For Frederick Carr, even though he knew the consequences of killing Iker Dale, nothing mattered more than his own life. He needed to get through the immediate danger first.
As he spoke, he stepped towards Iker Dale. “Frederick Carr, if you dare kill me, your entire Carr family will be buried with me!” Iker Dale shouted, his face twisted in rage.
“Master Iker, I’m sorry, but I have no choice. Don’t blame me!” Frederick Carr responded after taking a deep breath.
“You dare…” Iker Dale began to shout again, but before he could finish, Frederick Carr struck with a swift motion. A crisp sound came from Iker Dale’s neck, and his head slumped down.
His eyes were wide open in death, filled with intense hatred. He probably never imagined that he would die at the hands of Frederick Carr. In his eyes, Frederick Carr was no more than an ant, someone he could crush at any moment. Yet here he was, killed by that very ant. It was absurd!
Frederick Carr collapsed to the ground, trembling and pale. Regret filled his heart. As Casey had told him before, he had been given two chances to live. If he had cherished them, he wouldn’t have provoked them repeatedly and ended up like this. It was true what they said: one brings about their own downfall.
“Can… can I leave now?” Frederick Carr asked Casey with difficulty after a moment.
“Answer one more question and you can go,” Casey replied.
“What… what question?” Frederick Carr was slightly stunned.
“Today’s incident was led by him, right?” Casey pointed to Iker Dale’s corpse. “What was his reliance? Or rather, what was his ultimate goal?”
Before this, Casey had a general understanding of Star Fragment Abbey’s strength. Although it was decent, it wasn’t enough for Iker Dale to confidently capture people. Over time, people had come to understand Billy’s strength through various incidents involving Canyon View Institute and Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce. The strongest person in Star Fragment Abbey was Death, but he was only at the mid-stage of Perceiving Dao Realm. They should have known that causing trouble would end badly. Moreover, Akabuchi Star Palace was counting on Boss to investigate the Great Blue Star Domain. At this time, any sensible faction in Akabuchi City wouldn’t provoke them. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to answer to Akabuchi Star Palace. Yet Iker Dale still did it, clearly relying on something else.
“I… I don’t know…” Frederick Carr shook his head.
“Still not being honest?” Casey narrowed his eyes.
“I really don’t know. He didn’t tell me much…” Frederick Carr shook his head vigorously.
“Get lost!” Casey could see from his eyes that he probably didn’t know.
“Th… thank you…” Frederick Carr ran out of the manor as if granted amnesty.
Half an hour later, Casey and his group returned to the inn in the east of the city.
“Mr. Kimmons, are you all alright?” Azure Dragon’s people greeted them as they arrived.
“We’re fine,” Casey shook his head and briefly described the events at Astonishing Cloud Sect.
“Mr. Kimmons, when did you learn from Boss? Destroying a sect at the slightest disagreement?” White Tiger clicked his tongue.
“What else could I do?” Casey shrugged. “How are Night Orchid and the others?”
“They’re fine,” White Tiger replied.
“Star Fragment Abbey won’t let this go easily. Everyone should be cautious these days,” Casey advised.
“Understood,” everyone nodded.
That afternoon, news spread in Akabuchi City. One of the four major families, the Carr family, had moved out of the city entirely, their whereabouts unknown. Initially, people didn’t believe it. The Carr family had been in Akabuchi City for hundreds or thousands of years; how could they suddenly move? But when curious onlookers went to the Carr family manor and found it empty, they believed it.
Once confirmed, many began to investigate what had happened. Soon, explosive news spread: the eldest son of the Carr family had killed the Young Master of Star Fragment Abbey! Now people understood the reason behind it.
The next morning, while Casey and his group were meditating in the inn, a powerful aura enveloped the courtyard. It was clear that a Perceiving Dao Realm expert had arrived!
Casey and his group stepped out of their rooms to see a group floating in mid-air. Leading them was Evil God Raymond Dale. Behind him was Yandel Dale, the current Sect Master of Star Fragment Abbey and a third-rank Perceiving Dao Realm expert! Along with them were two early-stage Perceiving Dao Realm elders and over a dozen Entering Dao Realm men and women. It seemed Star Fragment Abbey had brought most of their high-end combat power.
“What’s the matter?” Casey asked calmly as he led his group into the air.
“You’ve got some nerve! Killing my son and still daring to stay in Akabuchi City!” Yandel Dale shouted angrily at Casey.
“Words can be misused, but not food,” Azure Dragon retorted. “Everyone in Akabuchi City knows your son was killed by the eldest son of the Carr family. What does that have to do with us?”
“Hmph!” Yandel Dale snorted angrily. “Do you think I’m a fool? Do you think I don’t know what happened at Astonishing Cloud Sect? If it weren’t for your coercion, would the Carr family’s son have dared to kill my son?!”
“And do you know why?” Azure Dragon asked again.
“I’m not interested in why!” Yandel Dale replied coldly. “You killed my son; all of you will be buried with him!”
“Idiot!” White Tiger sneered. “Try it if you dare!”
“A bunch of overconfident fools!” Raymond Dale’s eyes flashed with cold light as he turned to Casey. “You must be the one who led people to Astonishing Cloud Sect?”
“Congratulations, you guessed right,” Casey shrugged.
“There were four of you who went to Astonishing Cloud Sect. Who are the other three?” Raymond Dale continued.
“Enough talk! If you’re going to fight, hurry up; if not, disappear!” Azure Dragon interrupted again.
“The four who went to Astonishing Cloud Sect should step forward and kill themselves; I’ll spare the others!” Raymond Dale scanned Azure Dragon.
“Calling you an idiot is an understatement…” White Tiger muttered in exasperation.
“Impudent!” An eighth-rank Entering Dao Realm elder from their side shouted angrily and sent a wave of energy towards White Tiger.
Aubree formed a seal with her hand and struck back. Both sides retreated several steps as the ground cracked beneath them.
“You’ve got some skill; take another move from me!” The elder steadied himself and shouted again.