Aiden Bauer froze slightly after seeing the sight. “I know Brother Tyson Woods is good, Branch Leader.“But there are hundreds of them!“Four fists are better than two! He’s no match for this many people!“No matter how strong he is, there’s no way he can hold off against all these people!”Aiden knew how strong Tyson was if he was fighting a one-on-one battle. Taichi Maruyama seemed very cocky. He most likely wouldn’t be able to defend himself against Tyson’s single blow.Even a dozen people wouldn’t be enough to go against Tyson.But a few hundred people would be able to drown him if all of them just spat at him.Fighting this many people would be no different than having a death wish.Even King Leonidas himself almost died a few times fighting the battle of Thermopylae. Those Islanders would charge at Tyson all together without any sense of morality.“Calm down. This is nothing really,” Harvey calmly said.“Tyson’s been with me for a long while. He’s about to achieve a b
Nobody would dare to ask what happened while the two exchanged profound words.Aiden Bauer, who saw the entire thing happen in front of the door, froze slightly. He jogged back and stared at Tyson Woods in complete shock.“Branch Leader, why don’t we just go to war against the Shindan Way?”“We already annihilated so many of their professionals.”“If we take this chance, we should be able to completely remove the Shindan Way from Mordu once and for all.”Tyson clasped his hands together.“CEO York, if you give the order, I’ll end Sakura Miyamoto’s life.”Harvey York poured a cup of tea for Tyson.“Today’s incident isn’t just going to end like this,” said Harvey calmly.“But there’s no need to be in a hurry to kill.“Finish up three things first.“Number one, deal with these people.“Number two, dig up more info out of Noriko Yamaguchi.“Number three, tell Taro that I need to know everything about the Shindan Way.“It’ll be boring just to kill off Sakura anyway.“It’s bes
“Tell me clearly! What happened?!”Sakura Miyamoto’s expression was as cold as ice.“I need to know the entire process.”Kristan Duncan’s eyes frantically twitched.“I’ve been trailing Harvey York since he left the police station. I followed him to a small mountaintop villa on the outskirts.“Harvey and the others were in there. There were less than ten people in total. I’m sure of it.“When I sent word to Taichi Maruyama, he rushed to the location in less than two hours. He crashed the villa’s doors right open before the three hundred men completely surrounded the place.“Taichi even demanded Harvey to release Noriko Yamaguchi in a minute.“But Harvey didn’t respond.“I saw someone come out while carrying a sword from far away. I could only hear screams after that.”“I wouldn’t dare to get too close because I might expose myself, so I decided to check after everything was quiet again. But then, a huge group of Longmen disciples came…”“The chief inspector of the first branc
Harvey York could understand June Lee and Hazel Malone’s behavior.That was why he didn’t intend to enter the villa either. He just showed a warm smile and said, “Aunty, Hazel, get Yvonne Xavier for me.“There’s something I need to do with her. I can’t seem to get through her phone.”“Oh? Are you already planning to kill off Ms. Xavier after Ms. Fujihara?” June exclaimed with an odd tone.“Let me tell you right now. It’s useless!“I’ll never let a bad omen like you to ever step into our house!”“Every time you come here, bad things always happen!”Harvey bitterly chuckled.“Aunty, I’ll make sure to compensate for your family’s losses…”“Compensate?!“How are you even planning to compensate?!“Are you going to give us the number one villa?!” asked June furiously while jumping up and down.Harvey stood frozen in place.“Master Lynch gave me the villa, so I can’t just give it to anyone. But if you want to, you can stay there for as long as you like.”“You just want me to sta
Half an hour later, Harvey York and Hazel Malone arrived at the Bray Temple.Harvey showed a serious expression when he haphazardly stopped Hazel’s car in the middle of the road before rushing out.Hazel was utterly dumbfounded. It was her first time seeing a man being so uncouth, making her park the car herself.But she had no choice. The pink Rolls Royce was bought with loans, so she had to park the car properly. It would have been heartbreaking to see her car get scratched up.At the same time, Yvonne Xavier was already at the main hall of the Bray Temple.The sculpture of the Holy Trinity was there covered in gold foil, making it seem extremely extravagant.Even though this religious way of life could not compare to Christianity, the Bray Temple was very well-known throughout Mordu because of Chief Leonard Bray himself. Quite a few powerful families and wealthy businessmen would go in and out from the place all the time.Yvonne respectfully lit up some incense, then kneeled
Yvonne Xavier slightly shook her head.“Ms. Asuka, right? You haven’t explained everything yet.“For example, who sent you here?“Was it Hector Thompson? Or Sakura Miyamoto?”Asuka showed a warm smile.“You ask too many questions. But since you’re also a woman, I’ll tell you something that might intrigue you.“You are truly a beautiful woman, Ms. Xavier. You must be confident enough to think that men wouldn’t even have the heart to harm you.”Yvonne’s pupils contracted slightly.“But a woman would surely go above and beyond to deal with you.“Don’t blame us, Ms. Xavier. Blame yourself for being so unlucky, catching Young Master Thompson’s eye like that!”Asuka’s right hand was resting on the hilt of her longsword while she was talking.At the same time, four more Islanders wearing bathrobes while holding Island Nation longswords showed up in the backyard, cutting off all of Yvonne’s escape routes.Yvonne frowned while looking at the chief who led the way. “This is a sacre
