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The Rise of Dragon Temple
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"Dad, is this Dad?"

"Mom said I shouldn't disturb you, but I'm about to be killed by these guys. Can you save me? Dad, I miss you so much..."

Joseph Dawson received a call. In an instant, he was shocked, and even his anger was surging from within!

That was his daughter!

"Quick, get to Frogua as fast as you can!" Joseph roared with veins popping out on his temples. The tension was so immense, as if it was about to erupt at any time.

"Find out where this call came from. Hurry!"

Joseph was both anxious and furious at the same time.

In fact, his subordinates had never seen such a panicked expression on Joseph. Thus, they were shocked and dared not hesitate.

One drove, while the others immediately began to search for the location.

As such, the military off-road vehicle rushed to Frogua at a terrifying speed.

In the backseat, Joseph trembled all over. He continuously clenched and relaxed his fist. While heavily panting, he even started to tear up a little. 

Earlier, he received a call from a crying little girl. While sobbing, the girl asked if he was her father. If so, could he save her?

Joseph then asked who she was.

The little girl replied she was Chloe Mooney, daughter of Paige Mooney and Joseph Dawson!

At that moment, Joseph seemed as if he had been struck by lightning.

On the phone, Chloe cried and begged for help.

It appeared that someone was trying to beat her up, and someone even took her mother away!

Suddenly, Chloe's scream was heard from the other end of the line. Perhaps someone had destroyed her phone, so the call immediately ended.

As such, Joseph's eyes turned cold and murderous. Someone was beating up his daughter!

The driver felt a chill down his spine. He felt as if Joseph was not behaving like a normal human being at this moment, but more like a monstrous beast.

Thus, he drove at a much faster speed, surpassing his own limit.

Joseph Dawson was the descendant of the Dawson family, a wealthy family in Frogua.

Six years ago, his mother died of illness. Following that, he was driven out of the family by his stepmother. On the same day, his fiancée even broke up with him.

As Joseph was under pursuit and about to face assassination, he had no choice but to flee from Frogua and seek refuge with his friends abroad.

However, he had not expected that his good friends would poison him, intending to hand him over to the stepmother.

Joseph was in the depths of despair. He was kicked out of his own family and then betrayed by both his fiancée and best friends. All these things shattered his confidence.

He even thought of committing suicide.

His enemies were too strong for him to defeat.

One night, just when he was about to give up, he was saved by a girl.

That girl was Paige Mooney.

At that time, Paige recently graduated, and she had wonderful expectations of the whole world. In his impression, she was beautiful, gentle, and energetic.

After saving Joseph, not only did she not dislike him, she even took good care of him!

It was also because of her that Joseph felt warm inside.

However, because of the poison in his body, he often became unconscious at night.

The morning before he left, Joseph noticed there was something wrong with Paige. Nonetheless, she did not say anything, so he did not take it to heart.

After that, he left Frogua full of vengeance.

Indeed, he wanted revenge.

Therefore, during the five years abroad, he had fought his way out by killing many of his enemies, and the legendary Dragon Temple was born.

There were many experts under his command.

At this time, he finally had the strength to seek revenge!

That night, after destroying one of the most powerful underground clans, the Hollowtalons Organization, he planned to return to Frogua. However, he did not expect to receive a call from his daughter at this moment.

At this point, Joseph finally knew that he had hurt Paige.

Until now, when he thought of this, his body would tremble, and his mind would be full of Chloe's quavering voice pleading for his help.

If there was no Paige, there would not be him, Joseph!

Of course, he would not have his precious daughter, Chloe as well.

Paige was a ray of light in Joseph's dark past!

This time, he was going to repay Paige, hoping to protect her forever!

After all, he knew that she remained unmarried all this while.

If he had not suddenly received this call today, he would not have known that he had a daughter.

Indeed, his life was extremely miserable in the past. He was even disliked by his own family in Frogua.

The only source of warmth came from his mother.

At this moment, his mother had passed away. Paige, the most important person in his life, seemed to be in danger. How could he remain calm?

