The powerful and arrogant Earth Ninja, with a look of horror on his face, pupils dilated, had no signs of life left in his eyes.
On the cliff, Yuriko dropped her binoculars to the ground.
“Miss Koken, Mr. Yonamine… he… he’s fallen!” Yuriko’s voice was full of disbelief.
“Yonamine!” Maniwa’s body shook twice as she saw Yonamine’s body through the binoculars. Her eyes were filled with tears.
Eight Upper Ninjas, four Human Ninjas and one Earth Ninja all fell. For the Koken family, this was an enormous loss that had already hurt their reputation.
Maniwa felt like her heart was bleeding at this moment.
She regretted not taking Leo back to Orientia when he was badly injured in the underground parking lot that day!
“Leo, are you okay?” Fire Rose asked concernedly as she noticed Leo’s pale face.
Leo shook his head and replied, “I’m fine. Thank you for your help today.”
It was fortunate that Fire Rose helped him today; otherwise it would have been impossible for him to kill eight Upper Ninjas, four Human Ninjas and one Earth Ninja alone without paying a heavy price for it.
Fire Rose smiled, “Don’t mention it! We’re friends and colleagues now. If our superiors find out about what happened today they will be very pleased.”
The Orientian ninjas had been engaged in espionage activities within the country. As WONDER members, they couldn’t tolerate the audacity of Orientian ninjas in Atraria.
Suddenly, Leo seemed to sense something and turned his head to look at a cliff to the north.
Fukutsuchi noticed Leo’s icy gaze through the binoculars and his hands couldn’t help but tremble. He quickly put down the binoculars and said, “Miss Koken, it seems like Leo has spotted us!”
“It shouldn’t be possible,” replied Maniwa, though she still put down her binoculars as a precaution.
Maniwa handed the binoculars to Fukutsuchi, cast one last hateful glance in Leo’s direction, and gritted her teeth as she uttered three words, “Let’s go!”
Fukutsuchi, who had hastily taken the binoculars, was shaken to the core. Initially, he thought that with the Koken family mobilizing such a massive force, dealing with one Atraria person would be a piece of cake.
But the outcome turned out to be completely different, with even the immensely powerful Earth Ninja being slain.
Fire Rose noticed Leo’s gaze and curiously asked, “Leo, what did you find?”
“Nothing, let’s go,” Leo retracted his gaze and replied calmly.
Leo knew his instincts wouldn’t be wrong. Maniwa must be observing everything that happened here from that cliff.
At the same time, Leo was well aware that even though he had slain the Earth Ninja Yonamine, the revenge-driven Orientian ninjas would not let the matter end there, considering Maniwa and the Koken family’s personalities.
The Orientian ninjas were known for their strong desire for retaliation and relentless pursuit of their goals. To completely eliminate the hidden dangers and troubles, there was only one choice: to completely destroy the Koken family.
“Leo, why don’t you go back to the city first? The Demon Vine planted by the Orientian ninjas has great scientific value. I’ve already sent a message with its location to my colleagues at WONDER. Once they arrive, I need to assist them in taking away the Demon Vine,” Fire Rose said, pointing at the Demon Vine.
“Alright, I’ll go back first. If you have time, you can come to the clinic and I’ll treat you to a meal.”
Regardless, Leo owed Fire Rose a favor today.
Fire Rose smiled sweetly, “When someone treats me to a meal, I never refuse. I’ll definitely come to the clinic another day!”
Leo bid farewell to Fire Rose and returned to the road.
On the roadside, although the windshield of the car had two holes, it didn’t affect normal driving.
After returning to the city, Leo first took the car for repairs and then hailed a taxi to Wilde Jewelry Group.
To completely destroy the Koken family, he needed to have sufficient power, so Leo’s top priority now was to train.
Before locking himself in the underground warehouse of Wilde Jewelry Group for training, Leo made a call to Bob, asking him to help investigate the Koken family’s businesses in Langstel.
Since the Koken family wanted to play, they should play along.
…
The next morning, just as Leo was about to open the store, he received a call from Stan.
“Mr. Bloomer, hello,” Stan’s polite voice came through the phone.
“Mr. Christopher, what’s the matter?” Leo guessed it must be related to geomancy.
After considering his words, Stan said, “Mr. Bloomer, well, my cousin’s residence has encountered some issues. Can I trouble you to take a look?”
Leo thought for a moment and realized he didn’t have anything important to do today, so he agreed.
Upon receiving Leo’s confirmation, Stan was delighted. “That’s great! My cousin’s house is in Spirit Wells Village, on the outskirts of the city. I’ll come to the clinic to pick you up.”
Half an hour later, Leo got into Stan’s car and they set off for Spirit Wells Village.
On the way to Spirit Wells Village, Stan briefly explained the cause and effect of the situation to Leo.
The story started a month ago.
A month ago, Stan’s cousin Aadam Dickson’s grandfather passed away. Prior to that, the Dickson family had spent some money to hire a geomancy master from the county to select a geomancy burial site for the old man.
The chosen burial site was on White Iris Mountain, north of Spirit Wells Village.
According to the geomancy master, although the chosen burial site for Aadam’s grandfather was not an exceptional geomantic treasure land, it would ensure the peace and health of the Dickson family for generations to come.
Rural people tend to believe in such things to some extent, so naturally, they believed the words of the geomancy master. After the seven-day mourning period, the old man was buried at the location recommended by the geomancy master.
Little did they know that misfortune would begin from that moment.
Just seven days after the burial, Aadam’s mother was working in the fields when she was struck on the head by a falling tree trunk. She was discovered by the villagers and taken to the hospital, but all efforts to save her proved futile, and she passed away.
Natural disasters and human misfortunes sometimes don’t surprise people; they only make them lament the twists and turns of fate.
But the unexpected death of Aadam’s mother was something that could not be comprehended no matter what. You see, it was a clear day with no strong winds, apart from a gentle breeze. The tree trunk that fell was from a locust tree, and it appeared to be in good health without any signs of decay, despite being around a hundred years old.
Aadam had personally inspected the scene with others, and it would have taken considerable effort to even cut through the trunk with a chainsaw, let alone being brought down by a gust of wind.
The shadow of the accidental death of his mother had not yet dissipated when, three days later, Aadam’s only elder sister was bitten by a snake that suddenly darted out while she was walking back to the village.
Little did they know that the snake was highly venomous. Aadam’s sister couldn’t even make it home before collapsing on the ground.
Once she fell, she never got back up again.