Cyra bit hard on her lips. When she looked at Isaac, her eyes were bloodshot."Sh—she doesn't know anything, Mr. Garten. My daughter has always been at home lately. She rarely left the house, so how could she do that to your daughter?" Garrett waved fretfully.Isaac laughed and said to Beefy Bob, "Get Lucas to bring him in."Garrett squinted."One of you is absent—I believe he's called Gael Isbell. I heard he's someone influential!" Isaac let out an intimidating air.Soon, Lucas carried an almost lifeless man into the house.With a thud, he thrust the man onto the floor."This is Cosmo Searre. He was Gael's subordinate ten years ago. He told me Gael called him and arranged for him to kidnap and bury my daughter alive. Is it true?" Isaac's icy gaze swept across Garrett and his children."Mr. Isbell, Mr. Isbell! Save me! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" The man on the floor looked up and shouted at Garrett in agony.Garrett's eyes widened. He pointed at Cosmo and yelle
Isaac dodged the bullets easily."Shit! How can this be?"Gustav pressed the trigger furiously, but the pistol had only six bullets and was out of ammunition.The warriors looked at Isaac like he was a ghost, horrified. How did he dodge all six bullets at such a short distance?"I said I'd allow Cyra Isbell to avenge her husband and son; did I say you could fire?" Isaac squinted at Gustav.Suddenly, Isaac pounced at Gustav; everyone else could only see his silhouette. Isaac raised his hand and smacked Gustav on the top of his head.There was a dull thud. Gustav's eyes widened, and blood streamed from his eyes and nostrils. He crumbled to the floor."Gustav!" Gael shouted and darted toward Gustav.He put his hand under Gustav's nose and realized he was already dead."My son!" Garrett ran to Gustav's side at the same time as Cyra.Isaac lit a cigarette and sat back on the sofa."Isaac Garten, you killed my son!" Garrett looked at Isaac with reddened eyes."If I had arrived ju
Crack! Crack!Gael's breastbone was fractured, and his chest sunk in. The immense energy blasted his organs into pieces. Gael flew back and coughed up a mouthful of blood.He lay on the floor with a sunken chest. His body convoluted and fell silent.Cyra's eyes widened; Garreth froze.Some of the more cowardly warriors had slumped onto the floor.Gael was a four-star general from the headquarters' east garrison. Those familiar with him knew he was the favorite warrior of one of the commanders in the House of Custos!Even in a place like Pecling, many feared Gael, but this man had killed him with only one move."M—My son!""Gael! Gael!"Garreth and Cyra ran up to him and realized he had stopped breathing."Isaac Garten! You…" Garreth was in deep grief. He moaned and pointed at Isaac while stumbling back, almost tripping over himself."I told you I'm offering you another chance. He declined, so I did what I had to." Isaac returned to the sofa.Hurried footsteps approached the
He hadn't expected that Isaac would kill his sons without hesitation."Kill that bastard! Kill him!" Cyra shrieked maniacally. She knelt on the floor and hit herself out of agony.She could never have predicted such an ending.How could she face her brothers' wives and children? How was she going to face their family?The three patriarchs exchanged glances. Then, Rodney stepped forward and said, "Isaac Garten, you killed the Isbell brothers. Now that we're all here, you should explain yourself!""Explain?" Isaac opened his eyes and rose to his feet.He had been waiting for this moment—for the three patriarchs to be here."That Isbell kid hired someone to kidnap my daughter and almost buried her alive. But nobody from your side is explaining anything to me." Isaac was on the verge of going berserk, and his eyes were getting redder by the minute.Rodney roared, "Let me get this straight. We will never stand aside and condone your rowdy ways here in Pecling!" He turned to Garrett.
Rodrick was in his late 60s, but his intimidating presence loomed over the Isbell family's residence.The four men in military uniform behind him occasionally emitted murderous intent too.Rodrick's appearance calmed everyone down. If Isaac lost his mind and killed Rodney, the current patriarch of the Shaffer family, he would be doomed.Isaac loosened his grip slightly when Rodrick entered the living room, allowing Rodney to inhale fresh air."It's only been a few years, Isaac. I see your temper is worse now." Rodrick looked at Isaac with a meaningful smile, glancing only once at his son.Ned and Ted couldn't help but respect Rodrick's attitude—he remained calm though his son's life was in danger. He truly lived up to his name as one of the four commanders of the House of Custos.Lucas frowned the moment he saw Rodrick.Rodrick was as strong as him. The four men behind him also emanated surges of spiritual energy and killing intent."The Isbell family planned to bury my daughte
Taking away one of his subordinates was the best solution.Isaac glanced at Beefy Bob and abruptly burst out laughing. He looked at Rodney. "And if I refuse?"Rodrick had a bad feeling. Before he could speak, his son screamed, "If you refuse, then you shall witness your daughter being buried alive again!"Isaac's murderous intent intensified. With a quick movement, he lunged at Rodney again."Isaac!" Rodrick's face changed when he sensed the looming danger. He roared and swung his fist at Isaac.But he was still too late.Isaac stood before Rodney in the blink of an eye. He grabbed his neck and twisted his fingers. With a crack, Rodney's head tilted, and he slumped to the floor, his eyes staring blankly ahead.Rodrick halted and turned toward Rodney as he roared, "My son!"The onlookers watched Isaac kill Rodney by breaking his neck, and chills ran down their spines.That was the head of the Shaffer family! "Isaac, I'll take your worthless life today!" Rodrick turned away fr
Ethan's response shocked Arian. He recalled their decision during the meeting, and sweat broke out over his forehead."Please advise, Mr. Grannel!""It seems I'm right. Let me ask you. How many foreign enemies has the Temple of Drakon defeated for the House of Custos over these years?Arian frowned. "I don't have the specific numbers, but there were no less than 20 attacks from the Kingdom of Aquila, the Kingdom of Ursus, and our smaller neighboring countries alone.""If the House of Custos had sent its troops for those 20 battles, how many sacrifices would you have suffered?""I…" Arian had never calculated it this way. He looked up and said, "Mr. Grannel, I heard he just killed Garrett's sons. The Isbell family is one of the most renowned families in Pecling and has contributed greatly to the country. I can't just let Isaac do whatever he wants, can I? I heard he almost killed Rodrick's son too!""Why did he kill Garrett's sons? And why did Rodrick's son appear at the Isbell fa
"Sir!" The others were delighted and surprised to see Arian—now that Arian was here, there was no way Isaac could go up against the commander of millions of warriors even if he had superpowers, could he?"Sir, please uphold justice for this old geezer. This brute has been killing people as he wishes. We're in the capital! How can he run amok as such?" Garrett cried,, kneeling on the ground.Beefy Bob and Lucas looked solemnly at Arian. This man was well-known to them as well. Now, they had finally met him."Sir, you must help us. How else would we have a foothold in Pecling?""Especially Rodney. He died an unworthy death!" Ted and Ned yelled righteously.Everyone was accusing Isaac, but the accused was calmly smoking a cigarette, watching Arian silently.Arian took a deep breath and told Garrett, "Garrett, as things are now, you, as a parent, should reflect on the Isbell family's doings and not insist on revenge. That's a precarious train of thought!"Everyone inhaled sharply