Chapter 229
Chapter 229
On the way home, Rose listened to Sally’s chatter and exaggerated praise of Gavin. Sally was like a fangirl promoting her favorite idol.
Rose was helpless. She naturally also knew that Gavin was very powerful.
Being able to move freely within the flames of this mortal world and being completely unaffected after being smashed by a falling object were just the basics for Gavin.
She could not be bothered with Sally. All she wanted to do now was to hurry up and send Sally home. Then, she would immediately head to the Moore family in Greenwald to see if there was anything she could help with.
On the other side, at the entrance of the Moore family mansion in Greenwald.
Gavin’s convoy was slowly coming to a halt.
He was going to strike while the iron was hot and settle things all at once.
Anyway, he had already destroyed the Henderson family.
The elder of the Moore family had also died in front of him.
Although he did not know who the Snake Emperor was, from the looks of it, the Snake family would not protect the Moore family.
Moreover, the members of the Hill family were also hiding in the Moore family. He was going to get rid of all of them in one go, lest more trouble arose.
At this moment, the door of the Moore family mansion was tightly shut. It looked like the same situation as with the Tenny family previously.
However, Gavin and the others could clearly feel that the Moore family was bustling with people inside.
In the hall of the Moore family mansion.
It was already lunchtime.
This was the first time so many people had appeared in the Moore family’s dining hall.
The head of the Moore family, Darren Moore, sat in the main seat. He held up a wine glass and said happily, “Let me welcome everyone from the Hill family, our guests, to the Moore family with this toast.”
At the dining table, the members of the Hill family smiled awkwardly as they thought, ‘We’re here at the Moore family as guests?’
They all knew that they were here at the Moore family to hide and escape from Gavin.
Darren was just showing the members of the Hill family a little bit of respect
Everyone from the Hill family raised their glasses and said to Darren, “Thank you for your hospitality.” ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Everyone downed their wine in one gulp.
All except for one person, Brody Hill.
Brody only took a small sip of wine.
A cold light flashed in his eyes.
Between the members of the Moore and Hill family, there were more than ten
people in the dining hall. They drank and chatted with each other
enthusiastically.
However, the Moore family dominated most of the conversation.
After all, the Hill family was now living under their roof.
Often, someone from the Moore family would say something while the members of the Hill family smiled awkwardly and agreed with the sentiment.
However, there was still one exception, Brody.
Brody ate a mouthful of food and drank some wine. Then, he turned to Darren and said, “Mr. Moore?”
The dining room instantly became silent when the people heard Brody’s voice.
“May I ask you a question?”
Everyone from the Hill family frowned as soon as Brody said that.
Brody’s father said coldly, “Shut up! You ignorant piece of trash! Eat your food in peace. Why are you asking so many questions?”.
Even his father was treating him with such an attitude. His other relatives all looked at him with disgust.
They looked as though they wanted to cut ties with Brody.
Although Brody didn’t show any expression on his face, he was gritting his teeth in his heart.
He even said fiercely in his heart, “All of you have to die! All of you have to die!” The Hill family’s attitude toward Brody was a little too much. Even Darren from the Moore family treated him better.
Darren waved his hand with a smile and said, “It’s fine.”
Then, he casually replied to Brody, “Brody, what question did you have for me?” Brody calmed himself down and said to Darren, “Mr. Moore, can we really escape Gavin’s pursuit?”
Everyone present was slightly stunned when they heard this question.
Then, Darren smiled confidently and answered, “Hahaha! Brody, there’s a small mistake with what you said.”
Darren then confidently added, “We are not the ones who are escaping. The one who should be escaping is that piece of trash, Gavin Clifford! He’s the one being hunted. Gavin is complete trash in front of my father. He’s just an ant! All my father has to do is look in his direction and he’d be gone in a puff of smoke. Why should we be the ones escaping?”
The members of the Hill family beamed with joy when they heard Darren’s confident speech.
They showered Darren with all kinds of flattery.
“Mr. Moore is right! The Moore family’s elder is immensely powerful! There’s no one like him! Naturally, he can easily dispose of the piece of trash that is Gavin. We won’t have to worry at all!”
Darren’s face was filled with glory when he heard all these praises.
Yet, there was a mocking expression in Brody’s eyes.
He looked at the dozen or so present and thought that he was looking at clowns. If it was before, Brody might have been a little nervous for Gavin, worried that Gavin would not be able to beat them.
However, he had seen Gavin and his tsunami-like wave of followers easily slaughter the 200,000- strong Southland Army, not leaving a single person alive. It was only then that he realized Gavin’s
strength was completely beyond his imagination.
He knew that the Moore family’s elder was an intermediate celestial rank powerhouse, but he also had reason to believe that an intermediate celestial rank fighter was definitely not Gavin’s match.
On the other side, Brody forced a smile and said to Darren, “Mr. Moore, you’re right. Your father is very powerful. He won’t be a match for him.”
Brody had phrased what he said a little interestingly.
He had added previously that he knew Darren’s father was extremely powerful. Otherwise, he might have sounded like he was implying that Gavin was more powerful than Darren’s father./
However, with the addition of the previous claim, the meaning of the entire sentence became a little ambiguous.
However, now that Darren was in high spirits, he could not tell what Brody was talking about.
Brody did not stop talking.
“But… Mr. Moore, your father is just one man… and he’s an elusive man at that. What should we do if Gavin suddenly appears and your father cannot save us in time?”
Brody was actually trying to get something out of Darren’s mouth.
However, the current Darren was overwhelmed by the praise and, coupled with
the fact that he had drunk some wine, was a little arrogant. Therefore, he waved his hand and laughed it off, “Brody, look. What do you think this is?”
As he spoke, Darren slammed the chair under his butt.
The next second, the people in the dining hall heard loud booms reverberating around them.
The floor behind Darren slowly opened without any warning, revealing a deep and dark corridor.
“Huh?”
“This is…”
“Hiss…”
An unexpected sound rang out in the dining room.
Darren looked at Brody and smiled.
He explained, “This secret passage leads directly to the Moore family mansion in the western suburbs! I’ll let the Hill family leave first if Gavin comes and my father doesn’t arrive in time. We’ll leave this place and wait for my father to come back. Then, we’ll kill Gavin where he stands. Wouldn’t that solve the problem?”
After Darren finished speaking, the floor leading to the secret passage closed tightly again with a rumble.
“Mr. Moore, you’re brilliant!”
“I believe that the Moore family’s elder will definitely tear that bastard Gavin into pieces!”
The members of the Hill family were beaming with joy. They started to praise Darren again.
Brody’s eyes flickered. He had committed the chair to memory.
Just as everyone raised their glasses and prepared to celebrate Gavin’s death, they suddenly heard a loud bang, followed by a series of screams that echoed from outside the dining hall.
Everyone was slightly stunned.
Then, they heard a servant of the Moore family exclaim, “Who are you?”
“I’m Gavin Clifford, from Brookspring’s Clifford family!”