The casino players looked at Kaze like he was a dead man. Sure, Kaze had single handedly taken on Hades’ two dozen fighters. It was scary when Kaze sent Hades flying multiple times. Still, they believed Kaze was a goner. It was said that people would rather deal with the consequences than face a man like Cronus. The saying had been around Lilyrose for years, and it had been proven to be true. It could be a matter of Kaze losing his life. Hades got back up and wiped the blood off his face before looking at Kaze begrudgingly. “As you can tell, my uncle is a scary man. I don’t care who you are—” Smack! He was knocked over again. “Your uncle can be Cronus, Zeus, or the king of the world, but he can’t stop me from hitting you.” Cronus, or whatever his name was, did not scare Kaze. Without looking back, Kaze said, “Dan, take your men and trash the place, including the cars parked outside.” The casino players went white. “Don’t, sir. Those are our cars. We have noth
“Babe, someone here is stopping me from leaving. I’ll be home once I get everything sorted out.” Kaze then hung up. “Kaze! Kaze!” Darcy put down the phone anxiously before dialing Miru’s number. “I’m sorry, Darcy. I didn’t think the bastard would trash your car. I’m taking my people to Hades’ casino. Don’t worry. I’ll make him pay.” Miru’s aggressive voice came through the other end of the line. She had given Hades a call, asking for Darcy’s car back. Not only did Hades disrespect her, but he ruined the car too. Hades made sure Miru got to see the car-smashing live. That was a clear-cut diss at her. Miru was not the type to take the insult lying down. Without hesitation, she was going to storm into the casino with her people.Payback was the last thing on Darcy’s mind. She replied, “Please save Kaze, Miru. He was trashing Hades’ casino when I called him. I think someone isn’t letting him leave. Please, Miru.” Miru silently cursed Kaze for his suicidal attempt.
“So, he is Darcy Quint’s husband? He’s the infamous dummy who married into the Quints.” “Shut up! Knock it off, or you’ll get the rest of us in trouble!” “What are you afraid of? Do you think he’s a big shot? Why are you afraid of the Quints’ dimwitted son-in-law anyway? It’s not as if he can do anything to us.” “That’s right. He has upset Cronus, so there’s no escaping for him now.” Kaze’s response stirred a commotion in the casino. Many had heard about him. The casino players looked at Kaze curiously. The dummy son-in-law of the Quints was well known in Lilyrose. It explained why he would trash Cronus’ nephew’s casino. Kaze was not fearless against Cronus. A dummy simply did not know better. To these people, Kaze was a dead man. “Haha. I thought we could expect a new contender in town, but he’s just a wise guy.” Hunter had no reason to be cautious now that he knew who Kaze was. “Tell me. How do you plan on compensating for Hades’ loss?” towering over Kaze, he
The ten trained fighters collapsed on the ground, crying out in agony. “No way!” Unlike his previous composure, Hunter grimaced and looked at Jackal’s party in disbelief. Hades, who vowed to give Kaze hell, was dumbfounded. ‘These six bastards withheld on me when they were my crew.’Even Dan widened his eyes and rambled in his mind. If Dan knew that Jackal and his party could take on Cronus’ trained fighters, he would have taken out of the competition and become the king of the underworld. Of course, he kept these thoughts to himself. The six soldiers had more success with Kaze. Dan could no longer boss these soldiers around. “Bring them both to me.” Kaze finally rose to his feet. Jackal and his companions brought Hunter and Hades, who were scared out of their wits, before Kaze. “Get down.” Two soldiers kicked Hunter and Hades on the back of their knees. Thump! They fell onto their knees and grimaced in pain. Kaze looked at the angry pair and asked with
Soon, Larry was taken out, and he was beaten beyond recognition. Hades glanced uneasily at Kaze, breathing a sigh of relief when Kaze did not fault him for Larry’s sorry state. Larry looked at Kaze. He was not grateful that Kaze saved him. Instead, he questioned Kaze aggressively, “Why did it take you so long? Didn’t you see how badly I was beaten up? Your wife will have to pay for my medical and the pain I had gone through.” Smack! Kaze slapped him and said curtly, “Trust me when I say the people in the casino can end you now.” Larry put his hand over his cheek, scared to utter another word. He assumed that Kaze paid two million dollars for his release. If Kaze refused to pay the money, Hades would probably kill him there and then. Larry’s eyes flickered with menace, and he swallowed his anger. Ignoring the hostility in Larry’s eyes, Kaze turned around to leave. “Get out here, Hades! Bastard! How dare you wreck my girl’s car! I’m going to turn your casino upside do
Flipping mad, Hades shouted in rage. Hades was the nephew of Cronus. He was slapped by Kaze and then beaten by Miru. His face was bruised and battered.Smack! Miru hit him across the face again before walking away. “Hank, break everything in Orange Light Hotel.“Remember this, Hades. I wreck your place and your face. You should come at me if you want revenge.” She uttered and took off without looking back. Meanwhile, Kaze returned to the Horizon Mirror Mansion. “K-Kaze is back!” Keeping watch at the door, Sky noticed Kaze’s return and announced to the others excitedly. Darcy ran out of the house. She examined Kaze immediately. “Are you alright, Kaze? Did the people at the casino hit you?” “More like I hit them,” Kaze answered with a smile. “The main thing is that you’re okay.” Darcy could finally rest. Kaze felt bad to make Darcy worried about him. “I’m sorry, babe. Your car is written off, but I have made Hades pay for the damages.” “All that matters is
