Aslan watched curiously as Philip left, wondering what he was up to. “Philip is so secretive.” Aslan could not tell fortunes and had no idea what would happen in Cosmo City next. However, he would follow Philip without hesitation no matter where he went.… Meanwhile, Chaplin was in Alton’s residence, simmering in anger. “What’s the deal with Philip? Who is he to mess with me like this? Is he not aware that I’m a level-five alchemist from Imperial City? No one has ever dared to talk to me like that before!” Chaplin fumed, wishing he could kill Philip. However, he could not do anything now. He did not know Philip’s background. Philip must have something to be so arrogant, so Chaplin had to find out Philip's identity before taking action. “He’s nothing much. Have you heard of Treasure House? He’s the owner of that store. Philip is an alchemist too, so it’s normal that he has a prejudice against you.” Chaplin had an idea. Since Philip was no big deal, he could take action.
Lyle grew up in Imperial City, where he had experienced countless hardships and seen all the ups and downs of human relationships. The people of Imperial City were more unbecoming than anywhere else. “Don’t keep your hopes up. Imperial City is not as good as you imagined. It's even disgusting,” Lyle poured cold water over their enthusiasm. Aslan rolled his eyes and said, “Hey brat, don’t be such a spoilsport. What do we have to fear? We have enough money to show off, so we should enjoy life to its fullest!” Everyone set off grandly in a rented luxurious carriage. Alton stood on top of the city wall and watched gloomily as they set off. He knew Philip would be dead once he set foot in Imperial City. Chaplin had set off for Imperial City in advance to force Philip into a corner. He rushed the whole way at top speed and arrived at Imperial City quickly. He wanted to ensure that Philip would die by his hands. However, Philip was in no hurry. He stopped at different spots along
Due to this reason, Philip deliberately slowed down the journey and brought Aslan and the others around just to catch his opponent off guard. Since Chaplin wanted to plot against him, he could take his time. Aslan was disdainful and scoffed. “Philip, what do we have to fear? Even if the emperor has a problem with us, we can overturn the whole empire!” Although Aslan sounded conceited, he was telling the truth. Lyle looked at Philip, surprised that he was so powerful. He knew that this teacher of his was remarkable, but not to the extent of overturning an empire. The others were silent, but their eyes were full of admiration for Philip. Poppy stared at Philip expectantly. Every girl admired a hero, and Poppy was no exception. Although Philip was her teacher's teacher, Poppy could not help having wonderful fantasies about him. “Let’s take a look at Imperial City.” Philip cheerfully led everyone off the carriage, paid the fee, and told the driver to go back. Normal civ
“Even if you want to arrest us, you need to tell us the reason. Is this how it works in Imperial City, arresting someone without following the law?” Aslan retorted aggressively, leaving the other party at a loss for words. They simply received a notice from the top to stop this group of people if they encountered them but had no idea why. “We received a notice from the top that you're highly dangerous people, probably spies from another continent here to create chaos on the Guzo Continent!” the captain of the sentries said solemnly. This was the news he heard. Philip and the others laughed at this ridiculous excuse. “Seriously? Do you think that the people on that continent think so highly of the people here?” Philip was curious. These people really thought highly of him. “What do you mean?” the captain was upset. He was aware of the huge disparity between the two continents, but it was too much for Philip to insult him so openly. “I know this has nothing to do with y
The captain trembled in fear. He knew that this matter was out of his depths. “I understand. I’ll take my leave now.” The captain of the sentries staggered out of the room, feeling that Fernand was very spooky. The captain quickly returned to Philip and conveyed the message. “My leader wants you to go to the first-class private room at Terrace Tavern,” the captain said to Philip indifferently. He did not like an arrogant and domineering person like Philip, but he had forgotten that he was the one who had messed with Philip in the first place. Philip was surprised by this arrangement. “Okay, thanks for the arrangement,” Philip said off-handedly and headed to the city gates. Terrace Tavern was very famous, so Philip found it easily. Aslan was surprised to see such a magnificent tavern. “What's going on? Are they serious about buying us a meal? This is weird!” “Is this the carrot and stick approach? No, it’s the stick before the carrot!” Everyone wondered what was go
They were quickly led to the exclusive private room by the female attendant at the door. Philip opened the door and saw a gloomy man. This man looked like a sinister ghost. “Who are you?” Philip thought he looked familiar but could not put his finger on it. “You can call me Fernand.” Fernand introduced himself with a smirk and seemed hostile toward Philip. Philip marched into the private room and sat down. “Hey there, I want to place my order,” Philip beckoned, and a woman in sexy clothes walked in. “This, this, and this. I don’t want these three dishes. Serve the rest,” Philip said domineeringly. Hearing that, the attendant raised her head in horror and glanced at Fernand sitting in front. Seeing no change in his expression, she lowered her head and exited the room. “Since you’re buying, we should eat our fill. We haven't had a good meal since we hit the road. We need to make up for it.” Fernand had no idea how to refute Philip's shameless words. He stared at Phi
