“Maybe we can discuss getting the one who wants my life to come here. What do you think?” Kaze lifted his head and said with a smile, his gaze meeting Sieg’s. Sieg smirked. “What? Scared? Are you thinking about asking that person to spare your life?” Kaze shook his head and replied, “Idiot.” “What did you call me?” Sieg blew up. Not wanting to waste another with Sieg, Kaze went up and knocked him down to the ground with a slap. “Crack!” Kaze then stomped on Sieg’s leg, fracturing his bone. “Argh!” Sieg let out a heart-wrenching scream and rolled on the ground in agony. Mason and the others widened their eyes at Kaze. It never occurred to them that Kaze would be so savage to break Sieg’s leg. Sieg was part of the Geranium Lyfes and one of the top bachelors of Geranium City. Though Kaze had the Viper Queen’s support, he was insignificant. Surely, he would quiver at the prospect of revenge by the Geranium City high society. “Smack!” As Sieg was hit in the face
“What are you scared of?” Autumn glanced at Sirius. Feeling his hair stand, Sirius found himself in the crossfire. “Thump!” Sirius kneeled on the ground without a word, his head down. He knew who Sieg was on the phone with. It was Daiso, who secretly snuck into Arcadia.Kaze killed Newell, the Viper's Den South River branch chief, his son, and Malova. Malova’s husband, Jacob Ribbon, was the deputy chief of the Viper’s Den West State branch. To avenge his wife’s family, Jacob hired Daiso from the Kailan Clan. On the surface, Daiso was commissioned by Cherry Bank to seek revenge for Kai at Lilyrose. Only a handful of people knew Daiso’s real target. If Autumn were to find out that the Viper’s Den West State branch colluded with a Ryokanian, there was bound to be a shakeup within the organization. Sirius could only pray that Autumn noticed nothing. Sieg was done with his phone call by the time Autumn looked away. He put away the phone and got up with the help o
Sieg scowled. He could disrespect Kaze but not Autumn. “My Queen, I didn’t call Mr. Kailan here. Even without my involvement, he would still be after Kaze’s life. I merely told him where Kaze was. “Either way, I’m taking Kaze down. I accept any punishment from you after today,” Sieg said while carrying himself humbly. He would not waver from his intention to kill Kaze, though.Autumn narrowed her eyes dangerously and scoffed without another word. Since Sieg wanted to play with fire, Autumn washed her hands of the matter. “All I hear is your blabbering. When is that Brasso Crayon guy coming?” growing impatient, Kaze asked listlessly. “Idiot! “How dare you insult my mentor! You’re asking for it!” An angry voice with a strong Ryokan accent came from the door. The crowd looked over and saw several men in ninja suits escorting a middle-aged man armed with a sword standing there. The middle-aged man was short, but his lofty presence sucked the air out of everyone. “T
“Uh…” Daiso’s mind went blank when he got a good look at Kaze’s face. The God of War? He was the God of War. Daiso stood before the God of War who started a blood massacre and defeated the five strongest nations. The war still haunted Daiso. If there was one person Daiso was afraid of in Arcadia, that would be undoubtedly the God of War. “G-G-G…” Daiso stammered in fear. “What?” Keeping a stoic face, Kaze said with a pretentious smile, “Sieg said that you came all the way to Arcadia just to kill me.” “I…” Daiso turned pale, sweat drenched his back. Jesus Christ. He could not believe Jacob sent him to kill the God of War. Daiso was about to go mad. If he knew the target was the God of War, Daiso would never come to Arcadia even with a knife held to his throat. “Thump!” Despite his usual composure, Daiso lost it. He went limp and fell to his knees. Daiso kept his head down, losing the nerve to look Kaze in the eye. Unlike the smugness before, Da
“You have not answered my question, Daiso.” Kaze drew close and looked at Daiso with a fake smile. As the crowd watched on in surprise, Daiso planted his forehead to the ground and shivered. “You got the wrong idea. I didn’t…” “I’ve got the wrong idea?” Kaze cut him off. “The previous Ryokan assassin was one of yours, right? “You brought more of your men here in Arcadia. “If you’re not here to kill me, are you here for tourism or finding family?” “Uh… That’s right!” Daiso smashed his head to the floor and blurted, “I’m here to find my family. You’re like a father to me, sir. “I offer you my most sincere reverence, dear Father.”Everybody was dumbfounded by Daiso’s change of attitude. He became meek and submissive in an instant. What had become of the world? The true master of Ryokan kneeled on the ground and humbly regarded Kaze as a father figure. The crowd was caught in a daze. “Urg.” Lying on the ground, Sieg coughed up blood. The reaction came from a
“Swish!” The sword sliced through the air, leaving a shimmering silver arc in its wake.The sheer intensity of killing intent caused the crowd to recoil in fear. Just as the sword cut toward Kaze, Daiso pulled out a blade to stab into Kaze’s chest. “Kailan’s Open Chest Cut is the Kailan Clan’s signature move. Mr. Kailan is executing the move so perfectly.” “Kill the Arcadian, Mr. Kailan!” Daiso’s men shrieked with thrill. While it was baffling for Daiso to kneel to Kaze, his men knew that Daiso was undefeatable. No one ever survived Kailan’s Open Chest Cut and lived to tell the tale. Daiso was unstoppable especially when he pulled that stunt. Not even God could stop the inevitable. Daiso’s people could already foresee Kaze’s dismembered body. Just before the blade entered Kaze’s body, he finally moved. “All flashy and no substance.” Kaze took a step forward while commenting nonchalantly. Just with a minor shift of the body, Kaze dodged both blades effortles
“T-Thank you!” Sieg nodded fearfully. Kaze’s hand on his cheek felt like a deadly blade, ready to give him the chop. “Don’t be too eager to thank me. I’m not done.” Kaze said with a chuckle, “Do you remember what I said?” “What?” Sieg looked at him in a daze. “You, you, and you…” Kaze pointed at Sieg, Mason, Sirius, and the others. “Like I said, you better recover the share price before you crash it. “I don’t care how you do it. No one is leaving until Rove closes at 200 points today.“You can count on it.“There are many ways to make people wish they are dead.” Kaze’s nonchalant sent shivers down Sieg, Mason, and the others’ spines. “Fine. I’ll get the money now.” Facing a dead end, Sieg embraced reality. Since Kaze had no qualms about killing Daiso, Sieg could be next. However, Mason was not having it. He tried to be strong and said sternly, “I am part of the Ridgesouth Quints, Kaze. I’m going to be the mayor of Lilyrose. “You wouldn’t dare do anyth
“You win, Kaze!“But I did not lose to you. I lost to luck and Elder Nectar. Hahaha!” Sinking into the ground, Mason laughed in resignation. He crackled to the point of tears. Many gave Mason sympathetic looks. Everything backfired on him. Armed with the might of the Ridgesouth Quints, Mason anticipated a victory over Kaze which would cement his dominance in Lilyrose. It was supposed to be a slam dunk. Kaze would not stand a chance against the Ridgesouth Quints. Yet, the surprises kept on coming. First, the Viper Queen showed up, and then Hannibal made a statement. The intervention of these two very key players tipped the scales in favor of Kaze and Perfect World Group. Kaze was lucky. Even Sieg resigned to his fate. He and Mason started making calls to get the money. They contacted their connections within Geranium City high society and the Ridgesouth Quints. Upon learning of Autumn and Hannibal’s support for Rove, Geranium City elites quickly amassed 10