“Mom, the medical incident happened five years ago. Even if you owe the Laime family, you have paid them back enough in the past five years,” Kaze persuaded patiently. The Laimes were clearly pushing Darcy’s family around, knowing they were soft-hearted. They took advantage of the Quints’ kindness, draining them of everything they had. Anyone else in the Quints’ position would not let the Laimes take whatever they pleased. “Shut up!” Agnes interrupted Kaze angrily. “You married into our family, Kaze. We house you and feed you. You have no say under this roof. Mind your own business!“I didn’t make Darcy divorce you because I didn’t want to push her. Know your place. Don’t be so disrespectful.” After giving Kaze a piece of her mind, Agnes turned away and returned to her bedroom. Bam!The door slammed with a bang, startling Sky with a shudder. “I can’t believe my mom. Kaze means well. He just didn’t want the Laimes to exploit her, but she blames Kaze for overstepping his
“Tsk. Why are you so lame, Sky? Why did you even brag to us?” The female classmate terminated the call angrily. “Oh, no. I shouldn’t have bragged. Now, my classmates are going to make fun of me.” Holding his phone, Sky sighed. Kaze was baffled by what he just saw. “What’s wrong with telling them that I’m a big shot in the military? I don’t see why there’s a problem with that.” “You don’t get it, Kaze. We can be vain, but we shouldn’t lie. Otherwise, we’d need to cover up with more lies.” Sky added, “Darcy told me the truth. You’re not some top guy in the military. I got the wrong idea.” Kaze nodded to himself. It appeared Sky was pretty grounded. After a few days of observation, Kaze could confidently say that Sky was trustworthy. He said, “You’ve been back for a few days now, Sky. I have not given you a gift. What would you like? I’ll get it for you.” “I want a sports car. Can you afford it?” Sky dangled his phone peevishly, showing a cool sports car on his mobil
Reiko spoke those words with a smile on her face, yet her expression remained frosty. Even when she opened her mouth, her teeth glared coldly. Aiden said, “The Krad family doesn’t care, and neither do they want to care, what the Refined Blade Clan wants to do. I came to Riverbank just to deal with Kaze Lee. “How dare a live-in son-in-law lay his hands on the woman my brother fancies? He’s already dead! Even though Snow and my brother are not yet married, for the sake of my family, he must die! Only then can the true strength of the Krad family be demonstrated.” His tone was calm but the murderous intent was obvious. To the Krad family, killing Kaze was like squashing an ant. Reiko smiled and nodded. Her hand moved upward, subtly unbuttoned Aiden’s shirt, and then reached into his shirt to stroke his chest. “Your goal is aligned with ours. There’s a saying in your country that we should always pick on the weakest. We also have to crush Kaze Lee first, so we can flush out his
“That’s right.” Reiko nodded and added, “More precisely, we are after the ones behind Kaze Lee, like Hannah Delmore, the chief of the Viper’s Den South River Branch, and Kent Synder, the mayor of Riverbank. “We tried helping Casius to get control of the South River Branch and then slowly infiltrate the West State Viper’s Den.” Her words put a frosty smirk on Aiden but it faded quickly. Reiko did not notice the unusual expression. She continued, “Too bad our actions fell short. We’ve been planning for so long and spent countless efforts, but Hannah recovered even after she was completely stripped of her powers. She made a comeback and became stronger than before. “Yesterday, Casius was decapitated and Jude Gwake, the deputy chief of the South River Branch, was defeated. We lost big time…” “Wait!” Aiden interrupted her and asked, “Casius really died at Kaze Lee’s hands? If that’s true, then this guy is more than meets the eye. The so-called Riverbank Seven is a joke to the
The killers from Hell might not be the strongest but they could easily overwhelm the target with numbers. Not all organizations had the power to withstand their relentless attacks. It was also the reason that the Frost family lived in fear once they found out Midas King was after them. The fact that the Frost family members were not frightened by the news was a testament to their strong mental fortitude. Snow nodded and said coldly, “That’s why the Frost family hired the Krads and sent Aiden…” …In the car tailing Kaze and Snow sat Aiden, dressed in a white suit. He leaned back with legs crossed and a cigar smoldering between his fingers. He expressionlessly stared at the car in front, his gaze icy. Beside him was a woman in a traditional Ryokanian outfit. Her black traditional outfit had golden linings around the edges and an open chest design, showing off her large bosoms wrapped in bandages and her shoulder with a tattoo in red and green. The woman’s hair was tied i
