Chapter 1231


    James was not being arrogant.


    He had reached the seventh rank. Not only that, but the martial technique that he was practicing was


    the Invincible Body Siddhi. With this martial technique, his defense was quite strong. He was confident


    that he would not lose against the eighth rank.


    Besides, he had mastered the Thirteen Heavenly Swords, so he had the capabilities.


    The King was silent. He had been anticipating this day for a very long time.


    Now, he could finally strike them all at once. He did not want to pass up this opportunity.


    “James, you’re the Dragon King of the Southern ins and the general of two armies. Do you realize


    the extent to which these ancient martial artists meddle in the affairs of the country? They disregard the


    law. They should perish and cease to exist. This is an opportunity. There won’t be another one if we


    miss it.”


    “I’m aware of that, but do you know how many powerhouses are here? Do you actually think they can


    be killed?”


    James was at the seventh rank. He was well aware of how powerful the seventh rank was, as well as


    how terrifying the eighth rank was. Their mere presence would be capable of causing drastic changes


    in situations.


    The only reason they were battered and fleeing in all directions was that they were hurt. All of these


    combat aircraft and the surrounding armybined would not be enough to kill them if they were really


    pushed to a point of desperation.


    “Don’t force them into a death match. Otherwise, everyone here will perish. This is not an exaggeration


    intended to scare you. They are definitely capable of doing so. Manybat aircraft have already been


    brought down.”


    “Therefore, we must instantly demolish that area with powerful missiles,” the King said with a darkened.


    expression.


    “This is not child’s y,” James said after taking a deep breath. “Retreat immediately. I’ll deal with the


    fallout.”


    The King was lost in his own thoughts. In his position, he had far too many things to consider. He did


    not expect there to be so many eighth ranks in the borders of Sol. Two or three of them were already a


    long shot in his prediction.


    The current situation exceeded his expectations.


    After thinking for a while, he let out a sigh. “James, I’m going to let you handle it. I’ll be stepping down


    from the throne next year anyway. To put it bluntly, I don’t need to worry about these things. I simply


    want to give the new King a peaceful country and not have him caught in the middle. I’m getting old.


    Future responsibilities for the nation will fall on your shoulders and those of the younger generation.”


    After saying that, he hung up the phone.


    “Order from the King. Withdraw the troops,” James instructed immediately.


    Gloom was standing next to James. He, too, heard the voice from the phone call.


    “Pass on the order that the entire army is to be evacuated,” he said as well.


    “Evacuate.”


    “Quickly. Evacuate.”


    Following the order, the army stationed around the Mount Thunder Sect began to withdraw. Combat


    aircraft that were still in the air took off quickly as well.


    The area finally regained its peace.


    After the troops had evacuated, James exhaled a sigh of relief.


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    “I hope you can handle the consequences, James.” Gloom cast a nce at James, then turned around


    and left without staying any longer.


    James looked at the mountain range in the distance. It was broken into chunks by the impacts. Even


    though the fighting was over, parts of the mountain were still slipping downward.


    Jackson had remained silent. Only after the army had withdrawn did he sigh and say, “Ah… I wonder


    how the people who entered the underground shelter are doing.”


    “They should be fine if the shelter is sturdy enough. What we need to do now is to start the rescue


    operation and search through the mountains to rescue the ancient martial artists,” said James.


    “That… That’s too difficult.”


    Jackson shook his head slightly.


    Numerous mountains had been struck and copsed.


    Searching through them would be very difficult.


    “Even if it’s hard, we have to save them.” James looked determined.


    There were so many ancient martial artists. It was uneptable to just give them up.


    He called Henry again, “Cancel the mission, Henry. Give out an order to relocate the Red me Army


    from the Capital to Terentville, and the ck Dragon Army as well, along with a variety of rescue


    equipment. I’m getting ready to dig through mountains to rescue some people. It must be quick.”


    “Mr. Caden, what happened?”


    Henry knew that James went to the Mount Thunder Sect in Terentville, but did not know about the


    ancient martial artists.


    “Don’t ask. Just be quick. Send word to the Blithe King to send troops for the rescue as well.”


    James was running out of time. He needed to dig through the mountains as soon as possible.


    Otherwise, the ancient martial artists buried underneath would be in grave danger.


    Even if they were ancient martial artists with rtively strong physical constitutions inparison to


    ordinary people, being buried underground for an extended period of time would be detrimental.