The Supreme War God Has Returned!

Chapter 009 – Crossway City

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“Huh…”

Just as Zach stepped off the airplane and entered the terminal, a faint crease formed between his brows as his gaze swept across the scene ahead… then stalled.

At this moment, the airport, which should have been nearly empty at such a late hour, was packed to the brim.

A dense mass of people stretched as far as his eyes could see, voices overlapping, lights blazing, and the air buzzing with excitement that felt wildly out of place.

What truly left him slightly confused, however, wasn’t the gathering itself… it was the people in it.

As his eyes focused, he recognized each face one after the other.

At the front, the man standing at the far left... with his head held high and his posture stiff with authority, was the patriarch of one of Crossway’s top financial families.

The woman beside him, draped in luxury from head to toe, even at this hour, was a well-known figure from the city’s business council.

Further to the side, Zach spotted leaders of major organizations, heads of renowned cultivation schools, and various influential figures whose names alone carried weight.

All of them were elites.

A decade might have passed since he had last seen them, but he still recognized most of the people leading the crowd instantly.

And how could he not?

Back then, his family, the Rex Family, had been one of Crossway City’s elites and prominent families as well… powerful enough to stand just below the government itself.

So, these were people his parents had once sat across from at banquets, meetings, and gatherings... filled with polite, hypocritical smiles and concealed rivalries.

However, what made the situation as baffling as it was to him was that these people were extremely notorious for their arrogance.

They were the kind who believed that lowering their heads… even slightly was beneath them.

Even if the city's prime minister were arriving, they wouldn’t bother bringing their entire families to greet him at such an ungodly hour.

Zach’s eyes narrowed as he took in the scene before him.

Apart from the leaders, the crowd included nearly everyone in their household, all dressed in expensive, limited-edition attire.

Even their servants and butlers were not absent, each carrying carefully wrapped objects.

He was slightly curious; however, Zach had never been the type to go digging for answers unless they directly concerned him.

So whatever this spectacle was, it wasn’t his business.

He cast one last glance at the crowd before turning to leave the airport. But, as always, fate ignored his intentions.

Before Zach even realized it, the truth reached him, loudly and eagerly spilling from the crowd’s mouths.

“Is it really true? Is he really coming, even though it's already very late into the night?”

“Hmph! What do you know? The Supreme War God is a citizen of Crossway City… he’s bound to arrive tonight!”

“The source says…”

Zach, hearing all this, couldn’t help but come to an abrupt stop. Then…

“What...?” His steps halted completely, his expression freezing as this fragmented conversation reached his ears.