A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 177 Let the young people compete

"Is Henkel really worth it?" Angers wanted to remind them not to be blinded by short-term gains.

Once a full-scale war breaks out, no one knows how much loss they will suffer.

Take the current thirteen North American factions, for example. They seem very powerful, but if they were to go to war with the Secret Service, how many would be left after the war?

The same applies to the Eight Families of Sheqi and the Zhou Family of Xiangyang. If they are so confident, can they guarantee that they will not be wiped out as a result?

Han Gao, Yuan Zhisheng, and Zhou Minhao all understand this principle. To put it bluntly, they are also afraid of harming the innocent. The reason they have united is simply to exert pressure.

They were only forcing Kassel to share the Dragonbone Cross; they had no intention of fighting to the bitter end.

When Hango saw that Angers had made a formal statement, he took out two cigarettes, handed one to Angers, and then took out a box of matches, lit it, and protected the small flame with his left hand.

Angers, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, leaned over and lit it. Henkel then used the remaining embers to light his own: "I'll return the favor to you, Angers."

"does it worth?"

Similarly, if a real war breaks out, how many of the four founding families of the Secret Society and the Elders' families will be left unscathed? At the very least, Kassel College will definitely be forcibly demolished, right?
Henkel exhaled a puff of smoke and continued, "So we have remained restrained and have not caused any trouble for you in Kassel."

"I just hope that this matter can be resolved peacefully."

The implication is that as long as Kassel is willing to share the Dragon Cross, everything is negotiable.

Angers clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Han Gao, you're getting better and better at lying. You didn't cause us any trouble? Then how come our students in Kassel were attacked?"

"Heh." Han Gao didn't take it seriously: "It's all staged. Anyway, I can confirm that our people didn't do anything."

Henkel inadvertently revealed the truth: the second attack was indeed orchestrated by Fingel and Chen Motong.

Angers fell silent, and suddenly stopped speaking.

Only the overflowing murderous aura, like an ice blade, stimulated everyone's heart.

This made Yuan Zhisheng, Zhou Minhao, and Zhao Xuzhen, who were watching the scene, realize that something was wrong.

Henkel also straightened his back instinctively: "You, Kassel, really suffered a second attack?"

Yuan Zhisheng and Zhou Minhao also realized the seriousness of the matter. If this was true, and not Angers' lie, nor Kassel's own performance...

They've been surrounding Kassel the whole time.

In other words, a mysterious third party bypassed them, silently slipped through their encirclement, and launched a surprise attack on Kassel? And they even intended to shift the blame onto them?

After thinking it over for a while, Angers decided to tell the truth: "According to my eyewitness students, the attacker was Odin."

“…?” Odin? A god from Norse mythology?
Angers, citing the need to protect students' privacy, didn't say much, only describing Odin's general appearance and the eight-legged Pegasus.

Finally, he gave a shocking conclusion: "Therefore, I judge that Odin, who suddenly appeared in Kassel without your knowledge, may have mastered the creation of one of the Seven Kingdoms, and is the King of the Sky and the Wind."

"!" Everyone was truly shocked this time; there was actually a Dragon King hidden in the world!
Not only the Fire King and the Mountain King, but now there's a Wind King?
Why does it feel like human society is on the verge of collapse as I listen to this?

It could be overthrown by the Dragon King at any time.

"So, do you all understand now?" Angers looked around, his expression very serious. "It's not that Kassel is afraid of you, nor is it that the Secret Service is afraid of you."

"It's just that the threat posed by the Three-Headed Dragon King is far too great, and I'm unwilling to engage in internal strife."

"Han Gao, you know me. If it weren't for the threat from the Three-Headed Dragon King, do you really think I wouldn't dare to start a massacre right here?"

Henkel hesitated, wanting to clarify some doubts, such as hoping Angers would provide concrete evidence, like video surveillance footage of Odin's invasion.

For example, what kind of student possesses such extraordinary abilities? How could they face Odin, who is suspected to be the King of Wind, and survive to deliver intelligence?
But these questions were suppressed by Angers' chilling murderous aura, and he couldn't bring himself to ask them.

