Ken put aside his teacup, glanced at all the regional bosses who had different expressions on their faces, and smiled while saying, “I don’t know either. If Master Bowen really comes to participate, let’s just give him a warm welcome. After all, Master Bowen has treated us generously in the past. We can’t be ungrateful.” What Ken said was very true and no one could find any fault with it. All of them nodded, then smiled. “Ah, yes, Master Ken is right.” Yana, who sat next to Ken, turned sideways and whispered in his ear, “Master Ken, you got the best of both worlds with this speech.” Ken merely smiled and said nothing. However... Suddenly, an uncanny snort came from the side. With his arms crossed, Gibson said, “You’re really capable of talking nonsense without batting an eyelash. When Master Bowen was met with that incident back then, I didn’t see you taking the initiative to help him. I even heard that you stabbed him in the back. Otherwise, Master Bowen wouldn’t have coll
Instantly, the great hall fell into pin-drop silence! Everyone turned their gaze to the door. How could this be possible? Had Theo and Mr. Clarke not met with an accident? Among them, the most astounded person was Wallace Phoenix! At this moment, his eyes widened as he stared at the door in fear of missing something! At the same time, a hint of suspicion flashed across his face! This was absolutely impossible! However, in the next second... Everyone saw that at the door, Theo was taking the lead and stepped in. Then, he stood respectfully on one side while bending over and waiting for something. Following that, Philip Clarke, a tall and handsome man in a blue suit, walked in through the door. Behind him, a group of bodyguards in black suits all rushed into the hall and completely filled the exit of the entire hall! Looking around, a swarm of bodyguards in black suits had surrounded the ancient theater hall. Everyone felt a hint of fluster as they watched the e
Branson sneered, his eyes full of grim coldness, “Young man, you’re the first person who dares to say this to me. I want to see what’s going to happen to me!” As his voice fell, Philip had already taken out his mobile phone. At this scene, people looked at him incredulously. Everyone sneered. This so-called Mr. Clarke of Riverdale was not going to call for help, right? If he wanted to fight with the number of people, no one here would fall short. However, Philip continued to dial a number and said indifferently, “How are things going?” On the phone, a respectful male voice replied, “Young Master Clarke, everything is ready.” “Branson Wood of Sunnyglen, deal with this first. In five minutes, make all his properties go bankrupt. In ten minutes, make him collapse. Anyone standing behind him, dig out all their information and hand it over to the relevant units!” Philip ordered before hanging up the phone. Branson laughed sarcastically, looked at Philip, and shouted, “Boy,
After that, two black Cadillacs stopped at the door. Seven or eight men and women wearing black professional suits came out from the vehicles. They had a badge on their chests and a black briefcase in their hands as they quickly stepped into the mansion. A search! A thorough search! All evidence of Branson’s benefit transactions and criminal records would have nowhere to hide at this moment! Even the ledger he hid in the basement compartment was found by advanced scanners! A scene like this was not only happening in Branson's mansion. At several of his steel mills, several black commercial vehicles rammed through the electronic gates and drove into the steel plant. From the car, dozens of heavily armed personnel rushed down and subdued all the guards at the door! Then, a group of people barged into the office area of the steelmaking plant and took away all the documents, computers, and related staff! All this happened in ten minutes! Very fast! Branson’s people
Branson raised his eyebrows as he looked at Philip in confusion, his eyes filled with surprise. Philip slowly took out his phone, then clicked on a photo before tossing it to Branson. Branson grabbed the phone and took a look! Boom! Branson staggered and slumped weakly into his chair! The thing in the photo was his ledger! Moreover, every single transaction was recorded in his handwriting! How could this be? Why had it fallen into this man’s hands? Branson raised his eyebrows, frowned, and looked at Philip. He then asked with a cold voice, “It’s you?!” Philip shrugged, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said lightly, “Do you still remember what I just said? Ten minutes and I’ll bring you down. Do you believe it now?” As soon as this sentence was uttered, like a lightning strike, it hit Branson's heart! Pfft! He spat out a mouthful of blood! Branson was furious and completely broke down! Why?! His factories were seized! His mansion was sealed!
