Chapter 1690Turning to the mountain, Tiger Lord bellowed once more.
In the next second, the army of beasts appeared again before staring menacingly at the men from the
Ministry of Celestial Affairs.
A gigantic gorilla cast a boulder that was at least a few hundred pounds in Joseph's direction. Had he
failed to step aside in time, he would've been turned into mush.
The officials of the Ministry of Celestial Affairs were astonished by the presence of the beasts that were
a few folds larger than ordinary beasts.
On top of that, the beasts were extremely hostile toward them. The officials knew their lives would be at
stake if they were to continue advancing to the summit.
Joseph secretly gulped and tried his best to remain calm. “Pull yourselves together and stop panicking!
They're merely larger than ordinary beasts since they spend most of their time at a place with abundant
spiritual energy! I'm sure they're not going to kill us for real! We'll keep going!”
noveldramaThe moment Joseph tried leading the rest of his party up the mountain, the enraged beasts rushed
down and formed a defensive line.
As they surged forward, they crushed everything in their way, including the trees and boulders.
The officials knew it was time to stop challenging the beasts unless they had a death wish.
Joseph and his party hurriedly retreated. Suddenly, he yelled, “Great Marshall, can you please tell thebeasts to step aside and stop getting in our way?”
Zeke asked sarcastically, “When will you stop asking for the impossible? What else do you want from
me when I've stopped getting in your way? I've already given you the mountain, which is already more
than you deserve, but now you're even asking me to help you get up the mountain? Do you take me for
a doormat you can walk all over? I'm not the one calling the shots around here, instructing the beasts.
That's not the way things work around here.”
Joseph gritted his teeth when he figured out the actual reason Zeke agreed to stop getting in their way.
He was obviously aware there was no way the beasts would allow us to make our way to the summit!
Out of the blue, Zeke asked, “Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Ministry of Celestial Affairs has pledged
to hand over one-tenth of the total gain to the ones contributing spiritual objects to the nation, hasn't it?
Since we're the ones contributing, can you hurry up and return the favor since I'm in desperate need of
those spiritual objects?”
What the f**k! So this is none other than a trap! Zeke's going to justify his actions of taking us out for
not fulfilling the ministry's pledge!
Sole Wolf and the rest of Zeke's party found Joseph and the officials behind him hilarious since they
had the guts to challenge Zeke.
They must've lost their minds or something! Did they think they would be able to force Zeke into
submission? What kind of joke is this? Zeke has always been a visionary man! The moment Joseph showed up in front of him, Zeke has
already had everything sorted out!
Since Zeke's the one with the upper hand, if Joseph fails to carry out the pledge of the ministry, no one
will fault us for taking them out!
When the conflicting parties were about to start another fight, a mysterious figure was on its way up the
summit.
The suspicious-looking thing was nothing more than a shadow. Thus, it managed to travel through the
woods within a short while.
Only a member of Azure Dragon was around to keep an eye on the frail Jackson. The rest had long
joined Zeke and the officials of the ministry.
The soldier wasn't even aware of the shadow closing in from afar. When the suspicious-looking shadow
merged with the soldier's shadow, the soldier felt his limbs turning stiff.
He was longer in control of his body as the shadow took possession of him.
Jackson finally figured out what was going on when he saw the soldier's body convulsing against his
will.