Chapter 198 Marlon's Choice
Chapter 198 Marlon's Choice
Chapter 198 Marlon's Choice
After the soldiers left, Iwan and Teddy walked toward the Duncan family. In the hall of the Duncan family, the atmosphere was weird and frightening. All the powerhouses had left, and ninety percent of the Gods of War in the Duncan family had been forcibly taken away by the three old men.
Marlon and James were also seriously injured. It would take about half a month for them to recover, and they could not fight again. Rendon was seriously injured, too, but he was much better than Marlon and James. He had been to the Dragon Pond with Carl before. Even now, there was still a lot of energy that was not absorbed in his body. Therefore, when Rendon sat still against a pillar on the ground, the internal injuries in his body had begun to heal automatically.
He was fine except that he couldn't move. Rendon didn't care about his injuries at the moment. His eyes were still bloodshot.
He had planned to take his army to the External Battlefield, but now he was left behind. Now that everyone else had left but he stayed. The three old men went to the External Battlefield, while Carl and Senior Elder went to block the gates of the two powerful Immortal Forces. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.
"You'll be fine..." Rendon sighed in his heart. If something happened to the four elders of Dragon Kingdom or the four old men who were about to fight on the External Battlefield, it would be a huge shock to the whole country. If something really happened, he would feel guilty all his life.
"I'm still not strong enough." Rendon clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. The emotions in his heart were extremely complicated. There was guilt, unwillingness, powerlessness...
Iwan and Teddy came in from the outside. Iwan walked ahead, followed by Teddy. When the two of them arrived, none of the people in the Duncan family dared to stop them, because they were both at the Emperor level.
When Iwan entered the hall, Rendon still felt guilty. There were tears in the corner of his eyes.
Iwan squatted down and looked at Rendon in silence for a while. He said, "Mr. Scott, it's not your fault. I know what you are thinking, but you don't need to blame yourself. Besides, those elders are on your side, right?"
When Iwan finished his words, the look in Rendon's eyes returned to normal. He looked at Iwan and muttered, "Lord Cliff, you know everything?"
Iwan nodded and kept silent.
Rendon looked at Iwan with a complicated expression. "Lord Cliff, I know what I'm going to say is improper, but I don't want anything to happen to the four old men. They have done too much for Dragon Kingdom, and we can't let them die outside. Please, let Heaven Domain help them, okay?"
As Rendon spoke, tears fell down from his eyes again. Even if he removed the blockade set by Brandon, he couldn't go to the External Battlefield, because he was the only one left in Dragon Kingdom. In the battle a hundred years ago, Dragon Kingdom was injured badly and it had declined to the extreme. Therefore, even if people tried their best to recover, it was not enough. Now, among the younger generation of Dragon Kingdom, most of them were Gods of War, and few were Super Gods.
Therefore, in the past few years, as long as someone broke through to the level of Super God, he would be sent to defend against the enemy. There were only a few Super God commanders left in the territory. Most of the Gods of War had been to the External Battlefield, too.
After Rendon finished his words, Teddy's expression suddenly changed, and he said to Rendon, "Mr. Scott, don't make things difficult for Lord Cliff. Heaven Domain has only been established for five years. Although it is very strong now, there are not many strong powerhouses. Moreover, Heaven Domain can't participate in the war on External Battlefield. You understand the rules..."
Taking a deep breath, Rendon looked at Iwan apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Cliff. I..."
"Okay!" Before Rendon finished his words, Iwan interrupted him and nodded in agreement. Teddy's face changed dramatically, but before he could speak, Iwan waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say anything more. I understand. Now it's different from before. The Z8 Alliance is not as stable as it was a hundred years ago. The situation this time may be different..."
"Thank you," Rendon said to Iwan gratefully. Behind Iwan, Teddy sighed deeply and said nothing.
Iwan nodded at Rendon. He turned around and saw two soldiers from the Military Headquarters coming in. One of them was an adjutant of Rendon, who was at the early stage of Super God.
"Lord Cliff!" The adjutant of Rendon bowed to Iwan. More than three months ago, when Iwan returned to Dragon Kingdom from the External Battlefield, almost all the senior leaders of the Military Headquarters had known about him. Everyone admired him very much. Iwan was a person who could take charge of the Military Headquarters, but he refused.
