Lord Protector Novel

Panting heavily, Johnny said, “H-Hurry up and bring the first-aid kit here. Tend to his wounds. He mustn't die.”

Johnny couldn't allow Speedy to die because they had to obtain more information from him regarding the situation at Southern Faction.

Everyone immediately got to work and began treating Speedy's injuries.

After some time, they were done bandaging his wounds and managed to preserve his life temporarily.

Johnny sighed. “Where's Northern King? Swiftly relay to him that I have something important to report.”

“That's not needed.” Northern King's booming voice suddenly rang out.

He heard the commotion earlier and decided to come out to take a look.

Upon noticing something was wrong, he quickly rushed over.

Everyone hurriedly knelt when they saw Northern King. “Greetings, Northern King.”

Not having the attention to spare to deal with the others, Northern King immediately directed his question at Johnny. “Johnny, what's the matter? I sent you to Northern Faction's Centuria to collect rent, but why did you bring Southern Faction's rent collector back here with you?”

Johnny replied while breathing heavily, “Northern King, b-bad news. When I arrived at Northern Faction's Centuria, I discovered that Golden Cicada's base was vacated and desolate. There were even traces suggesting a violent battle had taken place there. So, I went to Golden Cicada's training room to look for him. In the end, I saw all members of his Centuria had been beheaded, and they seemed to have died for quite some time already. At that instant, the first thought that entered my mind was that Southern Faction's Centuria did that. Hence, I wanted to go and confront them.”

Johnny paused briefly before continuing, “Unexpectedly, I stumbled upon Speedy at Northern Faction's buffer zone. Speedy suffered grave injuries, and his life was hanging by a thread. Due to the urgent circumstances, I had to prioritize bringing Speedy back, as he would've died if I had first gone to interrogate Southern Faction. After all, I can deal with Southern Faction at any time. On our way back, I got a brief understanding of the situation from Speedy and f-found out...”

Northern King hastily asked, “Tell me what you found out quickly!”

Johnny took a deep breath. “I discovered Southern and Northern Faction's Centurias might've betrayed us.”

What?

Northern King slammed the tabletop and got to his feet furiously.

“How dare these insignificant Centurias turn against us. They deserve to die! Johnny, explain everything to me in detail. Are you sure they've truly betrayed us?”

Johnny quickly responded, “Northern King, I didn't have the time to visit Southern Faction to investigate further, so I'm not sure about the details. Why don't I let Speedy answer your questions? He's the most qualified to give an account of what had happened.”

Everyone shifted their gazes onto Speedy.