I Am Super Rich

-Book IV-

Chapter 151

"Dave, you're too polite. We hope you can help us in the future."

"Yeah, Mr. Lidell, you have such a big business. Don't say you don't know your poor classmates if we look for you in the future."

"Mr. Lidell, do you still need people to work for your company? Many of us were not admitted to college after graduating from high school and have yet to find suitable jobs."

"Don't worry, guys. If you want to find a job, you can contact me in a few days.

If you have any good projects that need my investment, you can also contact me. I, David Lidell, will not turn you down."

"If that's the case, we would like to thank you, Mr. Lidell. Let's all give Mr. Lidell a toast!"

"Alright, cheers!"

Everyone stood up and said loudly together. David also drank from the glass in his hand. Although taking a little alcohol would not affect him at all, since he had to drive later, he still figured it would be better not to drink too much.

He knew that he should not drink and drive, and if he did drink, he should not drive. In addition, with his current status, if he claimed that the liquid in his glass was alcohol, then people would not doubt him. No one would dare to argue with him, and no one would dare check. David finished his toast. When he was about to turn around and leave, someone opened the door of the private room. Cade walked in.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Dave's friend, Cade Nelson. Since I'm around, I decided to drop by and give everyone a toast."

After Cade said that, he downed the contents of his glass. No one in the private room lifted their glasses. Everyone was looking at Cade curiously. They felt that this person looked familiar, and they seemed to have seen him somewhere before. However, they could not remember at that moment.

"A-Are… A-A-Are you.., M-M-Mr. Nelson?" Clay stammered for a long time and finally spit out a complete sentence.

"I am Cade Nelson, yes." Cade smiled and answered.

Everyone felt dizzy at that moment.

There was only one person they knew named Cade, and he was the person who held the highest power in the entire South River Province -provincial cabinet minister Cade Nelson. He was someone that they could only see on the television, but now he was right in front of them. No wonder they felt that this person looked familiar. It seemed that they always watched him on television.

Moreover, Mr. Nelson even referred to David as Dave. He even came here to toast all of them for David's sake. While feeling overwhelmed, they also felt extremely proud. It did not matter what the reason was. How many people in the South River Province could get a toast from Cade Nelson-the cabinet minister of South River Province? At this moment, all of them had a question in their hearts. What did David go through during these three years?

Not only did he transform from a poor guy who delivered food to a mega-rich with billions or even tens of billions in assets, he even had a close relationship with the cabinet minister of South River Province. How incredible! When everyone came back to their senses, they stood up quickly even though they had only just sat down after toasting David.

"Mr. Nelson, you're being too humble. How could you toast us? We should be the ones toasting you!"

"Yeah! We should be the ones toasting you! Everyone, raise your glasses, and let's give Mr. Nelson a toast!"

The meal took them more than 2 hours.

David asked the others to go back first because he could handle the rest himself. Thus, Cade also returned to River City.

David then drove to the hospital to pick up King Kong. The conclusion of this matter depended on King Kong's decision.

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At the hospital, David located King Kong's ward.

After an afternoon of treatment, King Kong had recovered a lot, but he still had many internal injuries and they all needed time to slowly heal.

King Kong was still a little confused in his bed. When he was brought out, he thought he was going to be killed. However, in the end, he was taken to the hospital. He still had not figured out what was going on. He only realized that David must be the one who saved him when he saw David and the others coming in. Otherwise, he could not think of anyone else who would save him.

"Dave, Rice Cake!" King Kong called out excitedly.

"King Kong, how are you feeling?" David asked.

"King Kong, You're finally out! Haha! The three of us finally got together again," Colby also exclaimed excitedly. Then, he walked over and gave King Kong a big hug.

"Thank you, Colby. Thank you, Dave," King Kong said, the corners of his eyes turning red. Now that he was grown, he was content with having these two friends.

"Don't thank me, you should thank Dave. Dave was the one who saved you," Colby said.

"I know, thanks, Dave."

"We're all friends, you don't have to be so courteous with me."

At this moment, King Kong looked at Celia, who was standing next to David, and asked, "A Are you Goddess Celia?"

"Hello, Jonah," Celia greeted.

"You have to call her your sister-in-law now. Goddess Celia is Dave's girlfriend now," Colby said.

"Hello, sister-in-law!" King Kong called out, a huge grin on his face. He was happy that Dave could get Celia as his girlfriend.

At the same time, he sincerely wished Dave and Celia all the best.

"King Kong, can you walk?" David asked.

"I'm fine, Dave. I've recovered now," King Kong answered.

"Pack up and come with me. You have to be the one who give the final decision on the matter of you being falsely accused."

"Dave… I…"

"You can decide when we're there. You can do whatever you want. Don't be scared , I'll back you up no matter what happens."

"Okay!"

David picked up King Kong and went back to the teahouse where they had afternoon tea earlier that day.

When they got there and stepped out of the car, David and Celia walked in front while King Kong walked behind them with Colby supporting him.

Eden and the rest were still kneeling on the floor. Even though their legs were numb, they did not dare to get up.

The person who took action against them this time was too powerful and they had given up all hope.

Mr. Nelson said if they could not get the other party's forgiveness, then there would be no place for them in Somerland.

At this moment, David and the gang walked in front of Eden and his gang. When King Kong saw the three youngsters in the gang, he seemed slightly emotional. Those three people were the ones who made him live through that nightmare for half a year.

He had wanted to chop these people into pieces in his dreams countless times.

"Lift your heads. Do you know this person?" David asked coldly.

Eden's group of six raised their heads and looked at David and the others. All six shook their heads, indicating that they did not know David.

"Sir, we don't seem to know each other, and I don't know how we've offended you, but I'm here to apologize to you," Eden said.

"Really? Ask your sons! They have done so many bad things that they may not remember for a while, but give them some time to think about it," David said.

"You scoundrel! What the hell did you do? Hurry up and apologize to him!" Eden slapped Gilbert on the head and said loudly.

"I'm sorry, Sir! I am now apologizing to you for offending you in some way. Please be the bigger person and spare us," Gilbert said while kowtowing.

Vere and Jed also quickly kowtowed to apologize.

"It's no use apologizing to me. King Kong, I'll leave this to you. You can do whatever you want to them and I'll back you up. Even if you kill them now, I will also make sure you'll be fine."

King Kong stepped forward with Colby's help.

"Do you guys still remember me?" King Kong questioned with a wicked smile.

Gilbert and the other two youngsters looked at King Kong, but they really had no idea when they had met the man.

Firstly, King Kong had changed a lot from six months ago. Even his parents might not recognize him right now.

Second, what happened to King Kong was just one of the many crimes they had committed, and for them, it was not a big deal at all, so how could they still remember?

"Well then, let me jog your memories. Half a year ago, on West Bridge Road, the three of you harassed a girl and in order to save her, I beat all of you up. However, you managed to turn the situation around and charged me with rape and grievous bodily harm. Eventually, I was sentenced to 15 years in prison and you were hailed as heroes. How ironic is that?"

"Y-Y-You're the guy who was watching the construction site?" Gilbert asked, pointing at King Kong.

When King Kong said that, the trio immediately remembered. After all, they only managed to get out of that situation because of the help from their families.

"That's right, I was the one watching the construction site. However, our roles have now reversed. Say, how should I repay your kindness?" King Kong asked with a cold smirk.

Slap!

Slap!

Slap!

Three slaps could be heard consecutively. However, they were not from King Kong.

