Her utterly serious opening remarks held everyone's breath.Finally, Iris took a deep breath and announced, "Next, please allow me to introduce Saul Oldman from Bactria's army to speak."She turned and gave Saul a respectful nod before stepping aside.After Saul took the microphone, a smile flickered across his aged face. "Today, I'm here on behalf of Bactria to formally announce the appointment of Basalt's new chief instructor."So, I'll keep it short."Now, let us please invite the new chief instructor of Basalt to come up and accept his appointment!"At the same time, all Basalt members present unanimously saluted the audience with a military salute.The hearts of the audience below were beating violently."The new chief instructor of Basalt is among us?""Who's the new chief instructor?""Who knows? After all, this is a military secret."At that moment, eyes were darting around the room."I'm so excited! Chief Instructor Collins is finally going to appear," Renee said,
Witnessing this sudden turn of events, everyone was taken aback.What was happening?Before they could process it, another military uniform-clad man stood up, snapping a salute toward Chase. "Your humble servant, Shane Colton—the commander-in-chief of South River City—greets Chief Instructor Collins. Congratulations to Basalt, congratulations to Bactria!"One after another, high-ranking military officials seated in the front rows stood up to offer Chase the highest form of salute."Your humble servant, Louis Dinkle—the commander-in-chief of Camland—greets Chief Instructor Collins. Congratulations to Basalt, congratulations to Bactria!""Your humble servant, Castor Lexington—the Heavenly King of the Northern Territory—greets Chief Instructor Collins. Congratulations to Basalt, congratulations to Bactria!""Your humble servant, Xavier Topaz—the Heavenly King of the Southern Wasteland—greets Chief Instructor Collins. Congratulations to Basalt, congratulations to Bactria!""Your hum
It was because the Watersons were the ones who offended Basalt’s chief instructor first…Evan's face looked shocked as well.Chase… was Basalt’s new chief instructor?Myra was the only one who was staring at the figure in a daze as he walked slowly up the podium. Great honor was upon him then.“You’ve really given me too many surprises, Chase!“Master Collins, the man who shocked South River City, is a true master of martial arts, and Basalt’s new chief instructor…”“You… You’re really all grown up! If Grandpa Gideon and the rest were still alive, they would be so happy to see this!”Myra was so agitated that she began to cry.“Is he the new chief instructor of Basalt? He looks really young.”“Yeah. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.”Everyone looked at the back of Chase’s figure with astonishment.In a corner of the audience’s seat, Luna was stammering, “Grandpa, he’s… the new chief instructor of Basalt.”Ethan took a sharp breath and said, “
Everyone watched in fear as the continuous explosions erupted all around Basalt's base.The earth tremored, and flames erupted all around. Buildings fell and crumbled along to the sound of explosions.There was panic everywhere. Some people were screaming while others pushed against one another.“Protect Mr. Oldman!”“Make sure the chief instructor is safe!”Every member of Basalt crowded in front of Chase and Saul as they prepared to fight the enemy.Greg looked around him with great satisfaction. He smiled as he looked at Chase. “Chief Instructor Collins, what do you think about my congratulatory gift? Your missile system, radar system, communications, and battle command room have all been destroyed by us.”“I’d really like to know how you Eastern Oceanians managed to plant these explosives inside the Basalt?” Chase asked calmly.Greg turned to look at Eugene when he heard the question. He said, “I’ll let you explain this to him, Master Eugene.”Eugene stepped forward arroga
Sterling clenched his teeth at this sight. He got out from under the table and ran toward the fight.“What are you doing, Sterling? Come back here!” Agatha almost passed out when she saw this.Sterling turned back to give her a smile of conviction. “I’m a Bactria citizen, Grandma. It’s my duty to protect my country!”“Attack!”He turned away from her after that and ran determinedly toward the fight.Chase, who was still at the podium, turned to Saul calmly and said, “Mr. Oldman, I’d like to request your permission to go to battle!”“Go on and fight!” Greg shouted out with vigor.Chase immediately gave the order, “Listen up, Basalt! It’s time to kill the enemies of Basalt! Spare no one!”“Attack!”Iris, Finn, and the rest of the Basalt members joined the fight furiously.When Greg saw Chase stepping into the fight, he suddenly shouted, “Please step forward, Master Lowe!”A figure came running across the sky like a flash of lightning and arrived at the top of everyone’s head.
Everyone watched as Chase leaped into the air with one hand behind his back. He was about 30 meters away from Sloane.Sloane’s eyes widened. He looked at Chase in surprise. “I can’t believe Bactria has a true master of martial arts who's so young. It’s no wonder that you’re appointed as Basalt’s chief instructor!“Basalt's Collins, you’re a gifted young man, and cultivation isn’t an easy path. If you kneel and beg for mercy and swear your allegiance to Eastern Ocean, I'll consider sparing your life!“Otherwise, you’ll end up with the same fate as Thomas Leif!”Sloane placed both his hands behind his back as he spoke. Chase’s presence did not bother him at all.He had the same opinion as Greg.Even true masters of martial arts were ranked. Even though Chase had become a true master at a young age, he lacked battle experience.Sloane was different. He had been renowned for years and had ambushed Thomas along with two other true masters of martial arts.A cold sneer suddenly appea
Otherwise, Sloane would have been blown up by a missile the moment he appeared.At this thought, Greg roared, “Run, Master Lowe!”Sloane turned to escape without hesitation.He was not afraid of Chase.However, that did not mean that he was not afraid of Basalt’s guiding missile!“Where are you going?!”Chase roared and shot straight toward Sloane. A long shadowy figure stretched in the air.“Now that you’re here, you should die, Eastern Ocean bastard! Don’t worry. We won’t need to use the guiding missile on you!”Chase punched through the air as he aimed at Sloane. Green energy came rushing out like a huge wave.“You’re asking for it!”Sloane was infuriated. He raised his palm to hit back. Black energy billowed in the air like thick smoke.Even though their respective palm and fist were half a foot away from each other, their powerful energy had collided. A raging energy exploded all around them and spread far off.The people on the ground were not prepared for this. Despi
His finger attack seemed to have caught everyone’s throat. There was silence.Greg was the person in charge of annihilating Basalt. Even though he was not as powerful as a true master of martial arts, his cultivation was still quite impressive and stronger than most. It was not only ordinary people, even members of Basalt could not get near him easily if they attacked him in groups of four or five.However, Chase killed him with one finger. It was like killing an ant!“Mr. Ivans!” Eugene exclaimed after snapping out of it.“We’re doomed!”Eugene and Evan looked at each other as the same thought occurred to them at the same time.No one knew this, but Eugene and Evan knew very well that Greg’s death meant the end of the Watersons as well.They were part of the plan to destroy Basalt, but this plan had just been obliterated.Even if they did manage to escape to Eastern Ocean, they would be treated as criminals.“No, we still stand a chance as long… As long as Heavenly Master Slo