The moment he thought of Chloe's crying voice on the phone, he could not help but tremble.

"Are you my father, Joseph Dawson?"

"Dad, can you come and save Mom?"

"Dad, I'm in so much pain..."

"Dad, they took Mom away..."

Joseph closed his eyes in agony. He could not believe who would be so cruel as to abuse a four or five-year-old girl.

"Speed up! Hurry up!"

As soon as he thought of his daughter's suffering, Joseph's usual elegance and calmness were all gone.

In the night, his ferocity and murderous intent was intimidating.

The surrounding clouds were all retreating, as if they were all avoiding this monster.

Joseph was practically the God of War at this moment as he controls the strongest organization in the world, the Dragon Temple! Now that his little princess was being tortured, how could he let things be?

To the military airport!

Joseph took the military jet and headed straight to Frogua.

At this moment, Joseph's days felt like years! He became even more anxious.

11 o'clock in the middle of the night.

In the outskirts of Apren City.

There was an extremely luxurious mansion. In the courtyard, several hooligans were hitting a woman, who was lying on the ground at the time, with clubs.

Curling up, the woman screamed as bruises started to emerge all over her body.

Not far away, a little girl, who was trembling and kneeling on the ground, pleaded.

"Please... Stop hitting Ava... I was the one who stole her cell phone... She didn't give it to me... Please stop hitting her..." The little girl was so scared that she kept sobbing while she pleaded.

Half of her face was swollen, and a slap mark was apparent on the same side of her face.

The cold night mist was heavy, but the little girl's clothes were washed so thin that they turned white and looked ragged.

"How dare you bring your phone in here. You deserve this!" Unmoved, the man did not intend to let his men stop.

"You took our money, yet you refuse to work for us. You've asked for this consequence yourself. I have said again and again that no one is allowed to help this b*stard. Do you not listen to me?"

The woman lying on the ground was only 20 years old. She was a college student who was responsible for watching over the little girl.

In the past few days, she noticed that this group of scums made this lovely girl live in a pig pen and eat pig food. Thus, she could not help but sympathize with the little girl.

After several days of interaction, she discovered that the little girl's mother had offended someone.

In order to force the little girl's mother to submit to them, these scums kidnapped her daughter.

Understanding the little girl's misery, she felt even more sorry for the kid.

Before the little girl was caught, she had a tough life. In fact, it was not much better than a beggar's.

Her mother was a waitress, so her salary was quite low. After paying rent, she would not have much spare money left.

In fact, the little girl's clothes were basically unwanted clothes by others.

After the two got to know each other, Ava found out that her name was Chloe. In Chloe's eyes, her mother was the best in the world!

Chloe often helped her mother with cleaning and even picked up plastic bottles to sell. Sometimes, her mother would buy meat for her as a reward. Although it was only as frequent as once a month, Chloe was already contented.

Sometimes, when Chloe stayed in the pig pen, she would look up at the stars in the sky.

"What are you looking at?" Ava asked.

"I'm looking at my Dad," Chloe replied with a smile.

Ava couldn't help but ask, "Where's your father? Why isn't he with you?"

"Mom said that Dad went to a far place to make money." Chloe had sparkling eyes. "Mom also said that dad lives a tough life. When he makes enough money, he will come back for us..."

In the pigpen, the little girl said to Ava with a smile. Her words were full of innocence, romance, and hope.

"Your father might be dead..."

"No, he's not dead! Mom claims that Dad is powerful... He will definitely come back for me..."

Ava had never seen such a firm yet hopeful look in someone's eyes.

Chloe's eyes were as bright as the stars, which made others feel pity for her.

Despite the risk of being beaten by a group of thugs, Ava secretly gave her some bread and other delicious food.

That night, when Chloe looked up in the sky, she noticed that the stars were gone. Instantly, she burst into tears. After asking, Ava realized that the little girl was worried that her father was gone and would never come back.

As such, Ava's heart ached. Initially, she assumed that Chloe did not understand the ways of the world. However, in reality, the little girl understood everything.

"Chloe, be good. Your father will definitely come back..."