Instead, it was from Eden, Vere, and Milton. They all slapped their sons At the same time, they scolded.

"You scoundrel! It's all your fault!"

"Hurry up and kowtow to apologize!"

"You good-for-nothing piece of trash!"

That was the end of that matter. All six of them were sent to experience what King Kong had experienced.

Meanwhile, King Kong decided that after he recovered, he would go in at random to beat them up. He would only stop when he finally felt better. After that, the authorities would look into the six's crimes before charging them. David felt that they would at least get life in prison. They should stay behind bars forever in case they came out to continue harming others.

Of course, it would be best if they got the death penalty.

Colby stayed in Shu City to stay by King Kong's side as he recuperated. When King Kong recovered, they would go to find David.

When David was about to go back to River City, he received a call. It was from Old Master Stefani, the Chief of Staff of Somerland. He told David that Dark Cape could finally use the magnetic fields and they did not need to be scared of Falconia anymore. Therefore, David did not need to hide anymore.

He asked David to get to Capital City in three days as he had something to announce. Hence, David could only head to Capital City with Celia immediately. He could sense that Old Master Stefani was going to tell him something important.

Chapter 152

After David and Celia returned to River City, they flew directly to Capital City. Since Old Master Stefani asked him to arrive at Capital City within three days, there should be something very important going on.

After arriving in Capital City and sending Celia home, David called Mason back and told him that he had arrived in Capital City.

With that, Mason sent someone over to pick David up. They met in the same big courtyard from last time.

David pushed the door open and found Mason waiting for him on the chair in the courtyard with his eyes closed. The difference was that this time Mason's great-granddaughter, Julia, was not there, and only Mason was present.

"Old Master Stefani," David called out respectfully.

David admired this legendary old man's strength very much as well as his contributions to Somerland.

"You're here," Mason closed his eyes and replied.

"Yes."

"Go and get a stool in the house so you can sit out here."

"Alright."

After David finished speaking, he went into the house, carried a stool out, and sat next to Mason.

"David, now that you've reached this level, there are a few things you should know."

"Please tell me, Old Master Stefani."

"What do you think of the situation in Somerland today?" Mason asked.

David thought for a while and said, "Somerland is one of the two great empires, so the situation in the country is naturally pretty good."

"That's just on the surface, but in reality, there is underlying turmoil in Somerland, and the country is in a precarious state."

"How is that possible?" David asked in shock.

As one of the two great empires, Somerland was the only country that could stand against Falconia alone. Was it possible that there would be underlying turmoil in Somerland?

Was it possible that the country was in a precarious state? If that was the case, would Falconia not have taken action earlier? If a hegemonic empire like Falconia had the opportunity to overthrow Somerland, it would never waste it. Falconia had long wanted to be the boss of this world, but Somerland had always restricted them.

"Although I want to tell you that though it sounds impossible, it's true. It's still peaceful now because I'm not dead yet. Once I'm dead, Falconia will try to grab the biggest slice of the Somerland cake. At the same time, other countries and forces will also want to take a bite," Mason said in a low voice.

"Old Master Stefani, are you…" David shuddered as he looked at Mason.

Then, he carefully used his mind power to sense the aura of the old man. Mason did not stop him either and allowed David to continue. Soon, David could feel that Mason's body was like a scorching sun.

It was blazing and his aura was so strong that David, a master who had just surpassed the peak of the Dragon Rank, trembled. Even so, at the same time, David also felt that Mason's aura was gradually decaying over time in this body that was burning like a scorching sun. Moreover, it was an irreversible decline. Just like how everyone would go through birth, aging, sickness, and death. David stared at Mason with wide eyes.

Was the legendary old man of Somerland almost at the end of his life?

What?

David found it hard to accept. The old man had dedicated his life to Somerland. He guided Somerland from a bullied nation to the heights it was now. It had now become one of the two great empires in the world and had turned from prey to a predator. It could be said that no one in the world had ever achieved such a feat. He was like a stabilizing force for Somerland. As long as he was there, no one, including Falconia, would dare to have any ill intentions toward Somerland.

This was the deterrent power of this old man. Now, the legendary life of this old man was about to end. David's eyes were a little red. They had been learning about the old man's heroic deeds since childhood. They learned about how he guided a small and weak country like Somerland to become a big and powerful country step by step.

During this period, he experienced many dangers, life and death crises, and suffered grievous injuries. Old Master Stefani was the hero of all of Somerland.

However, what David saw right now was that even a hero would eventually cross his prime.

"David, you don't have to be sad. Everyone will experience this. I have lived 128 years, which is far beyond the lifespan of ordinary people. I am not afraid of death, but if I die, there will be no one in Somerland who can deter and intimidate all parties, and this will put Somerland into a passive position. I don't want this to happen, so that's why I have been struggling while at death's door."

"Old Master Stefani, can't Somerland protect itself after so many years of development?" David asked.

"If the magnetic field hadn't expanded so fast, naturally, it would have been possible. Now the magnetic field have almost surrounded the entire country. This is not only a form of protection so that others cannot threaten Somerland, but it is also a cage because somerland cannot threaten others. At this time, we need the deterrence of an individual with supreme combat power."

"There are three guardians in Somerland including myself, that is, the masters in the God Rank which are above Dragon Rank, and there are seven people who are halfway to the God Rank like yourself. We all form the highest organization of Somerland-the Somerland Parliament. In addition, Somerland has a secret organization composed of the peak Dragon Rankers, which is Team Dragon. These people represent the high-end combat power of Somerland."

"Meanwhile, Falconia has four guardians on the surface, but there is actually one more in the dark, so there are five guardians in total. The number of people they have that are halfway to the God Rank are more than twice that of Somerland. This is a matter of history and background since, at the end of the day, Somerland has only been on the rise over in the recent decades."

"They are only scared of taking action now because I'm still alive. Once I'm gone, Falconia will make a move and other forces will also want to take a bite when they smell the blood. By then, Somerland will be in extreme danger."

"So what do we do?" David asked.

He was somewhat lost for words. This huge empire was actually being supported by an old man who was over a hundred years old. Once the old man died, the foundation could crumble.

When the time came, the entire Somerland would be dismantled by many forces, with Falconia in the lead. It might be possible that Somerland would become the next Chaos Land. This was because the Chaos Land used to be an empire called the East River Empire. It had become scattered and destroyed because of Falconia, becoming what is now known as Chaos Land.

Meanwhile, the royal family that was left from the East River Empire became the current biggest mercenary group in the world, Black Dragon Mercenaries. Even though their bloodline could be saved, it was so excruciatingly painful for them to watch their homeland get invaded and the people of their country get tortured and killed.

No! This could not happen.

David's family, lover, and friends were all here. He would not allow this to happen.

"Before I die, I need someone to replace me in Somerland and become the stabilizing force to deter all forces from touching Somerland. You are the one I have the highest hopes for, David."

David shuddered.

He did not expect Old Master Stefani to be so optimistic about him.

Indeed, he had the confidence to do that but that was because he knew he had the system backing him up. As long as he had the system, he would just need to spend money when others needed to rely on their talent and hard work. He only needed enough lavish points to reach the plateau that others needed years or even ten years to break through.

Next, East League Capitals would spread out all over the world. When that happened, he would be able to spend money faster and faster, so his lavish points would also continue to grow wildly. It would not take long for him to improve his physique and mind power to god level. Even then, he could still continue to improve. He would also eventually surpass Mason. It was just that he did not understand how Mason was so sure that he could do this. Either way, it should not be his turn yet.

