"That really was unexpected. I never thought you'd advance so quickly. Huangfu, it seems we still underestimated you!"
After a while, the stunned Derry Jones finally came back to her senses. After giving Huangfu Long an emotional look, she turned to Carl Jones.
"Carl, we were in the wrong here. Sit down. Don't put His Excellency the Secretary-General in a difficult position!"
After speaking, Derry Jones discreetly gave Carl Jones a meaningful look.
Carl Jones's expression shifted. She had naturally not become the person in charge of a Special District by being foolish, and she immediately understood the look from her uncle.
A Huangfu Long who had broken through was already enough to give them a headache. On top of that, there was the calm Voidless Emperor, Chen Changsheng, beside him. The veteran domain-level powerhouse, the Crimson Flame Emperor, was no pushover either, while the monster capable of dragging meteors had an unknown level of strength.
With that considered, their side was indeed somewhat weaker than Dragon Glory. If a conflict truly broke out, they would be the ones at a disadvantage.
But if she simply admitted defeat like this, then once word got out, the Beautiful Special District would forever be suppressed by Dragon Glory. Carl Jones, who had always regarded Dragon Glory as a rival, found that hard to accept.
She could not win a fight, yet she was unwilling to concede. For a moment, Carl Jones was caught between a rock and a hard place.
Carl Jones completely ignored Ya'en, who did not emit the slightest aura. As for the Wood Clone, although Carl had categorized it as a domain-level powerhouse, she still subconsciously did not believe that it possessed the strength the Secretary-General had described.
Otherwise, Carl Jones would not be acting like this. She would