The initial assault proved ineffective, prompting the golden vines to launch another attack. The front end of the vine elevated, resembling a fully drawn bowstring. After a moment of gathering strength, it struck down toward Aidan in the crater.The follow-up strike demonstrated increased speed and force compared to the previous one. Before reaching full power, the air itself seemed to tear apart, resonating with the anticipation of the impending strike.The velocity and strength exhibited by the golden vines far exceeded those of the silver ones. Each strike carried a seismic impact as if the earth trembled.Aidan noticed the approaching golden vines and chose not to confront them again. With a strong push from his legs, he moved sideways. At that moment, the powerful strike of the golden vines hit precisely where he had been standing moments ago.The impact was thunderous, shaking the earth and creating a powerful shockwave. It resembled a gust of wind clearing away fallen
At this moment, Dustin was trailing behind the group 300 feet away. He secretly unsheathed his sword.Dustin purposely stayed at the back when he saw Aidan in danger. Then, Dustin threw out a shot as fast as lightning.The shot was so subtle that nobody noticed. It easily sliced the golden vine into two, saving Aidan.The reason why Dustin saved him was because they were in the same group. Plus, Aidan still had some use to him.As Grace said, all of the forces had already entered the oasis. Moreover, most of them were skillful martial artists.Before Dustin found Dracan essence, he shouldn't expose his identity.After all, Aidan's existence could help get rid of a lot of problems. Aidan was a grandmaster martial artist. Thus, he was more than capable of dealing with petty martial artists.Dustin only sent out that shot after considering that factor.Although the golden vine was powerful, it was only at a grandmaster martial artist's level. Thus, it couldn't withstand an ultimat
"Helped you?" Everyone looked around curiously after hearing Aidan's words.All of them were busy escaping just now. They didn't have the time to think about anything else.Perhaps something had happened just now."Mr. Ridge, your skills are superb. I doubt you'll need any of our help.""That's right. We wouldn't be much help in a battle of your level.""Mr. Ridge, did someone step in and affect your performance just now? How terrible of them!"Not knowing what happened, the crowd gossiped among themselves.They thought that only a grandmaster martial artist like Aidan would have the ability to defeat the vines.If Aidan didn't make a move just now, many people would be dead right now."Mr. Ridge, what happened?" Jackson tried asking."Nothing… Nothing much. Since nobody admitted to it, it's fine." Aidan shook his head without another word.He was just probing with his question earlier, not expecting an outcome from it. Aidan couldn't accept if an ultimate grandmaster was hi
Instead of making a move, Grace chose to understand the situation first. "Captain Wilder, can you tell who are the two groups of people there?""Based on their outfits, the team that has more people looks like they're from Fantasy Sea Alliance." Garrett soon found out after taking a closer look."Fantasy Sea Alliance? Who are they?" Grace continued asking.Narrowing his eyes, Garrett explained, "The three major sects in the Southwest are Drakes Dominion Order, Embersteel Order, and Frostwing Sect. "Under these major sects, there are six influential sects, and Fantasy Sea Alliance is one of them."However, Fantasy Sea Alliance is different from normal sects. The way they do things is extreme. Thus, they don't have a good reputation. They have all sorts of members inside too."Jackson couldn't help but sneer upon hearing that, "To put it simply, Fantasy Sea Alliance is formed by a bunch of immoral martial artists. "They try to make themselves righteous, but they secretly like to
"How dare you! Who do you think you are to speak like this?" Jackson couldn't help but feel furious seeing Sophia getting threatened. Initially, Jackson wanted to solve it calmly and avoid unnecessary conflicts.However, he didn't expect the members of Fantasy Sea Alliance to be so arrogant. The latter had disregarded Emberson Steel and attempted to forcefully seize Harmony Sect's treasure. They were simply going too far!"You—" Just as the Fantasy Sea Alliance's member was about to speak, the middle-aged man raised his hand to stop him. "Everyone, treasures are worldly things. It's nothing compared to your own life. I doubt you guys wouldn't understand this, right?""So what if we do understand?" Jackson narrowed his eyes.The middle-aged man replied indifferently, "Since you understand, you should hand over the treasure. You lose some, but you win some. "We'll immediately leave once we get the treasure, and we won't make things difficult for you guys. How about it?"At tha
Looking at the several figures escaping a distance away, Jackson was stunned. "W-What?"He didn't expect Sophia and the others would leave so quickly. They even left without informing Jackson.Even if they needed to retreat, they should have at least told Jackson.By doing this, it seemed that they were leaving Jackson and his team to fend for themselves."Jackson risked his life to save them. Yet, the Harmony Sect's disciples just left like that. How ungrateful!" Hiding nearby, Garrett couldn't help but shake his head in disgust."It's hard to predict what people are thinking. It looks like Jackson's fiancée isn't a good person.""How pitiful. Jackson ended up in this situation just because of a few ungrateful brats."The crowd gossiped among themselves.Emberson Steel and Harmony Sect were alliances, while Jackson and Sophia were engaged.Normally, they should work together to face the enemy when in danger. They could even create a remarkable love story this way.Unexpected
When Jackson and the others rushed over to the source of the sound, they saw Sophia surrounded by the members of Fantasy Sea Alliance.The other disciples from the Harmony Sect had already fallen into a pool of blood, leaving Sophia to fend for herself.Sophia was already injured, not to mention she had used a lot of her energy. Now that she had been surrounded in such circumstances, it was easy to guess what would happen to her."Guys! This woman is so pretty! I think it's a shame if we kill her like that. We should let her live. Then, we can have fun with her today!" the man taking the lead shouted. He was looking at Sophia's curvy body with delight."Agreed!" The bunch of Fantasy Sea Alliance members grinned sinisterly.Harmony Sect's Sophia was a well-known beauty in the martial arts world. If they could have a taste of her, it was worth it for them to risk their lives."How shameless! I'll kill all of you!" Sophia was angered as she swung the Harmony Saber in her hands wit
Screams filled the place.The leader was the only one skillful enough to block all the arrows. Meanwhile, the other members of the Fantasy Sea Alliance were lying in a pool of blood."Fuck! How dare you kill my members! Just wait for it. I'll be back!" After the leader yelled this, he quickly ran away."Jackson, don't let him get away!" Sophia immediately shouted."You bastard! Let's see how you're going to escape." Without even thinking about it, Jackson ran after him with his sword. Then, they engaged in a fight.The leader of Fantasy Sea Alliance was indeed capable. However, he still could not be compared to a gifted martial artist like Jackson.After the duo exchanged several moves, Jackson knocked him to the ground, risking his arm getting slashed in the process.Then, Jackson pressed the long knife against his neck, causing him unable to move."Please! Please don't kill me … I know I was wrong! I have a wife and a newborn child. Please spare my life. I promise to turn o