There was not a single sliver of fear reflected in Yvonne Xavier’s eyes when she let out a warm smile. “I have to admit. Your lady’s head isn’t really functioning well.“Doesn’t she realize that the best things for men are unobtainable?“When I die, I’ll turn into a memory inside Hector’s heart. After that, your lady wouldn’t even have a chance.”Asuka chuckled with an odd tone.“Us Islanders like to study men’s thoughts the most. Do you really think I’d let that happen?“Don’t you worry, Ms. Xavier. You’ll turn into just a fleeting memory in due time.”Yvonne’s gaze turned cold. She had a bad feeling about her situation.“What are you planning?!”Asuka shook her left hand, revealing a small porcelain bottle in her hand. “This right here is called the Anti-Chastity Vial,” said Asuka, full of excitement.“Legends say that if a woman drinks this, she would need to find a man in three minutes, no matter how strong-willed of a woman she is. And then, she would need to find mor
Fwooosh!Without Sakura Miyamoto’s orders, the three Islanders pounced right toward Harvey York after frantically changing their expression.One of the women wanted to get close to Yvonne Xavier so she could take her hostage.Bang bang bang!Without Harvey even doing anything, a person wearing a robe showed up and started to swing his duster around. The duster split all of the longswords in half while sending the women flying. Every single one of them crashed into the walls while coughing up copious amounts of blood. None of them had any strength left, even to struggle.“You rascals from the Island Nations. How dare you cause trouble inside the Bray Temple? Do you really think the people here are just jokes to you?“Filth!”Chief Leonard Bray appeared in a flash before shaking the duster in his hand. Threads that seemed like metal wires flew out from the duster, piercing the foreheads of the Islanders.Another person was lying flat on the ground while covered in a puddle of blo
"Bro! Big bro! I finally got it now! You're Harvey York, the guy who stole Dan's spot of becoming representative! To be able to become a lackey of someone like you… Oh, this is such a glorious day for me and my family!" Alexei said excitedly."Big bro, since this is your first time here, you're not familiar with Grand City, right? Let's see… Let me personally take you to the Golden Road! I have a car, so it'll definitely be faster than you travelling on foot, right?"Alexei had already swiftly got into his Range Rover. After starting the car, he performed a handsome drift and stopped right in front of Harvey. Harvey hesitated a little but still got into the car.Since… He really didn't know Grand City well. By the time he arrived, it might already be too late.As he got into the car, Harvey checked the texts in his phone. There should be a livestream from Geoffrey's people who were on the ground. The Dragon Gate training hall had always been quite discreet. While they had put up
After hearing that, Harvey was stunned. The corner of his eyes twitched. He didn't expect that Alexei would be so idiotic.One shouldn't say such words without running them through their mind first!When Alexei saw that Harvey didn't react, he continued. "What? Do you think my Senior Vaida is not pretty enough? Too aggressive? It's fine, there are plenty of clubs in Grand City too! I can always take you to the clubs to check on the pretty ones to make you understand what it means to have paradise on Earth! No matter what happens, you're my big bro now! You'll be my big bro forever! You have to protect me from now on!" As he said that, Alexei even wanted to drag Harvey to get their relationship certified.Harvey blinked. He really had no idea how to deal with someone like this. But with Alexei close by, Harvey believed that Alexei could able to help with his objective here. Currently, Grand City is like a body of still water. No matter how much things were bubbling underneath t
After saying all that, Vaida turned and left. Harvey understood that Vaida probably had some clues about this, but she needed to do her investigation.Harvey didn't know how to feel when he saw Vaida was back to normal. Other than mistaking him for her man of destiny, Vaida was acting like a normal person.Once Vaida's figure had completely disappeared, Alexei turned around and looked at Harvey for a while, his expression still dark. He snorted and said, "Don't take this the wrong way and think you're my big bro now, Harvey. It's true you saved me, but you still deserve to die for putting Senior Vaida in your crosshair! I'm someone who compartmentalizes these things. I'll repay you for saving me, but I'll snuff out your desire as well."Harvey smiled and said calmly, "Don't worry. I won't stay in Grand City for long.""Really?" Alexei said happily, but then he quickly spoke in a huffy manner. "If that's the case, you're my guest! No matter where you want to go, or what you want t
