Chapter 435 Surviving Only in Name


    "It''s toote! It''s all over!" Acemented after seeing the fighter jets. He was dumbstruck.


    Even though they were too weak to defeat Caspian, they were still strong enough to escape.


    However, the sudden arrival of the army had cut off their retreat!


    John was the first to hop off one of the tanks. He rushed over as soon as he received the order from


    Caspian.


    "How dare youy your hand on Lord Caspian? You''ve all got a death wish!" John snarled at Ace and


    the experts from the TMAA.


    "Kill them all!" he instructed with a wave of his hand, and the tanks behind him continued pressing


    forward.


    At the same time, the thousands of soldiers fired their guns, and the bullets pierced through the crowd


    of Ace and all of his men. They scrambled for cover.


    They couldn''t figure out why the army was helping Caspian, but before they could wrap their heads


    around the situation, an overwhelming majority of them had died.


    The stench of blood filled the air.


    The sight of his subordinates going down one after the other enraged Ace.


    "Charge forward! Clear a path!" Ace roared.


    The only thing he could think of now was to find a way out as soon as possible. No matter how adept


    they were at fighting, they were powerless when confronted with guns.


    Their only chance of survival was to find a way to break through the siege.


    "This is fun!" John snorted.


    He issued an order through his walkie-talkie. "Don''t let them escape!"


    The fighter jets up above immediately aimed their spotlights down on the ground. Once the lights


    zeroed in on Ace and his people, the soldiers started firing at them.


    Bullets rained down from the sky, extinguishing thest flicker of hope in Ace''s heart.


    In the face of such powerful weapons, even mighty martial arts experts like them were defenseless.


    A bullet ripped through Hector''s abdomen, and blood gushed out of the wound.


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    "Save me, Mr. Gand!" Hector howled in pain as he clutched his wounded abdomen.


    "Hector!" Ace roared.


    He wanted to save Hector, but now that Hector had been hit, his fate was sealed. Within seconds, he


    had more bullets in him than one could even count.


    "Caspian! I''ll rip you to pieces myself!" Ace howled in rage.


    All of his most trusted subordinates had been killed by Caspian.


    Ace wanted vengeance, but now was not the time for that. If he wanted toe after Caspian, he had


    to escape this ce alive and rebuild his forces.


    He dared not waste any more time. Mustering up every ounce of strength, he got ready to flee this


    ce.


    Supreme grandmasters had a heightened sense of awareness above and beyond that of ordinary


    people.


    Ace was able to swiftly dodge all the bullets that came flying at him, but the rest of his people weren''t


    as fortunate.


    They fell like dominos, row after row.


    It was a devastating sight.


    Lincoln and the others were stunned by the scene before them.


    On the other hand, this was nothing out of the ordinary to Caspian. He had seen his fair share of


    horrifying battles.


    From the moment the people from the TMAA decided to attack Soutke City, their fate had been


    sealed. A crushing loss was the only possible oue.


    "Caspian, I''m going to kill you if it''s thest thing I do!" Ace ferociously dered as he broke out of the


    siege.


    Behind him, all of his people had fallen.


    Ace dared not stick around any longer. He swiftly disappeared into the night.


    When Sylvia saw him fleeing, she rushed forward and said, "I want to hunt Ace Gand down,


    Caspian!"


    She couldn''t ept the fact that she had lost to him during their earlier fight.


    "Don''t bother. Let him go. Now''s not the time to kill him. Either way, the strongest fighters in the TMAA


    will have gone down after this fight. Even if he gets away, he won''t be much of a threat," Caspian said


    as he shook his head.


    Following this fight, the TMAA would exist only in name. Caspian could easily destroy the association


    for good whenever he wished.


    After hearing what Caspian said, Sylvia backed down. She obeyed his orders without question.


    Just then, John approached Caspian and reported, "Apart from Ace Gand, the rest of the TMAA are


    all dead, Lord Caspian!"


    After exchanging nces with his people, Lincoln gulped. He didn''t know how to react.


    Caspian became even more awe-inspiring to him.


    "Clean this ce up. Burn all the bodies," Caspian instructed as he nced at Lincoln.


    "Yes, Mr. Lynch!" Lincoln replied with a nod.


    John and the army also jumped into action.


    Too many had died in this fight. They needed to clear the ce as soon as possible, lest it would lead


    to unwanted trouble.


    Caspian looked at Bernard and the others. They had just gone through a bloody fight. This experience


    would surely change them, and he knew they would be even more resilient after this.


    "All of you did well. No one backed down from the fight. You''re all worthy of calling yourselves


    honorable men.


    "I will give the families of the deceased two million dors each to support them in their time of grief.


    Everyone who took part in the fight will also receive 500 thousand dors in cash as a reward!"


    Caspian solemnly dered.


    He was always generous with his subordinates. The fallen men were all heroes who died while


    defending the citizens of Soutke City, so their families deserved to bepensated.


    Money was nothing but a meaningless string of numbers to Caspian. He didn''t care about it at all.


    "Thank you, Lord Caspian!"


    "Thank you, Mr. Lynch!"


    Everyone expressed their gratitude, moved by Caspian''s gesture.


    In the past, Lincoln''s men had merely been street thugs. Everyone kept their distance from them, and


    no one respected them.


    But ever since they started working for Caspian, they became responsible for maintaining the peace


    and security in Soutke City.


    They started to feel a sense of respect from others.


    …


    Meanwhile, the banquet at Draymore Hotel had ended, and the attendees had already left.


    Jyn was getting ready for bed in one of the hotel''s luxury suites.


    But after hearing Ginger''s report, she stared at Ginger in disbelief and eximed, "What did you say?


    Everyone from the Traditional Martial Arts Association is dead?"


    "That''s right. ording to thetest news, Ace Gand, the chairman of the TMAA, led about ten


    thousand of his people over to Soutke City to snatch the Eldorian Scroll fragment from Caspian.


    However, not a single one of his men survived!


    "A bloody fight took ce on the outskirts of the city, and only Ace managed to escape. The fight had


    been even at first, but the army got involved, turning the tides in Caspian''s favor!"


    Ginger trembled as she gave the report.


    Just who was Caspian? Was he really just some guy who once served as a soldier?


    Why would even the army show up to help him?


    Jyn''s brows creased. She didn''t know what position Caspian held in the army, but she was certain he


    had to be someone of extreme importance. Otherwise, the army would not have shown up to protect


    him.


    After the appalling defeat the TMAA suffered, they were as good as abolished.


    Jyn got the feeling that the power bnce in Dhord City would soon be undergoing a great upheaval.


    "Tell our people to start buying up all of the TMAA''s assets and businesses!" Jyn instructed Ginger with


    a serious expression. "If anyone refuses to sell anything to us, just seize it by force! I want to take over


    all of the TMAA''s assets within ten days!"