Almost immediately, everyone fell and died! Philip flicked the golden Desert Eagle he had pulled out, looked at the corpses helplessly, and said, “It looks like we’re not welcomed.” Fennel and the others also put away their weapons, walked over, and said coldly, “They couldn’t wait to kill us the moment we arrived. Those behind this aren’t that simple.” Philip stared into the distance with a frown and said, “Let’s take one step at a time. Cochly Mountain is much more complicated than we thought.” Then, he looked at 17 behind him and said, “Clean the mess up. Don’t leave any traces behind.” 17 nodded and quickly cleaned up the place with a few members of the Shadow Guards. After that, they changed into the uniforms of these Cochly Mountain guards and walked toward the armored vehicles in the distance. The guardian maiden seemed quite interested in the events and followed Philip while asking, “Who are you? Why were the guards of Cochly Mountain trying to kill you?” Philip
The two jeeps stopped because everyone had to get out of the cars and walk from there. They got out of the cars, looked at each other, and walked toward the guards at the gate. Several guards came over and glanced at Philip and the others. They looked at their documents and asked, “You don't belong to this area. Why are you here?” Philip was wearing the uniform of the guards of Cochly Mountain and said in a low voice, “We need to escort the guardian maiden back.” “The guardian maiden?” The captain of the guard raised his brows and looked sideways at Janike behind Philip. Immediately, he stepped forward and asked for Janike’s documents with a respectful expression on his face. Then, he said to Philip and the others, “We’ll take over the escort duty from now on. You can go back to the first line of defense!” Hearing this, Philip’s face darkened, but the other party could not see it through his mask. Janike quickly said, “No need, they’ll escort me.” The captain of the g
Philip still held the gun against the man’s head and watched as Fennel and the others went through the gate smoothly with Janike before he slowly walked inside. After they entered, the man angrily threw his hat on the ground and roared, “What's going on with this first line of defense? Are they crazy?” As he vented his anger, a voice suddenly came from the headset, “Everyone, alert! Outsiders have infiltrated Cochly Mountain! The seventh squad of the first line of defense has been killed!” Hearing this, the man's expression changed. His eyes widened as he looked at the departing backs of Philip and the others. He roared, “After them! They’re spies!” In an instant, several teams gave chase. After Philip and the others passed through the huge city wall, they strayed off the main road and braved the wind and snow to enter the nearby mountains. At this moment, they lay on the edge of a nearby cliff and looked down at the search parties. Fennel sneered and said, “He guessed it
While Owen flew into a rage, a group of people in special combat uniforms stopped in front of the building in a jeep. Several men stepped out of the car with special medals on their shoulders. They were wearing snow robes. They looked around with icy eyes before walking into the building. The guard at the door wanted to stop them but stepped aside and let them through after seeing their documents. They walked directly into the meeting room in the deepest part of the building. “Commander Greene, the people from the Supernatural Bureau are here,” a secretary barged into the meeting room and said. Owen was venting his anger. Hearing the secretary’s words, his eyes became cold, and he said with a frown, “Let them wait outside.” However, as soon as he said that, those people barged into the meeting room and looked around coldly. The man in the lead had a square jaw, a beard, a serious face, and cold eyes. He looked at Owen and said, “Commander Greene, how are you?” Seeing
Derek looked at Owen and said, “Commander Greene, the Supernatural Bureau would like to have a detailed report about the guardian maiden’s incident.” “Derek Pascal, don’t go too far! The guardian maiden is Cochly Mountain’s important secret! It's impossible to tell you anything!” “Deputy Commander Pascal, you’re getting ahead of yourself. This is only your first day on duty. Be careful of attracting too much attention.” Some people began to reprimand harshly. Owen’s face was dark, and he frowned tightly. After a beat, he said, “Hand the report to Deputy Commander Pascal.” Soon, a secretary took out a detailed report about the guardian maiden’s getaway. Derek took it, got up, and said with a smile, “Thank you.” After that, Derek strutted away. After he left, Owen punched the table and said coldly, “Damn that Derek Pascal!” “Commander Greene, what’s the Imperial Preceptor trying to do? Why did he let the Supernatural Bureau work with us?” “We need to report this matte
After these four tall and burly men landed on the ground, their icy gazes swept over Philip and the others. Seeing the four guys who suddenly fell from the sky, Philip and the others got ready to fight. That was because the other party’s strength was not low. They were at least disciples from the sixth zone. The man in the lead even had the strength of the seventh zone. These four burly guys wore black steel armor, and their bulging muscles were exposed in the cold air. All of them held weapons, and the man in the lead had a giant sword emblazoned on his chest. His gloomy eyes swept across Philip and the others before he looked at Janike and said in a hoarse, low voice, “Guardian Maiden, come with us.” Janike stood behind Philip and the others with Beelzebub in her arms. With struggle and hesitation in her eyes, she finally shook her head and said, “I won't go back with you. I want to follow them.” The leader held a huge sword in his hand. He frowned, looked coldly at Phi
