Kaze was not bluffing. The five strongest nations’ intelligence agencies used to invest heavily, hiring different assassins from different countries to kill him. Some of them were the assassins on the Dark Vault’s leaderboard. Since they had a death wish, Kaze granted their wish and killed all who came his way. However, due to certain reasons, some of them did not die and were released. Therefore, it was not exaggerating that they owed Kaze their lives. One phone call and Kaze could summon them before him. “You?” May did not believe a word Kaze said. “Kaze Lee, I have to admit that you are quite decent since you started off with nothing, you are considered a prodigy. “But this world isn’t as simple as you think it is. You are bragging, don’t you know that? The assassins on the leaderboard are elusive. Not to mention that people can’t even see them in person. If you can even spell out one of their names, then I will look at you differently. “Unfortunately, you don’
May looked down on Kaze and purposely gave him a hard time. She strongly believed Kaze got the name Venom Kanon from somewhere and used it to show off. Kaze shook his head and said regrettably, “It seems like Mrs. Frost is determined to sell your daughter away.” “What do you mean, Kaze Lee?!” May was furious, and the anger was written on her face. She really wanted to tear Kaze’s mouth off of his face. “Actually, you can trust me for once. I mean, what do you have to lose? Yet you chose to ignore me, so other than your mind’s made up to sell Snow away, I can’t think of a reason why you wouldn’t take the bet,” Kaze said. “You!” May knew Kaze was trying to provoke her, and it was effective. “Fine. I’ll take a bet on you.” May nodded and continued coldly, “But you have to prove yourself first, I don’t want to waste time on you.” Kaze nodded. “Sure, how do you want to do this?” “It’s simple.” May’s lips curled into a grin. She looked at the elderly at the door and s
Right before the palm strike could land, Kaze moved. He tilted his head to the side and easily dodged the palm strike under Bass’ surprised gaze. At the same time, he took a step forward and countered with a palm strike of his own. “You’re quick, kid. I wonder how strong you are.” Bass grinned and switched his palm upward. Baam! The two palms clashed, causing a burst in the air. “You!” Suddenly, Bass’ expression ashened. An intense pain struck his palm as fierce energy penetrated his body, wreaking havoc in every inch of his muscles and bones. His face flushed. His arm then weakened and turned soft. Kaze’s palm strike continued forward and hit Bass’ face. Slap! The loud slap sent Bass flying and spinning in the air, crashing through Snow’s door and falling on the corridor outside. A red handprint appeared on Bass’ face. He covered his face in anger and embarrassment as he looked at Kaze in shock. What happened? He was already surprised that Kaze dodged
Both of Bass' cheeks were covered in red slap marks, and when he heard May yelling at him, he got up again and ran toward Kaze. Without saying a word, Kaze threw another slap at Bass. Bass was prepared this time. He chose defense instead of offense. When he saw Kaze’s slap coming at him, his heart raced and he focused on dodging the strike. He used every ounce of his strength to move as swiftly as possible. Yet Kaze was faster. Slap! Bass was sent flying again. Kaze frowned. “You are not using your full strength? Old man, you are looking down on me.” “Bass, this isn’t the time for you to be merciful toward the young ones. You are holding back, but he’s not! Use whatever you have and beat him up! Don’t let him get ahead of you!” May bellowed anxiously. Bass got up on his feet and covered his swollen cheek. He was shaking violently when he heard the two of them. Kaze was a wicked one. He knew Bass was no match for him yet he continued to make it sound like Bass
Kaze looked at May. “Mrs. Frost, have I proven my worth?” May turned pale. Bass was defeated and it embarrassed her. In the end, she sighed heavily before she walked away. “Kaze Lee, since you’ve beaten Bass, I’ll take my chances and trust you for once. You have one day. If you can get Venom Kanon to settle our family’s problem, I will leave Lilyrose immediately. “Otherwise, I will take Snow away and I am not kidding with my daughter’s life.” Kaze furrowed his brows for a moment before they eased up. One day? Honestly, it was enough.May then brought Bass away and left Lily Suites. “Mr. Lee, I’m sorry that my mother is rude. Please don’t mind her,” Snow said apologetically. “For your sake, I’ll let it slip. Don’t worry, I said I’d help, and I intend to do so.” Kaze smiled and patted Snow’s head. It was an instinctive move and when he realized what he had done, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. “Uh, you have some rest. I’ll come by tomorrow.” Kaze imme
Half an hour later, Kaze and Snow arrived at May’s hotel. “Mr. Lee and Ms. Frost? This way please.” A female hotel staff escorted them into a restaurant, where May and Bass were already seated, waiting for their arrival. Other than the two of them, a woman in a tight suit and icy look was there too. When she saw Kaze, she scrutinized him, openly and cautiously. Kaze ignored the woman and sat down opposite May. He said, “Mrs. Frost, I’ve called Venom Kanon to come here. From now on, you don’t need to worry about your safety anymore. “I believe you already know what Venom Kanon can do, and I also believe that with her strength, she can rival Midas King.” May did not say a word. She looked at the ice lady and asked, “Dove, you are our family’s security supervisor. I want your opinion on this.” Kaze finally paid attention to the woman. Dove Frost, security supervisor of all the Frost family’s companies. It explained why she looked at Kaze as if he was a criminal. Dove n
“Yes, Madam.” The hotel staff bowed and brought over a clean wine glass. “Don’t just stand there. Step down!” Dove glared at the woman and commanded condescendingly. The fierce attitude made May frown but she did not say anything since Dove was the security supervisor of the family. No matter how bad Dove’s temper was, she was still a Frost and given the circumstances, trusting her was a better choice than trusting an outsider. After the hotel staff left, Dove pulled out a vial and carefully poured the amber liquid into the glass. An irresistible fragrance of alcohol filled the air. Even Snow and Bass, who were not drinkers, gulped nervously. “Dove, what is this?” May asked curiously. Dove smiled and explained, “This is the poison we retrieved from the extended family in East River. This is what poisoned him to death.” Everyone got nervous and quickly held their breath. “Hahaha, don’t worry. You don’t die by just smelling it,” Dove explained with a hearty laugh.
