Artificial Superintelligence: Infinite Possibilities!

Chapter 259: Above All Valuable.

Aaron, his mouth still gagged, frantically struggled at the mention of execution. Steve looked like he'd seen a ghost, muttering in disbelief: "No... it can't be..."

Suddenly, with a mixture of desperation and madness, he managed to draw a concealed gun: "Even in death, I'll drag you down with me." he growled, aiming at Ethan.

BANG!

The onlookers gasped, many nearly choked in shock. Steve Byner, the patriarch, had gone mad, daring to shoot at the general.

Yet, even before Steve could pull the trigger, Ethan had seen it. With graceful agility, he dodged the bullet. Immediately, three consecutive shots rang out from the distance - a sniper's precision. Steve, the deranged assailant, lay lifeless in an instant.

"All the rest will be detained and, after trial, executed." Ethan declared coldly. He left the room with the cement bag, disappearing into the night breeze, with Samuel and Savannah trailing behind. A battalion of over a thousand followed in formation.

They moved to the ancestral