Brodie was filled with righteousness.Those who didn’t know any better screamed in unison, demanding a rematch.Julian ignored Brodie and glanced curiously at Matsuda, as if he was ready to take action.“I’m talking to you, you bastard! Do you understand me?“Let Matsuda go right now!“If you don’t, if Matsuda even gets a scratch, we have the right to disqualify Golden Sands!”Nameless spoke up after seeing Brodie fearlessly standing up for him.“Elder Brodie! I think people who disobey the rules should just be killed immediately!“The fight just now obviously didn’t count!“If there aren’t enough enforcers here, I have plenty to spare!”Nameless clapped, and a few men in suits and firearms walked out with threatening grins.Seeing them being so shameless, Harvey decided to trample on them completely. “I told you already, Julian.“You should be quick and ruthless with your attacks! Show your opponents your power!“Don’t give them a chance to make excuses!“Come! Give th
Matsuda took a deep breath, then walked toward Julian. He held his breath and stared down at Julian. He didn’t hold back.He quietly waited to cut down Julian, so he could reclaim his lost honor.Julian looked listless and bored, as if the entire situation had nothing to do with him.The hostess stepped up, worried. After seeing Matsuda nod, she exclaimed, “Begin!”“Die!” Matsuda screamed in fury. The blade in his hand turned to lightning, charging right ahead without pause. The sound of a crashing wave and a beast’s roar was heard.It felt as if his blade had engulfed the whole ring.Ripples were even forming in people’s wine. It was enough to show just how terrifying of an attack it was.The beautiful hostesses were going limp in fear; their faces had completely lost all color. It was their first time seeing such an impressive being, after all!That said, Julian remained calm as he faced the attack. Everything he experienced in Hong Kong and Las Vegas had turned him fearl
“What’s wrong with you, Julian?”Harvey appeared to be furious.“I told you! You can only take action when the blade’s right in front of your throat!“Why would you hit him earlier?“You look nothing like a descendant of a country with a history of five thousand years!“I suggest we continue fighting, referees.“It’s best that all of you agree that Julian will lose if he fights back before Matsuda’s blade is right in front of his throat!”Harvey showed a righteous expression, and smiled at Brodie.Brodie’s eyes kept twitching; he didn’t think that Harvey would have such a sharp tongue and that Julian would be this strong.If Brodie accepted Harvey’s so-called request, his reputation would be completely tarnished.If Matsuda lost, Brodie’s title as the inner elder of Heaven’s Gate would turn into an insult. After all, any sane person could tell that he was clearly standing on a side.After thinking of the consequences of Matsuda’s failure, he looked at Harvey’s faint smile an
The people from Golden Sands watched in disbelief.They didn’t think that Nameless would be so shameless as to actually give Matsuda a firearm in combat. Even if Matsuda won, since he used such a despicable way, they wouldn’t need to acknowledge it.On the other hand, Matsuda was filled with pride. He slowly pulled loading the revolver with bullets, grinning wickedly. “You bastard…”The hostess’s expression was awful. She looked at Brodie; seeing his fierce glare, she quickly announced the beginning of the fight. “Begin!”Matsuda quickly pulled the trigger in Julian’s direction.Bang!Swoosh!Almost at the same time, Julian took a step forward and flicked his finger.Shards of the broken blade on the ground flew in front of him.The bullet missed Julian, but the shards all lodged into Matsuda’s throat.The crowd fell dead silent.Matsuda, who was still holding the revolver, looked on in disbelief. He never thought he’d still lose, even with a deadly weapon. He fell to
Arlet, despite her hot temper, began cheering in excitement.Even Azrael and the others were smiling in relief. Kairi took a deep breath before raising her chest. She looked at Harvey, her seductive gaze filled with admiration. Before, she wanted to be allied with him because she admired him. Now, certain unspeakable emotions started to form in her heart.“Bastard! That damn bastard!”Nameless gritted his teeth. Furious, he kicked the beautiful hostesses beside him to the ground.The fruit knife in his hand had bent completely. He glared hatefully at Harvey, his prideful look from before now gone.Matsuda was his greatest trump card.He thought he could easily achieve victory using one of the most outstanding fighters among the younger generation from Island Nations…However, he didn’t expect Matsuda to bite the dust that early.Harvey and Julian’s appearance had ruined his plans completely.Nameless wanted to send an order to take out the two once and for all, but he knew
“The hidden families and the Hermit Families were, in a sense, together.“They’re different from the newly rising top-rated families. They’ve all been surrounded by loom and gloom. It’s only natural for them to stick together,” the woman said calmly.“That said, old institutions die hard. This is why the waters here run deep.“Even forces from Wolsing and Mordu can’t infiltrate that easily!”People were praising the people of Golden Sands and Julian’s fighting skill, but…The mature-looking woman chuckled disdainfully. To her, a country bumpkin would always remain a country bumpkin. Small impressive moments wouldn’t change that.“There’s too much useless filth in such deep waters,” she said. “These people are just pretending to be strong in Golden Sands. If we’re outside the borders, I could crush them with one finger!”People from the top ten families would always flaunt their strength as they pleased. Even the Patel family was nothing to this mature-looking woman.“Don’t say
