Sean’s action had everyone jumping out of their skin in fright, their faces rapidly changing color. This was because everyone present assumed Sean was severely injured, essentially reduced to a vegetative state, incapable of anything more than speech. The idea that he could suddenly rise and strike someone seemed as impossible as scaling the heavens.
For a moment, they all subconsciously suspected Sean was bluffing, that in his extreme anger he had managed to raise his right fist in a desperate attempt to intimidate them. After all, just because one can raise a fist, it doesn’t necessarily mean they can summon the bright energy from within their core. These were two different matters.
However, in the next instant, a gust of wind abruptly rose around Sean’s body. Accompanied by a piercing sound of tearing air, a phantom fist made up of bright energy swiftly took shape. It detached itself from Sean’s right fist and aimed at the shocked Earl Woods, rushing towards him.
This scene shattered everyone’s illusions and self-comfort. Sean actually could summon bright energy and launch an attack through the air!
The phantom fist, the size of a basketball, moved at an incredible speed. The short distance of several meters was almost negligible. As soon as the fist broke through the air, it had already appeared in front of Earl Woods.
Earl Woods didn’t even have time to dodge or summon dark energy to defend himself. In an instant, he was blasted away by the phantom fist, coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood. He knocked down several members of the North Kingdom delegation behind him in the process.
Eliott Garner, standing between Sean and Earl Woods, was also hit by the phantom fist. He staggered several steps before managing to steady himself, narrowly avoiding falling face-first onto the ground.
The royal guards responsible for carrying the stretcher were so frightened that their scalps tingled. They froze, their hands trembling. With a clatter, they dropped Sean onto the ground and hastily retreated.
The surrounding five thousand guard troops were on high alert. All of these events happened in an instant.
Including the King of Night, many of the people present were the best among the Complete Stage. However, caught off guard, they were unable to react in time to this sudden and somewhat mind-boggling situation.
“General Woods!”
“General Woods!”
“General Woods!”
Once they recovered, the faces of the North Kingdom delegation turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. They rushed over to Earl Woods and helped him up. Earl Woods clutched his chest, with specks of blood at the corners of his mouth. Shock and apprehension filled his eyes, and he looked utterly disheveled. His serious injuries were evident, and there was not a trace of the arrogance and haughtiness he had displayed just a moment ago.
“General Garner!”
After glaring at Sean, Earl Woods turned his head to look at Eliott Garner and gritted his teeth, “What’s going on?” His voice seemed to squeeze out from between his teeth.
“This…”
Eliott Garner was extremely embarrassed. He was in the dark about what had just happened. So, he turned his head to look at the King of Night and asked, “King of Night, didn’t you say on the phone that Sean…”
“… was already a cripple?”
“How could…”
Sean was captured at Fort South by the King of Night himself. The King of Night had personally escorted Sean to the capital, so the person who knew Sean best here was none other than the King of Night.
Behind the King of Night’s mask, his facial expression was hidden.
However, from the King of Night’s hawk-like eyes, even a fool could tell that even he was shocked by the unbelievable situation before him.
It was completely beyond his expectations.
“Good!”
“Very good!”
Staring at Sean, who had fallen to the ground, King of Night seemed to have thought of something and said solemnly, “You are truly a Bright Realm cultivator, truly of superior bloodline, truly the Wolf King of the North! Even when wounded to such an extent, you could recover some bright energy in just one day! And, you could still attack on your own! It seems I’ve still underestimated you!”
His words resonated powerfully. There was a lingering sense of fear. Before leaving Fort South, King of Night had personally examined Sean’s condition. His organs were damaged, his whole body’s bones and blood vessels had been tortured by the nine bottles of poison from Lilies Archer. If it were anyone else, they would have died long ago. It was a miracle that Sean was still alive. And now, Sean had indeed launched a surprise attack and injured Earl Woods in one fell swoop!
The only possibility was that on the way from Fort South to the capital, on the train, under King of Night’s very eyes, Sean had quietly recovered to some extent. And he had recovered to the point where he could use bright energy to hurt people. This was terrifying!
