Chapter Thirteen: The Street of Blood

  Henk's hands were clenched tightly, and blood slowly dripped from his fingers onto the ground. What made him lose control of his emotions was Thor's extremely gruesome corpse and the expression of regret on his face. Ten years, ten years had passed since they came to Gallarte together, one by one, those who followed him had died, and now even the last one, Thor, had left him too. Thinking of this, a kind of indescribable loneliness surged up in Henk's heart.

  He reached out his hand and gently covered Thor's eyes with a slow movement. "Farewell, Thor, rest assured that I will arrange a grand funeral for you, so grand that all the people of Garen Castle will attend." In Henk's eyes, a light flickered, known as madness.

  Everyone in Jia Lun Te knows that change is about to begin, and Hank, one of the three major forces, seems to have gone mad, swallowing up many medium and small forces in a short period of time. If the other party resists, they will face the devastating blow of extinction, and under the power of Huo Hu's ring, resistance is almost hopeless.

  Within two days, the situation changed dramatically for Garter. Although Hank's strongest Torre had died, his power had increased significantly, and even if it was something that didn't exist, in terms of numbers, he absolutely had the most.

  When Mr. Luo and the Shadow realized it, it was already a bit late, Henk's madness had begun, countless people rushed into the city, starting destruction, in an extremely short period of time, more than 20% of Mr. Luo and the Shadow's territory had been swallowed up, and the casualties were even more impossible to calculate, no one would have thought that Henk's revenge would be so cruel and so violent.

  The other two families realized the crisis and began to mobilize all their forces to resist, although Henk had more people in his hands, but the number of masters was still less than the combined number of the two families. Fortunately, the power of the Huo Tiger ring always managed to turn the tide at the most critical moment.

  Mahaya certainly knew about this situation and the current state of affairs, but now it's no longer something he can control. If he were to come forward now, the worst outcome would be that he'd receive attacks from all three families. After all, as the city lord, pulling him down would allow the chaos to spread further, enabling the three families to muddy the waters and make things even bigger.

  "Alas, I never thought that Gallo would come for just a few days and turn my Kartel into the worst situation. I don't know whether to thank her or hate her." Mahaya sighed with a bitter smile, still holding onto hope that he could turn Kartel back into a decent city. The current chaos was an opportunity for everyone, as long as he grasped it, he would be the ultimate winner.

  At this moment, one of the people who can control this opportunity, Gallo, naturally also knew about this chaos.

  "When humans lose their fear and worries, they can unleash unprecedented power." Gallo understood the kind of force that humans, as a species, could produce after abandoning their mindset.

  "Seriously, it's gotten to the point where I can't even experiment in peace." Garo gently stroked Deadpool's wrist wheel. "What should we do now? If this chaos continues, everything will be messed up. Even if Henk is dead, the battle between the two families will only become more intense. There must be a way to settle everything once and for all."

  At this time, a new change began again. Faced with Hank's troublesome human sea tactics, Mr. Luo and the Shadow could only go all out. They gathered the masters under their command to prepare for a direct attack on Hank's residence. Of course, such a large-scale personnel movement would be impossible for Hank to know. So, the three teams met on the main road of Galwirth City.

  No need for fancy words, in Garter, no conspiracy or trickery is needed. The people here believe only in combat power. So when they clashed, the most intense battle in the history of Garter City began.

  People around all ran away, no one was willing to get involved in this battle, life became meaningless at this moment. Those who came here, who had not seen blood, who did not have a few lives on their hands, when facing killing, would not show mercy, on the contrary, they were more ruthless than soldiers.

  The battle has been going on for a long time, and it's already been more than half a day. Many people have joined in, but the situation hasn't improved at all - instead, it's become even more intense! The number of dead and injured is uncountable, with countless severed limbs and endless blood staining the entire street red as far as the eye can see.

  "Alas." Gallo sighed, although he was used to the disappearance of life, and these people were not worth mourning, but such a scene was still too intense. After some thought, it seemed that he had only one last resort left.

  The fierce battle in the city was clear even to Kartel's soldiers, so they increased their forces outside the lord's mansion by three times.

  Even so, the soldiers looked very nervous. At this time, a person walked over from a distance and saw the other's masked figure, they naturally understood who the other was.

  "I want to see the Lord of Mahaya City." Without any further ado, Galo walked straight over, and the other soldiers didn't dare block her way. They were all very clear about Miss Galo's strength, which was absolutely not something they could stop.

  Mahaya frowned, "It's a rare guest indeed, Miss Galo. I didn't know you were coming over. What can I do for you?"

  "Cutting to the chase, I see your ambition, you want to completely control this city, right?" Gallo didn't mince words, directly pointing out his opponent's mindset.

  Mahaya's face sank, and anyone who was seen through their mentality wasn't a comfortable thing. Galo didn't waste any more words and directly stated his purpose: "I want to let you take the seat of the city lord, a complete and intact city lord. Will you accept?"

  "What!" Mahaya exclaimed "What do you mean?"

  "It's simple, now the situation with Gu Lian is too chaotic, and I can no longer do what I want to do in peace. If this continues, I'll just be dragged into it as well. In that case, why not let me take charge? Among so many people, only you have the ability and desire, and I can see that putting you on top is absolutely much better than others, and also much simpler, isn't it?"

