Lord Protector Novel

Barnaby Claymoore’s arrival came as a respite to the Rivermouth community.

No one was ignorant of his great deeds.

He had been a legend in Eurasia, clinching the top prize for the annual martial arts competition for five years in a row back in his youth.

Later, he managed to defeat a whole city of people alone, earning him the title of ‘Master Claymoore’.

Legend had it that even the military tried to recruit him as their martial arts instructor.

With such a respectable person stationed in Rivermouth, there was no need for its citizens to fear for their lives anymore.

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Meanwhile, at Linton Group...

Lacey, Nancy, Dawn and Susan sat down at the cafeteria with their food.

The staff at Linton Group had nicknamed them as the ‘four golden flowers’ of the company.

Their dazzling beauty was blinding whenever they sat together.

The male employees could not help but glance at them every so often.

However, for the ‘four golden flowers’ themselves, the food in their trays tasted like ash and cardboard.

Dawn scooped the meat in her stew into Lacey’s bowl. “Lacey, you can have this. I’m on a diet. I’m so jealous of you! You don’t seem to gain weight no matter how much you eat!” she said, puffing her cheeks in exasperation.

Lacey grinned. “Well, I can’t help that! It’s a blessing from the gods.”

Lacey’s beautiful smile captivated the male employees around them completely.

Nancy spoke up all of a sudden. “Speaking of going on diets, I know of this diet master...”

The four women began to chatter cheerfully.

However, after a while, they found themselves wandering to the topic of the underworld attack.

Lacey frowned. “Did you hear about the rumors?”

The three others nodded with grim expressions on their faces.

Lacey sighed. “Why are we still being targeted? We’re just doing our jobs as a business!”

“Don’t worry, Lacey! Zeke is too powerful for them!” Dawn said.

Nancy scoffed. “That good-for-nothing beggar? Even a pig can do a better job than him! Sure, he’s a fighter, but I doubt he’ll be able to hold off any attacks at this scale!”

Dawn looked at her accusingly. “Nancy, why are you being so rude towards him? Does he owe you something?”

“No worries, Lacey. Isn’t Master Claymoore from North Hampton coming to protect Rivermouth?” Susan interjected. “Everything will be fine as long as Master Claymoore is around.”

Nancy nodded. “Yeah, you’re right. Besides, even if Master Claymoore failed, my hero will come and save the day.”

Nancy felt disappointed whenever she thought about her hero.

She had seen her hero, General North, in person back at the opening ceremony, yet he did not have the time to visit her because he was so busy.

Nancy regretted not approaching him directly.