Nox didn't even look at Silas' body. He turned around and approached Queenie. Carefully, he picked her up and put his hands on her back. He injected slivers of energy into Queenie, and not too long after, Queenie spat the drug out.Still, she needed rest before she could wake up. Nox looked at her again and took her away from the hotel.…It was eleven at night. George and Yvette were in the courtyard, waiting for Queenie."Why isn't she home yet, honey?" George was pacing around, looking at the entrance with worry."Oh, what's the rush? It's only eleven. Rich people's parties always take a long time," answered Yvette."You have a point, but I wonder how far she's gone with Mr. Weeks," George muttered."Don't you worry. Queenie is a nice and pretty lady. I bet Alexander is going to reward us well."And then someone opened the door. George and Yvette watched Nox coming in, bringing their unconscious daughter. They wondered what happened."What? Queenie? What did you do to my da
And George left. Nox didn't take what he said to heart. Just like that, the night came to an end, but the aftermath was just beginning to take place.The next morning, Silas' death was exposed, and it sent ripples throughout the city. Centersea's heir's death was bound to do that. However, Queenie was still peacefully asleep in her house. But eventually, she was woken up by some noise.Her eyes snapped open, and she shouted, "Help!"Yvette was holding a cup of honeyed tea. Shocked by her daughter's scream for help, she asked, "What's wrong, Queenie?"Queenie was surprised to hear her mother's voice, and she stared at Yvette, wide-eyed. "Mom? Why are you here?""Where else would I be, child?" Yvette handed the tea to Queenie. "Did you have too much to drink last night? You're not even a drinker. Why'd you drink so much?"'I had too much to drink?' Queenie wondered in confusion. She massaged her head and stared at the room around her. It looked familiar. 'I'm at home? But didn't Si
Nox scratched his head and came up with a random excuse. "Just a coincidence."Queenie frowned. She had a lot of questions, but she asked none of them. "Thanks for saving me again, Nono," she blurted.Nox answered, "Don't mention it. I promised I'd keep you safe forever."Queenie went red. "Damn that Silas. That bastard. He waited until I was alone outside and kidnapped me. Thank God you came just in time, or I…" Her heart was racing, and she shuddered at the memory of what happened the night before.Nox consoled, "It's alright. That scum won't be harassing you again.""Did you whoop his ass?" Queenie asked."In a sense." Nox didn't tell her Silas was killed. After all, civilians like Queenie would absolutely find murder to be unacceptable.Queenie brushed the ordeal aside. Unbeknownst to her, if Nox hadn't arrived in time, Silas would've assaulted her. She had no idea what Silas had in mind for her.After some small talk, Queenie went for breakfast. She wanted to bring Nox alo
The TV was showing Riverton's news. The announcer was in a hotel, holding a microphone in their hand. "Latest news. A murder took place at Royal Hotel at ten last night. The victims are Silas Joshton, heir to the Centersea Corporation, as well as four thugs."George's cutlery fell out of his hands. "What? Silas is dead?"Queenie's eyes went wide, and they were glued to the screen. "Silas got murdered?"The announcer went on with the news. The screen showed the bodies of Silas and the thugs, but all of them were covered in white cloths, though the blood in the room still oozed.Queenie's heart sank. 'Silas is dead? Who did it? The thugs kidnapped me last night, and Nono saved me. Did he kill—' She cut off that thought, and panic settled in.Queenie charged off, and her parents watched in confusion."Nono! Nono!" Queenie ran up to Nox's room.Hearing the shout, Nox opened his door. "Queenie? What's wrong?"Queenie screeched to a halt and grabbed Nox's hand. "Tell me, did you kill
Gold consoled his grieving wife, "Calm down, honey. I'll find out who the killer is, and I'll make them pay tenfold! Take the lady to her room. She needs to rest."A servant took Sarah to her room quickly, and then footsteps echoed in the air. Gold raised his head only to see his brother coming in. A couple of armed soldiers followed him. Rivera quickly asked, "What happened, Gold? I heard Silas is…"Gold plopped down on his chair, his eyes red. Tremulously, he said, "Yes. He was murdered last night.""What?" Rivera slammed his fist on the wooden table before him, and it was crushed into pieces. "Who's the bastard? How dare he kill Silas?"Gold shook his head. "All I know is he went to Royal Hotel last night. As for the reason? I have no idea."Rivera said, "It's alright, Gold. I'll tap into my connections and find out who the killer is. They'll pay with their lives."…While the Joshtons were looking into Silas' death, Nox was living a quiet life in the Sanders Residence. He di
The mention of Queenie stirred up a storm in Gold's eyes. Rivera asked, "Why was he with that wench?"The bodyguard looked at Gold, and he stammered, too scared to answer."Speak!" Rivera harrumphed.The bodyguard answered, "According to our investigation, Silas and a team of four thugs kidnapped Ms. Sanders and took her to Royal Hotel.""What?" Rivera was shocked. "Silas took her to Royal Hotel? What is the meaning of this, Gold?"Gold knew how cruel his son could be. He wasn't surprised Silas did that to Queenie. He took a deep breath. "Rivera, Silas was young. Sometimes he could be a bit impulsive, but that is no reason for them to kill my son!"Rivera knew what his brother was getting at. He mused over it for a moment and decided to stay quiet about it. "So what will you do, Gold?"Gold was black as thunder. The memory of his son's lifeless body stirred up hatred in his soul. "They will pay with their lives. I am sure that bitch has something to do with Silas' death."River
