Though both sides were equally matched at the start, the Four Royal Guards sustained heavy injuries.
As a result, the three heads were able to beat back the Four Royal Guards easily.
Meanwhile, Jaime picked up his phone. “What is it?”
“Mr. Carter, Zeke is currently heading toward Atheville!” came Manny's panicked voice. “He has deduced our plans
and is putting a stop to it!”
D*mn it!
Jaime cursed under his breath before turning around to address the advance team.
“Pick up the pace, we do not have much time left.”
Spurred on by the order, the advance team fought even harder than before.
Within ten minutes, the president's forces had been completely subdued.
Aside from the numerous casualties, the others were taken as prisoners of war.
Even the Four Royal Guards were left on the ground spewing mouthfuls of blood from the severity of their injuries,
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With a long thin sword in hand, Jaime approached Emerald Dragon with cruel intent.
“What a pity for it to end this way. I have heard that you are a rare talent. You could have been something if you
chose to serve under me. Since you chose to oppose me, the only other option for you is death.”
Emerald Dragon looked up as his face contorted into a hateful jeer. “Death? If I must die, you're coming with me!”
With a burst of his remaining strength, he jumped to his feet and leaped toward Jaime.
Being taken completely unaware, Jaime was unable to move in time and was tightly held by Emerald Dragon.
Before he could retaliate, Emerald Dragon channeled his life force one last time and exploded violently.
When Jaime realized what Emerald Dragon was doing, it was already too late as the force of the explosion sent him
flying backward.
He landed in a heap some distance away with his ears ringing from the force of the explosion.
When Emerald Dragon was making his move, the other three Royal Guards lunged at the other three heads and
with a final roar, blew themselves up in a similar fashion.
Three simultaneous explosions of the three King Class warriors was a terrifying force indeed. Aside from the
deafening boom, the very fabric of time and space seemed to warp as if threatening to rip apart.
The skies turned dark without a trace of the sun or the moon from the impact. The shockwave was so powerful that
it caused the collapse of several city walls in the distance.
The dust finally began to settle only after five minutes. There was no trace of the Four Royal Guards to be found.
Despite being the targets of the explosions, only one of the heads was killed.
Though the other three had sustained heavy injuries, they were not even close to death.
As they had anticipated an event like this to occur, they came prepared by donning blastproof armor.
It was an artifact that was capable of defending the lives of the heads of the Four Hidden Sects such as the armor
was no ordinary item indeed.
Being able to withstand the relentless assault of even Ultimate Class warriors, the armor was more than capable of
mitigating the blast of the King Class warriors.
However, advance team was not as lucky. Without the luxury of the armor that the heads wore, many of them were
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In fact, ten of the King Class warriors who stood closest to them were blasted into smithereens.
The city guards were shocked into silence at the manner of the Four Royal Guard's demise as they had looked up to
the four as their leaders and mentors.
It is like watching your brothers die before your eyes and being unable to do anything about it. It's much more
painful than our own deaths!
“Kill them! Kill them all!” one of the guards shrieked, maddened by grief. “Avenge our brothers!”
With renewed vigor, the battle cry of the guards echoed throughout the region.
Even the guards who were taken prisoner began to struggle violently against their captors, with little regard to the
swords pressed against their necks.
At the slightest sign of movement, many of their heads fell instantly to the ground with a swipe of the swords.
Only a fraction of the president's forces remained alive as they did not attempt to resist their captors.
Meanwhile, the three remaining elders swallowed a red tablet each in unison.
Their recovery was so rapid that it could be discerned by the naked eye.