"Well, take Mr. Scott back and let him have a good rest. There will be all kinds of trouble in the future..." Iwan said to the adjutant of Rendon.
The adjutant nodded and then walked to Rendon with another God of War. They helped Rendon up and took him out.
Iwan looked at the back of Rendon with complicated feelings. Today, Rendon was so different from before. He didn't talk and laugh as usual. He shouldered too much responsibility. He wanted to break the rules, but he didn't have the ability. In the end, it was the eight old men of Dragon Kingdom who took action. Iwan felt that this matter would be a massive blow to Rendon. If one of the eight old men couldn't come back, Rendon would feel guilty all his life.
Iwan took a deep breath and walked to the back of the hall, in front of the badly injured Marlon and James.
Both Marlon and James felt a great fear in their hearts. Marlon was about to cry. Rendon was a ruthless man. He came with his army, and he even killed the leader of the Yount family and destroyed the Yount family. The three old men who had just arrived were all ruthless. They took away most of the power in the Duncan family and the remaining four leaders.
Now Iwan came with the mysterious powerhouse at the Emperor level. Iwan was even more ruthless. Two months ago, he slaughtered eighty-eight strongholds of the Z8 Alliance on the External Battlefield. A few days ago, he had wiped out six top families.
"Lord Cliff, what can we do for you? As long as we can do it, we will agree..." Marlon said with a pale face. He was really scared now. Iwan could kill him and James with a single slap.
When James saw that Marlon begged for mercy, he immediately said to Iwan respectfully, "Lord Cliff, the Zachary family is willing to work for you..."
After a moment of silence, Iwan squatted beside the two of them. He looked up at the figure of Rendon, and said to them, "That man's name is Rendon Scott. He could have broken through to the Emperor level long ago, but he has been suppressing it. He used to like to smile, but now he doesn't, and he is my friend..."
Hearing what Iwan said, Marlon and James trembled. The two of them felt the chill from Iwan. They wanted to say something, but Iwan continued. "Each of the three old men who just came here is more than 70 years old. They should have enjoyed their old life, but now Dragon Kingdom is in trouble, so they put on their armor again and fight for the country."
After saying that, Iwan turned to look at Marlon and James and said, "Maybe the nine top families take these people as idiots, and you always think about your interests. Your families have a long
history. As time goes by, the dynasties have changed on this land, but you have always been there, so you don't care about the country anymore..."
When Iwan said this, Marlon and James fell silent. They lowered their heads with a trace of shame on their faces.
At their level, they were among the top group in any place. All of the top families had gone through many battles when they were first established, and they all had fought for this land. However, as time went by, hundreds of years later, the people of these families were used to enjoying their lives. They ignored the suffering of ordinary people.
After a while, Marlon looked at Iwan and said, "Lord Cliff, I'm willing to give half of the resources of the Duncan family to the soldiers at the front line..."
After Marlon finished his words, James looked back at Marlon in disbelief. But Marlon didn't look at him. The expression on James' face changed. He also quickly said to Iwan, "Lord Cliff, the Zachary family is also willing to give up half of its resources..."
Iwan nodded and said, "James, send the resources to Mr. Scott. Don't play any tricks."
James' body trembled and said, "I dare not..."
Stunned, Marlon asked Iwan, "Lord Cliff, what about me?"
Iwan said, "Train your people. This time, the Duncan family has sent out the most people. Your words just now proved that you still have a trace of passion in your heart. Ninety percent of your strength has been taken away. If you need help, you can come to me..."
Marlon was stunned. He said to Iwan, "Thank you." After what had happened today, Marlon was a little moved. He was shocked by the behaviors of the three old men, Rendon, and the soldiers who were fighting on the External Battlefield.
James regretted what he had said. The Zachary family considered gain and loss in all aspects. Just now, the Zachary family had lost a great opportunity to surpass the Duncan family. After listening to the conversation between Marlon and Iwan, James understood that from now on, the Duncan family chose to help the country. Iwan's promise, in some ways, was the promise of Rendon and Carl.
"Did I make a wrong choice?" James took a deep breath. He murmured to himself, but he didn't know if he had made a wrong choice.
Lowering his head, James fell into silence. He was not afraid of the fact that the previous three top families had been wiped out and the remaining six had been taken away. But now he was afraid. Marlon, the strongest leader of the nine top families, had made a decision. Perhaps from now on, the nine top families of Dragon Kingdom would disappear.