“H-Help me!” Dove fell to the floor and sent a desperate plea to May and the others. Then, Kaze looked at the entrance and said, “It’s about time you do something, or she’ll die.” Everyone immediately turned to the entrance and saw the hotel staff who Dove scolded earlier. She walked in casually. “Is she Venom Kanon?” May and Bass widened their eyes in disbelief. The hotel staff looked average in every aspect; her looks, her service, and even her presence. She had been serving them for half an hour yet none of them noticed anything unusual. If not for her frosty look contrasted with her image of a weak and timid worker from earlier, no one would have expected it. “That’s right. It’s her.” Kaze nodded with praise. Venom was good at what she did, especially in disguise. When he saw the lady earlier, there was a brief moment when he could not recognize her. “She can suffer for another 30 seconds. It won’t kill her,” Venom said after she glanced at Dove. She then
Joan, a Quint member in Riverbank, walked in the front. She glared at Rhys and yelled, “Bastard! Didn’t you say that you were in Westeros attending some film festival? Why are you still in Riverbank?” Rhys looked at his girlfriend, who put him on a tight leash lately, and said awkwardly, “Well, the film festival is over. I arrived home early. I just got back.” He and Joan had been dating for six months. They were not serious, though. There were a lot more women for Rhys to explore in the world. He did not want to be held down by a ball and chain. However, his father, Boris, felt that it was time for Rhys to get married and have kids. Since Joan came from a prestigious family, Rhys got together with her. Joan had always been the one to act submissive in his presence. She would turn a blind eye to his romantic pursuits and even cover for him. Rhys understood well that Joan would be marrying up. However, Joan had been getting full of herself lately. It was not her fi
“Do you know who Mr. Road is? His father is Boris Road, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins. “If you don’t want trouble, you better delete the video now!” The group turned white and deleted the video. They might not understand the threat that came with Great Road Group. However, Boris, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins, had been a menace for twenty years. No one would want to get on his bad side. Many shook their heads and sighed. No one could save Sasha now. It was a shame that the innocent and pretty girl ran into Rhys today. They knew what would happen to Sasha at the hands of Rhys. No one dared to speak up against Rhys’ indecent behavior in broad daylight. “Sasha is your name? It’s beautiful. You can use it as your stage name.” Rhys did not care what others thought about him. As Sasha shivered in fear, Rhys stood proud at his decision to slap the sales representative. He gave Sasha’s cheek a squeeze and said with a lewd smile, “Trust me. Get
“I’m sorry, mister, but I’m not interested in becoming a star.” Sasha backed away and said firmly but politely, “I’m waiting for a friend. Please leave me alone.” While talking, she looked outside for Kaze. Rhys was surprised that Sasha would turn him down without hesitation. He said with a grimace, “You’re not interested? What are you interested in? “Why are you saying no to money?” Sasha was scared as the guy would not leave her alone. She replied, “I just want to finish school. Now isn’t the time to think about money.” She took out her phone to call Kaze. “Aren’t you rude?” Rhys commented with a fake smile. He snatched Sasha’s phone, and the latter panicked and uttered in fright, “G-Give that back!” “I offered you a shortcut in life, and you should’ve taken it.” Rhys released his grip, and the phone dropped to the floor. “Crack!” He stomped on the phone and said grimacingly, “Don’t act like you’re above all, gold digger. What’s a poor college girl doing at
Out of the two young sidekicks, one sported a soft gray hair while the other had a buzz cut and a shaved undercut along his temple. The pair checked Sasha out, their eyes reflecting greed. Since their leader made a request, the pair played nice. Since their leader took a fancy to the girl, the two sidekicks no longer stood a chance. Maybe when their leader had enough, they would have a go with the girl too. “Are you… Talking to me?” Taken aback, Sasha looked at the leader. The man was in his thirties. Despite his good looks, his heavy eyebags and pale face were pretty off-putting. Sasha had no idea that these were symptoms of bad habits, alcoholism, overindulgence, and lack of exercise. Still, the man gave off a disgusting and fearful vibe to Sasha. The man smiled at Sasha pretentiously, lewdly, and maliciously. The customers stepped away, not wanting to get on the man’s nerves. “I won’t hit on anyone else but you.” The man thought he made a pretty badass comm
