"Heaven's Gate?"Upon hearing Liam's words, Bluebird was taken aback.Although the name of the concoction sounded quite grand, she could not comprehend how a vat of herbal water could play a crucial role in their training. However, what Bluebird did not know was that all the herbs Liam had them prepare were extremely valuable traditional Hestian medicines. Without the substantial support of the Central Military Region's resources, it would have been impossible to gather such rare herbs.That single vat of liquid alone was worth tens of millions!Any true practitioner of ancient Hestian medicine would be astounded and reverent upon hearing the name of the herbal bath. Heaven's Gate was a legendary ancient recipe that had been lost for over a thousand years, only appearing in myths!The transformation of the mortal form and opening the Heaven's Gate referred to the astounding effects of the herbal bath.Liam was determined to help the Nine Nether Squad achieve remarkable results
Despite being a woman, Bluebird had only been enlisted for two years before being specially recruited into the Nine Nether squad, breaking the record for the Central Military Region at that time! Five years ago, the Nine Nether squad was also considered the most promising team. However, the so-called promise was not about achieving the highest scores in the competition, but about them securing a place for the first time.Their developments indeed followed that trajectory. The previous Nine Nether squad achieved the best results in history during the competition!As long as they scored in the final mixed battle of all Special Forces teams, they had a chance to catch up with the Sky Drake squad.However, the Sky Drake squad seemed to have noticed that as well. Thus, the Nine Nether squad was targeted by the Sky Drake squad. In the Special Forces competition, even a slight difference could lead to drastically different outcomes. Not to mention, there was already a significant stren
Each time Bluebird recalled her sparring matches with other Special Forces teams, it was as if she were reopening an old wound, filled with shame. She would not have spoken about it if not for the high risk she believed was associated with the Heaven's Gate medicinal bath.Listening to Bluebird's words, Liam narrowed his eyes.He had not realized that there was such a story behind Bluebird. He also did not notice how much this cold and terrifying woman had endured."So, Grandmaster Burrey, no matter the cost, as long as there is a chance of success, I will try it!"Bluebird lifted her head, a smile appearing on her fearsome face. "Grandmaster Burrey, if your medicinal bath can truly help me and allow me to make peace with my past, then after the competition, my life will be yours."There was a real chance to change everything because of Liam. How could she not seize it?As she finished speaking, Bluebird did not hesitate for a moment and began to undress in front of Liam. Her exq
However, the burst of birdsong did not awaken Bluebird. Instead, it made her faintly feel that something was about to emerge from her energy center!Chirp, chirp!As the birdsong grew louder, the abnormality in her energy center became more apparent. However, Bluebird's energy center was like a tightly shut door!Even though the disturbance behind the door grew stronger, it remained closed, unable to be pushed open.As the impact of the disturbance grew more intense, it began to affect Bluebird herself. Her body started to tremble continuously, and a look of pain appeared on her face.The situation seemed to be worsening.Buzz!With a buzzing sound, Bluebird suddenly felt an external force appear. With the help of this tremendous external force, the disturbance behind the energy center surged!Boom!Suddenly, the door of the energy center was opened. A surge of power erupted from Bluebird's energy center.The Heaven's Gate had opened!However, because the power was too stron
The next morning, Bluebird awoke from her unconscious state. She found herself fully dressed and lying on Liam's bed."What happened?"Bluebird leapt from the bed. Her last memory from the previous day was pouring her heart out to Liam, then soaking in the Heaven's Gate herbal bath, feeling as if she were surrounded by flames. After that, everything went black."Grandmaster Burrey…"Bluebird hurriedly looked around. The tent was tidy, but there was no sign of Liam.Bluebird did not have time to notice the changes in her body as she quickly pushed open the tent door and stepped outside.Seeing Bluebird emerge from the tent, the Nine Nether squad members rushed to her, full of concern."Captain, are you alright?"Bluebird shook her head instinctively and looked around, trying to find Liam. "I'm fine. Where is Grandmaster Burrey?"Chimera stood at the front and quickly explained, "Grandmaster Burrey left the tent shortly after you went in yesterday. He said you needed rest and in
The main reason was that Liam had left in such a hurry.The Grand Tournament was about to start, and Liam leaving at that critical moment seemed like he had realized he could not change anything and decided to run away.Seeing Bluebird standing there in silence, Chimera became even more anxious."Captain, only you interacted with Grandmaster Burrey yesterday! Yesterday in the tent, did Grandmaster Burrey tell you any of the plans?""Grandmaster Burrey didn't tell me about the next training plan," Bluebird replied, shaking her head in response to Chimera's question.The situation left her feeling puzzled. Recalling what happened in the tent yesterday, she frowned and said, "Yesterday, I was in the tent taking a medicinal bath. Grandmaster Burrey told me that once the medicinal bath was over, the training would be complete.""The training would be complete after the medicinal bath?"Chimera was taken aback. The next moment, he widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Captain, I think Gran
