Chapter 2608: Chapter 2608: Monstrous Ascender

Phoenix Arrival Wine House, in the spacious hall, there were only over ten people.

Clearly, the place had been cleared out beforehand.

Among these ten people, only one young man sat at a table.

Behind him, three figures stood as straight as spears, exuding an invisible aura of menace.

The young man dressed in casual attire, appeared resolute, tall, and imposing, sitting as if he were the lord of all within this realm!

Behind him, the three were dressed in identical silver armor, the uniform of Bloodshade City’s Army of Silver Sea Dragon.

Judging by the badge on their chests, it was evident:

They were, without a doubt, Centurions of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon.

Additionally, in front of these four stood nine men, all donning black armor, the uniform of Bloodshade City’s Black Dragon Army.

From the badge on their chests, it was equally apparent:

Among these nine, there were two Centurions, and seven centurions of the Black Dragon Army.

They were precisely the nine soldiers of the Black Dragon Army who had been confined.

Thus, the identity of the sole young man seated in the hall was clear.

He was the Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon:

Noel Yorke!

"It’s you?!"

Just as Wyatt Barnes stepped into the wine house’s hall, revealing himself before the eyes of those over ten individuals inside, the Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, Noel Yorke, one of the middle-aged men behind him, exclaimed in shock upon seeing Wyatt Barnes.

The shock and disbelief in his voice were unmistakable.

As if he had witnessed something astonishing.

As the middle-aged Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon exclaimed.

Wyatt Barnes, who had just entered the wine hall, instinctively followed the sound, immediately recognizing the man.

This Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon was one of the two Centurions he had seen upon his ascension at the Ascension Pool.

The other Centurion had attempted to kill him using a soul attack, which led to his demise at Wyatt’s hands.

"What a coincidence... Seeing you again."

Wyatt Barnes gave the middle-aged Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon a deep look, speaking calmly.

"Centurion, Sir!"

"Centurion, Sir!"

...

At the same moment, the eyes of those nine soldiers of the Black Dragon Army gleamed as they respectfully bowed to Wyatt Barnes.

"He... is indeed the one who replaced Cairo Yellow as the new Centurion of the Black Dragon Army!"

The Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, who had seen Wyatt Barnes at the Ascension Pool, was again overwhelmed with shock upon witnessing the nine soldiers of the Black Dragon Army salute Wyatt Barnes and respectfully address him as ’Centurion, Sir.’

He had also heard the voice of the Black Dragon Army Centurion, Anthony Tucker, from outside.

Because of this, he knew the first person to step into the hall was certainly the one who replaced Cairo Yellow as the new Centurion of the Black Dragon Army...

But upon recognizing the first person entering, his heart wavered.

For he couldn’t comprehend:

How someone who had just ascended to Spiritual Heaven could become the Centurion of the Black Dragon Army, while the soldiers seemed to deeply respect him.

Being part of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, he naturally understood:

Gaining the respect of these soldiers wasn’t about reclaiming their former Centurion’s identity token...

If it was only that, it wouldn’t suffice for their respect.

To earn the respect of these soldiers, one must possess strength equal to the position!

Now, the situation before him affirmed:

The person in front indeed replaced Cairo Yellow as the Centurion of the Black Dragon Army!

"However... killing JohnAshton Chapman previously confirmed that his strength isn’t below that of an average Golden Immortal. I had forgotten this point... With his strength, securing the position of Centurion isn’t difficult."

Remembering the past incident where Wyatt Barnes killed JohnAshton Chapman, who was also a Centurion like him in the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, the Centurion quickly understood again.

"Are you the one who replaced Cairo Yellow as the new Centurion of the Black Dragon Army?"

The Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, Noel Yorke, sitting there, coldly stared at Wyatt Barnes, questioning almost accusingly.

However, facing his inquiry, Wyatt Barnes merely gave him a cursory glance, then shifted his gaze to the nine soldiers under him, asking:

"Are you alright? Did they... harm you?"

As he asked, a glint of coldness flashed in Wyatt Barnes’s eyes, and his tone deepened.

"Centurion, Sir, we’re fine."

"We’re fine."

...

The nine soldiers under Wyatt Barnes shook their heads, immediately stepping forward and joining Anthony Tucker, who had followed Wyatt Barnes inside, standing behind him. Their eyes were like lightning focused on the soldiers of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon.

"Good... very good, very good!"

Completely ignored by Wyatt Barnes, the leader of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, Noel Yorke, his face as dark as a storm.

He fixed a cold gaze on Wyatt Barnes, and sneered, "Even your Black Dragon Army’s first Centurion, ’Jo Ho’, wouldn’t dare to be as arrogant as you in front of me, Noel Yorke!"

