Someone shouted, "Grab her! The saintess belongs to our Camel Gang!"
"Get lost! The saintess is mine. Anyone who dares block me today, I'll wipe out their entire family!"
Another barked, "Kill! Kill them all, every last one of them! Kill, kill, kill!"
"Send word to our clan immediately! Call every master here at once. If we can't snatch her today, we'll leave this place in ruins!"
Within just a few breaths, the scene erupted into explosive chaos. Some martial artists, still unsatisfied, immediately contacted their backup or family forces.
The appearance of the Greene family's saintess always stirred up a storm of bloodshed in the martial world, and it was no empty saying.
Seeing the riot break out, the McDaniel family could not sit still any longer. Nicholas, as the family head, shouted out his orders directly. "Stop it! Everyone, stop right now! Do you hear me?"
Unfortunately, no one listened to him. They all treated his words like hot air.
What a joke. When Shiloh, the key to immortality, was right in front of them, the McDaniels amounted to nothing.
Eugene, Declan, and Callum saw that the father's words were useless. Anger boiled in their eyes as they immediately stepped forward together, blocking the group of martial artists.
"This is McDaniel family territory. Please do me a favor and don't start a fight."
"I'm Eugene, the McDaniel family's eldest son. Please, everyone, stay calm and don't fight on our family grounds."
"Everyone, just chill out! Don't listen to Andrew's nonsense!"
The three brothers had barely finished speaking when someone spat.
"Go to hell! We're here specifically for the saintess! Screw you for hiding the saintess from us!"
Another barked, "Get lost, you bastard! Move, or I'll slap you to death. Didn't you hear what that guy just said? Whoever takes the saintess gets to ascend to godhood and claim the throne! My glory days start now!"
Worse than Nicholas, the three brothers' threats and pleas were completely ignored. All they got in return were spits on the ground and mocking laughter.
One hot-tempered brute even swung his palm across Callum's face, slamming him face-first into the dirt. Then, he straightened his suit jacket, revealing his muscular torso, and charged toward Dorian while shouting.
The entire McDaniel family was stunned. They watched helplessly as the situation spiraled completely out of control, powerless to do anything.
The three brothers looked at each other, all too terrified to even do anything.
"Andrew is a disaster! He's going to be the death of our McDaniel family!" Eugene was furious, grinding his teeth.
He turned to ask Nicholas what to do, but when he looked, Nicholas was nowhere to be found. He had slipped more than 30 feet away and disappeared completely in the blink of an eye.
All three brothers had the same thought at once: their father had given up trying to manage the situation, or rather, he could not manage it anymore.
They were screwed.
In that moment, all three of them felt an overwhelming urge to cry.
"Out of my way!"
On Dorian's side, the battle had turned into a desperate fight to the death. After just the first exchange, his body was already covered in several deep cuts.
Over 100 people were attacking him, and more than 20 of them were at martial king level. It was like watching a mighty lion surrounded by a pack of hyenas; no matter how fierce, even he would eventually be torn apart.
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