A while later, they heard some sirens.A car belonging to the Anti-Corruption Commission stopped nearby. A few investigators from the Anti-Corruption Commission got out of the car and walked toward Galiot.Thomas then said, “The people I’ve called are here.”Galiot looked at the investigators and subconsciously gulped. He was truly terrified.He was not a noble person.The investigators looked at Galiot and seriously said, “Galiot Haynes, you’re the boss of a listed company, right?”“Yes. Why have you come to me, Officers?”“This is the case. We received a report from some people that your account has a large amount of money from unknown sources, and you have many luxurious houses that are worth tens of millions of dollars under your name. Please come with us for investigation purposes.”Galiot’s legs instantly became weak. He could not even stand firmly.He awkwardly forced a smile and said, “Have you made a mistake? I’m an honest person. Please don’t listen to others who sla
Thomas brought the gang away from the site. They then found a restaurant and booked a private room.After he asked Clement about the local situation, he paid Clement $100,000 as an inquiry fee and allowed him to leave. Subsequently, Thomas, Pisces, and Phoebe continued to sit in the private room. They ate while they discussed what they were going to do next.Pisces said, “We’ve got the metal element, and now we only have to get water and fire. Ms. Mars, please tell us where we should head to after this.”Phoebe shook her head and said, “Let’s put water and fire aside first. Actually, we haven’t obtained the metal element yet.”What did she mean?Pisces looked confused as he asked, “Isn’t the volcanic metal the metal element?”“Yes, and no,” Phoebe deliberately answered in a mysterious way.Pisces was totally confused, but Thomas knew what Phoebe meant. He smiled faintly and said, “If we want to get the actual metal element, I guess we’ll have to process the volcanic metal, rig
Thomas did not leave. Instead, he took one step forward and said, “You’re in a bad mood? You must have encountered some troubles. If I have a way to solve your troubles, then you can help me forge the volcanic metal. What do you think?”“Get lost! I don’t want to listen to you!”Brighton continued to chase Thomas away.Yet, Thomas nonchalantly said, “I was able to get this volcanic metal from Hunter and Galiot Haynes, so you should trust in my abilities. Give me and give yourself a chance.”One had to admit that Thomas was great at reading people’s minds.After Brighton heard that, he instantly turned around and looked at Thomas. Distrust crossed his eyes, but he still chose to give it a shot in the end.He honestly said, “My son, Denny, has been obsessed with the motorbike gang. He refuses to learn from me. Instead, he keeps wandering around with that motorbike gang! I’ve scolded him, but he refuses to listen to me. He even argues with me. He hasn’t been home lately, and it’s ge
Thomas just ignored him and continued to walk forward. At this time, many motorbikes drove over and blocked Thomas’ path.“Stop!”Only then did Thomas stop walking and glance around them.The blonde walked over and coldly said, “Which gang are you from? You dare to take one of ours away. Wow, you don’t respect us, do you?”Thomas answered, “I don’t belong to any gang. I just came to help Brighton Cook bring his son back.”When everyone heard that, they laughed.The blonde guy chuckled scornfully and said, “Is there any point in bringing him back? You can ground Denny, but can you ground his heart? He’ll become one of our gang members sooner or later. It’s useless to bring him back by force!”That really gave Thomas some hints. Yeah, he could bring Denny back by force, but what would happen later?As long as Denny’s heart was still there, he would return sooner or later. What Thomas truly wanted to bring back was Denny’s heart.So, he put Denny down, and Denny immediately ran
It was none other than Thomas whom Denny despised!Bang!The iron rod hit Thomas’ head, and blood instantly gushed from his crown. It flowed down along Thomas’ cheek and dripped to the ground.“You…” Denny was completely stunned. He never thought that Thomas would actually step out and help him during that grave moment. “Denny, look at this carefully. I’m going to teach you what a real man is!” Thomas said without turning around.As soon as he spoke, he threw a punch, and the man before him was hit about eight meters back. The man hit one of the vans and swiftly fainted.Thomas picked up some iron rods from the ground and held one in each hand. Then, he rushed into the crowd.He punched them! He slammed into them! And he killed them!Thomas turned into the God of War and fought wildly like a wolf that had found itself in a group of sheep. He beat a few dozen people down in a short period.The Iron Gang, which had won against the blonde guy and his motorbike gang, was instantl
Thomas had told him two hours, but it just took him a little over an hour. Thomas was truly efficient.Brighton immediately rushed out of the house.Actually, he did not think that Thomas could bring Denny back because Thomas had gone alone. How could he tear Denny away from so many members of the motorbike gang?Besides, Denny intended to stay with the motorbike gang. Even if Thomas brought him back, what would eventually happen?When Brighton saw that Thomas had really brought Denny home, he became excited and admired Thomas more.“Son!” Brighton went over and hugged Denny.Brighton missed his son very much after not meeting him for many days. He said with teary eyes, “Son, please don’t join the motorbike gang anymore, okay? As long as you promise me this, I’ll get you anything you want.”He was going all out to get his son back.Even so, Brighton was still not confident because he knew how obsessed his son was with the motorbike gang. Denny might end up being trapped with th
