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
In less than half an hour, each team replied. “Team one, secured!” “Team two, secured!” “Team 13, secured!” These people who were subdued were not only Wallace's but also those arranged by the big shots who were participating in the underground chamber of commerce tonight! In the ancient theater building, everyone heard Philip's indifferent narrative and was already shocked beyond words! They had become sitting ducks! Terrifying! Who was this Mr. Clarke? He actually employed such inconceivable methods! Philip looked at Wallace nonchalantly and asked, “Boss Phoenix, what are you going to do now?” Wallace was completely disheartened at the moment. He did not expect that the backup plan he had arranged would be taken out by the other party so easily! How many people did he bring? He actually controlled all the people brought by all the leaders? Wallace could not believe it, and neither could everyone else! “Boy, you’re full of bullsh*t! I don't believe it!”
A blatant threat! “You dare?!” “You’re courting death! Do you really think we’re pushovers?” “Let’s join forces! I don’t believe that with the combined forces of more than a dozen leaders in four districts, we can’t destroy this Mr. Clarke!” The scene was on the verge of breakdown! Everyone was a volcano waiting to erupt! This Mr. Clarke was simply too cocky! He actually rendered all the big bosses from four major districts into sitting ducks. Was he going to declare war? Declare war on more than a dozen big bosses? Where did he get the confidence and manpower from? However... A sneer sounded in the hall. Philip’s cold eyes swept over the angry and agitated bosses. This one simple look made everyone who was so angry just a second earlier shut their mouths as their eyes flickered. Too frightening! The look in Philip's eyes was simply terrifying! It was full of unbeatable self-confidence and killing intent! It seemed that as long as he wished for it, eve
Philip smiled faintly, got up, and turned his head to look at the other underground bosses. He asked, “Have you decided?” Those big bosses looked at each other a few times. Some were silent while some shook their heads helplessly. Trapped! There was no way out! They originally wanted to divide Riverdale up between themselves but did not expect to be swept away in the end! There was no way to fight back! How were they supposed to fight this? Even the trump cards were overturned. Following that, Theo’s people brought up copies of the documents and placed them in front of the bosses. These bosses, after a few glances, shook their heads helplessly before picking up the pens and signing their names on the documents! Doomed! Everything was gone! Although they were unwilling, their lives were more important! After signing their names, each leader looked furious. They then threw the pens heavily on the ground, breaking them. After that, they stepped forward in uniso
With loud cracking sounds, Wallace was pressed to the ground. His hands were broken, and he let out a hysterical scream! Big beads of sweat rolled down from his forehead. “Argh! Philip Clarke, you’ll die a horrible death! Miss Clarke won’t let go of you!” Wallace shouted miserably, his face pale. The heart-piercing pain in his arms made him breathless! Wallace Phoenix, a prominent figure in Phoenicia and the head phoenix of the four golden phoenixes, never expected that he would suffer such a catastrophe today! Philip glanced at him indifferently and motioned to his subordinates to continue. At this time... “Stop it!” A soft voice rang out at the front entrance of the ancient theater building! Philip and the others looked up, and at the front door, a beautiful figure stood quietly while emanating chills all over! Rachel Clarke, a woman with beautiful features and clear eyes, walked elegantly toward the crowd with her arms over her chest. She was wearing a black tren
The other party simply looked at Loony indifferently without responding. Suddenly, Philip’s ear wiggled. He heard something. “Eat this. Someone's coming.” Philip stuffed a pill into Loony's mouth and pulled him into a corner to hide. He heard someone coming from the depths of the cellar. The man who spoke to them heard the movement and shut his mouth. The other prisoners remained silent as well. At this time, a familiar person appeared in front of Philip. It was none other than Brett. This Brett was different from the Brett Philip knew. This one looked sinister and cunning. Philip recalled the Brett he met yesterday. He was elegant and seemed like a trustworthy man at a glance. He was shocked to see this difference in just one day. “I’m ready to create my second human puppet. Does anyone want to volunteer your body?” Brett said with a vicious smile. In everyone’s eyes, he looked no different from the devil. “I have a special preference for humans. In that case, I’ll
“That must be it. Let’s take a look.” Philip pointed to the entrance of the cellar, and Loony shook his head in fear. “I have some knowledge of geomancy, and my gut is telling me that we should avoid that place. We may easily lose our lives there.” The cellar entrance looked very scary, so he refused to step inside. Philip could not be bothered. They were very close to finding the truth. They might miss the opportunity forever if they gave up right now. Hence, Philip dragged Loony into the cellar. Before Loony knew what was going on, he felt his vision go black, and he appeared in the cellar in the next second. He shook his head at Philip’s manhandling, shocked that Philip refused to listen to him. “It’ll be a disaster if we rush in recklessly.” Loony glanced at Philip helplessly. Although disappointed about Philip's distrust in him, it was useless to say anymore now that they were in the cellar. They should figure out how to leave. “With the gusts of cold wind, this
“Let’s go right now. I can’t wait to figure out the situation.” Loony forgot all about breakfast and pulled Philip out of the room. He shuddered when he walked past Hercules. He was afraid of this puppet from the bottom of his heart. Philip simply moved along without a word. He was afraid that Loony would let the cat out of the bag. Philip felt that Loony had exposed them because of his fear. “Philip, where are you going? Can you take me with you?” Aslan said in fear. He trembled all over at the thought of Hercules’ spooky gaze. He just wanted to follow Philip and leave this scary place. “Just stay here for now. If anything happens later, I'll inform you to take care of it.” It was the best time to leave them alone together. Philip would never take Aslan with him. Aslan was in despair to hear that he had to stay behind. As Philip marched away, Aslan gritted his teeth and went into Lyle's room as if he wanted to chat with him, but he was actually seeking refuge. Herc
