The following day, a faint light broke through the sky. An early-rising servant of the Roach family came out to open the door, intending to discard some garbage. However, the moment he opened the door, he was struck dumb by the sight before him.
At the doorway, four bodies lay sprawled out, drenched in blood. Their wide-open eyes, particularly chilling.
“Lord… Heavens… Master… something’s happened…”
The servant was petrified, turning to run back inside hysterically.
Something happened. A big event had occurred.
Five minutes later, the entire Roach family was enveloped in an atmosphere of grave tension. Standing at the entrance and staring at the four bodies, Ben Roach’s face was grim and terrified.
The three protectors, including the one brought by the nobleman, were all dead.
They were all dead.
As if there was a hidden hand pushing, news of this event spread throughout the streets and alleys of St. Sunday within just ten minutes. Everyone knew that the Roach family had failed.
The war faction began to stir.
“Do you know? I heard that Mr. X was amazing last night, so powerful, it was earth-shattering.”
“Right, I have a friend, lives right there, just told me, and they said that Mr. X didn’t even wear a mask last night, he looked so handsome.”
“You’re being silly.”
“You mind your business, Mr. X is just amazing.”
In various places, especially among the young people, everyone was talking about Mr. X, elevating him as a spiritual belief.
However, the peace faction was trembling in fear.
Harris family.
“This Mr. X, he’s even more powerful than I imagined, exposing the Roach family’s trump card so early in the morning, placing it right at the Roach family’s doorstep, completely slapping the Roach family’s face.” Jayden Harris paced anxiously.
Strictly speaking, he was a member of the peace faction and had joined it quite early on.
Now that the peace faction had suffered a major defeat, he was quite troubled.
“I didn’t see this coming either. To me, once Mr. Harding made a move, there should have been no chance of losing. But, we lost. What kind of background does this Mr. X have?” Rolf Haynes massaged his temples.
Yesterday, they were both full of confidence, believing defeat impossible, given it was the Harding family.
But who would have thought, they actually lost.
The bodies were displayed at the doorstep early in the morning, a clear demonstration of power.
Both of them sided with the peace faction, and even if they switched to the war faction now, they wouldn’t gain much.
“Next, do we side with the war faction?” Jayden Harris turned his head and asked.
However, Rolf Haynes remained silent, not speaking for a full three minutes. He finally said, “Dare to gamble?”
“Gamble? How?” Jayden Harris asked.
“We’ve sided with the peace faction since the beginning. If we switch to the war faction now, we might be safe, but we won’t gain anything. But think about it, how important is St. Sunday in the Harding family’s plans for the South Land? Will they just let this place go? If they failed this time, won’t they have a backup plan?” Rolf Haynes pondered for a moment, then said, “So, let’s take a gamble and continue to side with the peace faction. This way, we have seniority, we’ve been with the peace faction since the beginning, and we’ve never wavered. In this case, if St. Sunday is taken over by the South Land, we, two second-tier families, could suddenly be promoted to first-tier families, becoming one of the largest families in St. Sunday, or even South Province.”
Jayden Harris fell silent too. Yes, this was indeed a gamble. A gamble concerning the survival of the family. But if the gamble was successful, the future prospect of the family would skyrocket, transforming from a fledgling to a phoenix, becoming one of the largest families in South Province. Such an opportunity was quite rare. But if they failed, the family would undoubtedly be destroyed.
“Let me think about it,” Jayden Harris waved his hand. Such a significant decision, he hadn’t made up his mind yet. To soar high or to be destroyed. It was a question that was hard to decide. But after all, he was the head of a family, and he had his own courage. He hadn’t made a decision yet because he didn’t have enough chips to bet on the main faction. At least for now, there was nothing tipping the scales in his heart.
However, just then, Rolf Haynes got a call. After hanging up, a hint of joy flashed across his face, and he said to Jayden Harris, “Do you remember the South Land man I told you about last time? I sent him a piece of jewelry worth millions.”
“That bracelet?” Jayden Harris had some recollection. A while ago, Rolf Haynes had given a piece of jewelry worth millions to a man from South Land.
“What happened?” Jayden Harris asked.
“He found out some news. The South Land headquarters have dispatched another 200, 000 troops, planning to encircle the Ghost Wolf Cavalry of 100, 000. That totals 500, 000, and they have already confirmed the location of the Ghost Wolf Cavalry. In a few days, at most five, they will be annihilated,” Rolf Haynes said excitedly.
“Is it already decided?” Jayden Harris frowned.
“Yes. That war god is doomed. With 500, 000 people besieging, he’s dead for sure. Actually, if it wasn’t for that war god, the entire South Province would have been 100% South Land’s. We wouldn’t be so hesitant,” Rolf Haynes said.
“That… ” Jayden Harris hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are we committing a crime against our people? Should we, um, give that war god a heads up?” He felt a bit guilty.
“Jayden Harris, give a warning? A crime against our people? Ha, you are the head of a family, you should know, we’ve gone too far down this path. Only when that war god dies will South Province fall to South Land, and only then can we become a first-class family. If that war god doesn’t die, we won’t have peace for the rest of our lives. That one, we can’t handle,” Rolf Haynes said. By the end, his face was full of ruthlessness: “That war god must fall. Now we can only take sides, otherwise, after tomorrow, we will be purged.”
“Ah, you make sense.” Jayden Harris sighed. Then, his face also hardened. Rolf Haynes was right. Better to betray the world than let the world betray me. Crime against our people, go to hell. As long as the Harris family can become a first-class family, that’s all that matters. “Send the order, Harris family, siding with the main faction.”
At this point, Ben Roach, who knew the severity of the situation, had already arrived at a specially built loft at the back. He reported to a man with a strange face and long hair, “Mr. Hue Harding, something has happened, there are four bodies at the door.”
“I know.” Hue Harding knew. Jenkins Williams didn’t come back yesterday, and he knew something had happened. This Mr. X was even harder to deal with than he had imagined.