<h4>Chapter 1626: Chapter 1619: Infighting</h4>


    "No matter what, I just hope you can survive. Whether you can kill them all or not, as long as you live, there will be a day when we do."


    Lu Tianxing looked solemnly at the three of Starving Ghost, Tan Lang, and Po Jun, but the worry on his face did not diminish in the slightest. This battle was destined to be brutal, possibly leading to his death, but he had no choice but to fight. He couldn’t afford to lose, for if he did, everyone around him would die, a price he could never bear.


    Po Jun, Tan Lang, and Starving Ghost fell into silence after seeing Lu Tianxing’s expression. They knew this battle would surely be extremely fierce, more so than any battles they had faced before, with only a slim chance of survival. A slight mistake could mean a dead end.


    However, in the hearts of the three, there was no fear. As mercenaries, they had long put aside thoughts of life and death; early death andte death meant no difference to them.


    After more than half an hour, Lu Tianxing and the three returned to the hotel under the Han Family’s banner.


    Meanwhile, not long after Lu Tianxing returned to the Han Family Hotel, Avril and Poseidon, along with others, returned to the Maria Catholic Church.


    Di Ao sat on the sofa, a slight unnatural pallor on his face, along with an unresolved shock, but his eyes were filled with undeniable fury. He had lost, defeated by a "yellow-skinned monkey," beaten without the ability to fight back, and if it hadn’t been for Poseidon’s intervention, he would’ve died at Lu Tianxing’s hands. To him, this was an unbearable humiliation.


    More importantly, Avril and Poseidon clearly had the chance to kill Lu Tianxing, yet they did nothing, watching as he was humiliated by Lu Tianxing. This caused the fury in Di Ao’s heart to escte sharply.


    Taking a deep breath, Di Ao said coldly, "Avril, what do you mean by this? Are you nning to tear up the alliance with our American Superhero Team?"


    Hearing Di Ao’s words, Avril replied icily, "Di Ao, what do you mean by that? You must understand, if we hadn’t saved you just now, you’d already be dead by Lu Tianxing’s hand. Also, I’ve warned you not to underestimate the Judge, but you were arrogant, thinking you could crush the Judge with one hand. In my view, you brought this entirely upon yourself; you have no one else to me."


    "Avril, you..."


    Di Ao was infuriated upon hearing these words but was helpless, only able to say fiercely, "Then why didn’t you act earlier? He was clearly at the end of his strength, and if we’d worked together, killing Lu Tianxing would’ve been no problem. Such a good opportunity and you let it slip, Avril, you must give me an exnation today as to why you didn’t seize the moment to kill Lu Tianxing."


    "Di Ao, do you think everyone is as foolish as you?"


    Upon hearing Di Ao’s words, Avril’s eyes shed with a cold glimmer, saying coldly, "Do you believe that if we had moved against Lu Tianxing just now, none of us would’ve gotten out? Do you believe?"


    Hearing Avril’s words, Di Ao was suddenly rendered speechless, unable to refute. Before leaving, he had already felt a surge of sharp Sword Qi lingering in the air,ing from afar. The only person in Beijing capable of wielding such sharp Sword Qi was Sima Lingyun, and if he hadn’t left, he might not have been able to get away.


    At this moment, Poseidon suddenly spoke up, "Avril, what do you think we should do next?"


    "Wait and see," Avril took a deep breath and said, "I know the Judge’s character very well. He’s not the type to sit and wait for death; he will definitely confront us head-on. We just need to seize the opportunity."


    "Avril, do you think the Judge is an idiot? Would he confront us head-on? As I see it, since we’ve already torn our facade with him this time, we might as well send people directly to Modu to capture all the women around the Judge. By then, no matter how capable the Judge is, he would have no choice but to surrender to us."


    Di Ao, next to them with a grim face, said, "By then, I will make him taste humiliation, make him wish he were dead."


    "Di Ao, your American Superhero Team really is a garbage dump, capable of doing anything for the so-called victory. You’re just like your country. I, Avril, disdain to deal with my enemies in such a way; if I’m to kill, I will do it openly, letting him die knowing."


    "You..."


    Di Ao’s face twisted into an extremely grim expression.


    "What ’you’? Don’t forget, I am also a woman, and I hate it the most when a man uses a woman as a bargaining chip. You can’t deal with the Judge, so you want to resort to such a method to vent your anger? You really are an ipetent piece of trash."


