Chapter 310: Humble as a Dog, Ashby’s Strangulation Plan
Fort South was specifically built to fend off barbarians and poisonous bugs and beasts in the mountains. Hence, only the stationed troops reside here, with no ordinary civilians living within its walls. It could be aptly referred to as a “military city”!
Within the city, there were guards every three steps and sentries every five. The defense was incredibly tight. After Sean rode his Black Rhino Tiger into the city, he made a beeline for the General’s Mansion at the city center. The soldiers of Fort South had already received advance information about him and Ashby, so they recognized him.
Hence, no one dared to stop him!
Along the way, the Black Rhino Tiger swaggered as if he was worth millions. His tiger rear was almost twisted out of shape from the swagger. Despite Sean’s previous efforts to stand up for the Black Rhino Tiger and intimidate people like Maclean Lyons, Maclean Lyons’ words still left him with a sense of unease.
So, after entering the mansion, Sean dismounted from the Black Rhino Tiger and anxiously asked, “Were the things Maclean Lyons said true?”
At the mention of this, the Black Rhino Tiger’s skin slackened, his eyes dimmed, and he immediately lost his swagger. He even seemed a bit dejected.
Apparently, Maclean Lyons’ words were not false!
Sean pressed further, “Did Lilies Archer also poison your body, giving her the ability to control your life and death at any time?”
Upon hearing the name “Lilies Archer”, the tiger’s body shook violently!
It seemed that when Lilies Archer had previously tamed the Black Rhino Tiger, she had used a lot of cruel methods, tormenting the Black Rhino Tiger’s body and crushing its soul!
“What kind of poison is it?” Sean was somewhat curious. “Can it control the onset of toxicity from a distance?”
The Black Rhino Tiger shook its head, indicating it didn’t know!
A moment later, the Black Rhino Tiger suddenly began howling wildly. It lay at Sean’s feet, making all kinds of strange movements. Sometimes it rubbed its head against Sean’s body; sometimes it rolled on the ground. It acted like a submissive dog, fully displaying its charm!
Even more so, it raised its two paws, bared its teeth at Sean, and made faces!
It seemed as if it had something to say!
Seeing this, Sean felt a chill run down his spine!
Damn, what the hell???
After watching the Black Rhino Tiger’s movements for a while, Sean hesitantly asked, “Are you trying to say that your wife and child are still in Lilies Archer’s hands?”
“Is that correct?”
Upon hearing Sean’s words, the Black Rhino Tiger immediately stopped!
It was obvious that Sean had guessed correctly!
The Black Rhino Tiger was worried about its wife and child. Animals, like humans, know the depth of parental love!
No wonder this big guy didn’t want to stay in the capital and insisted on coming to Fort South with Sean. It turned out that here were its cherished mother tiger and baby tiger!
Sean finally understood!
And he could empathize!
In the capital, the Black Rhino Tiger was as worried about Cecilia and Phyllis as Sean was in Fort South.
“Do you want to see them?”
Looking at the Black Rhino Tiger’s pitiful appearance and hopeful eyes, Sean understood what it wanted. It had been acting so charmingly because it wanted Sean to take it to Lilies Archer!
To find its wife and child!
After all, Sean was now a real practitioner of the Bright Realm. If anyone could rescue its wife and child from Lilies Archer and reunite their family, it would probably be Sean!
Roar! Roar roar roar!!!
The Black Rhino Tiger nodded, its front legs suddenly bent, and it knelt before Sean. It wagged its tail and wiggled its butt, with a pitiful look!
For the sake of its wife and child, the Black Rhino Tiger right now was truly…
Humble as a dog!
Sean pondered for a moment. Regarding Fergus Archer’s daughter Lilies Archer, he was also curious and wanted to see for himself what was so extraordinary about this so-called “poison woman”!
So, “Then…”
“Alright!” Sean said solemnly, “In that case, I’ll take you to the mountains for a trip under the cover of night, to meet the legendary ‘Poison Woman’ of Fort South!”
A practitioner of the Bright Realm is immune to all poisons!
It’s no exaggeration to say that 99% of all poisons can’t break through the defense of the Bright Realm!
So, with Sean’s current strength, even if he ventured into the mountains and barbarian lairs alone, he was confident he could return unscathed…
…
At this time, within one of the heavily guarded towers in the General’s Mansion, Ashby and otherswere discussing their plan to kill Sean with Maclean Lyons and his men.
Killing a practitioner of the Bright Realm was extremely difficult!
Against a practitioner at the pinnacle of the Dark Realm, Sean could fight off ten, twenty, or even thirty opponents!
Ashby was well aware of the danger, so he didn’t dare to be careless. In Fort South, where the emperor’s power was weak, if their attempt to kill Sean failed, Sean could very well retaliate and kill him!
It was a kill or be killed situation!
One strike!
Must kill!
