Chapter 2698: Chapter 2698: Willing to Trade My Life for His
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing the words of Carter, the old woman coldly sneered, "How come I remember... earlier, when Wyatt Barnes wasn’t present, you still specially bought him an hour’s time?"
"If you didn’t know he was coming... would you have bought him time?"
"Do you really think I’m so easy to deceive?!"
As she spoke, the old woman’s voice grew increasingly cold, imparting a sense of winter’s arrival.
Carter, being targeted, bore the brunt of it. He felt as though he’d fallen into an ice cellar, his complexion turning as pale as paper in an instant, devoid of any blood.
"Senior..."
Carter still wanted to say something.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, a fierce light flashed in the old woman’s eyes, and yet no visible action was taken.
The next moment.
With a thud!
The body of Carter, standing motionless, suddenly trembled violently, and a bloody hole opened on his forehead, draining all life from him in an instant.
Bang!
The next moment, Carter’s corpse heavily hit the ground, making a loud noise in the silent scene.
Carter, the Lord County Governor of Nine Nether County, is dead!
Gasp! Gasp! Gasp! Gasp! Gasp!
...
At almost the exact moment they saw Carter fall dead, the group present couldn’t help but sharply inhale.
None expected that the dignified Lord County Governor under King Cooper’s domain of Nine Nether County would be killed like this.
And, right in front of King Cooper’s face too.
"Lord County Governor!"
"Lord County Governor!"
...
The delegation from Nine Nether County regained their senses, resulting in chaos.
Inner sect elders Nathanael Knight and Christian Clark looked at Carter lying on the ground and then at the old woman who hovered above the arena, turning back and walking in the air towards Wyatt Barnes, their expressions as gloomy as if water could drip from them.
"Christian... even if Lord King Cooper hardly has such means, can he kill the Lord County Governor in an instant like this?"
Nathanael transmitted his voice to Christian.
"This old woman’s strength... should be stronger than Lord King Cooper’s."
Christian responded via voice transmission.
"Do you recall... when Lord King Cooper first appeared, this old woman stood beside the Lord County Governor of the Flat Mountain County, Carter. From start to finish, she neither saluted Lord King Cooper nor greeted him."
Christian continued.
"Now that you mention it, I remember too! At that time, there was some tension between Lord King Cooper and this old woman, but afterward, the Lord County Governor of Flat Mountain County, Carter, said the old woman was deaf and mute, so Lord King Cooper didn’t keep arguing with her."
Nathanael said.
"Deaf and mute? Do you think... Carter, as the Lord County Governor under King Cooper, dared to deceive King Cooper for an outsider? In my view, he said the old woman was deaf and mute because Lord King Cooper instructed him to."
Christian added.
"Lord King Cooper’s instruction?"
Nathanael was puzzled, "Why would Lord King Cooper do that?"
"It’s either because he knows the old woman’s strength surpasses his or he is aware that the old woman has a significant background he doesn’t dare provoke casually... I tend towards the former: Lord King Cooper, aware of the old woman’s superior strength, had Carter, the Lord County Governor of Flat Mountain County, cooperate and give him a way out."
"After all, as the master of the estate, he can’t appear cowardly in front of so many people against the old woman..."
Christian’s words sounded as if he’d personally witnessed the hidden duel between King Cooper and the old woman.
"If that’s the case... it can explain why the old woman killed the Lord County Governor, and there’s no reaction from King Cooper."
Nathanael looked at the curtain behind the VIP audience seats and sighed.
Behind the curtain.
Watching the old woman step by step towards Wyatt Barnes, Ares Cooper’s complexion also grew increasingly poor.
Now, he was aware:
This strong Immortal Lord from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect indeed came for his friend ’Wyatt Barnes,’ and as his uncle said, this old woman was here to kill Wyatt Barnes!
Each step the old woman took felt like treading on his heart, causing it to tremble uncontrollably.
Wyatt Barnes was his only friend and had saved his life.
Now, Wyatt Barnes faced a life-threatening situation, and he could only helplessly watch, unable to do anything. It made him feel deeply distressed.
"Uncle, please... please save Wyatt Barnes!"
Ares pleaded with King Cooper.
"Robert!"
Almost as soon as Ares finished speaking, the Third Prince beside him couldn’t help but smile bitterly: "That old woman is an Immortal Lord... the methods she used to kill the Lord County Governor of Nine Nether County, you witnessed them yourself. Even if your uncle’s cultivation advanced two more levels, it might not be enough to perform such a trick."
"The might of an Immortal Lord... is beyond your imagination."
The Third Prince concluded with a deep sense of helplessness in his tone.
Although a peak Daai Law Golden Immortal, unmatched below an Upper Immortal, yet in front of an Immortal Lord, he was like a ’maggot,’ insignificant!
