Chapter 1074


    “Greetings, Asura!” someone cried out.


    Then, more and more people started shouting their greetings and lowering their guns.


    They all were clenching their right fists and hammering their left chest, saluting to Jonathan.


    Their actions spread in all directions like a domino as they conveyed the news of Asura’s return to the


    others.


    Looking at the warriors around him, Jonathan felt as though there was a huge rock sitting on his chest.


    It was a pressure he had never experienced before. It made his blood boil, yet kept his mind calm.


    The warriors around him began sobbing.


    While most of the soldiers from Asura’s Office had experienced real battles before, the current war was


    something they struggled to ept as reality.


    Within half a day, a hundred thousand lives were lost.


    The magnitude of casualties was unprecedented in human warfare, and it instilled a sense of terror in


    the people.


    Both parties had yet toe face to face, but the death toll was already so high. One could imagine


    how disheartened the soldiers were.


    What they needed most was a symbol that would not copse.


    Jonathan, as the legend of Chanaea and the man who established Asura’s Office, was the best


    candidate to be the indestructible symbol.


    A distance away, two figures rushed toward Jonathan.


    Jonathan turned to see Hayden and Joshuanding.


    “Jonathan.”


    Joshua reached out his right hand to Joshua.


    “I don’t know what deal you have with the Osborne family, but please cast aside your loyalty to your


    faction here on this battlefield. I don’t wish to worry about backstabbers when I’m facing Remdik,”


    Joshua said to Jonathan solemnly.


    Hayden nodded at Jonathan before saying, “Asura’s Office has saved the Zink family. I’ll be fighting on


    your side to my death here.”


    Jonathan nodded in return.


    After taking a deep breath, he reached out to hold Joshua’s hand.


    “Thank you. There are one million and seven hundred thousand soldiers behind us. If any of the


    respectable families dare toy a finger on you, I’ll make sure they learn of the consequences.”


    Hearing that, Joshua and Hayden sighed in relief.


    Even though they knew about Jonathan, they had not had a proper interaction with each other.


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    Those who emerged in times of chaos are outstanding people.


    Jonathan was not the only one. Karl, Wilbur, and even Joshua himself were cunning, calcting


    people.


    The second Joshua decided to stay on the battlefield, he had taken a risk.


    He was wagering on the assumption that Jonathan was a true gentleman, just as his public image


    portrayed him to be.


    If he was not, Jonathan could easily control him or use him to exchange for the eight respectable


    families’ help in the war.


    Fortunately, Joshua’s guess was right.


    The addition of Joshua to the River Onxy battle was undoubtedly good news for Asura’s Office.


    Furthermore, Jonathan could take the opportunity to get Joshua to join Asura’s Office.


    Unfortunately, the good news seemed nothing more than a cruel mockery to the battlefield, where the


    corpses continued to pile up.


    Jonathan retrieved themunication device that had been tucked away in a corner of his storage ring


    for a considerable period of time.


    It was amunication device with the highest authority that Hades had given to him when he left


    Asura’s Office in Hades’ hand.


    Although it looked just like one of their battlefieldmunication device, it was actually thetest model


    communication device from Asura’s Office.


    Jonathan understood that themunication device, given to him by Hades, served as a reminder that


    although he had relinquished his position of highest authority within Asura’s Office to Hades, the


    organization still belonged to him. It symbolized that he could reim his leadership role whenever he


    desired.


    Jonathan did not want this kind of loyalty from Hades, but he knew that he could not stop Hades from


    doing it.


    He had been keeping themunication device in his storage ring as if it was a souvenir.


    He had never thought that he would retrieve it back out a few monthster to use it.


    That was not something he was hoping to ur.


    He did not want a crisis like this to happen to Asura’s Office.


    After unwrapping the earpiece, he scanned his fingerprint to authenticate his identity before putting it


    on.


    As Jonathan stood on the River Onxy battlefield, he said, “This is Jonathan Goldstein—codename,


    Asura. Hades and Tiger are unconscious and currently unfit formanding. I will be taking over the


    commanding of Asura’s Office from now on. I repeat…”


    Not only were his words conveyed to themanders on the River Onxy battlefield, but they were also


    received by all of the executives in Chanaea, including Dorian in Mysonna, Jeremy in Glybir, Terrence


    in Navarre, Asura’s Office’s headquarters in Harfush, and Zachary and hispany in Kransbay.


    Everyone received Jonathan’s announcement from theirmunication device.


    Asura has returned!


    What Jonathan wanted this time was not only the power tomand the River Onxy battlefield but


    also the power to govern Asura’s Office.


    Everyone knew that Jonathan was livid on behalf of Asura’s Office despite the apathetic tone in his


    words.


    Asura’s Office was a giant in Chanaea, and it would be showing its true colors as a killing machine with


    Jonathan as its leader.


    It was at this moment the war finally began.


    “Yosef, rebuild the Eastern Army’s line of defense in Beshya. Report to me the casualties. I want


    detailed data. Doveston will be entering a state of war. Inform the soldiers stationed there to resume all


    channels of transportation to ensure that the people have enough food and ammunition.”


    Jonathan did not strip Yosef of his title as themander, for he knew that Yosef was not at fault for


    the current casualties.


    Even if Hayes and Hades had been themanders, the situation would not have been any better.


    “Yes, Sir! I will work on it right away,” came Yosef’s loud voice.


    Jonathan spoke again, this time to Asura’s Office’s Intelligence Unit of the Dark Special Forces.


    “Freddie, use all of the intelligenceworks you’ve created in Doveston to get rid of all the secret


    agents from other countries. Remdik, Jetroina, West Region, Anndur, West Epea Alliance… I don’t


    care which country the secret agents belong to and why they’re there, and I don’t care about their


    casualty rate. As long as you know where they are, I want them all dead.”


    Freddie rose to his feet and answered, “Got it. Give me an hour, and I’ll make sure the job is well


    done.”