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Chapter 1153: Chapter 1153: Traitor
"Boss, what should we do now?"
Shadow Gate, headquarters!
When the news of the total annihilation of Medicine King Valley reached them, the martial world was completely shrouded in a shadow!
Since Shadow Gate was established as an organization of defectors from the Seven Clouds Academy, it was naturally the first to bear the brunt!
Since the news had arrived, the entire Shadow Gate had fallen into utter panic.
Terror and unease were deeply buried in everyone’s hearts.
At this moment.
In the grand hall of Shadow Gate!
The leader sat in a seat forged from steel, clutching a telephone in his hand.
He remained silent.
"Leader, the deputy leader has been killed at Medicine King Valley! What should we do now?"
"Seven Clouds Academy has risen strongly, will Mad Dragon cause us trouble?"
Below, the members of Shadow Gate kept asking.
Dozens of core members stood inside the grand hall, their faces showing panic.
Medicine King Valley had organized such a massive force, reportedly backed by two top sects, Shu Mountain and Skyslaughter Sect.
Yet, they were completely wiped out.
How could tiny Shadow Gate withstand this?
"Don’t panic."
The leader of Shadow Gate slightly lifted his head and reassured in a metallic voice, "Mad Dragon is still in the East, you won’t die just yet."
He was dressed in a black robe, his face covered with a metallic mask.
On his head, there was a black hat connected to his robe.
"But..." Below, someone still expressed worry, "But, we can’t go on like this forever, can we?"
Were they to live in constant fear every day?
Normally, they strutted around, using Shadow Gate’s formidable strength to even provoke friction with Ceylon Mountain.
They intended to intimidate the local snakes and make Shadow Gate the undisputed local overlord!
When they went out in the past, members of Shadow Gate wore robes marked with the emblem of the organization and basked in the admiring gazes of others.
But now, they dared not reveal their Shadow Gate identities, fearing a purge by the people of Seven Clouds Academy.
Since the battle at Medicine King Valley, even their sleep had been restless.
In their dreams, they saw Mad Dragon standing by their beds.
Even those who were faint-hearted had to sleep on diapers to prevent wetting the bed.
"I said it!"
With a whoosh!
The leader of Shadow Gate suddenly stood up and forcefully shook his black cape, emitting a sound like mechanical gears grinding, "What’s the panic! Mad Dragon hasn’t found us yet, has he?"
Everyone fell silent.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The leader of Shadow Gate, wearing thick iron boots, walked step by step towards the center of the grand hall.
"Close the doors."
Whoosh!
At his command, the iron doors of the grand hall were tightly shut.
Click!
Above them, all the lights were turned on.
Shadow Gate was a very special existence; every structure was inseparable from metal.
Including the floor of the grand hall, which was made of pure steel.
Doors, beds, chairs, even the walls, were all metal!
Dark metal.
The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.
Clang!
The leader of Shadow Gate threw the telephone in his hand to the ground.
He stomped it into pieces.
"Boss, what are you...?"
Someone asked.
Those who stood in the grand hall were all people of high status and great power in Shadow Gate.
Most were cores of their respective departments.
"Who, has been to my room." The leader asked.
Since the establishment of Shadow Gate, his voice had always been like this.
Like steam gears ceaselessly grinding, producing noise.
It was harsh and also very unnerving.
Nobody answered.
Everyone bowed their heads.
"Speak!"
He yelled forcefully, his sharp voice frightening everyone into trembling.
"Leader, I saw Paxton Cook go into your room," Zylan Radcliffe pointed at Paxton Cook and spoke up.
"Boss!"
Thump!
Paxton Cook knelt on the ground, terrified, "I didn’t go there! Heaven and earth as my witness!"
"Guilty conscience!"
Zylan Radcliffe pointed at Paxton Cook and snorted coldly, "Speak! What were you doing in the boss’s room!"
"I..."
Paxton Cook stammered, at a loss for words momentarily.
"Among us, a traitor has emerged."
In the hands of the leader of Shadow Gate, an unexpected hidden weapons box appeared.
The mouth of the hidden weapons box was pressed right against Paxton Cook’s forehead.
"Boss... I..." Paxton Cook’s body shook violently, unable to find the words.
"Boss, could there be a misunderstanding? Paxton has been loyal to you for many years since joining Shadow Gate..."
Whoosh!
Before the member of Shadow Gate could finish.
The hidden weapons box fired.
Blood splattered across the face of the person speaking.
Paxton Cook fell to the ground, eyes wide open.
There was a bullet hole between his eyebrows.
He was dead.
Silence engulfed everyone.
No one dared to speak again.
"Boss, Paxton Cook, this traitor, certainly..." Zylan Radcliffe was about to gloat over Paxton Cook’s death when suddenly the mouth of the hidden weapons box was pressed against his head.
"Boss, I had nothing to do with it!" Zylan Radcliffe’s face turned immediately pale.
"If it has nothing to do with you, how did you know Paxton visited my room?"
The leader’s voice was low and grating.
Extremely uncomfortable to hear.
"I... I just happened to pass by..." Zylan Radcliffe stuttered, "I don’t know, it’s just a coincidence..."
"Then look at this."
The leader pulled out a small object from behind his waist.
"The Divine Dragon Tripod."
He stated casually.
"What!"
Everyone in the hall’s complexion changed drastically!
When the second in command left Shadow Gate to go to Medicine King Valley, wasn’t he supposed to look for the Divine Dragon Tripod?
"There’s nothing to be surprised about, I’ve had this item for four years already," the leader slowly raised the hidden weapons box.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Darts burst forth, shattering the overhead lights.
The entire hall was plunged into darkness.
In the darkness, the Divine Dragon Tripod emitted a faint green light.
And Zylan Radcliffe’s hands were also glowing green.
"What’s going on!"
Everyone was momentarily gripped by panic.
"I’ve coated the Divine Dragon Tripod with a luminescent material. Once it’s touched, it can’t be washed off the body for half a month."
The leader’s sinister voice echoed in Zylan Radcliffe’s ears like the tolling of a hellish bell.
"Now, do you have anything else to say?"
He raised the hidden weapons box, pressing it against Zylan Radcliffe’s head.
"Boss!"
Thump!
Zylan Radcliffe knelt on the ground, crying out, "I just accidentally found out you had the Divine Dragon Tripod. Now that Seven Clouds Academy is well-established, I had to secure a backup plan for myself. Devlin promised he would help me safely leave Shadow..."
Whoosh!
The hidden weapons box fired.
Zylan Radcliffe fell to the ground.
"Open the door!"
The leader roared lowly.
Creak...
The thick iron door was slowly pushed open.
"Bring the stuff up."
He waved his hand, and someone outside carried in a large box.
Light from outside shone in, illuminating the two bodies on the ground.
Bang!
The box was heavily placed inside the hall.
The leader walked over and flipped it open.
Inside, there were countless Divine Dragon Tripods that looked exactly alike.
"Now, everyone turn around."
As soon as his words fell, the people of Shadow Gate immediately turned around.
A minute later, the leader, empty-handed, walked back up to the front of the hall.
"Now, each of you take a Divine Dragon Tripod and leave Shadow Gate. Remember, if you lose this item, I will personally finish you off," he leaned back in an iron-forged chair, resting his head on his hand, "In a month, I will come to find each of you personally. Take the Divine Dragon Tripod, or your life."
