Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Clarence frowned. âWhatâs the story behind this necklace?
âWhy do you want it?â
âHahahaha.â
Master Dunn leaned back and laughed. âPoor boy, you know Thirteen Hellâs Gate Acupuncture and own the sterling silver cross, yet you donât know what they are.â
âSterling silver cross?â
Today was the first time Clarence had heard the name.
Master Dunn smiled. âYes, itâs the legendary sterling silver cross.
âIt is said that it was one of the magical elemental stones Gaia left behind. After that, it fell onto earth and dropped on Sterling Hill, where Hera found it.
âThere are two pieces. One in the shape of a cross and the other in the shape of a dove.
âIt contains a mysterious European power that can resurrect the dead and cure the wounded.â
Master Dunnâs muddy eyes lit up. âDonât play dumb. You saved Leah with the sterling silver cross.â
Master Dunn ordered, âNow, give it to me immediately.â
Clarenceâs eyebrows furrowed.
He seemed to be waiting for something.
Master Dunn was impatient. âAre you not going to give it to me, boy?
âOkay, then your woman can die!â
Master Dunn had a nasty look on his face. He took out the demonic bug, ready to use it on Miranda.
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The womanâs face turned pale with fear.
Clarence was also shocked. He dared not take any chances when it came to Miranda.
He took the necklace with a cross off his neck and threw it at Master Dunn.
Master Dunnâs pupils shrank, and his eyes followed the arc of the necklace through the air. His hands trembled as he tried to catch the necklace with a cross.
Swoosh...
Swoosh...
Swoosh...
Just then, three arrows were fired from outside the church. They were so quick that three of Rattlesnake and Daturaâs men were instantly shot through the heart and killed.
Boom...
Then, there was a roar of propellers outside the church. A helicopter was hovering over it.
âWhatâs going on?â shouted Rattlesnake.
One of his men rushed into the church from outside with a pale face. âBoss, we have a problem.
âRoger came out of nowhere with a bunch of people.
âSeveral planes have surrounded Bat Hill.
âThere are nearly a thousand people...â
âWhat?â
Rattlesnake and Daturaâs expressions changed.
Clang.
Suddenly, someone pushed the churchâs wooden door open from the outside. Roger and a group of people rushed in.
The Reed familyâs disciples armed opened fire on Rattlesnake and Daturaâs men with heavy crossbows.
Swoosh...
Swoosh...
The arrows flew out to shoot the martial artists, turning them into hedgehogs.
Roger stood at the church door, shouting, âRattlesnake, Datura, you have no way to escape. Surrender!â
Rattlesnakeâs eyes widened, and he let out a cry of pain. âHow dare you ask someone to come here, boy?
âDo you have a death wish?â
He had a nasty look on his face. He wanted to tear Clarence apart so badly.
Clarence sighed. âWeâre in the modern age. Donât you know that thereâs something called a GPS?
âDo you think we live in a martial arts novel?â
Clarence pulled out his phone, which had Whatsapp location sharing enabled on it.
Roger and the others had been able to pinpoint Clarenceâs location through it, so he had brought his men here.
Everything Clarence had just doneâincluding treating Rattlesnake and Datura and teaching Thirteen Hellâs Gate Acupuncture to Master Dunn, had been to buy time.
Datura laughed angrily. âEven if weâre surrounded, youâre going to die with us. Go to hell!â
Datura pulled the whip from her waist and cracked it at Clarenceâs head with all her might.
Suddenly, she staggered as the internal energy in her body fell. She spat a mouthful of blood out.
Crack crack crack...
There was a burst of loud cracks as Daturaâs meridians were shattered. âWhat did you do to me?â
Clarence smiled. âNothing, I just messed around with your meridians.
âAs soon as you activate your internal energy, your meridians will shatter, and youâll be crippled!â
Daturaâs eyes widened. âHow cruel of you to do this to me.â
Clarence sneered. âIâm cruel? Am I as cruel as you?
âYou stabbed Brother Bill over a hundred times to get at me. You killed him because of me!
âYou sent one of your men, Chopper, to kill me, yet you had him swallow poison before that. You donât even have mercy for your own men!
âAnd now youâve kidnapped a weak woman like Miranda to threaten me?
âYouâre a hundred times crueler than I am!â
Rogerâs men went over and grabbed Datura.
Rattlesnake was subdued easily. He no longer dared to put up a fight.
Datura had activated her internal energy and shattered her meridians. She had become useless, and he did not want to end up like her.
Their men either died or surrendered.
Rogerâs men took control of the church, while Julian and his men came in from the outside. âPresident, weâve cleared the perimeter. Weâve killed and captured whomever we needed to.â
Roger nodded. âSend them to the Martial Arts Association headquarters, and let the general president deal with them.
âThis time, Dom will... Haha...â
With the loss of his sidekicks, Dom was now no match for him.
Clarence was not interested in the martial arts world. All he cared about was Miranda.
âWait!
âOh no, whereâs Miranda?â Clarence stared at Mirandaâs old position.
She had been tied to the post just now, but now all that was left was the rope. Miranda was nowhere to be seen.
Master Dunn!
It had to be Master Dunnâs doing!
âMiranda!â
Clarence frantically searched the church for Miranda.
âWhere is she?â
âWell...â
Everyone looked at each other.
Everyone had been so busy dealing with Rattlesnake and Daturaâs men that no one had paid attention to Miranda.
âDamn it!â
Clarence punched the wall with his fist so hard that it broke and cracked into the shape of a spiderweb.
The crowd was startled.
Suddenly, one of Rogerâs men rushed over. âPresident, we found a secret passageway behind the church. Thereâs some money, gold, and jewelry in it.
âAnd a tunnel to somewhere!â
âMiranda!â shouted Clarence as he grabbed a dagger and rushed toward the back of the church.
Roger, Julian, and the rest were frightened and hurriedly followed him. âBrother Howard, donât act rashly. The enemyâs hiding in the dark. Watch out for any ambushes.â
By the time they got to the back of the church, Clarence had already rushed into the tunnel.
âCome on. Letâs go after him.â
Julian led his men into the tunnel, not thinking about it much.
Clarence concentrated upon entering the tunnel. The dark tunnel looked as bright as day to him now.
His friends chased after them. The entire tunnel was nearly at a 45-degree slope.
Clarence walked three or four kilometers before he saw light ahead.
The moment he got out of the tunnel, he saw Master Dunn holding Miranda hostage, ready to get into the car and run.
Master Dunn froze when he saw Clarence. âYou caught up with us, boy!â
Clarence roared coldly, âLet go of Miranda.â
âHaha, am I supposed to let go just because youâve told me to? Iâll take her as a hostage first... Ahhâ¦!â Master Dunn screamed halfway through his sentence. Miranda had bitten his arm.
âDamn it...
âHow dare you bite me?â
Master Dunn pulled out a knife. âGo to hell!â
Clarence reached out and threw his dagger. It stabbed Master Dunnâs arm with a swoosh.
Master Dunn dropped his weapon. Miranda tried to seize the opportunity to run away, but Master Dunn was not ready to let her go, so he kicked Miranda in the back.
âPoof...â
Miranda spat out a mouthful of blood as she threw herself into Clarenceâs arms.
Just then, shouting and footsteps came from behind Clarence. Master Dunn took the opportunity to get into his car. Then, he stepped on the gas pedal and disappeared down the end of the road.
Clarence sighed. He had failed to get the necklace with a cross back....