The Protector (The Return Of The God of War) novel Chapter 512

The Return of God of War Chapter 511

Park Cheon-shin was coming down to North Hampton.

At Noblesse Villa in South City.

This was the residence of Park Cheon-shin.

Presently, he was watching, as several men carefully unloaded his injured son from a car.

He was absolutely incensed!

His precious son was crippled and two of his best bodyguards were barely clinging on to life.

This was a huge slap in the face for Triple Group!

Not even Scott Yates had dared to do this!

In fact, the leaders of South City would not have dared to do so either!

Yet a puny little city had had the audacity to go up against the might of Triple Group?

How outrageous!

However, upon looking at the condition that the Lee brothers were in now, he knew that the opposition was no weakling. It was likely they had more power than Scott Yates.

The only way to resolve this matter was if his own men were even more powerful.

“Dad, you have to avenge me! North Hampton has some psychopath protecting it!” Hae-jin shouted.

Cheon-shin pondered his next course of action carefully before calling the Keerea headquarters of Triple Group. He quickly explained the situation, ending with, “Please send Master Lee Jae-shik to Erudia to oversee this matter!”

Since he was in charge of making sure that Triple Group had dominated the extremely profitable Quebec market, he would do whatever it took to accomplish his mission. Certain sacrifices would have to be made if he had wanted to have the chief coach of Keerea’s help; sacrifices that he was more than happy to make, as he did not want to give up just yet.

“Yes, okay. As long as Mr. Lee agrees, he can come immediately. I’ll arrange for everything.”

On a small island somewhere in Keerea.

An elderly man with snowy hair was fishing.

Sitting incredibly still, he exuded a calm aura, almost unnaturally so.

As if he had some sort of power, the waters beneath his fishing rod were teeming with fish. The swarm only seemed to grow larger, as time passed, and more and more gathered around.

It was a strange and unexplainable phenomenon.

Right then, hurried footsteps sounded from behind him.

“Master, something bad has happened! Misters Lee Da-yong and Lee Da-jong were beaten up by someone in Erudia! They’re badly injured and whether they’ll survive is unknown!”

A man reported in a panicked tone before he kneeled on the ground in front of the old man.

Boom!

The old man suddenly yanked on his fishing rod and a loud rumbling sound could be heard. The waters began to spin rapidly, forming into a huge vortex.

Several seconds later, massive waves reaching tens of meters high rose up.

Thousands of fish flopped on the beach, tossed out by the churning waves.

Everybody present was stunned at the majestic sight, wondering if the old man had some sort of superpower.

“Mr. Park Cheon-shin is hoping that you will head to Erudia to aid him. Firstly, to assist in Triple Group’s expansion into the country, and secondly, to get revenge for Misters Lee Da-jong and Lee Da-yong!” the man kneeling on the floor continued pleadingly.

Behind him, more than a hundred men got down on their knees as well, shouting, “Triple Group wishes to call upon Master Lee Jae-shik to assist it in dealing with some matters! Please come out of retirement, Master!”

Their voices merged into a cacophonous roar, echoing up into the skies.

It had been many years since Jae-shik had retired from the Keerea military and he had originally planned on never involving himself with the outside world again.

However… A gleam entered his eyes and he spoke up, “Fine. I would like to see the hometown of the God of War anyway!”

As he said this, a tiny bit of fear curled up inside him.

He was well aware of how terrifying the God of War of Erudia was!

There was a loud roar of approval from the men, as they took his words as agreement.

After ten years of hiding himself from the world, Keerea’s number one Taekwondo master was finally coming out of retirement. He was heading for Erudia to aid Triple Group in taking over Quebec.

Cheon-shin was ecstatic when he heard the news and came close to dancing in glee.

With someone as powerful as Jae-shik on their side, taking over Quebec would be child’s play.

After that, they would move on to the surrounding cities.

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Levi had just gotten off from work when an unexpected visitor came for him.

It was one of Scott’s old subordinates, Theo.

Since he was not directly involved in the incident last time, Levi had not killed him.

Curious at the other man’s sudden appearance, Levi asked, “You were looking for me?”

“I’ll be frank with you, Mr. Garrison. I’m sure that you know that my boss has accumulated hundreds of billions in wealth in the past decade or so. He is also an avid collector of priceless artifacts. Amongst his collection, three are unique and incredibly rare pieces. You could say that they represent the very culture of Erudia itself!”

At this point, realization dawned upon Levi as he blurted out, “Don’t tell me that Triple Group has stolen them?”

