Chapter 894 - Funeral

Italy.

The War God Family held a funeral for those who had fallen during the last battle.

Leonardo was standing with his black suit in front of everyone. And because of the relationship between the church and the War God Family, the pope sent his archbishop to lead the funeral.

Suddenly, a woman with brown hair stormed the funeral ceremony with an aghast face. The majority of the people didn't recognize her face, but those who grew up with her in the past knew her identity.

"No. This is impossible!" The woman shouted. Her tears were streaming down and her tone was full of disbelief. "He's not dead!"

Everyone immediately knew who she was talking about.

Because of Leonardo's plan, they managed to minimize their casualties. The War God Family had hunted down 12 desperate Mythical Rank Experts from the Barbe Group with only three casualties.

They were one Mythical Rank Expert, Alice, and Theo, along with his assistant and Ava, who weren't part of the family. Theo was the only male among them, so 'he' in her mouth was none other than her son, Theo.

Leonardo gritted his teeth and turned around. He stood right before her while glaring down.

"Enough!" Anger was reflected in his tone and face.

"F-father?"

"This is what you want, right? You want your son to be away from the Griffith Family. With this, the Griffith Family won't be able to touch your son anymore." Leonardo shouted.

The woman, Valerie, looked at Leonardo in horror. "He—!"

Before she could continue, the archbishop walked toward her and said with an apologetic tone. "I'm sorry for your loss, Madam. Pope Franz wants to apologize too… because he could only see your son entering the Dark Poison Swamp."

"He promised me to protect him!" Valerie shouted. When she was about to grasp the archbishop's robe, Leonardo's hand sneaked in and slapped her face.

The force wasn't weak either, as Valerie was blown a few hundred feet away.

After that slap, Leonardo stated in anger. "Stop her. I don't want her to ruin this funeral."

Seeing the anger in Leonardo's face, five Mythical Rank Experts immediately disappeared from the area.

Leonardo then looked at the tombstone.

Rest in Peace

Theodore Griffith

2710 - 2729

People thought he was mourning, but Leonardo's real thought couldn't be more different, 'Since you called me Grandfather, I can only send you off like this. Don't worry about it. Your secret is safe. Only me and Marzio know about your plan. I wish you luck out there, Theo, my dear grandchild.'

After a desperate attempt to rescue Theo, it was normal for him to be saddened by his death. However, no one knew the real cause of Theo's death. Only those who had deep connections and a good information network would know about the reason for his death.

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Wind Emperor's Mansion.

"Grandfather. Theo…" Lyovkin visited the Wind Emperor with a sad look. Levina also accompanied him, saying, "He's passed away."

"Yeah, I know." The Wind Emperor nodded and waved his hand. "Just leave me alone."

Levina and Lyovkin exchanged looks. The Wind Emperor refused to even look at them, so they couldn't see his face. However, his action alone was enough to know how hurt he was.

Ultimately, they decided to go back and left their grandfather alone in the mansion.

Little did they know, the Wind Emperor was actually holding his laughter this whole time. He looked at the Skylink that showed him the news about Theo and laughed.

"Haha. This guy never ceases to impress me." The Wind Emperor grinned. "Unless you bring me his corpse, there's no way I'm gonna believe it. NO! Even if you bring me his corpse, there's a chance that's a fake.

"The War God Family fought against the Barbe Group and the Griffith Family to rescue him but were unable to. That's big bullshit over there." The Wind Emperor shook his head. "Still, the Dark Poison Swamp, huh…

"The place that even the strongest person doesn't dare to enter… It seems he has a big means to actually go to that place. There's no way the pope failed to protect him. Even the archbishop said the pope could only see him entering the swamp, not him failing to protect him.

"In other words, Theo still has some plans. Now I need to know where he goes… Will he go to the US like his original plan or stay low to build up his strength in another country? Hmm, even I don't dare to predict his thoughts. Well, you have a decade, brat."

Little did he know, one of the reasons why Theo didn't want to be chained that long by the Star Group was due to him. He needed to have his freedom if he wanted to fulfill his promise in the future.

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Empress's Palace

"It seems you have heard about it…" said the empress while staring at Ana and Alea, who sat across from her. Their heads were down, showing how painful Theo's death was to them.

"Having a huge talent is an opportunity as well as your nightmare at the same time. Many people will aim for your life unless you have a good background. That's why most of the talented experts join as an influence. It's to protect themselves.

"I don't say it's necessary because there are a few who act alone but can reach the top too… However, in Theo's case, he played with fire… France's former biggest company, the Barbe Group, a giant hidden family, the Griffith Family…

"These two can be said to occupy a part of the world if they combine… And it's just to kill a single boy.

"In the end, he's forced to hide in the Dark Poison Swamp, which has no way to escape even for the strongest poison expert.

"And now he's dead, there will be a huge movement around the world. Pity… Such a pity.

"He was one of the biggest geniuses I've ever seen, yet, this genius couldn't last long." The empress looked at Alea with a serious face and asked, "So, what are you going to do? Avenge him? Forget him?"