Isaac had long known about what Evie had just figured out. After all, the First Elder of Astraeus was only second in power to the Supreme Leader himself. Judging from the incident at the Yves household and his collaboration with the Deviant Cult, it was obvious what Glenn aimed to do.The fact that Glenn dared to kidnap the Supreme Leader's own daughter and the Second Elder himself meant that there was nothing he was afraid of anymore.Did that mean Thaddaeus was dead or incapacitated?This wasn't the first example of a mutiny in the country. There had been telltale signs here and there before each riot."Isaac, General Porter is here," Beefy Bob called out to Isaac from downstairs.Colton Porter? What was he doing here?Isaac went down and saw Colton sitting on the couch with a smiling face. As soon as he caught sight of Isaac, he got up and thanked Isaac, saying, "Thank you for helping me find the antidote, Drakon.""You look a lot better now," Isaac replied, offering him the box of
It started raining heavily in the latter half of the night, with occasional bouts of thunder. A small, compact car was headed for Beacon Clinic. At the entrance, Harry got down from the car and ran up the stairs to his clinic.After getting the antidote formula from Joseph, he followed Isaac's instructions to kill Joseph by injecting a painful poison into his body.The poison would first eat up all his insides and rot his body from the inside out. Then, after invading his skin and internal organs, the victim would finally die a slow, painful death after many torturing hours.Harry threw the lifeless body into Cloud River before returning to the clinic. He was exhausted these few days. He needed a good rest.One hour later, the rain still hadn't let up. A man dressed in all black walked to the entrance of the clinic."Not here anymore…" the man spoke hoarsely as he reached into his pocket.When he pulled his hand back out, there was a very tiny black butterfly in the middle of his palm.
The rain just got heavier and heavier. Raindrops pelted harshly against the windowpanes as Isaac's phone started vibrating loudly in the dead of the night.Isaac got up and retrieved his phone. When he saw that it was Diana's number, he frowned softly. Next to him, Allegra hummed and flipped over in bed.Isaac answered the call and put the phone to his ear. Diana's tearful voice sounded immediately, "I—Isaac, something bad j—just happened! H—Harry is dead!"Gasp!Harry Stewart was dead?Isaac instantly jumped up from bed and asked Diana in a low voice, "Diana, what do you mean by that?"Diana just kept crying on the phone. Isaac could barely make out a word from her. So, he got out of bed and hurriedly got dressed."Are you still going out so late at night?" Allegra had just woken up, and she was staring at Isaac with a worried expression on her face."Something happened at the clinic. I have to go and see what's wrong," Isaac answered with a nod."Be careful," Allegra said with a sigh
Harry's assistant hurriedly put together the antidote and went to prepare a bath with the antidote in it. Then, everyone helped lift Harry into the bathtub.By the time they were done, it was getting light out. Beefy Bob had also taken care of the mess in the clinic.Isaac sat by the door as he smoked a cigarette. He'd just got off a phone call with Black Phoenix with an order to track down the perpetrator who harmed Harry.Liam came down the stairs. Isaac immediately turned to ask him, "How's Harry doing?""Mr. Garten, Dr. Stewart is still unconscious," the assistant replied, looking utterly exhausted. He was in his mid-fifties, after all."Take good care of him. Call me when he wakes up," Isaac said, standing up before walking into the room on the right.Diana hadn't slept the whole night. She was curled up on the bed, staring blankly at the door. She wasn't a scaredy cat. However, it was quite traumatizing for her to witness the intruder in black literally slicing Harry's assistant'
"I don't think I've seen you before," Isaac said, giving the young man a good once-over.Allegra brought out some coffee for both of them. She sensed that they had something private to discuss, so she quickly excused herself.Mateo removed his cap and revealed his exhausted face. He said to Isaac, "My father is Sebastian Bern, the Second Elder of Astraeus. He's specifically given me instructions that if he were to ever go missing, I had to come here to Cloud City to find you."Isaac looked a lot younger than Mateo expected him to be. After all, he didn't know if he could trust his father's words."How could your father ask you to find me if he goes missing? That doesn't make sense. I have no interest whatsoever in Astraeus," Isaac said as he lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Mateo was shocked. He said through gritted teeth, "The Princess and my father have both been kidnapped by Glenn. I'm sure you know Ms. Lopez."Isaac turned to look at Mateo. There was a look in Isaac's eyes
"So, has anyone told you about the huge meeting we're having tomorrow morning? You know what, Sebastian, you're a little too rigid for your own good," Glenn said, sitting opposite Sebastian, whose face was as black as thunder.Sebastian lifted his head and stared into Glenn's eyes, saying, "Glenn Snyder, I know the reason behind the meeting tomorrow, but let me remind you that nobody knows yet whether the Supreme Leader is dead or alive. What you're doing now is mutiny! You're going to lose your head because of this!"Glenn was stunned for a moment. Then, he broke into a fit of laughter. "Oh my, Sebastian, you're still quite good at your job, I see. It seems as if you already know what I'm planning to do. Nothing escapes your eyes, eh?"Then, Glenn sat a little closer to Sebastian and said lowly, "But I have news for you. The Supreme Leader had been lying dead at the foot of Mt. Celeste half a year ago. Oh, and it was an elder from the Deviant Sect who killed him."Gasp!Sebastian's ey
Isaac didn't know how Mateo managed to get hold of information that even Black Phoenix couldn't get. However, it was still good news to him.When Mateo heard the order that Isaac gave out on the phone, he couldn't help feeling pumped up and excited. If they could make it in time, his father would have a higher chance of survival. He really hoped that they would be able to save him.The next morning, the main hall in Astraeus headquarters was decorated with colorful streamers. There was a celebration going on.After being told of the meeting, all of the people who were required to be present were already there before eight. There were pretty ushers showing them around the place. In actual fact, these ushers were also powerful fighters in Astraeus who had achieved the Amalgamation Phase or higher.Sharp at 8 am, everyone was there, save for Cyrus Neal. The four elders, the heads of the three families, the twelve lords, the forty-eight branch leaders, the top ten fighters in Astraeus, plu
Everyone gasped. They thought that the elders had already come to an agreement, but it seemed as if the Second Elder had yet to agree to it.Did that mean the elders had yet to discuss it among themselves?On the stage, the Third Elder's face froze at once. There was a murderous glint in Glenn's eyes. He never thought threatening Sebastian with his entire family's lives wasn't enough to get him to shut up."Glenn Snyder has been working with the Deviant Cult, and he is also the one who killed the Supreme Leader. Everyone, this is the face of a murderer who betrayed his own family for power!" Sebastian yelled in anger.Many people looked at Glenn with shocked eyes. However, the rest of them also looked at Sebastian in disbelief.Glenn's face was still all smiles. He said loudly and clearly, "Sebastian, I hadn't wanted to say this because we've been working together for so long, but you made me do this. In that case, I don't have to keep this a secret any longer."He then continued, "Eve