The rotor blades stopped spinning, and a group of armed special forces leaped out of the helicopter, escorting a burly figure. The squad then quickly ran over to Nox.Draco was here. Everyone was shocked to see a commander in their presence, including Logan.Draco and his team quickly came up to Nox. "Milord, I apologize for my tardiness."Everyone couldn't believe that Draco was calling Nox his lord, including Jebediah. Jebediah's eyes went as wide as they could get. He stared at Nox in disbelief.Nox said, "It matters not. Where are the students of Logan Royal?"Draco answered, "The bastards were all taken down ten minutes ago, milord.""Not bad." Nox smiled.Logan was black as thunder. He couldn't believe all his students were taken down so easily. 'Dear gods. What happened?' he wondered.Nox looked at Logan. "I told you they couldn't make it. Now, do you believe me?"Logan started shivering, and he stared at Nox, his eyes bulging. "You… How is this possible?"A smile curl
The warriors were nothing in front of Nox. Everyone else felt fear seizing their souls."Kill him! This is an order!" Logan roared, but none tempted fate again."Cashmere! You've been my supporter the longest! Kill him!" Logan turned his attention to Cashmere in a Hail Mary pass.Cashmere was ashen. He said, "I'm sorry, chamberlord. I-I want to live!" Cashmere tossed his weapons away.All the remaining warriors tossed their weapons away as well."We surrender! Please don't kill us!" Everyone surrendered, including Cashmere.Logan couldn't believe his eyes. All his underlings betrayed him, including his most trusted lieutenant, Cashmere.Nox looked at Logan. "Time to die." He took a step forward and disappeared like a phantom.Logan tried to dodge, but Nox was moving too fast. Nox grabbed Logan's neck and held him up like he was just a chick.Coldly, Nox said, "You think you can fight me? You can have ten lives, and you'll still die in the end."Logan's eyes were bloodshot, an
One of them was the hotel owner, Xavier. The bluebloods shivered and went on their knees to beg for mercy.Nox looked at them. "Let them go. We've seen enough deaths in one day.""As you wish, milord." Draco waved the bluebloods down dismissively. "My lord has decided to spare you, you lucky bastards. Now scram!"The bluebloods scarpered and escaped the scene. At the same time, a motorcade of luxury cars came from afar. The one in the lead was a Rolls-Royce.The car's door was opened, and Alexander got out. He went up to Nox and Draco. "Milord, commander, I apologize for my tardiness."Draco laughed and clapped Alexander's shoulder. "It's alright, Alex. This is no big deal. I can handle it."Alexander smiled bitterly. Draco was far better than he was in terms of position and combat strength.Nox looked at Alexander. "Alex, where's Queenie?""Milord, she is staying at my villa happily."Nox was happy to hear that. "Take me to her.""Yes, milord."Draco quickly interrupted, "M
Queenie and her parents were in Watercloud Villa. They'd never been in a villa this luxurious before. George and Yvette were buzzing with excitement.George was in the building on the highest point, swirling a bottle of expensive Lafite. "What a lux place. If Queenie marries Mr. Weeks, we can stay here for life, honey."Yvette smiled. "I know.""I don't understand that girl! Mr. Weeks has been nothing but kind to her, but she can't forget about Greenshade! It just makes me mad!" George downed the wine."You know what Queenie is like. She'll forget about him eventually.""I hope so," George muttered, and he said nothing more.Just then, a squadron of battle aircraft zipped through the skies, and there was a helicopter among them too.Yvette looked up. "Hey, that's Zone: Draco's battle aircraft. Why are they here all of a sudden?"George took a glance. "Military exercise, obviously.""Are you sure?""Yeah. Zone: Draco's a stone's throw away from Riverton. Military exercises are
While George was enjoying his wine, Yvette rushed over to him. "George!"George asked, "What's wrong? You're in a rush."Yvette breathed heavily, and she said, "Greenshade. He's here.""What? You mean Nox?" George thought he heard her wrong."Yeah, he came back with Mr. Weeks, and he's holding Queenie's hand," Yvette added.George, flabbergasted, dropped the wine glass in his hand, and it broke into pieces. "How is that possible? Are you sure you aren't seeing things? There's no way he's in this place," said George in disbelief."I saw it with my own eyes! See for yourself!"George was in stunned silence. Then he said, "Take me there, now!"Yvette led George downstairs. Nox and Queenie were holding hands, coming into the living room. Alexander bowed, serving them like a butler."Serve up the best tea we have!" Alexander was happily working away.Queenie was speechless seeing Alexander working like a bee. She whispered, "What's wrong? Why is he acting like a servant the moment
Nox wanted to say something to assuage Queenie's worries, but he couldn't.Alexander stepped in for that. "You worry too much, Ms. Sanders. The problem was solved an hour ago.""What? Really? But I thought Blackdragon was supposed to be really powerful. No one in the River Tri-State zone would cross them," asked Queenie in disbelief.Alexander smiled. "They are. They might be the underground ruler of the River Tri-State zone, but there are people who can take them down. River Tri-State is just one small corner of our nation, after all."George quickly asked, "So, Blackdragon won't come after us now?""Yes. Not only that, but from this moment onward, you won't even hear of that name again," said Alexander with great confidence.George and Queenie's eyes went wide. 'We won't hear that name again?' They knew what that really meant, of course.A moment of stunned silence later, George quickly stood up and held up a glass in respect. "Thank you, Mr. Weeks. Allow me to raise a toast t