Before the attacks could land, someone said, "Stop it! Don't hurt my parents!" Queenie came in from the backyard, and Nox was behind her.The sight of Queenie made Gold's temples throb. "You're finally here, bitch."Queenie ignored Gold. Instead, she checked on her father. George was fine, and Queenie stood up. "What do you want, Gold?"Gold's eyes were red with fury. "What do I want? You killed my son, and you have the gall to ask me what I want?""Nonsense. I didn't kill Silas," Queenie snapped."Lies! My son came to you at the ball of the bluebloods, didn't he?" Gold asked.Queenie looked uneasy. "And so what?"Gold said, "That's as good as a confession. Guards, take her down!"The bodyguards tried to attack Queenie, but Queenie roared, "Hold it right there! Gold, your bastard of a son kidnapped me! You're trying to capture me before I even hold him accountable for his crimes?"Queenie told him what happened that night, but Gold said coldly, "I don't know anything about the
Nox raised his head coolly. "Wanna have another round?"Gold wouldn't do it. All his bodyguards were taken down, and he panicked. "W-Who are you? Why are you meddling with my family's affairs?"Nox icily said, "I told you, you don't deserve to know my name."And an icy voice came from the doorway. "Is that so? I'd like to see how arrogant you can be when I'm here."A platoon of armed soldiers in camo suits came barging in. They held up their guns, training them on Nox and everyone else. The one in the lead was Rivera, the lieutenant colonel.The sight of these soldiers made Queenie's parents scream. Queenie was frozen in fear as well.Gold, however, quickly approached his brother and his platoon. "Just in time, Rivera. Quick, get that punk."Rivera looked at Nox, but when he felt Nox's aura crashing down on him, his heart skipped a beat. He wondered, 'Who is this punk? His aura is powerful. It's even more powerful than the commander's.'He took a deep breath. "Did you injure th
There was no favor to be owed. If anything, he only owed Dominic a favor. "Threegolden cores. Last time I was training at your place, I had to beg and beg before you'd even give me the remains of the materials for the core. I can't believe you gave her three golden cores at once," Nox said.Aphrodite frowned. She knew what Nox was trying to say. If Dominic was only saving her because of Nox, it would be a waste. He wouldn't acknowledge it. In other words, he hadn't forgotten about her betrayal."Can you stop that? I didn't make these cores. I took them from beings that'd cultivated for a thousand years. All I did was refine them a little and stabilized their energy. They're not actual cores. You don't even need these to power up. Giving them to you would be a waste," chided Dominic.Cultivators who'd trained for a thousand years could conjure golden cores within their bodies. Goldenwheel managed it. If the core wasn't refined and stabilized the moment it left the cultivator's body,
The thunder was booming, almost as if someone up there was roaring. Nox's Immortal energy turned the tables around. With Thunderlord's Seal, he was fighting back. The lightning in his hands was as sharp as a blade, and he cut down all the lightning bolts of the tribulation.The exploding bolts flew everywhere, and the seas screamed. Dominic's hair was standing on end. He gasped. "Something's off." And then a dozen lightning bolts fell. They crashed into Dominic, and black smoke billowed from his skin. "Yeah, it's coming to an end."Dominic was grinning in pain, but Aphrodite's eyes were shining. The clouds could no longer gather any energy. Nox had fended off the backlash. Nox flew high up into the air, breaking through the barrier. "Ultimate Dragon Control! Shatter them!"Dragon roars filled the skies as nine dragons appeared in the clouds. They engulfed the lightning clouds, and the lightning bolts disappeared."He did it. Incredible. Nox managed to fend it off! In the end, it's
"Dammit, he's too powerful! That's not what my intel told me. At this rate, I'll lose this fight, and I might die! Dammit, I wouldn't mind it if I died fighting Greenshade, but I don't want to die for nothing!" Tremeus hissed. Voltaic's power was vastly different from what Mystia's men told him.Even when he was already burning his soul, Voltaic was easily beating him up. If he was fighting Voltaic under normal circumstances, he would be taken out immediately."To Origin, Sanctity!" Ascended Immortal couldn't hold on any longer, so Nox raised his energy level to pure Immortal energy. Nox was now at Saint-level of strength."What?" Tremeus couldn't believe it. Nox was just a Pinnacle Great Ascension Realm, but now he had the power of a Saint. 'What kind of monster is he?' Tremeus thought. There was no one like him in the history of Faeast.The leader of the path of the martial was surprised. "He's too powerful. Dammit, if it weren't for the taboo, I wouldn't have let him live! This
