What were the Pendragon Warriors doing here anyway?The moment the question emerged in Benson's mind, he turned to glance at Liam in terror. He croaked, "Who are you? Where are you taking me?"He did not get to hear Liam's reply, because the next moment, someone covered his head, and he was dragged onto a military jeep that whisked him away from the hotel. At the beginning, Benson could hear the hustle and bustle of the city, but after a while, the noise began to dissipate and finally disappeared altogether. It was as though they had traveled out of the city and into someplace more rural.All of a sudden, he heard the familiar sound of bullets being loaded into their guns. His gut feeling told him that they had arrived at a military arsenal of sorts, and the idea of this made a lump form in his throat. After what felt like an eternity, the jeep finally screeched to a halt. Benson was taken out of the vehicle, and the hood was ripped from his head. As soon as his eyes adjusted to
Benson's subordinates all turned to him with alarmed looks on their faces."Sergeant, what will happen to us now? If we all get charged with treason, we'll be doomed for life!""You have to do something, sergeant! I don't want to end up in jail!""I don't want to go to jail! My family will be furious if they find out about this!""I had been planning to retire from service next year! My family would've been so proud of me! If I land myself in jail, I'm afraid my parents might have a heart attack!""Do something about this, sergeant!" His men all cried and wailed in despair. The truth was, they had been plagued with remorse from the very first moment the Pendragon Warriors appeared. They knew they were breaking the law, but none of them dared disobey Benson's orders. Not to mention that the reward Paul had promised them was indeed a lot. They had all grown up in poverty, and Paul's reward was more money than they could even begin to imagine! With the prospect of becoming milliona
However, those soldiers did not patrol the hallway very frequently, and not only that, but one of the soldiers standing guard outside the cell had gone off somewhere. There was now only one guard keeping an eye on the prisoners. In other words, all he had to do was get rid of this single guard somehow, and they would be free to escape.An idea materialized in Benson's head. Clutching his belly, he hobbled over to the cell door, grimacing as though he was in agony, and croaked, "Sir, I really need to go to the toilet. Can you do me a favor and let me?"The soldier looked torn. Benson continued, trying to look as frail as he could, "Sir, look at my injuries. Take a good look at me and tell me if I can even escape? You have so many people standing guard that there's virtually no way out for me. Please believe me. All I want is to go to the toilet…"The soldier was momentarily swayed by this. He was a trusting person, and he took pity on Benson. Benson, after all, was a fellow soldier.
"He's right, sergeant. If we escape, we'll become convicts, and we'll spend the rest of our lives on the run!""I think Sergeant Leary's right. The only way we can survive this is if the Northern Biskeland War Zone somehow goes easy on us, otherwise we'll be facing decades of jail time at the very least.""We're already getting old now, and by the time we get released from jail, we'll be as good as dead. We'll have wasted our lives rotting in prison. We might as well escape with Sergeant Leary and stand a chance of surviving.""Wyatt is right, though! If we leave, where can we go? No one will possibly take us in! They'll have to be out of their minds to be harboring a group of fugitives!"Truth be told, Benson was just as clueless as they were, but he knew this was the only solution. He would come up with a plan as soon as they got out of there. "Let's escape first and see what happens from there. Perhaps we'll seek out Paul. He can find us a place where we can lay low for a whil
At the same time, Benson ordered his men to unlock the other cells, releasing the prisoners contained within. In a matter of minutes the prison was in chaos, and soon the soldiers were alerted of the mass breakout. Benson, however, did not stop there. As soon as he released the other prisoners, he coaxed them into joining his league to attempt a mass escape. Within less than half an hour, Benson had rounded up an impressive group of followers. Most of the prisoners being held at the garrison were serial convicts who had been put away for the most heinous crimes. Therefore, most of them were willing to risk their lives breaking out since staying behind was a no-brainer. Unfortunately, most of the soldiers at the garrison were out on a military practice drill, leaving most of the cells unguarded. Those who were left behind were no match at all for Benson and his arsenal, so in their sheer number, they managed to break out as easily as ABC.As soon as Benson escaped, he and his fol
Liam naturally caught wind of this as well and was furious to learn that his prisoners had escaped. Truth be told, he could tell from the very first moment he laid eyes on Benson that the latter was not the kind to sit around moping. Benson was the kind of person who would take things into his own hands and would not hesitate to defy the authorities for his own interests. Liam knew that he could not allow someone like Benson to walk out scot-free because he would surely cause a riot and wreak havoc wherever he went!Liam then issued an arrest warrant with an attractive reward for Benson's capture. Within hours, all the cops within Drunham City were combing the city for him. Liam also sent out the Green Dragon Warriors to join the search.Benson was a soldier, after all, so he had plenty of tricks up his sleeve to evade capture. It would not be easy to find him, and Liam knew full well that it would probably be ages before they captured him if he relied on the soldiers of the garris
