High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery Chapter 798 - 620: Unacceptable

The following day.

A significant announcement came from the Awakened Association.

The brutal slaughter of multiple Song Family residences wasn't carried out by Chen Fan, but by the Devourer Gong Bo and the Ogre Yu Jianqiao instead.

To confirm the truth behind the revelation, footage was shared showing the pair admitting their guilt without any reluctance.

And the one who seized them turned out to be Chen Fan himself.

Once the information broke, shockwaves rippled across the whole of Yan Country.

These two fugitives' reputations were infamous to nearly everyone.

Plenty had even fantasized about locating them to snag the hefty one-million-point bounty.

But after some thought, it was obvious that pulling it off was no easy feat; the Awakened Association itself had failed to apprehend them.

However, the individual they'd earlier pegged as the guilty party had now nabbed them and turned them in to the Awakened Association.

This twist was truly something to ponder deeply.

"Is it feasible that we've misjudged Chen Fan? Perhaps he wasn't behind those killings after all?"

"I reckon it's those two more than anyone. Remember those other brutal killings a few years back? They turned out to be the Ogre Yu Jianqiao's doing."

"Exactly, the way those households were wiped out matches the old cases closely. Only a beast like Yu Jianqiao, that heartless fiend, could pull off something so vile."

"Chen Fan probably got tired of taking the blame, so he rounded up those two and delivered them straight to the Awakened Association?"

"Hahaha, spot on. Those fools believed they were outsmarting everyone, but they crossed someone way out of their league. Had they not meddled, they'd likely still be roaming free. Karma really does come around."

The majority accepted that Yu Jianqiao and Gong Bo were the true offenders.

After all, the report originated from the Awakened Association, a source unlikely to fabricate such claims.

Still, a few harbored doubts.

Who could say for sure if those captives were genuinely the Devourer and the Ogre?

Perhaps the Awakened Association and Chen Fan had teamed up, concocting the entire affair on purpose. It wasn't completely implausible.

Up on the highest level of the Elder Council, inside the meeting chamber.

The five elders stared at the video playing on the display, their gazes filled with utter astonishment.

"How is this possible?"

Xu Hu burst out.

Earlier, Brother Su had boldly declared that those two combined could surely overpower the one named Chen, hadn't he?

But here they were, beaten and surrendered to the Awakened Association, performing confessions to lighten their sentences or putting up token fights to seem tough?

Zhao Chunyuan and the other pair traded looks. While stunned, they also sensed a measure of ease.

Though they too desired Chen Fan's demise.

In light of these events, the result wasn't wholly undesirable for them.

With those two out of the picture, the Su Family's power would take a major hit, keeping the Elder Council's equilibrium steady. The Su Family's dreams of supremacy were dashed.

"Sigh."

Zhao Chunyuan sighed, "I never imagined that Chen kid would possess such formidable might. Even a pair of Quasi-S-Class Awakened fell to him and got themselves captured. What's done is done—no use dwelling on it. What worries me more are two issues: first, what's Chen Fan's next move after all this? He's surely scheming revenge on us."

Second, now that the Awakened Association holds them, might they have uncovered our role in this mess? If that's the case, are they preparing covert moves against us?"

"Brother Zhao speaks wisely."

Elder Yan stated solemnly, "That young man's prowess nears that of the three S-Class Awakened. If he decides to strike, only our family ancestors could stand in his way. Perhaps opposing him from the start was our error."

"Talking like that now serves no purpose?"

Elder Qin huffed, shooting him a sharp look, "Old Yan, our choice to dispatch folks to Jiangnan City was agreed upon by all. You raised no objections then. Now that the foe proves formidable, you're backing down?"

"That's not my intention."

Elder Yan hastened to clarify.

"What is your intention, then?"

"Enough."

Su Ming scowled and cut them off.

Of the group, he felt the deepest frustration.

Those two had been groomed by the Su Family with vast resources, meant to counter the Thunder Emperor and his ally.

Yet now, delivered to the Awakened Association, their long-standing strategies were crumbling.

For this scheme, they'd invested years and layered plans meticulously.

All wasted!

Zhao Chunyuan and the rest, observing his state, chose to hold their tongues.

They recognized this wasn't the moment to stir conflict.

Yet they too grappled with this abrupt and complicated development.

Should they unleash their Divine Cultivation Realm ancestors on that young man?

If successful, excellent. But failure? They deemed it unlikely, though the risk lingered.

At that instant, a phone's buzz shattered the quiet.

Every gaze snapped toward Su Ming.

Su Ming's brow furrowed.

Only a select few held his number.

A ring at this hour had to carry weight.