Blaine John frowned.“It’s not that we can’t do that.“But without a proper reason, Evermore and the Island Nations wouldn’t make a move either.”“We do have a proper reason, though!”Westley Wright gave a cold chuckle.“Get someone to kill Faceless in the Imperial Prison!“Once he’s dead, Evermore will have a reason to strike!“As for the Islanders, they’d always follow Evermore anyway!“It’d be ridiculous of them to lay low while Evermore’s doing their job!“And when Harvey’s dead, we’ll clean up the rest!“Who would even dare to go against us after that?“Don’t tell me you can’t even kill Faceless after being constantly disrespected here, Young Master John.”-Sunday, the day of Quill Gibson’s funeral.White cloth was hung all around Heaven’s Gate’s headquarters, with everyone wearing appropriate funeral clothing.The blowing air could not disperse the fog around the place, and an unspeakable chill was felt.This very day was destined to be recorded in the history of
As expected, a hearse without a license plate was started up and drove toward the cemetery from the Gibson family’s residence.While on the road, the Lowe family and the Bowie family looked like faithful followers, clad in funeral clothes, with white flowers pinned on their chests.Adler and Osman, who had been going against Quill for most of their lives, were in charge of holding the coffin.Before long, the hearse arrived at the cemetery.Adler and Osman raised the coffin. Everyone was shocked to see it. “What? Is that the great elder and the second elder?“Haven’t they always been going against Quill?“Not only are they here for his funeral, but they’re even carrying the coffin themselves!“Prince must’ve become a lackey for some prominent figure! If that wasn’t the case, Adler and Osman wouldn’t act like this in the first place!”It was time to bury the coffin.Horns could be heard, echoing in everyone’s ears. When the mourning song was finished, the coffin was covered b
The person leading the group was a woman in a short black Chanel dress.Her hair pulled up high. She had no makeup on, but her beauty was enough to topple entire countries. However, she also looked quite weary. The woman was none other than Alani herself.“It’s been a while, Ms. Alani,” Harvey said. He took a step forward, stopping Prince from saying anything.“If I remember correctly, you were Quill’s foster daughter, weren’t you?“You came here to bring him justice, too.“What? Do you think you’re a righteous woman who has the right to punish Quill after you’re gone for three days?“This country doesn’t have traditions like that, sadly.“Looks like you’ve become quite good at betraying others after staying in the Island Nations, huh?”The experts behind Alani showed dark expressions after hearing Harvey’s words.Shinsuke frowned as well.They knew that Harvey was impressive; he was a God of War that ordinary people couldn’t go against. They only took action after Everm
“You’ve always been pretty shameless…but have you ever thought of the consequences of doing something this insane?”Harvey looked at Alani with a smile. “If you fail to cause any trouble and get yourself embarrassed instead…“The reputation of the Way of Water, your country’s royal family, and the World Civilization Department would be completely tarnished as well.“When that happens, forget dying painlessly.The guests’ expressions changed when they heard that. Harvey was right.“Whether the Islander’s right or not, it’s still inappropriate for her to cause trouble now…“The dead need to be respected, after all!“People like her are shameless, anyway! Even if she’s using the World Civilization Department’s name, she might not be telling the truth!”“Right! Unless someone from Heaven’s Gate is accusing Harvey of doing something wrong, we shouldn’t trust the outsiders that easily!”“I’ll prove it, then!”A beautiful woman walked out from behind Alani. She glared at Harvey, h
“Emory,” Harvey said, narrowing his eyes.“For Osman’s sake… I’ll give you one more chance to speak. If someone is forcing you to talk like this, I’ll make sure you’re well-protected.”Emory clearly had a plan when she tried to humiliate Harvey… Yet, he still wanted to give her a chance.Other than wanting to calm everyone down, Harvey didn’t want too much trouble to happen at Quill’s funeral.“You’ll give me a chance?” Emory sneered. She had nothing but disdain on her face.“Who do you think you are? You’re not from Heaven’s Gate, nor are you my senior! How are you not shameless for saying things like that?!“Are you threatening me with my family’s life, now that I’m standing up against you?!“Let me tell you something! Justice will always prevail!“If I lower my head in front of trash like you, Heaven’s Gate’s history will be done for!”Emory crossed her arms.“I’ve made my statement! If you’re not happy about it, then kill me already!”Alani clapped, then looked at Harv
This was utter disrespect!Not only were Prince and Harvey being completely ridiculed…Even Quill’s reputation was on the line!His own foster daughter was doing such heinous things on the day of his funeral. Quill would become the greatest joke in the world!Crushing! This was truly crushing!Prince and the rest of the Gibsons were shivering in anger.Harvey glared coldly at her before stepping forward.“Fine. Since you’re that eager to break off from Quill, I won’t hold back either.“You want to crush our spirits, right? You want justice, don’t you?“Give them justice then, Rachel.”“Of course!” Rachel stepped out from the side and waved her hand; a few Longmen disciples pushed out a few TVs.She pressed play on her remote. Harvey’s fight against Layton was clearly shown on the screens. Everything was as clear as day. Those who didn’t know why Layton died finally understood the situation.When everyone finally saw the moment Layton was crushed to death with a single sto