  "But do you think I'd agree? If this matter isn't handled properly, my outcome will be worse than anyone else's. Moreover, how can I trust that you're not one of the other three families' arrangements to drag me down?"

  "You will agree, because you are an ambitious person. Don't pretend in front of me anymore. I can see it and feel it, your ambition has already started to swell. Such a good opportunity, even if I didn't appear, as long as there is the right timing, you would also take action. And if I help you, we can completely succeed, isn't that so? All the powers want to win me over because they are clear that only strength can ultimately decide victory or defeat. If you cooperate with me, then overthrowing three powers wouldn't be a very difficult thing." Galo was very confident, he knew Mahaya would be moved, no, or rather, he had already been moved.

  "After a long silence 'No, I do want to control Garter City. What you said is very tempting, but I'm even clearer that the success of ambition requires the guarantee of victory. I must succeed, so I can't trust you.'"

  "Ah, I knew it. You're a stubborn person, aren't you? Alright, let me explain. I need materials, so I'm looking to collaborate with you. Yesterday, I found out something - in Mr. Luo's house, there is a piece of high-quality black iron that I need. This way, it will be beneficial for both of us. Can you accept this?"

  "Hum, I'm even more confused now. You didn't agree with me, and then you suddenly said you wanted someone else's things. Does this mean that you're trying to cover something up? Or are you following orders from somewhere? I suspect that you're not who you say you are, and I wonder what your true purpose is for coming to Galwheet."

  "...Gatler doesn't have what I need, so I must leave here to find materials that can help me. But for my troubles, I'll need even more and stronger power to do what I want to do. That piece of black iron, I must get it." Galo thought for a moment, then spoke some more about his own affairs.

  Mahaya was puzzled, his subordinates had not found any information about Galo "Have you offended someone? Who is it? Would make even a powerful magician like you powerless, and with your skills, you absolutely wouldn't lose to a sixth-level strongman?"

  He didn't speak, but Gallo thought for a moment and chose a more acceptable method. He took off his mask, revealing an absolutely stunning face that even Mahaya was stunned by.

  "The people I've offended are Prince Cain of Atremina and Princess Diana of the Kingdom of Rajim, which should explain why I'm here in Galanter."

  Mahaya wasn't quite sure what was going on, but after seeing Gallo's face, he understood a bit more. Such a beautiful woman, probably no man would give up on her. He guessed that Prince Kahn had taken a liking to Gallo's beauty, and heard that not long ago, the engagement between the two great empires had failed, the matter between Prince Kahn and Princess Diana. After that, Prince Kahn was frantically searching for someone, perhaps Princess Diana hated Gallo, who knows.

  Although it wasn't said clearly, Prince Kahn indeed had his eyes on Gallo, and recently he has been making an effort to search for Gallo's whereabouts.

  "......Alright, I'll believe you this time, Miss Gallo. So, what are you planning to do?"

  "Their fight is almost over, why not come out as the city master and invite them to talk together? Can't it be solved?" Gallo smiled slightly, that kind of fatal attraction made Mahaya's heart beat faster, hurriedly calming down "Negotiation? I don't think negotiation will help them much, nor do I think they can reach a consensus... Are you implying..."

  "That's right, the dead don't need to talk, and naturally, there won't be any war." Gallo put on his face mask. "I think you understand already, Lord of the City. I'll take my leave now. Let me know when the time is set."

  Watching Gallo leave, Mahaya sat back in his chair "I also somewhat understand why Kahn would be so fiercely searching for a person, even using the country's power. Such a beautiful and intelligent woman, I believe everyone will go crazy for her."

  As Garo had predicted, the battle finally came to an end in the dead of night, leaving behind countless bloodstains that dyed the entire street a deep crimson, a color that could never be washed away. The bodies were taken back by their respective families, but the stench of blood that lingered in the air was not something that could be so easily erased.

  "How much did we lose?" Mr. Luo lay his weary body on the long chair to recover from a day's fatigue, though he didn't want to know, but had to face reality.

  "We lost sixty-three brothers, and forty-nine others were wounded... among them, Leopard, Tu Shi, and Lak, all died..."

  A violent jump in my heart, I didn't expect my loss to be so great, and all of my most elite subordinates were killed, leaving only Du She alone. This battle is probably over, and my strength will also plummet.

  "Sir, there is a letter for you, from the Lord of Majapahit."

  "What?" Mahaya's letter? At this time? "Bring it."

  "Opening to see 'Mr. Luo, I believe that after this battle, there will be a big change in the city. As the lord of the city, this is not what I want to see. If new forces emerge, it will also be a trouble for me. Therefore, on the afternoon of tomorrow, I invite three people to my mansion to discuss and negotiate matters. Mahaya respectfully presents."

  "Hmph, this Mahaya is really good at choosing the right time to be a good person. We were fighting and he didn't come, now he comes to mediate, what a joke!" A loud slap was heard on the table.

  "But... " He calmed down and had to consider Mahaya's words. Indeed, the three families' strength had greatly decreased and could no longer occupy the highest point of power in Galwarter. If other small groups were to merge, it would be a threat to them themselves. From Mahaya's tone, it seemed that he didn't want any other forces to increase his troubles either. In this case, negotiation was indeed the best solution.

  "Alas, it seems that's the only way to go." Not just Mr. Luo Da, but also You Ying and Henk, who had already cooled down, all knew that this was the final solution.