At the same time, soldiers and cops surrounded the Crowne Hotel and placed Paul under arrest. Paul was so terrified of the entire ordeal that within minutes of snapping the handcuffs around his wrists, he broke down and confessed everything. Benson, upon learning that the soldiers had found him, knew that any attempt to escape anymore was futile. He surrendered and allowed himself to be captured. Benson and his men were naturally handed over to the Northern Biskeland War Zone to be disciplined. Paul, due to his association with Benson, was given the same fate. His family in Ralacir Town were notified of everything. Two days later, Celena and her employees were finally cleared to be discharged from the hospital. They resumed their work, and security was tightened after the incident. Now that this whole ordeal was over, Liam and the Chanter brothers resumed their plans to depart for Wraith Island. "Now that everything here in Drunham City is settled, we must depart for Wraith Isl
"Take him to the meeting room. I'll be there shortly," Ayden replied as he tucked the letters away. Then, he adjusted his collar before heading straight to the meeting room. There he was. Princeton, one of Prince Faber's six most trusted aides. Ayden smiled and greeted him, "Mr. Princeton, it is a great honor to meet you. To what do I owe this pleasure?"Princeton was a bearded man, wearing a tailored uniform that clung to his burly frame. Upon seeing Ayden, he got to his feet and extended his hand to him. "Mr. Gray, I apologize for showing up unannounced. You must be a very busy man, and I appreciate you letting me drop in.""Oh, don't be, Mr. Princeton! Please, sit! Make yourself at home!" Ayden smiled. He was more than familiar with these sorts of niceties. He gestured for Princeton to sit down on the cushy sofa. The two of them took their places. Ayden's assistant came in, carrying a tray with two cups of tea. He placed one cup in front of Princeton, then took his place next
However, Andy was a smooth talker, so the eldest member of the Drayton family liked him. Because of that, the head of the family tolerated him. That was why Andy, who was just a member of the branch family, dared to be so cocky.Andy saw Howard standing at the side from the corner of his eye as he spoke. He thought of what Howard said earlier, and that made his blood boil.He pointed at Howard and bellowed, "Uncle Derrick, this Howard is trash as well. You have no idea. I told him I was a member of the Drayton family, yet he did not take our family seriously at all."Not only did he have his men capture me, but he said cockily that he wanted to lock me up forever, and nobody could stop him."Weren't you very cocky before this, Mr. Mosier? Go on. Continue acting cocky in front of my uncle now. Detain me and lock me up forever."Andy took a couple of steps closer to Howard as he said that. He extended his hands arrogantly and said, "Come on. I have my hands stretched out for you. Hu
Soon, Andy and the thugs from the nightclub yesterday were released.Andy saw Derrick standing at the entrance of the police headquarters at a glance. He got so excited that he shouted, "Uncle Derrick! Uncle Derrick!"Fletcher's subordinates were incredibly excited to see Derrick as well. All of them shouted, "Mr. Derrick Drayton!"One of the subordinates was in Drunham City because Derrick arranged for him to be there. After he was brought to Derrick's side, he smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir. Don't worry. Fletcher's faction and properties are all here. I'll be able to rebuild the faction here very soon."In other words, even if Fletcher was out of the picture, he would be able to thrive in Drunham City and replace Fletcher.However, Derrick shot an icy glare at him and sneered. "Hmph! How shameless of you to say that? There are so many of you, yet you can't deal with a small loser who only married into the Stone family."If it wasn't because this w
Howard did not expect that the Drayton family would have a connection with the Carter family. They could even produce a token from the Carter family."Mr. Derrick Drayton, I didn't expect that your family and the Carters go way back. You even got the Carter family's token out," said Howard.Derrick sneered and said, "Enough with the nonsense. Howard, my family did the Carter family a favor back then, that's why the general of the Carter family gave this token to us. He promised us that we could take out this token if we were ever in a bind in the future, and they would help us!"I'm taking out this token today to tell you that I'm going to bail Andy out of here. I'd like to see who in Drunham City has the guts to stop me!"Howard was stunned, and then he fell silent.He did not think that Derrick would take out a token from the Carter family.The Carter family was the top family in Mirstone. Nobody in Mirstone would dare to go against the Carter family. Derrick became even more
