Chloe uploaded whatever she had done onto her cloud storage, getting ready to work overtime at home. She got into her car and drove out of the television broadcast station, heading home. Just then, Telford's car drove past her and turned the other way. Chloe was a little confused. That wasn't the road he usually took to go home. Somehow, Chloe's intuition told her to follow after him. Just like that, she tracked him from a distance and followed him all the way to a private club. Telford got out of the car. A middle-aged man came out of the club and greeted him warmly, and the two men walked inside. Chloe sat in her car. Why did that guy look so familiar? She racked her brains, but nothing came to mind. Finally, it hit her. She whipped out her phone and tapped furiously, finally pulling up a picture of the man from just now. He was Jordan Pavian, vice chairman of Joy Corp. "Why would Mister Gills know Jordan Pavian, and why are they meeting up in a private club?
Chloe was startled. "Nothing, just passing by." She turned away and hurried to get out. The man grabbed her by the shoulder, snatching her phone from her. "What are you doing? Give that back to me!" Chloe shouted. The man held Chloe down with one arm, using his other to open the video she had just recorded. Just then, Telford and Jordan walked out. "What are you doing here?" Telford was furious when he saw Chloe. Jordan's expression turned ashen as well. Chloe struggled in the man's grasp. "I was just passing by." "My ass you were! Quite a coincidence, isn't it?" Telford obviously did not believe her for a second. Just then, the man passed Chloe's phone to Jordan. Jordan glanced at it and passed it to Telford. "Dude, she was recording us." Telford burst into outrage at once. He deleted the video before shouting, "How dare f*cking you stalk me?! Are you tired of living?" "Mister Gills, let me take care of it. I promise you she won't say a word about any of this
"Mister Gills, isn't that a bit too much? I'm not going to say anything, and I'll remove myself from this project altogether," Chloe protested. Telford smirked. "This is your punishment. You can just quit if you don't want to do it." Anger flared up in Chloe's chest. She had done nothing wrong. Why was she being treated like this? "Keep in mind that once you quit, you can forget about rejoining the industry in Seechertown, or anywhere in Kardon Province." "Sir, I've promised not to say a word. What more do you want?" "That's not f*cking enough!" Telford shouted. "You wouldn't even be alive right now if I hadn't spoken up for you!" Chloe exploded at last, all her indignance and fury spilling out. She slammed her permit onto the table, shouting, "I quit, then! So what if I'll be blacklisted in the industry, I'm more than fine working as a pizza delivery driver! I'll survive anyway!" She stormed out of Telford's office with tears in her eyes, driving home right after. Te
Faye said, "The only people who have it out for Cape right now are Joy Corp. We're in the middle of a pretty fierce competition against them." "Joy Corp?" Wilbur asked. Faye nodded. "Only Joy Corp would be powerful enough to sway an official news report from a local television broadcast station. The thing is, they would never dare to do something like that outright with how powerful Cape International is." Wilbur got up, pacing to and fro in the room as he thought to himself. Elsa spoke up then. "There's something fishy about Sherry and the television broadcast station, but if Sherry insists she's telling the truth, we don't really have anything to go off of." "The television broadcast station is huge. Surely they can't all be in on this. You could send someone to look around. We might find something," Faron said. Wilbur nodded. "Sounds like a plan, but who should we get to do it?" "That's simple! I'll make a call to the broadcast department and get someone to look for an
"Miss Chloe Blott? I'm collecting information for a disciplinary inspection on behalf of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and would like your assistance." Chloe's expression flashed warily. She put her breakfast down and answered the door. Three people in uniforms walked in. The head said, "Hello, my name's Tiffany Emere. I'm here to ask you a few questions." Chloe shouted. "Are you serious? I've already been fired! What more do you want?" Tears welled up in Chloe's eyes. Tiffany hurried to say, "Wait, don't panic! We're just here to see if you have anything to do with Telford Gills' situation." "Telford Gills?" Chloe said, shocked. Tiffany said, "That's right. Gills is under investigation for improper work conduct, and we're here to investigate the matter." Chloe sneered coldly. "I don't know a thing." She knew how powerful Telford was and figured it was probably better for a young woman like her to stay out of trouble. Jordan Pavian had just th
Telford dialed a number furiously. "Sir, there's a disciplinary inspection being run on me." Someone replied in a low voice, "Let me know if there's anything you need help with. Do keep in mind that you have a family." The person on the phone hung up after that, and Telford knew he was doomed. Even his one last hope was unwilling to help him and even threatened him with his family. If he were to say anything he was not supposed to, his family was going to be in trouble. Telford could not understand what was going on. The person he called was a powerful figure too. Why would he just abandon him like that? Unbeknownst to him, Faron was involved in the matter, and some people in power had found out about it. There was no way that person was going to cover for Telford! Telford was pale as a sheet, trembling from head to toe. Just then, Tiffany shouted, "Take him away and search his office." Her team called out in response, getting to work at once. Telford was immediately
A while later, Dorson, the man who had almost strangled Chloe to death that night at the private club, walked into Jordan's office with a blank face. Jordan leaned back in his chair, looking at Dorson. "Dorson, how long have you been working for me?" "Four years now, Mister Pavian." "So, it's been four years," Jordan mumbled to himself. "Well, I'm in trouble right now, and so is the company. I'm going to need your help." "I'll do anything for you, Mister Pavian." "Make sure Telford Gills is dead. He's probably still in detention right now and not yet in jail. It shouldn't be too hard for you to take him out," Jordan said coldly. "Got it. I'll go tonight." "Okay. Thanks, Dorson." "Anything else, Mister Pavian?' "Not at the moment. You'll get a million dollars and a month off work once this is done." "Thank you, Mister Pavian." Dorson bowed in appreciation, turning to leave. Jordan let out a long breath, but his brows remained furrowed. He needed to take care of
The door swung open, and several men charged in to surround Sherry. "What the hell are you doing?" Sherry shrieked out loud, sensing that something was amiss. The leader of the group, a young man, smirked and ordered, "Search her." "What are you doing? What the hell are you doing?" Sherry screamed in terror. She was slapped twice in the face, and her legs wobbled as she collapsed to the ground. Her phone was taken away from her, and she was searched thoroughly to make sure that she had no other devices on her. Sherry looked at the leader shakily. He looked to be around her age, twenty-something with tattoo-covered arms. The men around him were heavily tattooed as well, and their expressions were less than friendly. "Who are you and what do you want?" Sherry asked, trembling in fear. The leader smirked. "You don't need to know that. Listen and do as you're told, or you're going to have a hard time." Sherry shut up at once, not daring to say another word. "This is a p
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