Chapter 1272

James frowned slightly.

He looked at Thea sitting on the sofa with a black sword and asked, “Thea, what happened in the

Mount Thunder Sect when you left?”

Thea was immersed in her thoughts when she was suddenly interrupted by James‘ question. She

recollected herself and said, “The martial artists buried underground were rescued. As for what

happened after that, I don’t know.”

Hearing this, James heaved a sigh of relief.

He thought perhaps he could not get through to Henry’s phone because he was still around the Mount

Thunder Sect without any signal.

James decided not to linger in the Capital anymore and left on a private military plane.

Meanwhile, Gloom returned to the Peace Mansion in the Capital.

His phone had no signal while he was around the Mount Thunder Sect, hence he could only give brief

reports about the general situation, missing out on the details.

Now that he had returned, he explained the events that transpired in the Mount Thunder Sect.

“What?”

After hearing Gloom’s report, the King’s expression changed slightly.

“The Old King is still alive and appeared in the Mount Thunder Sect? He even participated in the battle

against the Spirit Turtle? Sky, one of the four powerhouses alongside the Old King, also showed up?”

Gloom nodded and said, “That’s right. This was a scheme set up by James‘ grandfather, Thomas. He’d

been hiding and planning to slay the Spirit Turtle for decades. In order to achieve this, he deliberately

led countless martial artists to the Mount Thunder Sect. After it was killed, a core appeared, but the

core shattered into eight pieces.”

The King asked with a solemn expression, “What are the casualties among this batch of martial

artists?” “The casualties are very high. According to the reports, about three thousand out of the over

ten thousand martial artists that headed to the Mount Thunder Sect survived. As for the stronger

martial artists, there isn’t any certain news yet. I don’t know how many of them the combat aircraft

killed.”

The King inquired, “Who got their hands on the eight cores?”

Gloom shook his head and said, “I don’t know.”

Hearing this, the King fell into silence.

He never expected so many things to happen at the Mount Thunder Conference, nor could he have

guessed it was Thomas‘ scheme.

“By the way…”

Gloom remembered something and said, “The corpse of the Spirit Turtle was blown into pieces. I sent

some people over to obtain some broken turtle shells. Apart from that, there was nothing useful.”

“Mhm.” The King nodded calmly.

Things had played out beyond his expectations.

He could not predict what was going to happen next.

Gloom said solemnly, “King, what should we do next? I’m sure many powerhouses survived. They’ll

come to the Capital for revenge after recovering. We won’t be able to withstand their wrath.

“Also, there are Mr. Lee, Sky, and the Old King to answer to. If they blame us for this…”

The King waved his hand and interrupted Gloom, saying, “The Old King will surely understand my

decisions and support me. Don’t worry about that for now. As for the other matters, leave them to

James. Oh, right. How are things on James‘ end?”

“I just learned that he fought and defeated Yaakov. He showed mercy and let Yaakov live, but the other

party launched a surprise attack. James was severely injured, and Bennett brought him back to the

Cadens‘ mansion for treatment. I don’t know the specifics on how he’s doing.”

“Send someone to the Cadens‘ mansion to check on him. No. You personally see to it,” said the King.

“Understood.” Gloom nodded.

“You’re dismissed.” The King waved his hand and leaned back on the sofa. He massaged his temples

and fell into deep thought.

Gloom did not say anything more and turned to leave.

He left the Peace Mansion and drove directly to the Cadens‘ mansion.

“Stop.”

Gloom was blocked from entering.

“I’m looking for James,” said Gloom.

The guard at the Cadens‘ mansion looked at Gloom and said indifferently, “Wait here. I’ll go and inform

them of your visit.”