Chloe adorably hugged Ava's muddy calves and muttered to herself, "Actually, I already knew that Mom was lying to me... Dad won't be coming back at all... Mom was taken away. If Dad were to return, he would have done so already..."

Looking at Chloe who was crying while talking, Ava could no longer suppress her emotions.

"You can call your father. Perhaps he will then find out about your mother..."

"Really? Mom said that she was the one who bought Dad's mobile phone, but she had never allowed me to call him... Ava, can I really call Dad?" Chloe uttered Joseph's phone number expectantly.

The line was connected, which proved that her mother did not lie to her.

However, before she could say a few words, she was discovered by the gangsters.

It ended up in such consequences.

Ava was beaten so badly that she almost fainted.

Meanwhile, Chloe knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, but why would the adults listen to her?

"Please don't hit Ava again... Boohoo... I won't do it again."

The strong man glanced at Ava on the ground and pointed at the foul-smelling pigpen. "Do you really want to save her?"

Chloe immediately nodded obediently.

"In that case, then eat up all the pig food! Only then will I let her go, okay?"

Chloe's face turned pale, and she instinctively shook her head.

"I know that she has given you some food in secret. Hurry up, or I'll kill her!"

Upon hearing this threat, Chloe hurriedly strode to the pigsty.

Ava, who was lying on the ground on the verge of death, mumbled, "No... Don't..."

At the pigpen, Chloe reached out her dirty little hand to grab the smelly pig food and said, "Dad will come back... Dad will save me..."

"Your father has passed away long ago." The muscular man added, "He is dead. Do you understand? If your mother doesn't obey us, you will also die!"

"Well... In fact, it's good for you to die. You can accompany your father, can't you?"

"My father is not dead... He will save us and defeat you guys," Chloe shouted emotionally.

The sturdy man did not expect that this little girl would have the guts to slander him. His expression instantly darkened, and he was going to slap her.

Boom!

There was a loud bang.

The gate of the villa collapsed directly, and an armored vehicle rushed in.

Both Chloe and the muscular man looked at the armored vehicle with shock. They saw the murderous military man in armor jump out of the car.

The moment Chloe saw the man, she had a feeling of intimacy that she had never felt before.

She almost subconsciously shouted, "Dad..."

Joseph's body trembled violently after he got off the vehicle.

His gaze fell on the little girl beside the pigsty...

"Chloe?" Joseph felt as if he had been struck by lightning when he saw the little girl squatting by the pigs and holding on to something pungent.

"Dad... I finally meet you... My father is not dead... I miss you so much..."

As Chloe spoke, she suddenly blacked out and her body fell to the ground!

Boom—

With the surge of killing intent, Joseph charged straight at Chloe.

"Who are you? How dare you... Ah..."

With just a punch, the gangster's brains had been smashed out.

Without even batting an eye at the dead man, Joseph picked Chloe up staggeringly.

"Chloe... Chloe... I'm back..."

Chloe was in a coma, yet she seemed to be smiling faintly.

"Ah—" Joseph roared angrily. His voice was like a violent beast, and the corners of his eyes started bleeding.

"Pfft—"

A mouthful of blood gushed out as Joseph's vision went black and he also fainted.

"Mr. Dawson!" Alpha 1 was stunned by what he saw.

"Alpha 7, kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

The killing intent swept like a storm.

"Ah... Don't kill me..."

"Spare me... We didn't do this to him..."

It was useless to beg for mercy at this point!

In the blink of an eye, everyone was dead.

Upon seeing Joseph's arrival, Ava fainted.

Outside the mansion, the powerful warriors, who were full of killing intent, looked at Joseph and Chloe with worry.

Alpha 1 turned around with a cold look in his eyes. Then, he turned on his cell phone and broadcasted to all the members in Dragon Temple, "Mr. Dawson has been injured in a battle. Both he and his daughter are now unconscious. It's unknown whether they will be able to make it alive."

"Everyone from the Dragon Temple, head to Frogua immediately!"

As Alpha 1 sent this message, the whole world was in turmoil.