"Of course I missed you. I missed you all the time.""Really?""Yeah."Queenie was grinning from ear to ear. She held Nox's arm and rested her head on it. "We have to thank Mr. Weeks. Without him, we couldn't have gotten rid of the threat."Nox grunted."Now that the enemy's been taken down, we don't have to stay at his place anymore. I don't want to trouble him." Queenie went red.Nox was touched, and he stared at Queenie."And you're coming home with me. You lost your memories, and you have no job. Why don't you work at my company? You don't have to face my folks all the time, then. What do you think, Nono?" Queenie blinked at Nox, awaiting his answer.But then, Alexander came up in a hurry, a weird look on his face. "Milord, you have to come down now! This is big!"Nox arched his eyebrow. "What happened?""You'll know when you see it," said Alexander cryptically.Nox took Queenie's hand. "Let's check things out, Queenie."Queenie was still confused. She wondered, 'Why di
The announcement made everyone cheer. This was a big event for the nation. The birth of a new lord was an honor for the nation, and this time, they had a lady, a famous one too—Aphrodite.Lady Phoenix, that was her full title. Alexander was the first one to snap out of it. He looked at Nox, trembling. Only he knew the truth behind Nox's evident death.The moment Nox saw the woman who betrayed him becoming the new lady of Faeast, murderous intent burst forth from his body, and the temperature around him fell drastically.George and Yvette started shivering, and they muttered, "Why's it so cold all of a sudden?"Queenie noticed Nox staring at the screen. Curious, she asked, "What's wrong, Nono?" She knew something was wrong with him.Nox said nothing, but his eyes were on Aphrodite. His fury was flaring, and his blood was boiling. A long, long time later, he said coldly, "I need some fresh air. Alone." He left the great hall without saying anything else.Queenie saw him off. Confus
The talismans were Magic Mountain's Forbidden Art, and Nox had fused them with Ultimate Sun Dragon Manual. Nox's mentors back in Mystia had taught him the Sovereign Seal earlier than expected.Their goal was simple. If Nox became the Sovereign, he could use the seal to command all the natural energy around him. If he didn't become the Sovereign, he would teach the Sovereign how to use the seal.The Sovereign Seal was a Saintly technique and the most ancient technique around. It was stronger than a Celestial technique.A golden seal brighter than the sun slowly rose into the air. It was the Sovereign Seal.As it appeared, natural energy gathered around it. The energy flew into the relics Brundela took from Faeast. Within a museum not open to the public, a bronze sword started to tremble as natural energy flowed into it. That got the attention of a professor."That sword belonged to Faeast's Emperor Elijah! What is going on?"A silhouette came out of the sword, and his aura was maj
Back in the navy command center, Fergus got the drone footage of Brundela's latest development. There were a few generals from the Nox Army with him. They could see that the monsters in the capital were far stronger than the ones they took out."It's a pity the capital is too densely populated. We have the weapons, but we can't use them." Fergus slammed the table in frustration. Even if the capital were to fall into enemy hands and the people torn apart by the monsters, Fergus could not order his men to fire at the capital, or things would be bad for them.Fergus could only open fire if the monsters were in a no man's land."Commander Parrish, the lord has orders. We are to keep the waters guarded. Once the capital's crisis is over, we are to make our way to the port and give humanitarian aid," a Nox Army general said telepathically. He just got Nox's orders."Is that so? Then Nox can stop this crisis." Fergus' eyes shone. He had no idea what Nox was planning, but he was the Sovere
Demons were walking the lands of Brundela. Legendary creatures were roaming the streets as if the end of days were here. The resurrected monsters were causing chaos everywhere. When the Titans showed themselves, despair washed over Brundela.There were too many monsters running around. Even after the Twilight Order and Ice Temple cultivators sent out everyone they had, it still wasn't enough to stop these creatures. The monsters went straight to the council hall, and so did the Titans.The Ice Temple Lord created a Magic Ice Formation and kept using Forbidden Arts and mystical artifacts to fend off the enemies. He had already done his best."You have to do something, Nine-State Lord. I can't hold on much longer!" the Ice Temple Lord said telepathically.Though monsters were about, they were not a threat to the Ice Temple Lord. he could leave anytime he wanted, but he had a deal with Nox. If he were to desert the battlefield, he would face a hell far worse than he could imagine late
