"It’s the Bishop Clan!"
From his hiding spot, Julian Shaw watched with pleasant surprise.
The Bishop Clan Members they had been searching for for months had finally appeared!
’I never expected these two would be the ones to draw them out.’
"Mr. Shaw, should we go support Miss Quentin?"
one of his men asked from behind.
Julian Shaw shook his head. "No. You have to play the long game to catch the big fish.
I will make sure their deaths serve a greater purpose."
Down below, the battle intensified to a fever pitch with the arrival of the Bishop Clan Members.
Nina Jacobs tapped the tip of a Gold Spike with her foot, launching herself behind Viggo.
Her movements were light and swift. She dodged the attacks from several other Superpower Users and simultaneously sent a Fireball flying toward Viggo’s back!
BANG!
Viggo scrambled to dodge, looking flustered.
"How in the world are you doing this?!"
Viggo asked, her eyes red with envy. Nina wasn’t just skilled at long-range attacks; her close-quarters combat was overwhelmingly strong too.
"You’re not worthy of knowing."
As Nina finished speaking, a smile touched her lips. Only then did Viggo realize the ground beneath her feet had suddenly changed.
Seeing her companions struggling only to sink deeper, Viggo managed to stumble out of the quicksand and leap into the air.
Seeing the several metal steps hovering in midair, Nina gave her no further chance to escape.
An Invisible Diamond Sand Wall descended from above, slamming Viggo directly back into the quicksand!
BOOM!
The few who were still struggling were instantly engulfed in flames, turning into human torches.
Watching her companions burn, Viggo finally realized the truth.
Even as the flames consumed her, she looked back in a certain direction and screamed:
"Julian Shaw! You traitor!"
[Detected that Host’s actions will save 636 humans in the coming days. "Selfless Savior" title triggered. Reward: 636 bottles of "Healing Potion"!]
[Detected Host has completed an act of self-defense. "The Best Defender" title triggered. Reward: "Thunder Skill Book"!]
Viggo’s voice still echoed through the mountains.
’I never thought killing Viggo would end up saving so many people.’
By now, a pile of charred corpses lay around Wayne Warner as well.
Trevor and his men had already finished off the rest of the enemies.
He ran over, a worried look on his face. "Are you two okay?"
"We’re fine," Nina said.
"I was planning to visit you at the City D Base, but too many people have been coming to Mornfell lately. We can’t kill them all.
But I saw you came from that direction. Have you been somewhere else these past few months, Master?"
Trevor’s tone was sincere, yet tinged with a hint of grievance.
"Yes, I’m on my way back to City D now. I just happened to run into these people. Do you know who they are?"
Nina asked.
She had originally planned to just pass by Mornfell and not disturb the peace of the Bishop Clan.
But now it seemed that Trevor and the rest of the Bishop Clan were not having a very peaceful time.
"As far as we know, they’re probably Veridians, coming from the direction of Stenmore.
But there are also some Drakonians and Aeridorians working for them."
Trevor had thought Nina had come specifically to find him, but it turned out she was just passing through.
He was about to share his happy news with Nina when she asked,
"You advanced?"
According to the system, Trevor’s Superpower Value was already 52. Any value over 50 made him an Intermediate Superpower User.
And just now, Trevor’s Wood Element Superpower did indeed look like it was at the Intermediate level.
Trevor’s eyes lit up on his tan face as he said,
"Yes, Intermediate Superpower. I successfully advanced."
"Not bad. You really do have a lot of potential."
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