The burly man bellowed angrily. Philip frowned and backed away. At the same time, he pointed the snow sword in his hand to the sky, where a white sword formation suddenly appeared. The drifting snowflakes froze in the sword formation and merged into snow swords. With destructive sword intent, the swords pierced through the air and stabbed the man on the ground like missiles! Buzz! One after another, the white snow sword energy blasted at the burly man’s attack! Boom! In an instant, a terrifying energy vortex storm engulfed this area! Snowflakes danced in the air, and the cold wind felt like small knives cutting the skin! Philip’s eyes were filled with snowflakes, and he could not see the surroundings at all. The burly man also disappeared from his sight. Philip stood on the spot with the snow sword in his hand. His eyes became abnormally sharp as he searched for the burly man in the snow. Bang! Suddenly, a figure as strong as a mountain with a giant sword fell fro
Hearing the burly man’s words, Philip’s face grew darker and darker. The other party seemed very confident. “By the way, before you die, I want to tell you that my name is Reynold. I hope you remember my name.” The burly man sneered maliciously, and killing intent filled his eyes. Boom! Reynold suddenly jumped up, and the giant sword in his hand slashed at Philip with a sword intent 10 times stronger than before! Philip jumped back, and the huge sword intent cut a huge crack where he was standing! Rumble! The cliff was cut off, and the huge stone rolled from the top of the mountain, causing an avalanche! Reynold turned sideways and slashed out at Philip again! “One sword flattens the mountains and rivers!” Reynold roared as strong killing intent radiated from his giant sword! Philip’s eyes were cold, and his eyelids jumped. The other party’s attack method suddenly became very strong and full of explosive power! Philip quickly evaded and punched out at the same
“Philip's strength mostly comes from his very powerful pet rabbit. Although it's a monster beast, it's a force to be reckoned with. It isn't something anyone can deal with,” Hogster said with lingering fear. He could not forget how Rabbit had beaten Alain to a pulp. “Yes, the rabbit is a force to be reckoned with. You'd better not mess with it for no reason. I really wonder where such a powerful monster beast came from.” Alain seemed very steadfast, but he was already having a mental meltdown. However, he did not want to embarrass himself in public, so he gritted his teeth and hung on. The hooded man looked at Alain and sneered inwardly. He took out a pill from his pocket and handed it to him. “Take this or I’m afraid you’ll collapse soon.” He could notice Alain’s condition at a glance and knew he would not last long. “Forget it. I won’t hide it from you. In fact, the rabbit inflicted all these injuries on me. I wouldn’t be in this miserable state if the rabbit weren’t that
Although the strength of the test subject had increased, he was not highly valued at all because his talent was not affected and did not meet the guild’s requirements. “Okay, you may leave now. Your strength has improved, so make sure to practice hard and don’t let us down,” Alain said grandly, sending the other party away. He knew that this person was nothing but a loser. The guild member who was the test subject had no idea how pathetic he was. Instead, he looked at Alain with excitement and gratitude. Hogster swallowed the potion without hesitation. He quickly felt the changes in his body as if he had become very powerful in just a few seconds. Hogster looked at the hooded man in surprise. He never thought that he could become so strong. “Wow, this is amazing!” Hogster was shocked by this unexpected outcome. His lack of self-esteem was quickly replaced with brimming confidence, and he even had the urge to mess with Philip. In his opinion, Philip was nothing special. Now
“Don’t worry, I mean no harm. That thing is quite good.” The silly member took the potion nervously and looked at Alain expectantly. “Sir, I think I’m getting stronger!” The silly guy showed off his strength excitedly. Alain stepped forward and examined the guild member curiously. Sure enough, his strength had increased. Alain found the increase in strength quite incredible. Moreover, he did not find any side effects on the other party, which was the most surprising. This potion was amazing beyond anyone’s imagination! Alain was very excited and wished he could take it too. “I believe you should know the value of this potion. Just win the competition and stop worrying about the rest.” Alain and the hooded man stepped aside to discuss offering the boys and girls. Hogster was taken aback to hear them. The two quickly reached an agreement as they knew how unethical this transaction was. “Father, you actually agreed to his request! Aren't you afraid that it’ll be expose