"Old Master Stefani, you must be joking, right? What did I do to deserve this? Now I'm only halfway to God Rank, and I don't know when I can break through to that level. Plus, aren't there two more God Rank guardians in Somerland ? It shouldn't be my turn no matter how I look at it," David said seriously.

"David, you don't have to belittle yourself. I know about your achievements and you are indeed the most talented person I have ever seen. It is absolutely a miracle to have such strength at your age. You might have been born for this era, but I hope you won't slack off and continue to create miracles."

"Abraham has reached the peak, so his talent can only support him at that level. Meanwhile, if Dirk is given another ten years, he may have the opportunity to grow to my stage, but I can't last for that long. I can still hold on for a year for you, but in a year, my life will reach its end. By then, Somerland will have to depend on you," Mason opened his eyes and looked at David.

David could feel the hope and expectation in Mason's eyes. He did not want to disappoint the old man who had dedicated his life to Somerland and make him leave this world with regrets.

"Old Master Stefani, don't worry. Somerland is my homeland, and my relatives and friends are here. Therefore, I will continue to work hard and I will not allow anyone to occupy an inch of the land here," David also answered seriously.

"Alright, hahaha… Somerland finally has a successor. From now on, you are the eleventh member of the Somerland Parliament. You have the right to decide the direction of Somerland. I will get everything ready, and as for the procedure for joining the parliament, I don't think it is necessary for the time being. After all, you are too young now, and it's the taller trees in the woods that get their tops blown off. So, it's better to keep a low profile so you won't be targeted."

"I understand, Old Master Stefani," David replied respectfully.

This was exactly what he wanted. Right now, he felt that it was still not the time to expose himself. David was still not powerful enough to resist the guardians from God Rank. However, he would be able to soon. He already had more than 6000 lavish points.

It would not be long before he could step into the God Rank and become a guardian.

"David, this world is not as simple as you think, and the two empires are not the most powerful forces around. There are some big families with deep roots that have hidden in the world for hundreds of years. They hide in secret to control dozens of small and some medium sized countries. Even some larger countries are their puppets."

'What?'

David looked at Mason in shock.

He was exposed to too much information today. He did not know how to react to some of it. A family that controlled dozens of small countries and even some medium-sized ones? Even the large countries are their puppets?

'How can that be?'

This information was truly beyond his comprehension. He had always believed that the state was the greatest power and that a family could only be below the state.

However, now Old Master Stefani had told him that just one family could control dozens of countries. Furthermore, from what Old Master Stefani said, there was more than one such family.

'Does Somerland have such a family?'

A question popped into David's mind.

"Old Master Stefani, what about Somerland?" David asked.

"Yes, Somerland also has many families like this hidden in the dark, but in the past, the military power of Somerland was strong enough to completely deter them, so they did not dare to come out so freely. However, with the expansion of the magnetic field, large weapons are about to be rendered useless, and these families will start popping up. Alas… We have both internal and external troubles," Mason sighed.

"Old Master Stefani, they should also be part of Somerland, right? Why don't they help us resist foreign enemies, rather than become Somerland's internal worries? If Somerland is seized by foreign forces, their life will be made more difficult too, right?" David was a little puzzled as he asked.

He did not understand why these hidden families would cause trouble for Somerland. Everyone was on the same boat.

Once the ship of Somerland capsized, no one on that boat would have it easy.

"Sigh, you don't understand. Actually, these families…"

After that, David left Old Master Stefani's place.

Today, he had touched on the hidden side of this world.

According to Old Master Stefani, there were many powerful families hidden in the shadows around the world who could control both countries and resources.

They had a long heritage and profound background, and their power had even penetrated many large countries.

At the same time, there were also many hidden families in Somerland.

These families were around since the ancient times of Somerland. When Somerland was invaded by other countries, they did not come together to fight back.

In fact, they did not have the slightest sense of belonging to Somerland. In their opinion, the more chaotic Somerland was, the better it would be for their interest.

However, eventually, Somerland became an empire under the leadership of Mason, who enacted a series of laws to govern its people.

Hence, they no longer dared to cause trouble because of Somerland's strength. Instead, they could only hide in secret. Despite this, they were the group of people who most badly hoped for Somerland's ruin.

Since Somerland's legal system was strict and everyone was deemed equal, if a person with power killed an ordinary person whom they thought of as an ant, the person would still be punished by the Somerland government.

This was the most unacceptable thing to them. In these hidden families, they had to follow the rules of the hierarchy and the direct line of descent of the family had the power to kill their subordinates.

In other words, they still adhered to the ancient system.

The nobles had the right to take action against the commoners. This completely countered Somerland's statecraft philosophy.

There was no such thing as a superior in the current Somerland.

Whoever broke the law had to be punished, and it did not matter who it was.

However, because of the expansion of the magnetic field, the threat of Somerland's large firearms had been reduced and these hidden families had begun to grow restless and hoped to come out of hiding. David could not imagine this.

Once these people controlled Somerland, what would Somerland look like?

Civilians would have no human rights and these self-proclaimed nobles would become even more unscrupulous.

At this moment, apart from Somerland, other places in the world including Falconia were actually more or less implementing this concept.

However, they were still doing so subtly..

No!

He had to reach the point where he could deter all these forces as soon as possible. He had to protect the current sacred land of Somerland.

Chapter 153

After David left Mason's courtyard, Mason called his secretary over.

After that, he notified all members of the Somerland Parliament that there would be a meeting tomorrow morning with important announcements he had to make.

At the same time, he notified all provincial cabinet ministers in Somerland to watch the live conference at that time.

The addition of a new member of parliament in Somerland was a top priority.

Even if David did not need to appear for his own safety, they would still need to continue with the other procedures.

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David drove his car through the streets of Capital City and realized that he had nowhere to go. He had already checked out of Starry Night Hotel. Since he had bought the office building, all the employees had moved out of the Starry Night Hotel as well.

David thought for a while. It did not seem appropriate to stay at Celia's house and he did not want to go to a hotel, so he found a key to the Sky Court Residential Area from the pile of keys in the trunk and decided to stay there for one night.

That residential area seemed to be very close to him.

When he bought these houses, they were all well-decorated and they would be cleaned by part -time cleaners every week.

The rooms were pretty clean but there was no food available.

Hence, he would grab a bite to eat on the side of the road. After that, David went to the Sky Court Residential Area.

He bought a penthouse that was 800 square meters large here. As for the price, he had long forgotten it.

When he arrived at his penthouse's floor, David took out the key and opened the door. As soon as he opened the door, David heard a loud noise inside.

'Hmm? What the hell is going on?' David was startled.

'Did I come to the wrong place?

'No way.

'If I am at the wrong place, how could my key open the door?'

Plus, he had been here before, so he should not be wrong.

Despite some doubts in his heart, David still pushed the door open and walked in. If he made a mistake, he would just apologize.

However, he needed to find out what was going on first.

Having someone else live in the penthouse he bought with his own money?

How preposterous!

After entering the penthouse, David found more than ten young people gathering in the penthouse. When these young people saw David coming in, they all looked at him blankly.

The two parties just stared at each other like that. David did not speak either.

"Sawy ur friend?" One of the girls asked.

"Who are you? How did you get in?"

Asked a man two or three years younger than David.

This might be Sawyer.

David wondered if the developer sold the same penthouse to two different people or if someone saw that the penthouse was unoccupied and decided to come in and take advantage of it.