With just one sentence, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly tensed! Even the temperature became extremely cold! The leaders from various areas all turned their eyes to Wallace who sat at the end. The head of the four golden phoenixes from Phoenicia! If this was happening a moment earlier, they would all be ready to mock Philip again for being too full of himself! However, now, no one dared to. It was because they had all seen with their own eyes how that Mr. Clarke of Riverdale took less than ten minutes to bring down an epic leader, Branson Wood! It was too shocking! They could hardly fight against such methods. However, among these people, Ken, Yana, Gibson, and Shawn’s expressions had not changed much as they remained in their seats. Even Moses Dunley, who was sitting at the end of the other side, was looking at Philip with great interest. It was only until Philip walked up to him that Wallace raised his eyebrows and glanced coldly at the man before him. He the
Smack! Before Wallace finished speaking, Philip rushed forward and raised his hand for a slap! A head slam! Wallace’s old face flushed red instantly. Standing in front of Wallace, Philip was full of murderous intent. He shouted, “If I want to hit you, I don’t care about your identity!” Wallace was about to explode! After being slapped in the face by a junior time and again, how could he still show his face in Phoenicia in the future? With bloodshot eyes, he stared at Philip and shouted, “Mr. Clarke, are you sure you want to move against me?” Philip was not afraid at all and said, “Excuse me, I’m not going to move against you. I want you dead!” Dead? When everyone heard this word, all of them took a breath of cold air. They finally realized that the previous rumor about Mr. Clarke and Theo’s accident was most likely related to Wallace. Could it be that Wallace was responsible for that matter? Wallace’s face was pale at the moment. He gritted his teeth and roare
Bang, bang, bang! In an instant, all the doors and windows of the entire ancient theater building broke open! Dozens of heavily armed men in black combat uniforms and black berets rushed in! They moved neatly and uniformly, standing at attention. They all raised the assault firearms in their hands with the laser focus aimed at every one of Wallace's subordinates here! “Drop your weapons! Squat down!” “Give up resistance! Squat down!” The scene was spectacular! Everyone was stunned! The combat squad that broke in abruptly astounded everyone! Moreover, they were specially trained combatants. The aura flowing out of them was naturally not comparable to that of Wallace's subordinates! Almost instantly, Wallace's men dropped their shields, hugged their heads, and squatted on the ground! There was no resistance! It was a fool’s errand! Wallace was dumbfounded. He had not expected this situation at all. In the past when two sides came to blows, they used knives and
A powerful practitioner could see things without solely relying on vision. After surveying around, Philip felt that it was a waste of time and decided to take everyone out. No matter what, he had to get hold of what he wanted before the other party tried to wiggle out of it. They were about to return the same way they came when they saw that the way had been blocked by something unknown. Aslan rushed forward and tried to force it open but to no avail. It had to be something special that they could not overlook. “They used something to trap us here. Those people are quite interesting. Do they think they can keep us here? What a joke!” Lyle cursed angrily. Those people were too much to play such underhanded tricks on them. Moreover, Philip and the others did not intimidate them or try to take their treasures by force. They could have negotiated a deal over it. However, the other party’s attitude seemed a little abnormal as they had no intention of cooperating. “Buddies, l
“Also, I smell a stench on them. How did they end up with that smell of decay and fish?” Katie joined in the complaints. As a woman who grew up in a fishing village, Katie knew that anyone would somewhat smell a little fishy if they had been in close contact with the sea and sea products for a long time, but elves were legendary nobles and had nothing to do with fish. She could not figure out why they smelled like that. Philip simply moved forward without a word. He had no answer to those questions either. The cave was dark and felt a little weird. Although he could sense his surroundings, the cave was filled with a strange and off-putting vibe. “I’m sure that the elf queen is up to no good, trying to trick us into entering this place. She’s probably going to deal with us. I have a feeling that something terrible lies ahead!” Aslan cursed, shivering as he thought of the other party’s ugly appearance. No one disagreed with his words. After all, they had seen for themselves h
“Take a look inside the cave if you’re up for it. I can consider giving you what you want if you leave the cave alive.” Philip nodded with satisfaction at the elf queen's cooperation. Although he knew that this was the other party’s trick to send them to their deaths, she clearly underestimated their strength. Once he was given the chance, it would be no different than delivering the treasure to his doorstep. “I look forward to this challenge. If possible, I hope all of us can enter.” Philip was excited. In his opinion, this was a great opportunity. The elf queen smirked smugly at Philip’s eagerness to die. This was exactly the effect she wanted. “No problem. All of you may enter. You can name your request if you can return alive, and I won’t turn you down.” The elf queen felt that Philip had totally fallen for her trick. Once they entered the cave, they would die for sure. The other elves looked at Philip warily. All hope was lost. They could only rely on their own strengt