Thomas held the knife and looked at it repeatedly. He liked it very much. For a man who had fought on the front line for many years, an incredible weapon that could easily cut steel was attractive to him.Even though Thomas was used to seeing all kinds of weapons, he was still impressed with a powerful weapon like that.“It truly is a weapon forged from volcanic metal. The hand feel is amazing!”Then, Thomas made a scabbard in Brighton’s place to hold the knife. After that, he bowed to Brighton and got ready to leave.Denny was reluctant about Thomas’ departure. He wanted to leave with Thomas.In the end, Thomas patted his head and gave him some encouragement. He also left his contact number. So, if Denny went to Central City or the Southland District in the future, he could find Thomas.With that, Denny reluctantly bade Thomas farewell.Once everything was settled, Thomas, Pisces, and Phoebe left the forging place, departing to the next location.In the car, Pisces spoke happi
It also indicated that the way the divine water was preserved had to be special. Besides, the villagers had strong beliefs, so they would not be blinded by money.It was going to be difficult.Thomas still did not know what “great kindness” was. What was he supposed to do to get the divine water?It was going to be challenging.Right then, Pisces asked, “Ms. Mars, did you find out if those people lived longer after they drank the divine water? Maybe it’s just a gimmick that fools people.”Pisces was not the only one with that thought. Thomas had also wondered the same.After all, Thomas was a doctor, and he did not think that a bowl of water would have such a strong efficacy.However, Phoebe’s answer made it seem real. “I’ve actually verified it. I know of three people who drank the divine water, and they passed away at 101, 106, and 114, the most terrifying one, respectively!”“Oh, my God!” Pisces opened his mouth in shock. “That’s such an incredible thing. All of them lived o
No one knew how far down the title Emperor of Luck was inherited.They had finally caught Luck.Following that, Eric leaped into action and reeled in his haul as fast as he could. With that, all the remaining accomplices of Luck were caught in one fell swoop!The two million innocent citizens were saved, as all of them took the antidote.Once again, Thomas saved the day.In order to express their gratitude, the citizens decided to erect statues of Thomas in Celandine City and many other cities as well.In the House of Vistaria.Phoebe ran towards her father hurriedly. She then smiled at him and said, “What did I tell you, dad? Thomas will definitely turn things around, right? I won!”Declan was so agitated, that he started tearing up.Thomas was really too amazing. He was capable of turning things around, even in such a predicament.At the same time, the curse that had plagued the Mars family for over a thousand years was finally broken. From then onwards, Declan was finally
Luck was dumbfounded. Why was Thomas still alive and kicking?“No need to doubt your own eyes. I am indeed still alive.”The crowd parted, making way for a very familiar figure. It was Thomas, the very Thomas whom the public watched him die.As he walked, he said, “Our previous research has already reached ninety-nine percent completion. But no matter how hard we tried, the final one percent remained out of our grasp. At that time, I thought that perhaps the only way was to drink the Ancestral Water and experience the poison itself, which would allow me to have a breakthrough for the final one percent.“And that was what happened. I managed to do it.“After drinking the Ancestral Water, I finally understood what the one percent was and successfully created the antidote for Ancestral Water. Now that the antidote has been created, it will sever your connection with the Ancestral Water.“You will not be able to kill anyone anymore.“You have lost, Luck.”Lost?Luck's eyes were wi
It was obvious that Eric could not afford to take a gamble this time. But he had no choice. His only choice was to listen to whatever the other party said and prepare a helicopter in twelve hours’ time.That was not all. He was also supposed to request for his superiors to help Luck get out of the country.The thought of it made Eric furious.“Damn it!”He left in anger to deal with the rest of the matter.The sky of Celandine City was covered with clouds.The patriarch, Declan, was in his garden in the House of Vistaria. He stared at the withered flowers as he grieved.His entire life was spent supporting Mr. Cole in hopes that he would be able to create an antidote to Ancestral Water. But at the end of the day, Mr. Cole accomplished nothing.His two disciples — Capricious Holy Hand Elliot, and Thomas — were both dead.There was no one in the world who was capable of creating the antidote for Ancestral Water anymore.“Alas...” Declan sighed. It seemed that it was impossible
