Chapter 913 They Don’t Dare!

• Of course the people of the island weren’t avoiding the topic because they wanted to. After losing so many tanks and armored vehicles, the top brass were hurting more than anyone. But— The folks upstairs knew perfectly well: if Michael Shephard kept wreaking havoc on their turf, their losses would only snowball. And they had no way to stop him. Their strongest practitioner, Ichiro Miyamoto, was dead, and their Self-Defense Force had gone down in defeat… Just like Michael said, the current leadership only wished he’d leave already. Who would dare try to block him? Michael kept a backup plan in mind. He took a roundabout route, made sure no one was tailing him, then headed for Zhou Tai. Zhou Tai clearly didn’t catch what Michael meant. He was still on edge: “Mr. Shephard, time’s precious right now. We have to move fast, or if we’re discovered—” He froze as the thought finally clicked. He stared at Michael. “Mr. Shephard, what did you just say? They don’t dare come?” “Yeah.” Michael nodded. Zhou Tai blinked, finally sensing something was off. “Mr. Shephard, what… what’s going on? Why would they not dare show up?” “Ichiro Miyamoto was killed by me. And I beat their Self-Defense Force.” Michael’s tone was calm. “What?” Zhou Tai was stunned. Hearing Miyamoto was dead didn’t shock him that much. But when Michael said he’d defeated the Self-Defense Force, Zhou Tai lost his cool completely. Defeated the Self-Defense Force? Defeated a whole army? That blew past anything he could imagine. This… Was this for real? “M—Mr. Shephard, did you really defeat their Self-Defense Force?” Zhou Tai gaped, disbelief written all over his face. “Yeah. I did.” Michael nodded, firm. With that confirmed, Zhou Tai’s shock spiked even higher. That was an army, and Michael had taken it down. Just like that? “Ha! It’s fine, don’t stress. I’m just telling you—they won’t dare chase me. You don’t need to worry, and you don’t need to rush. Safety first. Safety first…” Michael chuckled, trying to steady Zhou Tai’s nerves. Honestly, he was more concerned whether this boat could get him back to Huaguo. He didn’t exactly walk on water. And he wasn’t much of a swimmer either… “Okay, okay, okay…” Zhou Tai said “okay” three times, still too hyped to calm down. Practitioners were strong, sure—but in an age of hot weapons, going head-to-head with an army was a big no. Everyone knew that. And yet Michael Shephard, all by himself, not only faced an army head-on, he beat it. Zhou Tai hurried Michael aboard, ready to take him home. Standing at the bow, Michael looked out at the endless sea, thoughts surging. He hadn’t expected that this trip would push him straight into the unity realm. The unity realm—something countless practitioners dreamed of reaching. But Michael couldn’t feel happy at all. Sophia Lewis had come here once and turned into a living shell who would never wake. No number of Yamada clans wiped out could soothe that. Even after stepping into unity, he still had no way to bring Sophia back. Unity wasn’t the void-return… Right now, he just wanted to rush back to Huaguo, find that Gate of Ghosts spell Dr. Shephard had mentioned, and bring Sophia back. But he didn’t know if she could ever wake again. He swore, once Sophia opened her eyes, he’d throw a grand wedding all over again.