Fernand felt hurt. He clenched his fists and vowed to teach Aslan a good lesson later. The attendants of Terrace Tavern soon started serving the food one after another, and everything looked delicious. Everyone could not wait to dig in. At Philip’s command, they did not keep up appearances but ate as if they had been starving for days. Lyle and Poppy had nothing to fear. They had taken the antidote made by Philip in advance. Even if the food was poisoned, they could eat without qualms. Sure enough, the food was doctored with knockout drugs at Fernand’s command. He could deal with Philip and the others after this. Fernand wanted to knock Philip out, tie him up, and torture him so that Philip would know the serious consequences of insulting and offending him! Seeing that Fernand was unwilling to eat, Aslan took away his cutlery. “Since you don't want to eat, don't take up this spot. Just sit aside and don’t affect our appetite.” Aslan shoved the food down his throat in
Although Fernand had been working in Imperial City for some time and had won the emperor's favor, he did not own a storage bag. Therefore, Fernand had no extra change of clothes. He wanted to take Aslan’s clothes but felt repulsed and had to give up. “Damn it, I vow to kill you!” Fernand said angrily. With a clap of his hands, some people filed in and looked at Fernand expectantly. They were the female attendants of Terrace Tavern. In fact, the person in charge of Terrace Tavern was none other than Fernand. Since he could not do a lot of things on the surface, Fernand had to operate behind the scenes. In public, this tavern belonged to an old man, but everything was under Fernand’s control in reality. “Toss them down here,” Fernand instructed. He stepped forward and opened a secret panel on the floor. The attendants carried Philip and the others to the opening and let them slide down to the basement. Philip was amazed and kept looking around. As his mental consciousness
Seeing the woman’s horror, Philip scratched his head awkwardly. He did not expect that her reaction would be so intense. “Don't worry, I'm not a good person.” After saying that, Philip sat down nonchalantly as if he was not worried about this powerful woman. Seeing Philip’s disregard for her, the woman was so angry that she could barely speak.“As you can see, I’m one of those humans,” Philip introduced himself. Philip had nothing to hide. His identity was no secret. “So, you’re one of those disgusting humans. You look quite strong. Since you found me, I’ll accept my fate. Just kill me if you want. There’s no need to insult me any further.” This woman was quite interesting. She jerked her chin up as if she was ready to let Philip kill her. Philip sighed at her reaction. Why was someone so eager to die? “I don’t want to kill you. I’m just curious about you. I just arrived at Deadly Arena recently,” Philip said to the other party sincerely. He was very curious about the
“You’re right, someone is controlling these beasts behind the scenes. Although I don’t know if the culprit is a powerful beast or a guild, they're not to be trifled with.” Philip did not hide this information but asked his men to take action. Since they were already here, they had to ensure their safety. No one would be exempted if anything happened. “You can join in the fight, but don’t try too hard. Just kill a few beasts and wait until I get to the bottom of this,” Philip said to his people. He was afraid that his men would work too hard but end up with nothing. Everyone nodded solemnly at Philip’s instructions. They quickly joined the battlefield and casually swung their weapons around, killing the arrogant beasts. Due to their strength, they easily crushed the beasts without much effort. As the fight reached its peak, Philip observed the source of the beast stampede. “Do you see that? The beasts are coming from that direction, and they’re clearly well-organized and d
Philip noticed the change and frowned at the mysterious man, whose expression changed drastically. “This is bad. I’ve never heard this alarm before.” After saying this, he invited Philip to go with him to Deadly Arena to find out what happened. They arrived at Deadly Arena and saw everyone staring ahead nervously as if waiting for someone to speak. Philip’s guild members noticed his return and approached him nervously. Aslan ran up to Philip worriedly. “Philip, I asked around and found something wrong. Deadly Arena is a dangerous place because it’s situated next to the beast forest. This situation has happened from time to time in the past, but no one was bothered. They’d even organize teams to hunt the beasts and Deadly Arena would provide rewards for this.” Philip roughly understood the situation from Aslan’s explanation. Since Deadly Arena had been managing this place for so long, they had taken responsibility for the safety issue. Once the beasts appeared, they would ensu