Under the watchful eyes of the Nine Nether squad members, Griffon could not help but shudder and take a step back. He felt an inexplicable sensation, as if their team captain, Bluebird, had suddenly changed in some profound way.Before Griffon could ask what was going on, Bluebird's clear voice echoed again."Griffon, attack me!" she commanded, fixing her gaze on him."Captain, what are you..."Griffon was stunned by Bluebird's sudden request. Just moments ago, they had been discussing matters related to Liam. Why did she make such an unexpected demand?"I said, attack me!"Bluebird's voice grew cold as she repeated her order, seeing Griffon still rooted in place."Alright, Captain, but be careful..."Despite his confusion about Bluebird's intentions, Griffon had always believed in following orders. After giving his warning, his eyes sharpened in focus.In the next instant, he charged toward Bluebird like a fierce tiger. Though all members of the team had excellent physical ab
"What?"The moment he sensed what was happening, Griffon went into shock. However, it was too late for him to retreat. He followed quickly and arrived in front of Bluebird.Clenching his teeth, Griffon struck Bluebird just as he had the first time, delivering a fierce punch.Immediately, he saw a small, delicate, white fist appear in his line of sight. In the next instant, this small, delicate, white fist collided hard with his own!At the moment of impact, a muffled sound echoed.Griffon only felt an immense, boundless force surge through his fist. His body was thrown uncontrollably backward, crashing heavily to the ground!Seeing Chimera lying beside him, face contorted with pain, Griffon was stunned."Wait…"It was not just Griffon. The other three members of the Nine Nether squad halted abruptly at this scene.Yeti's voice trembled, as if he wanted to say something. "Captain, what… What's going on?"They were truly afraid that if they charged forward, the next person to b
"You... what do you mean by that?"Upon hearing Liam's words, Sebastian was momentarily stunned. He had no idea what this young man was suddenly talking about!What did he mean by saying that once the bodyguards returned, Lloyd Group would cease to exist?Lloyd Group, which spanned across the entire Qyn Province with a powerful background, had been doing booming business lately. How could it just disappear like that?Sebastian knew that Liam’s idea was, in theory, quite good. After all, if Lloyd Group were to disappear, the Nosh family would suffer a huge blow, and they would have no time to cause trouble for them in the short term.However, the idea of Lloyd Group disappearing was nothing more than a beautiful fantasy. It was impossible!It was not just Sebastian.Charles and Janell were also stunned after hearing Liam’s words.To be honest, after experiencing the events earlier, their impression of Liam had already changed quite a bit.As the current head of the Hensworth fa
"Sigh…"Sebastian listened to Liam’s words, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed heavily before speaking, "But even if you want to take action, you should leave no trace!"Although he had not expected Liam to suddenly take such drastic measures, Sebastian still understood the situation to some extent. After all, even he, an old man, was so furious at Godfrey’s earlier words that he could barely contain himself. It was needless to say how someone like Liam, a young man, would feel!Moreover, Godfrey had been threatening Liam not long ago. But Sebastian still felt that Liam had not thought this through completely.Sebastian, after all, was the man who had built the Hensworth family’s foundation, and he had a certain ruthless streak in him. He believed that now that Liam had already taken action, he should not have let those two bodyguards go back."Leave no trace behind!" he thought. Even those two bodyguards should not be spared. Who knows, the truth of Godfrey’s death might s
"Ugh…"Godfrey's body shuddered, his eyes flashing with intense unwillingness. He struggled, as if trying to say something, but not a word escaped his lips.Finally—Bang!A dull thud echoed as Godfrey’s body slammed heavily onto the ground, lifeless.Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined—In South City, someone would actually dare to kill him!In Godfrey's mind, with Union Finance's status in the Qyn Province, it was inconceivable that anyone would dare act against him. Liam had broken his leg earlier, which was already outrageous enough!Otherwise, he would not have arrogantly declared moments ago, threatening to grind Liam's bones to dust unless he fled immediately.Who could have guessed—From the very beginning, Liam had no intention of letting Godfrey go!What Union Finance?What powerful connections in Juneau?To Liam, none of that mattered in the slightest."What now?"Liam stood up, casually tossing the dagger to Bluebird before turning to face
