Gasp! Zoro gasped deeply to suppress the urge in his throat to prevent the blood from gushing out, which could have resulted in an embarrassing situation. The arm that he used to clash with Kaze’s punch was trembling. He looked at Kaze in horror. When his fist clashed with Kaze’s, he felt an unprecedented energy invading his body, wreaking havoc along the way and almost blasting him away. Had he not dispersed the energy through his legs, he would have suffered severe internal injuries. He might have escaped the worst but his face flushed and he was feeling sick. “How?” Zoro looked at Kaze in disbelief. The turbulent flow of blood in his body made his heart race as horror consumed him. He had never faced defeat since he stepped into the underworld, yet he lost in the hands of a young man. Looking at Kaze's calm and unperturbed expression, and not even moving from his place, Zoro knew he had met a powerful opponent. His expression turned serious as caution and fear
Slap! The scrawny man slapped the face of Zoro’s man as he walked past, and that sent the man flying backward. Zoro’s man crashed onto the wall with blood gushing from his mouth. When he fell on the floor, he had lost signs of life. One slap and the scrawny man killed a person! He killed Zoro’s man with one move! The other two of Zoro’s men were horrified as they unlocked the second iron door and it was too late for them to run. Bang! A man with the height of a dwarf came out of the second room. He headbutted one of the two men, crushing his ribs easily. “Zoro, are you in trouble? Why did you release us? Do you know that once we are released, we will go on a rampage, and not even you or Casius can stop us?” The dwarf wiped the blood off his forehead with his hand and licked it. More men were being released from their rooms. In just a short moment, more than a dozen of them filled the hall. Each of them had a terrifying feature, resembling a demon from hell. “Mon
Everyone heard the voice, and they turned around to look in the same direction. It was Kaze who spoke, looking calm and expressionless. “They are with you?!” Zoro narrowed his eyes, overflowing with murderous intent. The moment he asked, he already knew it was a waste of time. If Kaze was able to command them, then he must have called them here. Zoro’s heart skipped a beat when he realized the situation. He already felt pressure facing Kaze alone. Now with two more of Kaze’s men in the fray, who were able to get through the defenses of Bronze Sparrow without alarming him and were mysteriously powerful, things looked dire for Zoro. Would this be the end for him? For a moment there, Zoro felt scared. However, he started with nothing and rose to become a kingpin of the underworld, so his fortitude was far stronger than ordinary men. He discarded the thought and bellowed coldly, “Kill those two! I’ll pay 10 million for each of their heads!” “Kill them!” As soon
Zoro shouted. He lifted the broadsword one of his men had left behind with his foot and jumped forward like a leopard, darting toward Kaze. While he was still in mid-air, he raised his arm high and swung the sword down at Kaze’s face with a formidable force. “Kaze Lee, have a taste of my strongest slash!” Zoro peered down at Kaze condescendingly in mid-air as he bellowed with power and confidence. His anger fueled him to make the most powerful slash he had ever made. Even though there was no audience to witness his strongest attack, he believed even Kaze with his monstrous capabilities could not take the slash. Swoosh! The blade glared and swung down like a silver meteor, attempting to crush Kaze and consume him. Kaze stood expressionlessly. The moment Zoro jumped at him with the sword, he also lifted another sword off the floor with his foot. With a twist of his wrist, he performed an upper slash to counter the downward slash. Clank! When the blades clashed, spar
Clank! Zoro’s blade broke in front of his eyes, while Kaze’s remained intact. The two swords were simply picked from the weapon rack. The materials or methods of forging were exactly the same. Yet only the one Zoro wielded broke. In other words, Kaze could turn the simplest weapon into a godly killing device. The thought only lasted for a moment in Zoro’s mind because he was distracted by what happened next. After Kaze’s sword cut through Zoro’s, it continued downward with the same momentum. “NO!” Zoro screamed at the top of his lungs. He had never felt so pressured before, so pressured that he started crying blood. The last thought he had in mind was to beg for mercy. The sword slashed downward without delay, drawing a perfectly straight line in between Zoro’s brows. Kaze turned around while sheathing his sword. A few steps later, Zoro’s body split in half and fell on the floor. A few more twitches later, both parts of the body started to bleed from the perfe
Hamlin nodded. Up until this point, he had realized Kaze’s background and identity were more than met the eye. He was not the live-in husband who got kicked out of his wife’s family in Lilyrose and came to Riverbank to seek refuge. “Mr. Lee, what are your thoughts on Bronze Sparrow after this?” Hamlin asked again to learn of Kaze’s opinion. “Zoro is just the general manager, the boss on the front. The real boss is Casius Weather and this place can provide him a massive profit annually.” He was trying to warn Kaze of Casius’ retaliation. What Hamlin did not know was that this whole conflict with Bronze Sparrow was actually orchestrated by Casius to get rid of Kaze. “Since the boss of Bronze Sparrow is dead, then this place is mine.” Kaze smiled as he took his phone out for a call. “Kaze?” Miru’s voice came from the phone. She sounded slightly baffled. She had arrived in Riverbank for some time now and had been concentrating on the turf war of the underworld. She
