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Emmanuel and Terence left, and the heads of the major families from

Nuthana’s second floor followed suit. Soon, only the Verkade family and those

who had originally intended to submit to them remained on the third floor.

“Gautier, Emmanuel and the others have left. It’s just us here now–are you

still going to keep up the act?” Hubert sneered. “You’re doing this because you’re scared, right? You know we don’t have enough strength to take down Emmanuel, so that’s why you didn’t join Dad in wiping out the Quillen family back then. Otherwise, with your planning and strategy, the Quillen family would’ve been wiped out ages ago!”

Gautier, however, looked dismissive, feigning oblivion. “I don’t know what

you’re talking about. Everything I’m doing now is purely out of redemption and gratitude.”

“Huh, you’re something else! I gotta hand it to you!” Hubert gave him a

thumbs–up.

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Honest, if he hadn’t grown up following his brother around, he might’ve

believed his nonsense. But he knew better. Gautier wasn’t that kind of person

-he had bigger plans, way beyond what their father had ever imagined.

Their father’s ambition had been too small, too impatient, and it had gotten in

Gautier’s way.

Gautier ignored his younger brother. He didn’t do it for glory but to keep

Hubert and their mother alive. But Gautier also knew that he was destined to

walk a lonely path with no one to share his thoughts or burdens.

Meanwhile, the Great Four Envoys leaped from the Yeringham Prestige Hotel, desperately fleeing, all while being pursued by Sunny’s Blade Battalion. If it hadn’t been for Aora’s otherworldly strength, they might’ve all been killed right there in Yeringham.

Though they managed to escape, all four of them bore injuries of varying degrees.

Hiding deep within the mountains on the outskirts of Yeringham, Azure turned

to Aora and asked, “What do we do now Aora? We didn’t kill anyone we were

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supposed to, especially not Emmanuel. In fact, we almost got killed ourselves.

How are we supposed to face the President?”

Aora’s expression was dark, and he slammed his fist into a nearby tree. The

tree shattered and fell with a loud crash. “D*mn it! D*mn it all!” he cursed. “To

think Emmanuel’s strength improved so quickly! The President should’ve had

us take action sooner. Now it’s too late–it’s going to be nearly impossible to

kill him!”

Aora’s words struck a heavy blow to the morale of his three companions.

They had always carried out the president’s assassinations flawlessly. Whether it was a powerful family, a grandmaster, or a hidden martial artist-

even sect leaders–none had ever stood a chance against them. But

Emmanuel’s strength was unfathomable. Even the four of them together

couldn’t take him down in a short time, and they had barely left him

wounded. On top of that, Emmanuel had powerful allies, each stronger than

the last. He was unbeatable one–on–one and nearly invincible when

outnumbered. They were at a loss for what to do next.

“Forget it,” Aora finally said. “We won’t return to Zovince just yet. Let’s take care

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of the president’s second mission.”

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Amethyst gasped. “Aora, do you mean… the ‘Dragon Tome‘? Have you located

it?”

“That’s right.” Aora smirked. “It’s hidden in the Ancient Woods of Eldoria.”

“The Ancient Woods of Eldoria?” The three of them were visibly shocked.

Ash spoke up, “But isn’t that place rumored to be a living labyrinth? No one who’s entered has ever come out alive. How did anyone learn that the

‘Dragon Tome‘ is there?”

“Huh, we have that Summerton guy to thank for that information!” Aora said

smugly.

“The Summerton family?” Amethyst asked, surprised. “Do you mean the

Summertons from Zovince?”

“Exactly. The Summertons were one of the Four Great Aristocratic Families in

Zovince back then, and they had incredible influence. But they suddenly

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chose to go into hiding. I suspect it had something to do with the ‘Dragon

Tome. Once we get our hands on it and master its techniques, killing

Emmanuel will be as easy as crushing an ant,” he said icily.

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Anyone familiar with Chanaea’s martial arts world knew that two martial arts

were hailed as the strongest in the land. One was the most powerful.

technique: the Northern Region’s Reverse Dragon Palm. The other was the

most powerful internal method: the ‘Dragon Tome.‘ It was said that mastering

either one would allow someone to dominate the world but mastering both

would elevate them to a godlike existence, transcending humanity.

“Alright, let’s head to the Ancient Woods of Eldoria immediately!”

After reaching their decision, the Great Four Envoys vanished northw