Indeed, the Immortal Lord, with a mere thought, could kill him as effortlessly as the Lord County Governor of Nine Nether County.
"Robert, it’s not that your uncle doesn’t want to help him... it’s that he can’t."
King Cooper sighed.
That powerful Immortal Lord from the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect killed his Nine Nether County Lord County Governor in front of so many people, it was truly humiliating for him...
Yet, despite the humiliation, he couldn’t muster any anger in his heart.
Because he knew that no matter how angry he got, it would be to no avail.
Not to mention that he’s not a match for the opponent, even their background is enough to deter him from resisting.
Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect.
It is a powerful sect far superior to an upper Immortal Kingdom!
Whoosh!
Just as King Cooper sighed, Ares Cooper’s face changed several times, and finally, he flew out of the curtain, stepping into the air, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Wyatt Barnes, protecting Wyatt behind him.
Although Wyatt Barnes was surrounded by the powerful invisible force emanating from the old lady...
Those invisible forces were only targeting Wyatt Barnes.
Therefore, during the process of Ares Cooper flying to Wyatt Barnes, he was not hindered by the invisible force from the old lady and smoothly arrived in front of Wyatt.
"Ares?"
Wyatt Barnes was very surprised by Ares Cooper’s appearance.
However, despite the surprise, Wyatt hurriedly transmitted a message to Ares, smiling bitterly, "Ares, hurry back, lest she vents her anger on you... Don’t worry, I will be fine..."
Though knowing that Ares Cooper’s appearance could not resolve the crisis he was facing, Wyatt still felt a wave of warmth in his heart.
He could imagine:
Before Ares appeared, he must have pleaded with his uncle, the King Cooper at the King Cooper’s mansion.
And now that Ares appeared alone, it means that King Cooper did not agree to help Wyatt...
Or perhaps:
King Cooper knew he wasn’t a match for the old lady, so he couldn’t help him.
Although Wyatt said he would be fine.
It’s just that, at this point, how could Ares believe Wyatt’s words?
After appearing in front of Wyatt Barnes, Ares Cooper saw the look in the old lady’s eyes, filled with chilling murderous intent toward Wyatt...
It was a murderous intent wishing to tear Wyatt apart, bones and all!
Ares could confirm:
The old lady killing Wyatt Barnes might not give him a swift end like she did to the Nine Nether County Lord County Governor.
"Senior... I’m not sure how Wyatt Barnes offended you? If you’re willing to spare him... I... I can agree to whatever you ask of me! Even if you want my life in exchange for his, I am willing."
Ares Cooper was somewhat trembling facing the old lady.
After all, she was a genuinely powerful Immortal Lord!
And right now, he was just an ordinary Golden Immortal, he hadn’t even stepped into the ’Daai Law Golden Immortal’ realm.
Even ’Daai Law Golden Immortal’, there is still a ’Love Rowan Upper Immortal’ between them and an Immortal Lord.
In a word, right now, in front of the old woman, he was no different from an ’ant’.
Moreover, the old lady only needed to blow a breath infused with some Origin Force to erase him effortlessly.
Earlier, it was the Lord County Governor of Nine Nether County where he was previously located, a dignified ’Mystic Realm Daai Law Golden Immortal,’ who was killed by the old lady invisibly...
The strength of the old lady is imaginable.
Originally, the moment Ares appeared before Wyatt Barnes, the old lady’s eyes flashed a cold glint, preparing to kill Ares.
Yet now, upon hearing Ares’s words, she temporarily dispelled the thought of taking action, somewhat incredulously asked, "You’re willing to exchange your life for his?"
In the Respect the Powerful, survival of the fittest realms, very few would sacrifice their lives for others.
After all, people are selfish.
"As long as Senior promises not to kill him after killing me... I am willing to sacrifice my life!"
Ares said seriously, with a face full of earnestness.
"Since you want to exchange your life for his, I will fulfill your wish!"
Almost at the moment Ares’s words fell, the old woman’s gaze suddenly turned cold again.
Whoosh!
Straight after, an overwhelming aura surged from her, looming over Ares, rushing fiercely.
Being an Immortal Lord, the old lady’s aura could severely injure a typical Daai Law Golden Immortal.
Any ordinary Golden Immortal would be killed by her aura alone if she wished!
"Senior, spare him!"
"Spare him!"
Almost as the old lady’s aura surged, looming over Ares, two hurried voices came from behind the curtain of the VIP audience seats.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, two figures swept out from it.
The figures were precisely the King Cooper of King Cooper’s mansion and the Third Prince.
King Cooper and Third Prince, one in front and one behind, quick-footedly flew up, trying to rescue Ares.
Ares’s father is their ’fourth brother.’
And their fourth brother has saved their lives more than once in the past.
Today, their fourth brother’s only son faced mortal danger. If they stood by idly, they would be unworthy as human beings!