The cleaners from the housekeeping company should most likely be the only ones who had the keys. Moreover, they would come every week to clean. It had been almost two months since anyone lived here so someone could come in and enjoy this place.

Other than that, it was impossible that David had misremembered. He had come here once when he bought the house and with the current strength of his mind power, there was a slim chance of him making a mistake.

Also, the chances of the developer selling the same house to two people were miniscule. Thus, only the second possibility was left.

Plus, from what he witnessed from the boy names Sawyer, he was clearly not confident when he spoke and his voice was slightly trembling too,

He might have gotten the keys from the housekeeping company and then decided to move in. Damn it, it was not enough to move in here. He even invited people over. This was a little over the line!

He might even be hooking up in David's penthouse!

'F*ck.'

David felt disgusted when he thought about that.

He had not even hooked up in his own penthouse before someone else beat him to it.

David did not answer.

He went straight to the sofa and sat down. Then, he threw the keys in his hand onto the coffee table, which also had a cake on it.

"Tell me, what's going on?" David asked.

The more than a dozen young people all looked at the boy named Sawyer who had just questioned David.

Sawyer's face was red, but he did not speak.

"If you don't tell me, I'll call the cops. Although I rarely come to live in this house, the crime of trespassing is enough for you to be locked up for a few days, and I assume all of you are students, right? If your school finds out about this, it is hard to say whether you can continue going to school."

After David said that, all of them became nervous.

When they saw Sawyer's blushing face and how he did not dare to say a word, they could basically guess what was going on as they were not fools.

The house did not belong to Sawyer at all, instead, it belonged to this man in front of them. If this was the case, why would Sawyer not dare to speak?

Obviously, he had occupied someone else's house through some unknown means. Now that the owner of the house was back, he was so scared that he did not even dare to say a word.

"Sir, we have nothing to do with this. We are students from Multimedia University nearby. Today is Sawyer's birthday and he said that he'd bring us to his house. We didn't know that the house was not his, so please don't report us to the police, okay?" A cute-looking girl begged.

She worked so hard to be admitted to Capital City Multimedia University. If she was expelled, how would she explain it to her family when she went back?

"Zoey, don't apologize. Don't be scared. Sawyer brought us in here and if he wants to call the cops, he'll only be calling the cops on Sawyer. What does this have to do with us anyway?" Another girl comforted Zoey.

"Yeah! We didn't insist on coming here. It's all Sawyer's fault. He's the one who brought us. here. He even said that his house is worth about a hundred million, and is always showing off in front of us. Well, turns out it's all a lie," a boy said too.

David looked at the boy named Sawyer.

"Say something. If you don't speak, don't blame me for not going easy on you."

David did not want to cause trouble for this boy named Sawyer. However, since he was at fault, he should at least apologize, right?

This was a big deal, but at the same time, it was not a catastrophic issue. It just made David feel a little disgusted.

David would not stay in this house anymore.

As for what he would do to Sawyer, it would depend on what Sawyer did next.

If he apologized differentially and sincerely, David would not split hairs with him because of his current status.

At this moment, Sawyer felt as if his face was burning. He wanted so badly to crawl into a hole in the ground.

He had occupied David's penthouse and David even exposed him in front of everyone. Not only did he not feel any remorse, he even felt intense hatred toward David.

His blood red eyes were glaring at David like he was about to swallow him whole. Sawyer's family was not that comfortable.

However, he was too vain and was very good at pretending.

Coincidentally, his father was a car repairman and his mother was a customer-facing staff member of this housekeeping company. Therefore , he would normally take luxury car keys from his father and show off in front of his classmates.

Other than that, he would go to clean his mother's clients houses with his mother every week.

In reality, when he got to a nice house, he would keep taking pictures and post them onto his Instagram.

Plus, he even blocked his relatives and his parents' friends so that the people who knew his background would never find out about what he posted.

The reason he did that was so that the people from university would look at him with envy in their eyes. He would come to clean this penthouse with his mother every week.

He would note it down whenever he went out and he noticed that this house had been empty for almost two months.

Hence, he eventually took the key from his mother secretly and made a copy. In the recent week, he had been staying here.

Coincidentally, today was his birthday. He wanted to invite some of his classmates over to look at his house and envy him. While he was at it, he would invite the girl he had been pursuing recently to come too.

He even decided to get her into bed tonight.

However, he did not expect the owner of the house to come back. How would he show his face on campus now?

Right now, he even had the mind to kill David.

Sawyer stared at David with eyes that were blood red from rage.

David could feel the huge fluctuations in Sawyer's emotions, as well as his chest that was filled with anger.

At the same time, there was even a trace of murderous intent.

This kid was a bit extreme!

Instead of self-reflecting when he did something wrong, he blamed the victim. Thankfully, Sawyer ran into David.

If it was an ordinary person, he might have taken the extreme route and taken revenge on others.

This behavior was unacceptable.

Especially when this kid named Sawyer was still a student.

When David heard what these people said just now, he could more or less figure out what was going on. Sawyer might have found out from somewhere that this house was unoccupied, so he got the keys from the housekeeping staff and invited his classmates to come so he could show off.

There were actually quite a lot of such people in today's society. To put it bluntly, they did not have the strength and abilities to show off, but they were still very vain.

Although there were many such people, they would normally actively admit their mistakes and beg for forgiveness from others when found out.

However, the ones like Sawyer who was unremorseful but instead had such a murderous aura in his heart and even wanted to take revenge on the victim were not forgivable. Their minds might even be a little twisted.

They could not even differentiate right from wrong.

David felt that it was necessary to teach this kid a lesson, otherwise, if he continued to develop like this, he might become another anti-social person in the future.

He did not want to waste his breath, so David took out his phone and called the security department of the residential area.

He had noted this down when he bought this penthouse. The security was very good in this high-end residential area, and they were also very responsible.

After all, people who could afford to live in such a place were not ordinary people, and the guards dared not offend them.

When Sawyer saw that David was actually calling someone, he panicked and turned around to flee the scene immediately.

He could not be caught because once he was caught, all his lies would be torn open and exposed. How would he face his family then? How would he face his classmates? It might even be better to die. However, if he died, he wanted someone to do gown with him.

The moment Sawyer turned to flee, David stood up and gripped Sawyer's shoulders, pinning him on the sofa so he was unable to move.

Sawyer struggled as hard as he could, but how could a normal person break free from David's grip?

"Let me… Let me go!" Sawyer said through gritted teeth.

"Your name is Sawyer, right? You have to be brave enough to take responsibility when you do something wrong. If you can't take the punishment, then don't do it. Today's matter is not a big deal, but I mainly want to teach you a lesson. I hope you will remember this in the future," David said.

Sawyer struggled for a while, and when he found that he could not break free, he stopped wasting his strength.

Even so, he continued glaring at David with blood-red eyes like a wild beast.

After David felt that Sawyer was no longer struggling, he let go of him. Then, he looked at Sawyer and said, "Don't glare at me like that. It's useless, I won't fall for that."

The more than dozen people in the house did not dare to leave.

To them, David was definitely a big shot since he could live in a house worth hundreds of millions. These students could not afford to mess with such a man.

They just hoped that David would not implicate them in this.

When they were waiting for the security to come, David called Hugo.

He told Hugo what happened briefly and asked him to check whether this had happened to his other properties.

If it had, David asked him to list those properties down.

When the dozen or so students heard this…

'He's a big shot indeed!

