Despite Fleur's body count, she had never thought to use conventional modern weapons, let alone use a chopper's rotors for decapitation.After all, what respectable cultivator would come up with such ideas? There was no honor in it at all.That was why it frustrated her all the more that her enemy simply refused to play by the rules. It could be guns one day and helicopters the next, and who knew when they would roll out the railguns. And thus, Fleur began to feel genuine fear toward her mysterious foe deep in her heart.However, Tarlon also had a point.They had lost another base, but this was also an opportunity to turn the tables.If they seized the opportunity to identify and eliminate their enemy, they could resolve this crisis once and for all. If they missed this opportunity, finding him again would be much more difficult. After a moment of deliberation, she spoke, "Let's play this safe. Send all three elders, and I'm sure nothing will catch us by surprise. But it'd be

Picking up Arlo's severed hand, Barlin then said, "We will still be staying here, awaiting Her Lordship's next command. If she bestows upon you an opportunity to atone, you must seize it and not disappoint her again."All Arlo could do was nod in agreement."Yes, Elder Barlin. I will do my best…" He said, his voice muted as he continued, "I thank you for your mercy..."Still, he knew very well that Barlin had been more than kind—he felt no pain on the stump that used to be his left hand.It was all thanks to Barlin's Reiki protection, otherwise, the excruciating pain the moment his left hand was cut as well as the healing process would have made him wish he were dead.For Barlin's part, he couldn't bring himself to speak the truth—having been in Nigeria for a while, he knew very well that Arlo was being unfairly blamed.Instead, he said, "We are all Griffins, so gratitude is unnecessary. As stated before, the three of us will remain in seclusion here. Take care.""You will rema

After hundreds of armed cavalry guards had left their base in Nigeria, Arlo also headed out with Callum by car.However, Arlo was taking another route—they were driving straight to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.Naturally, going to Abuja was because with hundreds of armed cavalry guards moving all at once, it was a clear sign to the enemy what they were doing. But while the enemy was distracted by the armed cavalry guards moving out in large groups, they would travel by car instead, which would be much safer.However, Arlo could never have imagined that the moment he left the oil field, his vehicle would be tracked by a vending machine and placed under AI surveillance.The drive from Kansair Mile to Abuja took at least six hours, and by the time Arlo arrived in the morning, he began arranging the emergency evacuation of his office base.It was protocol to have one base where they operated from, and at least two safehouses that they could move to directly and use during emergencies

Even a normal person wouldn't hide their entire hand inside their long sleeves. However, in every photo of Arlo that Charlie saw, the former never once revealed his left hand, which was a little strange.Penny leaned in for a look, and she was left bemused. "Strange. The governor never did that before… It's as though his hand has been hurt and he doesn't want others to see."Frowning, Merlin suggested, "Perhaps it was cut off entirely. Look at the way he walks—he's not going out of his way to adjust for his left shoulder and upper arm, while his right hand is out in the open. It's too strange to simply hide his left hand.""That can't be," Penny muttered. "I met him quite recently, and there was definitely nothing strange about him before he traveled to Nigeria. Moreover, the Three Elders were there with him… There are no enemies that could have cut off his hand."Merlin shrugged. "Just speaking from my experience, but the video shows that he has lost his left hand."Charlie sai

Hearing that the governor had arrived, Marvin promptly stayed silent and beckoned to his deputy.Together, they stood up to welcome Arlo, who just happened to enter the office at the same time.As soon as they saw each other, Marvin's lackey bowed so deeply his back arched at a ninety-degree angle. "Governor Griffin! Mr. Doakes!"While Marvin was a special envoy, he was still not important enough to meet a governor. Even when it came to Reuben Sarkies, whom he often worked with, he had only ever heard the man's voice and never seen his face.As such, even Marvin couldn't be sure that Arlo was who he claimed he was, and he said respectfully, "Envoy Doakes, at your service… May I see your Tigerhead Badge, Sir?"Arlo didn't waste any time and whipped out a small plate forged from pure gold from his pocket with his right hand. There were no words inscribed on it, but it was sculpted in the shape of a lifelike tiger head. Then, as Arlo traced his fingers over the distinct fur on th