Chapter 985 Taking Advantage
“Godrick, go grab that painting.”
Edgar saw how the painting could change colors on its own and knew that it had to be a treasure, so he immediately ordered Godrick to retrieve it.
He would’ve retrieved it himself, but he was worried that there would be hidden traps, so he had Godrick do it.
Godrick frowned in dissatisfaction, but he didn’t dare to go against a direct order, so he bit down and went after the painting.
“Stop him!” instructed Colin who had hurried over with the two Martial Arts Grandmasters from Shadow Estate. He was determined to stop Godrick.
“What is wrong with you two? Jared fought so hard to help us get in here. If it wasn’t for him, none of you would’ve made it this far. By right, he should be the one who gets to keep that painting. How can you two take it for yourself? That would just make you as bad as robbers,” he said in a hostile tone.
“Oh, f*ck you. The Trial has always worked like this. The painting belongs to whoever gets their hands on it first, and you don’t f*cking get to lecture me,” refuted Edgar.
He raised his brows and turned his attention to Kristoff after saying that. “Kristoff, take your men and go teach that punk a lesson. I will reward you handsomely for it once we make it out of this place.”
Kristoff nodded. “Thank you, Mr. Edgar.”
After saying that, Kristoff led his men from the Shalvis family and went after Colin right away.
The latter had no choice but to lead his two subordinates and fight with Kristoff.
Edgar signaled Godrick with his eyes to get him to retrieve the painting quickly.
Colin was frustrated when he saw Godrick going after the painting, but there was nothing he could do because dealing with Kristoff was too challenging. In essence, Colin was just a small fry, and he depended heavily on his subordinates, who were both Martial Arts Grandmasters.
Howard shot a look at Jared and saw that the latter didn’t move a muscle. Even his eyelids didn’t flutter. It seemed the guy had been weakened, and that prompted Howard to sigh in exasperation.
Seeing how Godrick was about to get his hands on the painting, he zipped over. Immediately after, he waved his palm, and a wave of massive martial energy sent Godrick flying right away.
“What the hell are you doing, Howard?” growled Edgar upon seeing that.
“Seriously, Edgar. Have you no shame? Jared is the one who worked hard to break through that arcane array, and none of you would’ve made it here if it weren’t for him. How can you take advantage of a situation like this? I can’t believe you’re just going to take the painting for yourself even after everything he did for you,” insulted Howard in a voice filled with disdain.
“This is the Trial of the Warriors Alliance, Howard, and it has nothing to do with you. You don’t have the right to butt in on this, or have you forgotten what you promised Mr. Gordon?” said Edgar as he glared at his counterpart.
“Oh, f*ck that promise. I won’t accept this and insist on getting in your way. What are you going to do about it?”
Howard was so irritated that he glared at Edgar in distaste and spewed all sorts of insults he could think of.
“You…”
Edgar was so infuriated to hear Howard’s scathing remarks that he pushed his palm toward the other man right away.
“If you insist on getting your a*s kicked, then so be it!” growled Edgar. His angry move contained immense martial energy.
The wind swirled around, and Howard’s expression took a sharp change before he backed away quickly.
He understood that he was no match against Edgar and knew fighting head-on would only lead to certain death.
Just as Howard backed away, a Martial Arts Grandmaster under Howard’s employment stepped up. The latter made a move to even out the impact of Edgar’s move.
They were both Seventh Level Martial Arts Grandmasters, so the move knocked them both backward.
“Men, beat them up!” ordered Edgar.
He flushed out the aura within his body, and his palms began glowing.
“This is so stupid,” dissed Howard before he scoffed.
He had two Seventh Level Martial Arts Grandmasters on his side, whereas Edgar was the only Seventh Level Martial Arts Grandmaster on that side. Both of Edgar’s subordinates were on Sixth Level Martial Arts Grandmaster, while Godrick was a Third Level Martial Arts Grandmaster.
An intense battle broke out right away. Howard would’ve gotten the upper hand if he didn’t need to help Colin out. In the end, both sides were unable to settle the fight quickly.
Jared, on the other hand, was still standing as still as a statue at the side. He didn’t even blink.