As an old acquaintance of several decades, nearly a century, Henkel clearly realized that this was Angers' bottom line.

Once doubts are raised, indicating distrust, Angers may launch a swift and decisive attack.

Yes, Angers is maintaining his bottom line; he hopes to slay the dragon and exact revenge, and he doesn't want the hybrids to fight amongst themselves. But if the hybrids' infighting truly hinders Angers' path to slaying the dragon, then Angers will absolutely be ruthless and eliminate everything that stands in his way.

Han Gao cursed inwardly, "What a shameless old rogue!"
Back in the old days in western North America, this kind of thug would be shot on sight: "Alright, let me also tell you our bottom line."

"We don't want a full-scale war, nor do we want to leave empty-handed. Angers, give us a solution. If it's good, we'll listen to you."

Angers' murderous aura gradually subsided, but he was still cursing the old fox in his heart. He was unwilling to suffer any loss and insisted on making some profit before leaving. He was just like a hyena on the savanna.

They even threw a difficult problem at him.

However, this seems to be an opportunity to get rid of Henkel and his gang.

Angers quickly came up with an idea. He waved his hand and pointed at the young people present: "How about we let them fight my students?"

"Let these young people compete? We old bones who are about to be buried don't need to bother."

"If you win, you can have the Dragonbone Cross if you want. If you lose, you'd better go home and stop bothering Kassel. How about that?"

Having just completed a round of testing, Angers was well aware that among these young people, only Genjiro might possess a bloodline that was exceptionally powerful.

But Zhou Minhao and Zhao Xuzhen are just so-so.

At worst, we can learn from Tian Ji's wisdom in horse racing and make it a best-of-three series.

No, we almost capsized in the gutter. Angers suddenly remembered the loophole and pointed at Zhou Minhao again: "Of course, the young people of the Zhou family cannot use the Zhou family's Dragon-Slaying Platform."

The Dragon Slayer Platform is a trump card weapon passed down through generations of the Zhou family. Historically, the Zhou family has used the Dragon Slayer Platform to kill more than one second-generation species.

Upon hearing this, Han Gao secretly exchanged glances with the others. At this point in the negotiations, both sides had made their bottom lines clear.

Angers made it clear that he had been trying to restrain himself because of the Dragon King's threat, and if he went any further, war would break out.

They certainly didn't want a full-scale war, so they followed Angers' method.

After all, Yuan Zhisheng, Zhou Minhao, and Zhao Xuzhen are all very confident in themselves.

Genjiro was confident because he was of royal blood, a being who stood above all other hybrids.

Zhou Minhao and Zhao Xuzhen are confident simply because they are the most outstanding geniuses of the younger generation in their respective factions.

Seeing the looks in the young people's eyes, Henkel understood: "So it's settled then? Shall we go and mooch a dinner at the Kassel cafeteria now?"

“Three weeks.” Angers shook his head in refusal: “I’m not lying to you, the academy really was attacked twice.”

"You know Chu Zihang, right? He was injured in the second attack and needs to recuperate. I also need to go back to participate in the board meeting's video conference, which will take some time."

After the initial shock of having his head shaved, Zhao Xuzhen gradually calmed down and suddenly added, "Then Kassel's extraction and refining of the Dragon Bone Cross must also be stopped for the next three weeks."

"At the very least, let each of us send one member to continue monitoring..."

Before Zhao Xuzhen could finish speaking, Angers had already disappeared, leaving only the fluttering curtain behind.

Zhao Xuzhen's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Henkel kindly advised, "We can only trust Angers now. It's already good enough that this scoundrel has given in."

"When that guy was young, he was like the youngest lion king, and he would never give in to anyone."

"Now that I'm old, I've acquired some of the cunning wisdom of an old lion."

Since they had offered him a way out, Zhao Xuzhen naturally accepted it: "Mr. Han Gao, I understand."

"Please rest assured, I am very confident about the competition in three weeks."

(End of this chapter)