'I can't tell how many of these hundred million dollar houses he owns!

'He doesn't really stay in them either!!

At that moment, they were so envious.

They were about the same age, but David was so well off.

Chapter 154

'It takes skills to reincarnate into a good life.'

Apparently, they had all agreed that David was a rich kid from a very wealthy family.

Otherwise, how could he have such achievements when he was only about two years older than them? When Sawyer heard that, he was not envious anymore.

It was replaced by boundless jealousy and hatred. This was his dream life.

At this moment, he wanted to kill David and take over everything from him instead.

'Since you have so many f*cking houses, why can't you give this one to me?

'You even want to send me behind bars.

'Just you wait.

'You'll definitely regret this when I get out!'

It did not take long for four people from the residential area's security department to come over.

"Look at this. I bought a house for more than 100 million dollars and I have never once lived in it. When I finally wanted to stay here, something like this occurred. Is this how the security of this place should be? How can you let just anyone come into such a high-end residential area?" David asked directly.

He was indeed a little angry.

He now had at least dozens of properties in Capital City. If this happened everywhere, he would not even have a place to live in the future.

If he wanted to bring Celia over to stay the night in the future, would his plans not be ruined if he ran into this kind of situation again?

"Mr. Lidell, please calm down. We will definitely look into this. We register everyone who enters and leaves, so we'll find out what's going on after some investigation. Don't worry, we'll give you a satisfactory answer," a security guard said respectfully.

They could not offend any of the property owners of this residential area.

They would have to serve these people like they were kings. Even though the status of the security guards here was low, they enjoyed huge benefits.

The people working in the same line of work would feel envious of those working in high-end residential areas. Not only would they get to interact with the big shots, but they would also get way better benefits than those working in a normal residential area.

The others were racking their brains to get a job here.

After finding out what was going on, the core of every problem pointed to Sawyer, who was on the sofa. They then asked Sawyer what was going on.

However, no matter what they asked, how they grilled him, or even when they threatened him, Sawyer would remain silent.

If there were not so many people here, the security guards would have beat him up directly.

Damn it, how dare he act so arrogantly when he was trespassing on private property?

He even caused them to be scolded by their higher-ups.

If they could bring Sawyer back, they would have beat him up to vent their anger first.

In the end, they had no choice. They could only call the guard at the door to check the registration records and also the security footage.

Since they had registered themselves and there were a lot of security cameras in the residential area, they could find out what happened very soon.

Basically, it was similar to David's guess.

Sawyer's mother was a on-site staff in the housekeeping company who cleaned his place. Hence, Sawyer would follow his mother here every week to clean.

After he noticed that no one had been staying in the penthouse for more than a month, he made a copy of the key and moved in.

According to the security footage, Sawyer had been staying here for a week and he even brought female partners back twice during that period.

'F*ck!'

David cursed in his heart. Indeed, just as he suspected. Sawyer did hook up with someone here.

When the dozen or so people in the room heard what the security guard of the residential area said, they all looked at Sawyer in disdain.

Especially the few girls who were looking at him with disgust.

They did not expect that Sawyer, who had been pretending to be a super-rich kid on campus, was actually a pauper who was worthy of the name.

Sawyer's mother, whom he said was the CEO of the listed company, turned out to be a housekeeper who worked in a housekeeping company.

"Mr. Lidell, take a look to see if any valuables in the house are missing. We will now take him to the police station. Next time, we will send someone to keep an eye on the housekeepers. I hope you can be the bigger person here," the security guard said cautiously.

At the end of the day, they also had to take great responsibility for this matter. If David wanted to pursue this, they might even lose their jobs.

"Alright, I didn't lose anything. Just send him to the station and lock him up for two days to teach him a lesson," David said casually.

"Understood, thank you Mr. Lidell for your generosity. Should I send these students out?" The security guard asked, looking at the other dozen people in the room.

"It's alright. You should take this kid away first. I have something to ask the others."

"Alright, goodbye, Mr. Lidell."

After the security said that, the two of them left with Sawyer.

However, after Sawyer took two steps, he turned his head to glare at David and said, "Just you wait!"

However, what greeted him was a slap from the security guard.

Slap!

"What are you looking at? I'll dig your eyeballs out if you continue looking at him.

"Just you wait? Who are you asking to wait? What are you waiting for? Move!" The security guard scolded fiercely.

They were not as nice to Sawyer as they were to David.

He was just a pauper, but he wanted to live in a luxurious penthouse? He even dared to bring other girls back for hookups!

The security guards did not even dare to think about this.

"Damn, we should take him away and beat him up to vent our anger before deciding on anything else." The security guards soon left with Sawyer.

However, David felt that the kid was definitely someone dangerous judging from his behavior, his eyes that turned blood red from glaring, and those traces of murderous intent.

David was fine with it.

There were not a lot of people in this world who could hurt him. If Sawyer did come for him, he could just take care of him.

However, once the other students spread what happened to Sawyer to everyone on campus, he might seek revenge on every one of them after he got released based on his nature of blowing up over the smallest things.

When it happened, it would be very troublesome as they would not be prepared to be targeted by vengeful spirits, as they were all just ordinary people.

"Tell me about that kid," David said to the people remaining in the room.

Soon, everyone started to tell David everything one after another.

They told David how pretentious Sawyer was and how he pretended to be from a rich family.

The lecturers and students on campus all thought that Sawyer was from a rich family out-and out. None of them expected this to be the truth.

David said after thinking about it, "I should advise you not to spread this when you get back on campus. Just pretend you don't know about this."

"Why? That rat lied to us, so we have to expose him and make him lose his face and his status on campus. If not, I don't even know how many other people will be fooled by him," one of the boys said angrily.

Sawyer had deceived a lot of girls with his rich kid identity and that boy had long been envious of him. Now that he had seen Sawyer's true face, he had to tell everyone about this. He wanted those money-chasing girls on campus to see the truth behind the rich kid that they had been pursuing crazily.

"Yeah! We have to expose him. We can't let him deceive more people," other students also chimed in.

"I understand how you're feeling right now, but judging from Sawyer's character… How should I say this… Um… He's a little extreme. Aren't you worried that he'll seek revenge on you guys after he's released?" David asked.

"Do you think we're scared of him? He's just a pauper."

"Yeah, we're not scared of him. We want to fight against all evil forces."

'What the hell is this?

'How is this related to evil forces?' David felt a little helpless.

He could sense the murderous intent Sawyer was giving out just now. That was no joke. Only someone who wanted to kill could give off something like that.

However, these students could not sense it.

He could not tell them that once they spread it, Sawyer might seek revenge on them and he might even kill them, right?

Even if he said that, the students who did not know the evil humans were capable of might not take him seriously.

What should he do?

If things developed in the way he predicted, David would feel like he had put them in harm's way if something happened to any of these students.

'I didn't kill them, but they died because of me'

If he could prevent this from happening, David would do his best to make it so. Besides, he was going to be a member of the Somerland Parliament.

They were the future of Somerland.

"You all should follow me on Instagram. When Sawyer comes out, you should tell me, and at the same time, keep an eye on him. If you sense something wrong with him, you have to tell me at once," David said.

"Of course, big shot! I'll follow you and I'll definitely update Sawyer's situation to you."

"Me too! Me too!"

"I want to follow you too! I want to follow you too!"

When David asked them to follow him, it was exactly what they were looking for. The girls were even like an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase.

That was a true rich kid, and he was not the same as a fake one like Sawyer.

