Niel said fiercely, “We’ll see if you are worthy if you can take three hits from me.” Mr. Statham looked at him and nodded. “Sure.” As his voice subsided, he leaned forward and swung a kick at Niel’s face. “Good one!” Niel laughed. He countered with his own kick instead of dodging. “I’ll teach you a lesson… Aaargh!” Before he could finish, he cried in pain. He was then sent flying with blood gushing from his mouth. He crashed on the ground with several broken bones, causing him to groan in pain. “What the…” The students and the coaches of the school were all silenced. Niel was one of the strongest martial artists in the school, second only to the principal and a few of his peers, yet he was defeated with just one kick. Mr. Statham did not even move! All he did was kick! The devastating outcome silenced everyone. Mr. Statham’s followers laughed and continued to tease the students and coaches. Dwight’s expression shifted. He calmed himself down and said, “Si
Mr. Statham’s provocative words angered the students and coaches. “Principal, no!” “You cannot agree to this!” They were afraid that Dwight might agree to Mr. Statham’s request. “Hahaha, your principal is under Mr. Statham’s foot now. There’s no space for negotiation anymore!” “Stop struggling and just give up!” Mr. Statham’s men continued to provoke and tease them. The students and coaches were furious but since the principal was under the enemy’s foot and his life was at risk, they dared not act recklessly. Dwight felt intense pressure on his chest. His flushed face started to turn purple due to the anger and pressure. He clenched his teeth and mustered enough strength and courage to say, “No can do!” “Stubborn old man!” Mr. Statham curled his lips into a grin and increased the strength of his step, breaking two ribs on Dwight’s chest. “Ugh…” Dwight groaned painfully. Mr. Statham savored the painful look on Dwight’s face before he said with a smile, “Look
“You?” Mr. Statham scrutinized Kaze and grinned. “You are here just in time. Danny wanted me to challenge all the martial arts institutes in Lilyrose and then take care of you.” Kaze looked around but did not see Sophie or Lennon and Theo. He frowned. He nodded and then looked at Mr. Statham and his men. “Fine. Come, come at me all together. I’ll deal with you and then go look for the other two.” Mr. Statham’s expression turned grim. He was already arrogant enough but someone beat him! Kaze wanted all of them to attack him together! Penacony and the others were similarly shocked. “Stupid monkey! Watch your mouth!” “Mr. Statham, leave this monkey to me! You don’t need to waste your energy to deal with this one!” Penacony clenched his fists and walked over to Kaze with a ferocious look. “You stupid monkey. You pissed me off! If you don’t want to die, you better get on your knees now!” Kaze did not respond. He bellowed and charged toward Kaze. He jumped and swung
“No, this is impossible! Mr. Statham lost? I don’t believe it!” “How did the monkey defeat Mr. Statham?! This isn’t real!” Mr. Statham’s followers finally regained their composure after a while and started to voice their disbelief. They could not accept what they saw. The students and the coaches of the martial arts school cheered loudly. Even the students who were hostile against Kaze were impressed and viewed him as a hero. Cough! Mr. Statham struggled to get up on his feet. Bang! A powerful stomp landed on his chest, pinning him to the ground. Kaze stepped on Mr. Statham’s chest and peered down at him. “It’s not so difficult to defeat you. You disappoint me. Now that you have lost, I think it’s time for you to acknowledge that you are a piece of trash.” Kaze said the same thing to Mr. Statham. “No way!” Mr. Statham glared at Kaze viciously. He had never been humiliated like this before. Kaze smiled and then broke a few ribs with his foot. He did not hav
“I beat my way in here.” Kaze went over to the two of them, not wasting another second. Lennon and Theo were scared. They saw Mr. Statham defeated Dwight with just a few punches. If Kaze defeated Mr. Statham, how strong could he be? Knowing that Kaze was coming after them, Lennon bellowed, “Stop right there! We still have the girl!”’ Sophie was less than a meter behind them. However, if Kaze was deterred by how close Sophie was to the two of them, then he would not be called the God of War. Without showing any expression, Kaze strode up to Lennon and grabbed the man by the arm. Crack! Following a loud crack, Lennon cried like a dying pig and was immobilized instantly. Kaze then tossed him on the ground and turned his attention to Theo. “I’ll fuck you up!” Theo drew his dagger and jumped on Kaze ferociously. Slap! Kaze slapped Theo, disabling him and sending him flying before he could even get close. “D-Don’t kill me!” Looking at Kaze coming closer to him
“If you don’t want people to know what you have done, don’t do it,” Kaze said to the unconscious duo on the ground. He then called Don to inform him of the situation. “I have a situation here that needs your attention.” Soon enough, Don and his men arrived at the scene. They arrested Lennon and Theo but since they were hurt and unconscious, they were sent to the hospital first. “Sophie, you should go with them to give your statement.” Kaze tapped on Sophie’s shoulder and sent her away with one of the officers. He then called Don over to tell him about the situation. “I understand, Mr. Lee.” As they walked out, they saw Mr. Statham and his men, who were apprehended by the students and coaches of the martial arts school. Kaze said, “Don, I think you should talk to our foreign friends here. I don’t want them coming after me.” He was not scared of them at all, he just did not want the trouble. “Yes, Sir.” When Don went over, Mr. Statham and his men clamored and trie
