As soon as Colton's words left his mouth, everyone in Drakonia fell silent."What's the matter? Do you all not have any differing opinions regarding Colton's idea?" Isaac breathed out a smoke ring, tapping his fingers on the table.Lucas raised his right hand and said, "What Colton said makes sense. However, Astraeus has a few elders and a Supreme Leader. There's no way they won't receive intel when we're on the move. In case they fight back, how should we deal with them?""Then we need to act swiftly, accurately, and ruthlessly so that once Astraeus realizes what's going on, they're unable to run," Elliot said lowly, leaning back in his chair."Elliot makes a good point. I'm in favor," Lightning said, waving his hand.Watching everyone exchange thoughts, Isaac put out his cigarette. Black Phoenix turned to glance at him.She knew that this man was about to come to a final verdict.At that moment, Janessa raised her right hand and said, "Drakon, there's one more thing. If, and I

Within one day, the names of all the lords, branch heads, the ten best Titans, and even some of the best students under the Astraeus Supreme Leader and Council of Elders were added to the list.Each person had their usual haunts, their movements, and information on their close family members recorded under them. That was why the document was a dozen pages long.Black Phoenix took the name list back and gave it a glance. The two names that were crossed out had been moved out from the hunting name list. She quickly turned around and walked outside.From Isaac's office, she went down to the third floor. Stopping in front of a thick metal door, she scanned both her fingerprint and her iris. The metal door swung open swiftly. She entered, and the door once again shut itself.This floor was her Intelligence Center. It was clear how highly Isaac regarded her.The marble floors were sparkling, and bright beams of light made the walls reflective. Inside was an oval-shaped working space tha

At Neuport, the atmosphere in the vintage, luxurious meeting hall in Astraeus headquarters was tense and depressed.The Snyder brothers, five elders, and Ralph were in the hall with several experts in the Renascence Phase and above.Ralph's eyes were bloodshot as he yelled at a man beside him who was sweating profusely and shivering nonstop, "Why are none of the calls getting through? Are they all dead?""Supreme Leader, I—I have no clue either. I'll keep calling." The man was on the verge of breaking into tears.He held a complete list of contact numbers of all the lords, leaders, and patriarchs, which he had just sorted out. However, he had called more than ten, and every call ended as the receiver wasn't in the network service area.The clock was ticking. The tension hung over them like a knife over their heads, so much so that they felt out of breath.Mordred Fraser, an elder in a red cloak, snorted and said, "Supreme Leader, I don't think they're dead. As influential as the

Around 90 people—70 Dusk Soldiers captains, the seven generals, eight of the Yves family and Phineas' subordinate, and Isaac boarded Isaac's private plane at Colorino and left for Neuport before 9 pm.At Astraeus headquarters, Ralph was making a call in his opulent office, sitting in his wide heavy-armed chair made of ebony wood."Commander Romero, the Temple of Drakon will surely invade Astraeus by tonight. My men detected signs of the Dusk Soldiers more than 30 miles away. Astraeus has been facilitating the House of Custos in regulating order in the martial world all these years. We have done our fair share of hard work, credits aside. Commander Romero, I believe the House of Custos won't just stand by and watch Astraeus and the Temple of Drakon be at daggers drawn, will it? If war breaks out, the extent of loss will be immeasurable.""Supreme Leader, what do you have in mind?" a low and imposing voice came through the receiver.That's right. Ralph received news on discovering tr

Two drones silently hovered above them as the Snyder brothers and two elders led the Snyder army toward the incoming Dusk Soldiers.A fleet of Jeeps with dazzling high beams sped into the midst of the Dusk Soldiers from the back and continued forward.Isaac was in one of the Jeeps. Black Phoenix's cold voice rang through his ear microphone, "The first wave is coming. Twenty thousand soldiers with the Snyder brothers in the lead—probably the Snyder army. Outside Astraeus' backdoor, there are 5,000 men with Ralph in the lead.""So, they're using 20,000 men as cannon fodders. Are they stalling?" muttered Isaac. He picked up his walkie-talkie and said coldly, "Follow the original plan. Lucas and Willis, take 10,000 Dusk Soldiers each and split from the left and right. Twenty thousand men from the Snyder army up ahead, three miles away. Take them down.""Roger that.""Roger that."The merged army swiftly changed formation. Ten thousand soldiers split out from both wings and pressed fo