Their targets were the relics around the altars. The moment the whirlpool showed up, the black energy conjured black walls and kept Brundela on lockdown, cutting off all communications.Possessed by evil spirits, gods from ancient civilizations came back to life. In the underground graveyard, the dead came bursting out of their coffins, and skeletons with phantom flames flickering around them charged at the holy knights and James' secret agents.Nothing more needed to be said. The holy knights' leader led the charge. The other knights resolved to fight to the death as they battled the skeleton gods.James and his secret agents fired off at the enemies, but the bullets did nothing to the skeletons. All they managed was to light a big spark. Only grenades and howitzers could deal damage to them, and even then, the damage was light.The battle was fierce. Though the knights did not fear death, they were still weaker than the prehistoric gods. These skeletons were nigh invincible, and
Nox was hovering higher than the Ice Temple Lord, and he got everyone's attention."Who's that?""It's a Faeastian!""My God, it's the Nine-State Lord!" Nox was known throughout Faeast and the world. Brundela's council members had recognized him the moment he showed up. They had nothing but fear for gods, yet Nox was the strongest man in the Mortal World, so they respected him.The clouds in Brundela's skies were hanging heavily over the ground, and the icy aura they radiated was making everyone shiver. Winter seemed to have come early for Brundela. The temperature was dipping fast.Back in the control center, intelligence agents were watching the surveillance footage closely, and they noticed the altar. The Twilight Order and Ice Temple cultivators were there, strengthening the altars' seal the best they could. There were soldiers guarding the altar as well.For some reason, the secret agents had a feeling something bad was going to happen. Murphy's Law, as they said.Suddenly,
A sliver of energy flew out of the puppet and gathered natural energy around it. Then, the temperature rose at a blistering rate. Fortunately, Bard's reminder came just in time, and Vermilion Bird was prepared for this. She led her team away from the spot.A pillar of fire engulfed the building, and heat waves shot off in every direction, lethal and deadly. The light eventually faded, and all buildings in a few hundred yards were razed to the ground.If Vermilion Bird had killed the puppet without thinking just now, she would have lost all her men and suffered serious injuries. "That bitch! I'm going to make her into a human swine one day! I'll give her hell!" she cursed.Bard gasped. 'Yeah, women can be really terrifying.' Not one General was a normal person.This incident didn't escape Nox, of course. He saw it through his divine sense. "Heh, you can't fight the flow of history? You say that, Aphrodite, but you've done the same thing more than once. Schemes and plots when your ey
Aphrodite was a master manipulator. She knew the weaknesses of Nox's underlings, and she praised Bard, "At least you know where you stand, Bard. You never overreach. Though we failed to make you one of us, I still thought it'd be a shame to kill you."Bard smiled. "Oh, you're such an actor, Ms. Mousse. You know why we don't like you? Queenie is a genuine lady, just like our lord. You're far inferior to her. And don't flatter yourself. Of course, I know where I stand. I can't even reach the pinnacle of martial arts, let alone cultivation."No matter how smart I am, my lack of talents holds me back. I can never be made an important leader." He was only spared because he couldn't become a threat to the Mousses.Nox didn't use schemes because he didn't need them. Absolute power could trump any plot.Vermilion Bird clenched her teeth. "What is the meaning of this? The lord knows that the bitch is here?"Bard shook his head. Vermilion Bird was a smart woman, but Aphrodite made her lose
Aphrodite felt nothing but sorrow, and Vermilion Bird burst into laughter. "I expected nothing less from these people. Your men are just like their employers. Hey, knights, you guys want to find out more about Faeast martial arts? See those Mousse guys? They're masters. Deal with them."Vermilion Bird gave her orders. She knew these people would escape the moment she showed up. The knights flew off, going after the escaped Mousses. The Mousses were a family of warriors, while these knights were cultivators, to an extent. They wore mystical artifacts, and the Mousses' guys didn't have something like that.The battle was fierce but short. The Mousses' powerhouses were taken out, and the rest were dealt with by the Shadow Division."And now only you're left. Interesting, isn't it? Karma always bites you in the ass. You betrayed my lord, and now your men betray you. You deserve this," Vermilion Bird cursed."Yes, I deserve this, but as long as he wants to be the Nine-State Lord, then w
'The beating heart of this land?' The woman's underlings looked grim. They were supposed to be the master tacticians here. Yet, Nox played them like a cheap kazoo. 'He's a far better tactician than we expected!'Nox began his counterattack not long after the Ocean of Death incident. This woman was none other than Aphrodite, Nox's old flame. When she saw Brundela's fate stabilizing, she knew right then that things had gotten out of her hands."Tell the Mousses in Eropa to retreat right away. There is no need to stay here any longer. He's not attacking us because he's waiting for us to do the same. The moment our men try to start anything, he'll swoop in and take them all out. "No one can beat him if he decides to go all the way. Not even me," said Aphrodite.Suddenly, the Mousses' powerhouse noticed something. "I sense bloodlust. Who goes there? Show yourself!" The powerhouses unsheathed their weapons and stood around Aphrodite, protecting her.A group of black silhouettes appeare