Winner Takes All novel Chapter 800

It was late in the night and all was quiet.

After his wounds were treated and dressed, Jack assured Amber and Steve before they went to bed. Then he along with Mr. Ward and the rest remained in the corridor.

Cheer brought some men to clean up the corridor and even covered up the damages on the walls. There was a strong smell of plaster in the air. When Cheer found out what had happened, he was so terrified that his face became as white as a sheet of paper. He immediately knelt in front of Jack but Jack was not angry with him. Even Mr. Ward and Brent were not upset because all of them understood that all the men of the Grand Freemasons and the local Hughes office were only there to provide a deterrent against the smaller threats.

From the beginning, Jack, Mr. Ward, and the others had made sufficient preparation against killers like Iga. Mr. Ward, Brent, Daisy, and the mysterious man were the only ones who could deal with such killers.

A skilled killer like Iga was able to penetrate the defenses put up by the thousand-men Grand Freemasons and the local Hughes office. Killers of that class could easily defeat even twice that number.

After Cheer left, Jack, Mr. Ward, and Brent sat on the bench along the corridor. Jack had a cigarette in his mouth and his left shoulder was heavily bandaged with some blood seeping through the bandages. Mr. Ward and Brent also sat on the bench as they smoked.

None of them spoke a word as they cast long shadows along the corridor. But occasionally Mr. Ward and Brent would take a peek at Jack. What happened just now was extremely dangerous.

A Ninja Lord not only had drawn away the mysterious man, but he had also managed to draw Brent and Daisy away. This was Brent and Daisy’s greatest failings. Mr. Ward who had witnessed the fight between Jack and Iga felt even guiltier.

As a servant, he actually stood behind his master and allowed his master to face the life and death situation by himself. Although Jack managed to kill Iga, the last sacrificial move by Jack to take the sword through his body, made Mr. Ward cringe whenever he thought of it. The next moment Mr. Ward looked at Jack’s shoulder, he quickly closed his eyes and was overcome with emotions.

Then, Jack snuffed out his cigarette and asked, “Do you know any information about the Ninja Iga clan?”

Everyone knew about ninjas. Jack saw numerous depictions of ninjas through movies and television programs. But it was one thing watching ninjas in the movies and another thing fighting with them in real life.

Jack knew nothing about the Iga clan!

Brent’s eyes lit up and said, “Master, Iga clan had become a legend within the ninja world.”

“Legend?!” Jack was shocked.

No wonder Iga appeared so disgusted when Jack mentioned Kotaro. As a Ninja Lord of the legends among the ninjas, Iga must have very high standards and looked down upon the lesser skilled ninjas.

Even when Kotaro was ranked eighteenth in the Azrael killers list, it was just another nobody in Iga’s eyes. It was the same as how the Hughes family would never accept some elite families of some regions.

“Yes, many clans had emerged over the long history of the ninjas. During these years, there had been numerous battles to separate the strong from the weak.” Brent was familiar with this as he had interactions with different groups of killers during his time as a mercenary.

“Now, the prowess of the various ninja clans is clearly differentiated. The Iga clan had been renowned since ancient times till today and naturally had become a legend in the eyes of all ninjas.”