The investment should be made on a specific project or multiple projects, yet Danny and his team did not even propose anything or show any documents. It was Jem who had the contracts drafted and was eager to have them signed. Many employees were skeptical. “Mr. Tart, hold on. Does Mr. Lee know about this?” asked an employee from the investment department. He asked not out of respect for Kaze but he was scared that Jem jeopardized their future since they, the employees, would have to bear the consequences as well if things went south. Jem valued his status and power, so when the employee questioned him, he was irritated. He grunted but he did not lash out at the employee. He said, “We are just going through the content of the contract. As for the signing session, we will have to wait for Mr. Lee’s order.” He intended to make Kaze take the blame, so of course, he would never leave out Kaze. “When will Mr. Lee be here?” The employee remained worried. He was a local Lilyr
“I see you learned about Sophie being in danger, Jem. I supposed you know a little too much?” Kaze shot a meaningful gaze at Jem and grinned, causing the man to shiver. For some reason, Jem had a bad feeling rising from his heart. Jem scoffed and chose to stay quiet. Since he had decided to confront Kaze, he was not afraid of Kaze finding out about the truth. “If you don’t believe what I said, then I guess you guys would have to see it for yourself.” Kaze shook his head and then handed his phone to Leslie. “Leslie, can you cast my phone to the screen?” Leslie frowned and said arrogantly, “Why should I take orders from you? You can’t even take care of your own assistant. Don’t you know she’s being someone else’s sex toy?” Slap! Kaze slapped the woman and said, “You should be grateful that Sophie is safe or else I will make you take her place.” He sounded calm and casual but it struck fear in Leslie. She glared at Kaze as she covered her face. Reluctantly, she took
Phoenix nodded with a fake smile and said grimacingly, “But it looks like your employees hold you in high regard. “They didn’t budge even when their legs were broken.” “Bang!” Shadow kicked an executive to the wall. Darcy looked at the executives and said coldly, “Before I step down, I am instructing all of you to accept Joan as the new chairwoman.” “Ms. Quint!” Many executives grimaced while others cried out in tears. They knew that Darcy agreed to resign because she could not stand them to take the abuse.“I want to apologize for failing to protect you.” Darcy hung her head low in the presence of her management team as tears streamed down her face. She had never been so devastated. Sadly, Kaze would not be with her. Kaze started it too. “I approve of Joan as the chairwoman.” “Me too.” “I concur.” The executives spoke up. They could not change the situation. With Darcy giving in, they knew further resistance would only be met with brutality. As the
Shadow did not show any signs of stopping. She continued kicking the female executive. “Stop, bitch!” Two male executives tried to stop Shadow. Shadow had eyes on the back of her head. Without looking back, she swept a kick at the two big men and slammed them against the wall. She approached the two men and stomped on them. “Crack!” “Crack!”With two sickening cracks, the legs of the two male executives were brutally snapped. Their harrowing cries echoed through the ward. “Stop!” Darcy’s eyes turned bloodshot as her right-hand men endured the brutality. She got up right in Shadow’s face. “Smack!” Shadow slapped Darcy to the ground.She approached Darcy with a blank face and raised her foot. “No!” Hector and Agnes’ breath hitched in their throats. “Shadow.” Phoenix, who watched the violence callously, said, “You can stop now.” She unleashed Shadow on these executives to show them who the boss was. Phoenix had gotten what she wanted. The plan would
Agnes scowled in distress. Sky mumbled under his breath, “You have no right to anyone, though. Darcy doesn’t answer to anybody. The executives approve of her. You can’t run the company without Darcy anyway—” “Shut up!” Phoenix yelled furiously, “The executives approve of her? Well, I can make sure that doesn’t happen. “I doubt they would say anything if I wanted to fire her.” Phoenix said curtly, “Let them in.” Amid her confusion, Darcy watched as Sky Ocean Corporation’s high management entered the room. “Ms. Quint!” The executives greeted Darcy respectfully. They had a lot of respect for Darcy. Though they were a lot older than Darcy, these executives still held Darcy in high regard. Phoenix kept a straight face throughout. She slammed her cane to the ground and yelled at the executives, “I want to sack Darcy and make Joan the chairwoman. Show of hands if you’re on board with the idea.” Silence befell. Two dozen executives exchanged glances. It never occurr
