Chapter 1609


    Though both sides were equally matched at the start, the Four Royal Guards sustained heavy injuries.


    As a result, the three heads were able to beat back the Four Royal Guards easily.


    Meanwhile, Jaime picked up his phone. “What is it?”


    “Mr. Carter, Zeke is currently heading toward Atheville!” came Manny''s panicked voice. “He has


    deduced our ns and is putting a stop to it!”


    D*mn it!


    Jaime cursed under his breath before turning around to address the advance team.


    “Pick up the pace, we do not have much time left.”


    Spurred on by the order, the advance team fought even harder than before.


    Within ten minutes, the president''s forces had beenpletely subdued.


    Aside from the numerous casualties, the others were taken as prisoners of war.


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    Even the Four Royal Guards were left on the ground spewing mouthfuls of blood from the severity of


    their injuries, having lost the will to fight.


    With a long thin sword in hand, Jaime approached Emerald Dragon with cruel intent.


    “What a pity for it to end this way. I have heard that you are a rare talent. You could have been


    something if you chose to serve under me. Since you chose to oppose me, the only other option for


    you is death.”


    Emerald Dragon looked up as his face contorted into a hateful jeer. “Death? If I must die, you''reing


    with me!”


    With a burst of his remaining strength, he jumped to his feet and leaped toward Jaime.


    Being takenpletely unaware, Jaime was unable to move in time and was tightly held by Emerald


    Dragon.


    Before he could retaliate, Emerald Dragon channeled his life force onest time and exploded violently.


    When Jaime realized what Emerald Dragon was doing, it was already toote as the force of the


    explosion sent him flying backward.


    Hended in a heap some distance away with his ears ringing from the force of the explosion.


    When Emerald Dragon was making his move, the other three Royal Guards lunged at the other three


    heads and with a final roar, blew themselves up in a simr fashion.


    Three simultaneous explosions of the three King ss warriors was a terrifying force indeed. Aside


    from the deafening boom, the very fabric of time and space seemed to warp as if threatening to rip


    apart.


    The skies turned dark without a trace of the sun or the moon from the impact. The shockwave was so


    powerful that it caused the copse of several city walls in the distance.


    The dust finally began to settle only after five minutes. There was no trace of the Four Royal Guards to


    be found.


    Despite being the targets of the explosions, only one of the heads was killed.


    Though the other three had sustained heavy injuries, they were not even close to death.


    As they had anticipated an event like this to ur, they came prepared by donning stproof armor.


    It was an artifact that was capable of defending the lives of the heads of the Four Hidden Sects such as


    the armor was no ordinary item indeed.


    Being able to withstand the relentless assault of even Ultimate ss warriors, the armor was more


    than capable of mitigating the st of the King ss warriors.


    However, advance team was not as lucky. Without the luxury of the armor that the heads wore, many of


    them were killed or severely injured in the explosion.


    In fact, ten of the King ss warriors who stood closest to them were sted into smithereens.


    The city guards were shocked into silence at the manner of the Four Royal Guard''s demise as they had


    looked up to the four as their leaders and mentors.


    It is like watching your brothers die before your eyes and being unable to do anything about it. It''s much


    more painful than our own deaths!


    “Kill them! Kill them all!” one of the guards shrieked, maddened by grief. “Avenge our brothers!”


    With renewed vigor, the battle cry of the guards echoed throughout the region.


    Even the guards who were taken prisoner began to struggle violently against their captors, with little


    regard to the swords pressed against their necks.


    At the slightest sign of movement, many of their heads fell instantly to the ground with a swipe of the


    swords.


    Only a fraction of the president''s forces remained alive as they did not attempt to resist their captors.


    Meanwhile, the three remaining elders swallowed a red tablet each in unison.


    Their recovery was so rapid that it could be discerned by the naked eye.