“Thankfully, no. When my boss had retired, he deliberately entrusted ten of his most precious artifacts to the North Hampton Chrisler Foundation. Now that Mr. Yates is gone, the foundation is actually claiming the artifacts for themselves! What’s even more infuriating is that they are going to have an auction for these treasures! I have heard rumors that Triple Group is intent on bidding for those items. These are practically the national treasures of Erudia and I don’t want them to land into the hands of some other country, a sentiment that I’m certain that Mr. Yates would agree with! Please help me, Mr. Garrison! Mr. Yates went through a lot of trouble to buy back those three artifacts from an auction at another country.”

Theo crashed to the floor on his knees as he begged Levi for his help.

Even though Scott and his ilk had used to bully anyone that they could, as they had gone around committing many horrible crimes, they were still extremely loyal to their country

Chuckling grimly, Levi replied, “I’m quite certain that the auction is merely a front. Triple Group and the Chrisler Foundation have probably already come to an agreement that these artifacts are to be theirs. They’re just putting on a show for everyone else so that it would appear as though Triple Group had obtained the artifacts through legal means.”

Theo blinked in surprise before exclaiming, “T-that’s right! Since those artifacts are national treasures, Triple Group would not be able to take them that easily. Thus, they had probably conspired with the Chrisler Foundation to have this auction. Triple Group is truly shameless! Not only did they steal hundreds of billions from Mr. Yates, now, they even want to snatch away his most precious treasures! How despicable!”

“Alright. Tell me the location and the time. I’ll deal with it!” Levi assured with a dark look on his face.

Is there any end to Triple Group’s greed?

“Eight o’clock tomorrow night at Lakeside Villa!”

Color was slowly returning to Theo’s pale face.

Now that he had passed this matter off for Levi to handle, he could finally relax.

Jae-shik had insisted that the news of his coming to Erudia should be kept secret.

Anyone who had fought in a war knew that Erudia was basically off-limits because the God of War himself protected it.

Who had dared to attack Erudia with such a legendary figure guarding it?

Even Jae-shik, who had retired from the military for ten years, was still wary of outrightly invading the country.

It was a bone-deep sort of fear that could never truly be forgotten.

In the past five years, the God of War had single-handedly defeated the eighteen nations.

Hence, Jae-shik wanted his arrival to happen with as little fanfare as possible. He did not want the God of War to find out about it, or that would spell great trouble for him.

After successfully entering Erudia, he threw all caution to the winds.

From now on, nobody would be able to stop him from doing what he wanted.

As long as I stay away from the God of War, I should be free to do as I wish.

At the airport in Quebec, South City.

Cheon-shin had arranged for half the airport to be sealed off to welcome Jae-shik.

More than a dozen black cars were parked on the tarmac, with hundreds of men in black clothing standing there, waiting in neat lines.

Upon exiting the plane, Jae-shik was taken aback at the sight before him.

How extravagant!

This was practically announcing to the world his arrival!

“Welcome to Erudia, Master!” hundreds of voices chorused.

In the eyes of these men, Lee Jae-shik was like a god!

His Taekwondo skills were undefeatable!

Who would dare to challenge him?

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Park Cheon-shin was already fantasizing about taking over the seven southern regions, with the assistance of this powerful figure.

Lee Jae-shik patted Park Cheon-shin on the shoulder and gave him a piece of advice, saying, “Don’t do anything so extreme again in the future. Come straight to me if you’re facing any problems and I’ll help you in dealing with them!”

“I… I understand…” Park Cheon-shin’s voice trembled slightly.

“By the way, Master, I’d heard that you like to collect antiques! There will be an auction tomorrow night and I’m planning to bid for an original piece of Erudian artwork, an ancient Erudian porcelain vase, and also Quebec’s Legendary Pearls. I’ll be sure to gift them to you!” Park Cheon-shin offered earnestly, trying to curry favor with him.

“Oh? What a delight.”

Indeed, Lee Jae-shik enjoyed collecting antique artwork.

He had a collection of antiques from every country in the world.

All except for Erudia.

This was one of his greatest regrets!

Now that an opportunity had arisen, he, a Taekwondo master of his generation, could barely contain his excitement.

“Very well! As long as you bring me those things that you’ve just mentioned, I’ll get rid of all the obstacles that you might face in Erudia!” Lee Jae-shik vowed.

“Yes, master! I won’t let you down!”

This was exactly what Park Cheon-shin had been waiting to hear.

With Lee Jae-shik backing him up, all his worries would be erased.

He could probably even do as he had pleased, without fearing the repercussions.

After the auction, no one will be able to stop me from avenging my son!

“Come. Let’s go see how those two students of mine are faring.”

