The Manor Hall was brightly lit.
The presidents of the four great merchant guilds in River City, Sheridan Jules, Kerr Tolkien, John Franklin, and Geraldine Zac, were waiting anxiously for the results of tonight.
A few hours ago, they had received word that Vann Gordan and his group had started their mission.
But until now, no phone call had come through.
Hence, they did not know how tonight’s results turned out, whether or not that kid Lionel Yeager had been eliminated.
Kerr Tolkien glanced at his watch and said uneasily, "What’s going on? It’s already twelve o’clock. Why hasn’t any news come yet?"
John Franklin also frowned and said, "Yes, it’s been several hours. Could it be that they have failed?"
Geraldine Zac didn’t speak, but she had a faint sense of unease in her heart.
She thought of the scene when she first crossed hands with Lionel Yeager.
That kid was truly strong. Could an Earth Ranking expert like Martin Tisdale really kill him?
Although Sheridan Jules was also worried, he didn’t show it on his face.
He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, put your hearts at ease.
With over two hundred elites and Elder Weil’s assistance, that kid will undoubtedly die, even if he has three heads and six arms."
Kerr Tolkien, John Franklin, and Geraldine Zac nodded in agreement, and their concerns were slightly alleviated.
Yeah, with over two hundred elites and Elder Weil, even if that kid was a Grandmaster, there would be no possibility of survival.
Time passed by every minute and second.
Soon it was one o’clock in the morning.
Kerr Tolkien said, "I still feel that something is not quite right. I’ll make a call to ask what’s going on."
As he said this, he took out his mobile phone, preparing to make a call.
There were footsteps from outside.
Sheridan Jules and the other three looked up simultaneously.
They saw a figure approaching, it was Megan Jordan.
Seeing Megan Jordan return, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Megan Jordan was back, it meant that tonight’s operation was successful.
After Megan Jordan entered the hall, Sheridan Jules quickly asked, "Megan, how is the situation? Is that kid dead?"
However, Megan Jordan did not answer, just slightly lowering his head and maintaining silence.
John Franklin urged, "Megan, what are you doing? Hurry up and say it, we’re dying of anxiety!"
Before the words fell!
With a piercing sound!
They saw a blood-stained golden short blade shoot in from the outside, and then with a "thud," it was nailed to the wall behind Sheridan Jules!
Sheridan Jules, Kerr Tolkien, John Franklin, and Geraldine Zac were startled and quickly turned their heads toward the wall!
Their gazes locked on the blood-stained golden short blade!
John Franklin hesitated for a moment, then excitedly said, "Isn’t this golden short blade Elder Weil’s weapon?
Could it be that Elder Weil has killed the kid?
Has Elder Weil returned?"
Kerr Tolkien nodded happily, "This golden short blade is Elder Weil’s symbol, he must have come back!"
"Don’t think too much, that old fella will never return!"
At this moment, a vigorous voice came in from outside.
Upon hearing this familiar voice, the four of them shuddered and looked outside at the same time.
They saw a thin and tall figure walking through the darkness, step by step.
At the moment that the figure entered the hall!
Their eyes contracted sharply, their bodies tense, and their faces full of disbelief!
The person who entered the hall was none other than Lionel Yeager!
"You... how did you not die?!"
John Franklin’s face turned pale, unable to suppress an exclamation of shock.
"You think that those over two hundred pieces of trash and that old piece of trash could kill me?
You guys must be really naive, huh?"
Lionel Yeager sneered coldly, and added, "As for that old fellow called Martin Tisdale, I’ve already killed him."
Sheridan Jules shook his head vigorously, "Elder Martin is an Earth Ranking expert whose cultivation has already entered the Mid-stage Grandmaster. How could you have possibly killed him?"
Geraldine Zac looked at Megan Jordan with trembling eyes and asked, "Jordan... Is Elder Martin... really dead?"
Megan Jordan nodded her head.
The entire hall quieted down, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Earth Ranking expert Martin Tisdale was really killed!
This was simply unthinkable!
They couldn’t believe it!
But Megan Jordan had already nodded her head, so they had no choice but to believe it!
Sheridan Jules sighed deeply and collapsed into his seat, saying, "Kid, you win. Kill us or cut us up, do as you please."
Kerr Tolkien, John Franklin, and Geraldine Zac all sighed deeply, giving up on resisting and prepared to face death.
If even a powerful person like Martin Tisdale was killed, what use would their resistance be?
Lionel Yeager looked at the four people and said indifferently, "If I really wanted to kill you, you wouldn’t even be alive today."
If Lionel Yeager had said such a thing in the past, they would have definitely dismissed it with a sneer.
But now, they believed it.
This kid really did have the strength.
"Then why did you spare us time and time again?"
Sheridan Jules asked in confusion.
Lionel Yeager replied, "Because I wanted you to work for me.
You are the leaders of River City and are very familiar with it.
As long as you work for me, there are many things that I won’t have to do personally."
Sheridan Jules clenched his teeth and said, "We only pledge loyalty to the South Protection King. We will never work for you.
"Heh, still have some backbone."
Lionel Yeager chuckled softly, then changed his tone and continued, "That’s why I asked you to inform the South Protection King to come to River City to meet me."
Pausing for a moment, Lionel Yeager’s eyes turned cold and he continued, "This is your last chance, and your final warning! Tell the South Protection King to come and meet me, or else I will destroy you completely!"
After saying this, Lionel Yeager turned around and left.
Until Lionel Yeager was completely gone, Sheridan Jules and the others were still unable to regain their composure, with Lionel Yeager’s words still echoing in their ears.
After a long silence.
Sheridan Jules took a deep breath and said to Megan Jordan, "Jordan, tell us about tonight’s situation."
Megan Jordan didn’t conceal anything and truthfully told her story of tonight’s events to the four of them.
As Megan Jordan recounted her story, the expressions on the faces of the four changed constantly, making their hearts race in fear.
By the time Megan Jordan finished, the four of them were completely stunned.
After a long time, they finally regained their composure.
"Dragon Master, what do you think we should do now?"
John Franklin, Geraldine Zac, and Megan Jordan all looked at Sheridan Jules.
Sheridan Jules was silent for a moment, and then said solemnly, "Old Tolkien, Old Franklin, Sister Geraldine, let’s book a flight to Pen City immediately, and go see the South Protection King!"
"Are we really going to ask the South Protection King for help?"
Kerr Tolkien furrowed his brow.
Sheridan Jules sighed and said, "We have no other choice. Now only the South Protection King can suppress that kid!"