earth God shouted, "I'll settle this!" He muttered a spell, and the ground cracked open as Wilbur and Augheimer fell into a bottomless abyss. The Earth God smirked, and the crack began to close up. Yet just a few seconds later, the ground exploded as Wilbur and Augheimer flew back up. The Tornado God cast a spell to bring about a fierce gust of wind filled with countless razor-sh
The next second, Wilbur's Magic Dragon Blade made a gash in the air. The two men then wove through the gash, making their way to the lower dimensions from the upper dimensions and returning to Earth. The gash closed itself up, and a powerful wave of black miasma surged into the oceans from the heavens. It cleared up within a few minutes, and Earth was turned into a dark space. Several big fissures appeared in the heavens as the evil gods descended on Earth. The Blood God, the God of Destruction, the Cold Lord, the Flame God, the Earth God, the Tornado God, the God of Bloodlust, and the Snake God—all eight evil gods had descended upon Earth at the same time. Wilbur summoned the broken pieces of the Light Armor from the Fire Dragon Ring. The pieces radiated a white glow as they hovered in mid-air, and Wilbur quickly used his mind to put them together before wearing the Light Armor on his body. "Hahaha!" The Blood God laughed loudly. "I guess the universe dimensions aren't all
Hailey and Kayleen ducked out of the way before the pillars of light reached them, darting up to Sade at the last second as Hailey drove her sword into him at the same time Kayleen did the same with her spear. Hailey glowered at Sade. "You're the one who's really despicable here, Sade. Say goodbye to the world forever!" "Arghhhh!" Sade's body exploded in a flash of white light, disappearing out of sight. Hailey and Kayleen both got down on one knee. "At your service, Masters." Just then, Wilbur and Augheimer looked at the two ladies at the same time. Augheimer said, "At ease. You can both go back now, your work here is done." "Yes, Master." Hailey and Kayleen disappeared the next second. Just then, a fierce wind rolled over as a pillar of white light descended from the heavens as Odysseus appeared in front of the two men. "Wilbur Penn and Augheimer. I’ve finally found you. Tell me where the dimension guardians are, and hand them over!" A gleeful Odysseus reached out t
Sade threw his head back, laughing loudly. "No one has the right to replace me, no one! I'm the real dimensional guardian, the leader of the galaxy!" Just then, two figures appeared in the sky. They were Hailey and Kayleen, two of the other dimensional guardians. Hailey was holding a long sword as she scowled at Sade below her. "You went against the rules of the universe and changed its functions, Sade. And now you've killed Wilbur Penn, the cultivator who was supposed to replace you. For that, Kayleen and I are going to kill you today." Sade smirked at those words, not looking shocked at all. "I knew you two would never let me go for killing Wilbur. But he's already dead, and I still need to maintain order in the universe as a dimensional guardian. Even though you two may hate me, you can't kill me or you'd be going against the rules of the universe too, and have to be sentenced by Mister Richardson. Trust me, you won't end up in much better of a state than I'm in." Just then
Augheimer asked out of confusion, "What? To the upper dimension? All of a sudden?" Wilbur looked flustered, he replied, "There's no time to explain. Odysseus will be here in a while, and we won't be able to escape." Sade looked at Wilbur. He told Augheimer, "He's right. Believe him. Why would your close friend lie to you?" "That's right. He's a dimensional guardian, Sade. I begged Sade to go back in time here. Hurry up and come with me, Augheimer!" "Thanks, but if we're leaving, we should at least go to Buck Town and meet Felix one last time, right?" asked Augheimer. Wilbur looked at Augheimer in the eyes, there was a sense of familiarity that welled up all of a sudden. Wilbur instantly realized Augheimer had a secret in Buck Town, and perhaps it was very important to Augheimer. He helplessly nodded and replied, "Alright, we'll go to Buck Town first." Then, the three of them came to Buck Town through a transportation array. Augheimer grabbed Wilbur and ran. He said, "Run! F
"Damn it! Your second wish was supposed to be mine!" yelled Odysseus. Odysseus once captured a dimensional guardian's servant by chance, and he used him as leverage to obtain his final two wishes. His first wish was for Sade to guide him to the most powerful power of light spell. His second wish was for Sade to lead him to the Death Scepter. Odysseus mastered the power of two types of laws, the power of light and the power of death. He quickly grasped the intricacies of the power of death due to his unique talent. Odysseus wielded the might of both supreme spells with the Death Scepter and the most powerful power of light spell. Therefore, Odysseus gained immense confidence. His capabilities far surpassed most upper dimension cultivators, but he remained in the middle dimension. His desire was to once again capture a second dimensional guardian servant. Odysseus planned to acquire the Death Cloak by obtaining the servant's wish. Ultimately, he would combine the Death Cloak, D