As usual, Lee Jae-shik was devoted to his students.

The next day.

After getting off from work, Levi met up with Zoey.

“Honey, there’s somewhere that I want to take you to!” Levi announced with a bright grin.

Zoey eyed him suspiciously and asked, “You wouldn’t be thinking of causing trouble again, would you?”

“What the hell! Am I really just a troublemaker in your eyes?” Levi retorted accusingly.

“Yep.”

Zoey nodded solemnly.

Half an hour later, Levi’s car pulled up at Lakeside Villa.

“It seems like there’s an auction here. Are you participating in it?” Zoey asked.

“Yeah. I’m thinking of buying a few antiques, as gifts for both Mom and Dad!” Levi grinned.

Zoey pinched him on the shoulder and chided him, “Stop joking around! The items being auctioned off tonight are worth more than a few hundred thousand. They can easily go up to millions! But here you are, joking about wanting to give them to Mom and Dad?”

Meanwhile, in Lakeside Villa.

Horace held his phone to his ear, listening to Park Cheon-shin’s instructions.

“Remember, Horace. This is your last chance! All of Scott Yates’ ten artifacts must be delivered to me as well! I’m sure that you’re aware of the consequences that will befall you if you fail!”

Horace was so fearful, to the point where he had broken out in cold sweat.

If he failed, death was the consequence!

“Don’t worry, boss. I have made all the necessary arrangements at the auction! All the bidders have been briefed. They’ll raise the bid a couple of times each round, just for formalities sake!”

“I’ll assure you that tonight, no one would dare to bid against us!” Horace spoke with conviction.

He had spread the word just a while ago, informing everyone that Triple Group was determined to get all of the artifacts put up for auction, meaning that no one should stand in their way.

Triple Group would consider those who had done as such to be their sworn enemies!

Horace had also invited many media reporters to display a live broadcast of the auction.

They wanted to let the whole of South City and Erudia know that these priceless artifacts were obtained by Triple Group through proper means; not by robbing!

Triple Group was dealt a good hand, and they would win if they had played it well.

All they needed to do was be patient!

The best part was that they didn’t need to spend a single penny to acquire the ten artifacts.

After Levi presented his entry ticket, he entered the auction event with Zoey, without any mishaps.

Their seats were at the far back.

To put it bluntly, they were merely here as extras for the sake of livening the atmosphere.

After all, the auction tonight was rigged.

Before the auction began, Horace ran through everything, one final time, with the person in charge of the Chrisler Foundation.

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“Don’t worry, Mr. Waller. Everything is ready!” Kenneth West, the person in charge of Chrisler Foundation, reassured him.

“Good. If all goes well, you and your foundation will be richer, by 3 billion,” Horace guaranteed.

“That’s great news!”

Kenneth could barely contain his joy.

All the guests were seated in the auction room.

Horace’s seat was in the center of the first row.

Before taking his seat, he swept his gaze over the crowd, the warning in his sharp and menacing eyes apparent for all to see.

He was warning everyone that all the artifacts tonight belonged to Triple Group. Not a single one of them was allowed to touch them!

The crowd immediately received his silent message and became too afraid to even think about bidding.

Soon, the auction officially began.

“The first item for tonight’s auction is an ancient manuscript, known as Lantingji Xu! The starting bid is ten million and each bid must be increased by at least one million!” the host announced excitedly.

“The bidding starts now!”

“Hold on!” Horace abruptly stopped the host.

“Mr. Waller, is there a problem?” the host questioned curiously.

Horace glanced at the crowd and announced, “All of North Hampton’s elites have gathered here for this auction! Everyone’s time is precious! I think that it’s better to put all the auction items out at once!”

“Uh…”

The host hesitated upon hearing Horace’s suggestion and looked at Kenneth who was amongst the audience.

The latter made an ‘okay’ sign with his fingers.

“Very well. We will present all of the auction items at once!” the host declared.

Horace addressed the crowd this time, “Does anyone object to this?”

“We’ll go with your suggestion, Mr. Waller!”

“Yes! May the highest bidder win!”

…

Everyone echoed their agreements.

Who would dare to go against Triple Group?

“I agree!”

Levi also raised his hands in full support.

An all-at-once auction? Count me in!

It’s definitely more time-saving, compared to bidding for each item one by one.

Zoey rolled her eyes at him. “Why are you so excited? This auction is clearly rigged! Triple Group is going to bid for the artifacts all at once! What are you applauding for?”

“Then I can bid for all the artifacts all at once too!”

The edges of Levi’s mouth lifted upwards.

