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Before he could even react, the Hellens had already launched another round of attack.

"This won't do, Mr. Morgan. They are heavily armed. If we fight back and use up our ammunition, we'll only end up as targets!"

Owen's subordinate hinted that they should retreat.

So, as indignant as Owen felt, he could only make the painful decision of retreating. "Fix the bombs! Blow whatever we can't take with us. Evacuate!"

Following Triune's retreat, the bombs detonated one after another, blowing up the ship.

Not so surprisingly, Stenson passed out as he watched his goods burn to dust with his own eyes. What have I done to deserve this?! Why am I always the unlucky one?!

…

"Cheers!"

The Griffiths, their friends, and partners were having a barbecue party in the backyard of Griffith Manor to celebrate the success of destroying Triune's new outpost yet again.

After the first round of cheers, Elise noticed that only Clement was on barbecue duty, cooking up food diligently while everyone else was drinking and relaxing.

With that, she nudged Alexander with her elbow. "Ask Clement to join us at the table. It's pretty bad that everyone's eating here while he's at the grill alone."

"Trust me. Compared to a bunch of rowdy humans, he is more than happy to interact with silent ingredients," comforted Alexander after taking a gander at Clement.

"Will he be able to find a girlfriend with that temperament?" she commented with shock.

"That's why he remains single till this day," remarked Alexander.

Elise grinned sheepishly at that. "As his boss, you should be held responsible for this."

was gushing at the top of his lungs. "And guess what? A dozen or so people from different fields were imprisoned in Owen's outpost. After we rescued them—well, to stay alive and to

felt proud when his subordinate was gleeful. With that, he exulted to Elise, "We have to thank the Hellens for providing us with bait. Without them, our operation wouldn't have been

impeccable. As soon as he heard Alexander's words, he raised his cup. "To

had just

fight each other out while you bag the prize

hand, Zephyr showed up to the party late. When he saw Jamie grilling corn, he snatched one that was ready without asking, eating the delicious delicacy away.

aback, for he found Narissa glaring

you have, Doc." Jamie didn't know if he should laugh or feel bad for the doctor. "I'm grilling these

After all, who'd

stayed away from the more common food like chicken wings and

assumed no one would want to eat this thing. Who'd have thought… Alright, I apologize.

"Some people sure love to idle their day away, never offering to help out but are the first person to run to the food every

skewer," Zephyr argued in frustration. "You don't

"I'm warning you, this is the second time you've stolen my food. If there's

"Irvin, my boy. Have you witnessed it all? This is what happens when you piss a

Zephyr, today is already the tenth day. According to our agreement, everything you said will be voided unless you can

day?" Zephyr gasped.

hope toward a certain

are nothing but idling his days away. As if anything

do if I actually

does it have anything

not scared, are you? You're worried you'll lose to me, am I right?" Zephyr shoved his hands into his pockets and lured Narissa to take the

take. "Me? Scared of you? Fine, if you can provide Irvin with the ability to defeat Raymond, I'll

Narissa's temperament, she would be able to get through the first round of goading but never the

his cool