Black Tortoise was in a hurry to take the Greenshades back to Imperia, while Daniel thought, 'He's still not perceptive enough. He still doesn't understand why I pleaded for the soldiers.' Sparing these soldiers meant sparing Aphrodite.Daniel knew his son all too well. He was Nox's father, after all. Nox was a loyal man, to his country, to his lover, to his friends, to his family. Nox would save Aphrodite the moment he met her. He couldn't let her die, after all.They were about to leave, but then two balls of powerful auras appeared in Black Tortoise's divine sense. "Someone's here!" The Greenshades noticed the commotion. They wondered if it was an ambush.A feral human came crashing into the cruise ship and tore through the deck until he landed in front of the group. Then, a crimson bird flew all the way down. They were Vermilion Bird and White Tiger."Hello, Daniel!" White Tiger grinned and gave Daniel a bear hug. Decorum was not his strength."White Tiger, that's the lord's f
The Four Great Generals were Nox's brothers, so they were also like family to the Greenshades."You could've been less blunt about it. Even if he doesn't have long to live, Nox can give him enough elixirs to prolong his life by a few decades," said Claude."Besides, the elixirs we took had sacred beast essence in them. You guys have the Yang sacred beast essence. Your blood can dispel the elixir's power and prolong our lives a little," added Winston."Sorry," said Black Tortoise, and he was about to kneel."Hold it right there. It wasn't meant to be an admonishment. You're a Great General and Faeast's guardian. You are the hope of the current generation. I will not allow you to kneel to anyone, not even me." Daniel was really mad this time. He thought, 'He's a Great General. At least have some dignity.'Black Tortoise was confused. 'What do they want me to do?'"None can stop Faeast's rise to power. Even Aphrodite knows that, so you must as well. She has repaid her family for rai
Daniel's body was filled with ice energy, and it couldn't be released. The energy was buried deep in his body. Divine sense couldn't even see it. Daniel wasn't the only one. The other Greenshades were suffering the same symptoms as well.The squad leader answered, "We do not know, General. The mistress didn't tell us anything about this." The other members teared up, and they bowed to the furious Black Tortoise.Daniel stirred and chided, "Black Tortoise, you are a Great General and the calmest among the quartet. Even if we and your lord are dead, you must remain calm, do you hear me? This is nothing!""But Mr. Greenshade…""You do not know Aphrodite at all. She wishes to be a legendary tactician and a modern legend. Even if she is evil, she knows there's a line she shouldn't cross!" said Daniel. He then explained the truth to Black tortoise.Aphrodite captured the Greenshades, so Daniel gave up his resistance. Though he was already a Supreme, Aphrodite could still get him killed
"Though you have committed the crime of treason, as long as you safely escort your charge and make enough noise, Faeast will not punish you. They need to make sure their image is upheld, after all," said Black Tortoise. That was why he was annoyed. Aphrodite no longer had the advantage, yet she still pulled one last gambit."What about the mistress, General? She said she has a plan. She no longer needs our protection, so does that mean…" The leader realized something. Their mistress was going to die, so she didn't need them anymore."She finally did one thing right, and it was right before her death. Pity it's too late for regrets." Black Tortoise snorted. He had no idea that Nox was risking his life to save Aphrodite. He thought Nox was going to kill the witch.And now the other suicide squad members realized that their mistress was dying. She sent them back home and set up one final play so they could survive. The members cried for their mistress, and the leader bawled. He pulled
Nox told Black Tortoise about how Aphrodite has sent her men to escort the Greenshades back to Imperia. Black Tortoise had just taken out Poseidon's troops on Eropa's coast. His wounds were all thanks to Poseidon. After killing him, Black Tortoise went back to Faeast and traveled to Seacoast as fast as he could.And now he was facing these suicide squad members. Aphrodite's most loyal men were her bodyguards, and they were all ex-Nox Army people. Nox ordered them to remain perfectly loyal to Aphrodite and carry out all her orders.Back then, he and Aphrodite were the perfect match, but then she betrayed him, much to everyone's shock. Even after she betrayed the country, these people still thought she did it on purpose, so they followed her lead. And then they realized that Aphrodite had betrayed the nation for real.The bodyguards couldn't turn back anymore. The only thing they could do was follow Nox's orders. After the incident of Nox's apparent death and Aphrodite's own exile, th
Then, a voice boomed, "If anything happens, I'll handle it!"Everyone looked shocked, and they turned their attention to the newcomer. It was a wounded man, and he was slowly approaching them. The air around him was thick with bloodlust, as if he'd just returned from a bloody battlefield. Everyone bowed to him, and the fanaticism in their eyes was almost palpable. The air was electric.The people captured videos of this scene and posted them online. Some of the sharper guys recognized the newcomer immediately. The generals were bowing to the man, including the one talking to the Mousses' guy. He quickly approached the newcomer.Even the Mousses' guy was looking at the newcomer fervently. Out of habit, he bowed to the incoming man. "General Black Tortoise."The soldiers were stunned. They might not be part of the Nox Army, but they were the military, so they had the right to bow to Black Tortoise. 'But you're just a traitor. You're insulting the Great General!'Black Tortoise seeme