“This is slander, Harvey!” Rohan exclaimed after sensing the gazes on him.“Do you think you can just frame me for this?! Keep dreaming!”Rohan glared at Kalel.“You’re from the same family, Uncle! I’ll protect you, no matter what! Tell everyone that you were forced to say everything you did in the footage!”Kalel looked at Rohan, then glanced at Kairi. He instinctively shivered.“It’s not that I want to betray you, Young Master Rohan!“I didn’t mean to!“Ms. Kairi was too much! Not only did she figure out the poison I swallowed, she even formulated an antidote for it!“She added something to make my body itch. I’m in constant pain! This is a living hell!“I didn’t want to betray you, but I had no choice!“I can’t take it anymore! I’m sorry, Young Master Rohan! I’m sorry!”Kalel groveled in front of Rohan, shivering all the while. His simple action made everyone understand that everything he said on TV was true.This made his relationship with Rohan that much clearer. At th
“Your ramblings won’t save you from your fate,” Harvey said before taking a step forward.“How dare you?! Stand down!” Rohan yelled.Bodyguards showed up to stop Harvey from moving any further. Before they could do their job, Harvey had already sent them all flying with a single kick each.These people held their chests in shock after falling down the platform.Rohan’s expression kept changing when he saw Harvey step forward without fear; he quickly flicked his hand, revealing a revolver.He pulled the firing pin and aimed right at Harvey.“Look out, Sir York!” Lola exclaimed. “Rohan’s a sharpshooter!”“A sharpshooter?”Harvey curled his lips, looking calm. He had seen all sorts of sharpshooters during his time in the Euro-American war. Not a single one of them managed to scratch him.Rohan chuckled wretchedly after hearing Lola reveal his identity.“I admit, you’re pretty impressive!” he exclaimed with a breath full of hot air.“You’re an expert martial artist, aren’t you?
After hearing Leland’s order, bodyguards of the American Embassy instantly pointed their firearms at Heaven’s Gate’s disciples.“Mr. Rohan, is this man the one who’s been challenging you? He’s the one trying to lay his hands on you?”Leland didn’t care if Rohan was in the right or wrong when he glared at Harvey.“How dare you? You’d go against us mighty Americans in front of everyone?! Do you want to die?”Leland showed a prideful expression, as if he had taken control of the entire situation.“That’s right! That’s the fool!”Rohan chuckled, and shot Harvey a deathly glare.“I already told you! A kid like you is no match against me!“If you knew what was good for yourself, you should’ve left with that dollar! You didn’t have to suffer if you did just that!“How dare you challenge me in the first place? Who do you think you are?“You’re finished! Your friends and family will suffer because of you! They’ll be blacklisted by America and hunted down throughout the world!“I’ll m
Leland picked up the phone with an odd look. Then, his expression changed slightly.A prominent figure from America was on the other side of the phone. The man had been in the Euro-American war before; he was a true God of War. After the war, he decided to retire.“Is there anything you’d like from me?” Leland asked, gritting his teeth.“I don’t care how you managed to offend the person in front of you… But you should ask him for forgiveness right now!“If he doesn’t forgive you, then you should just kill yourself. Not just you, your entire family should just die!”The call was hung up immediately after that.‘Ask for forgiveness? Or kill myself? What does he mean?’Leland couldn’t come to his senses for a long while. He gripped the phone tightly.He finally realized what those words meant. Even the prominent figure he talked to wouldn’t dare go against the man in front of him.‘Who is this guy? How is he so impressive?’No matter the case, Leland knew exactly what he should
Rohan gritted his teeth.“Who are you?!” he demanded coldly. “If I remember correctly… There’s nobody in Golden Sands as impressive as you!”“Me?” Harvey chuckled lightly.“I’m the geomancy expert of the Fortune Hall, representative of the country’s Martial Arts Alliance, and Longmen’s young master. Every single one of my identities is enough to crush you completely.”Harvey casually grabbed Rohan’s revolver, then shot the latter’s leg.Bang!A bullet pierced right through Rohan’s leg, and he fell onto the rug. Blood splattered all over the place. He screamed in pain.The crowd gasped. Nobody expected Harvey would actually do such a thing. He actually crippled Rohan’s leg!The crowd dared not let out a single sound. They were all afraid of getting involved by going against Harvey.Crack!Harvey took a step forward before stomping on Rohan’s arm. The sound of a bone snapping echoed; Rohan’s arm was snapped in half.Harvey had done just as he said. He wasn’t a man who broke
Harvey and Kairi decided to have a midnight snack at a restaurant after leaving the Hoffmans’ event. After all, it was exhausting to deal with so many things in just a single day.Either to rest or to go through everything that happened that day, they needed a place to relax.After their snack, the two ordered some green tea. Kairi squinted at Harvey with her long and narrow eyes.“Everything went decently well… But there’s a catch.”Harvey sipped his tea, then smiled. “The Americans?”Kairi nodded.“That’s right. I don’t know who you called to suppress the American Embassy… But America isn’t as simple as you think.“Their government may seem strong, but they’re just workers at most.“For the world agents and the people who are dead set on maintaining world order, it’s unacceptable for the American Embassy to suffer such humiliation.“There’ll be a lot of trouble after this.”Harvey thought about the situation for a moment. “You’re talking about the big families that were est
