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Evelyn suddenly came to him,

"Big brother Alex, I need to go home first."

Alex furrowed his eyebrows. "For what?"

"I just got summoned by my royal father. I don't know for what." Evelyn shook her head.

"... Wait a minute here." Alex said as he came to the house and took out Nicole's card. "Nicole, is there any movement in Thiveapia Kingdom?"

"After you killed the crown prince, the soldiers panicked because they thought the crown prince was missing. Not long after that, they found our battlefield. Of course, they did not find anything about us. However, it also meant they did not find the crown prince's corpse.

"However, at that time, many soldiers knew that the crown prince led an army to go there as well as Evelyn. But they did not find the crown prince as well as Evelyn. Later they found out that Evelyn had gone back to the sect.

"It raised some suspicions from Thiveapia Kingdom as well as Mount Hua Sect. After all, they found that their elder and their number one genius died in that place. So, with you bringing her back to the sect, they suspected the Heavenly Sword Sect as the culprit.

"But I think, Mount Hua Sect wants to use this chance either to kill you or bring you back to their sect. Since, I heard they are trying to pressure Heavenly Sword Sect just for you…

"They said 'Because Heavenly Sword Sect killed their number one genius, they need to give you to them. If not, they will go to war with the Heavenly Sword Sect.' Of course, they also pressured the Thiveapia Kingdom about this.

"After all, just when they sent an Elder and their number one genius to the Thiveapia Kingdom, they died. So, they did not have any chance to reject this. After all, just by getting an envoy getting killed in their kingdom, it already smeared their reputation.

"That might be the reason why they want Evelyn to come back to Thiveapia Kingdom. I heard they had deployed fifty thousand soldiers around their border, ready to march to Heavenly Sword Sect.

"I think it is also the same as Mount Hua Sect. Young Master can try to ask one of the elders from Heavenly Sword Sect. I am sure with their scale, they should also have this information."

Alex looked down, weighing something on his mind. "I see, Thiveapia Kingdom and Mount Hua Sect. But, Thiveapia Kingdom is pressured by Mount Hua Sect to do this…"

"It seems, their deployed troops won't attack you anytime soon. At least, until Evelyn is safe. After all, since the crown prince is 'missing,' they only have Evelyn as their successor. So, Evelyn's safety is their priority I think. Well, it also shows the importance of Evelyn."

"You mean Evelyn's words will weigh a lot in their mind. So, there is another possibility for her to convince them to not attack the Heavenly Sword Sect." Alex said.

"Yes. Mistress Anya told me that there will be a possibility of the Southern Kingdom to make a move at this particular time. We might be able to hold the Southern Kingdom alone, but Heavenly Sword Sect would not be able to take the full brunt of two influences. So, if Thiveapia Kingdom did not join the fray, it will worth a lot." Nicole explained.

"..." Alex frowned. It was true that Heavenly Sword Sect alone might not be able to take a full brunt of the attack from three influences. They could only activate his Master's barrier. But there was another problem.

Anya forgot about the Zhou Kingdom. Because of the losses they suffered in the last war, Alex was sure that they won't just stay like that. They would most likely join the fray with whatever reason.

[Host, Ngina wants to talk to you.]

He felt a bad feeling about this. He took out Ngina's card and asked, "What happened? Did the Southern Kingdom deploy their troops to their border and ready to attack us?"

"Yes. They are going to be ready in a few days. And the one who is leading them is 'that' princess along with their powerful 10-Star Martial Lord. A few ministers had rejected this idea, but the royal family used their power to move the soldiers. Although the good news is they only managed to bring twenty thousand soldiers. What should we do about this?"

Alex's expression darkened. He knew that this would happen sooner or later, but to think this would happen today. Unfortunately, without giving him a chance to breathe, Anna came to him with Nelson's card on her hand.

"Alex, Nelson said the Zhou Kingdom has stationed their soldiers in the border closest to Heavenly Sword Sect. Although they had suffered in the last war, according to Nelson, they had sent a peace envoy to Thiveapia Kingdom and will attack Heavenly Sword Sect together with them." Anna said.

"Can they truly just say they want peace and join the fray?" Alex was dumbfounded. He did not know whether two kingdoms who just had a war suddenly became friends and attacked them.

"I think it is because of the pressure of Mount Hua Sect. They want Thiveapia Kingdom to treat them 'as an enemy of your enemy is your friend.' Since the Zhou Kingdom wants to catch you, they will use this opportunity."

"Big brother, I will convince my kingdom." Suddenly they heard Evelyn's voice from their back.

They turned back to see Evelyn shouting at them with tears on her eyes.

"I am sorry for eavesdropping, but big brother… This is all my fault. You are in this situation because of the problem of my family. And I even bring the sect down like this." She said as she felt very guilty about this. Even though Evelyn did not watch him killing the crown prince.

She already predicted this would happen. And after she heard all of this, she took all the blame in her heart. "I will convince my family to break away from this."