Jo Ho, once the strongest among the Black Dragon Army’s ten Centurions, was known as the ’Black Dragon Army’s First Centurion’.

Of course, for those Black Dragon Army soldiers who went to the God of War Valley today, this is all in the past.

Now, the first Centurion of the Black Dragon Army is their newly arrived Centurion, Wyatt Barnes!

Of course, Noel Yorke didn’t know any of this.

Until now, he didn’t believe that Wyatt Barnes, the new Centurion of the Black Dragon Army, had the strength to instantly kill the former Centurion, Hector Simplicity!

Mind you, such strength, while perhaps not matching the leaders of the Black Dragon Army and their Army of Silver Sea Dragon, wouldn’t be far off.

In his view:

A powerhouse with such ability would never lower themselves to become just a ’Centurion’ in the Black Dragon Army.

"Good thing you didn’t harm my men..."

Facing the fiery Noel Yorke, Wyatt Barnes still chose to ignore him, merely casting him a cold glance, casually saying, "Otherwise, you’d definitely die today!"

Good thing you didn’t harm my men...

Otherwise, you’d definitely die today!

Wyatt’s words caused the restaurant hall to fall into dead silence.

Even outside the restaurant, the same dead silence prevailed.

Now, the diners inside the restaurant hall and the crowd gathered outside could see and hear clearly...

Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, they were all left stunned.

"This new Centurion of the Black Dragon Army... is too fierce, isn’t he?"

This was the unanimous thought popping into their heads.

Bear in mind, the Centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, Noel Yorke, sitting in the hall is no ordinary Centurion.

Besides being a Centurion, he’s also the brother-in-law of their commander.

Because of this, even the strongest Centurion of the Black Dragon Army, ’Jo Ho’, wouldn’t dare offend Noel Yorke too much...

So they were dumbfounded by the behavior of ’Wyatt Barnes’, the Black Dragon Army’s new Centurion.

"What did you say?!"

Inside the restaurant hall, Noel Yorke suddenly snapped back to reality and stood up abruptly.

Staring again at Wyatt Barnes, his eyes shot with icy light and murderous intent, "Even Jo Ho wouldn’t dare speak to me like that... I think you have a death wish!"

Wyatt ignored Noel Yorke’s threatening stance, continuing to speak indifferently:

"Today, if you cripple one arm yourself, this matter will end... If you refuse and make me take action, it won’t be as simple as losing one arm. I will cripple your arm and a leg like I did with that centurion of your Army of Silver Sea Dragon!"

The words clearly stated:

Noel Yorke, cripple one arm yourself, and today’s incident will be forgotten.

If you choose not to act, and make me do it, you will lose an arm and a leg!

"Imposing! Imposing! This new Centurion of the Black Dragon Army, is incredibly imposing! That’s Noel Yorke... and he seems totally unafraid."

"In my opinion, this isn’t imposing, it’s asking for death!"

"But, judging by what he says... he has even previously crippled a centurion of the Army of Silver Sea Dragon’s arm and a leg?"

...

Outside the restaurant, a crowd of onlookers buzzed with discussion.

Inside the restaurant, standing behind Wyatt Barnes, the ten Black Dragon Army soldiers exchanged puzzled glances.

They hadn’t expected:

Their Centurion Lord had previously crippled a centurion from the Army of Silver Sea Dragon!

"Cripple my Army of Silver Sea Dragon’s centurion’s arm and leg?"

Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, Noel Yorke’s pupils contracted sharply, immediately recalling an incident:

Over half a month ago, at an Ascension Pool under his men’s guard, an alleged ’Ascender’ who had received astonishing heritage from a secular realm appeared.

That Ascender not only crippled the arm and leg of one of his centurions but also killed a Centurion under him!

Upon reflection:

Since becoming a Centurion in the Army of Silver Sea Dragon, he had never heard of any of their centurions having an arm and a leg disabled by someone.

"Centurion Lord!"

Just as Noel Yorke was deeply suspicious, standing behind him, the Army of Silver Sea Dragon’s centurion, Merni Ferguson, immediately informed Noel Yorke, "This man, is the Ascender from the ’Heavenly Immortal Ascension Pool’ who killed JohnAshton Chapman and disabled Liam King over half a month ago!"

JohnAshton Chapman!

Liam King!

Upon hearing Merni Ferguson’s words, the eyes of the two other centurions beside him widened simultaneously.

Moments ago, when Merni had called out in surprise, seemingly recognizing the Black Dragon Army’s new Centurion, they were curious:

Merni Ferguson, how could he know this new Black Dragon Army Centurion?

Now, with Merni’s explanation, they realized:

The new Centurion of the Black Dragon Army was indeed the ’demonic Ascender’ from over half a month ago!