    Avril coldly nced at Dio, treating his ugly expression as if she hadn’t seen it at all: "Moreover, do you really think the Judge is a fool? When hees to Beijing, do you think he won’t have other arrangements in Modu? Believe it or not, if you send people to Modu, the next moment those people will be nothing but bones, do you believe that?"


    Dio said with a face like iron: "How would you know you would lose without trying? Or is it that you, Avril, have taken a liking to Lu Tianxing and can’t bear toy a hand on your lover?"


    "Dio, if you say anything nonsensical, do you believe I will kill you right now?"


    Avril’s voice suddenly turned extremely cold, an icy aura emanating from her entire being, light aura beginning to appear on her body, with the intention of acting if a disagreement urred.


    "Am I talking nonsensically?"


    Dio sneered: "Avril, do you think we are fools? If I remember correctly, a year and a half ago, you should have had no ties with the Netherworld Mercenary Corps, nor had any hatred, yet on a certain day you suddenly issued a kill order against them; don’t tell me there’s nothing fishy inside. I think you must know Lu Tianxing, and had known him a year and a half ago, even liked him, that’s why you can’t bear us dealing with him, and did everything to obstruct us, isn’t that right?"


    Upon hearing Dio’s words, Avril’s heart trembled violently, a trace of strange feeling shed through her mind, just like when Dio said Lu Tianxing was already dead at Ryan’s hands, she felt a hint of heartache, an inexplicable desire for Lu Tianxing not to die, such a feeling emerged out of nowhere, leaving her clueless about what was going on.


    At this moment, hearing Dio mention it, Avril’s expression became uncertain, could it be Lu Tianxing’s shadow had always been in her heart?


    Although her heart fluttered, Avril was after all the Holy Daughter of the Chuch, her intellect unmatched; after a brief silence, she countered: "Dio, you’re talking nonsensically, do you think I, the Holy Daughter of the Church, would fall for a mercenary, an executioner?"


    "Nothing is impossible, even Romeo loved Juliet! Your actions have already indicated everything."


    Dio stared darkly at Avril, his eyes filled with sinister light: "Avril, what do you think would happen if the Pope discovered that the Holy Daughter of the Church had fallen in love with a man?"


    "Dio, nonsense, you really think I don’t dare to kill you?"


    An icy aura emanated from Avril, a burst of momentum exploded from her, a fierceness in her demeanor, yet deep within her, a sense of unprecedented panic arose, could it be she truly harbored feelings for Lu Tianxing?


    Lu Tianxing was the first man to possess her body, the first man to dare to openly disrespect her, and the man she dreamt of killing, was it really due to these reasons that she thought of him day and night, thus falling for him?


    "Avril, your current anger, in my view, is nothing more than panic from being exposed, you can’t deceive me, otherwise, why did you repeatedly stop me from killing Lu Tianxing?"


    Dio’s eyes shed coldly, a mocking smile ying at the corners of his mouth, he had lost a Peak of Mid-stage Mythical aide, and since Avril repeatedly mocked him coldly, he certainly wouldn’t let her off easily.


    Listening to Dio’s words, Avril’s expression turned uncertain, the depths of her beautiful eyes flickering with aplex emotion.


    As the Holy Daughter of the Church, she had lived within the Church her entire life; due to her identity, everyone within the Church treated her with utmost respect, never daring to overstep. Up to adulthood, she had rarely interacted with anyone, let alone had any man dare pursue her.


    After all, the duty of the Holy Daughter of the Church was to serve God, lifelong unmarried, who dared to pursue her, it was akin to an old longevity star hanging themselves, fed up with life.


    So Avril, despite her extraordinary intelligence, had never had any intimate contact with a man.


    Upon meeting Lu Tianxing, her noble identity within the Church seemed to lose its effect; if Lu Tianxing took her first time without knowing her identity, thenst night, when he tantly disrespected her knowing her identity, even daring to move his hands on her, it involuntarily stirred unprecedented ripples in Avril’s heart.


    Moreover, Lu Tianxing imed her first time, which to a woman was undoubtedly unforgettable for life.


    After all, as the saying goes, the best way to a woman’s heart is to possess her, and having her first time, for a woman, that is often the most unforgettable, Lu Tianxing did what other men dared not, naturally leaving an indelible shadow in Avril’s heart, one she couldn’t discern as resentment or love.