In the very next moment…As soon as Charles and the others processed what was happening, they hurriedly turned to Liam, frantically urging, "Liam, you need to leave now! This time, you’ve really gotten yourself into trouble!"Even though Charles and his companions still had not figured out what exactly was going on in front of them, and they had no idea who the woman who suddenly appeared was or what her relationship with Liam might be, they were absolutely certain that this time, Liam had truly stirred up major trouble!Despite Liam and the mysterious woman who appeared behind him both displaying impressive skills, they were still only two people.When faced with United Financial, Liam wouldn’t stand a chance of resisting.Not to mention—breaking Godfrey’s leg had completely severed any chance of reconciliation with United Financial. With Godfrey’s vengeful nature, this would undoubtedly escalate to a fight to the death!In Charles’s eyes, Liam’s only option was to flee immedi
"Don’t! Don’t you dare interfere with me!"Sensing the bodyguards' movements, Godfrey suddenly snapped awake. His face twisted with fury, his eyes bloodshot as he roared, "Kill him for me! Kill him!"The searing pain in his leg distorted Godfrey's features, but none of it could mask the blazing anger inside him.He, Godfrey, had been beaten into this state by a mere useless ex-convict!Even the Lloyd Group, the former backer of that useless ex-convict, Liam, wouldn’t have dared to treat him this way!Who gave him the nerve to do this?At the instant Godfrey's order rang out, the two bodyguards who had initially rushed toward him abruptly turned around. They swiftly drew retractable batons from their waists and aimed them straight at Liam’s head!"Yes! Beat him to death for me! I want his skin peeled off!"Godfrey's body trembled as he screamed madly at the scene before him.However, just as the two batons were about to strike Liam from both sides...A flash of cold light strea
Charles could not just stand by.However, Liam had not continued speaking yet.The moment Godfrey heard Charles’s words, his eyes widened abruptly, and an exaggerated grin appeared on his face."Liam?"Godfrey extended a finger, pointing straight at Liam, his tone dripping with sarcasm as he asked, "You wouldn’t happen to be that Liam, famed in South City, would you?"It was clear he had heard of Liam’s exploits."I don’t know anything about being famed in South City."Liam looked at Godfrey calmly and said, "I am Liam Burrey.""Hahaha!"Hearing Liam’s response, Godfrey burst into uncontrollable laughter, clutching his stomach. His laughter was saturated with ridicule. "I can’t take it! You’re killing me!"I thought the Hensworth family found someone reliable to back them up, but it turns out it’s just a useless piece of trash!"And you dare spout nonsense about breaking my legs?"Shaking his head, his face was full of disdain. "Now it’s clear—you people have lost your mind
"Liam…"Seeing the scene before her, Valerie trembled.When she first heard Godfrey’s merciless words, her heart burned with grief and indignation. Yet, Valerie also understood that in the face of this situation, she did not have any viable solutions.The moment she realized Godfrey was from Union Finance, Valerie knew the Hensworth Group was nothing in comparison.What’s more, the Hensworth Group was currently on the brink of bankruptcy and had to rely on Godfrey for help!She never imagined Liam would step up at such a moment.After all, she had only asked Liam to pretend to be her boyfriend; there was no real relationship between them.And Union Finance wasn’t just powerful. Its background was incredibly mysterious.There were long-standing rumors that Union Finance in Qyn Province had connections to Juneau.Otherwise, the Nosh family could not have dominated the vast financial market and remained unshaken for so many years.Even if Liam might be capable of resolving this,
"I…"Hearing this, Charles was momentarily stunned.But in the end, he shook his head and said, "Mister Nosh, if Union Finance truly can't approve a loan for the Hensworth Group, then so be it."We'll figure out another way…"Charles's voice was low and heavy. At first, he genuinely believed Godfrey wanted to be with Valerie. But now it was clear Godfrey had no such intentions—he only wanted to toy with Valerie. How could Charles possibly agree to this?At the same time, his heart was filled with regret. He had almost become the one to push his daughter into a pit of fire!"You'll figure out another way?"Godfrey's expression darkened. He glared at Charles coldly and sneered. "Ten billion in loans, just to have Valerie play with me for a while! I really didn't know that any wh*re on the market could be this expensive!""If you don't agree, I'd like to see which other financial institution in Qyn Province would dare lend to you without Union Finance's approval!"The entire orde
"What’s wrong with you?"Hearing this, Godfrey furrowed his brows and said in a dissatisfied tone, "How long has it been? How could you not handle such a simple matter?""You still want that loan from the Hensworth Group approved, don’t you?"He immediately reprimanded Charles."Whether or not I’m with you is my business, it has nothing to do with my father!"Upon hearing this, Valerie immediately understood the implication behind Godfrey's words. Although she had just been angry with Charles, she could not allow Godfrey to speak to her father like that."Then what exactly are you thinking now?"Hearing Valerie's words, Godfrey turned his head, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light as he looked at her. "The other day, I asked you to go out for drinks. Why didn’t you go?"The reason Godfrey had come in and started pressuring Charles was that he sensed that Valerie seemed uninterested in him.However, he had not expected Valerie to suddenly speak up at this moment."I did