"What?" Ardy exclaimed in shock. "Five hundred gold coins?" "That's right. Edmund managed to gather five hundred gold coins even before he became the City Lord, which shows his remarkable abilities. At that time, he promised to help me with three things in return. I thought when Hanson brought people to the City Lord's residence to look for dragon clan cultivators, Edmund would let them come and go out of respect for me. But much to my surprise, Edmund killed them. Counting Hanson and Sivan, Edmund killed twenty-four members of our Dragon Slayer Organization. I need to settle this score with him." "So, this matter…" Ardy deliberately paused, and Botani said, "After I deal with Edmund, you can report everything to headquarters." "Yes, Master Botani." Ardy was elated. Being a member of the Dragon Slayer Organization had given him a prestigious identity. Now that there was a conflict between the organization and Edmund, Ardy feared that the organization might be wiped out by Edmun
"That's nearly three times the cost for the Dragon Slayer organization. Such a price is not favorable for either of us," Edmund stated. Botani glared at Edmund and asked, "Then why did you still do it?" Edmund replied, "Master, it wasn't my fault. Hanson led the Dragon Slayer members to storm my residence late at night, causing this tragic event. As the lord of Buck Town, I must maintain my dignity. If anyone can intrude into my mansion in the middle of the night, wouldn't I become a laughingstock?" Hearing this, Botani took a deep breath and said, "Hanson once told me that your mansion harbored dragon clan cultivators. I assumed that he intruded at night to search for them and expected you to let him leave out of respect for me." Wilbur and Edmund exchanged surprised glances. They did not expect Botani to be unaware of the true situation. It seemed Hanson, seeking to claim all the credit, had not informed Botani that Edmund himself was a dragon clan cultivator. "However, I d
"Hahaha!" Botani threw his head back, laughing loudly, then continued, "What a rare sight it is for you to have a friend! Let me show you what true power looks like…" "Bring it on! I'm not afraid of you!" Wilbur gritted his teeth, then radiated an enormous amount of energy aura as Edmund did the same as well. Edmund stared at Botani. "Let me go first later, Wilbur. You can attack when the opportunity comes by." "Okay." Botani saw the two men in battle mode and immediately released his energy aura. It was much more powerful than Wilbur and Edmund's, and Botani gritted his teeth as he shouted, "Come on, Edmund!" Edmund charged toward Botani, gripping his sword. Botani's body rumbled violently, and the energy aura around him spread out to crush Edmund's power. At the same time, Edmund's sword had already reached Botani. The next second, Botani raised his hand and caught the blade of the sword with his index finger. He then twisted his wrist and broke Edmund's sword into piec
Edmund coughed twice as he got to his feet and looked at Botani. "Yes, I am one. I just didn't think you'd be so powerful. I don't think I'd be able to beat you on my own even if I was a dragon clan cultivator!" "Hahaha!" Botani threw his head back and laughed. "You're not wrong, Edmund. Forget being my match on your own. You wouldn't be able to take me on even if you teamed up with this guy." "You're pretty cocky," Wilbur said coldly. "Do you really think you can beat us?" Botani sneered, then said, "A dragon clan cultivator will never be a true elite until he learns the secret of the dragon clan. Until then, you're nothing to me. You two are nothing to me! I guess it really is time for Buck Town to get a new lord." Upon saying the words, the energy aura on Botani's body surged outward like a tidal wave, forcing Wilbur and Edmund several steps backward. "What energy is this?" asked Wilbur. Edmund warned, "Watch out. Botani cultivated the dimension laws of dark space. He's
Botani laughed, his eyes wide with glee. "I cultivated my Dark Space Cell for three thousand years, and this is the first time I'm using it. You're both as good as dead! Remember who killed you: the great Botani!" Botani laughed louder and louder, channeling practically all of his power into the black cube. He raised his hands, and the two cubes lifted into the air as well. A powerful wave of energy surged into the black cube as Botani roared, "You're going to be destroyed!" Two explosions echoed through the air as both black cubes exploded. Edmund's body flew out of the cube he was trapped inside in pieces, scattering across the ground. Botani laughed loudly at the sight. However, as he looked up, he saw that Wilbur was still hovering in mid-air completely unharmed. On top of that, Wilbur was also cloaked in a white glow lined with black energy that was steadily absorbing the dark energy around it. Botani was stunned, his mouth agape as he struggled to find the words. "W-Wha
"That's all I needed to hear." Following that, Edmund brought Wilbur to the secret chamber. The next day, the Reyne family put out a notice announcing that their leader Babbit was going into secluded cultivation on his own for a year and would not be seeing anyone. At the same time, City Lord Edmund's quarters also put out a notice that Edmund was going to cultivate in isolation, and his quarters would be closed for the next six months. Both announcements traveled around Buck Town pretty quickly, and it was not long before everyone was talking about what could have happened. "Why would Lord Babbit and Lord Edmund go into isolated cultivation at the same time?" "What's wrong with that? Everyone's a cultivator here in Buck Town. Besides, Lord Babbit is cultivating for a year, and Lord Edmund is cultivating for just six months. They've got nothing to do with each other." "But some members of the Dragon Slayer Organization were just killed, and Lord Edmund was said to be relate
"Besides, Mister Dalton… you need to remember that Lord George is also a dragon clan cultivator. He's bound to think you're disrespecting him if you go looking for Lord Edmund, and a huge battle will break out." Dalton sighed. "Well, what should I do, then?" "Well," said Dino, "The main reason this happened is because a dragon clan cultivator showed up in Buck Town. As long as we find them and kill them, then hang their head on the town gates, we'll just have to tell the people of Buck Town the reason all of this happened, and the misunderstanding will go away on its own. Lord Edmund must've been trying to protect the dragon clan cultivator, and that's why he was willing to cross the Dragon Slayer Organization. Of course, Hanson's methods weren't exactly the best, either." After a brief pause, Dino added, "Since Hanson had insulted Lord Edmund rather badly. I suggest you apologize to Lord Edmund voluntarily, Mister Dalton. That will fix the misunderstanding, and you'll get to hav
George smiled at Wilbur. "What, don't recognize me?" Because of what happened with Botani, Wilbur was still wary of others. He looked coldly at George, saying, "Why should I? I've never seen you in these quarters before. Tell me who you are now!" George said, "Well, I've not seen you here before either, but you're definitely an interesting guy." Just then, Edmund, having sensed George's aura from the secret chamber, walked out. "Oh, it's you, Lord George." "Ha, Edmund! You did something I've wanted to do for a while, but never had the guts to. That Dragon Slayer Organization killed so many of my dragon clan cultivators, and I couldn't even avenge them as City Lord. It really breaks my heart." "Please don't say that, Lord George. Walker Town would not be the place it is without you being its lord. You gave the dragon clan cultivators there a safe space, and that's good enough already." Wilbur was shocked at the words. He had not expected this tall, slender man to be City Lor