Chapter 676
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“Impossible!” snapped a teammate beside Wade. “We took the safe route. Your path was riddled with traps, venomous insects, and wild beasts. There’s no way you could’ve arrived at the same time as us.”
The female teammate looked astonished. “No, not at all. Our journey was perfectly smooth, no traps, no venomous creatures, nothing.”
The others chimed in, “Maybe Mr. Murray just forgot to activate the traps, or he’s trying to play fair by not setting up any roadblocks for us.”
As the two teams confronted each other, even Emmett, who had been observing the battle, was caught off guard.
Emmett had no idea Echohawk even knew traditional medicine, let alone that she’d developed herbal pouches to ward off venomous insects and wild beasts.
These herbal pouches were incredibly effective. Once they emerged, Emmett decided he’d ask Aria for a supply.
A member of Team One protested, “Mr. Murray, Echohawk’s herbal pouches are basically cheat tools. It’s totally unfair to the rest of us.”
Team Six fired back, “That’s just because your team doesn’t have the skills to develop one.”
Team One: “Team Six? You’re nothing without Echohawk!”
Team Six shot back, “So what? At least Echohawk’s been carrying us for six years. If our cap were still around, your Team One wouldn’t even stand a chance.”
The two teams started arguing, but Emmett cut in. “As I’ve said before, luck is part of strength, and so are those herbal pouches that ward off venomous insects and wild beasts.”
Emmett smirked as he watched the surveillance footage on the large screen. He wondered to himself, ‘Will Wade dare to make a direct move against Echohawk?’
Seeing that Aria was fine, Wilson moved away and tried calling Caleb again, but the call still wouldn’t go through.
Growing concerned, Wilson hesitated briefly before calling Logan. “Has Caleb contacted you?”
Logan’s voice was tight with worry. “No, he went overseas to find Aria. We haven’t been able to reach him, and I’ve already sent people to look into it. Wilson, I’ll hang up now and call Aria.”
“Don’t bother. Aria doesn’t know about Caleb’s situation either.”
“Aria?” Logan caught on immediately. “Wilson, are you with her right now?”
Wilson didn’t hide it. “Yes.”
Logan thought to himself, “They must be pretty close.
Logan felt an inexplicable twinge of jealousy. “How is she doing?”
Wilson said casually, “She’s doing great, strong enough to wrestle a bull.”
Logan was speechless. “If you manage to get in touch with Caleb, let me know right away.”
“Got it.” The call ended, and Wilson felt a pang of worry. He was afraid that Caleb, rushing to the Solemnity Guild, might get
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Dorian glanced at Wilson and asked, “What’s he up to?”
“Probably fiddling with his phone,” a teammate replied.
Dorian warned in a low voice, “Keep him off Blood Association’s radar.”
Dorian and his two teammates spotted Caleb outside the airport. At that time, Caleb’s phone had just been stolen.
Recognizing Caleb’s identity, the trio deliberately approached him under the pretense of helping him retrieve his phone, only to accidentally break it in the process.
After probing Caleb’s intentions, they strategically revealed their own plans to visit the Solemnity Guild. Just as they expected, Caleb chose to accompany them.
With the Wolfshade Syndicate blockading the other route to the Solemnity Guild, they were forced to take the perilous path through Mount Soultaker. Yet, they happened to run into the Blood Association.
Uncertain of what the Blood Association was truly after on this trip, they had no choice but to temporarily team up and head into Mount Soultaker together.
A teammate shot Dorian a complicated look. “Cap, he’s way too handsome. The Blood Association members are bound to notice him. See for yourself.”
Dorian’s gaze snapped over just in time to see the three female members of the Blood Association eyeing Caleb, their eyes gleaming with a predatory, appraising glint.
The Blood Association had always operated with ruthless tyranny. When they take a liking to someone, they simply take them by force.
“You two, protect him at all costs,” Dorian commanded tersely.
“Cap, they outnumber us,” one of the teammates said, his voice tinged with concern.
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