Chapter 854


    Everything is unfolding just as we’d predicted.


    Our original n was to manipte James into killing the Emperor in order to pit two of the Ancient


    Four against each other.


    However, now, something''s thrown a wrench in our ns, and that something is the God- King


    Pce.I’m concerned that we''ve fallen into the God- King Pce’s trap.


    Their objective could be to make us turn on each other as they reap the benefits of the potential


    fallout."


    Mr.Lee was concerned about the unexpected developments.


    Everything had been under his control.


    With the sudden appearance of the God-King Pce, he was no longer able to predict the oue of


    this situation.


    The King posed his question, "Should we save James then? He’s a righteous man who’s willing to fight


    tooth and nail for his nation.If we allow the Johnstons to kill him, we’ll lose one of our strongest assets."


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    Mr.Lee shook his head in disappointment.


    "No, we shouldn’t.In fact, we can’t.The only ones who can save James now are the Cades.I think we


    can use this as an opportunity to see where the Cadens’ allegiance lies.Sacrifices have to be made in


    the name of aplishing great things."


    "Understood."


    The King nodded, Gloom walked into the room and greeted Mr.Lee and the King respectfully.


    The King turned to him.


    "Have you found out anything about the God-King Pce?" Gloom gave a disappointing reply.


    "Not yet.No one knows anything about the God-King Pce, nor where theye from."


    The King was troubled.


    "This is strange...Is the God-King Pce really not affiliated with the Cadens?"


    Mr.Lee leaned on the sofa.


    After taking a moment to sort out his thoughts, he said, "We''ll understand once the sun sets.


    If the God- King Pce is aligned with the Cadens, they’ll surelye to James ’ rescue."


    "All we can do is sit back and wait for someone to make a move.To be honest, I really hope that the


    God- King Pce belongs to the Cadens.James is an invaluable asset.Letting him die like a dog in the


    hands of the Johnstons would be a tremendous waste."


    At the same time, in the Capital...


    Mr.Gabriel was warming his body in front of a bed stove.


    A youngdy stood quietly behind him in the same room.


    "Melody, how’s the situation at the moment?", Mr.Gabriel asked as he put his hands on the bed


    stove.He seemed to want to avoid the cold.


    Though it was not winter yet, he had already begun making preparations for it.


    Melody June replied him, "It’s pandemonium out there.James executed the Emperor with the de of


    Justice.Not only that, an organization called the God- King Pce showed up and assisted James.The


    situation escted this morning when the Johnstons attacked James and kidnapped him.They


    informed the Cadens toe for James at their ce if they wanted to save him.Otherwise, he’ll be


    killed by sunset."


    "The God-King Pce?"


    Mr.Gabriel mumbled in confusion.


    "What is this God-King Pce? Are the Cadens behind this?"


    Melody replied in the negative, "I don''t know."


    "How''s the situation over at Mr.Lee’s?"


    "There’s been no news from Peace Mansion at the moment.Since Mr.Lee remains silent, I believe he’s


    given up on saving James."


    Mr.Gabriel nodded slowly.


    "Mhm...Even if he wanted to save James, his hands are tied.Let’s continue to wait and


    observe.Perhaps things will be clearer this evening."


    The death of the Emperor and James’ capture caused Sol to be thrown into a huge uproar.


    Many powerful figures were eyeing one another suspiciously.


    Meanwhile, some of the families like the Yates, Graysons, and Lawsons opted to remain neutral for


    now and were paying close attention to the situation.


    The power struggle would affect the political dynamics in the Capital.


    No one was willing to hedge their bets on any side just yet.


    Not while the situation was still tumultuous.


    At the same time, in a hotel room...


    The moment Thomas returned, Thea went up to him anxiously.


    "What’s going on now?"


    Wearing a grim expression, Thomas said, "Things are not going well.The Johnstons have captured


    James.They told the Cadens that they’ll kill him if they do note for him before sunset."


    "what?!"


    The color drained from Thea’s face.She tugged at Thomas’ wrist and pleaded, "We have to save him!"


    Thomas reassured her gently.


    "Don’t worry, we’ll definitely save him.We just need to think of a way."