Argent thought he had come up with a good plan to set Philip up, but he was the fool who was kept in the dark in the end. Philip smiled at Argent’s angry departure and invited the mysterious man to his room. Although Philip chatted with him earlier, he did not know much about him. Philip could tell that the man had concealed his true appearance. Philip was curious to see what would happen. The mysterious man noticed Philip’s anticipation but simply stared at him in silence. Philip wanted to know his identity and purpose for coming here. “I really think highly of you. It’d be best if you could join me.” He knew that Philip would not give in so easily, so his rationality told him to give up. “It’s impossible for me to join you, but I’m curious about your situation. I believe you have a grudge against that guy or you wouldn’t resent him so much.” Philip smiled at the guy. He knew that the grudge between the two was very deep. The mysterious man was surprised that Philip
In Argent’s opinion, Philip was a prideful person and would never accept this proposal. “Of course, you have the right to refuse. I just want to see what you think.” The mysterious man smiled at Philip brightly as if he did not mind Philip’s rejection.Seeing the mysterious man’s attitude, Argent was afraid that his plan would fail. Philip was not a fool. He could tell at a glance that the two people in front of him were not on the same side. Everyone had their own agendas. “In that case, I have to refuse. I’m sorry, but I’m used to leading a carefree life. Besides, I have my own force, so I won’t join other teams.” A trace of regret flashed in the other party's eyes. He was surprised to hear that Philip was capable enough to form a team of his own. “I’m surprised that you’re so strong at such a young age. In that case, I won’t make things difficult for you. Maybe we can become friends instead.” The mysterious man quickly made small talk with Philip. He clearly had some idea
Most people would be freaked out at the sight of his face. He took out a photo from his pocket and held it in his hand angrily. “Argent, you've enjoyed your life long enough. It’s time to get what you deserve.” The mysterious man smiled cruelly with obvious hatred for Argent. This whole incident had nothing to do with Philip at all. Philip was simply a pitiful pawn in these people’s hands. Philip never dreamed that someone would target him for no reason. He just wanted to improve his strength. He could not care less about what other people thought of him.… Time passed quickly. The next day, Philip did not expect these people to come after him so soon. He just wanted to have a good rest and find a suitable place to settle down, but these people were as annoying as pesky flies. “Philip, get out here at once. I want to see how strong you are. How dare you show off in front of me?” Argent yelled at Philip’s door in disdain. His right hand was bandaged tightly as if he was still
The mysterious man forced himself to contain his anger and smile at Argent. Argent knew that he had to stop asking for more. At this point, what was the most important? “I can give you Philip’s address, and we can deal with him tomorrow morning. If you teach him a good lesson, I’m sure he’ll listen to you,” Argent said smugly. His plan was simple. He wanted to use the other party to deal with Philip. Philip had messed with him earlier and crippled his right hand. He would have died if he had not stopped the bleeding in time. Therefore, the grudge between him and Philip was so deep that he could not wait to rip Philip into pieces. Argent and the mysterious man who refused to reveal his name quickly came up with a plan. “In that case, I’ll see you again tomorrow morning. I hope you won't let me down.” After saying this, the mysterious man zoomed into the distance and soon disappeared. Seeing the other party’s hasty retreat, Argent was full of disdain. “Hehe, you think too hig
“Wow, you guys are so generous to send me such a precious gift this time. Tell me more about the deal you want to discuss with me. If it’s up to my expectations, I can consider it.” Argent's mood changed for the better. He smiled brightly and did not consider other possibilities. He seemed to have forgotten the conflict and resentment he had toward Philip. “We know that a young heroic man has appeared in Deadly Arena this time. We’re very interested in him and have decided to recruit him. I heard that you fought him before. I wonder if he's as powerful as I imagined.” The other party did not introduce himself but looked at Argent with a smile. Argent scowled. He thought that this matter was over, but this guy brought it up again. He was obviously trying to belittle him. “Hehe, let’s forget it. I don’t have much of an opinion about Philip. He’s just an average person, nothing worth mentioning.” Argent was afraid of exposing his shame, so he tried to tarnish Philip’s reputati
After confirming that he could leave safely, Argent ran away quickly, unwilling to stay a second longer. Philip was so terrifying that he wanted to keep his distance from him. Argent simply wanted to rob Philip of his treasures, but he was seriously injured instead. He could not accept it. Argent quickly ran back home. He had settled down with his family after such a long time. Given his strength, no one refused his requests. Argent’s family members simply wanted to follow someone strong, so they did not mind doing anything. In the meantime, an uninvited guest appeared at Argent’s home. He did not make an appointment with Argent in advance, so Argent did not know him. When Argent returned home in a mess, they bumped into each other. “I’m surprised to see the head of the family looking so miserable. I’m here at the right time.” The man stared at Argent mockingly as if he was enjoying the show. Argent was annoyed by his reaction, angry that an outsider had seen him in his most mi