Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2624

Jose frowned. "But just now, Andrew was already seriously injured. Yet he relied solely on the Godslayer to kill one person and severely wound another. Johnny and Bodhi from the Eastern Regions were both Martial Emperors... Sure, they were only at the first stage of martial emperor, but they were still martial emperors, and Andrew is still only at the Martial Saint stage."

He continued, "A weapon is useless if you don't know how to use it. How did he manage to defeat them?"

Guillermo snorted coldly. "Perhaps it really is as Reginald said. That pawn of his might be breaking out of the chessboard and stirring up trouble for me."

Jose shook his head. "Mr. Vazquez, the pieces on your board don't just walk off whenever they please. I think Reginald's just messing with our heads. The real problem lies with that sword. If you want, I can handle it myself. I'll take the sword back and teach that brat a lesson."

Guillermo shook his head. "Don't do anything reckless. The rules of the game still need to be followed for now. If we don't play by the rules, then Reginald, along with Andrew's mysterious mother, the Saintess from The Veiled Faction, will cause us major trouble."

There was one more thing he did not tell Jose: the final seal within Andrew's energy core was showing signs of breaking.

What Guillermo did not tell Jose was that Andrew's energy core showed signs of his final seal beginning to crack. The problem was that he could not pinpoint where it was happening.

That seal was not supposed to break. After all, there was no reason, no trigger, and no chance for it to happen.

It was like how everyone believed that chess pieces only moved according to the player's hand. But what if, one day, a piece suddenly jumped up and killed the player?

Who would ever believe that? No one.

Jose took a deep breath and said firmly, "Understood. Before the next time I face Reginald, I'll make sure I reach Martial God."

Guillermo grunted. "That would be for the best."

Then, Jose added, "By the way, Mr. Vazquez, there's something I never told you. That fool Jaden died at Andrew's hands. The brat is already stupid enough to take a shot at one of your men, right in the open."

Guillermo replied flatly, "I already knew. I just didn't care enough to bother."