"Have you gotten through yet?"
"Can’t get through, there’s a prompt that says the call is temporarily unavailable."
"Keep calling until you get through!"
Emilio Compton sternly ordered, then turned and sat down at the table outside.
Seeing his expression, Kaenu Hail and the other two knew the result, and Elise Parry spoke indifferently, "He must be hiding somewhere, studying the Water-Fire Mirror."
Nikolai Jimenez laughed, "The Water-Fire Mirror has been lying around here who knows how long, it must have absorbed quite a bit of Spiritual Energy. Due to the damage, it will leak out some energy, maybe that guy is using it to cultivate."
Emilio Compton snorted coldly, "He could at most make use of a little Spiritual Energy, so what? Even if he cultivates to the Innate Great Grandmaster Peak, what then? In the end, he is just a mortal. Regardless, he must die."
Nikolai Jimenez chuckled, "Cultivators, for the sake of treasures and longevity, what wouldn’t they do? Using his relatives to threaten him, that tactic might not necessarily work."
Emilio Compton sneered, "If it doesn’t work, then kill them. Since he has provoked me, would I give him any face?"
After a pause, Emilio Compton’s gaze swept over the two people, "Since the matter here is done, you two still haven’t left. Are you planning to stay and watch me be made a fool of?"
Nikolai Jimenez smiled, "I was ordered to come here in search of the Water-Fire Mirror, I ought to wait for an outcome, otherwise, I’d have no way to explain myself upon returning."
Elise Parry smiled brightly, "Yeah, it’s understandable if we haven’t acquired it, but not having a result at all would be punishable. I’ve already sent my people back to report this matter, I will wait a bit longer for an outcome."
They’re just lingering to see if there’s a chance to snatch the Water-Fire Mirror, who doesn’t know that act?
Emilio Compton turned his head to look at Seth Hoffman, standing by his side like a servant, "Have you captured all the Frost Family Members?"
Seth Hoffman quickly answered, "My entire Hoffman Family, both Innates and Grandmasters, have all been deployed. Everyone under Dawson Frost has been controlled."
Emilio Compton asked, "Who is closest to Carson Flores?"
Seth Hoffman replied, "His aunt, Leah Frost, thirty-four years old, an Innate Great Grandmaster."
Emilio Compton commanded coldly, "Bring her here."
The Hoffman Family acted swiftly, and by the next morning, Emilio Compton had met Leah Frost.
Leah Frost’s demeanor was very calm, even relaxed, without the slightest indication of being a captive who is disheartened or afraid.
Emilio Compton stared at Leah Frost and asked coldly, "You are Carson Flores’s aunt, Leah Frost?"
Leah Frost chuckled, "Yes, what trouble has the little guy gotten into this time? So the Hoffman Family is actually willing to be someone’s dog, that’s quite rare."
Emilio Compton signaled Seth Hoffman with a nod, "Tell her everything."
Seth Hoffman quickly explained Carson’s theft of the Water-Fire Mirror, and Leah Frost burst into laughter, "My nephew really isn’t easy to handle, he stirs up more powerful people each time. This time he’s even got the Cultivators from the Blessed Land of Cave Heavens involved, and here we are, crossing paths with the Hoffman Family again, quite the fate."
Emilio Compton said coldly, "Find a way to locate Carson Flores and make him hand over the Water-Fire Mirror. Otherwise, not a single member of your family will be spared."
Leah Frost’s expression remained unchanged as she sighed, "Aren’t Cultivators endowed with numerous Divine Skills? You can’t even find a single person and have to resort to kidnapping relatives for threats, how are you any different from common thugs?"
A vicious light shone in Emilio Compton’s eyes, "It seems you have a tough mouth. Do you want me to start by killing someone? Your father, or perhaps your nephews and nieces?"
Leah Frost immediately silenced herself, adopting a helpless and pitiful expression, "Where could he have run off to, how would I know? All I can do is make a phone call. You’ve all tried as well, what can you do when the calls don’t go through?"
Emilio Compton knew Leah Frost was telling the truth. He’d ordered her to be brought over simply to pressure Carson in person.
Until Carson made an appearance, he really didn’t dare to kill anyone. If Carson saw that he’d already committed murder and, out of shock, decided to abandon everything and flee, then he’d truly be out of options.
A knife at the throat has the greatest deterrent effect, but once you actually cut down, some people become even more frightened, while others may go mad.
"Take her away, keep an eye on her."
Leah Frost was locked in a tent, guarded by an Innate Grandmaster. Her meridians had been sealed off, rendering her unable to use her powers, and she became nothing more than an average person.
Seated in the middle of the tent, Leah Frost frowned, her gaze filled with worry.
She didn’t blame Carson Flores.
The Water-Fire Mirror, an ownerless treasure, was up for grabs by anyone.
The only reason for this situation was simply because Emilio Compton was more powerful. With a bigger fist, his words carried weight.
Perhaps Carson hadn’t expected his identity to be exposed by the Hoffman Family.
Leah Frost actually hoped he wouldn’t show up. Otherwise, that might be the real annihilation of their clan.
Footsteps sounded, the tent flap was pulled back, and Kaenu Hail appeared at the entrance.
Leah Frost looked at the elder in confusion, "Who are you?"
Kaenu Hail smiled, "Kaenu Hail."
Leah Frost’s eyes widened in shock as she stared at Kaenu Hail, "The strongest man in Kyushu?"
Kaenu Hail chuckled and nodded, "About Carson Flores, shall we talk?"