“I’m surprised to find the long-lost humans in my territory. I've heard a lot about you.” The elf queen walked up to Philip elegantly. Hearing this voice, Philip looked back at the so-called elf queen, who sounded quite good. “What the heck?! She's so ugly.” Everyone could not help but curse after seeing her for the first time and had to cover their mouths, including Katie. Everyone clearly had the same opinion about this so-called elf queen, whose appearance was simply indescribable. “Is it true that only the ugliest elf has the right to become the boss? I thought the guard was ugly enough, but you bring ugliness to another level. How interesting.” Aslan was as outspoken as ever, and everyone burst out laughing at his crude remarks. Philip smiled at his sharp tongue. “You must be the queen of the elves.” Philip shook his head helplessly at the sight of the other party's goblin-like figure and shriveled wings. Although he had a smile on his face, the other party thought
The female elf put on her clothes in a panic and ran out in fear. The appearance of humans in the territory was a very serious matter. They had to report this incident at once. Philip did not stop the other party. He could tell at a glance that these two were very weak, almost at the bottom of the rung. There was no need to waste any time on them. It would be better to wait for an elf in charge to speak to them. “You've seriously neglected your duties. I’m afraid that I’ll have to report this,” Lyle said on purpose, smirking at the guard. It was ridiculous for a guard to neglect his duties to this extent when he was protecting the safety of all the elves, and Lyle hated such people the most. After leaving the room, the female elf ran to the elf queen in a panic. It was very serious to find outsiders in the elves' territory, not to mention that they were the legendary humans, a bunch of notorious evildoers. No one could imagine what chaos they would bring next. At this mom
Rabbit hopped around the grandmaster and felt that the latter was not lying. Rabbit had weathered many storms with Philip. He knew that according to human legends, the elves should be noble creatures. They were always arrogant and avoided contact with other creatures. “Anyway, since we’re here, let’s take a look inside. Who knows if any surprises are waiting for us?” Rabbit comforted Philip, and Black Rabbit was startled by his words. “You seem disappointed by this discovery. It doesn’t make sense to me. Are you really not aware of this situation?” Amid Black Rabbit's confusion, everyone entered the territory to watch the fun. Since the guard was enjoying his wonderful life, he did not pay attention to the invaders. He was supposed to be on duty with another guard today, but he swapped the other guard out because he wanted to be on a date with this female elf. The two were having a great romantic time in the room. Philip and his people entered the territory of the elves w
Later, the humans attacked the stone monsters, leaving the stone woman the only remaining survivor. Then, the elves found her. In the end, she was enslaved and became the gatekeeper of the elves. “Don’t blame me for your bad luck if you refuse to believe me. The humans are not to be trifled with. I’m sure you guys are no match for them,” the stone woman said vehemently. She came here with good intentions to report her findings. She wanted to claim the credit, but the other party disregarded her. The stone woman fought Philip earlier and knew exactly how strong he was. Although she was weaker than the elves, she knew that Philip could crush them easily and they would not be able to do anything about it. The elf warrior who received the message did not report the incident but returned to his station happily. He had been flirting with his female companion before they were interrupted. He had finally found a suitable female elf after so many years of being single, so he had no
Black Rabbit squeezed out a flattering smile and nodded excitedly at Philip. “Don’t worry. I’ll lie to anyone but you. I’ve decided to see you as my master and follow you from now on.” Rabbit was disgusted by Black Rabbit’s flattering look. “We’ll arrive soon. Although that woman is a bit scary, she’s nothing compared to you.” Meanwhile, the stone woman arrived at the elves’ location. Since the forest belonged to them, and coupled with the natural characteristics of a stone, she was very fast and arrived at the elves' territory before Philip and the others. The stone woman knelt at the door and stared ahead in a panic. “Are the elves around? Please come out. I need to speak to you,” the stone woman shouted at the door anxiously. An elf walked out unhappily with a weapon in hand. “Why are you making a fuss here? Do you want to die?” The elves were very arrogant and would never allow such an ugly thing to make a fuss at their door. It was not only impolite but also affect
“I know how you managed to survive, but I’m not interested in it. Don’t worry, we’re not one of those people. I won’t do anything to you.” When the stone woman collected the stones, Philip realized that the stones were connected to the woman's body. The stones felt different from ordinary stones because they had been carefully nurtured by the woman, which was quite amazing. “Leave now. Stay no longer. I’m afraid to see humans now.” The stone woman trembled and took several steps back. She entered a cave and refused to show herself again. The stone woman had done no actual harm to them, and she was truly afraid of them. Philip waved his hand and led everyone away without further ado. He was not interested in that ugly woman. Black Rabbit hugged Philip's thigh in fear along the way, feeling extremely nervous. He had thought that Philip and his people were warriors of a certain race, but they turned out to be humans. After joining the humans, he had no way of backing out. He hat