“We’re not sure. Bob only asked us to find the person in the photo and keep her safe…”The young man slouched back against the couch. “So, Bob Faber will be here too, right? I’ll wait for him here.”As soon as he said that, Bob came in. There was a subtle change in his expression when he saw his beaten subordinates.“Mr. Veal?”Bob looked troubled when he saw the young man on the couch.Josiah smirked. “Oh no, please don’t. You’re the great Bob Faber. ‘Mr. Veal’ is too great an honor upon me!”Bob bemoaned his fate inwardly. Why was it this troublesome guy? He went up with a plastered smile and started servilely. “I didn’t know it was you, Mr. Veal—”Josiah raised his hand in a slap and left his mark on Bob’s cheek right away.“Kneel!” he snapped.Bob quivered and forced a smile. “Mr. Veal, it’s a small misunderstanding. It isn’t necessary…”Josiah tossed his phone, revealing Noella’s photo on the screen, and said coldly, “I want this woman.“On your knees and bow three time
Kayson chuckled at what he heard. “Who’s the one doing whatever he wants now?”He did not have the patience to keep talking and sprang up with a stomp, going past the group of people and landing in front of Josiah.Josiah widened his eyes, unable to react to Kayson’s approach.Kayson kicked Josiah right away, the force ripping the couch’s cover and sending the springs inside flying.Josiah coughed blood on the spot, looking furious and begrudging.“How dare you attack me!?”Kayson ignored him and fought back against Josiah’s underlings, who wanted to make a move on him.“Who’s behind him?” Kayson turned to ask Bob, who was already baffled and broke out of his trance at his question.“It’s H-Heathein!”“What’s Heathein?” Kayson asked with a frown.“I-It’s an organization with many experts and has four chiefs in charge of Ether Hall, Ground Hall, Stygian Hall, and Ochre Hall, respectively. Josiah’s father, Hank Veal, is the chief of Stygian Hall…”Bob wiped the cold sweat on h
Despite that, if he dared disagree with anything now, he would probably die sooner. Bob felt really wronged! He honestly did not want to be involved with people like this who were rather capable but had no understanding of local influences. They were stubborn to take advice and dragged others into the mess with them.About half an hour later, Kayson sensed a strong aura. It was a master, one who was only a step away from being a grandmaster too.A sonorous voice came from the outside. “Who hurt my son? Show yourself!”A middle-aged man with a crew cut walked in aggressively with a composed gait that hinted at his immense strength. A cutting steel gale blew away the dust and whatnot by his feet.Noella’s eyes bulged as she found the sight amazing, like they were filming a movie. She could not help asking in worry, “Kayson, w-will you be able to fight him?”Kayson wanted to tease her, so he asked helplessly, “I don’t think so. What should we do?”“Huh?” Noella got nervous but gnash
Everyone was baffled when they saw how Hank admitted defeat so easily. They then looked at Kayson in horror, wondering who he was.“You’re pretty fast in surrendering.” Kayson smiled. Hank was sharp, begging for mercy when he saw that he was no rival to his opponent.Hank chuckled bitterly. “I’m wise enough to recognize the best course of action. Why would I insist on getting myself killed?”Kayson talked about what Josiah did briefly and asked, “What price do you think you should pay so your son’s allowed to leave?”Hank sighed. “I wasn’t expecting this awful one to do something so despicable.“Mr. Yarde, I’m the chief of Stygian Hall, but I’m not considered wealthy. Can $150,000,000 buy my son’s life?”Kayson thought about it and answered, “$150,000,000 isn’t enough. But if you could pass me the Titanium Leo-roar’s manual, I’ll let your son go.”Hank was appalled. “Mr. Yarde, Titanium Leo-roar is a skill that isn’t passed to outsiders…”“And you’re a member of the Sydartha So
Kayson was surprised before he shook his head. “It’s yours. Consider an apology from Josiah.”Noella widened her eyes. “Do you know how much money is in here? Mine? Are you sure?”“I’m not in need of this petty amount.” Kayson nodded.He had billions of dollars and would be receiving $1,200,000,000 from Zeke and Arno tomorrow.“Did you just call $150,000,000 a petty amount!?” Noella was speechless, thinking Kayson might not understand how much it was.“It’s not a lot, but it’s not a little either.” Kayson smiled and went back to his room to go through the Titanium Leo-roar manual.Noella quickly asked, “Are you hungry? I can cook something up for you!”She still wanted to thank Kayson properly.“No. Eat something yourself if you’re hungry,” Kayson told her and eagerly closed the door to his room.It made Noella gnash her teeth in anger. “Tactless dude!”As Kayson read the manual, he tried directing his inner energy to his throat and felt a burning sensation there, as if a bal
Kayson nodded. “You’re right, Dr. Jamison. But what caused this driver’s death is only a tactic similar to hypnosis.“It’s not actual hypnosis per se. This sort of tactic could make the police helpless.”“I’d like to hear more about it,” Mia replied with a slight frown.Kayson shook his head with a smile. “This isn’t under the police’s authority.”Wallace asked, peeved, “Mr. Yarde, what’s the meaning of this?”Chase spoke up from the side. “What he means is that Admiralporium should handle this case because it’s gone past the scope of your duty.”“Mr. Yarde, you mean to say that a martial practitioner killed the deceased?” asked Mia.“Not killed, controlled,” Kayson corrected.Chase widened his eyes as he asked, “Psychological manipulation? This could only be done by pre-celestial fighters!”Wallace was taken aback. A pre-celestial fighter? That was a different story then!Mia was a little skeptical and voiced her doubts. “I’ve done the autopsy. The deceased is only a regular
Kayson placed a spirit charm on the deceased’s forehead and sat down cross-legged.Cool wind started blowing, causing the already chilly morgue to feel even colder.The deceased’s spirit appeared by the operation theater, but his gaze was empty without any focus.Kayson’s darksoul asked, “Who instructed you to cause the accident?”“I don’t know…” the spirit answered blankly.It did not exactly come as a surprise to Kayson. It seemed that the driver was also mentally controlled to have driven into Jeremy.“What did you see after running into Jeremy Tinsley?”“A man. Crew cut. Blue tank top. Very muscular. I was too panicky…”Kayson made him say what he saw as much as he could and sighed ten minutes later. “You’re innocent. Rest in peace. I’ll take revenge for you.”His darksoul returned to his body, and the spirit charm burned up on its own.When Kayson walked out of the morgue, the rest looked at him in unison. He asked, “Chief Turnbull, do you have a police sketch artist her
Since Kayson said that he could detain Ryker, who could come and go as he pleased, Chase left to make the arrangements immediately. There was no point in him lingering here as the driver’s case was already cleared.Shyla’s brows were scrunched up with a worried gaze. “But we still don’t know who’s trying to harm my dad…”Jeremy smiled. “They’ll attack again since I’m not dead. The more they try, the bigger the risk of exposing themselves.”He looked at Kayson. “Can I trouble you to stay and protect me for the time being, Kayson?”“Not exactly. I can’t stay here for long,” said Kayson.“I’d be in danger then?” Jeremy sighed.While they spoke, Kayson’s phone rang. It was Hugh.Hugh asked, “Kayson, why aren’t you back yet?”It was only then that Kayson remembered he had told Hugh that he was going to Eastriv and would return the next day. It had now been four or five days, and he had yet to make it back to the Wolfendens.“I’m in Skyspring, Grandpa Hugh. Got delayed by something.