"A single fire burned almost the entire estate to the ground. The 'gardeners' and the estate owner hiding in the castle didn't dare come out. This king was truly cautious. It looked like he already knew who I was and had prepared countermeasures in advance. Then again, since they were the ones who first carried out the Ark Plan, they would have considered the possibility of retaliation."
Yang Jian had arrived at the castle gates.
The gates were tightly shut. There was no movement inside, and the silence was somewhat frightening.
Yet both sides knew exactly what lay beyond the door and outside it. They simply feared one another, so neither had shattered the gates and started the conflict.
"There's only one of him, while there are so many of us. He's dead for sure. Why are we being made to stay in the castle? We should open the gates and kill him." One of the gardeners could no longer hold back and wanted to make a move.
But another gardener said, "He's a captain. We're still a little short of being able to deal with him, but don't worry. He won't live past tonight. I believe our boss can handle this."
"Let's see if he has the guts to come in. The moment he takes one step inside, we'll make him regret today's decision for the rest of his life."
These gardeners had long been prepared to confront Yang Jian. They were not afraid at all, but their boss's orders kept them from doing anything but watching the estate burn in ghost fire. Otherwise, they would have attacked the moment Yang Jian appeared outside the iron gates.
In truth,
the estate owner's approach was not wrong.
Although the King Organization had been continuously attacking Headquarters' captains and pressuring Headquarters,