As soon as the call connected, Adrian spoke first.“Hello. Adrian speaking.”Clayton Adams, who had been in the middle of a meeting, immediately halted proceedings the moment he heard Adrian’s voice and stepped out of the conference room.“Mr. Doyle—what’s happened?”Over the past few days, overwhelmed with official duties, Clayton Adams had been deliberately kept in the dark by certain parties. He had no idea Skyline City had already undergone a drastic shift.Nor did he know what the Hill family was facing.After Adrian laid out the situation in concise terms, Clayton Adams’s expression grew increasingly grave.“I’m sorry—I truly didn’t expect something like this to happen.”“Mr. Doyle, do what you must. Within the scope of my authority, I will give you my fullest support.”That was all Adrian needed to hear.What he required was precisely this stance—so that when he acted, there would be no restraints holding him back.Clayton Adams added a final warning.“For them to act so brazen

“How utterly deranged. If you like someone, you pursue her—yet you chose to drug her instead?”Emptiness sighed, closing his eyes as he shook his head.Hopeless. This man was beyond saving.“In such a state, even a monk would find you contemptible.”He exchanged a glance with Adrian, who gave a slight nod.Understanding at once, Emptiness drew a breath, lifted his leg, and kicked Timothy Lane clean off his feet.This time, the force far exceeded even Adrian’s earlier strike.Timothy Lane was sent soaring, his back crashing into the floor-to-ceiling window of the presidential suite.In the next instant, the glass shattered completely. Before he could even process what was happening, the sensation of weightlessness seized him—so overwhelming he couldn’t even scream.Fifty floors.More than enough to end a life.“Amitabha… may mercy prevail…”Adrian glanced at the blood covering Emptiness and couldn’t help but feel a flicker of speechlessness.Of all that blood, not a single drop belonge

"Good. I'll send you an address. Head there shortly."Adrian then gave them a brief account of what had happened to Iris Lloyd before ending the call.The group got into the car, but the route they took was not the one leading to the place where Iris Lloyd had fought those two Taoist priests."Brother Adrian, are we heading to the company?"Octavia did not understand why they were making for the company first, and Adrian answered calmly."Let's go take a look. I have a feeling the Sanders family's target isn't just the Hill family."If the Sanders family were merely settling old scores with the Hill family, then however deep the grudge might have been, such minor friction would never justify this kind of exterminating blow.After all, the Hill family was still one of Skyline City's four great families.But if the matter touched upon the Sanders family's standing in Skyline City, then using such ruthless methods would not be out of character at all."I'm afraid the Sanders family has o

Although everyone had the feeling Iris Lloyd was only trying to comfort them, the sheer seriousness on his face made it hard not to believe him."I'm serious. Russell Sanders wasn't after me—he was after the two of you. The moment you ran, he started shouting at those two old priests to stop fighting me and go after you instead.""The two old bastards got so rattled by Russell Sanders barking at them that I found an opening and escaped."As he spoke, Iris Lloyd still looked shaken, patting his chest as though the memory alone was enough to unsettle him."After I got away, I didn't dare go back into the city. Their people were everywhere, so I hid out in the outskirts instead. When I came back, I realized the whole area was crawling with their watchers. But I figured once big brother returned, clearing them out would be effortless, so I didn't bother touching them."Everyone listened as Iris Lloyd recounted his escape like some reckless adventure, but Adrian alone knew how difficult it

"Brother Adrian, their cultivation is no low level. They're all at the Mythical Tier or above."Octavia could not help warning him, only for Adrian to answer with an ordinary, unbothered hum.Iris Lloyd glanced at Adrian."Big brother, are we fighting?"Adrian grinned. "What do you think?"When Russell Sanders, Patrick Davidson, and the others saw that Adrian could still smile at a time like this, anger flared in them at once."You're still laughing?"They knew full well that the men on their side were elites among elites. Even if Adrian himself did not die in a direct clash, Daisy, Tabitha Grant, and the others who had come with him would never leave this place alive.Octavia instantly understood what Russell Sanders meant and stepped forward to shield Daisy and Tabitha Grant."Brother Adrian, don't worry. I'll protect Miss Daisy and the others."Russell Sanders burst into laughter. He had witnessed Octavia's skill with his own eyes, but even so, he did not believe Adrian was capable