What?Kaze was the cause of the assault, but Darcy was somehow relieved of her chairwoman duties. Hector was stunned. Agnes stepped forward and wailed with a pale face, “Madam Quint, you can’t do this!“Darcy expanded Sky Ocean Corporation and built a presence in Riverbank all on her own. The Quints never helped. Why should she be replaced by Joan?“Darcy has poured her heart and soul into the company. The executives and employees can bear witness to her dedication. “You are letting the employees down. “Besides, Kaze is the problem. He’s out of control. “I’ve been hoping Darcy would dump him, but Darcy is too kind. “I trust that Darcy will move on from him after this incident.“You should be punishing the right person. Don’t put this on Darcy!” Agnes understood that Sky Ocean Corporation was the very thing that provided her family with the lifestyle they had right now. If Darcy was stripped of power, the family would revert to their miserably impoverished days. De
Phoenix glared at Darcy’s family and said sternly, “Did you hear me?” Hector and Agnes shivered and felt obliged to comply with Phoenix’s request. Before Hector and Agnes said anything, Sky jumped in. “Kaze wouldn’t beat anyone up for no reason, Madam Quint. Besides, Joan has it out for our family. She hasn’t liked Kaze since day one.“For all we know, she could be spinning a tale.“You might want to get to the bottom of the truth—” “Shut up!” “Bang!” Phoenix cut Sky off by whacking him with her cane. “What do you know? It’s not your place to speak. Where are your manners? “One more word from you, and I’ll hit you again.” Sky’s repeated offense of challenging Phoenix’s authority drove her to the edge. Furious, Sky rubbed his aching arm and opened his mouth to refute. “Don’t be stubborn!” Agnes yanked Sky in fright and smiled apologetically at Phoenix. “I’m sorry, Madam Quint. Sky is young. He doesn’t know any better.“Don’t be mad, Madam Quint. We’ll contact Ka
“But Kaze doesn’t learn from his mistakes. He acts like he’s all that!“He broke my arm and stomped on my face, saying that I couldn’t be prettier than his wife. “I can accept the injuries on my face, Madam Quint. “But Kaze is disrespecting the family and you!“Please stand up for me, Madam Quint. Sob, sob…” Joan wailed. Her piercing bawling sparked the other family members to back her up. Phoenix was outraged. Hector, Agnes, Darcy, and Sky turned pale. They did not expect Kaze to assault Joan. Kaze went hard on her too. Most importantly, Joan’s boyfriend was the only son of Boris, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins, and the boyfriend seemed to be in a worse state. “Kaze brings us nothing but trouble!” Agnes scowled and hissed through clenched teeth, “I knew he shouldn’t be with Darcy. I knew he’d be the death of us.” Old habits sure died hard. Agnes had dropped the attitude after the slapping incident, but she was back to her overbearing self again.
The sneers and gloating looks made Darcy’s family’s hearts sink. Hector got a call half an hour ago and learned that Phoenix had walked free after Kaze called the cops on her. Phoenix wanted Darcy’s family to come to the hospital. Hector thought that Phoenix had fallen ill. Without another word, Hector took Agnes to the hospital. Darcy and Sky had to make time out of their work and school to be there for Phoenix too. The family forgot to bring Kaze along by choice. There was no telling whether Phoenix was ill or angry with Kaze. The last thing they would do was bring Kaze along to make things worse. Outside the ward, Darcy’s family learned through the chatter that Joan, instead of Phoenix, was admitted. Joan’s hospital admission seemed to garner a lot of attention from Phoenix. Oblivious to the situation, Darcy’s family was in a daze. “Has Hector’s family arrived? Tell them to get in here!” Before Darcy’s family could get to the bottom of the matter, Phoenix’s a
Besides, the execution hall enforced the law within the Viper’s Den, putting the division in a superior position within the Viper’s Den West State Branch. The division had the power to decide whether the Viper’s Den member would live or die. The leader of the execution hall, Robin, would oversee the South River State Branch’s new branch chief and branch deputy. Hannah and Collier could not afford to let their guard down. They braced themselves to meet the man. “Marcus? Robin?” Kaze said indifferently, “I keep note of these names. The South River State Branch can’t do anything to the pair, but I am the branch leader.” “You have the power to stop them!” Collier said. Yet, Collier remained hesitant. It was true that Kaze was the Viper’s Den West State Branch leader. The Nether Viper Sword proved it. However, Kaze never officially took office. In other words, the position of the branch leader remained vacant. Collier could not understand Kaze’s delay in declaring his
Conan could sense the calm before the storm over the phone. He stopped joking around and said solemnly, “Of course.” It did not take Conan and Collier long to get to Kaze. Collier took out a stack of Rhys’ photos and said, “I know this guy. He’s Rhys Road, the only son of Boris, Riverbank’s underground kingpin. “His father bankrolled him to start a business in entertainment. He doesn’t get involved in the company operations, but he loves scouting talents to trick women. He’s worse than the man I was.” At least, Collier was aware of the type of man he used to be. Still, Kaze was not amused. Collier kept it strictly business and said somberly, “He often hangs around schools and around the mall to scout beautiful women. He has slept with many women, promising them the world.“He would be forceful with those who didn’t fall for his scheme. He would isolate them or drag them to somewhere secluded and take compromising videos of them. “Dozens of women fell victim to him over t