Salute To The General
Chapter 1969

Chapter 1969

The night fell, and streets lamp illuminated the city.

At the Davier family residence.

Clifford was drinking from a glass as he sat and watched the news in the living room.

It was a habit that he had been indulging for years.

His children used to accompany him to watch the news. However, things had changed, and he was all alone.

His face sank as he thought about his children.

The hatred he harbored toward Nathan was at its brim.

Finally, the news broadcast came to an end.

He absentmindedly reached for the remote control to turn off the television.

Right then, a skinny man dressed in a black cape appeared before him. The man lowered his head respectfully and greeted Clifford, "Mr. Davier!"

The man was Clifford's most mysterious subordinate, his trusted aide with unwavering loyalty - Spook.

Clifford asked impassively, "What's the matter?"

Spook reported, "Mr. Davier, I am here to report the latest movements of the Goldstein family and Nathan Cross, as per your request." "Speak," Clifford ordered.

"The Mighty Rax sent his son, Sherman, and four elite fighters to settle scores with Nathan. But Sherman was held hostage in Channing by Nathan. The Mighty Rax was infuriated and sent his trusted subordinate, Kelvin Eriksen, and the Goldstein swordsmen to Channing, to save his son and to kill Nathan."

"So, what happened next?" Clifford reached for his glass and sipped on his tea.

"In the end, Kelvin and Sherman died at Channing," Spook reported.

Clifford froze momentarily and widened his eyes in disbelief, "What?"

"Nathan must have been infuriated from getting harassed by the Goldstein family time and again, so he killed them all.

“As of this afternoon, Kelvin and Sherman's body had been sent back to Brimmopolis."

The news came as a complete shock for Clifford. "After being terminated as General of the North, he had been going around, looking for a breakthrough.

"He tried to seek his teacher, Hansel Windsor's help but to no avail.

"Then, he tried to seek help from the Chief Military Governor, but after the war in the North came to an end, the Chief Military Governor did not seem like he had any intention of rewarding the man or elevating his rank.

"Having said that, he should have been a paper tiger after all those failed attempts. How dare he act so impulsively and kill the Mighty Rax's men? "How does he think he's going to get away with this?"

Spook commented, "I think he's too used to

being the General of the North."

Clifford snorted. "So how is the Mighty Rax going to retaliate?"

"I heard that the man was seething with fury. He had since announced that he would come out of retirement The Mighty Rax had called to gather all his disciples and the Goldstein family's elite fighters and head to the South to lay waste to Channing. He vowed that he would kill everyone even remotely related to Nathan Cross to avenge his son."

Clifford went silent after listening to Spook. Then, he parted his lips and said, “Even though I'm the Cab's secretary and have great influence, I still can't compare to Rax Goldstein. To be honest, I envy the man."

Spook knew that his boss was envious of Rax's decisiveness in avenging his own son. The

Mighty Rax would be able to personally slit his enemy's throat.

Respectfully, Spook commented, "Mr. Davier, there's no need to be envious of him. You're a reputable man, and there is no need to stoop so low to destroy Nathan. You

should be glad that Rax is taking the dirty job off your hands."

Clifford agreed and nodded. "Please follow up on this and watch over Rax and Nathan closely. Report to me once Rax has exterminated Nathan and every single one of his family members."

Yes, sir.

Brimmopolis was abuzz with the news of the Mighty Rax coming out of retirement.

Even the President, Garrett Woods, had known about it.

Capital Garrison's Major General, Will Long, went to Garrett for advice, "President Woods, the Mighty Rax has called for his old disciples to head to Channing to exterminate Nathan and his family. Do we intervene in this matter?"

Garrett merely smiled and said, "No need. I think Nathan will be able to handle this minor matter. He is the Chief Military Governor after all."

"Yes, I shouldn't have troubled myself with this." Will nodded.

"These prominent families have been a pain in the neck to me. They've been exercising influence where they shouldn't and getting more brazen by the day. I might as well take this chance and let Nathan teach them a thing or two.

"Don't worry about it. Just let things run their course.

"Yes, sir," Will replied.