Crack! Crack!Gael's breastbone was fractured, and his chest sunk in. The immense energy blasted his organs into pieces. Gael flew back and coughed up a mouthful of blood.He lay on the floor with a sunken chest. His body convoluted and fell silent.Cyra's eyes widened; Garreth froze.Some of the more cowardly warriors had slumped onto the floor.Gael was a four-star general from the headquarters' east garrison. Those familiar with him knew he was the favorite warrior of one of the commanders in the House of Custos!Even in a place like Pecling, many feared Gael, but this man had killed him with only one move."M—My son!""Gael! Gael!"Garreth and Cyra ran up to him and realized he had stopped breathing."Isaac Garten! You…" Garreth was in deep grief. He moaned and pointed at Isaac while stumbling back, almost tripping over himself."I told you I'm offering you another chance. He declined, so I did what I had to." Isaac returned to the sofa.Hurried footsteps approached the

Rodrick was in his late 60s, but his intimidating presence loomed over the Isbell family's residence.The four men in military uniform behind him occasionally emitted murderous intent too.Rodrick's appearance calmed everyone down. If Isaac lost his mind and killed Rodney, the current patriarch of the Shaffer family, he would be doomed.Isaac loosened his grip slightly when Rodrick entered the living room, allowing Rodney to inhale fresh air."It's only been a few years, Isaac. I see your temper is worse now." Rodrick looked at Isaac with a meaningful smile, glancing only once at his son.Ned and Ted couldn't help but respect Rodrick's attitude—he remained calm though his son's life was in danger. He truly lived up to his name as one of the four commanders of the House of Custos.Lucas frowned the moment he saw Rodrick.Rodrick was as strong as him. The four men behind him also emanated surges of spiritual energy and killing intent."The Isbell family planned to bury my daughte

Ethan's response shocked Arian. He recalled their decision during the meeting, and sweat broke out over his forehead."Please advise, Mr. Grannel!""It seems I'm right. Let me ask you. How many foreign enemies has the Temple of Drakon defeated for the House of Custos over these years?Arian frowned. "I don't have the specific numbers, but there were no less than 20 attacks from the Kingdom of Aquila, the Kingdom of Ursus, and our smaller neighboring countries alone.""If the House of Custos had sent its troops for those 20 battles, how many sacrifices would you have suffered?""I…" Arian had never calculated it this way. He looked up and said, "Mr. Grannel, I heard he just killed Garrett's sons. The Isbell family is one of the most renowned families in Pecling and has contributed greatly to the country. I can't just let Isaac do whatever he wants, can I? I heard he almost killed Rodrick's son too!""Why did he kill Garrett's sons? And why did Rodrick's son appear at the Isbell fa

After Isaac and his men left, there was dead silence in the Isbell family's residence. The only sound present was the rapid breathing of everyone there."Mr. Shaffer, how could this be?" Garrett turned and crawled up to Rodrick, howling.Rodrick looked at Garrett coldly. Suddenly, he kicked Garrett's shoulder and said menacingly, "You old bastard. You caused the deaths of your sons and dragged the Shaffer family down with you. Get lost!"Ned and Ted shuddered. They immediately bowed and said, "Condolences, Mr. Shaffer. Let's take Rodney's body back first."Their clothes were already soaking wet from sweat. Although they had lost several expert martial arts practitioners, at least they had survived, unlike the Shaffer family. They hadn't expected that Isaac would alarm Arian, more so Ethan.The Dorrian and Gilfoyle families wouldn't dare complain about people who were in that position.Ethan needed only to say a word, and they would be doomed forever."Sorry for the trouble." Rod

Rodrick sat on his seat, his face as black as thunder."Grandpa, you must avenge Dad! He was only 50 years old. Why…" A young man ran to Rodrick, crying. "Grandpa, Dad died a horrible death. You can't just shrug it off.""Dad, Rodney was fine when he left. What happened at the Isbells? Who dared do this to him?" "Dad, someone murdered the head of our family—we can't leave it like this."Rodrick's gaze swept over his family, all crying and insisting on revenge. He roared, "Shut up!"He wished to avenge his son too, but the culprit was Isaac. He got chills whenever he thought of what Arian had said before he left."I see all of you are present. Listen to me. From this moment onward, everyone in the Shaffer family shall never mention another word of revenge. W—we shall treat it as an accident."After getting the words out of his chest, Rodrick felt his energy draining out of his body. He slumped into his seat.The Shaffers were taken aback. They all had high social status; many o