When Jared and Ghaylen returned, they were greeted by a scene of utter chaos at the base. Many houses had collapsed, and Zebediah was leading a cleanup effort. The two of them were left dumbfounded by the sight.
“You're back, Mr. Chance, Master!”
As soon as Zebediah saw that the two men had returned, he immediately rushed up to them.
Ghaylen noticed that Zebediah's face was littered with bruises, making it clear that the latter had suffered a beating. He questioned sharply, “What happened here, Zebediah? You're the eldest disciple. As such, I entrusted you with keeping guard over the place. Yet, everything is in shambles when it's only been a few days?”
At that, tears of grievance escaped Zebediah's eyes. “This is Bilius' doing, Master. He came in search of Mr. Chance, saying he wanted to recoup his pride. With both of you gone, he destroyed our houses and beat us up! His capabilities were too powerful, so we weren't his match. This is all my fault for failing to guard this place. Please punish me as you see fit, Master.”
While saying that, he dropped to his knees before his master.
Having heard everything, Ghaylen was so livid that he flushed bright red with fury, and his entire body trembled.
“Bilius has gone too far, not bothering to show me any respect! If I don't teach him a lesson, I'd never have a foothold in the Emerald Cauldron Sect henceforth!”
In a towering rage, he thundered about seeking Bilius out to settle the score.
However, Jared stopped him, saying, “This happened because of me, and I'll settle it myself.”
After saying that, he shifted his gaze to Zebediah and asked, “Did Bilius say anything before he left?”
“He told you to go and look for him at the inner court when you return because he wants to have a duel with you at the arena. He also said... He also said...”
“What else did he say?” Jared pressed.
“He also said that if you don't dare go, he'd come and beat us up once a day until you do,” Zebediah murmured.
Following the man's words, Jared narrowed his eyes a fraction. Invisible waves of anger radiated off him. So, Bilius even went as far as making a move against his fellow disciples to force me into making an appearance. How utterly despicable!
Ever since Jared became Ghaylen's disciple, he had also gotten on close terms with Ghaylen's other disciples.
“Where are you going, Mr. Chance?” Sigurd inquired upon catching sight of Jared.
“Mr. Chance is going to look for Bilius,” Zebediah interjected.
“Bilius has broken through to the Body Fusion Realm, Mr. Chance. Besides, Mr. Erdell must have instructed him to do this. I think you'd best put up with it for the time being. If the matter were to get out of hand, it might affect the opening of the medicinal pool.”
Sigurd advised Jared not to retaliate, aware that the latter came to Emerald Cauldron Sect for the medicinal pool.
“Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. So what if Bilius has broken through to the Body Fusion Realm?” Jared sneered.
I'm not scared of Bilius when he has just advanced to the Body Fusion Realm. I wouldn't even be afraid of someone in the Third Level of Body Fusion Realm, much less a newbie!
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The readers' comments on the novel: The King Of Warriors novel (Jared Chance)
Why there are 5102 chapters and I can only see 5086? Thanks...
Truly an epic, could very well be a movie series just like the Lord of the Rings....