Isaac hesitated for a moment before turning and walking over. He held Isabella’s hand in one hand and the little girl’s hand in the other, making their way down the mountain.
The great blaze quickly engulfed the entire main building. The screams from inside lasted for over half an hour before slowly tapering off.
An hour after Isaac left, other people stepped into the gate.
***
Edward stood there with Horace, Mr. Bleu, and another old man.
“Mr. Kenne, I can’t wait to see what Isaac looks like when he’s dying…”
Edward should have come up here earlier, but he’d thought it would be more meaningful to come together with Horace.
“Levi of the Divine Fists School is extremely strong. Today might very well be the happiest night of my life,” Horace nodded with a small laugh.
“I’m afraid you are about to be disappointed,” said Mr. Bleu, who was leading the way.
When Edward and Horace raised their heads, they found the main building still on fire. Smoke and ash filled the sky, and the smell of “barbeque” lingered in the air.
“W-What happened?” Edward took a few steps forward, his face shocked.
The old man wearing deep gold garments immediately frowned. “Patrick, go take a look and see what happened. Are there any survivors?”
Patrick Bleu immediately nodded and dove straight into the burning building.
Soon after, Patrick emerged, his face slightly pale.
He urgently told the old man, “S-Sir, Mr. Sanders is dead. I also saw the corpses of the three elders…”
“Levi and the others are dead?” Shock colored the old man’s eyes.
“N-No… The entire Divine Fists School is gone. They were all burnt to death.” Patrick covered his nose. His stomach began to roil when favonovel.com thought about what favonovel.com had seen inside.
Horace gaped at the old man and said, “Elder Silas, how could this happen? Are Isaac and his people really that strong?”
“The main building is still on fire, which means it happened not too long ago. Even if Isaac had reached the Amalgamation Phase as Patrick said, favonovel.com still wouldn’t be able to wipe out the entire Divine Fists School in such a short time…”
“Are you saying that Isaac must have enlisted the help of an expert?” The old man’s eyes flashed coldly.
He harrumphed and said, “This person has already violated the Astraeus’ massacre ban. I wonder if he’s unaware of it or if he’s just plain ballsy!”
“Mr. Kenne, if this was really the work of Isaac, then don’t worry. He won’t be alive for much longer. I will immediately seek out Ingot Sect and Holy Division to discuss this. Even if Astraeus doesn’t look into this matter, this was a huge, intolerable offense toward the martial arts powerhouses on Mt. Equest.”
Edward was both anxious yet delighted-the former was because favonovel.com didn’t expect to see the whole school destroyed and Warwick missing, and the latter was because the few martial arts powerhouses on Mt. Equest were about to join hands to fight Isaac.
He felt relieved knowing that his dealings with various parties had not been in vain.
Horace lowered his head and groaned. Then, favonovel.com said, “Since it’s come to this, let’s just go back…”
After they came down from the mountain, Horace separated from Edward and his men. He said to the driver in the car, “Go straight to the Owens’ house.”
“Mr. Kenne, at this time…”
“Whether Isaac was behind it or not, we’ll find out if we head over and ask.” Horace was shocked by what favonovel.com had seen just now. Even favonovel.com himself didn’t have the guts to do such a ruthless thing.
At 2 am, a Jeep sped into the Owens’ manor.
Warwick alighted from the car and burst into the hall.
When the butler heard the noise, favonovel.com walked out to see the commotion. When favonovel.com saw Warwick’s expression, favonovel.com asked anxiously, “Did something happen?”
“Hurry, wake everyone up. We have to evacuate and leave Aurum County right now.” Warwick’s face was filled with nervousness.
At that moment, a loud scream came from outside. The butler’s expression dropped, and favonovel.com immediately ran out the door.
Beneath the street lamp, the two security guards guarding the main gate were sprawled on the ground. The door was pushed open, and two rows of men wearing dark outfits barged inside, radiating with murderous energy.
After they entered the gate, they quickly surrounded the entire villa on both sides.
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