Cassius stood blocking the back gate of the manor, completely cutting off the trio's escape route.0

They were combat artists with immensely strong Qi and bodies, capable of leaping over walls or even shattering them with a single punch. However, that offered no advantage.0

The three had rushed toward the rear exit to rendezvous with the Northern King two kilometers away at the dark creature test site. Merely darting around aimlessly like headless flies would be worse than battling this powerful enemy in a life-or-death clash.0

The Northern King was clearly the strongest among the Gate Organization members assembled in Florence at the moment. He was one of the seven most central "General Kings" in the organization.0

He was ranked below only three individuals. The first was, of course, the Gate Organization's enigmatic, eternal leader, Xiadu. Another was this generation's first General King. The last was the post of deputy leader, typically filling the leader's role most of the time—a figure called Holy Fist Demon Phoenix.0

The "Holy Fist" title did not necessarily denote that person's true strength but served as a positional designation. Whenever the strongest member of the Gate Organization took the role of deputy leader, they were called "Holy Fist," much like the seven "General Kings" in the Gate Organization.0

In truth, the name "Holy Fist" was meant to signify a hopeful ideal; an aspiration among Covert...0