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Chapter 240 Im's Orders

Before David D. Jones could recover from his daze, Kyle continued:

"I know you might not want to talk about that, but I think we can't be selfish, right?"

Good things should be shared, and so should good stories!

"It's no fun keeping it all inside, why not just say it out loud?"

"Regardless of how you feel, at least satisfy my curiosity first?"

"Heh~"

After Kyle finished speaking, David D. Jones suddenly laughed, looking at Kyle with great interest, and said:

"You're quite an interesting kid!"

"And your ability is quite interesting; you can actually completely isolate yourself from the effects of seawater, and you haven't been affected at all here on the seabed!"

"I haven't seen someone as interesting as you in over eight hundred years!"

"You want to hear me tell stories, right? Sure, no problem at all! Just stay with me, and I'll have plenty of time to tell you stories later. I'll tell you whatever you want to hear!"

"But the condition is that you have to stay with me. I've been alone in this cold, desolate seabed for over eight hundred years, you know? I'm so lonely!!"

As he spoke, David D. Jones seemed to glow with a faint green light, his gaze fixed intently on Kyle.

The way he looked at it was as if he were looking at some kind of prey.

"oh?!"

Kyle raised an eyebrow and spoke softly:

"How do you want me to stay with you?"

What do you think?

David D. Jones retorted, and then without any warning, his figure suddenly vanished from the spot and charged towards Kyle.

A faint white aura emanated from his body, pushing aside the surrounding seawater. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Kyle, striking him with a decaying wooden staff.

The wooden stick struck the ground very slowly and lightly, as if it had no power at all.

But in reality, the moment the punch was delivered, it arrived in front of Kyle and collided with Kyle's fist.

boom--

A devastating shockwave suddenly erupted, sweeping outwards from the two of them...

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While Kyle and Davy D. Jones were locked in a fierce battle, far away in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise...

Among the flowers.

A long, dark shadow moved slowly here. It didn't exude any special aura, but it inexplicably gave people a sense of oppression.

Suddenly, its movement abruptly stopped, and it turned its head to look in a certain direction, while letting out a soft exclamation.

"Um?!"

The voice was neither male nor female, and it had electronic and 3D mixed sound, giving people the feeling that it was not a good thing.

The next moment, the same sound came from his mouth.

"I think... I sense something bad?"

This shadowy figure is none other than the true ruler of the World Government, the King of the Celestial Dragons—Imu!

At this moment, Im's inhuman face showed a faint doubt, and his eyes were slightly confused.

Just now... He seemed to sense something He vehemently disliked.

But this feeling is like a sudden whim, seemingly real yet not quite real.

Im paused for a moment, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He has made his decision!

At the same time, the voice of Im echoed in the minds of the five elders who were in the power struggle.

"You all come to see me in the flower garden now!"

!!!

In an instant, all five of them froze, a look of horror appearing on their faces, and then they responded in unison:

"yes!!"

After responding, the five of them glanced at the others without saying a word, and then walked together toward the door, heading toward the Flower Room.

Meanwhile, Im was quietly waiting among the flowers for the arrival of the Five Elders.

That's right, His decision was simple: to let the Five Elders investigate.

Having reached His level, He did not believe that He would sense something bad for no reason.

He prefers to believe that something he dislikes has indeed appeared.

And the direction He first looked in must have been the direction where that bad thing was.

In that case, it's best to send your subordinates to investigate.

Aren't subordinates just there to be ordered around?

Before long, there was a gentle knock on the door of the flower room, and then the door was opened, and the Five Elders walked in from outside.

When they reached a certain distance from Im, they all knelt down, lowered their heads, and spoke in unison:

"Greetings, Lord Im!!"

"Um!"

Im responded softly, then got straight to the point. Suddenly, a dark shadow darted out from Him, forming an arrow that pointed in the direction in which He had first sensed something.

"You five go and investigate if anything has happened in this direction. Report back to me immediately after you've finished!"

Im spoke softly.

The five elders looked up and glanced in the direction Im's arrow was pointing, a look of doubt appearing on their faces.

But this doubt only lasted for a moment before they all bowed their heads in unison and responded:

"yes!!"

For them, all they had to do was carry out Lord Im's orders and not ask any questions.

"Step down!"

Im spoke again.

Immediately afterwards, the Five Elders stood up, bowed to Im again, and then turned and left.

Soon, only Im remained in the flower room, and the surroundings were extremely quiet.

After a long while, a sound suddenly rang out.

"What... exactly is going on?"

……

Meanwhile, the Five Elders returned to the Power Chamber immediately after leaving the Flower Chamber.

Satan sat down on a sofa, glanced at the other four people, and said:

"I suggest we immediately dispatch three high-ranking agents to investigate what Lord Im instructed us to do!"

The other four remained silent for a moment after hearing this, and then Nasujuro Seiya, who was holding the first generation Kitetsu in his arms, also spoke:

"Three isn't enough. I suggest deploying five senior agents, along with three standard CP9 teams!"

Upon hearing this, Saint Satan frowned, looked at Saint Nassuro beside him, and said:

"Is it necessary to deploy such a force just for an investigation?"

Nassuro Sei glanced at him indifferently.

"Satan, this is something Lord Im instructed us to do. Do you think it's something trivial that would attract Lord Im's attention and lead him to specifically summon us for instructions?"

"Regarding Lord Im's instructions, I believe that deploying even the highest-level equipment would not be excessive; what I've said is an understatement!"

"If things don't go well because of our problems, Satan, who do you think should bear Lord Im's wrath?"

Nasshoulang Saint gazed intently at Satan Saint.

After saying this, Saint Satan fell silent, but the other three Elders spoke one after another after pondering for a while:

"I agree with Nasujiro's idea!"

"I second that!"

"I second that!!"

Seeing that the four elders had all made their decisions, Saint Satan said nothing more and nodded in agreement:

"Okay, then let's do as you say!"

"I'll arrange it right away!"

After saying this, Satan stood up and slowly walked towards the door...