Chapter 163

"Who was behind it all?" Dustin asked.

"I don't know," Brennan said, shaking his head.

Dustin scowled, about to signal Blake to continue the execution, when Brennan cried out anxiously, "I really don't know! I'm not the only one. Most participants in the operation are unaware. The mastermind never revealed their identity. We only know the order was passed down. We don't even know who gave the order or led the operation.

Many participants were lured in by a bounty posted on the global black market. We received notification, gathered, and then acted. "

Dustin narrowed his eyes. The mastermind had acted cautiously. Even using his King of Hades privilege to access the global black market, the bounty, posted over twenty years ago, might yield no clues. It was posted anonymously. The mastermind tempted us with the Fox family's treasure, attracting seventy-six powerful forces. Underground figures and martial artists also participated.

That night, everyone attacked the Fox family with the same goal. Regardless of the Fox family's strength, they were overwhelmed. At sunrise, we divided the spoils and dispersed, never knowing the others' identities or contacting each other again."

Brennan's information was practically worthless. Numerous people participated in the Fox family's destruction, but their anonymity made tracing them impossible after twenty years. Still, Dustin had to investigate and kill everyone involved.

"Is that all you were hiding? Was that really worth sacrificing your family?" Dustin scowled. If he hadn't killed one of Brennan's grandchildren, Brennan wouldn't have revealed this much.

"After leaving the Fox family, we were warned that revealing details would result in death!" Brennan's face turned grim.

"Following the Fox family's destruction, Lucas Wyatt investigated. A powerful man, he forced one family to confess. Days later, that family, and all its branches, were annihilated. Even those who knew them were killed!"

The Panther Gang and the West family felt a chill. They'd heard of such complete annihilations, though rare. A family with three generations killed was practically extinct. The ability to eliminate three generations of a powerful family overnight was terrifying. Even Dustin's Hell Hall could barely accomplish such a feat. No wonder Brennan was terrified.

"Do you have anything of actual value?" Dustin asked, displeased. He could obtain this information through Hell Hall himself.

"I know who beheaded your father!" Brennan cried.

"Tell me!" Dustin's face hardened.

"Lovellia has many swordsmen, but few master that specific technique. Only three could inflict that type of wound!" Brennan whispered. "One of them is the killer."

He named the three, all prominent figures in the province. Dustin noted their names, intending to visit them.

"I have one final, crucial piece of information!" Brennan's face grew serious. "If you tell me, you must spare my family and kill only me!" He attempted to negotiate.