Floyd said confidently, “Rest assured. There’s a three-million-strong army garrisoned here. If the Black Dragon comes, I assure you he won’t be leaving here alive.”

“Failure is not allowed. If you fail, there’s no need for you to return.”

The other side hung up the phone.

Floyd stood up. He tossed the cigarette bud in his hand on the ground and stomped on it. Then, he headed back toward the conference room.

The generals of the twenty-eight-nations gathered in the room.

Floyd walked ove