“You bastard! How dare you threaten Ms. Alani?!”An Islander stepped up and glared disdainfully at Harvey.“How dare you show off with some fake footage?“You want us to kneel? You want to teach us what being civilized means?!“Let me tell you something! Civilization can only be obtained through power!”The Islander took a step before pouncing forward. He was a swordsman with a bit of fame, who believed that he was quite outstanding in the younger generation.He proudly swung his sword, completely oblivious to Harvey’s true strength.Swoosh!A fierce cold light flashed ahead just as the Islander swung the sword.“That’s it?”Harvey couldn’t even be bothered to look at the Islander.Crack!Harvey put some force in his leg, cracking a brick on the ground. The rubble scattered.Swoosh!The rubble flew straight ahead like a bullet. The experts standing behind Alani changed their expressions.“You…”The Islander showed a horrible expression; he could sense a terrifying wave
Alani waved her hand.The experts feared Harvey, but they still stood out to surround him, prepared to take him out. They knew that Harvey was impressive, but they believed they could deal with him using sheer numbers.“Are you planning to come at me together since you wouldn’t win a fair fight?”Harvey smiled.“Fine! Let’s play!”He clapped. The people around quickly raised their crossbows at the ones surrounding Harvey.Alani had hundreds of people with her, but Heaven’s Gate had thousands at least. No matter the case, this was still Heaven’s Gate’s territory. Alani would never get enough numbers to match.Her eyes twitched after seeing the people with crossbows. She exchanged glances with Shinsuke before taking a deep breath.Naturally, they didn’t expect Harvey to have this much control over Heaven’s Gate. With just a single command, the experts were ready to give their lives to Harvey.“Harvey!”Alani’s faces flitted between different expressions. Finally, she took a s
Maya was slightly stunned. However, she had always been very trusting of Harvey. She didn't say anything and quickly prepared the contract.When Durandal saw what was happening, he smiled coldly and immediately signed his name.Just as Harvey was going to sign his name, Mandy's expression turned dark and said, "Harvey, why don't we bet my hand? This is a Ninth Branch affair. It didn't have much to do with you in the first place."Harvey could sense Mandy cared about him and smiled. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Not to mention, certain things are unavoidable. You and the Ninth Branch are simply taking hits on my behalf. Trust me, I can manage this."Mandy hesitated a little and wanted to say something, but before she could, Durandal already said coldly, "Enough with the mushy nonsense. If you can't take a wager like this, I'm more than happy to let you both lick my boots a hundred times. After that, we'll call it even!"Harvey patted Mandy's shoulder and picked up the pen to sign his
"Your underlings are either Boxing Champions or Sword Champions. While they all sounded terrifying and their names quite stylish, and sound like they can defeat everyone that stands before them…" Harvey began coolly."Everything you did is so you can take all of the Ninth Branch's money, isn't it? If that's the case, why waste everyone's time? Let's do it decisively. We'll settle everything in one go. Of course, if you're scared, you can tell me too. I won't force you."Harvey shook his head and looked at Mandy. "This is boring, Mandy. Let's go, he's just a coward. I wonder where this spoiled brat comes from? He's scared of getting smacked by his own hand if he loses a few pennies. There's no need to waste time with people like this."When Mandy heard it, she said, "That's right. There's no need to waste time with rubbish."Durandal smiled coldly when he heard how they were mocking him. "No need for such sarcasm. I'm telling you right now, I'm not afraid of playing a game like th
"If you're sober, bend your knee to the ladies and apologize, or I'll kill you!" Harvey snarled.The long-haired man was arrogant, but it was obvious for all that Harvey was even more so. All the spectators were shocked. It was the first time they saw someone acting so arrogant.The long-haired man finally realized what had happened; he held his face and yelled, "You idiot! How dare you touch me?"Harvey gave him another slap. "So what if I do? Can't I afford to? Do you want me to hit you a dozen times?"The long-haired young man didn't expect Harvey to make a move despite the current circumstances, and was completely stunned. He held his completely swollen face and screamed, "How dare you touch me! Kill him! I want him ground to dust!"Clang!Just as the men and women wanted to stand and attack Harvey, Durandal put down the teacup in his hand with a clang. He waved his right hand and said, "All of you… Are you blind? Can't you see that this is Ms. Mandy Zimmer, the leader of t
