am-books Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Return to Flame City, John's Plan
Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Return to Flame City, John's Plan
Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Return to Flame City, John's Plan
Jade City wasn't far from The Land of Darkness.
The powerful aura of the seventh-tier blood-red demon wolf made their journey swift and unobstructed. Within a day, they arrived back at Flame City.
"John, how did it go? Did you win over Malina?" Sini, who was also in Flame City,
immediately asked upon learning of John's return.
"What are you talking about? I'm not interested in Malina!" John replied, feigning righteousness.
Sini rolled her eyes at John, disappointed. "Are you even capable? I gave you the perfect opportunity to be alone with her, and you still didn't make a move? Do I need to step in and help you?"
John opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Are the women around me just too straightforward?
"You don't already know if I'm capable?" he hinted, feeling a bit frustrated. If it wasn't so inconvenient right now, he would've loved to teach her a lesson.
Plus, Sini's figure was every bit as good as Malina's. He hadn't seen Sini in stockings yet, and the thought intrigued him.
"Boss!" At that moment, Ritchie, having heard of John's arrival, came out to greet him.
He immediately noticed the blood-red demon wolf, his eyes lighting up with excitement. "Boss, is this guy for me?"
John nodded.
The blood-red demon wolf gave Ritchie a cold glance and warned, "Kid, I'm only serving you for three years, and you can't force me to do anything. If there's danger, I'll run first and won't care about your survival."
Ritchie, however, didn't mind at all. He walked up and patted the blood-red demon wolf's shoulder cheerfully, saying, "Don't worry. From now on, we're brothers. I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do."
The blood-red demon wolf frowned, then sighed in resignation, "You're a kid after my own heart. Alright, I'll call you brother."
John was speechless. These two had just met, exchanged a few words, and now they were calling each other brothers?
But despite the demon wolf's arrogance, his temperament really did match well with Ritchie's.
John had a feeling that the blood-red demon wolf probably wouldn't leave after all.
"Head to the City Lord's Manor. I have some matters to discuss," he interrupted, heading toward the center of the city.
Ritchie let the blood-red demon wolf roam freely and quickly caught up to John. "Boss, I have something to report. I've secured approval to expand the Flame Legion and can recruit another 5,000 soldiers."
"Good. That's something you can handle on your own," John nodded, acknowledging that the Flame Legion was part of the military, and he wouldn't interfere with its operations.
Ritchie continued, "There's one more thing. The military wants to build a stronghold and has asked for help from the Blues Family and me."
This wasn't a major issue, and having the military establish a stronghold would benefit their development.
"Do you need me to step in?" John asked.
"No need. The Flame Legion and the Blues Family have both grown stronger recently, and we can handle the monster tide. Besides, we could use the practice," Ritchie replied, declining John's offer.
He knew that if John got involved, there would be no opportunity for them to gain the experience they needed.
A flower sheltered in a greenhouse cannot withstand storms. His Flame Legion must be a resilient and formidable force!
John agreed with his perspective.
The group made their way to the study in the City Lord's Manor.
John began, "Have there been any updates on the Mike White Family or the Azure Family?"
Both Sini and Ritchie shook their heads.
The Mike White Family had descended into the world of Gods and seemed to have vanished into thin air. Aside from appearing on the level rankings, there had been no other news about them.
The Azure Family had also been quiet recently, seemingly giving up on targeting the Blues Family.
Ritchie, curious, asked, "Boss, is something going on?"
"Yeah," John replied, briefly explaining the situation about the activation of the Faction System.
"Faction System?" The two of them were puzzled; they hadn't heard anything about a Faction System.
However, the fact that powerhouses above the seventh tier would descend into the world of Gods clearly indicated that this was a direct threat to them.
"Boss, are you planning to stop the Faction System from being activated?" Ritchie knew John well-he liked to keep everything within his control.
"John, when are you leaving?" Sini asked, her tone filled with reluctance.
"I'll explore the Elemental Secret Area one more time before heading to the Abyss," he
replied.
The Elemental Secret Area had reset, and he planned to gather another batch of Attribute
Fusion Stones for future use.
Sini quickly added, "I'm coming with you."
If the Fox Demon Curse flared up during that time, she would be there to help.
He didn't refuse, and they set out immediately. With Sini by his side, they took to the skies
using Sword Flight and headed toward the ruins of Green Moon.
Soon, the two arrived at the Green Moon ruins.
John used the Elemental Key to enter the Elemental Secret Area.
The elemental golems had respawned, still at the fourth and fifth tiers. With his current strength, dealing with these creatures was effortless. Hellfire swept through the area, followed by a massive Tremor... John unleashed several area-of-effect spells, engulfing the elemental golems. In just a few minutes, over 30,000 elemental golems had been slaughtered, leaving behind only fragments
of Attribute Fusion Stones.
"John, you've gotten even stronger!" Sini pouted, feeling a bit frustrated. She had been
working so hard recently, yet the gap between them hadn't closed at all-in fact, it seemed to
be widening.
John could guess what she was thinking and offered some reassurance. "You've switched to
the Divine Archer class. Your strength won't be weak in the later stages." "Yeah, I think so too." Sini nodded, her smile returning.
In the battles over the past few days, she had already noticed the power of the Divine Archer
class. While she might not reach John's level, her strength would far surpass most others of
the same rank once she mastered the advanced skills.
The two of them collected the Attribute Fusion Stone fragments, gaining a total of 334
Attribute Fusion Stones.
John handed them all to Sini for safekeeping.
Since the elemental golems wouldn't respawn anytime soon, they left the Elemental Secret
Area.
"John, are you leaving now?" Sini asked, holding onto his arm, her voice filled with
reluctance.
"Don't worry, I won't be gone for too long," he replied, feeling a bit reluctant himself as he
looked at Sini's cute, endearing expression.
Sini lifted her head, smiling brightly. "Master, I've prepared a few pairs of stockings. When
you come back, I'll wear them just for you."
"Uh?" John was taken aback, wondering if Sini could read his mind. How did she know what he
was thinking?
Seeing his stunned expression, Sini grinned mischievously. "Malina told me everything. She said you were constantly asking her for photos of her legs in stockings."
John was momentarily speechless. He hadn't expected Malina to be so cunning, stirring
things up between him and Sini behind his back.
He quickly tried to explain, "Don't get the wrong idea-I was just messing with her. You have
no idea how arrogant she usually is. I wasn't interested in those pictures at all. I deleted them ages ago." "Really?" Sini still seemed skeptical. "So, I misunderstood you. If you don't like it, then I guess I'll just throw those stockings away."
"Wait, no!" John panicked. "It's not that I don't like stockings-I just don't like them on others. But I'd definitely love them on you."