Chapter 570 - 450: Rectification (4)

Chapter 570: Chapter 450: Rectification (4)

Dana Cross’s heart lurched at Flora Bloom’s calm words. ’It’s strange,’ she thought. ’I’ve only ever felt this kind of intangible pressure from Lex Cross. How can some native woman be giving me the same feeling?’ "So what if it is?"

A sweet smile graced Flora Bloom’s gorgeous face. The mole beneath her eye, a blue so deep it was almost black, was captivatingly strange, making it impossible to look away.

"Nothing much. You can go die now."

Dana Cross’s face turned terrifyingly pale. She didn’t doubt for a second that this Flora Bloom had the ability to kill her. But the arrogance in her bones was something she was born with as a member of the Cross family.

"You want to kill me? HAHAHA! Do you have any idea who I am? I am of the Cross family’s bloodline, from the same lineage as Lex! You want to kill me? The Cross family will never allow it!"

"What does it have to do with me whether your Cross family allows it or not?" Inside Villa No. 1, the members of the Cross family had never known the Water Element could feel so explosive.

Morhaven was a coastal city. Even now, separated by the Earth Core Fire mountain range, the air was still rich with water elements.

The water elements inside Villa No. 1 suddenly grew active, like boiling water, and all surged toward Dana Cross.

Gloria Cross tried to block the water vapor, but she found it passed right through her body and skin, making it impossible for her to touch.

But for Dana Cross, it was a different story.

First, she clutched her throat in agony, her face flushing crimson. Not only that, but the water vapor enveloping her face radiated a scalding heat, covering her delicate little face like a mask.

Dana Cross’s face immediately became red, swollen, and ulcerated, as if acid had been thrown on it.

But it was as if the moisture in her body was being constantly sucked away. At the same time, the very air she needed to breathe was also being stolen from her.

Without her superpower, her physical constitution was already weaker than that of a typical superpower user. Now, being tormented like this by Flora Bloom, she could feel her life sinking toward death.

"Wait! Flora Bloom, stop! Why are you trying to kill Dianna?" Graham Cross shouted at Flora Bloom outside the vines.

Flora Bloom paid him no mind, continuing to torture Dana Cross. She just wasn’t letting her die so quickly.

"Graham Cross, let me ask you, do you know whose territory this Morhaven base is?"

Graham Cross was an extremely clever man. Sepherdine, the base commander, was running over to Villa No. 3 every other day. Lex Cross was completely devoted to Flora Bloom. Everyone in Villa No. 3 looked to Flora Bloom for leadership.

Wasn’t it obvious whose territory the Morhaven base was?

"You... It’s your territory."

Flora Bloom smiled. "Very good. Since you know it’s my territory, then shouldn’t you have checked with me, the owner, before trying to expand your influence on my turf?"

Graham Cross and the others finally understood why Flora Bloom was making things difficult for them.

"Flora Bloom, you are the wife of our Cross family’s young master. What distinction is there between the Cross family’s power and your own? Besides, those people came to join the Cross family of their own free will. We didn’t force them.

"In any base, superpower users will naturally choose to align with the strongest faction to further themselves. You can’t blame us for that!"

Flora Bloom cursed him a hundred times in her head—’Blame you? Of course I blame you, you idiot!’—but her expression remained perfectly calm.

"Good! As long as you admit they are your people, that’s all that matters!"

"...? You don’t blame us for recruiting superpower users to join us?" Graham Cross asked, confused. Even Solomon Sterling looked at Flora Bloom with suspicion, feeling that the smile on her face was a bit strange.

Flora Bloom looked up and shouted to Lex Cross, "Lex! In the Cross family’s rules, which article condones subordinates seizing ill-gotten gains, harming the innocent, and violating the family code?"

"Members of the Cross family shall not use their power to bully others. If they harm the innocent, causing death, injury, or loss, they must repay it twofold and will be punished with the Thunder Staff. Those who condone their subordinates’ actions will receive the same punishment."

Flora Bloom, sitting on Three-Eyes’s shoulder, crossed one leg and began to swing it back and forth, the smile on her face widening.

After hearing what Lex Cross said, Graham Cross finally realized something was wrong!

"This..."

"This? What’s wrong? You just admitted they carry the Cross family name!" Flora Bloom’s gaze suddenly turned sharp as she looked at the expressions of Graham Cross and his group through the gap in the vines.

The old and the young all wore looks of unease, which was quite amusing.

"Dana Cross harmed a member of the Cross family bloodline. Lex’s punishment for her was his business! But as Polly’s mother, I haven’t delivered my share of punishment yet!"

The Cosmic Level Water Ability now fully descended upon Dana Cross. It stripped away all the nutrients and moisture from her body, inside and out.

In less than three minutes, Dana Cross collapsed to the ground, a desiccated corpse. At the same time, a flicker of flame from an unknown source ignited on her body, instantly burning her to ash.

"Dianna!" Gloria Cross suddenly squatted beside the pile of ashes and burst into tears. "Uncle Graham! Are you really going to do nothing! This woman, she killed Dianna!"

Graham Cross’s face was also full of suppressed fury. Dana Cross was his sister’s daughter. The Cross family had an unwritten rule: daughters of the family did not marry out, which was why this Dianna also had the surname Cross.

If Corinne Cross were to find out that her only daughter had been killed by an Earth native during this mission, she would never let the matter rest.

"Flora Bloom! You’ve gone too far! Even if Dianna made a mistake and the young master already punished her, it wasn’t your place to kill her!"

"If I can’t even kill someone who tried to harm my own daughter, then I’m not fit to be a mother."

Li Yimi was gravely injured. He was aware of what was happening but didn’t say another word.

"She’s dead now. Can... can we go?"

"Of course not! The Cross family’s subordinates ran rampant in my base, broke my rules, and harmed my people from Earth. Should I settle this score with you, or with the ones who committed the acts?"

Heath Cross remained silent from beginning to end. The Lex Cross he idolized was indifferent to women, a War God in the army, and immensely powerful. Naturally, he would also handle matters with absolute fairness.

From his perspective, they were indeed outsiders and had caused a significant disruption to the base. But as a member of the Cross family, he didn’t want to see Lex Cross let this woman do whatever she pleased.

This was the pride and dignity a member of the Cross family should have.

This woman was powerful. If she were to become the matriarch of the Cross family in the future, he would have no objections. But after all, at this moment, she was not.

Heath Cross stepped forward, about to say something, but Graham Cross, his face dark, pushed him back.

"This has nothing to do with you and Gloria. You two juniors stay out of it!" Solomon Sterling said, then looked at Graham Cross. "This matter cannot be allowed to escalate. We haven’t achieved our purpose for coming here. We absolutely cannot let this woman cause an irreparable rift between us and the young master."

Graham Cross’s gaze was filled with forbearance, his face grim. "What punishment do you demand!"

"I’ll give you one night. Round up all those who have broken my rules on my territory and hand them over. I will come to collect this scum in the morning!"

"Sigh... Understood."

’To think that I, a dignified Nebula Level powerhouse who holds a position of supreme honor even before Lex Cross, would be forced to bow my head to an Earth native.’

The key was, he was in the wrong and couldn’t refute her.

He could sense it. This woman was already a Cosmic Level superpower user. They couldn’t beat her. They could only endure.

"As for the crime of condoning them, consider it paid for by being locked in Villa No. 1 for the entire night."

Flora Bloom raised her voice, using her Water Ability to spread her words to every corner of the base.

"To the people of my base, if any of you dare to stir up trouble again, colluding with outsiders to harm your own compatriots, I, Flora Bloom, will show no mercy."