“For people like us, that much is just chump change…“But losing isn’t fun at all!”The young man cracked his neck, revealing a wretched expression.“You’re not as patient as your brother at all, Vaughn!” Kensley said.Vaughn looked like he was going to take action if Blaine approved it. Kensley seemed quite upset at Vaughn.“Are you teaching Young Master John how to do things?” she snarled. “Stop trying to cause trouble, Kensley.”Vaughn smiled. “Young Master John will never look up to you if you run your mouth like that.“You should just give up!“After all, the Thompson family and the Quinlan family are both from the top ten families. Our families will be happy if we get married together!”“You bastard…”Kensley was filled with utter disdain and rage.For people like them, love and marriage meant nothing. They were just into benefits.Blaine was destined to become the John family’s successor in the future.No matter how impressive Vaughn was, he still had a young ma
The fights that came afterward weren’t suspenseful at all. Without any strength to pressure Julian, Nameless could only get his experts to fight.He hoped to deal with Julian with sheer numbers. If that was the case, the Faceless Group would have a chance to win.It was a shame Julian was a completely changed man after obtaining the ancient scripture.He could mimic Harvey’s movements, sending anyone flying with a single slap to the face. His demonstration of pure speed was amazing, too.With power like that, he’d still seem impressive in everyone’s eyes no matter how lazy he looked.This was an age where strength meant everything.Seeing Golden Sands making such a strong comeback, Brodie was filled with resentment.He kept trying to look for faults, but that couldn’t change the fact that Julian took out every single one of his opponents with a single slap.In the end, Julian stood in the middle of the ring while smoking his cigarette calmly.Brodie’s face was ugly; he despe
"Not to mention, these are weapons that Grand City's top brass directly controls. If it isn't because I've taken control over Earth Hall recently, I wouldn't have been able to take these out," Clarion said with a sigh.Harvey nodded. "Looks like letting you control Earth Hall is one of my correct decisions after coming to Grand City."Then, Harvey narrowed his eyes and looked ahead. "Clarion. Take your men and attack from the outer ring. Do your best to reach the destination and save our people."Clarion blinked. "And you?"Harvey said, "Always go for the head. A truly powerful elite must be keeping an eye on everything. If we don't eliminate him, our rescue will be destined to fail."Harvey slammed his foot on the ground before jumping into the air, his figure quickly disappearing into the horizon. He noticed that there were plenty of elites converging. This was Sky Plane's territory. No matter how many he killed, his enemies would most likely swarm him.If that was the case,
While Clarion and Harvey were talking, the Origin Sword Style elites were already slowly coming closer.600 feet. 300 feet. 150 feet!As they drew closer, everyone could see their murderous expression. Their firearms already had their safety off. One could also see there were no longer any gaps in their encirclement.With how things were going, the only two options for Harvey and his men were to either get killed or to simply surrender.As they drew closer, not only was Clarion sweating, but all his bodyguards also had cold sweat on their foreheads.Only Harvey wasn't doing anything. He simply narrowed his eyes as if he was quietly calculating something. When there were only 60 feet left, he suddenly said, "You have two seconds."Harvey suddenly slammed his foot on the ground.Boom!A powerful shockwave extended outward, and all the Origin Sword Style elites surrounding them were subconsciously stunned. The shield they were holding momentarily left the ground."Warsong! Fire
At Clarion's order, all his bodyguards immediately dragged out several black suitcases. Within were black holes with blue bullets. It was obvious these bullets were created to be used on Martial Arts elites. The damage they could deal was beyond anyone's imagination.The bodyguards stood in front of Harvey and Clarion with the suitcases, ready to fight their enemies to the bitter end.When the Origin Sword Style elites saw how Harvey and the others reacted, they took out a shield and placed it in front of them. It was obvious they were prepared.Or perhaps, it was easier to say that the Origin Sword Style elites already knew what they had prepared.Clarion's expression darkened. "How did these fools manage to guess we're here with the Warsongs?"Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Is there a possibility that they didn't make a guess, but instead already received news about how many people we brought and what kind of weapons, so they could make preparations for us?"Clarion was stunned. "W