"150 million isn't enough?""1.5 billion?"Everyone gasped the moment they heard what Harvey had to say. At the same time, many people turned and looked at him at the same time. Aside from shock and disbelief, they looked like they were looking at a fool.Everyone could see that Durandal had already completely decimated this underground fighting pit. The Ninth Branch had lost hundreds of millions of dollars by now. No matter how sharp Maya's tongue was, it couldn't hide the fact that they had lost a lot of money.So when Harvey took the initiative and said something like that, many simply thought it was for their pride. Everyone knew that at this time, one should surrender and not scream in defiance. The men and women around Durandal all stared at Harvey. They didn't feel scared or excited, simply scornful.Mandy wanted to say something, but after hearing Harvey, she decided to keep silent and let him take control of everything. She believed that he could help her."Madam! Sir
Maya looked horrified. She was the one organizing things for the Ninth Branch. This fighter was already the most powerful the Ninth Branch had, but she didn't expect him to act like a complete newbie.As for Durandal, he picked up his teacup and sipped it. His phone screen was showing a game. It was obvious the fight in front of him had already been decided…and he was bored. A mobile game was even a better time killer than this.In some way, this was truly a way of showing how high and mighty he was.Meanwhile, a woman wearing a coat next to Durandal looked at the fight with scorn. It was obvious that the fight in front of her wasn't that interesting.After exchanging blows, the fighter from the Ninth Branch had completely lost his advantage. The Boxing Champion spun and broke his right arm in one strike.Crack!Before he could even scream, the Boxing King swooped right in front of him, then grabbed his head before punching him with all his might.Pfft…Blood immediately came o
"It was clear that this so-called champion had won countless matches. Otherwise, the spectators wouldn't be so excited when they saw him. Some of the women roared and screamed as if they were on cloud nine. The air was full of passion and excitement, as if this champion could really defeat everyone under the sun.Mandy frowned as she looked at the scene, and said slowly, "That's the elite fighter Durandal brought here. From the way he fought, he was indeed someone who had been fighting in underground fighting rings like ours for a long time. He calls himself the Boxing Champion, and has already won five bouts today. He has won at least 75 million dollars from us.""I see… He's a money printer…" Harvey looked at him and nodded. "From the surface, he's a peak King of Arms. If he let himself go, I believe he might be able to fight against those close to True Warrior."Mandy nodded before continuing, "He's just one of the elites Durandal brought with him. Other than him, there's the K
The VIP seats opposite Maya had a group of men and women chatting loudly in plain clothing. All of them looked arrogant, and the way they looked down on others seemed second nature to them. A bald man was in the center of it all. He was wearing a simple white jacket and a pair of outdated cloth shoes. When he sat there, he looked like he was shifting between a state of awareness or sleep."This is the man leading the challengers. All of them called him Mr. Parker." Mandy's eyes immediately fell on this bald man as she explained. It was obvious that while she wasn't here all the time, she knew a lot about the underground boxing gym.Harvey then asked calmly, "He's so easily identifiable. You really can't find anything about him at all?""Nothing. But to him, money is nothing but a number," Mandy sighed. "He didn't look anything unique, but from the limited edition Richard Mille watch he's wearing? That watch is called a 'Billionaire's Watch'. Just that alone is proof enough of how
"Even if they're really from another world, they wouldn't be anyone ordinary. They're dressed simply, but we could tell they're no ordinary people. They looked at all the other guests like they were ants, as if they stood on top of the world. Speaking of which, the one who led them was someone with the last name Parker…"At this point, Mandy found it difficult to continue the conversation. Not only did she lose so much money, but she wasn't even sure who she lost to. It was a total humiliation!"Parker… Not ordinary people… Looking down on everyone…" Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Someone from Parkerville?"A few days ago, Harvey had just humiliated Clarion. In the days that followed, Clarion seemed to have completely disappeared. It didn't fit his modus operandi. Harvey started to suspect that the Parkers of Parkerville were behind this.Most importantly, they could anger him through Mandy. It seemed not everyone from Parkerville was brainless. At the very least, they were quite goo
Mandy kept mum.Harvey sighed. "Fine. Let's not talk about closing the underground boxing ring. Explain to me what has been going on lately. Just how much have you lost?"Mandy took a deep breath to calm herself down and sat opposite Harvey. She picked up her coffee and finished it in one gulp before saying with a sigh, "Because of what happened with the real estate earlier, the Ninth Branch can't simply open up new markets in a short time. We're bleeding money every day. "I realized the Ninth Branch can be supported by just the underground boxing ring. Unfortunately, even our profit from the ring is falling. One of our shareholders gave us the idea to allow guests to bring their own fighters rather than simply betting on fighters. That way, it becomes a competition between the host and the guest."A few days ago, a group of guests came with eight elites and wanted to bet with the underground boxing ring. They said they'll be betting 7 million dollars a match. I didn't want to agr