Kaze said with a smile, “Alright. A few thousand, it is.” He was relieved to see Sasha staying true to herself despite knowing that he was rich. Kaze wanted to put Sasha in something nice to save her from being mocked. At the same time, he did not want her to acquire something too high of value without putting in some kind of effort. It would not be a good thing for Sasha. The present situation was perfect. Ruby grimaced and looked at the sales representative with a sneer. She said, “I hope you’re not in on this too.“Hundreds of millions in transactions? Him?” Ruby may act like an adult, but her experience was limited to the academic world. She would not imagine that kind of money. The sales representative cocked her head back and said curtly, “Ma’am, the problem isn’t in the lack of knowing, but ignorance coupled with arrogance is. “Don’t question things you don’t understand.” The sales representative could care less about her manners now. Her manager warned
“His act was so convincing. He nearly got me fooled.” “Tsk! So we have a repeat offender in our hands.” Ruby and Lance felt the sweet taste of vengeance. They were this close to believing Kaze was wealthy. The female customers in the crowd looked at Kaze in disdain. Kaze sure went all out to tell the sales representative to put the bill on his card when his bank account was empty. At least Lance was honest. He could not make the payment because his card was frozen. “Now you know, girl. There are a lot of men out there, pretending they are made of money to scam young, innocent girls like you.” “Don’t be so nice to the bastard. Just tell him to get lost.” Two kind customers persuaded Sasha. Sasha waved her arms with a red face. “No, Kaze isn’t putting on a show. I didn’t want this gown anyway.” She could not bring herself to put on a two-hundred-thousand-dollar gown. Ruby scoffed. “Oh, stop defending Kaze. He’s just a poser.“Haha! Only a hick like you would fall
With a darkened expression, Ruby commanded Lance, “Don’t you have a lot of wealthy friends? Just get two hundred thousand from them. Call them and ask them for help!” Lance gradually lost his patience. “They are not the friends who would lend me money. I should be grateful that they don’t come to me for money, and you are asking me to go to them for help? “It’s just a dress. Why are we buying it today? Let’s just do a rain check. When my father unfreezes my credit card, I’ll buy you something more expensive!” He wanted to take Ruby away but the woman was being stubborn. Anger rushed to her head as she shook Lance’s hand off. She shouted, “You useless piece of shit, you can’t even afford a two-hundred-grand dress? Don’t touch me! Get out of my face!” Lance got mad too. “If you have the fucking money, buy it yourself! I’m not your husband! You are begging me to buy it but you’re raising your voice?!” “You?!” Ruby wanted to slap some sense into Lance but the other customers
Ruby was confident in her body. Her physique allowed her to wear all kinds of beautiful dresses flawlessly, so she knew she would fit in the gown without even trying. However, the gown had a pure and innocent vibe, which did not fit her demeanor and temperament. The different style did not bother her because she was carried away by the price tag; the more expensive it was, the more it satisfied her vanity. “Miss, this is the most expensive gown in our store. It was created by a famous designer overseas. It cost two hundred thousand,” said the storekeeper. “Two hundred thousand for a gown?! Even the celebrities aren’t wearing something this expensive!” “Yeah. Maybe the top celebrities can afford it but a small one could never!” “Forget about it. We won’t be able to afford it, but it’s nice to have a look.” “I can’t afford it either. Different people, different lives.” When the price was revealed, the other customers gasped in astonishment, followed by regret and jealousy
Ruby thought that after mocking Sasha and Kaze, they would leave the store with a sour look, yet the two of them went to another section to continue shopping. Sasha’s timid figure was a pain in her eyes. In the other section, Kaze asked the storekeeper to do the same as the previous store. “Pick a gown for my sister here. She’s going to wear it to emcee at a party.” To their surprise, Ruby and Lance came after them. “You two poor bastards, get out of the way! Can you even afford the clothes here? Hmph! “You, I want you to pick something for me that is fitting!” The female storekeeper looked troubled. “Miss, this…” “Cut the crap and get on with it!” The storekeeper was instantly defeated by Ruby’s aggressive demeanor. She quickly sized up Ruby’s body and physique and selected a red gown with a deep frontal cutting for her. “Miss, this one might look nice on you.” “Let me have a look.” Ruby took the gown and looked at the price tag. She then tossed it on the floor