“All ten items have been presented now. These are antiques collected by Scott Yates throughout his entire lifetime! This is an original piece of Erudian artwork by a well-known figure during ancient times! This is an ancient porcelain vase, and this here is Quebec’s Legendary Pearls. These three artifacts are Erudia’s national treasures and the pride of the nation!”

“The starting bid for all ten items is five hundred million, with an increase in the bid of no less than ten million!”

“The bidding starts now!” the host shouted.

“Five hundred and ten million!”

“Five hundred and twenty million!”

…

The paid bidders arranged by Triple Group began to bid.

The bid increase was very slight, each time.

“I bid…”

North Hampton’s real estate tycoon, Jaxon Franklin raised his bid paddle.

“Huh?”

Horace whipped around to glare at him.

“Forget it! I’m out!”

Jaxon was frightened by the threat in Horace’s gaze, instantly forfeiting his bid.

The other tycoons who had the ability to bid gradually gave up as well.

These antique treasures were tempting, but they couldn’t afford to get on Triple Group’s bad side!

Everyone was all aware of Triple Group’s ruthless methods.

They were truly merciless people, who would cut down anyone and everyone who stood in their way!

“Mm. Good,” Horace muttered under his breath.

A satisfied smile appeared on Horace’s face when he saw that everyone giving up.

Only death awaited those who had challenged Triple Group!

When the bidding price had reached a certain amount, Horace raised his paddle and shouted, “Six hundred million by Triple Group!”

When he revealed his identity, the scene quietened, as everyone held their breaths.

No one dared to bid anymore.

The paid bidders also withdrew, one after another, since they had already fulfilled their purpose.

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All the media reporters were watching Horace closely.

Faced only with utter silence at the scene, Horace and Kenneth exchanged glances and wore matching victorious grins on their faces.

The host cast his glance at the audience. “Six hundred million going once!”

“Going twice!”

…

Horace was already grinning from ear to ear.

It’s a mission success!

And my position as the general manager in Erudia is still secure!

“One billion!” Right before the third and final call, a loud voice suddenly rang out.

The host immediately swallowed back the words at the tip of his tongue.

Kenneth and Horace were both stunned, and so was everyone else.

…

Everyone looked behind them simultaneously.

Zoey timidly tugged on Levi’s arm because he was the one who had raised the bid!

“What? It’s them?”

Horace recognized Levi and Zoey with only a single glance.

This was something that he had never expected to happen.

He had given strict orders to Kenneth, instructing him to control the guestlist for tonight’s auction event. Hence, he never thought that these two people would be allowed in.

Horace panicked slightly and countered, “Isn’t this a little too inappropriate? I’d obviously bid six hundred million first!”

“Pfft! Haven’t you been at an auction before? The final call hasn’t been made yet!” Levi spat in return.

“You…”

His words instantly caused Horace to silence himself.

“Does anyone want to bid higher than one billion?” Levi asked.

The host reluctantly repeated Levi’s question as well.

“1.1 billion!” Horace forced the words through his lips.

“1.5 billion!” Levi yelled, determined to be the last bidder.

“You…”

Horace’s anger skyrocketed.

This guy is obviously here for me!

“1.6 billion!” Horace reluctantly raised the bid.

He had to complete the mission given to him by Park Cheon-shin.

“2 billion!”

Levi raised his paddle once again.

Gasps filled the room as everyone drew in sharp breaths.

The crowd gaped at Levi in disbelief.

This is absolute madness!

Is he going to fight Triple Group to the death?

He must be crazy!

He’s blatantly disrespecting Triple Group!

“You… You…”

Horace was going mad with fury.

Originally, he could have gotten the artifacts with a budget of six hundred million, but Levi had raised the bid up to 2 billion.

He had to top it by at least a few million if he had wanted to win.

“F*** it! 2.5 billion!” he stammered out.

Horace was giving it his all, to complete his mission.

“3 billion!” Levi shouted, with a disdainful look on his face.

“Pft!”

Horace’s blood pressure spiked.

3 billion exceeded his budget by 2.4 billion in total!

He had to cough up the money, out of his own pocket if he had wanted to outbid Levi!

Moreover, Levi had arrived fully prepared, so he would continue to raise the bid.

“I withdraw…” Horace stated in defeat.

However, he shot Kenneth a look and the latter discreetly gave him an ‘okay’ gesture in response.

Levi couldn’t be allowed to get his hands on those artifacts!

Even if they had to kill him to make sure that he didn’t get them, they would commit as such.

This was Park Cheon-shin’s orders.

Otherwise, it would be the end for Horace.

…

“3 billion, sold!”

“These ten items now belong to Levi Garrison!”