Chapter 2556


    “I-I ran with lightning speed. He couldn''t catch up, and that was how I survived,” was Den''s


    response.


    tinum was bereft of speech the second he heard that kind of feedback.


    This Den must''ve damaged his brain somehow. Ugh! What a fool. I should''ve sent him to his grave


    and used the other guard to pass the message.


    He couldn''t help but be worried that Den might slip up and botch his grand scheme.


    “Answer me this—if Calix wants to take your life, do you think you can escape him?” tinum threw yet


    another question out.


    As Den contemted it, he eventually shook his head and said, “Most probably not.”


    “Should that be your findings, what makes you think that you can get away from that new guy? Since


    he was able to get rid of Calix, he''s obviously much stronger than Calix.”


    “Uh...”


    s, Den couldn''t provide a viable answer to that.


    Ideas continued to be set forth by tinum. “He let you off on purpose because he required you to


    ry his words to Phoenix. He evenmanded Phoenix to submit to him within three days, or he''d


    spearhead an all-out attack to exterminate Phoenixion.”


    Den swatted his own forehead and agreed, “Oh, right! That''s an excellent way to put it! I''ll say just


    that.”


    With a nod, tinum prompted, “That''s quite enough. You should go. If you dare to betray me, I''ll make


    sure to send every single one of your family members to six feet under. I mean it.”


    Den bobbed his head as though his life depended on it. “Rest assured, tinum. I wouldn''t dare to,


    not even in a million years.”


    Only then was tinum satisfied with the oue. He inclined his head and ordered, “Go now.”


    With that, Den scurried off fearfully.


    After walking quite some distance away, he, at longst, stopped to take a deep breath before


    copsing to the ground and panting heavily.


    At that juncture, he was already drenched in sweat.


    What should I do... What in the world should I do?


    It was as if nothing could ever help to calm his nerves down.


    He was torn between going along with tinum''s plot and divulging the whole truth to avenge his


    teammates.


    If he were to heed tinum''s terms, he''d be instigating a war between two groups of Centuria, and his


    However, should he choose to go against tinum, thetter would surelye after his loved ones.


    Even if they somehow managed to stay alive for the time being, their lives would never be peaceful


    again once they got a Centurion''s eye on them.


    After mulling over the circumstance, Den gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, “Forgive me, my


    friends. Please bear with me for a while more. The day I rise to power will be the day I eliminate


    tinum and avenge you all, so don''t you worry.”


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    After making up his mind, he quickened his pace as he made a beeline for Phoenixion''s base.


    Upon setting foot inside the base, he started to bellow, “Somebody! Come, quick! Bad news!


    Something... Something terrible happened.”


    The members of Phoenixion all stepped out of their rooms, probing ever so curiously, “What''s wrong?


    What happened, Den? I''ve never seen you so terrified like this.”


    Panic-stricken, Den revealed, “My... M-My members were killed.”


    What? Seriously?


    The audience was astonished to the core. They couldn''t believe their ears as they hurled a stare back


    at him. “What did you just say? All three of them are dead? Who murdered them?”


    Deaths were prettymon in Centuria''s district, yet those who had been gone with the wind were all


    ordinary folks.


    Nevertheless, Den and his gang weren''t simply any average Joe. They were the symbolic


    representation of Phoenixion, boasting a stature that was second to none but Phoenix alone.


    iming the life of any one of them would already automatically mean a war deration with


    Phoenixion.


    What made it worse was that three of them were cut down just like that, not one.


    The onlookers lost their patience and pressed the matter further. “Tell us! Who''s the killer?”


    “Who else? Of course, it''s that Centurion who has recently risen through the ranks.” Den had no


    choice but to lie.


    “B*stard!”


    The entire crowd erupted into an uproar, discussing and reprimanding the neer.


    “This is too much! He''s really crossed the line!”


    “What an arrogant bunch of neers! Some nerve they have to take us veterans so lightly. I''ll


    tolerate them no more!”


    “To think that we haven''t even asserted our dominance yet, and here they''re trying to strike fear into us


    first. D*mn it! I won''t let this matter slide.”


    “We must seek justice for our fallenrades!”


    “Ms. Phoenix, I demand that we crusade against them.”


    “Count us in!”