“Alas, I still have to kill you though I have a crush on you. You’ll get my family into deep trouble if I don’t.”Elaine frowned deeply. Despite her words, she was having a hard time looking away from Adrian’s face. She swore that this was the most handsome man ever despite all the others she had met in her life.Adrian smiled all of a sudden. And his smile triggered her anger once again.Elaine said, “Why are you smiling? How can you still smile when you’re on the brink of death?”“Alright then.” Adrian shook his head. “Ms. Elaine, I understand how you feel and your thought process. However, do you know that you’ll die just by showing up here today?”“What are you talking about?” Elaine felt her heart race.“I’m going to kill you if you fail to kill me. Are you scared?” asked Adrian rhetorically.Upon saying that, he unleashed a powerful murderous intent.Elaine felt the domineering aura radiating from Adrian’s body. It felt as if it could penetrate the core of the earth, and

After a while, Adrian said, “You’re members of the Cook family and a part of the ten houses. I won’t tell you much just because you’re a member of Wyvern Peak. I sent Blaze to meet you because I hope that you can understand why Wyvern Peak is doing everything that it is doing.”“I understand! I understand!” Alan nodded hastily.Elaine said while crying, “What do you understand? It’d be great if Wyvern Peak would just follow Internal Affairs’ management, right? Why do you have to insist on overthrowing Internal Affairs? At the end of the day, you’re just trying to solicit advantages from this!”“Shut your mouth!” Alan roared.Elaine wiped her tears.Upon noticing the situation, Blaze hastily said, “Elaine, the situation is not as simple as you imagine. This is because your vision is limited, and you can’t see the future. However, the legate can.”“His so-called future is built upon others’ corpses. If Wyvern Peak and Internal Affairs were to have a fallout, it’s the common people

Half an hour later, the pair arrived at a courtyard outside of the city.The place was filled with more than five thousand people standing in an upright and organized manner. They were all dressed in Wyvern Peak battle suits, awaiting Adrian's arrival.Once the engine was shut off, Adrian and Blaze got out of their vehicle. Mya walked over and said, “We’ve gathered everyone from Windton except for Alan Cook.”Adrian nodded and strode over. Everyone looked at him silently.Upon arriving in front of the crowd, Adrian took a deep breath and said, “Comrades, Wyvern Peak has had one unbreakable rule ever since it was founded—defend Navia’s borders. Now, after hundreds of years of wars, this rule still remains unchanged.“Times may have changed, but we haven’t. We’re still standing here, and so long as we remain standing, those from the outlands can forget about wanting to take even one step into our country, can’t they?”“Yes, sir! Wyvern Peak’s original goal remains unchanged, as we

Adrian said nothing throughout the entire conversation.Mya, on the other hand, mulled over a lot of things. At the same time, she felt slightly helpless.Adrian looked up and said, “Mya, I need you to contact twenty generals and have them gather here at once. I have a mission for them.”Mya quickly said, “Understood. I’ll get them here right away.”After that, she picked up her phone and made a few phone calls. When the men scattered throughout Windton received her call, they hurried over to Blaze’s hotel despite only just having climbed into bed.Meanwhile, Blaze sat across from Adrian and asked, “Sir, I’m sure Elaine has put out the word about what’s happening, which means the houses will be ready for you. If we act now, I’m afraid we’ll—”“This is our only chance, and I’m not going to miss it. There may be no more Wyvern Peak if we wait this one out.”“Do you have a plan, sir?” Blaze asked.“We’ll discuss further when the others get here.”Within ten minutes, a total of tw

“Storm, Slayer, you’ll take four hundred men to attack Westfall House.“Divine, Hermit. Four hundred men to Dunn House.“Inviz, Garuda, you two will take King House.“Apollo, Wing. Easter House.“Hawk, Panther. Vega House.”After all ten houses were assigned, Adrian said, “I’ll take a hundred men with me and attack Gardner House in person. Our mission is to locate each house’s secret basement and guard it. After that, Slayer, Hermit, Garuda, Wing, Panther, I want you all to prepare a large truck with a hundred-man squad to enter these basements to transport away everything you can from within.“The intel located inside these rooms will become our biggest asset against Chase. Without them, Wyvern Peak will carry the title of sinners for the rest of time.“When everyone’s ready, Mya will lead a hundred men to open up a path for us to the Northzone. She’ll guard it while all the intel retrieved gets transported out of Windton.”After saying this, Adrian looked up at everyone in fr