Aslan felt that he was going nuts. He never thought he would meet someone so scary. That guy was torturing him mentally. “Your eyebags are really heavy,” Philip suddenly commented. Aslan was certainly scared out of his wits. Something was definitely up with that human puppet, but Philip did not intend to tell Aslan the truth yet. “I’ve decided not to sleep. Let’s see what that guy is up to!” Practitioners could go without sleeping for a long time but as humans, they had the habit of resting at fixed times. Philip shook his head at Aslan’s reaction. He could tell that Aslan would suffer immensely, but he had to sacrifice this poor guy to get to the bottom of this. “I’m off.” Aslan tossed the quilt to one side and walked out. The moment he opened the door, Philip heard him gasp. He looked out of the door curiously and saw Hercules standing outside, staring at Aslan oddly. “Dude, what’s your problem? Will you die if you don't peek at others?” Aslan said in annoyance. He
Aslan saw Hercules' face in the window. He was very angry and was about to curse when he realized that it was an illusion. Hercules was not around, and his window was tightly shut. “What the heck is wrong with me? Are my eyes playing tricks on me because I peeked at beautiful women one time too many?” Aslan was worried that something was wrong with his eyes. “This is weird. Did that guy do something to me to make me keep seeing his nasty face all the time?” Aslan shook his head helplessly and turned his head away. Since he saw that face in the window, he would choose to avoid looking at it. When Aslan turned to his bed, he saw Hercules’ face next to his bed again. This was getting ridiculous. Aslan reached out and grabbed the image, but it was just another illusion. Aslan suffered such a great blow that he hugged his quilt and ran to Philip’s room in a panic. He swore that he had never felt so embarrassed all his life. Hercules’ weird appearance was so terrifying that Asl
Some people were so powerful that someone would turn them into puppets after they died and continue to use them, and the abilities they possessed before they died would be increased by several times. Although human puppets were powerful, they were difficult to produce and required the sacrifice of innocent people, so many people saw it as a twisted and forbidden technique. Every once in a while, human puppets had to kill some powerful practitioners to renew their skin or the skin would disintegrate until it became unusable. Although Philip had met Brett, it was just a brief contact. He was not clear about the Spade family. Philip believed that the human puppet must have been produced by the Spade family because the puppet needed practitioners to renew its skin on a long-term basis or the secret would be exposed in no time. A newly formed puppet had no thoughts of its own. It would gradually think like normal people as time passed, but the most important advantage of a human pup
“I’ve known Hercules a long time ago. He’s very powerful and a top fighter of the Spade family. I didn't expect them to assign him to us. I feel a little flattered now,” Loony said. Philip noticed his reaction. Now that he was rational, they could continue the conversation. “Did he look like this when you saw him back then?” Philip thought that Hercules' mechanical reaction was strange. No normal person should act like that. “He seemed stiffer before, just like a robot, and he almost couldn’t think for himself. “Anyway, he just has to execute the orders given to him by his master without thinking too much. I quite envy him sometimes. His master always speaks his mind without beating about the bush. If I can find such a master… “Bah, I’m an independent individual. Why should I follow a master?” As Loony described his earlier encounter with Hercules, Philip found a clue. “You're right. I finally know what's wrong.” Philip smacked his thigh. He felt that Hercules was too m
“To tell you the truth, we’ve always wanted to take action against the Swift family, but our identity makes it inconvenient for us. We've always hoped that an individual force could take action on our behalf. “The Swift family has other families to support them, but you don’t have to worry about them. We can take care of them. You just need to confront the main family.” Brett clapped his hands together, and a man walked in the door. The man was burly and looked like a strong fighter. “He’s a guard of the Spade family and a force to be reckoned with. To show you my support and gratitude, I’ll lend this guard to you for the time being. His name is Hercules, and he’s no different from the Hercules in our mythology. I gave him this name to make him stronger.” Philip smiled. Sure enough, only humans would appreciate such things. “Hercules, you’ll be their point of contact. You need to do your best to help them if they need help and hold nothing back.” Philip felt Hercules’ power
“We’ll be meeting a young heir of the Spade family. He holds the highest status in the family apart from the head of the family. “I’m sure we can solve the problem as long as we reach an agreement with him. I’m just afraid…” Philip was puzzled by Loony’s hesitation. “What are you worried about? Are you worried that the Spade family won't help you?” Philip was curious. He did not know the Spade family, so he could not predict their reaction. “I’m just afraid that they may be concerned about how this incident will impact them. Although the Spade family resented the Swift family, they've never taken action against them over the years, which proves their caution. Now that things have escalated, I’m not sure if the Spade family will agree to our proposition.” Philip nodded. It was certainly worth consideration, but they could only find out after a talk with them. Philip was not worried about it. If they were willing to cooperate, both parties could form a strong alliance, but it