The Legendary Man

Chapter 699
Back in Xendale, Karl and the other two took turns carrying Jonathan on their backs after he passed out. They traveled hastily for
over two hundred miles in the snow before eventually finding a cave where they could rest.
The cave they discovered was a bear cave, but after crossing Remdik's borders, Jonathan and the rest strangely had a craving
for bear meat.
They sat around the fire with their weapons lying around them as they chomped on bear meat.
Despite forming a temporary alliance due to Jonathan, they couldn't bring themselves to trust each other completely.
It was especially the case for Karl.
The Osborne family and the Blackwood family didn't want Jonathan to die as they wanted to deal with the Salladay family's plan.
However, it was the perfect chance for Karl to kill Xavion and Sirius to minimize the respectable families' threat.
Thus, Sirius and Xavion sat close to each other in tacit understanding, contrary to Karl, who sat across from them alone. They
were obviously on opposing sides.
Karl grabbed a piece of bear meat and stuffed it into his mouth like a robot. He stared at the fire, spacing out.
Jonathan and I came to Remdik to rescue Layla and Killian. I guess he must've seen something he couldn't accept to enter a
frenzied state.
Before leaving, Karl used his spiritual sense to scan the entire camp, but Layla and Killian were nowhere to be found.
Stellario and the other two didn't show themselves, too.
It was likely that Stellario and the others had taken Killian out of Redlington.

If that's the case, they should be near Chanaea and Remdik's border. But if they were gone, why did Jonathan enter a frenzied
state? When we reunited earlier, Jonathan hadn't completely entered a frenzied state yet, but his gaze was already wild and
savage. Didn't he threaten to wage war if the Remdikians wanted to?
Karl had worked under Jonathan for over two years, so he knew Jonathan's character well.
Jonathan had always opposed war.
Otherwise, the over one million troops under Asura's Office would've razed Yaleview to the ground.
Jonathan also restricted the usage of large-scale strategic weapons.
Thus, Karl couldn't believe that Jonathan declared to wage war against the Remdikians.
What exactly did he see in the camp?
Seeing Karl all zoned out, Xavion called his name, “Karl!”
Karl snapped back to reality and glanced at Xavion, who tossed him a bottle of seasoning.
He sniffed at it and realized it was a bottle of barbecue seasoning.
“You're well-prepared, huh? I'm surprised you brought a bottle of seasoning with you.”
Xavion chuckled. “One should have a hobby, and mine is cooking. If you're not afraid that I'll poison you, I can take out my
cooking utensils to whip up eight dishes for you immediately.”
His words managed to relieve the tension in the air.
Even Sirius, who had a reserved personality, turned to look at Xavion.

“I'm craving for pork chops.”
“I think The Blackwood family isn't from Doveston, right?” Xavion asked cheerfully.
Turning to Karl, he added, “Karl, is Killian seven years old?”
“Mm.” Karl's gaze softened at the mention of his son, even though he had no idea why Xavion asked that question. “He's seven
and a half, nearly eight soon.”
Xavion tossed a bare bone into the fire and wiped his hands carelessly. Heaving a heavy sigh, he said, “Time has flown by. Look,
your son is already seven years old. Why didn't we make time to kidnap your wife and son earlier? We should've taken action
sooner. If we had, we wouldn't have had to travel here in this awful weather.”
Xavion's tone was calm, and Sirius and Karl didn't look surprised at all.
In fact, Xavion wasn't the only one who had that thought, for the eight respectable families shared his sentiments. They regretted
not taking action against Jonathan, Karl, and Wilbur sooner.
Now, the three of them were capable enough to control ninety-five percent of the military power in Chanaea.
The respectable families could only negotiate with them and dared not act recklessly.
Karl leaned against the wall at the entrance of the cave and chuckled.
“I used to be a cultivator in the Grandmaster Realm. You might've noticed me, but the eight respectable families never paid any
heed to me. You didn't even take the Asura's Office seriously when it was first established, right? You had no idea that the
person you could've killed easily back then had grown and improved this much. If that possibility had occurred to you, you
would've killed me instead of kidnapping my wife and son, right?”
“Yes,” Sirius replied curtly.

Karl glanced at Sirius before his gaze landed on Xavion's face.
He inquired, “The Osborne family kidnapped Josephine. What about your next step? How are you going to wrap things up?”
“What do you mean by that?” Xavion gazed at Karl in confusion.
“You used the Asura's Office to go against the Salladay family's Yaleview Army. No matter what Chanaea's fate is, you must
come to closure with Mr. Goldstein. Have you decided how you'll deal with him?”
Hearing that, Sirius stopped polishing his weapon and perked his ears up to hear Xavion's reply.
Unsurprisingly, Xavion replied, “He's a huge threat, so we'll most probably take his life. Not only him, you and Wilbur will be
disposed of by the respectable families once you lose your value. The only individuals we can manipulate are our true weapons.
Nobody desires to be threatened, do they?”
Karl stayed silent, while Sirius had a solemn look on his face.
A few months ago, Asura's Office didn't know how powerful the respectable families could be. To be exact, they knew nothing
about the respectable families.
After the Osborne family took action against the Goldstein family, the veil of secrecy in Chanaea was lifted.
Under careful observation, one would realize that the entire Chanaea was under the control of the eight respectable families.
The respected families held sway over all aspects of society and the basics of life throughout the ages. In other words, nothing
escaped their control.
As Jonathan, Wilbur, and Karl rose to power, the eight respectable families were forced to reveal their power overnight.
Karl had a hunch that the reshuffling of power would change the entire situation in Chanaea, resulting in the largest shift in power
in the past few thousand years.

Never in their wildest dreams did they know that they could talk openly and reveal their secrets in a foreign country one day.
Such was the situation, so there was no point hiding secrets anymore.
Karl looked at Xavion and Sirius, his expression solemn. “I'll offer you a suggestion in return for your help. Jonathan is willing to
cooperate if you ask politely, but not if you force him. He owes you a debt of gratitude for saving him, so if you back off now, he'll
spare both your families. Otherwise, no one can survive this game.”