Chapter 1957

Right after Wilbur had ended the call, his phone rang with another call from Layla.

"Yo, sir."

"Is anything the matter, Layla?"

"Sir, we've just received news that the assassin group called the Black Panthers reappeared after disappearing from the cultivator's circle for a good while. They killed Jiro last night, and if I'm not wrong, they're now on their way to Migorn."

"I think they're out to get you, sir."

"I know. It's alright, I'll handle it."

The Black Panthers were making a move?

Wilbur found the whole thing rather peculiar upon hanging up. The Black Panthers had always been under a powerful secret elite, working for him and carrying out his demands. That elite had not given out any orders for a long time, and eventually, the Black Panthers were barely talked about at all.

No one could believe that they had made a reappearance, ten years later— and this time, they were after him.

Wilbur gave it some thought and realized that neither he nor Jiro had any reason t