Chapter 277 Something Seems To Have Happened Again
Chapter 277 Something Seems to Have Happened Again
"Boss, did you catch them?" Casey asked as they returned.
"Yes," Billy nodded, then smiled at Rakshasa. "Congrattions."
Rakshasa approached and knelt before Billy. "Thank you for your guidance, Commander."
"Get up." Billy raised his hand. "Have you remembered the sword technique?"
"Yes, I have." Rakshasa stood up and handed Billy the rusty sword. "Commander Gardner, take this
sword."
"Why are you giving it to me? It''s a gift from your half-master," Billy said with a smile. "Take it back
and have it polished, it should be something extraordinary."
"Thank you, Commander!" Rakshasa bowed once more.
"Alright, go back." Billy looked at the others.
Several hourster, the group returned to Rakshasa Hall''s headquarters.
"Boss, what''s the story behind that jade pendant?" Inside the meeting hall, Azure Dragon looked at
Billy and asked.
"I''m not sure," Billy shook his head, then exined the events surrounding the jade pendant to
them.
The others in the room, except for Casey, were surprised to hear about it. They had met Billy after
Harleen Knight had taken his jade pendant, so they were unaware of this story. Casey had learned
about the pendant''s existence during their previous encounter with Lady Peony.
The people in the room, apart from Casey, eximed in unison. They had known Billy for some
time, but he hadn''t shared this part of his life with them. It was evident that this was a painful
memory for him.
"Boss, who gave you the jade pendant?" Judge asked.
"My mother," Billy took a deep breath and replied. "But she never told me about its origins."
He once again saw shes of his childhood in his mind, and a mist of sorrow clouded his eyes. This
was something he had always avoided facing, as every recollection was like a needle piercing his
heart.
Upon hearing his words, Casey and the others fell silent. They understood the pain that this
memory brought to Billy.
After a moment, Billyposed himself and let out a deep breath. He then turned to White Tiger
and said, "White Tiger, there''s more to Samuel Watson''s capture than meets the eye. The people
from Sanctum of Darkness likely know more. You should take the opportunity to find out."
"What do you mean by that?" Azure Dragon asked, and the others in the room turned their attention
to Billy.
"I''m just specting at this point," Billy began. "Capturing Samuel Watson was only one of their
objectives. Another goal was to deal with White Tiger and our brothers in Bloodshadow."
"Hmm?" Casey furrowed his brows. "Could it be that someone back in our homnd is working with
Sanctum of Darkness?"
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"It''s a possibility," Billy nodded.
"Then it must be those aristocratic families!" Judge eximed.
"They are truly courting death!" White Tiger''s voice was filled with icy intent.
"Boss, maybe we should wipe out all of them!" Judge continued. "Otherwise, who knows what kind
of mess they''ll create?"
"Boss, when we return this time, Casey and I can take our men to the capital and deal with the
remaining factions!" Azure Dragon suggested, his brow furrowed.
"Settle down, all of you!" Casey scolded the others. "If it were that simple, we wouldn''t be waiting
until now."
"They not only have connections within the capital''s various sectors, but they also have the backing
of hidden sects. It''s not that straightforward. Last time, with the Leonard family, representatives from
their sect came to the capital. If it weren''t for Donald and the others intervening, who knows what
would have happened."
"This is frustrating!" White Tiger vented his anger. "Some of the aristocratic families and sects in
vale are even worse than them! They shamelessly absorb resources from the country, yet
remain outside the established framework. Those people are the biggest parasites in vale!"
"Enoughining," Billy waved his hand. "Endure it for now. Their good days won''tst much
longer."
They all responded in unison. They knew the responsibilities that Billy Gardner carried. It was a task
given to him by that old man-to restore bnce to the country.
Over the next few weeks, Billy and his group remained in ce of Darkness. They stayed to
prevent Sanctum of Darkness from causing trouble and to continue training their brothers.
In just half a month, Rakshasa Hall had conquered more than twenty forces of various sizes,
umting vast resources. Many forces had willingly submitted and be subordinate to
Rakshasa Hall. During this time, Billy had remained at Rakshasa Hall''s headquarters while Casey
led the operations. As a result, several of them had made significant progress in their cultivation.
Casey had officially be a Tier-one War Grandmaster; Azure Dragon had achieved the realm of
Warlord perfection, only a step away from a War Grandmaster; and Judge had broken through and
be a Warlord. Although White Tiger and Rakshasa had recently broken through, their levels
remained the same, but they had umted enough to make their next breakthroughs inevitable.
Stout, due to his unique physique, progressed more slowly in his cultivation, but during this time, he
had shown signs of breaking through his bottleneck. Even James Harper and the four deputy
commanders had advanced one rank higher during this period.
After this phase of intense activities, Billy felt it was time to return.
On a particr afternoon, Billy, Stout, and Judge boarded a flight back to Ozin''s war zone. Casey
and Azure Dragon returned to their respective positions.
As soon as they disembarked from the ne, Billy''s phone rang. He picked it up and saw an
unknown number.
"Hello, who''s this?" Billy answered the call.
"Mr Gardner, it''s Ava Jones." Ava Jones''s voice came through the phone, sounding somewhat
grave.
"Ava Jones?" Billy raised an eyebrow, a hint of worry creeping in. "Has something happened to
Harleen?"
He had talked to Harleen Knight a couple of days ago and knew she was on a business trip in a city
named Shenford. He hoped nothing had gone wrong.
"Don''t worry, Mr Gardner, nothing has happened so far," Ava Jones said, her voice tinged with
hesitation. "But I''m concerned that something might happen, so I called you."
"What exactly happened?" Billy rxed a bit and asked.
"Ms Knight and I were on a business trip in Shenford, negotiating a partnership with thergest local
conglomerate." Ava Jones began. "Everything was going smoothly until yesterday. Up until then, we
had been dealing with the CEO of theirpany, and everything seemed fine. Yesterday, when we
went to theirpany to sign the contract, we met with thepany''s owner in person, and his son
was also present. And... he had ill intentions at the sight of Ms Knight."