When Vaida saw that she managed to scare Alexei, she sighed. However, there was pity in her eyes. After a moment, she still coldly said, "Remember. From now on, Harvey is your big bro. From now on, you'll have to listen to everything he says in Grand City, okay? If you won't, I'll immediately kick you out. Understand?"Harvey didn't sense any maliciousness in Vaida's words. Instead, he could sense how frustrated and disappointed she was from her tone. If it wasn't because Alexei was being so useless, Vaida wouldn't be in the situation she was in right now.But… Harvey didn't hate Alexei's character. From a certain angle, he liked Alexei."Understood, Senior Vaida. I'll listen to you," Alexei said in a defeated tone. He even looked deflated physically, as if he was sighing.Looking at how pitiful Alexei was, Harvey couldn't stop himself from smiling. He took a step forward, saying, "Vaida, I was a little harsh on him just now, so it's not his fault. But both he and I got to know e
Harvey realized why Dan was the best choice to succeed the previous mayor. Vaida was schizophrenic, and then his oldest disciple was…this.Who else can the Belladonna Cult depend on other than Dan?"Senior Vaida! Where are you? We haven't met for so long, but you brought a man home just like this! He's bullying me! This Harvey is bullying me!" Alexei screamed. His next step was probably going to be rolling on the ground."I have enough! I don't want to live anymore! It's either he's gone, or I'm gone! It's either he dies, or I die! You have to know who has a closer relationship with you! Don't become an enemy to your dear junior just because of a pretty boy!" Alexei's face was full of tears and mucus. No matter how Harvey looked at him, Harvey felt like he didn't have much intelligence at all.Harvey's eye twitched. Whether it was an arrogant scion or a haughty young master, he could simply slap the man to the ground and kick him to the curb. But… What was he supposed to do w
Harvey was stunned. What was going on? The childhood friend was out here too? Harvey stared intently at the man with the machete, who looked around 23 or 24. He was at least around 200 pounds, and he looked like an explosive keg. While he held a machete, his face was a strange, pallid color.With just one look, Harvey was sure that had severe internal injuries and didn't manage to recover. Harvey glanced at the Beads of Eye he was carrying on his chest, finding it strange."Come out, Harvey! Face me if you're a man!" roared the man, looking like he was going to explode at any time. The moment he saw Harvey, who was on his way to go on a walk, he instantly stormed forward and raised his machete.He roared at Harvey, "You're that idiot Harvey, right? Tell me, how did you lie to Vaida? She's my goddess! You can't just get close to her whenever you want!"Harvey looked at him curiously. "Why don't you tell me who you are?""Who am I?" The angry man waved his machete. "I'm the olde
Harvey could not stop rolling his eyes as he could feel his head throbbing again, but he still suppressed what he was feeling. "Thanks, but I don't like anything too greasy in the morning. I prefer vegetarian if possible. You can put the deep-fried hoppers aside. I'll reheat it in the afternoon."Vaida blinked her beautiful eyes. After some hesitation, she said, "I see. We'll set it aside for now, then. This is a local delicacy in Grand City. You can't even buy this with money.""Thanks; I appreciate it," replied Harvey, feeling the pressure. He had no choice but to get himself a bowl of oats with milk and slowly eat it. Harvey was worried Vaida might add something special to the oats or milk, but after eating, he realized there was nothing weird in it. It was just delicious.If food also had realms, while this was not at the level of a True Warrior, it was definitely at the level of a King of Arms. That was something that Harvey found surprising."Right, Harvey. I heard you become
"Oh, right," Geoffrey remembered something else. "While Harvey was the representative of the Country H Martial Arts Alliance, his identity isn't accepted by the seven families of Grand City. In other words, he has no support in Grand City at all. Even if everyone recognized that he is indeed your man of destiny, it's difficult for him to become mayor. Grand City is no longer the same city as it was a decade ago."Vaida frowned and said, "Getting Harvey to garner support in Grand City is not difficult. Find a way to make him the leader of the Belladonna Cult. Before making him the mayor, we can make him the cult leader first."That way, not only can we make it easier for Harvey, but we can also disgust the hell out of Dan. He's been obsessed with taking over the cult, right? Does he really think he can become mayor after becoming the leader of two of the seven families? He's dreaming!"Geoffrey was speechless. "Things aren't as easy as you think. If you simply give the cult to Harvey
"Not to mention, during the decade that the ex-mayor had disappeared, the entire Grand City had lost their respect toward him and the Belladonna Cult. Even you have become someone who only existed in the fringe. While Grand City looks like it didn't have a singular leader, the Hierophant's prophecy was guiding everything."That’s why we must be patient. On the one hand, we needed to make Harvey accept all of this. On the other hand, we have to rebuild a solid foundation as we advance. We will make the entirety of Grand City understand that the Belladonna Cult is still the same cult that rules over all! Only then can we obtain everything he has left for us."Then, Geoffrey cleared his throat. "Even I can wait for so long. I believe you'll be fine, correct?"Vaida gave it a thought, but she still hesitated. It was good for her that someone like Harvey, who fit the prophecy, appeared. But the problem was… This was supposed to be done slowly. Trouble was brewing underneath Grand City. H