By taking the potion, a person could increase their overall strength, and there would be no side effects. It was a miracle potion, indeed. Alain was stunned to hear that. He felt that the hooded man was bragging. How could there be such an amazing potion? “Are you serious? It can’t be that simple.” Alain took the potion from the other party and sized it up, wondering if he should trust this thing. “If you don't believe it, you can give it a try. I don’t mind. You have many people under your command anyway. You can choose to use them as a test subject.” The hooded man was quite cold and aloof in both his actions and speech. Alain nervously clenched the potion tightly. “In that case, I’ll give it a try. Let me find someone.” Alain did not fully trust the hooded man’s words. In his opinion, it was better to play it safe. Who knew if anything would happen? He was nervous about giving something like this to his precious son. At this time, a guild member who was not highly valu
“I won’t be joining your guild, but I don’t mind being a spectator. At least I can watch the fun. I know that you’re quite strong, so you don’t need me. As long as nothing unexpected happens, I don’t think you’ll face a problem.” Philip smiled indifferently, quite confident that nothing much would happen. The overall strength of the Celestial Palace had improved significantly, so they really had nothing to worry about. Jamie was relieved to hear that. In that case, he could rest assured.… The guild competition officially kicked off, and everyone was ready to battle it out. The battles were not something that simply required strength to resolve. Occasionally, the competitors required tactics too. As Alain was feeling anxious, his reinforcement finally arrived at the scene. The hooded man turned up with some potions, ready to carry out his task. “Hey, you’re finally here. I thought I wouldn’t see you again.” Alain was worried. He knew that he was in a precarious situati
“Father, what happened to you? Don’t scare me!” Hogster sat by Alain’s bedside and asked in a panic. Hogster would not have been worried about Alain in the past, but things were different now. They were facing various crises. Without his father to take care of things, they would be doomed. Alain coughed violently and fumbled around for some healing pills before stuffing them into his mouth. The pills were not useful for his injuries but could at least relieve his pain. After Alain took the pills, Hogster hugged him excitedly. “This is great! I thought you were about to drop dead.” Alain almost died in anger over his son’s remark. “Hogster, you have to take part in the competition on behalf of the guild. This is the best chance for you to become stronger. You’ll make a name for yourself if you do this.” Alain held Hogster's hand and placed all his hopes on him. Hearing that, Hogster said awkwardly, “Father, although I’m quite strong, you can’t do this to me! How am I suppose
The rabbit had a very expressive face as if it was watching Alain make a fool of himself. “You’re quite the smooth talker. If you have more words of encouragement, let’s hear them.” Hay dangled from Rabbit's mouth, and he seemed disdainful. Alain seemed conflicted at the sight of Rabbit and felt like he was looking at Philip instead. “Why are you here?” This rabbit was weird, and no one could control it. As far as Alain knew, the rabbit was famous in major cities and good at picking fights. “Of course, I’m here to teach you a lesson. Do you think I traveled this far to buy you a meal?” After saying this, Rabbit jumped up and kicked Alain, who started spitting mouthfuls of blood. Alain was strong in his own right, so there was no way he would be helpless against an attack. However, he simply could not resist Rabbit and could only suffer a beating. The guild members in the surroundings closed their eyes, feeling sorry for their guild leader. No one thought they could win th
It seemed that Alain had overestimated his importance. “Hey, wait a minute. Don't be so hasty. I just want to think about how to make things better. You should know that things are not as simple as you think. If I agree so easily, others might target me.” The hooded man sneered inwardly at Alain’s flattering appearance. He knew that Alain was probably trying to bargain with him. “I thought you wouldn’t consider it, but you seem quite willing to work with us.” The hooded man smiled calmly as if mocking Alain from the bottom of his heart. Although Alain was being ridiculed, he could not say a word. The hooded man held the reins, so Alain had no choice but to obey. “I don’t mind this cooperation, but we need to plan this thoroughly. If you can help my guild to make a comeback in this competition, I can agree to your condition. Since you found me, you should know the trouble my guild is facing right now. Philip and his people are messing with us, and the Celestial Palace is keepi
Alain was a smart man and quickly grasped the key point. It seemed that this man was here to help him. “Tell me what you want. Stop wasting my time. If you’re here to help me, let’s have an open discussion.” Alain was no longer nervous and stared at the other party calmly. Hearing that, the hooded man smiled smugly. “I know that your guild is facing a crisis. I can help you with that. I can get rid of all your problems and also ensure that your guild scores victory. Although I can't guarantee that you’ll win the championship, taking one of the top spots won’t be a problem.” The hooded man spoke calmly as if he was confident that Alain would agree. Sure enough, Alain was expectant to hear this man’s offer to help him. At a moment of crisis, it was every man for himself. Right now, no one was willing to help him or lend a helping hand. Alain thought that this was too much of a coincidence. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch. What do you want in return?” Alain knew that