“Emberwood Guards!”
Upon seeing the Emberwood Guards, Ethan Stone’s expression turned extremely ugly in an instant.
However, Ethan Stone did not give up. He waved his hand and commanded, “What of the Emberwood Guards? Men, kill them all!”
Boom!
At his command, a fierce battle erupted.
The Emberwood Guards, personally trained by Archer Wintersong, proved their mettle.
In just half an hour, the hundred Transcendence realm experts brought by Ethan Stone were all slain by the Emberwood Guards.
Seeing this, Ethan Stone’s face grew even more unsightly.
He knew very well what the Emberwood Guards were: a group of elite fighters secretly trained by Amerosia’s imperial teacher, Archer Wintersong, primarily responsible for the security of the Emberwood Estate.
Ethan Stone had never expected the Emberwood Guards to accompany Chris this time.
He was the Abbot of Amerosia, and Archer Wintersong was Amerosia’s imperial teacher.
The two men had always been at odds.
Now that the Emberwood Guards were here, it indicated that Archer Wintersong had made arrangements long in advance.
Beside him, Daniel Williams asked Ethan Stone, “Abbot Ethan, what should we do now?”
Ethan Stone snorted coldly, “Hmph, let’s kill Chris Shelby first!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ethan Stone charged toward Chris.
Ethan Stone was incredibly fast, reaching Chris in almost an instant.
Chris was taken aback and failed to dodge in time.
With a swish!
Chris’s abdomen was torn open by Ethan Stone’s claw.
Blood gushed from his lower abdomen, and deep claw marks were visible on the bone.
Ethan Stone did not stop there; he attacked Chris again.
Chris was shocked; he had not anticipated Ethan Stone’s formidable strength.
Seeing Ethan Stone attack again, Chris’s eyes revealed a cold murderous intent.
Facing Ethan Stone’s assault, Chris did not dodge.
Seeing this, a look of great joy appeared on Ethan Stone’s face.
He clawed ferociously at Chris’s chest.
Had this claw struck Chris, it would have certainly disemboweled him.
At this critical moment, Chris suddenly vanished from the spot.
Seeing this, Ethan Stone was stunned.
Before Ethan Stone could react, he twisted in extreme pain.
Chris had struck a fierce punch at Ethan Stone’s groin.
“Ah!”
Ethan Stone screamed in pain, immediately flying backward.
The groin being a man’s most vulnerable spot, a hit there instantly sapped his strength.
Seeing Ethan Stone struck, Chris launched into a frenzied attack.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Chris continuously pummeled Ethan Stone with his fists.
“Ah, ah, ah…”
Although Ethan Stone tried his best to dodge, the injury to his groin made it difficult.
In moments, Ethan Stone was battered, his face swollen and bruised.
Ouch!
Unable to bear it, Ethan Stone spat out a mouthful of blood.
But Ethan Stone was no pushover; he struck back at Chris with a palm.
Instantly, Chris was sent flying.
Ethan Stone’s strength was indeed formidable; with Chris’s abilities, killing him was extremely difficult.
Chris watched Ethan Stone with cold eyes and roared, “Kill him!”
At his command, hundreds of Emberwood Guards immediately charged at Ethan Stone.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of loud impacts resounded.
It must be said, Ethan Stone, as the Abbot of Amerosia, was immensely powerful.
One by one, the Emberwood Guards were sent flying by him.
Facing the overwhelming number of Emberwood Guards, Ethan Stone was completely exhausted. At that moment, Chris picked up a sharp battle saber from the ground and charged towards Ethan Stone.
“Ah!”
A burst of severe pain caused Ethan Stone to scream.
Turning his head, Ethan Stone saw one of his arms had been severed by Chris.
“Chris, I’m going to kill you!”
Ethan Stone roared furiously, his face contorted with rage.
Being the revered Amerosia Abbot and now reduced to losing an arm to Chris was a humiliation beyond measure.
Boom!
With a furious roar, a wild burst of power exploded from within him.
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
Screams filled the air as one Emberwood Guard after another was sent flying by Ethan Stone’s ferocious energy.
Seeing this, Chris’s expression grew extremely grave. Without hesitation, he quickly stepped back, aware of the formidable strength Ethan Stone possessed as the Amerosia Abbot. The fact that Chris had severed his arm had sent Ethan Stone into a complete rage.
Just when Chris thought Ethan Stone would launch an attack, Ethan suddenly turned and fled quickly. Chris’s face changed drastically at this. He hadn’t expected Ethan Stone to make a run for it!
“Not good! He’s escaping, block him now!”
At his command, countless Emberwood Guards rushed to intercept Ethan Stone.
“Think these mere chickens and dogs can stop me? Dream on!”
Ethan Stone scoffed at them as they proved unable to hinder his escape.
Before long, Ethan Stone had escaped. Daniel Williams’s face turned ugly at this sight. He hadn’t expected that even Ethan Stone’s direct intervention couldn’t kill Chris. With a cold snort, Daniel Williams followed Ethan Stone without any hesitation.
By the time Chris chased after them, Ethan Stone and Daniel Williams were nowhere to be seen. Chris cursed inwardly, resenting that he had let both men get away. He knew they would not let this go.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In moments, the Emberwood Guards had vanished from sight. Chris looked around and found that except for himself, there were only corpses scattered across the mountaintop. These were men brought by Daniel Williams, now all dead, their blood nearly staining the earth red.
Though Chris hadn’t killed Daniel Williams or Ethan Stone, he had slain many of Williams’s men and cut off one of Stone’s arms, inflicting heavy losses on them.
Ding-a-ling!
At that moment, Chris’s phone rang. Picking it up, he saw it was a call from Bull.
“Mr. Shelby, we have successfully rescued your mother-in-law.”
“Good, make sure my family is safe.”
“Yes!”
After hanging up, Chris looked down to see his lower abdomen soaked with blood. Ethan Stone was indeed formidable; had he not been careless, injuring him might have been difficult.
Wasting no time, Chris descended the mountain to have his wounds dressed at a hospital before driving home.
Upon seeing Chris return, Esther anxiously asked, “Dear, how is my mom?”
Chris smiled and replied, “Don’t worry, your mom has been rescued by Bull and his men.”
Relieved to hear Susan had been saved, Esther breathed a sigh of relief.