Jack knew that Firetree Pythons were extremely ill-tempered, and a violent battle was bound to break out once it sensed that someone had broken into its nest.
It would take at least three junior guards and twenty soldiers to kill an adult Firetree Python, and Jack was pretty certain that Wilbur and Steward Horne would not be powerful enough to defeat one. They would be dead for sure.
All they had to do now was wait for that to happen. Jack had been told that he had to bring Steward Horne's corpse back, but now felt like that was not necessary anymore.
Once it was confirmed that the Firetree Python had woken up, Jack would be able to head back with everyone else. This was Divan's task, not Jack's. It was just that Jack had to listen to Divan as he was under him.
The thought of Divan reminded Jack of the past. The two of them had entered the Reyne family together, but Divan had made it as a Middle Guard in just two thousand years while Jack remained a Junior Guard.
Jack was certain that Divan had not been working hard at his cultivation at all and felt like he would defeat Divan for sure if they were to battle each other.
At the thought, Jack could not help but swear under his breath. "F*cking Divan ordering me around all the time… I'll beat him into a pulp one day!"
At the same time, Wilbur and Steward Horne were hiding somewhere dark in the hole of the tree. They were surprised to see the soldiers outside blocking up the hole with snow when Steward Horne spat out a mouthful of blood all of a sudden. He swayed on his feet, before falling down.
"Senior!"
Wilbur scrambled to help Steward Horne up, but he said, "Just leave me be. I've been gravely injured. You should run for your life if you make it out of here."
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