[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ancient-tears-bloodline":3,"chapter-ancient-tears-bloodline-ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-1353":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ancient Tears BloodLine",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1257181,1684,"Chapter 1353: Part 2: Flash news","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-1353",1353,"\u003Cp>Star University Territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news about Zack Lockwood’s mission spread across the campus and the city as well. The forces were in shock once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t been so long since many warriors disappeared from Star City. The locals didn’t know why it happened, but the strong warrior families knew what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people who had disappeared turned out to be spies. The information was only known to the heads of the families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the news leaked outside, they would face huge consequences. Now, hearing about this news, they thought Star University had not stopped its actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were going to remove the remaining spies. Unfortunately, these families didn’t have the courage to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Star University had wanted to punish them, they would have done so. They could only wait for orders from the Dean of Star University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, the news reached the ears of the Klein family and other warrior families. The Klein Family had always wanted to kill Zack Lockwood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had even used Purple Mark and Gold Mark Warriors for that, but they had failed in their plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, they wanted to attack Zack Lockwood as well, but they were not stupid. The statement released by Star University was nothing but bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could tell that Dean Jerome of Star University wanted to remove the rest of the spies as well, so they were not going to attack Zack Lockwood this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t mean they were going to give up the opportunity. It was rare for their target, Zack Lockwood, to come outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they missed this opportunity, then it would be difficult for them to eliminate their target. They knew about the rumors as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As per the rumor, the target could be a Silver Mark Warrior. So, they couldn’t delay their mission. If they delayed further, then Zack Lockwood would become stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it would become more difficult for them to target Zack Lockwood in the future. So, they decided to use underground killers and mercenaries to kill Zack Lockwood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were killers who would do anything for money. The Klein Family believed that someone would take up their mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did the Klein Family have this thought, but other warrior families with ulterior motives thought about doing the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not going to attack Zack Lockwood directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would use the killers as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news had reached the ears of other universities. The Dark Shadow University and the Giant Tower University were already angry to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they heard about this news from their spies. They knew this news could be bait, but they decided to use rare treasures to incite killers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hours later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many veteran killers and criminals got the news. Warriors reaching the end of their lifespans decided to accept the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in return, they wanted treasures to increase their lifespan. The mission provider agreed to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told them that as long as they could complete the mission, they could demand rare treasures as a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were other killers who were greedy for the treasures; they accepted the mission as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killers left their hideouts and started going towards Red Ridge City. They were going to complete the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Ridge City began to receive new visitors one after another. The visitors appeared to be wanderers. Their strength lay between Gold Mark and Black Mark Warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Purple Mark Warriors appeared so far. Because of their arrival, the city was getting more spotlight. The hotels were getting booked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lone warriors might be killers, but they were rich. The old warriors who were close to dying had enormous wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t mind spending their money, so they booked all the hotel rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trent Hotel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Manager and staff were feeling the workload. They didn’t expect so many warriors to come. Many of them were new faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Manager didn’t know why they were coming to their city. The Manager was more worried about Zack Lockwood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these people were to know about Zack Lockwood, then chaos could happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zack Lockwood was famous. Many people might want to see him. The people could be from big forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have any other choice than to inform the hotel owner about it. The Hotel Owner’s family was a big warrior family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trent Family was also an allied family of the Storm Wind Faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the news reached the higher-ups of the family, they were shocked to the core because the Head of the Family had just received the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn’t expect Zack Lockwood to stay in their hotel in Red Ridge City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew there were chances of chaos. A fight could break out. They knew about the disappearances of some of the warriors in Star City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also knew it was connected with the Dean of Star University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Zack Lockwood was in Red Ridge City, the city would have to face trouble as well. They couldn’t even drive Zack Lockwood out of their hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would offend the Thunderflame Faction and Dean Jerome. More than that, they knew there was a threat to Zack Lockwood’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other factions didn’t like the Thunderflame Faction. They would use the opportunity to target Zack Lockwood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the rules and restrictions in Star University, many of their hands were tied. But in this city, they could use hidden arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something happened to Zack Lockwood, then the Trent Family would have to face the anger of the Thunderflame Faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t know whether anyone was protecting Zack Lockwood in secret. Still, they decided to send a team of strong warriors led by a Purple Mark Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Faction Leader of the Storm Wind Faction learned about it, he would be stunned. But the Trent Family had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to protect Zack Lockwood as long as he stayed in the Trent Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hotel Manager got the news from the higher-ups. He was glad and sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-05T15:57:19.919Z",1,"novelbin.me","8afe1717f9c198c5e7ca0e1d15674db70bd28d3518aba0d8b1784cb14bdcdb7f","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-1354","ancient-tears-bloodline-chapter-1352",1498,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fancient-tears-bloodline-cover.jpg"]