Once they got into a relationship with him, they would reap boundless benefits for their whole lives. After everyone followed him, David was also ready to leave.

He did not want to stay in this house that someone had stayed and also hooked up in. He was very disgusted, that was all.

Thus, David got up and walked to the door first.

Everyone understood what he meant and they knew he was asking them to leave. With that, the dozens of people left the room in a single file.

David walked out of the door last and locked the door behind him.

All of them then came to the elevator. Eventually, David got in too.

Everyone was looking at him inexplicably. They did not understand why he was here. Was he not staying here tonight?

"Dude, aren't you staying here tonight?" One of the girls asked after mustering the courage to speak.

"I wanted to, but I am a neat freak. I'm not used to using something that's been used by others. I can only go stay in another house," David said.

"What are you going to do with this penthouse then?"

"I'll just leave it here for the time being. If I can't stand it, I'll just give it away." David did not feel anything when he said that.

With his current status, a penthouse worth hundreds of millions was nothing to him. He would just give it to whoever fancied it.

He bought this house back then for lavish points anyway.

Since he had already used the lavish points, this house was not important to him anymore.

However, when the students who just got into university heard that, they were all staring at David with wide eyes and gaping jaws.

How rich did he have to be to do this?

He did not want a penthouse worth hundreds of millions just because someone stayed in it. They wanted to be his friend.

They wanted him to give his penthouse to them.

They wanted to say, 'Rich man, let's be friends!

Inside the elevator, the boys were looking at David with pandering hearts while the girls were looking at him with stars in their eyes.

They were right to come today.

Even though they got pulled into the middle of a conflict, the end result was pretty good.

They followed a big shot and, in the future, they would have chances to get into a relationship with him. This was the biggest reward for today.

After everyone walked out of the elevator, David left in his car while the others walked toward the entrance to leave the residential area. .

David found another house and saw that there was nothing wrong with it. Hence, he spent a peaceful night there.

Chapter 155

The next day, David went to Celia's house early in the morning. He had nothing to do in Capital City right now.

After he accompanied Celia for two days, he would prepare to go back to South River Province and then go to Springfield.

He wanted to be there in person to direct everyone to spend money.

Although he was spending a lot of money in many places now and his lavish points were also rising rapidly, it was not enough.

His goal was not 10 thousand lavish points either. After his physique broke through, he would still need to break through his mind power barrier.

Meanwhile, he would still need to continue improving after the breakthroughs. These all required a lot of lavish points.

David's sense of urgency also grew after his conversation with Mason.

He had to grow to the point where he could deter and intimidate all forces before Mason passed.

Otherwise, Somerland would be in danger.

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At the same time David was with Celia, the Somerland Parliament had convened in Capital City. Ten members of the Somerland Parliament soon arrived.

The Chief of Staff in Somerland-Mason Stefani.

The Deputy Chief of Staff in Somerland-Abraham Jones, nicknamed God of War, administrated over the local forces and the Special Task Force.

The Deputy Chief of Staff in Somerland – Dirk Schuman, nicknamed God of Military, governed the military department and Falcon.

These three were all guardians in the God Rank.

At the time, they were the highest combat power on the surface of Somerland.

The remaining seven members were all masters that were halfway to the God Rank and were all managing their own affairs.

In addition, 66 provincial cabinet ministers and 16 chief commanders from the military were all watching this meeting live.

Mason sat at the main seat.

"This meeting is being held today because there is an important announcement.

"The Somerland Parliament will increase from ten to eleven members from today onward."

As soon as Mason said this, the other 9 members sitting there, as well as the 65 provincial cabinet ministers and 16 chief commanders from the military department who were watching the live broadcast, were shocked.

It was because they had not received any news about something as major as adding a new member. Back then, this was absolutely impossible.

Only Cade, the cabinet minister of South River Province, was calm.

He had heard Lucas mention it a few days ago, so he just felt that this was expected.

Only Mason, Julia, and Lucas knew about David being Silver Face.

Everyone was shocked, but they did not question it.

It was because Mason was the pinnacle of Somerland today.

Although the members of parliament could technically question it, no one was stupid enough to do so.

Now that Mason had announced it, it was already confirmed.

"But because of the special status of this member, he will not be present at the meeting for the time being. Everyone just needs to be aware about his existence."

"That'll be the first thing, and now, the second thing."

"Recently, some hidden families and sects have begun to join forces with major families to prepare to come out of hiding."

"I don't care about these, but there is something that I care about, that is, you must abide by the system of Somerland as long as you are within its territory. If there is a violation, you will be punished according to the seriousness of the crime. If the crime is particularly serious, then don't blame me for not going easy on you. I will not hesitate to uproot your entire family if I have to."

"I hope you can investigate your partner clearly, when you cooperate with someone. It'll be better to not cooperate with families and sects with criminal records."

"Now, the magnetic field is still expanding, so I hope everyone will take precautions and protect every inch of our Somerland land, be it external or internal."

"Alright, that's all I have to say today.."

"Anyone who has anything to say can speak now."

Mason stopped talking after he was done.

Next came the speeches of Deputy Chief of Staff Abraham and Dirk. Basically, they expressed their firm support of Chief of Staff Stefani, and then they reassured that they would maintain the domestic order and promised that they would not let the evil forces damage the stability of society.

The speeches of the other seven members were similar. The meeting lasted about two hours.

The moment the meeting ended, Falconia received the news. Adding a new member of parliament was a big deal in Somerland.

No matter where it was, someone who was halfway to the God Rank was already considered a master. Somerland had now suddenly added a member of parliament who was halfway to the God Rank, but they had not received any news about that at all before this.

This was not a good thing.

The two empires had been fighting openly and secretly for decades, and both sides had deep roots in each other's intelligence departments.

Today, Somerland included yet another member of parliament.

Would there be another God Rank guardian that came out of nowhere one day? It made them feel a little shaken that they had fully understood Somerland.

Of course, this member of parliament did not show up.

They felt that this might be a smoke bomb put out by Somerland to purposely confuse them.

Now, Somerland's stabilizing force, Mason, was on his deathbed, and once he died, Falconia could work with a lot of other forces to share this big cake that was somerland.

Once another God Rank guardian came into play, then there would be more variables. They still needed to carefully keep an eye on this.

Falconia was the first to receive the news while the other forces also received the news not long after. In addition to that, many hidden families in Somerland had received the news shortly after as well.

At that time, the underlying forces in Somerland and abroad had started to stir because of David joining the Somerland Parliament.

Everyone was investigating who this new member of parliament in Somerland was.

At the same time, they were also investigating whether Somerland had more hidden masters. Moreover, Mason's words also delayed some of the hidden families in Somerland from coming out of hiding.

It was suspected that they would only dare to come out of hiding after Mason had passed.

Mason's prestige not only deterred people from abroad, but also many hidden families in Somerland. They did not dare to come out of hiding while he was still present.

They had waited until Mason reached the end of his life before they dared to slowly emerge.

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At this time, David was still traveling with Celia in Capital City.

He did not know that many forces around the world were investigating him.

If he knew that. Mason had pushed him into the eye of the storm, he probably would not be in the mood to travel anymore.

Mason had no choice either.

Somerland needed something else to catch everyone's attention.. Otherwise, all eyes would be on him.

Releasing the news of David right now could at least temporarily attract everyone's attention, and at the same time, he would also have time to prepare the final backstop.

David was just one possibility, and as the supreme ruler of Somerland, he would not bet everything in Somerland on David.