Not to mention his astonishing recovery ability, imagine if it weren’t for Earl Woods’ arrogance and repeated provocations of Sean, Sean might have continued to hide his strength. If he suddenly attacked King Ron later, if the person injured wasn’t Earl Woods but King Ron, even King of Night could not bear this responsibility. His life might even be in danger!
“King of Night overpraises me!” After the attack, Sean’s face looked even worse. He shook his head, smiled, looked at Earl Woods, and said, “It’s not that I’m too strong, it’s that my opponent is too weak. And foolish. A defeated general dares to talk about bravery? If I weren’t so heavily injured, I could kill him with one finger.”
Indeed, Sean’s injuries were too severe. Otherwise, his punch could have done more than just injure Earl Woods; it could have easily killed him! As King of Night had guessed, Sean had secretly recovered and hidden his strength, planning to surprise King Ron later. But then Earl Woods showed up to disrupt Sean’s plan, using Cecilia and the entire Bloody Wolf Group to provoke Sean. Sean had wanted to hold back, but he couldn’t, and in a moment of rage, he struck out without thinking.
“You bastard!” Earl Woods exploded in anger, his dark energy burst out, and he gritted his teeth, swearing, “I will pound you to death today!”
Previously, Earl Woods had almost been killed by Sean on the battlefield and he held a grudge ever since. Now, he was punched by Sean, who was supposed to be a vegetable, in front of so many people. He even spat blood, utterly humiliated.
“General Woods!” King of Night shouted coldly, his robust dark energy also burst out, standing in front of Earl Woods, he snorted, “This is the Royal City of Shirine Empire, it’s not your place to run wild!” As he spoke, the surrounding royal guards and the five thousand forbidden troops crowded in. The atmosphere was once again tense.
After a standoff with King of Night, Earl Woods finally swallowed his anger and said, “Sean, you wait. I will return your punch and your previous attack tenfold, hundredfold on your wife and children, and those bastards of the Bloody Wolf Group. I will make them wish for death!”
He then retracted his dark energy and stormed off with the North Kingdom delegation. “General Woods!” King of Night called out to Earl Woods’ receding figure, “Thank you for risking your life to remove this threat for us. Otherwise, the person who would have been attacked by Sean might have been me or His Majesty…”
Upon hearing these words, Earl Woods paused, almost spitting out blood again.
Originally, all he wanted was to beat the fallen dog, to show off in front of Sean, and vent the hatred in his heart. But who could have expected that in lifting a rock he would smash his own foot, and even take a punch from Sean for King Ron!
Humiliating!
Truly damn humiliating!!!
However, seeing Earl Woods in a difficult position, Sean couldn’t feel happy at all at this moment. Earl Woods’ sudden arrival in the capital was beyond his expectation. He had planned to focus all his energy on dealing with King Ron!
But now, the arrival of Earl Woods meant that Cecilia and the others would face a huge risk tomorrow!
This, undoubtedly, greatly increased the difficulty of Sean’s upcoming task!
“Looks like!”
“We can only fight with all our might tomorrow!!!”
Sean took a deep breath, muttering to himself, his face becoming incredibly serious!
“General Garner!”
The King of Night spoke to Eliott Garner: “Keep a close watch on Earl Woods and his people. Tomorrow’s matter is of great importance, and there can be no mistakes!”
“We absolutely cannot let them ruin His Majesty’s plan!”
Upon hearing this, Eliott Garner immediately bowed and said, “Rest assured, King of Night!”
“They!”
“They can’t escape from my palm!”
Then, the King of Night waved his hand at the royal guards, signaling, “Go!”
“Take Sean!”
“Follow me to meet His Majesty!”
Having said that, he walked briskly towards the Hall of Throne. A few of the royal guards stepped forward, lifting Sean up again and following the King of Night.
Eliott Garner stood still until the King of Night had walked far away. He then let out a sigh of relief, a devious smile curling up at the corner of his mouth…