“Your Highness!” Maclean Lyons first analyzed the current situation, then said, “Fort South is a notorious military city, with a hundred thousand soldiers stationed here. With your command, even if it takes a great deal of effort, we could bleed Sean dry!”
“When that time comes,” he continued, “the hundred thousand soldiers will take charge of the siege, and the senior generals you brought, including those present, will be responsible for encircling him, preventing Sean from escaping!”
“Taking his life should be a piece of cake!”
Having led soldiers for many years, Maclean Lyons knew all too well that even the most formidable individual could not compete with a vast army!
A single spit from each person could drown an individual!
The only uncertainty lay in the fact that they did not know the limits of a Bright Realm practitioner like Sean. If Sean wanted to escape, they were unsure whether those present could stop him!
If Sean were to escape!
The retribution from a Bright Realm practitioner would be deadly. They all would struggle to bear such consequences.
“There is another issue!” One of the generals voiced his concern, “We’re only a few miles away from the mountains. The barbarians have already assembled an army of fifty thousand, ready to strike at any moment!”
“If we divert all our forces to kill Sean at this point,” he continued, “the ensuing chaos would present a golden opportunity for the barbarians. What if they collude with Sean and suddenly attack the city?”
“Then…”
The remainder of his words were left unsaid.
But, everyone knew what he meant!
After half an hour of secret discussion, everyone gave their opinions and patched up the holes, but they could not reach a consensus. The main issue was the looming threat of the fifty thousand barbarian troops, which made them uneasy.
However, Ashby was not concerned about this issue at all.
“That’s enough!” After hearing everyone’s opinions, Ashby, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, “There’s something you might have forgotten!”
“The reason for the barbarians’ rebellion is none other than Fergus Archer’s death!”
“And Fergus Archer,” he continued, “was killed by that bastard Sean. And he didn’t just die, he was brutally torn apart by Sean, his flesh flying everywhere, reduced to a pile of bones!”
“So,” he concluded, “we’re not the only ones who want Sean dead!”
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback!
Maclean Lyons asked, “Your Highness, what do you mean?”
“In my view,” Ashby said after pretending to think for a moment, “why don’t we do this: Tomorrow, send someone to the barbarians under the guise of negotiating peace, strive to reach a consensus with them, join forces, set a trap, and take out that bastard Sean first!”
“After all, Sean is officially the General of the South!” Ashby added, “I think those barbarian bastards probably don’t want to face a Bright Realm practitioner alone, right?”
His words seemed to make a lot of sense, leaving everyone stunned!
The generals present here had been stationed here for years, and they had built up deep resentment against the barbarians. Therefore, they had never thought that one day they would have to cooperate with those bastards of the barbarians!
“This…”
Everyone looked at each other, wanting to speak but stopping themselves!
They wanted to object!
But they were afraid of angering Ashby, so they all turned to Maclean Lyons, who had always been their leader!
“But…”
Maclean Lyons’ face turned somewhat dark, hesitating, “The people of the barbarian tribe are always untrustworthy and ruthless. Even if we show sincerity, even if they agree to cooperate on the surface, I can’t guarantee that those bastards won’t stab us in the back at the crucial moment!”
In plain terms!
Including Maclean Lyons, these generals did not trust the barbarians!
“Don’t worry!”
“I have a way to keep them in check!”
Ashby had secret dealings with the remaining five tiger generals of the barbarians, he certainly wouldn’t be so stupid as to tell Maclean Lyons and others about this. When he spoke, he showed a confident demeanor, “Do as I say tomorrow!”
“If anything goes wrong!”
“I’ll take full responsibility!!!”
As soon as the prince’s identity was mentioned, it immediately silenced everyone!
“If that’s the case, then…”
Maclean Lyons showed a helpless expression, bowed his body, clenched his fists, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice, “I will follow the orders of the prince!”
The dozen generals, despite their unwillingness, could only obediently follow orders!
Seeing this!
A cold smile of triumph crossed Ashby’s face!
However!
What Ashby didn’t notice was that at the moment he lowered his head, a similarly triumphant cold smile crossed the corner of Maclean Lyons’ mouth!
“Your Highness!!!”
Just then, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, a guard suddenly shouted outside the pavilion, “Your Highness!”
“General Lyons!”
“General Mason just rode the Black Rhino Tiger, leaving the General’s Mansion and heading south out of the city, rushing towards the mountains!!!”
Upon hearing this!
The generals, who had just been shocked by Ashby’s assassination plan, were once again dumbfounded!
“Damn!!!”
“What does this mean???”
“Did this traitor know that we were going to take action against him and run away in advance???”
“Or is it!”
“He really betrayed the country and colluded with those bastards of the barbarians???”NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.
For a while!
Curses erupted!!!
Not to mention them, even Ashby was startled by this sudden change, shocked, the first thought that came to his mind was:
Could it be!
Among the remaining five tiger generals, there are not only my people, but also Sean’s???