Seven days later.
In the dimensional realm, outside the Dawn of the Nordic War Zone, two figures, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in wounds, finally saw the wide wall.
These two were two of the three Owens who escaped from Chi Chen's hands.
On their way back to Dawn City, Owen and his two companions encountered several mysterious events, and one of them even died on the way. If Owen hadn't had some experience outside the city walls, none of them would have made it back to Dawn City.
Half an hour later, inside the hall of a luxurious European-style building in Dawn City.
"What did you say? Karl is dead?"
In the main seat of the hall, a middle-aged man nearing fifty stared furiously at Owen, who was barely alive, and another person. This person was Carl's uncle, named Cage, and one of the core members of the Smith family to which Carl belonged.
Cage stood up angrily, walked straight to Irving, and without caring about the extent of his injuries, kicked him hard, sending him flying several meters away.
Irving clutched his injured leg, wincing in pain, and curled up on the ground, burying his head in his chest, breathing heavily, but daring not to utter a single word.
The other man trembled as he saw this, and was about to say something when Cage gave him no chance to speak, and directly twisted the man's head off.
If it weren't for the Wilson family, to which Irving belongs, having some influence in the Nordic theater, and the fact that the two families are currently cooperating to gain more seats in the Nordic Parliament, Cage wouldn't have just kicked Irving and let it go.
Also, Cage needs to leave someone behind to find out exactly how Carl died!
Inside the hall, Owen's uncle, John, frowned when he saw his nephew being kicked by Cage without any restraint. However, he didn't speak up to defend his nephew. The cooperation between the Smith and Wilson families was gradually becoming more formalized, and it was normal for Cage to be angry since Carl had died outside the city. If he were to further displease Cage at this moment, their long-term plan might be ruined because of this incident.
Ultimately, the Smith family's strength in the Nordic theater was greater than the Wilson family's, so John had no choice but to endure it.
"Irving, what exactly happened? Tell me quickly!"
John approached Cage, frowned, and asked Owen, who had initially been confident in Owen's abilities.
This time, Carl suddenly decided to go out of town, and John asked Owen to accompany him so that Owen could take the opportunity to improve his relationship with Carl. Carl's lineage carries a lot of weight in the Smith family, and Carl's father also dotes on him. Therefore, if Owen can improve his relationship with Carl, and Carl can then speak to his father, the relationship between the Smith and Wilson families will become even closer.
But now, Carl has died outside, and Owen couldn't even bring back his body. If this matter isn't handled properly, it could really cause a huge mess. The cooperation between the Smith and Wilson families might fall apart, and the Smith family might even come to hate the Wilson family because of it.
"Uncle, this is what happened..."
After a long pause, Owen revealed everything, but he switched the positions of them with those of Chi Chen and the others.
Kyrie Irving is a smart man. In fact, this whole thing was Karl's own fault for not listening to Irving in the first place, which led to the video that followed.
But Irving didn't dare to tell Cage that things hadn't changed at all, because that would only make Cage, in his extreme anger, think that he was shifting the blame onto Carl, which would only make things worse.
"Fuck, fuck, shit! Those despicable Great Xia people! Not only did they steal our things, they even tried to kill Karl! And they still killed him even after he revealed his identity before he died. Are they trying to start a full-scale war with our Nordic theater?"
Upon hearing this, Cage became even more furious, cursing loudly. His aura suddenly surged forth, and a violent energy burst forth from the hall, shattering all the tables, chairs, and decorations inside!
"John, that's enough for today. If your Wilson family truly wants to ally with my Smith family, then be prepared to head to Guangxia City!"
Cage stared intently at Owen, who lay on the ground covered in cold sweat, his fists clenched. Carl had gone out with Owen, and now Carl was dead, but Owen had returned. If it weren't for the fact that the Wilson family wasn't weak, and if this incident caused a complete falling out with the Wilson family, which would also be a bad thing for the Smith family, Cage would have wanted to punch Owen to death right now.
Cage left, heading towards the ancient castle where his family resided, his anger barely contained.
