Outside Hope Villa District… Three thousand fully armed mercenaries surrounded the entire district. The security guards had been annihilated, except for three. They were kneeling on the ground, with guns pressed against their heads. Not too far away, a column of convoys was stopped in their tracks. Thousands of fully armed soldiers were on high alert. A man in a black jacket whose face was covered in scars was standing nearby the security room. Behind him were a dozen men, who were aiming their RPGs at the convoys. James approached. A soldier immediately presented him with his bulletproof vest. However, James waved slightly and politely declined. He walked over to Nott. “Halt.” With a loudspeaker in his hand, Nott yelled, “Take another step and we’ll open fire.” James stopped. A few shielded soldiers hurriedly walked over to James and handed him a loudspeaker. James lightly waved. “I do not need this.” Looking at Nott, James catalyzed True Energy and yelled, “Wh
James said solemnly, “I don’t have a choice. In a short amount of time, many powerful figures called me to warn against escalating the situation and to accept the enemy’s demands. Help me think of something, Maxine.” Maxine had been paying close attention to this incident the moment James called Thea. Then, news came from the Cadens. After hearing of this, she had been thinking of a way to deal with the three thousand-strong mercenaries while suffering minimal losses. Now, she had a general idea of what to do. “James, from what I understand, these mercenaries know that they will be fighting against the Red Flame Army in the Capital. This means that they have no plans of returning alive.” “This is rather problematic.” “They are most certainly risking their lives for money. Before battle breaks out, try demoralizing the mercenaries. Promise them you will reward them with a sum as long as they surrender. Once a few wavers, seize the opportunity and make a breakthrough.” “You
Bringing Halvor with him, James stood twenty meters away from Nott once more.He looked at Nott and some of the heavily armed mercenaries in front of him, then said in a loud voice, “I’ve brought you the person, but the helicopter will take some time to arrive. Besides, it still needs to refuel, and that will take even more time.”While he said that, he unlocked Halvor’s handcuffs and pushed him slightly.Feeling relieved, Halvor sprinted forward. He stumbled several times before he got to Nott’s side.“Where’s Marion?” asked Halvor. “Did he leave the Capital already?”Nott cast a glance at him and did not say a word. He looked at the time.Nine minutes had passed.“There’s only one minute left, James. We'll fight to the death if I don't spot the helicopter within one minute.” Nott's voice rang out.“Bring it over,” James commanded.Soon after, a helicopter approached in the distance. “It’s already here,” said James, pointing at the distant sky.Nott looked up and saw that a
James was sitting in the helicopter, keeping track of the time and surveying his surroundings.About twenty minutes had passed. The helicopter had flown out of downtown and appeared in the suburbs.James believed that the Red Flame Army had already finished deploying within this time. He was also aware that there were satellites constantly monitoring this helicopter.After the helicopter had departed, the Red Flame Army's helicopters moved into position and appeared in the sky above Hope Villa District. There were snipers on every helicopter.The three thousand mercenaries below were already being aimed at.The mercenaries had observed the sky becoming densely packed with helicopters. However, they were not afraid at all. They were already prepared to die when they dared to come, but they did not take any rash actions either.As long as Nott could leave safely, their families would receive the money.At this moment, within the villa district, a horn was sounded.“People that ar
“Greetings and welcome to the midday news, viewers.“This afternoon, the Red Flame Army of the Capital had conducted a combat drill. During this drill, three thousand fully armed Red Flame Army soldiers acted as the enemy and surrounded the Hope Villa District in the Capital.“It was a live fire drill. During the drill, the entire Red Flame Army was deployed. They completed the rescue mission in a very short period of time.“Please stay tuned to our follow-up report on the details of the drill.”…A news story spread throughout the Capital and even the entire country.Today, the Red Flame Army was dispatched. Convoys and tanks were everywhere in the streets, and the entire city was also sealed off. In the sky were countless helicopters. Even combat aircraft were deployed.This caused panic, but immediately after, the news came out.The public then realized that it was a drill.The Red Flame Army quickly cleaned up the battlefield. They dragged away the three thousand corpses a
James smiled and said, “I've known about Mr. Lee for quite some time, and I finally got to meet him today.”The King smiled and asked, “What can I do for you this time?”“It's nothing major. It's just that I've attacked the Tuckson family this time, and there will undoubtedly be a large number of people involved. Besides that, mercenaries appeared in the Capital and were even using military weapons. There’s something fishy about that. I'm afraid there will be a major upheaval in the military region, so I specifically stopped by to give prior notice,” said James.The King nodded and said, “Well, that's to be expected. Go ahead. Abide by the rules regardless of who is involved. It's time for a clean-up and for a significant replacement of personnel. In fact, I've been wanting to take action for a while now, but there haven't been any opportunities. In addition, I was also concerned that if I took action against these people, the Capital would descend into chaos.”Mr. Lee did not say
Outside the Emperor's Mansion…A military vehicle was approaching. James got out of the vehicle, and the guards at the entrance saluted simultaneously. He gave them a small wave before walking straight into the mansion.Maxine and Thea were both sitting in the courtyard.Their relationship appeared to have improved in the past few days. They were chatting without being cold to each other.They were very concerned today. They were concerned that things would spiral out of control on James' side. Fortunately, there were no mishaps.“James.”“Honey.”When James approached, they both stood up at the same time.James walked over and sat down on a chair in the gazebo. “Thea, have you completed all of the preparations for Cansington?” he inquired.“Yes.” Thea nodded and said, “I've already given orders for the God-King Palace's elites to provide their protection covertly.”“Good.” James let out a sigh of relief.“What are you planning to do next?” asked Maxine."First, put on a
“Yes.”The man nodded, then left in a hurry.Lucjan did not linger either. He turned around and entered the mansion behind him.…At the Emperor's Mansion, James was going over the plan with Maxine and Thea. After much deliberation, they eventually arrived at some comprehensive arrangements.He would kill Yaroslav Gabriel by tomorrow night.When it was time, he would wield the Blade of Justice and lead the Red Flame Army to where Yaroslav resided. Rather than bringing him back and imprisoning him, he would simply kill him immediately.Yaroslav would also get a stand-in ready beforehand.After they had finished discussing the plan, James told Madelyn about it. Madelyn sent all of the documents about the Gu Sect to James as well. These documents contained information about Gu Sect that Yaroslav had obtained.James opened the documents and read them carefully.Gu Sect Leader, identity unknown.The Gu Sect also had a Deputy Leader, named Lucjan Owen. His strength was unknown, bu