"Yeah! Not only are these criminals powerful, but they have also been on the criminal list for over seven

years, so not even the Dragon Corps has what it takes to take them down!" Alfred sighed with

resignation.

The names on the criminal list were ever-changing, as the Dragon Corps would often succeed in

eliminating one or two criminals a year, only for other criminals to be added to the list later on.

The Poisonwielder, who ranked last place, was recently added to the list merely a few months ago.

Since both the Poisonwielder and the Scarlet Thief ranked under third place, they would likely be

eliminated within five years judging from past references. novelebook.com However, the criminals

ranking at the very top of the list were on the list for years despite the relentless effort in capturing

them.

This was proof of how formidable these criminals were.

"That shouldn’t be! There are so many skilled martial artists in the Dragon Corps, so why would you all

struggle so much with three criminals?" Leon asked in surprise.

To his knowledge, the Dragon Corps was understaffed, but all members were powerful martial artists

with quite several Almighty martial artists in the organization.

With such a formidable force, the Dragon Corps should be capable of eliminating the three criminals if

they sent out all capable individuals to attack the criminals, so it seemed impossible that these

criminals managed to run free for years.

"Yeah, you're right! The central region lies in the middle of Sky County and the martial artists there are

far more powerful! It's not challenging for them to deal with those three criminals, but these people are

even more cunning than the likes of Poisonwielder. If the Dragon Corps in the central region target

these criminals, they'll take the opportunity to run to other regions. Hence, the central region has not

been able to take much action," Alfred explained.

Since the people on the criminal lists were all ruthless and would take lives easily when it became

necessary to them, novelebook.comthe Dragon Corps would often need to dispatch a large group of

Dragon Guards to eliminate them.

The criminals ranked the first three places were all martial artists in the Advanced or Peak Almighty

States, so only the Dragon Corps in the central district had what it took to take them down; branches in

other regions were understaffed and could not cover such large areas.

The central region was connected to all directions, so once the Dragon Corps took action against the

criminals, they would run toward other regions to wreak havoc as revenge. Hence, the Dragon Corps in

the central region did not dare to employ full force against the criminals.

To prevent the criminals from causing trouble, the Dragon Corps had influential martial artists patrolling

the area to limit their movement to a certain zone.

The criminals did not dare to show themselves throughout the years and hid themselves from the

public's view for the most part.

They hid in the central region mainly because all three of them originated from the region itself and

knew the area best; on top of that, thuythe central region was connected with all other regions, so they

could evade any attack from the Dragon Corps by running off to any of the other four regions any time.

Hence, by remaining in the central region, these criminals were able to keep an eye on the Dragon

Corps and plan their escape when necessary.