Chapter 1150

Wilbur shook his head, so Shepard just ignored them. They saw Lucia get out of the car and rushed to Wilbur to greet him. Wilbur rolled the window down and smiled. He asked, "How can I help you?" "Mister Penn, the president just gave the order to call off the mission. Please stop," Lucia asked helplessly. Wilbur sighed to himself. There was no way that they could convince him to give up when the contribution was so close to being his. "Hey, this was discussed and agreed upon earlier. How can the president of a nation go back on his word?" asked Wilbur in a displeased tone. Lucia sighed and replied, "You might not know this, but Maddox knew this had something to do with the president. He spread rumors that put the president at a disadvantage in this confrontation. The president has no choice but to stop the operation." Wilbur laughed internally and thought, 'This president is such a coward. Is Maddox someone he can't afford to offend? Look at how scared he is right now.' "Sir, there's no backing away at this point. I never go back on my word either. Go back and tell the president to wait for the good news. Drive." Wilbur rolled the window up, and Shepard quickly drove past them. Lucia was in a daze. He did not know why Wilbur was so stubborn and insisted on challenging Maddox without the president's permission. Was it because of his thirst for thrill? Or was it because he wanted the title of a duke and the North Manand land? He got back into his car after a moment and ordered the driver, "Head to Hollow Mountain. We'll observe in hiding." He took his phone out and started to report to the president on the way there. A car zoomed by at high speed after they left. Inside of the car were Demi, Bayer, Grant, Nora, and Sophie. Demi and the others were going to watch the battle. It was the battle of the century, so there was no way they would miss it. They ran into Sophie on the way there, so they also gave her a ride. Wilbur and Shepard quickly arrived at Hollow Mountain. Shepard stopped his car at the end of the highway. There was a small road that led to Maddox's manor from there. Wilbur and Shepard got out of the car, and they slowly walked toward the manor. Lucia led a group of people and stood on a nearby hill. They nervously observed the manor from afar. Demi and the others went toward the manor to watch the battle at a closer distance. They saw what Wilbur could do, so they had full confidence in him. Sophie was especially confident in him. She was like a faithful follower, placing her faith in Wilbur as if he was a god. She was extremely sincere and loyal. Wilbur and Shepard slowly walked to the manor. There are hundreds of cultivators in front of the manor. Some cultivators looked at them with unfriendly faces, and some of them even mocked them openly. There was a huge black throne at the center of the field, but no one was sitting on it. Wilbur smiled and stepped forward onto the field, saying nonchalantly, "I'm Trevor Penn, and I've come to challenge Mister Maddox. Please tell him to come out to meet me." "What right do you have to challenge him?" Isaac stepped forward and stood roughly ten meters in front of him, looking at Wilbur with great contempt. Wilbur frowned and said, "With my power, of course. Did you think I was going to challenge him with my words?" What Wilbur said angered Isaac so much that he choked and rolled his eyes. Isaac was infuriated instantly and retorted, "You ignorant fool! Are you trying to die?" "Watch your mouth before I rip your tongue out," Wilbur warned coldly. Isaac laughed at that and retorted in a condescending tone, "I'm the General of the Ninth Division of the Manand army. Who the hell are you? Shouldn't you be the one watching your words instead?" Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a suit stepped forward. He asked sarcastically, "Everyone here holds a high position in the government. How dare you provoke our mentor, you brat! This is just ridiculous!" "Oh yeah? And who are you again?" Wilbur asked nonchalantly. The man replied pridefully, "I'm Lucious Hunt, the person in charge of Light Province."