After Cage left, John rushed to Owen and helped him up, his hands radiating a white holy light as he healed Owen's injuries.
"Irving, what on earth happened?!"
John gave his nephew a deep look, knowing that he hadn't been telling the truth earlier. He didn't believe that someone with Owen's abilities would allow the people of Great Xia to rob and kill his things not far from Dawn City and then leave unscathed.
"uncle..."
Then, with a wronged expression and tears in his eyes, Irving told John the whole story.
"Fuck, Karl is such an idiot!"
John was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he cursed with a dark face. How could he have known that Karl would be such an idiot? A few people at the Ascension Realm dared to chase after the people of Great Xia for so long. Did he really think that outside was Dawn City and he could act as if he were a tyrant?
Even those at the Star Radiance Realm or even the Moonlit Realm wouldn't dare to wander around the outside world recklessly!
Now he has not only lost his life, but may also cause a rift between the Smith family and the Wilson family. Even if Carl were still alive, John would want to slap him to death!
Once Owen's condition had stabilized somewhat, John quickly led him away from there, heading towards the direction of his family's residence.
"Useless, useless, the Wilson family are all useless!"
A dozen minutes later, at the Smith family's manor, Carl's father, Edward, was smashing precious porcelain in the room, while Cage, equally unable to contain his anger, stood beside him.
"Brother, Karl's death can't just end like this. We must at least go to Great Xia and find the murderer to avenge Karl!"
Cage spoke up and shared his thoughts.
After Edward slammed the objects around, he vented his frustration and gradually calmed down.
"Cage, if you go to Great Xia to ask for people, will they give them to you? Is what Irving said true?"
Edward stared at Cage with bloodshot eyes. He knew his son better than Cage did, and he knew that what Owen said wasn't entirely true!
"Brother, did Karl die in vain? At worst, we can wage a full-scale war against Great Xia. The Far America Theater has been looking for an opportunity to kill Great Xia for a long time. If our two theaters attack together, I don't believe Great Xia can withstand it. As for Blue Star, Great Xia has also suffered setbacks recently. I even heard that Zhang Rong is gone. Now is the perfect time to attack Great Xia and make the entire Great Xia pay the price for Karl's death!"
Upon seeing this, Cage became emotional again and said that he himself had no son, and Carl was very attached to his uncle. The two of them spent more time together than Carl and Edward, so their relationship was naturally deep. In Cage's heart, Carl was his son.
“Cage, can you please stop simplisticating things? Do you really think those bastards in the Far America Theater are united with our Nordic Theater? If the Nordic Theater really goes to war with Great Xia, it will only result in both sides suffering heavy losses. Those bastards in the Far America Theater will only stab us in the back! Also, didn't you know what was going on in Guangxia City recently? They've gained another Shengyang Realm expert. They're not even bothering the Nordic Theater, and now you're just going to let them get beaten up? Besides, the Nordic Theater isn't just ruled by the Smith family! Do you think the Davis and William families will fully support us? They'd love for us to fight Great Xia ourselves!”
Edward pulled at his hair and yelled wildly at Cage. His son had died, and he was no less furious than Cage.
If things were as simple as Cage made them out to be, he would already be leading his team to attack Great Xia.
"Then... then Karl died for nothing?"
After being scolded, Cage sobered up a bit and asked with somewhat dazed eyes, "Regardless of what really happened, Carl is indeed dead."
"I will not let Karl's death go unpunished!"
Edward slammed his fists on the table, his eyes bloodshot. The thought of what would happen to Carl's mother if she found out about Carl's death gave him another headache.
...
Three more days passed.
Inside Guangxia City, Chi Chen, Lin Bai, Qing Sheng, and Hu Miaomiao, having just exchanged some necessary items, were about to go find You Huang, as they had agreed to go out of the city together next time.
But just as the four were about to step out of their residence, Zhang Rong appeared at the door.
Upon seeing this, Chi Chen and the other three were slightly taken aback, because Zhang Rong had said that he probably wouldn't appear in front of them for a while!
Why are they back so soon?
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