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Chapter 424
Everyone looked at the short-haired middle-aged man in horror. He was still licking his lips. There was
fear in their eyes, and their bodies trembled slightly Seeing this, Lazzaro Zhan felt a little disappointed
and said, "Well, knowing my identity, you do not dare to make any move. What a pity. Should I
personally take action?" While speaking, Lazzaro stepped forward and walked toward them. At this
moment, Horatio Zhan came over and said, "Cousin, we have to deal with more important matters.
Let’s put these trivial matters aside for now." Hearing this, Lazzaro licked his lips and nodded. He
stopped looking at the crowd and walked to Horatio’s side. Then, he gave an order and shouted, "All
Flamebird members, return to your positions." In an instant, the 20 plus foreigners took action. In less
than three seconds, they returned quickly to Lazzaro’s side. They stood up straight, raised their heads,
and puffed out their chests. They were quite obedient. Witnessing this scene, everyone could not help
but feel curious and surprised. Lazzaro explained with a smile, "I will tell you the truth. These people
are my people. The coalition that Horatio wants you to join is actually my organization. Previously, I
was afraid that all of you wouldn’t be able to accept this fact,so I used the Zhan Family’s name to
present this organization to you." Everyone looked at Lazzaro and no one not dare to speak. Their
eyes were full of surprise and doubt. Lazzaro pointed to the foreign martial arts practitioners who were
in line and explained, "These people are mercenaries who belong to an organization called Flamebird,
and I am the deputy commander of Flamebird and their boss." "A group of mercenaries. Did Lazzaro
join a foreign organization of mercenaries?" "He is crossing the line. He actually brought foreigners
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthere to fight against his compatriots. That’s too abominable." "What does Lazzaro really want to do?"
As they discussed in low voices, all sorts of doubts and thoughts of dissatisfaction welled up in their
minds. Seeing this, Lazzaro was not affected at all. He continued to say, "I might as well tell you that I
commanded them to challenge all of you here around South Hanover City in the past few months. I did
this is to let you know that your fancy martial-arts skills are not worth mentioning in my eyes. You can’t
fight against members of Flamebird." After a pause, Lazzaro said in a deep voice, "Although you are
not good enough you all have foundations in the martial arts skills. You can barely meet the
requirements of Flamebird. Therefore, I request all of you to join Flamebird." His deafening words
shocked the martial arts practitioners. They were completely thunderstruck and flabbergasted. They
could not come to their senses. Even Fade Chen and Casper Zhu frowned at this moment. They didn’t
expect that these foreign martial- arts practitioners, who were throwing their weight around everywhere,
were part of the Zhan Family’s geniuses plan. He had the intention to force the martial-arts practitioners
in China to join Flamebird, a mercenary group he was part of. For a moment, their expressions became
gloomy. At this time, Lazzaro’s gaze was cold and he continued to say in a clear voice, "Well, I’ve said
what I needed to say. Now, anyone who is unwilling to join Flamebird can come forward on his own,
and I can grant your wish." After that, Lazzaro revealed a cold and bizarre smile. His voice was
terrifying, like a ghoul from hell, and many people felt cold and shuddered when they heard it. The
martial arts practitioners there were silent, and no one dared to say anything. After all, Lazzaro was
well-known for his power and status, especially in the vicinity of South Hanover City. He was almost like
a legend. No one dared to rebel against him, and the scene of Basile Hu’s brutal and cruel death
appeared in their minds at this moment. Therefore, at this moment, no one dared to take any action
Seeing that no one was making any sound below, Lazzaro nodded with satisfaction, and a smile
appeared at the corner of his mouth. On the other hand, Horatio waved his hand and announced,
"Since that’s the case, come up one by one and declare your loyalty to Flamebird!" As soon as he said
that many other martial- arts practitioners were still hesitating and trembling. However ,Nickel Xu
couldn’t wait to rush up. He knelt respectfully in front of Lazzaro, groveled before him a few times, and
then said with a flattering smile, "Senior Lazzaro, my Far Peace Martial Arts Center is willing to join
Flamebird." "Not bad, not bad!" Lazzaro nodded. Then, he took out a black pill the size of a soybean
from his fingertips. He handed it to Nickel and said, "Eat this!" Without hesitation, Nickel took the pill
with both hands, threw it into his mouth, and swallowed it. Seeing this, Lazzaro nodded with a satisfied
smile. After praising him, he asked Nickel to wait behind him. Seeing this, many martial arts
practitioners below couldn’t help but scold Nickel in their hearts for his shamelessness and
opportunistic behavior. However, more people saw him as a role model, and they rushed forward. They
bowed to Lazzaro and took the pills at the same time. One of them, a clever guy, didn’t forget about the
gift that he was going to give Old Master Zhan. He handed it to Lazzaro respectfully after declaring his
loyalty to him. Although the gift was not considered precious, this gesture of respect and submission
caused Lazzaro to feel quite pleased. He nodded with satisfaction, and his face was full of smiles As a
result, the people after him imitated that guy, Regardless whether they brought gifts or not, they
brought out all their possessions that they had with them and presented them to Lazzaro respectfully.
More people went on stage, and there were less people below the stage. While the rest of these people
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwere thinking about this matter, they kept glancing at Casper After all, Casper was the chieftain of the
Eternal Pride Martial Arts Center, the most powerful martial arts center in South Hanover City, and he
had a high status in South Hanover City His attitude toward Lazzaro would be definitive for a
considerable number of people. If he gave in, perhaps no one could fight against Lazzaro, and all of the
remaining people would surrender to the Zhan family. Due to this fact, everyone’s eyes naturally fell on
Casper and his companions. At this moment, Nickel wanted to stir up trouble and sow seeds of chaos.
He said, "Casper, as the chieftain of the most powerful martial arts center in South Hanover City,why
are you being hesitant? After all, Lazzaro is valiant, magnanimous and willing to take you in." Casper’s
expression changed and he wanted to refute him. However, in the face of a master like Lazzaro, he
was still a little timid at the moment. In the end, he could only grunt in a muffled tone. Nickel did not
want to let him off the hook. With a smile on his face, he whispered in a flattering manner to Lazzaro,
"Commander, Casper has a high position in South Hanover City. If he joins Flamebird, the rest of the
people can be easily dealt with." Hearing Nickel’s words, Lazzaro nodded and lowered his head to think
for a moment. Then, he looked up and gazed at Casper. He said, "Casper, I can promise you the
position of captain in Flamebird if you join me now." "Are you willing to be under me?" Lazzaro looked
at Casper and asked. Casper’s expression changed. He gazed at Lazzaro and then looked at the few
remaining martial art practitioners to aid him with his decision. His lips trembled a few times, but he did
not speak for a while Seeing this, Lazzaro seemed to be a little dissatisfied. Lazzaro frowned and was
about to lose his temper. At this time, Nickel bent over and whispered something in his ear, which
caused Lazzaro’s brows to relax slightly..