At that moment, the general public was suddenly dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning. Everyone was down in the dumps.Many of those with poor psychological strength directly collapsed on the ground.They believed Thomas' death could be exchanged for their own safety, but who knew, in the end, they got nothing, and Luck, as usual, used their lives as a bargaining chip to force the authorities to listen to His Majesty's words.No antidote to Ancestral Water would ever be created by chance.The lives of people were still in His Majesty's hands.Whenever luck wanted them to die, they would die without any ability to resist.However, this was not the most frightening part. What was even more frightening than this was that the only person who could create the antidote to Ancestral Water had been forced to die alive by them.It would be impossible to create the antidote to Ancestral Water without Thomas.Mr. Cole and Elliot had all died, Thomas was the last person who mastered the
Eric sighed deeply, "Thomas, even though things have reached this point, you still remain so kind.""I have nothing to say except to choose death because the research failed." Thomas let out a long breath. "Before I die, I want to talk to my family on the phone."Originally, Emma and the others came to Celandine City because they wanted to be reunited with Thomas.Who knew it had turned into a life and death situation?The world was like a chess game; everything was unpredictable.When Thomas was video calling with his family, Emma was already bathed in tears at the other end. She was crying and shouting at Thomas to not be impulsive, and saying perhaps there was still room for things to turn around.That was what she thought, but it was not the case.Every minute Thomas dragged on, more people perished as the result of Ancestral Water, and the crowd’s fear and rage grew.Thomas’ life no longer belonged to him."Honey, take care of the baby."I love you."Those were Thomas’
For such demanding research, half a day was really too short.Thomas had recruited the best doctors and researchers he could find to work on a detailed study of Ancestral Water.In the past, it was difficult to achieve breakthroughs in the research on Ancestral Water. That was because figuring out how to create an antidote for the Ancestral Water was challenging. On the other hand, it was also because obtaining the Ancestral Water was incredibly difficult. Because they only had a few samples, the results were underwhelming.However, it was different now. Because the entire city's water supply had been turned into Ancestral Water, they were able to collect the samples at their convenience. This made it much easier for Thomas and the others to get the materials.With Thomas in charge, hundreds of researchers were conducting a massive study in just half a day. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan.Thomas still failed. “We almost got it.“We were so close to makin
How sinister. “All we want is nothing but—safety.“As long as we’re safe, we definitely won’t make it difficult for everyone. If we’re safe, no one will die.“Now then, I have a small request to make to ensure everyone’s safety.“I demand that Thomas drink Ancestral Water immediately! This person is a real hassle for His Majesty, and we must keep him under our control for our own protection. Please forgive us for the inconvenience.“We'll only give everyone half a day to consider this. The emperor will begin killing people if Thomas does not step forward and drink Ancestral Water by this afternoon.“Okay. I've said everything I wanted to say. Goodbye.” The TV screen went dark, and so did Eric's face.He kicked the trash can over and said fiercely, “What is this? You're the only person in the world who can create an antidote for Ancestral Water’s poison, Thomas!“Once you drink Ancestral Water, you’ll be controlled by them!“Won't you have to obey Luck's every command by the
After listening to Thomas’ description, Eric also displayed a look of shock and said two words, “As expected.”What did he mean by, as expected?Was it possible that Eric knew that Luck was behind it from the start?“Thomas, follow me.”Eric took Thomas into an empty ward and locked the door. The two sat in the corner of the ward.He whispered, “There is a piece of news that I haven’t announced to the public, that is, besides Celandine City, there are more than ten cities that have problems. Do you know which cities they are?”Thomas’ eyes lit up. He already knew what Eric wanted to say.At the previous meeting, Eric had clearly stated that more than ten cities across the country had been controlled by Luck. Now, there happened to have more than ten cities where residents had been poisoned.Was there such a coincidence?Thomas said, “The residents are poisoned by Ancestral Water. Over ten cities are all under the control of Luck’s forces, so it is almost a certainty that Luck
“I didn’t. I saw the news early in the morning and was shocked. I haven’t dared to drink a sip of water until now.” Pisces took a deep breath and said, “Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? It’s really terrible.”No matter whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it was no small matter.Soon, Thomas drove to the hospital.Eric had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as he saw Thomas coming, he quickly let him enter the ward.He saw a patient lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, and his body was trembling. Although it was very hot, he was as cold as if he had just been lifted out of the freezer.A doctor walked over and said, “Mr. Mayo, let me tell you the general overview of the current situation.”The virus was spread through water sources.After drinking water with the virus, the virus would lurk in the human body.However, lurking did not mean that it would cause an outbreak.At present, over one hundred thousand people had b