Dragon Temple members from all over the world set out to Frogua.

At night.

In the middle of Frogua, the sky was cold and the clouds seemed extremely depressing.

3,000 experts, who were scattered all over the world, stopped whatever they were doing previously and arranged the fastest route to Frogua.

In Wafresh!

In the endless desert, night had just fallen.

A fearsome voice was heard as a man was running. His destination was the airport 100 kilometers away.

Not only Mr. Dawson was injured, the condition of his daughter was still unknown!

As one of the four masters of the Dragon Temple, this man seemed extremely anxious and angry.

After all, Joseph saved his life in the past. Now that Joseph was in trouble, this man was naturally concerned about him.

This intense killing intent felt almost tangible!

He had to rush over as fast as he could.

Just after he ran for more than five kilometers, a shadow with a similarly intimidating aura appeared and blocked his way.

"Aren't you the Murderous Master? Why are you in such a hurry? Is it because your boss is dead?"

In an instant, the Murderous Master rushed to him and slashed at him with the sword in his hand!

The figure who blocked him did not expect that this person, who was as strong as him, would choose to fight in such a blatant way.

"Are you out of your mind?" The figure quickly moved away in fear.

"Don't stop me, or I'll kill you!" The Murderous Master snorted.

Glancing at the Murderous Master, who had disappeared from his vision at this point, the man immediately took out his mobile phone. "Look into it immediately. There seems to be something wrong with Dragon Temple. Murderous Master acted very strangely."

"I can't figure it out for the time being, but I'm sure that something big must have happened to the Dragon Temple. After all, their members all over the world are looking for means of transportation to Frogua!"

After hearing this, the man was covered in cold sweat.

After all, even when Dragon Temple was fighting against the Hollowtalons Organization, the Dragon Temple experts from all over the world did not even budge!

"The sky has fallen..." The man was frightened.

Indeed, Dragon Temple was well-known for its rapid rise in the past five years. Almost all the forces who fought against them came to a bad end.

Even though the man did not know what had happened to Dragon Temple, he was certain that it was a serious problem...

In Smiycia.

At the airport gate.

Several foreigners stopped a car forcibly. These men were all in armor, but their faces were dignified.

It was because in the car sat one of the four masters of Dragon Temple, the Destruction Master!

"Make way or die!"

The cold voice echoed from inside the car.

All of a sudden, even the temperature around them instantly dropped!

Thus, it could be seen how terrible and strong this person's killing intent was.

The foreigners gulped their saliva hard, but in the end, they dared not utter a word.

After all, the Destruction Master received news that all members of the Dragon Temple were required to be present in Frogua.

As they were too anxious, the hidden members of Dragon Temple had revealed their positions. Regardless, they all wanted to go to Frogua as soon as possible.

However, this also made every country panic.

The foreign soldier finally let Destruction Master through. After all, he was certain that if he insisted on blocking the Dragon Temple members' way, perhaps he would lose his life in the next instant.

After all, Dragon Temple's reputation was completely built by their murders.

Even all the dark forces in the world knew that they could not provoke Dragon Temple, so how could a mere soldier go against them?

Perhaps when the great powers united, they could still kill one or two generals from Dragon Temple. Nonetheless, they certainly could not lay a finger on any of the masters.

If a member from Dragon Temple were to be killed here, the perpetrators would definitely meet swift and painful revenge.

No faction had the guts to provoke the violent Dragon Temple.

In fact, this was the first time that all Dragon Temple members had assembled in one place.

Whether it was Wafresh, Smiycia, or anywhere else in the world, hidden experts from Dragon Temple rushed to the airport.

An hour after Alpha 1 issued the assembling order, all 3,000 members headed straight to Frogua.

Dragon Temple members in Frogua itself were the quickest to arrive. Thus, they all hurried to Apren City.

The foreign experts did not hide their identities, neither did the warriors within the country.

This also led to Frogua becoming the focus of attention at the moment.

In the national military center of Frogua.

All of the higher-ups' faces were solemn, while their backs were soaked in cold sweat.