The police were in a difficult spot because the Viper’s Den was a pain in the neck. Miru came forward and lifted the cloth, revealing Luis’ body under. “This is Joel’s killer!” “Woah!”The Viper’s Den members were bewildered by the sudden loss of Luis. They had seen a photo of Luis before, so they could identify the body as his. In the crowd, Jude’s confidante grimaced and said angrily, “Who are you? Do you think we will buy your story just because you put the blame on Luis? “I thought someone else killed Joel. Luis was just hypnotized.” Miru glanced at the speaker with a raised brow. “Oh? Says who?” Jude’s confidante said curtly, “Zoro, the GM of Bronze Sparrow said so. We gave him a day to catch the killer, or we would attack his establishment. “He’s a well-known underground kingpin of Riverbank. He won’t lie to us.” The agent stirred up trouble. He knew that Jude’s intention was for Bronze Sparrow to make Kaze the scapegoat. That way, Jude could get back at
“I need your guidance on the ring fight against Jude three days later. “Should I refuse or fight Jude?” Hannah asked Kaze for his opinion. Kaze replied indifferently, “Since Jude wants to make a comeback through the ring, just give him what he wishes for. He can get over it soon enough. “Don’t sit back and do nothing in the days leading up to the fight, though. He might try something.“You and Collier should clip Jude’s wings and take away his assets and territories. Leave him with nothing. “Even better, drive him to desperation.”Kaze’s voice was icy. Zoro abducted Rose, forcing Kaze to kill him at Bronze Sparrow. There was no doubt Jude played a part in the kidnapping. Kaze was not going to drop the matter. “Got it.” Hannah nodded and said, “Our biggest problem for our plans with the Viper’s Den is not Jude, but Casius. “He has been active in the West State, befriending the senior members there to dip his fingers in the South River State Branch. To get what he w
Sky Ocean Corporation had always been under Darcy’s command and the Quint family of Ridgesouth was not part of it, externally and internally. Other than the executives turning on Darcy, Kaze could not think of a reason that Phoenix was able to remove Darcy from her position in such a short time. “No. The execs are all loyal to Ms. Quint, but Phoenix used the incident of you beating Joan against her as an excuse to remove her, allowing Joan to take her place. “She called all the execs to the hospital, but no one was willing to turn on Ms. Quint. Then there was Shadow, the woman who served her. This woman is powerful and ruthless. The execs who disagreed were all beaten, their arms and legs broken. “Ms. Quint doesn’t want the execs to suffer and ultimately decides to step down. Joan then replaced her…” “She forced Darcy to come down from her position? It does sound like something that old hag would do,” Kaze said coldly. “What should we do now, Kaze?” Riley asked. She knew
“Captain Blunick, was it?” Kaze looked at Thomas with slight confusion. If he had not taken the initiative to speak, Kaze would have forgotten about him. Too many things happened at once and too many people were at the scene. “Just Thomas is okay!” His face was swollen due to the slap and coupled with his curled-up lips that were supposed to resemble a smile, he looked funny. In addition, he was in his 40s. His age somehow became a subject of ridicule to the other South River Branch agents, all looking at him scornfully. “No need to be nervous.” Kaze tapped his shoulders and said, “Herbal Spring’s safety is in your hands now and they are relying on you. The least you can do is prevent something like this from happening again.” He did not look down on Thomas because everyone had their own way of surviving the harsh world. As long as they were friendly and harbored no malicious intentions, he would never judge others based on their looks. Thomas was the security capta
Poking a few needles into Rory’s body and it cost him ten million! Bastard! Rory was deeply aggrieved, but he could not do anything. He should be grateful that Kaze did not choose to kill him. “Go.” Kaze finally allowed them to leave. He then said to Rory as the man was walking out, “I am letting you live because I want you to deliver a message to your master. “If he wants to live a good life, then be a good person. Don’t get himself in trouble just because he wants to repay some debt of gratitude.” Rory was sent on this mission by Marcus because Boris made a request. The man known as the Godfather did not bother to find out who was wrong and simply sent the captain of the Execution Hall to carry out private business. Kaze only said this out of respect for his reputable status in the West State Viper’s Den, and it would be the final piece of advice. With that, his duty of kindness would be fulfilled. After Rory and his men left, everyone back at Herbal Spring breath