The Frost family wanted to unite with the Krads by marrying Snow to Aaron. Therefore, when Kaze mentioned the Krad family, Snow turned to him and asked softly, “Mr. Chairman, did you know which organization of assassins was after the Frost family?” “Which one?” Kaze had no idea. When May visited Lilyrose, he overheard a mention of the Frost family’s enemies returning for revenge, with the leader being Midas King. Snow said, “The organization has many names. At first, they were known as Hellsearch, but people eventually just called them Hell. “I heard they don’t take normal payments to take lives. It’s either gold bars or a debt.” Kaze narrowed his eyes and said, “So once they had their eyes on a target, they would do whatever it takes and send them to hell?” There were meanings behind their name. The first would be that the killers of Hellsearch were difficult to find, or in a more direct iteration, as hard as hell to search. Secondly, once Hell received an assignment
Draig’s expression might have darkened but he was able to hold his emotions back. He knew Snow was trying to make him mad. As for Kaze, if even Cyan had no respect for him, he believed Snow would never lower herself to such standards. Draig was confident that he could move Snow with his actions and eventually, he could get under her pants. “What’s the matter with Draig?” Kaze asked Snow after they got into the car. Snow lifted her chin slightly and said, “We were at St. Mary Hospital for a while back then. This guy wanted to protect me 24/7, and on the first day, he tried to hold my hands and said it was love at first sight. “The second day, he tried to get into my room. After I scolded him, he said he grew up in Uleania and people there are open-minded. “I kicked him out, but then he got to Cyan and used her to bring me here. He’s just a shameless guy. I hate people like him.” After going through thick and thin with Kaze, Snow started to show her more vulnerable and fe
Kaze’s frivolous tone left Jude speechless, his eyelids even twitched helplessly. He did not argue and simply nodded without hesitation. “I will transfer my remaining shares to Buffy.” He knew Kaze was not trying to negotiate with him. If it was a suggestion from Kaze, then there would be no space for resistance or negotiations. Kaze nodded and hummed a reply. He did not show any mercy to Jude, the old fox. Jude was on the weaker side at the moment and he was doing everything he could to earn favors. Therefore, Kaze wanted to use the chance to secure some benefits for Buffy. Otherwise, once he was no longer in “power”, Jude would turn on him faster than a bolt of lightning. Kaze continued eating and lecturing Jude and Alfonso. The two old men nodded repeatedly and were as obedient as loyal dogs. After the meal, Kaze rejected Juan’s offer to relax at a hot spring and then went back to Cyan’s gathering. “Oh, Kaze! You’re back. You haven’t eaten anything right?”
Kaze had a wonderful meal at Emerald Bull Palace. The dishes prepared by the chef were amazing. “Branch Leader, with this cup of tea, I propose a toast.” Jude got up with a cup of tea in his hand and proposed a toast. Kaze did not drink alcohol, so the others dared not consume it either. He picked up the cup for a sip and then continued eating while waiting for Jude to speak his true intention. He knew Jude had something in his mind. Jude then bowed and said, “Branch Leader, Alfonso and I are here today at Emerald Bull Palace to discuss how we should apologize to you. “As for other ulterior motives, after yesterday, I have gotten rid of them. From today onward, I will serve you wholeheartedly. “As for Buffy, I have also apologized to her. I used my connection to transfer her mother to the best rehabilitation center in Westeros. Also, from today onward, Buffy will be the head of the Gwakes. She will have the power to decide every affair in the household. “Both my fat
“Branch Leader?!” Juan was also shocked, but he quickly regained his composure and said, “Master! Master Lee is not just my savior, he’s the benefactor of my entire lineage! He practically gave me a second life! He’s like my parents reincarnated!” He looked proud when he described Kaze as if calling a young man master was the proudest thing he could do. Little did others know, Kaze did help Juan expand The Oracle’s Codex of the 16 Cosmic Keys to 32 keys. Juan had been working on deciphering the keys for some time now. The more he studied, the more he realized his knowledge of The Oracle was ridiculous and a bunch of bullshit. Yet even with the bullshit, his lineage was extended for multiple generations. He was excited the more he learned because he knew that the new keys that he got from Kaze would only make his lineage stronger in the future. Alfonso barely reacted to Juan’s words but Jude was shocked and jealous. Something must have happened between Kaze and Juan be
As Kaze expected, Alfonso was indeed afraid of being abandoned after he served his purpose of cleansing the Butterworth Branch. He was afraid that once he completed his task, Kaze would kick him away to calm the raging agents down. If Kaze had such intention, given Alfonso’s current situation, he could not do anything but accept it. Fortunately, Kaze did not have such plans. “Fine. Let’s go to Juan.” Kaze nodded and gestured at them to lead the way. “This way, Branch Leader!” Jude and Alfonso bowed respectfully, then adopted a gesture of invitation before leading the way forward. It was then that Natalie, Cyan’s assistant, who was sent to fetch wine from the car, stepped out and saw the shocking scene, leaving her speechless. Jude and Alfonso were frightened by Draig but the two of them remained prominent figures. Yet she saw them bowing and nodding in front of Kaze, acting like they were his loyal followers. Natalie was arrogant but not stupid. Connecting the s