Chapter 2158
Gaspar wasn’t interested in dealing with Achilles Sect right now.
All he had to do was wait for the other four sects to submit to him. He could do whatever he wanted then.
Who gave a damn about Clearheart Sect or Achilles Sect?
He could destroy them all if he wanted.
The other sects in the mountain wouldn’t be able to do anything about it even if they wanted to.
“Humph!”
A terrible smile tugged at Gaspar’s lips as he eyed the two sects before turning away and leaving.
Rows of archers readied themselves. If anyone dared to take a step forward, they would release their arrows without mercy and kill him instantly.
Elder Percy and Liam exchanged a look with each other. They knew that a reckless charge wasn’t going to help. Titan Sect was filled with madmen who would stop at nothing to keep their enemies out.
“Retreat,” ordered Liam.
“Let’s fall back first.” Elder Percy nodded.
The two sects retreated a mile immediately and attempted to think of another strategy.
After issuing instructions to their men to do the necessary, the few men gathered in the tent. Ethan looked at everyone.
“I found where they’re being locked up, but it’s not going to be easy to free them,” he said mildly. “They’ve been poisoned and probably can’t fight at all. Our priority is to find out what they’ve been poisoned with and where the antidote is hidden.”
He had to neutralize the poison so that they could fight their way out.
There was no other way. Ethan might be able to slip into and out of Titan Sect alone, but he wouldn’t be able to do the same if he had so many hapless prisoners with him.
“How do we find out what poison they’ve been given?” Elder Percy shook his head. “Gaspar is a sly one. He must know that someone would try to save the prisoners and have made the necessary preparations.”
There must be a reason that Gaspar was acting so brazenly. They were convinced that he had something hidden up his sleeve.
“Think of something,” said Ethan. “This is the only way to save the prisoners. The other option is to level Titan Sect.”
Shock rippled across everyone’s thoughts. They had not expected such aggression from Ethan.
He was right. Destroying Titan Sect would solve their current dilemma. The problem was that Titan Sect wasn’t going to go down that easily.
Besides, they had the sect leaders and elders as their hostages. No one could promise that Gaspar wouldn’t go out of his mind and kill his prisoners.
Silence descended upon the group. Liam and the others couldn’t think of a way out of their predicament.
“I have an idea,” the Senior Elder said suddenly.
All eyes turned towards him.
“If Gaspar manages to capture one of us, he’ll poison that person too. We’ll know what poison he’s using then.”
Ethan frowned slightly. He had thought of that idea as well. Gaspar wasn’t the kind of person who would use a different poison on new captives. It was too much trouble and didn’t reflect well on him. What he wanted was control over the sects. He wouldn’t really dare to kill anyone.
“Who’s volunteering?” Ethan asked immediately.
Rescuing the prisoners was their top priority now. They shouldn’t waste any time if they planned on going ahead with this idea.
“I’ll go,” said Elder Percy without any hesitation. “I���m the only one who can. Gaspar wants control over all six sects. Achilles Sect is the only sect that remains beyond his grasp now.”
He took a deep breath. “He’ll have Achilles Sect by the throat if he has me.”
Despite what he had just said, Elder Percy had instructed the other elders of Achilles Sect previously to protect the sect at all cost, even if he were to be killed.
“Ethan, as soon as I get captured, find a way to slip back into Titan Sect again,” said Elder Percy. “You have to locate the antidote once we find out what the poison is.”
Everything would be for nothing if they couldn’t get their hands on the antidote.
“I understand.” Ethan nodded without hesitation.
“Elder Percy…” Liam frowned.
“Master Kane won’t die for nothing. The person who killed him must pay a price,” said Elder Percy. “I don’t care who he is, he’s going to pay the price for killing Master Kane. Achilles Sect won’t let his death go unpunished!”