“Iobject!Beingagrandmaster martirtistdoesn’tmeanyoucanbullyotherswithyourtitle?”


    Asternmiddle–agedmaninmilitaryattire steppedforwardconfidently.Hewasfollowed byagroupofintimidating–looking,fullyarmedelitesoldiers.


    “GeneralZink!”Dn’s face brightened with relief as if he had found a savior. The despair in his eyes was reced with hope.


    “He’shere!Oursaviorhas arrived justintime!”Jacobeximed.He hadlosthopefor his son’ssurvivalbutnowsawa glimmerofhope.


    “Wait,isthatGeneralZink?Whatishedoinghere?”


    “Iwonderifhe’sasstrongastheysay.


    “Youguysdon’tknow?GeneralZinkisoneoftheFourGeneralsoftheDarkPantherCavalry.He’sjustonerankbelowtheScarletWarrior anmandsanarmyofone hundredthousand.Hispowerandinfluenceareunmatchedintheregion.


    “Wow,that’simpressive!”


    “GeneralZink beingheremeansthingsareabouttogetinteresting!“.


    The arrivalofGideonsparkedawaveofexcitementintheonlookers.


    InDragonmarsh,therewerefiveelitedivisions guardingdifferentareas.Oneofthesedivisions


    wasthe Dark PantherCavalry,ledby theGoddessofWar.Thisdivisionhadfourundefeated


    generalswhowereincrediblystrong.


    Gideonwas oneof thesegenerals,andhewasknownforhisexceptionabatskills.He also


    hadaspecialbondwiththeScarletWarrior,earninghimtheadmirationofmany.Hewasthebest


    intheDarkPantherCavalryandcouldeasily leadthousandsofelitesoldiers.


    “Ah!So,thisisthespecialguestinvitedbytheHarmonfamilytoday.”Trentmuttereduponseeing


    Gideon.


    “WithGeneralZinkhere,wehavenothing tofear,evenifwe’reupagainst agrandmastermartial


    artist!”Katecouldn’tcontainherjoy.


    “It’sadelightfulsurpriseto seeGeneralZinksupportingus.Thisjust showsDn’sreputationin


    themilitary,”Summeradded.


    “Hmph!Let’sseewhatfatehas instoreforRhystoday,”Torbensneered.


    Gideon’sarrivalchangedthegame.Before,everyonehesitatedbecausetheyteared Dustin’s


    strength.


    But now,withGideonontheHarmonfamily’sside,theyhadtheupperhand.


    DealingwithDustinwasno longerimpossible.Afterall,nomatterhowstrongsomeone mightbe


    inthe martialworld,theycouldn’pareto elitemilitaryforces.


    “GeneralZink,pleasehelpme!Thispunkistryingtokillme!”Dnimmediatelycriedforhelp ashesawGideonapproaching.


    “Don’tworry.Withmehere,nobodycanharmyou.”


    Gideon’sgazefixedonDustinashedemanded,“What areyou waitingfor?Releasehimimmediately!”


    “So,youmustbeGideonZink?I’dadviseyounottogetinvolved,oryoumightregretit,”Dustinresponded.


    “Howdareyou addressGeneral Zink byhisnamewithsuchdisrespect?”oneofthe assistant


    generalsfromthe DarkPantherCavalryreprimandedDustin.


    “Doyouunderstandtheconsequencesofspeakingtomethisway?”Gideonsquinted,his face


    darkened.


    “GeneralZink,thispunkisagrandmastermartirtist.Weshouldn’tunderestimate him,”JacobremindedGideon.


    “So what? He’s just a nobody from the martial world, hardly worth mentioning!” Gideon snorted


    dismissively.


    Heunderstood thatnograndmastermartirtistcouldtake onmultipleopponentsatthesametime.