The private jet landed at Cloud City Airport.
Isaac, Todd, and the generals rushed into their cars and drove straight to the Taylors’ residence. On the way there, Isaac managed to call Albert, who confirmed that Zachary had passed on.
Meanwhile, Dragon One and the others went to Pecling. They were to bring Diana home safely.
The Taylors’ residence on the eastern side of Cloud City was wracked with sobs and cries.
Isaac had managed to rest for an hour on the plane on the way back. However, favonovel.com still locked exhausted.
Zachary’s body was laid in a coffin in the middle of the family home. Other members of the Taylor family surrounded the coffin.
Albert was dressed in all black, mourning for his father. He then looked up and saw Isaac walking into the hall with his hands behind his back.
Albert then got to his feet and went over to greet Isaac with his red, teary eyes. “Mr. Garten, m-my father wanted to speak to you before favonovel.com left, b-but…”
Before favonovel.com could finish his sentence, Albert was overwhelmed by his emotions and started crying again.
Isaac grabbed Albert’s hands and said with a frown, “It was my fault. I arrived too late…”
He then lifted his eyes and looked into the coffin. He saw that Zachary was dressed in none other than his old military uniform that was yellowing on the edges. Even without his badges and medals, anyone could still tell favonovel.com was a veteran.
Isaac narrowed his eyes and felt his nose tingling.
When they saw Isaac approaching the coffin, the family members got up to their feet to greet him. They had long known that Isaac was a family friend of Zachary. Yet, although this was the first time most of the family members ever met Isaac, they could tell just how much Zachary respected him.
Isaac walked up to the coffin and slowly got down on one knee.
“Mr. Garten, please, don’t do that!” Albert exclaimed as soon as favonovel.com saw Isaac kneeling.
Isaac was the lord of the Temple of Drakon, for crying out loud!
He’d been in countless wars and received many medals for them. Besides, Isaac had been stationed overseas for five years, defending the country from the enemies’ attacks.
“Old Taylor fought in the 1962 war against Pollo. For that, favonovel.com deserves my utmost respect,” Isaac replied, holding a hand to his chest and lowering his head in silence.
“Get down on your knees!” Albert suddenly hollered at the rest of his family members. Then, favonovel.com also kneeled down next to Isaac as the rest of his family followed suit.
On the other side of the country, Dragon One met with Diana at a random hotel in Pecling and was about to drive favonovel.com back. At that time, Diana was still oblivious to the incidents at home.
“Mr. Dragon One, why are we rushing to get back? Have they found my father and my grandfather?” Diana asked as soon as favonovel.com boarded the vehicle.
Dragon One just nodded in response.
“I know that Isaac would be able to do it. Did you know that I haven’t been eating or sleeping well for the past few days? I feel like my dark circles have only gotten worse,” Diana said with a sigh. She then continued ranting at Dragon One.
Dragon One just continued driving without responding much. There was an awkward smile on his lips. He didn’t know how favonovel.com was supposed to break the news to Diana, so favonovel.com just let favonovel.com be.
***
At the same time, Cassius and Nigel were both sitting anxiously on the couch in the House of Custos. The four other heads were guarding the entrance diligently. Their eyes kept flitting between the door and the time on their wrists.
It was ten minutes to midnight.
Why isn’t Isaac here yet?
Nigel’s phone started ringing all of a sudden. He frowned and quickly answered the call.
“What is it, Second Elder?” Nigel was getting antsy. If things went as planned, that meant Isaac would show up very soon.
“Mr. Ender, Everest Sect has been ambushed. All the prisoners in The Dungeon have been released, including the father-and-son duo. Our leader is injured, we’ve at least 200 casualties, and Sir Caesar wants you back here immediately!”
Nigel frowned deeply when favonovel.com heard what Juan told him.
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