Hearing Kaze, the agents of the Execution Hall stopped abruptly, looking at him in horror. Rory’s face twitched in pain. He shouted, “What do you want?!” He knew Kaze was not planning to kill him, but if death was not the goal, then why was he being pushed to the brink of it? He had no idea what Kaze was trying to do. The helplessness made him terribly aggrieved. Kaze pointed at the doctor on duty at Herbal Spring and said, “Ask the doctor to use acupuncture to stop the blood flow and you can pull the knives out.” It was the reason why he said Rory could not go to a common hospital. The doctor nodded. “Mr. Lee is right. If we don’t stop the blood flow, it’s going to get dangerous.” Rory was being tormented by the pain and his patience was running low. He shouted, “Then get on with it!” The doctor grunted, his brows furrowed. He had never seen such a rude demand to save a life. However, his duty and responsibility as a doctor drove him to his needle box. “There’s no
Rory never took Kaze seriously. He believed if not for Hannah’s intervention, he would have taken Kaze away and tortured him. Yet Kaze spoke to him in such arrogance—making him nothing more than a clown using borrowed powers. “You!” Seeing the disrespect toward Kaze, Hannah’s expression darkened, and wanted to teach him another lesson. Kaze raised his hand to stop her. He then walked over to the two knives coated with blood on the floor. Rory was alarmed. Recalling how Kaze defeated one of his men earlier, he quickly got into a battle stance. His shoulders might be hurt but his legs were fine. With his speed, he might not be able to dodge a hit from Hannah but he was confident that Kaze could not lay a finger on him. At the next moment, Kaze swiftly extended his right foot and tapped twice in succession. “Swoosh! Swoosh!” The two knives seemed to come alive as they flew toward Rory, slicing the air with a sharp, whirling shriek. Although surprised that Kaze did
Like how Rory attacked Collier earlier, the knives did not slow down after striking his shoulder. The momentum dragged his body backward and ultimately pinned him against the wall. The pain from both his shoulders caused his body to tremble but the pain was not Rory’s main concern. He could not accept that he ended up exactly like Collier when he faced Hannah. He endured the pain as he stared at her, his expression turned ashen. Collier and the others might not see how Hannah countered the attack but Rory saw everything clearly. It was simple. When Rory launched his knives at Hannah, before the blade could even touch her, she swung her sword forward. It was just one simple swing of the sword and she deflected his strongest attack, using it to hit him on the shoulders. It was at that moment, Rory realized how ridiculously powerful Hannah was. She lived up to the name of one of the top ten prodigies of West State Viper’s Den. Looking at Rory being pinned on the wall
No one cared about the thoughts in Collier’s head. Rory looked at Hannah and said heavily, “I wonder what you mean by that, Chief Delmore.” Hannah nodded at Kaze and then said coldly, “Cut the crap. Take your men and leave!” Rory furrowed his brows, his lips still curled. “Chief Delmore, that doesn’t sound right. I am here on legal Execution Hall’s business. Even if you are the chief of the South River Branch, you have no right to stop me. Or is the South River Branch no longer under the West State Viper’s Den jurisdiction?” Hannah did not even flinch when Rory tried to accuse her. She said, “I said, cut the crap. Come on, show me what you got. I’ll let you go first.” Rory’s lips twitched helplessly. He knew Hannah was known for her quick sword stance in the West State Viper’s Den. According to the agents who once went on a mission with her, many experienced fighters and experts could not even see her moves before they were killed on the spot. Now that Hannah had recove
“Swoosh!” The knife hit Collier in the shoulder, pushing him back against the wall. He tried to move his body but when he felt the pain in his shoulder, his face paled. He was shocked that the knife perforated his shoulder and pinned him onto the wall, like how Kaze pinned the Execution Hall’s agent to the wall earlier. Rory did it as payback to Kaze for what he had done earlier. Collier did not want to look bad in front of Kaze. He steeled himself up as he held the knife. With his teeth clenched, he pulled it out from his shoulder, drawing an arch of blood in the air. “Deputy Chief!” It was only then Collier’s men reacted to the situation and drew their weapons. “Hmph!” Collier grunted without looking at his men. “Clank!” The agents from the Execution Hall armed themselves as well and dashed forward. “Thump! Thud! Sheen!” The two groups of agents engaged in a fight with cries and clanks sounding ceaseless. Amid the painful cries, Collier’s men were struck
Once again, Rory looked at Kaze with surprise. “Young Man, I must admit that I’ve underestimated you again.” The deputy chief of the Viper’s Den South River Branch was certainly an officer with a higher rank than him. However, Rory was merely surprised, not deterred or scared as if he was not afraid of Kaze who brought Collier into the conflict. Kaze smiled. “You’ve underestimated a whole bunch as well.” Rory grunted heavily and then turned to Collier and his men walking into the lobby. Without even standing up, he curled his lips into a fake smile and said, “Mr. Ettinger, of what do I owe the visit? You and your men are here to see the doctor? Too bad. You are one step late. Scorpion and his men had already thrashed the…” Scorpion simply smiled awkwardly, afraid to make a noise. He could not afford to mess with the deputy chief. ‘I’ll thrash your skull if I can!’—if it was some other time, Collier would certainly argue with Rory and scold him in the face. However, his