That would be too dangerous.

If he was not careful, he would lose everything. He needed more backups for Somerland.

This old man, who had dedicated his life to the country of Somerland was still making final preparations for Somerland as he was on his deathbed.

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Three days later, David received an urgent task when he was accompanying Celia to a tourist attraction Many unidentified people had appeared in the old-growth forest on the border of Somerland.

Although someone had been sent over, they had not gathered any accurate information yet. Thus, they were asking David to go over and take a look.

Since the addition of a new member of Parliament to Somerland, many forces want to come to see if it was real.

The main purpose was to determine whether this new member existed or not.

If he existed and Somerland could hide him so well, would there be other hidden characters in hiding? Would another God Rank guardian be coming out soon?

This was a problem that many forces were very worried about.

With Somerland's stabilizing force, Mason, on the verge of dying, and the two remaining guardians of Somerland, Abraham and Dirk, not being able to reach his heights yet, Somerland had yet to develop a man who could stand up to replace Mason.

Many forces were greedy to get a share of Somerland.

The distribution of resources on earth right now was basically fixed. Hence, if one wanted to obtain something, one had to plunder it.

Meanwhile, Somerland and Falconia were undoubtedly the countries with the most resources.

If Mason died and Falconia took the lead, the other forces would definitely be like sharks that had smelled blood and they would rush over to take a bite.

This time, since Falconia was the one leading the probing, and it involved most of Somerland's power. That was why the other forces dared to keep causing trouble at the border.

David's task was to get rid of all these irrelevant people.

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At this moment, inside the old-growth forest at the border of Somerland and Falconia.

Bang!

The loud sound of a sniper rifle ripped through the air.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang.

Then, countless gunshots could be heard.

Furthermore, these were all sniper rifles that had been altered and so they were very powerful.

It was because normal sniper rifles were already useless to the masters that were above the Tier Rank. Only the altered and powerful sniper rifles were able to cause harm to the masters above the Tiger Rank.

Not long after both sides fought, there were no more sounds of gunfire. Then, there were various sounds of combat.

Snap!

A tall Falconian snapped the neck of a man from Somerland with just one hand.

He guffawed loudly, "Haha! Is there no one else in Somerland? Why did you send all your trash over to die? When Mason is dead, we Falconians will trample on every inch of Somerland."

"Really? It's a pity that you won't have this chance. Go to hell, you mongrel!"

An indifferent voice rang in the man's ear.

Meanwhile, the Falconian felt a pain in his chest.

A dagger had pierced his heart.

Then, his tall body collapsed suddenly.

Such battle scenes could be found all over this old-growth forest. This was a tentative war initiated by Falconia.

Over the years, Falconia would occasionally launch small wars to test the strength of Somerland. However, the scale of these battles would not be too big.

Even so, this time the scale was surprisingly large. They even dispatched the God Rank guardians.

Suddenly, a loud voice resounded throughout the battlefield.

"Where's Abraham? Come out and play. Let's see if you've grown."

Upon hearing this voice, everyone on the battlefield felt a tremor in their souls.

"Blaze is here! Let's kill these people from Somerland! Falconia is unmatched!"

"Falconia is unmatched!"

Obviously, the presence of the Falconia guardian lifted Falconia's spirits greatly.

The God Rank guardian had acted and the people from Somerland were very shocked. They did not expect Falconia to dispatch their guardian.

This was more terrifying and important than any previous battle:

"I'll play with you!"

After this, someone replied in an equally loud voice.

After the voice was heard…

Boom!

A sound comparable to the explosion of a missile sounded.

The huge aftermath made countless people on the battlefield almost unable to stand.

Trees within a radius of hundreds of meters had been uprooted where the two guardians collided Countless sawdust filled the air.

One had to remember that this was an old-growth forest and the trees here had tree trunks that were as wide as a man's arms.

The battle of the guardians was so terrifying.

It was indeed the peak of combat power on earth. It was so scary.

Everyone on the battlefield was stunned to see this scene, including the ones that were halfway to the God Rank that had previously been engaging in combat.

It was the first time they had watched the two God Rank guardians fight at such a close distance.

"Not bad, Dirk. Again!"

After one blow, the guardian of Falconia roared again.

"Very well, just as you wish," Dirk replied.

Boom!

Another loud sound.

Immediately after…

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Countless loud voices resounded throughout the battlefield.

Almost everyone on the battlefield stopped fighting and all looked at the two guardians who were fighting in the air at the moment.

As a fight between the strongest combat forces on earth today, the battle between the guardians was not something that was often witnessed.

This kind of battle was very useful for the masters that were halfway to the God Rank, as they might break through to God Rank and become guardians themselves after watching it.

Boom!

Blaze, the guardian of Falconia, was punched into the ground by Dirk.

"The God of Military is so formidable!"

"The God of Military is so formidable!"

"The God of Military is so formidable!"

All of the people from Somerland cheered in excitement after they saw Blaze, the guardian of Falconia, being knocked out of the air by a punch from Dirk.

However, Blaze reappeared across from Dirk soon after. The two just hovered in the air looking at each other.

Once they had entered the God Rank and became guardians, the air was just like flat earth to them.

"Dirk, I didn't expect you to have reached this stage. How amazing. It's a pity that you won't have a chance to grow anymore. Once Mason dies, Somerland will be attacked from all sides. If you join us in Falconia, Falconia will be one step closer to the goal of dominating the world. What do you think? With your talent, there is still a lot of room for growth," Blaze said, looking at Dirk across from him.

Dirk had a lot of talent.

He was not yet fifty years old and yet he was much stronger than Blaze. If he continued to grow, he might have a chance to reach Mason's level. Unfortunately, he had no chance.

If Blaze could get him to join Falconia , he would be a great help to their plan of dominating the world.

"You talk so much nonsense."

After Dirk said that, he moved in front of Blaze in a blink of an eye and punched him in the face.

Bang!

The loud sound could be heard again. The two were engaged in combat once again. Even though Dirk was slightly stronger than Blaze, there was still a limit to his strength. The two were engaged in equal combat and Blaze was only slightly weaker.

Meanwhile, the battle below them had resumed as well.

Chapter 156

As directed, David soon arrived at his destination. It was a huge old-growth forest.

Opposite the old-growth forest were some medium-sized countries. They were all jealous of the vast resources that Somerland occupied.

Thus, after Falconia occupied most of Somerland's power in their skirmist, these countries also began to send some of their people over to probe.

Somerland had already sent someone to those countries in retaliation, but the specific situation of these agents were still unknown. Since there was a magnetic field interference, no information could be sent out.

However, they should be in trouble. Otherwise, they would have already sent someone over to pass along the information.

That is why they asked David to come and take a look.

Several other members of parliament that were halfway to the God Rank were also sent to various places.

There were no guardians in medium-sized countries, as only the large countries and the two empires had guardians.

Of course, this was only on the surface.

If a medium-sized country was controlled by an ancient family, it would surely have some guardians hiding in the dark.

David plunged headfirst into the old-growth forest.

As soon as he entered the old-growth forest, the light around him dimmed because of the canopy formed by the tall trees and vegetation.

David started running quickly.

From the information he obtained, three Team Wolfs under Team Falcon, two members from Team Vulture, and one member from Team Dragon had moved in this direction.

This meant there was a peak Dragon Ranker, two normal Dragon Rankers, and 27 Tiger Rankers who had entered from this location.

However, none of them had come out until now.

