Spare Me, Great Lord!

The battle between the Department of Faith Theory and the Phoenix Society, anticipated by both parties for a long time, suddenly turned into a comedy because of the stranger’s appearance.

Given the ongoing competition among top-notch organizations for power and influence, the fight between the Department of Faith Theory and the Phoenix Society seemed inevitable. It could happen either in or out of the remains, and the winner would certainly enjoy greater dominance in the world.

However, what had actually happened today in the battle would probably be a shameful event for the both of them…

But Francesco found the man’s despicable moves to be totally inexplicable.

At first, Howard almost coughed up blood after being hit by Francesco and losing his control over Spirit Qi.

Then, he could not help but laugh upon seeing Francesco’s weapon being stolen…

“From Francesco Russo’s distress, +999!”

In fact, Howard’s fire staff had not been obtained easily. It took the Phoenix Society an immense amount of research on historical legends to locate a staff so perfectly built for fire-type Metahumans. And now, it had been stolen.

He was exasperated. But he also knew that Francesco’s sword carried even greater significance as it strengthened his superiority in the Department. To him, the sword was both a weapon and a symbol of power, and now it was gone too…

It felt strange. Howard was supposed to be sad, but he was not…

While struggling, the two men stood up from the ground. Suddenly, they were no longer sure whether they should carry on with the fight… What the… their train of thought had been disrupted too.

At this moment, there seemed to have been a silent consensus reached between Francesco and Howard. After an exchange with their eyes, they ran off towards the direction Lu Shu had disappeared into, along with their own people…

Francesco said with a cold laugh, “It’s your own stupid idea, to lure out the Heavenly Network expert using a conflict between us so as to weaken them. But we’ve lost loads before the Heavenly Network has even come out!”

The temporary alliance between the Department of Faith Theory and the Phoenix Society was totally unexpected to the outsiders, who had been anticipating a deadly fight between them. In reality, they were trying to kick out the Heavenly Network first!

Then, to their surprise, there was not even a single Class B in the Heavenly Network’s team, which led to a change in their plan.

They had long since decided to kill a Heavenly King. It was widely recognized that the Phoenix Society and the Department of Faith Theory were almost the strongest in the world, but they were worried about a common rival. The Heavenly Network.

Their two organizations were ranked as top-notch for having one Class A each, but the Heavenly Network had two. The great threat they posed was the main contributor to their temporary alliance. They wanted to put in place checks and balances on the Heavenly Network together, and to do so they planned to remove a Class B Heavenly King from the picture.

Nevertheless, there was an unimagined plot twist, the much anticipated Heavenly King was absent…

In fact, Francesco and Howard were both confused about it… Besides, who the heck was that thief?

From this moment onwards, that guy would definitely be on the top watch list of the Department and the Phoenix Society!

Howard replied calmly, “But didn’t you support the idea too? I reckon there’s no need to start the blame game now. On the other hand, it can be confirmed that the Heavenly Network probably has no interest in the mineral reserves because our fight didn’t even attract anyone from them, as my men observed.”

“Wait,” Francesco stopped and asked, “Your men didn’t notice that guy coming?”

“They did,” replied Howard, “He wasn’t watching from the darkness at all. He came straight for our weapons and my people couldn’t stop him.”

Francesco was speechless.

Howard diverted the topic immediately. “Quickly send people to locate that man. Bennett is not a threat. The matter of urgency now is to find that person.”

They could fight whenever they wanted, but not without their weapons…

Their alliance only existed in this scheme against the Heavenly Network. Aside from it they were enemies in front of remains and mineral reserves.

That was how large organizations were usually like. They had shared interests, and disagreement too.

Now, they had unanimously agreed to hold the competition over the reserves until the troublemaker was found. They had to eradicate external threats before resolving their own issues.

Basically, they had to clear up the battlefield first!

At the moment, Bennett was still in ignorance. He did not know that he had become a vulnerable target, while he had hoped to keep himself alive using the conflicts between large organizations.

He was asking favors from tigers, but he forgot that real tigers were thirsty for blood and flesh.

Francesco pondered and said, “As you wish. Bennett is a good place to start.”

…

The headquarters of EO had been abandoned. EO had temporarily requisitioned a neighboring building with no intention to pay for the rent.

Lu Shu had changed into Howard’s appearance and clothes. Now, he was walking towards the building elegantly like a gentleman, with the fire staff in his hand.

Normally, the fierce-looking guards outside the entrance of the EO building would not let any stranger in without identity verification. But they did not dare to stand in Howard’s way, a Class B expert. Hence, they could only allow his entry and report to their boss immediately.

Lu Shu walked in with an arrogant air, as though those EO mercenaries were non-existent.

Bennett came to greet him. Lu Shu spoke with a calm smile, “I have a proposal.”

Bennett did not hesitate any longer. “Come in, please.”

Having followed Bennett into the meeting room, Lu Shu said directly, “I know you are cornered by the Department of Faith Theory. So, let’s be frank. On behalf of the Phoenix Society, I welcome you to join us. Not only so, we will give you 30,000 magical stones, 10 magical weapons and 10 awakening fruits. And you will become a councilor in the Phoenix Society. However, in return, we will have full ownership of the mineral reserves and all mines must be transported to America.”

Bennett froze. How could it be so good? That was utterly unexpected!

But Bennett had his own plans too. He said, “We have another Class B. He should be a councilor too.”

Lu Shu rose and headed off. “You have no bargaining chips. Come to us tomorrow to claim the items I promised.”