Hadirt gritted his teeth. The energy aura on his body surged out and turned into a ck defensive shield. Following that, he channeled all the energy in his body into the defensive shield as it spread out to cover a four-hundred-meter radius around him, making every rock on the ground quake in its wake.


    Edmund closed his eyes at the sight and took a deep breath. It was toote for anything now. He only had one Power Elixir Drop, which he used earlier.


    Edmund had thought that the battle would be over if he managed to take Hadirt down in ten minutes while not giving Hadirt the chance to take the Power Elixir Drop, making Edmund an instant legend among the nine towns.


    But now, everything has changed. Hadirt was not going to die, and all of Edmund''s ns and hard work would have been for nothing. No one would be able to stop Hadirt, and Buck Town was going to be razed to the ground along with all the cultivators there.


    As the City Lord of Buck Town, the thought of aplete massacre filled him with nothing but rage. Edmund wanted so badly to be able to do something for Buck Town, but it was all toote now.


    All of this had started because he had wanted to get rid of Wilbur, too. How foolish he was. Edmund''s own selfishness had led to the destruction of his town. He was filled with pain and regret, and he took a deep breath as his mind cleared up all at once.


    Edmund''s eyes shed as he looked at Wilbur and the others. "Leave while you can, Mister Penn. Let me take this... I can at least hold him down for a while. I hope... I hope you can live on for the cultivators of Buck Town ande back one day to take the position of City Lord back. Tell the universe that Lord Edmund was notpletely ruthless, you know?"


    Those words made everyone''s chest ache, but Conrad said, "Alright, Lord Edmund. I''ll be on my way, then."


    Conrad flew towards the square in the center of Buck Town. Wilbur said, "I''m not leaving, Lord Edmund. Not even if everyone else does. I''m going to take down this monster Hadirt with you, today."


    Edmund''s eyes shed, and he gritted his teeth as he hissed, "You''re going to get yourself killed, Wilbur. Now is not the time to y hero, just leave!"


    "No."


    Wilbur looked at Edmund firmly. "Where Ie from, there''s nothing more dishonorable and shameless than abandoning yourrades in times of danger.


    Of course, I also want to prove to you that I''m not a ruthless man too!"


    Felix''s eyes filled with tears at the word. "You''re back, Honorable Child of Light. You''re finally back. To be of Light means to never abandon anyone!"


    "If you don''t leave, Master, I shan''t take a single step backward."


    "I''m not leaving either."


    Augheimer let out a long breath. "You saved my life, Wilbur. I''m staying, even if it means I lose this life of mine!"


    "I''m not leaving either!" said Grote.


    All at once, none of the elites were willing to leave. Hadirt could not help butugh loudly at this, pping his hands mockingly. "My, my. What a group of blood- bonded brothers you are, huh? Nice move calling me a monster. I''m going to kill all of you now."


    Hadirt summoned a long ck sword that he swung toward Wilbur and the others. Having taken the Power Elixir Drop, his cultivation had raised by a hundred thousand years. Hadirt now had a hundred and fifty thousand years of cultivation in him.


    The attack left a powerful ck sword aura in its wake, hurtling toward Wilbur and the others. It ripped into the ground as it passed, causing buildings to crumble in its wake. Wilbur roared, "Everyone, get behind me!"


    Just as the words rang through the air, a white glow shone from Wilbur''s body. The power of the light had formed a defensive shield, quickly enveloping the others. Just then, Grote also cast a ck defensive shield as he rushed behind Wilbur in an attempt to withstand Hadirt''s attack.