Earlier, they had received the latest news that thousands of Dragon Temple members were about to assemble in Frogua.

Terrance Lambert, the first commander of the national military center, looked at the electronic screen in front of him with a pale face. There were several red arrows on the screen, all aiming at Frogua.

"Quick. Haven't you found out the reason yet?" Terrance added anxiously, "Our country has always had a good relationship with Dragon Temple. Why would they suddenly gather here tonight?"

The intelligence agents were terrified. As the commander was anxious, they had a lot of pressure on their backs.

After all, Dragon Temple was the strongest and most influential organization at the time. Who would dare belittle them?

"Sir, we... We can't identify the reason for the time being, but we have located the assembly site. They are planning to gather in Apren City!"

Terrance trembled as he asked doubtfully, "It's just a small city. Why would they gather there? I must know the answer within ten minutes."

All the members of the Intelligence Division looked pale.

"Sir... Their security system is more advanced than ours. No matter what, we can't find out the reason... Should we intercept them instead?"

Hearing this foolish proposal, Terrance almost shot the fool.

"Intercept them? Are you courting death?" Terrance continued roaring, "Instruct the officers to let the Dragon Temple members pass freely. No one is allowed to stop them!"

"But... "

"As I said, don't stop them. I don't want to repeat myself for the third time." Terrance's gaze was cold, and his tone was imposing.

If the relationship between Dragon Temple and Frogua was poor, there was no need to worry.

However, over the years, Dragon Temple had both secretly and publicly helped Frogua a lot.

It was even said that the head of Dragon Temple, Mr. Dawson, along the four masters, and the nine generals were all from Frogua.

If one were to stop them, there would be a big fight!

Furthermore, could they really stop the Dragon Temple members at all?

Terrance shook his head bitterly. For the first time, all Dragon Temple members gathered in one place. Thus, this made him extremely worried, and his premonition was getting worse and worse.

What on earth had happened?

Suddenly, Terrance's cell phone rang. It was from another commander of the central district in Frogua.

Seeing this number, Terrance was in shock. If he remembered correctly, this commander was previously a member of Dragon Temple, but then he left!

Terrance immediately picked up the phone. "Felix Stokes, what happened tonight? You used to serve for Dragon Temple and even became a general there previously. Did you receive any news at all?"

"Felix, I'm begging you, okay?"

On the phone, after a long silence, Felix finally replied.

"Sir, I would like to resign from my current position. I... I am also heading to Apren City. I'm sorry!"

Shocked, Terrance immediately said, "Let's talk about your resignation later! Felix, please remember that this is Frogua. What happened?"

The long pause made Terrance doubt whether the other party had thrown his phone away.

"Mr. Dawson of the Dragon Temple was furious. Besides, there was a huge battle right before, which rendered him unconscious. In addition, it is unclear whether his daughter is alive or dead at this point... Sir, Dragon Temple lives up to its reputation in Frogua and will not cause harm to innocent people. This is a secret order from Mr. Dawson himself."

"However... Please don't stop me, or else... Those who stand in my way will be killed."

Terrance became so shocked that his phone fell to the ground. In fact, his clothes were soaking wet at the time.

"Sir, what happened?" The intelligence agent and others were extremely curious.

"The sky... The sky has fallen..." Terrance's face was incredibly pale.

At the sight of this, everyone was confused.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

Terrance waved his hand and said feebly, "Call Hanson Reynolds and tell him that... The sky is about to collapse..."

With drastic changes in expression on the intelligence agent's face, he rushed to make the phone call.

A boundless amount of fear and anger rose in Terrance's heart.

If Mr. Dawson and his daughter were to face any mishap, Frogua would definitely be in trouble.

Who would have the guts to harm Mr. Dawson's child?

In a place like Apren City, no less.

If any misfortune were to happen... Terrance dared not think about the consequences. After all, it would be even more terrifying than the sky collapsing on them.

"Sir, the phone line is connected," The intelligence agent reported. Walking toward the secret room, Terrance felt that his steps were extremely heavy...