Meanwhile, Derrick and his men were already at the entrance of the police headquarters.Derrick's eyes were burning with rage as he looked at the door that was shut tightly. A sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Hmph. Looks like they already know I'm coming, so they are deliberately trying to assert dominance."Then, he asked his driver next to him, "Where are our men? Have they all arrived?"The driver nodded and said, "They're here, Mr. Derrick. They are all waiting at the side. We'll tear down the main door to the police headquarters once you give the command."Derrick nodded with satisfaction. Then, he shouted at the police headquarters, "Howard! You're just the chief of the police headquarters! How dare you lock me outside?""I'd like to see how powerful you are today, Howard! Come on, guys. Take it down!"At his command, a group of burly men rushed out of the black van next to him. They were all holding thick bats, and they rushed up to the door ferociously.Right at t
At first, Yafe and the rest of the Stone family were stunned after they heard what Liam said. Then, they all burst out laughing.Yafe looked at Liam with a mocking gaze and said, "Are you kidding me, Liam? You're going to get the Draytons to come and apologize in person? Come on, that's the Drayton family we're talking about! Do you think they are just some nobody?"Right now, I don't want to waste my breath anymore. As long as you're able to stop the Drayton family from targeting us, I'm more than grateful. Don't you forget that you're the one who wanted to leave the Stone family? So, stop dragging us into your mess."Liam shot the crowd with an icy glare and brought Celena out of the Stone Mansion.Celena was still in a slight daze after they got into the car. Liam put on her safety belt for her and asked, "What's the matter, dear? Are you still worried about the Draytons?"Celena nodded and replied, "Yes. After all, all these were caused by the conflict between Andy and us. Jus
Liam wanted to ask what the family heirloom was, but he had no choice but to let it be after he heard what Yonatan said.However, Liam heard Yonatan's voice again, saying, "I've never seen that thing, but I heard from the Drayton family members that it was from a big shot in the military."The military?Liam's eyebrows furrowed once he heard it had something to do with the military. Then, he kicked Yonatan away, making him land next to the thugs.Yonatan passed out because of that kick.Once the thugs saw their leader was out cold, they took a couple of steps back in fear.However, Liam did not care about them at all. He looked at Yafe and the others instead.Once the Stone family members saw that they were out of the woods, they became cocky again.Yafe and Sherah, in particular, were so cocky that they ran up to Liam and condemned him, "Look what you've done! You're bad luck! What else can you do other than cause us trouble? Do you know who that is? He is from the Drayton fam
Yonatan was infuriated and bellowed, "So this is how you're going to play! Alright! I'm not going to stop until I kill you today!"Yonatan was radiating an intense desire to battle. That was the air exuded by a fighter of Fourth Order War King caliber.The Stone family was so frightened by the air he exuded that their faces turned pale. All of them took more than ten steps back in fear, afraid they would be injured by mistake.Yonatan clenched his fist and charged at Liam like a ferocious beast. His fist was packing so much power that it created a sonic boom, cutting through the air and going for Liam's face.The punch was so powerful that it could kill a bull right away.The Stone family thought Liam was going to die. Nobody would be able to survive a punch like that.Yonatan thought the same. He was very confident in his ability. He looked into Liam and knew he used to be a soldier, as well as a good fighter. However, so what?No matter how skilled Liam was in combat, could he
The moment Liam stepped into view, the Stone family members lit up as if they had spotted their guardian angel. They pointed at him, their voices rising in a chorus of relief and accusation. "Mr. Yonatan, look over here! It's Liam! I said they weren't with us!""Exactly! Mr. Yonatan, see for yourself, Liam's not part of our family!""Mr. Yonatan, now that Liam's here, if you're looking to pin the blame on someone, he's your man!""Liam, you actually showed up. If you hadn't crossed the Drayton family, would we, the Stones, have ever been dragged into this mess?""Liam, Celena, you two are nothing but trouble. You've left the family, so why keep stirring the pot for us?"...The air crackled with the Stone family's collective outrage, their faces twisted in anger as if they were ready to rip Liam and Celena to shreds.Celena and Liam's arrival was pure happenstance. They were just in the neighborhood to check in on an old friend when they overheard Yonatan's boastful taunts.Lia
Yonatan did not even bother to look at him. He checked his watch with a chilling laugh and said, "You've got ten minutes for Liam to show up. Don't say I didn't warn you."The words sent a wave of shock through Yafe and the rest of the Stone family, who stared at Yonatan, panic-stricken.Yafe was a mess, desperate to explain, but the sight of Yonatan's henchmen, eager and ready for a fight, stopped him dead in his tracks."Mr. Yonatan, I swear it's the truth. Liam has nothing to do with the Stone family anymore. You've made a mistake!"Yafe's face was flushed with urgency as he tried to convince the unmoved man."It's true, Mr. Yonatan! Liam and Celena were kicked out of the Stone family ages ago.""That's right! He's got nothing to do with us anymore. If you're after Liam, go to the villa at Emerald Lake. He's there, not here with us.""Mr. Yonatan, if you head over to Drunham City and ask anyone, they'll tell you the same thing: Liam and Celena have no ties to us Stones anymor