Chapter 12

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Ahh! Ahhhh!!”

Heller felt as if his heart was breaking as he watched Nelly cry.

She wasn’t even four! Yet she had to go through such torment!

On top of that, the vicious Sebastian had deliberately beat the old man to death in front of Nelly. Even if Heller rescued her, it would undoubtedly still become his daughter’s eternal nightmare!

Heller clenched his fists tightly. He looked at Sebastian and said, “You really ought to die for this!”

Sebastian guffawed and said, “You want me dead? With just the two of you? On the other hand, I have a thousand men on my side! Heller, are you still in your dreams?”

“Summon the men!”

“Heller, did you really accomplish nothing after being away from L.A. for five years?”

“Where are your men? Gather all the people you can!”

“Tonight, I will take your life in a fair and just manner!”

“You can get as many people here as you want!”

“There’s still an hour left before midnight!”

“I can wait!”

Heller nodded slightly with a calm look on his face.

However, next to him, Lindsey’s eyelids couldn’t help but twitch wildly as she watched Heller.

Heller had a devilish smile on his face when he killed Jack previously.

But now, even though he looked calm, as Heller’s number one trusted subordinate, Lindsey knew very well that Hades… was utterly outraged now!

“Light the smoke signal!”

“Mr. Nicholson, the smoke signal has already been lit in L.A.!”

“Do it again!” Heller said decisively, “Light all the smoke signals from L.A. to the north! Light all of them! All of them!”

Lindsey’s heart trembled. “Yes, sir!”

There was a distance of 2,000 miles from Los Angeles all the way to the north!

2,000 miles of smoke signals… Stretching through the United States like the backbone of the country!

On that night, with Heller’s order, all the smoke signals along those 2,000 miles were lit!

…

Billowing smoke soared into the sky, instantly waking up the entire city of Los Angeles!

Troops swarmed out from the Los Angeles garrison camp.

In truth, it wasn’t just Los Angeles; 2,000 miles’ worth of smoke signals lighting up all at once had instantly alarmed the world!

In the north, Jon Wilson, who was known as the god of war in the army, was in the army camp.

“Mr. Wilson, there’s an urgent report from L.A.!”

“Someone’s lit up the smoke signals in L.A.!”

“Huh?”

Jon was stunned for a moment. Then, he slammed his fist onto the table and immediately jumped onto his feet. He flew into a rage and exclaimed, “The smoke signals?! Smoke signals are not allowed to be used lightly unless it’s wartime! Regardless of who it is to light the smoke signals, how dare they do so without authorization?!”

His subordinate’s voice trembled as he replied, “I-it’s Mr. Nicholson!”

Jon’s fury abated abruptly. “Who… did you say it was?!”

The subordinate quickly replied, “It’s Mr. Nicholson! He’s hung up the black Hades Sword in L.A., and also personally ordered that the smoke signals be lit!

“On top of that, It isn’t just L.A. All the smoke signals from L.A. to the north have been lit on his command!”

Jon clenched his fists and yelled, “Why? Has he gone mad? Why did he suddenly go crazy?”

At this point, the phone in the camp started to ring frantically. Not long after, all the bigwigs from various places appeared on the video conference screen.

“According to our latest information, Hades, whose real name is Heller, is originally from L.A. Five years ago, the Nicholsons suddenly met with a disaster. Heller escaped by chance and went north to join the army.”

“Today, news came from L.A. that he actually has a daughter!”

“Thus, he rushed back to L.A. at the fastest speed he could muster, only to find out that his daughter had been pushed down from the top of a building and almost fell to her death.

“There’s something here that requires extra clarification: Hades’ daughter… She’s not even four yet.”

There was silence all around.

All the bigwigs who qualified to be part of the top-level video conference were silent as they digested this sensational piece of news.

“Mr. Wilson, Heller shocked the world when he hung up the black Hades Sword and lit up 2,000 miles of smoke signals.

“Everyone whose life is indebted to him, as well as those who wish to request his help, are rushing crazily to L.A. now.”

“Airplanes, trains, ships, motorcycles, speedboats… They’re using every means they have.”

“In fact, someone even flew a fighter jet straight to L.A.!”

“Mr. Wilson, please make a decision soon!”

Jon fell into a long silence after he learned that someone had pushed Heller’s daughter down the top of a building and almost caused her to fall to her death.

It was only now that he finally looked up. His gaze slowly swept across the participants. With an indifferent look, he said, “I’m sure everyone present is well aware of how important Heller’s presence is to us.”

“During the past five years, how many people has Heller saved? How many of your soldiers’ lives has he saved?

“In fact, there are probably a lot of you here who are personally indebted to him because he saved your lives!”

“I believe a lot of you here are already dying to move, right?”

“Nothing is greater than the kindness someone shows you when they save your life!”

“What’s more, Heller has made contributions to the country before! Great contributions!”

“In the past five years, Heller has made countless contributions on the battlefield. That was how he became known as Hades!

“We mustn’t let our hero bleed on the battlefield, only to weep upon his return to his hometown!”

Jon paused for a while before continuing. “Since he wants to go on a rampage, then we’ll do it together with him!”

Someone interjected at this point and said, “But… He lit up 2,000 miles of smoke signals. This…”

Jon waved and interrupted him. He said, “If anyone’s at fault, it’s us! We’re the ones who failed to protect our hero! We’re the ones who failed to protect our hero’s family!”

“So what even if he lit up 2,000 miles of smoke signals without authorization?

“Heller is qualified to do so!”

“If anyone demands that someone take responsibility, then I, Jon Wilson… am willing to shoulder the blame in Heller’s stead! I, Jon Wilson, shall shoulder it all!”

Another person then said, “But now that Heller has hung up the black Hades Sword, all the powerhouses in the world are going crazy! It’s utter chaos!”

Jon sneered, “So what? That’s L.A. we’re talking about! With Heller there, who would dare take the opportunity to make trouble at a time like this?”

“However, you have indeed reminded me of something. Heller is just hanging up the black Hades Sword, lighting up smoke signals, and gathering allies now. He did all this by his own skill and ability!

“We must also make our stance clear!”

“Why should we let outsiders help our hero?”

“Men!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Order the Commander of the South, Nathan Levin, to move immediately and go to L.A. as quickly as possible. He is to obey Heller’s command!”

“In the case of resistance, show no mercy!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Since the 2,000 miles of smoke signals have been lit, we shall show the whole world just how strong America is!”

“Yes, sir!”

…

On this day, 2,000 miles of smoke signals soared into the sky!

All the heroes of the world swarmed toward Los Angeles!