Chapter 307 The Final Response
Chapter 307 The Final Response
As Bond Hampton''s words fell, he raised his hand and rushed toward Casey and Night Orchid.
"Stop!" Duke Aiken Hampton, shouted in a deep voice.
"Your Grace, they killed my brother, and I must kill them!" Bond Hampton stopped in his tracks, his
teeth gritted.
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"Step back!" After taking a deep breath, Duke Aiken Hampton turned to look at Billy and spoke with
a deep voice, "Commander Gardner, is it appropriate?"
"What''s inappropriate about it?" Billy calmly responded. "Go ahead, speak your mind."
"Firstly, Sigmund Hampton is an envoy from our delegation. Even if he is guilty, we should handle it
ourselves. You have no right to pass judgment on him." Duke Aiken Hampton replied, his brows
furrowing.
"Secondly, his crimes do not warrant the death penalty. You are killing an innocent man!"
"You have quite the sense of humor," Billy said, picking up his teacup and taking a sip. "Whether his
crimes deserve the death penalty is for SHADOW to judge, and it''s none of your business as an
Orianan representative."
"Besides, he has offended a valean woman, harmed vale citizens, and challenged vale''s
sovereignty. Do you think we have no right to execute him?"
"You are twisting the facts!" Duke Aiken Hampton took another deep breath and turned to a man
from Central Sky Office. "Mullins, are you going to stand idly by?"
"Your Grace, SHADOW has a special status in vale, and none of us here have the authority to
interfere in their affairs. I hope you understand." The man responded.
Though it sounded like passing the buck, no one dared to argue. SHADOW had established rules
from the beginning, stating that no government department could interfere in SHADOW''s
investigations, or they would be seen as challenging the country''sws.
Duke Aiken Hampton let out a heavy sigh, his face turning increasingly grim.
"Billy, I heard that the Oriana delegation came with some demands for vale. Is that true?" Billy
looked at the man and inquired.
"That''s correct." The man replied. He knew this matter couldn''t be avoided forever; it was bound to
come sooner orter.
"Well, can you tell me what those demands are?" Billy continued to ask.
"Commander Gardner, we are currently discussing this matter across various departments. We''ll
definitely inform you once we have the results." A man of Special Patrol Squadron spoke up before
anyone from the Central Sky Office could respond.
Billy turned to look at him, his gaze sharp as a de. "Starting now, if I don''t ask you a question,
dare you speak nonsense again, I''ll cut you down!"
Billy was already quite irritated by Oriana''s demands, and he knew that someone was causing
trouble behind the scenes. He didn''t need to ask; these people were undoubtedly from the
aristocratic families. The implication of the man''s words was clear - he didn''t want Billy to interfere,
and this was challenging his bottom line.
"Commander Gardner, are you sure...?" the man''s face changed color, his brows furrowing as he
tried to speak again.
"Casey, cut him down." Billy said in a stern voice.
"I''ll do it!" Without waiting for Casey to respond, Azure Dragon replied loudly, drawing hisbat
knife and swiftly moving forward. Since the earlier negotiation scene, he had wanted to use his
knife, and he had a lot of pent-up anger to vent. Now, the opportunity had presented itself.
"Azure Dragon, you dare!" The man''s pores opened wide, and his pupils shrank in cold fear.
"Trading the nation for personal gain, kowtowing to foreigners, you aristocrats are something else!"
Azure Dragon spoke as he unleashed a de aura.
The man, who was only at the mid-stage of Battle God, couldn''t withstand Azure Dragon''s attack.
Before he could fully react, the de aura shed past his neck. He fell to the ground, gasping for
breath, unable to utter a word. His head tilted to the side, lifeless.
A chorus of gasps filled the scene. Many people shuddered and involuntarily took a few steps back.
Apart from the King of the West, probably no one else in the territory would dare to do so. As for the
Oriana''s delegation, upon witnessing this scene, they couldn''t help but feel a deep sense of unease.
It seemed like today''s events might not end well.
"Mr Mullins, now that no one will interrupt you, please continue." Billy said, looking towards the
Central Sky Office representative.
"Commander Gardner, Oriana''s delegation came primarily to discuss some ideas regarding the
incident with Lance Glisson." The man from Central Sky Office began, taking a deep breath before
listing the four demands.
After he finished, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, well aware that Oriana''s demands were
outrageous. He had cursed those Orianans many times inwardly, knowing that they were practically
digging their own graves with such audacious conditions.
"Thank you, Mr Mullins!" Billy said after hearing the demands.
Silence fell over the room. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Are these the conditions you''re proposing on behalf of Oriana?" Billy finally asked.
"Commander Gardner, these are just preliminary ideas. We need to discuss the details with your
country." Aiken Hampton replied as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Is that so?" Billy''s eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone grew colder.
"Then, on behalf of vale, I will give you our final response."
"Your proposed conditions are all nonsense, and we reject every one of them."
"Furthermore, I''m giving you half an hour to transfer two hundred billion to vale''s ount. One
hundred billion is for thepensation for killing our Eastern Territory soldiers, and the other
hundred billion is for the lives of these ten people. If the money is not in our ount within half an
hour, I will personally ensure that your heads are delivered to Oriana."
The jaws of everyone in the room dropped. Even Casey and the others were left momentarily
speechless.
"Isn''t this too overbearing? Boss is practically forcing Oriana''s delegation into a corner!" they
thought.
They had traveled all the way to vale to seek justice, and now they were not only not receiving
anypensation, but they were also being asked to pay two hundred billion. If they didn''t deliver
the money within half an hour, they would face execution. It seemed like they were being pushed
towards certain death anyway.
"You think you''re somebody, don''t you? Daring to demandpensation from us and threatening
us with death. Do you think you''re the king of the world?" Bond Hampton shouted angrily.
Casey pped him across the face. Bond Hampton flew backwards, his two front teeth stained with
blood flying into the air.
"If you dare to speak disrespectfully again, you''ll save yourself a hundred billion!" Casey said coldly.
"You..." Bond got up from the ground and was about to yell again when he saw Azure Dragon
unsheathing his sword. He quickly closed his mouth.
The others from the various departments wore expressions of hesitation, but upon seeing the two
halves of a body on the floor, they chose to remain silent.
"Commander Gardner, don''t you think this is going too far?" Duke Aiken Hampton asked, his face
even paler than before.
"Night Orchid, start the countdown." Billy said, ignoring the duke.
"Yes, Commander!" Night Orchid replied and took out her phone to set a half-hour countdown.
"Casey, notify all Eastern Territory soldiers to assemble. If the money doesn''t arrive in half an hour,
they''ll go ask Oriana''s Lord for the debt."
"Roger!" Casey replied and dialed Roderick Chasey''s number.
The sound of sharp intakes of breath filled the room again. Even the people from Central Sky Office
had serious expressions.