Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 3218

Soon, news from Nate reached the Hearstlands, thousands of miles away. The entire Hearst royal family was thrown into an uproar.

Someone shouted, "Nate failed? That's unbelievable!"

"There's nothing unbelievable about it. There's always someone stronger. It simply means we underestimated this guy."

Another chimed in, "Then let's not hold back and eliminate him before he gets out of control."

One of the guys scolded, "You fool! If we act directly, do you think the Lloyd royal family will just stand by and do nothing?"

"What does it matter? He said himself he has no more ties to the Lloyd family. Clearly, he wants to break from the Lloyd family and stir up trouble in Chetvine on his own. In that case, this is exactly our chance to stop him early. We can't wait any longer, and we definitely cannot let him grow stronger and more arrogant."

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That very day, the Hearst royal family made its move. Their strongest martial god, Pablo Hearst, was ordered to leave seclusion and head straight for Chetvine.

Pablo was a heavyweight from the same generation as Reginald, and he was the Hearst royal family's ultimate combat power, only one step away from the Beyond Mortal realm.

The Hearst family acted decisively, immediately deploying their strongest force to deal with Andrew.

However, they overlooked a critical detail in Nate's message: a single martial god was not enough to deal with Andrew.

The implication was clear. If the Hearst family wanted to make another move, they had to raise the stakes. At the very least, they would need two martial gods to go after Andrew.

Unfortunately, even the smartest people in the entire Hearst family failed to realize this.

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Back in Chetvine, Guillermo felt completely unsettled after receiving Nate's message. He fell into a long silence, his face completely blank.

Guillermo was tied for first on the Titan List, a genuine peak-level martial god. If he made a move, the chances of success were high.

However, as the main power player, if he personally stepped onto the field, how did one account for the risk?

Was his own life not valuable?

What if, just if… something went wrong and this core figure was killed?

That would mean a total defeat. If that happened, what would become of the countless forces Guillermo represented?

Lorenzo broke the silence, declaring loudly, "Mr. Vazquez, no matter what, you can't take action yourself. You are the most important person, and you must not put yourself in danger!"

Jose chimed in, "Mr. Vazquez, I feel the same. If it really comes down to it, let's just compromise with Andrew. A true man knows when to bend, and if he's really that formidable, there's nothing wrong with us playing it humble. The wise adapt to circumstances, don't you think?"