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Chapter 320
It was noon. At the clubhouse of the Hummer’s residence, Edwin Hummer was struck on the head with
a wine bottle. Blood trickled down his body, along with the merlot.
“Hummer! I was screwed because of you!” Tatum sat on the couch; his features contorted in anger.
“Didn’t you say that Dustin Rhys was a nobody? Why was he that powerful? Did you lie to me on.
purpose?”
At his mentor’s request, Tatum had shown up to avenge Joshua Hummer. In the beginning, he thought
he could show off his talent, but he was badly defeated in the end. Not only that, his core was
destroyed. He had all the reason to be mad.
“Sir Thunders, in my records, Dustin Rhys did not come from a remarkable background. It wasn’t wrong
to describe him as a nobody. As for his actual abilities, I recall giving you a heads up, but you didn’t
take it seriously,” Edwin murmured with his head hung low.
“Are you blaming me for being weak?” Tatum glowered at him. If he weren’t hurt, he would have taught
Edwin a lesson.
“In my opinion, it is unnecessary to issue a public challenge to men like Dustin Rhys. You can use
whatever means to get him killed,” Edwin further explained.
“Oh, are you fucking teaching me how to get things done now? Tatum’s expression darkened, his eyes
gleaming with hostility.
“Of course not.” Edwin lowered his head.
“I have no time for you!” Tatum looked irritated. “Didn’t you get Substratumis from Dr. Linden Watkins?
Give it to me now. I need it for my injuries”
Substratumis, the core restoration pill, was created to heal internal injuries. It was rather effective in
restoring one’s core. As long as the patient took it within 24 hours, they would stand a chance to
regenerate their core. However, due to the preciousness of the ingredients, the Stoneray Valley only
produced a few pills annually. Each batch of pills would be scooped up by members of various guilds
upon hitting the market. Thankfully, Edwin had spent a fortune on one of those pills, just in time for
Tatum to use it.
“Sir Thunders, I accidentally crushed the pill. So, I can’t help you. I’m sorry.” Edwin shook his head
regrettably.
“You crushed the pill?” Tatum’s eyes narrowed, and he snickered. “Are you kidding me? Any sane
person would take great care of that precious pill. How could you have crushed it? Your son’s dead
anyway, so you can’t use it on him. Who else except for me will need your pill?”
“Sir Thunders, I am telling you the truth.” Edwin appeared serious.
“Oh, shut up! If you don’t hand me the restorative pill today, I’ll crush your legs!” Tatum threatened him
spitefully.
Edwin stared at Tatum with his cold but bright eyes. “But, Sir Thunders, I wonder how you are going to
do that, given that your core has been destroyed.”
“Hah! I might not have any bit of internal energy left, but killing a man like you is child’s play!”
Tatum was conceited.
“Is that so?” Edwin chuckled icily and brandished a gun from his back without warning. He pointed it at
Tatum. “Can a man without internal energy defend himself from bullets?”
“Hmm?” Tatum’s expression hardened. “How dare you point a gun at me, you son of a bitch. Do you
know who I am? Put the gun down and cut your hands in front of me. If not, I’ll…”
Edwin suddenly pulled the trigger before Tatum could finish his sentence. Following a loud bang, the
bullet shot Tatum in the forehead, leaving a splattered mess of blood on the wall.
Tatum grunted, his body trembling and his eyes wide-opened in disbelief. He’d never believe that
Edwin would pull the trigger on him, and a fatal, point-blank shot at that.
Finally, Tatum’s body slumped heavily onto the floor, his eyes remaining open as he drew his last
breath.
“Huh?” Fletcher Lawson, who had been standing by the side, appeared mortified at the scene. “S- Sir
Hummer, what are you doing? Tatum Thunders is Sir Lincoln’s principal disciple. How are we going to
explain this to Sir Lincoln?” He secretly thought Edwin had gone mad for having the guts to murder
Tatum.
“Yeah, I killed him. Why do I need to explain that? Edwin took out a handkerchief and calmly wiped the
spot of his head injury from the wine bottle attack.
“If Sir Lincoln learns about this, he will not let this slip!” Fletcher was panicking as he pictured the
guildmaster of Boulderthorn, halfway to becoming a grandmaster. The man was powerful enough to
massacre the entire Hummer Family!
“If we don’t tell, no one will know,” Edwin muttered emotionlessly.
“But Tatum died on our territory. How can we hide the fact?” Fletcher was drenched in cold sweat by
now.
“You don’t have to panic. Just remember-none of us met Tatum Thunders today. He suffered a sudden
death in his home after the battle with Dustin. We shall leave Boulderthorn to figure out the murderer,
and we have no clue about it at all. Got it?” Edwin tilted his head, his eyes shimmering with a cold
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“Sir Hummer, are you telling me to… shift the blame to Dustin Rhys?” It didn’t take Fletcher long to
piece the puzzle.
“It was Dustin Rhys’ doing all along. When did we shift the blame to him?” Edwin questioned.
“Oh, right! It’s all Dustin Rhys’ fault!” Fletcher nodded furiously. At that point, he finally caught a glimpse
of the depths of Edwin’s dark soul. Edwin had decided to kill a top ace like Tatum without blinking an
eye. The mere thought of it was mind-numbing.
At the Boulderthorn branch in Millsburg, Clement Lincoln sat on the throne, his expression darkening
when Tatum Thunders’ body was brought back. As the guildmaster of Boulderthorn who had extensive
experience in the field, he never had anyone offending him in this manner. “Who was it? Who did this?”
He gritted his teeth as his eyes bulged.
Sir Lincoln, it was Dustin Rhys!” Luther started fanning the flames. “Dustin Rhys pulled dirty
tricks in the battle and destroyed Tatum’s core. Tatum was assassinated right after that!”
“Dustin Rhys! It’s him again!” Clement banged his fists on the table out of rage, and the wooden table
instantly cracked and split into pieces. First, it was Joshua Hummer. Now, it was Tatum. Clement had
lost two beloved disciples, one of whom was his heir. It was tough not to feel anger and hatred at the
culprit.
“Sir Lincoln, Dustin Rhys is sly and ruthless. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. If we don’t get rid of
him in time, he might be a pain in the ass in the future!” Luther added fuel to the fire.
“Send out my orders-The Royal Valor of Boulder thorn is looking to arrest Dustin Rhys!” Clement said
with grief. “I’ll use all necessary means and make any sacrifices to tear him into pieces!”
“Yes, sir!” His disciples bowed and took his orders The Royal Valor was shaken from the orders, and its
aces were called back from all corners of the world for the quest. At that moment, Dustin Rhys was the
most-wanted man on the Royal Valor’s blacklist.
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