As soon as she said that, she left the house and flew away. Alex wanted to chase her but their situation was truly dire. "Nicole… Evelyn will come back to her kingdom. Give me an update on everything."

Alex wanted to stop her. But he was sure Evelyn would try to leave. Even if he tried to force it, she would not be able to practice. So, Alex decided to let her go.

However, he also knew that the Thiveapia Kingdom might not necessarily agree to her request. They might even imprison her until the time passes. So, Alex asked Nicole to observe her. If the Thiveapia Kingdom decided to do what Alex's predicted, Alex might ask Nicole to kidnap her as a hosta- Ahem, save her from the kingdom.

He was sure that Thiveapia Kingdom would not move carelessly if that happened. Of course, he knew Maxwell's rank 6 barrier should be impenetrable. So, even if the Thiveapia Kingdom attacked them along with the other influences, they would not be able to save Evelyn.

And with time, they would surely be the first one to leave the 'alliance.' He thought this would be the best for the moment.

He then said, "System, use all of my summoning coins."

[Processing]

[Noah (R) x1]

[EXP card (C) x1]

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[Green Slime (C) x1]

Alex got around fifteen rare EXP cards this time. In their condition, even UC EXP cards were not really tempting for him, unless he got many of them. And he only had ten of them currently. However, he also got two other spies: Noah and Noel.

Noah was a black raven while Noel was a black cat. They would be useful if they could scout Mount Hua Sect after this, but Alex was planning to summon them later. Because he needed to use his EXP cards first.

"System, give me the status of all UR spirits."

[Anna (Dark)

Level: 37/80 (7-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 12376/280000]

[Leoz (Thunder)

Level: 37/80 (7-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 15398/280000]

[Nelson (Dark)

Level: 33/80 (3-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 204135/240000]

[Fabio Fabotelli(Fire)

Level: 35/80 (5-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 22458/260000]

[Greg (Earth)

Level: 33/80 (3-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 132/240000]

[Vera Fabotelli (Water)

Level: 32/80 (2-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 135423/230000]

[Jeanne (Thunder)

Level: 32/80 (2-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 124321/230000]

[Anya (Light)

Level: 30/80 (10-Star Martial Grandmaster Stage)

Exp: 198124/210000]

He contemplated a bit. "Leoz should be able to fight with the 10-Star Martial Lord from the Southern Kingdom if I level him up to 10-Star Martial Lord, right?"

"You are asking a dumb question, Alex. Of course, he can."

"I see then, I will use six EXP cards on Noah or Noel to observe the war situation for us. Then nine EXP cards on Leoz to level him up to 10-Star Martial Lord. Maybe I should use the UC EXP cards to Anya so she can become a Martial Lord."

"If that is what you want, I think it is better for Noah to get it first."

"Alright. System, you already hear me. Use the EXP cards."

[Leoz (Thunder)

Level: 40/80 (10-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 45398/310000]

[Anya (Light)

Level: 31/80 (1-Star Martial Lord Stage)

Exp: 88124/220000]

[Noah (Dark)

Level: 21/80 (1-Star Martial Grandmaster Stage)

Exp: 5000/120000]

He then said to Nelson. "Nelson, I am going to level you up to Martial King. I want you to stop Zhou Kingdom from participating. You may kill their high ranking people or whatever as long as it could stop them from participating in this war."

"If I am at Martial King, should I start killing all of the people involved in the blood pills?"

"Can you kill all of them in one fell swoop?"

"..." Nelson paused a bit before saying, "No. I am afraid I need a few days for that."

"That's why. I want you to stop this war first. And if they decided to move in the Grand Tournament. I want you to kill all the people involved but remain in the kingdom."

"Understood. If they truly move in that particular day. I am sure they will at least bring 70 percent of their people. If it is only 30 percent, I should be able to kill all of them in a single day without alerting anyone." Nelson agreed with him. He knew Alex was thinking about the problem if he alerted them.

They might change their plan. And Alex would have a headache if he did not know their aim anymore. It was better to end the enemy once and for all, rather than killing them bit by bit. After all, they might scatter around and it would make them hard to find.

And he would not always be in this continent. If they decided to raise again and did whatever they wanted when he was not in this continent, it would be bad for the sect. So, Alex asked Leoz just to stop them from participating in this war.

They might not pose a problem to him. However, John was also powerless against him, but he used assassins to do something like that. So, Alex decided if he wanted to finish them, he would finish them from the root.

"Understood. I will kill all of their Martial Lord. It should be able to stop them from participating. Then with a few months preparation, I can mark all the people I need to kill since there are more than a hundred thousand people. Although most of them are Soldiers, I still need to make sure all the pills are disposed of."

"Yeah. I will leave it to you." Alex nodded his head.

He finally finished dealing with Zhou Kingdom and Thiveapia Kingdom. He and his spirits will go to stop the Southern Kingdom by themself. And he was sure the Heavenly Sword Sect could take on the Mount Hua Sect alone. And with this, he finally finished his plan in dealing with this war.