Boom! Boom! Boom!There was a string of explosions in mid-air. The bolts had also been engulfed by the explosion. Even after Harvey had managed to negate the attacks, he didn't stop. He grabbed the rocks from the ground with his hand.Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!Several elites hidden in the shadows instantly lost their fighting skills."He really is a True Warrior," Clarion muttered when he saw what happened. He wasn't even sure what to say.He thought he should be able to put himself to some use this time, hence why he asked to come with Harvey. He didn't expect Harvey to be so powerful that he needed others at all.Very quickly, all the attackers gathered. It was obvious they knew they couldn't do anything to Harvey anymore."These people are from the Origin Sword Style!" Clarion said seriously after he looked at what the attackers were wearing. "They're quite troublesome. While they look like they're over-the-top, they're most likely sacrificial soldiers. But the problem is t
"Of course, if we can maintain absolute discretion, we can escape without alerting anyone once we find Ms. Mandy," Clarion said, remaining positive. "That way, we don't have to fight and draw the attention of those who hold power in Sky Plane."Harvey was sitting in the van. He frowned and looked at the buildings with clear Island Nation influence. "Since Daichi is blackmailing me using Mandy, that means they're confident we won't be able to take her away. I believe we'll have to fight with those from the Origin Sword Style today."Harvey gave it a thought for a while and said, "And don't you think that the information Vaida gave us is too accurate? As if someone left behind an opening for us."Clarion's eyes widened. "Don't tell me this is a trap just for us?"Harvey shook his head. "Not only for us, but also for Grand City. If we're really stuck here… It doesn't matter if we're killed or captured alive, we'll become the excuse for them to attack Grand City. This time, we must…"
Sky Plane's countryside, Clover Hotel.In the Clover Hotel's VIP area, a mansion at the edge of the hotel, Mandy was looking outside with a deep frown. At this time, someone gently knocked at her door from the outside."Come in," Mandy said.The leader of the security team, Seven Jean of the Jeans of Mordu, came in. He bowed to Mandy with respect before saying calmly, "Ms. Mandy, according to the information I've received, the women you've saved have been sent out of Sky Plane. I've also confirmed the people we came into conflict with. He's Yamamoto Sora, scion of the Origin Sword Style."The school's status is very high in Sky Plane. While we managed to get some protection for the time being, I believe we won't be able to make this disappear so quickly. Our visa only has an effective duration of seven days. Once the time is up, Sky Plane will have an excuse to remove all the security here. We'll be in danger when that happens."I think we should leave Sky Plane immediately whil
Mandy reacted very quickly, as if she understood something. She quickly said to Harvey through the phone, "I'm on the sixth floor of a hotel! I…"Before she could even finish, Daichi had already hung up the call with a tap. He then gave Harvey a meaningful look. "There are some rules you should keep, Mr. Harvey. Otherwise, if the people from Sky Plane's side have a misunderstanding, I can't tell what will happen next."Alright. Let's get into the main topic. Ms. Mandy is very safe right now, but I believe that her safety can only be maintained for two to three days. My men can't continue protecting her without a good reason, right? "Once it has been confirmed that there's nothing here that I want, my people who maintain her protection will be pulled back immediately. No one can tell what will happen after that."Daichi gave Harvey a dry smile. "That's why you'll be in control of Ms. Mandy's life and death. We are people who keep our side of the deals. We hope you can maintai
Harvey's expression was calm as he said coldly to Daichi, "No matter how good and logical you make it sound, the truth is, you're threatening me. Rather than being threatened by the Sky Plane, why don't you stick around and be my hostage for an exchange?"As soon as Harvey had finished saying that, he slammed his hand on the table. A piece of wood immediately fired out from the table and pierced into the chair's backrest, just next to Daichi's ear.However, Harvey was in for a surprise. Even in a situation like this, Daichi was still able to maintain his calmness as he continued to enjoy his meal. It was as if the one about to die here wasn't him.Once Daichi had chewed his food slowly and swallowed it, only then did he smile at Harvey. "Mr. Harvey, or Mr. Representative. Do you really think fighting can solve everything? It's true I'm from the branch family of the Ruling Royal Family and the blood of royalty flows in my veins, but there are too many like me. So many that I am eas
"Most importantly, this matter with Ms. Mandy happened in Sky Plane—which means outsiders can't enter quietly and save her," Daichi said to Harvey with a smile. "But don't worry, Harvey. We know Ms. Mandy is yours, so we'll find a way to keep protecting her. How to protect her and for how long would depend on your sincerity, though."Harvey's expression was cold as he said slowly, "And here I thought you'd tell me you'd do everything to protect Mandy, making a show despite how shameless you are. I didn't expect you to be so direct—in threatening me! If I refuse your request, Mandy will immediately fall into Sora's hand, right?"Daichi smiled faintly. "You're indeed a perceptive and decisive man. It makes things easier for me to work with someone like you. I will tell you what you need to do—or perhaps, it's easier for me to say what price you need to pay for Mandy's return."Daichi took a final bite of his fish and said with a smug smile, "It's simple. Give me the Chapter of Ascensi