"Yes, that's correct." Fred nodded slightly. "The warlord world is the first line of defense against the Ancient Warlords’ invasion. You've all witnessed their strength just now. If I can't get back in, the momentum of the warlords in the warlord world will undoubtedly weaken. More importantly, there’s no one there who can stop the Holy Emperors when they appear either."If the Ancient Warlords were to take control of the warlord world, they would have a stronghold in this secular world. They would use it for both attack and defense. I don’t need to explain further about the severity of the situation, right?"Hearing this, Lloyd and the others nodded quickly. As the leaders of the four major regiments, they possessed impressive combat capabilities. They were able to understand the severity of the situation just through simple deduction.As for Gustafson, his brows were knitted together slightly before he asked, "So, what does this have to do with me disappearing? Do you want me to i
The name Gustafson would disappear, and the man himself would become Fred.If it were any other time apart from now, Gustafson would have never agreed to such a proposal. After all, he had his own pride as one of the warlord world’s rare geniuses.However, ever since he became Somerland’s God of War, he not only understood the heavy burden on Fred's shoulders but also grasped his importance as the Great One to the country. Not only that, Fred would be facing a perilous situation on his journey to the Ancient Martial Realm. Considering this, Gustafson immediately nodded without hesitation. "From today onward and until the day of your return, Gustafson is dead! He died in the battle today!""Thank you." Fred finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Gustafson’s answer. After relaying some matters related to Savior, Fred continued, "I actually intended to eliminate those Ancient Warlords in the battle just now so that I could proceed to the Ancient Martial Realm with peace of
This did not mean that he did not revere Fred any less, though.It was precisely because of this that Gustafson came to understand that the only people who could receive Fred's guidance were the Red Letter Army as well as his student in the Warlord Academy, Rita Stonemoss. Apart from them, there were no others.Yet, Fred was actually going to teach him a move now! Not only that, but the fact that he chose such a sparsely populated place for his instruction might mean that it was an extraordinary move.Just as Gustafson's mind was filled with thoughts like these, Fred's calm voice sounded again. “I did say before that while you're talented, you lack sufficient experience. If given time to grow, you will inevitably become one of the world's top fighters. That was initially my plan for you as well, but it's not keeping up with the changes. Now, I can only shorten the timeline.""Shorten? What do you mean?" Gustafson asked, but Fred did not answer. Instead, he breathed in slowly before
The Dragon Soaring Art could multiply one's own strength with every rotation the dragon made?Gustafson was absolutely dumbfounded by what he heard from Fred.As the legitimate son of one of the eight most powerful families in the warlord martial world, Gustafson considered himself well-versed in martial arts. During his early years, his father, Gustavo, had spared no effort to cultivate Gustafson into an unparalleled powerhouse capable of facing off against Fred in martial arts. It was even to the extent of him expelling Gustav, who was also his son, from the family so that he could focus solely on Gustafson.It was because of this that Gustafson was practically a connoisseur of martial arts in Somerland, aside from Fred.However, even with such knowledge, Gustafson had never heard of a technique like the Dragon Soaring Art that could exponentially increase one's strength.It was not martial arts as he knew it. Could it be a cheat?Gustafson could not help but ask in disbelief
Fred just smiled. "It's alright, continue forward.""C-Continue? But..." Egorov hesitated. He was uncertain since the Ancient Warlords had proven to be beyond his imagination. Yet, Fred wanted him to proceed. He would fear for his life the moment an Ancient Warlord emerged.However, considering that Egorov's mission was to rescue Chief Harrington and Catherine, he did not have the luxury of worrying about the dangers of life-threatening situations. If he had time to be concerned about such matters, how could he have reached this point in the first place?Thus, following Fred's instructions, Egorov immediately stepped on the accelerator and drove forward."Despicable ants!"On top of a distant mountain peak, a man witnessed this scene. His face instantly turned extremely unpleasant.This man was named Zorio, one of the Ancient Warlords who had left his world together with Gregory. The mountain peak he was on served as a place for them to recuperate and recover from the damage caus
Zorio had two choices, either lead the Great One to their stronghold or die?Zorio immediately chose the former without any hesitation at all. Ancient Warlords regarded themselves as divine beings and viewed ordinary people as ants because their strength was not something that ordinary people could compare to.However, when faced with a power that could crush them—like Fred's—they would also feel fear, panic, and timidity. They were just like the people they despised in the secular world. Most importantly, they were also afraid of death."O-Oh, Great One, it's j-just ahead. Most of the people there are still recovering due to the injuries they were inflicted with when they came out of the Ancient Martial Realm. At present, Gregory is the only one who is completely recovered.”Five minutes later, Zorio was leading the party toward the stronghold. While doing so, he flattered Fred. No longer was he using the word 'ant'. Instead, he now referred to Fred as the Great One. It was eviden
“Come at you? Me?” Gregory looked at Fred with a raised brow when he heard that."He'll be handling things today. I won't be intervening," Fred said calmly before actually stepping aside after that with his arms crossed as if he were a spectator.Gregory could not believe his eyes when he saw that and snorted. "I’ve no idea what you guys are up to, but aren't you just sending this ant to his death by letting him take action instead of you?"Both Egorov and Zorio agreed inwardly at that remark.Fred remained indifferent while Gustafson scoffed. "Death? Are you talking about yours?""You ant!" Provoked twice in a row by Gustafson, whom he considered an ant, Gregory finally directed his angry gaze at him. “Since you're asking to die so badly, I'll grant you your wish!" he roared coldly.With that, Gregory instantly assumed his stance and threw a punch. Despite his inner disbelief that Fred would not intervene, taking down Gustafson with one strike was the best choice since battle
Silence followed, and it was a deathly still one.At this moment, Zorio and the other Ancient Warlords who had come out due to the sounds of the battle outside the cave watched as the dragon entwined around Gustafson’s body. He still maintained his fist. Then, they looked at Gregory, who had been sent flying more than ten meters away by Gustafson's punch.Each one of them was astonished. Their mouths were wide open as they were unable to believe what they were seeing.That was Gregory they were looking at! Not only was he the right-hand man of Holy Emperor Howlite, but he was also one of the top experts in the Ancient Martial Realm!Before they left their world, they did not believe that any common ant from the secular world would be able to move Gregory even the slightest bit. Even after they learned about Fred, the revered Great One, later on, he was the only one they acknowledged. Essentially, to them, no one else in the secular world mattered aside from Fred.Gustafson was t
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he