David had to find them as soon as possible. If not, they would be in even more danger.

After all, medium-sized countries might have super masters that were halfway to the God Rank

If the other party was halfway to the God Rank, then the people Somerland sent might be completely wiped out.

This was a loss Somerland could not afford to bear.

When David entered the old-growth forest, one of the Team Wolfs was hiding about a few kilometers away from him.

However, two of them were injured, making up about six of them in total.

According to the nine-member standard of Team Wolf, it meant that three of their members had died. This loss was a pretty big deal, but right now, it was the last thing on their minds.

Even Somerland did not expect that the other party would dare to send so many masters to combat them, much less dare to even kill.

Once there were casualties, there was no possibility of mediation between the two parties. They had to pay for this with their lives.

Right now, Team Wolf needed to leave as soon as possible. They had to pass the news back to the higher-ups of Somerland so that they would send stronger people over. Otherwise, the team who came this time would be all out of luck.

David wondered what happened to the three captains of Team Vulture and Team Dragon.

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Ivan sighed inwardly.

Shortly after they came in and separated, they were attacked. The other party was very powerful and there were a lot of them.

They only managed to flee after sacrificing three of their members.

They had sacrificed three of their nine members while two of them were severely injured too. It was impossible for him to give up on his team.

However, everyone might die here if he brought them along.

"Captain Tomlinson, you should go. Just leave us. If not, everyone will die here. Go back and report this to the higher-ups. You have to kill all those mongrels to avenge us," one of the severely injured members said.

"Bullsh*t! I will never give up on my team. Vince, you should go and report this. I am the strongest among us and I'll stay," Ivan said to a member that was not injured.

"Captain, I refuse. If we're going to die, we should die together."

"It doesn't matter if we die, but you have to send the information back, or else Somerland will suffer even more losses. Hurry up, this is an order!" Ivan roared sternly.

"Stop dilly-dallying. It will be too late if you don't leave now."

The moment Ivan finished speaking, a joking voice filled everyone's ears.

"It seems that it's too late even if you go now. What should you do now?"

"Who's that?"

"Who's talking?"

Ivan and his four healthy teammates quickly stood up from their hiding places.

Then, they saw three people wearing masks standing on a tree branch a few meters above them.

It was them!

These were the masked people who attacked them just now.

"Who are you? Why are you wearing masks? Do you not want others to find out who you are? Or do you want to blame this on someone else?" Ivan asked.

"Are you trying to get us to talk? You are not qualified to know our identities," said the masked man on the right.

"Why? Are you scared that Somerland will seek revenge on you and that's why you don't have the balls to tell me?"

"Hahaha, how hilarious. Since we dared to attack you, do you think we are afraid of Somerland's revenge? The current Somerland is just an old dragon. Once Mason dies, the dragon of Somerland will be divided and devoured by many forces."

"Bullsh*t! You bastards who don't even dare to show your faces don't have the right to even look at Somerland! Just you wait! Somerland will soon send masters over to capture all of you," Ivan scolded.

He knew that he probably could not escape, so he only hoped to kill another enemy before he died.

However, these three were too strong and Ivan figured that there was no hope.

"I like to kill my enemies when they are in despair. I forgot to tell you that the masters from Somerland are all dealing with the attack of Falconia, so do you think they'll have time to worry about you? Just die in despair obediently. As for our identities… We are the great…"

"Shut up!" The masked man in the middle immediately stopped him.

"Yes, Sir," the man who had been talking big just now replied respectfully.

"Get it done as quickly as possiblė. After we're done here, we need to meet with the others. Just leave the people sent by Somerland this time."

"Yes, Sir!"

When the masked man on the right wanted to make a move after speaking, his vision blurred and there was a chill in his neck.

Then, all the strength in his body disappeared in an instant.

He covered his neck with his hands and tried to speak, but no words came out. After this, he fell down from the tree branch that was five or six meters high. Meanwhile, the masked man on the left experienced the same thing as him.

The two fell to the ground almost simultaneously.

After struggling for two to three seconds, they stopped breathing.

Now, blood started pouring profusely from their necks, staining the weeds around them.

Their necks had been slit two-thirds of the way open. It happened in an extremely short amount of time. When Ivan and the others heard that the other party was about to take action, they saw the two masked men fall to the ground after they prepared themselves. Then, the masked men stopped moving after a few moments of struggling.

They all soon looked up at the branch.

They saw a familiar figure choking the remaining masked man and lifting him up.

Meanwhile, the masked man was looking at the person in front of him with terror in his eyes.

He was a mid-Dragon Ranker but now, he could not even resist before he was subdued by the other party.

He had not even noticed when the other party got near them.

The other party had gotten rid of two masters that were halfway to the Dragon Rank in a blink of an eye and now, he had subdued the masked man.

It was so fast that it was unbelievable.

Now, if the other party just tightened his grip slightly, the masked man would also depart from this beautiful world just like his two colleagues who had just fallen.

No!

He did not want to die yet!

He was a mid-Dragon Ranker who was very well-respected. He wanted to continue enjoying life and beautiful women.

However, at this moment, he could not make a sound and he did not even have the chance to beg for mercy.

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The person who arrived was obviously David.

At this moment, he was grabbing the masked man's neck with one hand, immobilizing him.

Ivan felt that the person who saved them looked familiar, but for a while, he could not remember who it was.

"Captain Tomlinson, i-isn't he the freelancer from a rich family whom we picked up last time?" Asked one of the team members.

"Which one?" Ivan asked.

They had picked up a lot of freelancers that came from rich families, so how would he remember which one it was?

"The one who defeated all of us."

Ivan instantly remembered after this reminder.

His entire team was knocked to the ground when they picked up this recruit last time, so how could he forget?

'It's him!

This guy is so powerful!

'It seems that the last time he fought us, he didn't use all his strength at all.'

David stood on a branch and slowly strangled the masked man.

"Who are you? How many people came this time and what are their strengths? What is your purpose of coming here?" David asked.

He flew the whole way after entering the old-growth forest while his mind power was also at the extremes, so it did not take long for him to spot someone he was familiar with.

One of the Team Wolfs was hiding here.

Two of them had also been seriously injured.

Plus, there were three fewer members than the last time when they had picked him up. They must have sacrificed their lives.

Although David had some misunderstandings with them last time, his heart was burning with anger at that moment.

These were the elites of Somerland and they sacrificed their lives to protect its land.

They were all heroes of Somerland, and they deserved respect from everyone in the country. The enemies were three masked men.

One of them was a mid-Dragon Ranker while the other two were halfway to the Dragon Rank. They were very strong, and they were not people that Team Wolf could compete with at all. Obviously, the other party came prepared this time.

"Ugh…"

However, the masked man was being strangled and he could not speak even if he wanted to. Right now, he could only make a whimpering sound.

David could tell what the other party was wishing for, so he loosened his grip slightly.

Now, the masked man was able to breathe, and he frantically took in a few gulps of fresh air. If David did not loosen his grip, he would have died from suffocation.

"I-If you let me go, I-I'll give you all of the intel," the masked man replied in a hoarse voice.

"You have no qualifications to discuss terms when you're in front of me," David said with a blank expression on his face.

"Since I'll die if I tell you and I'll also die if I don't tell you, then don't even think about learning anything from me. Listen to me, the power we dispatched this time is completely out of your imagination. If you don't get the intel and start planning appropriately now, all of Somerland will be finished as everyone who comes in will die. How about we make a deal? I'll tell you everything if you let me go."