The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Arnold shook his head hard. He must be imagining things due to his fatigue.

"What's wrong?" the second team captain noticed something off and asked in

concern.

"I'm fine." Arnold turned to the village chief and said, "We'll do our best to pass on your message."

"Thank you. Thank you!" The village chief was overwhelmed with emotion and led the villagers to thank him too.

Seeing them bow, Arnold and the second team leader remained silent.

What kind of power did Ethan have? Why did these villagers trust him so completely to the point of being willing to sacrifice themselves for him?

Just then, a member of the second team reported to the captain, “Captain, all the criminals have been captured." They had apprehended all the members of Jared's team except for Jared himself.

Nolan had informed Jared to retreat quickly when he sent out the second team. The hostages were found, and most of them were uninjured. This time, their mission was a success.

paid a hefty price for it-Arnold was the only survivor from

capture Jared and avenge them. The second team captain

all came out to see them off, walking

in confusion. "Why did they help us? Is it really because

back to reality and thought of the hallucination he saw earlier. Ethan had been standing under a

is way too

was what Arnold said, he was not

villagers might have been fooled by Ethan because they were uneducated, but what about

would the South Regent help them because of Ethan? Why did Jared choose to retreat when he heard

Even if Ethan was working with them, the South Regent and Jared should be allies, so the South Regent should not help them

Jared had left in anger and reluctance because

he had to meet Ethan once.

truth, he owed it to the villagers to deliver their

the

assistant anxiously reported to him, "We successfully

"Good!" Stephen was pleased.

he expected this outcome, it would still be great news to share with the

the world