“Didn’t I already get someone to send your family a marriage proposal?“Did you think it through? Are you going to accept my kindness and go with my requests?“Are you going to unite both our families? Or are you planning to fight us to the death instead?“If you do that, you don’t need me to remind you of the consequences now, do we?”Harvey heard a familiar voice, but he couldn’t remember who it was yet.Kairi’s face darkened, as if she recognized the voice.“If you want a fight, then that’s what you’ll get,” she said darkly. “The Patel family will never accept your conditions!”She spoke in a firm tone common to elites. Even so, Harvey could tell that she was nervous. It was as if the person on the other side of the phone was a tough enemy to deal with.“Heh, heh, heh! I expect no less from the person in charge of the family!“You have a quite the personality! I like that! I admire a stubborn attitude like this in a woman!”The voice sounded like a fearless threat.“I kno
“The royal court only kept you people around because a many livelihoods are involved. You were only given a chance to serve.“But if you don’t know what’s best for you…“If you’re not going to back down…“If you want to die so badly…“Then there’ll be dire consequences.“Even if you don’t think for yourself, at least think for the family.”Westley’s tone was filled with nothing but gloom.Kairi chuckled.“Who do you think you are, Westley?“What? Do you think you’re actually impressive with Blaine’s support now?“You don’t even care about the five hidden families anymore? You don’t even have the right!”“In Golden Sands, the John family is my people—the John family’s strength is mine to control.“With Young Master Emery’s help, the John family managed to rise to the top of Golden Sands.“The family has control over a huge part of the government and the business industry!“If I need to, I can mobilize all the family’s forces!“When that happens, you won’t even have the ti
"That's right!" exclaimed Geoffrey. "You should come down now or let him get closer to check up on you!""Geoffrey, Neve. We have known each other for so many years. I know you don't want me to leave," replied Vaida, sighing. "But, do you think I'll believe you when you look for a random man to be my man of destiny? If a fake can replace the one I seek, I won't be trying to find him for three lifetimes, right?"Please, just ignore me and let me go in peace. Even if you can save me now, can you save me forever?"Obviously, while Vaida had a mental breakdown, she no longer recognized Harvey and forgot what had happened between them, but she was still a wise woman. She could tell that Geoffrey and Neve dragged Harvey here so that she would not die."Vaida! Don't forget that you're the daughter of the previous mayor! In my heart, you’re the real princess of Grand City!" Geoffrey roared. "I swore to him all those years ago that I would find the man of your destiny. I won't lie about som
"No! There is! Not only are you fated to cross paths, but such a fate is inevitable!" Geoffrey suddenly cried out. "Vaida, I managed to do as promised and found the man who is your destiny when I went to Wolsing last time! That's him! He's the man of your destiny! I won't have any objection even if you want to make your marriage official!"Geoffrey immediately rushed over to Harvey and pushed Harvey to Vaida. Harvey was stunned when he heard it, his eye twitching.What?Something about being the man of her destiny?Geoffrey did not give Harvey any time to react and winked at Harvey. "Mr. Representative, why don't you go speak with Vaida? The two of you promised to be together for three lifetimes before the Rock of Fate! You shouldn't miss each other now that you've been reunited!"When Harvey heard what Geoffrey had said, he was full of questions. Although he could understand every word, he did not understand what Geoffrey meant by that. Even Neve was so shocked that she subconsci
After Geoffrey had left, Harvey then walked into the courtyard. He looked around. Once he was sure there were no hidden cameras, he got into the bathroom and showered. Then, he changed into a new outfit.Too many things happened while he was on his way here, and he had to review everything. Only then would he be able to see the big picture of what had happened today.After that, he found the beverages meant for him. Then, he walked to the courtyard's edge, looking at the faraway scenery. The courtyard was built by the hills and a water source. In addition to the bridges and streams, he could see the plains in the mountains. He could even see the grass swaying as the wind blew.At the edge of the grassy plains were steep cliffs. The Fosters had built several gazebo-like structures there, which were quite terrifying. Harvey was curious and gave these cliffs a better look. That should be the edge of Grand City. He could see an endless ocean with crashing waves from here.Harvey could
Harvey saw Geoffrey already waiting there when he alighted the car. When Geoffrey saw Harvey, he was apologetic about the entire matter. Harvey did not need to say anything, and Geoffrey walked over, saying, "Friend… No, Mr. Representative. We will give you an explanation that you'll be happy with."Feel free to stay in the Foster family's estate. If anything happens again, you do not need to say anything. Our family will take full responsibility for this!"Harvey sighed. "There's no need for this, Geoffrey. My visit to Grand City will affect plenty of people's interests. It's normal for them to try and stop me from coming no matter what.""It's not that you're affecting many people's interests. Most importantly, you have affected one faction's interests," Geoffrey said as he gestured and led Harvey into the estate. As he guided Harvey in, he said, "The entire Grand City now knows your reason for coming to Grand City is to take on the Three Halls. What you're doing is taking away
Harvey smiled. "It's fine. But you do have to give me an explanation. Of course, if you can't, I'll get one myself."After that, Harvey could not be bothered with the same topic. He looked at the stone door and asked, "Why don't you introduce this to me?"Neve was slightly taken aback but still answered, "You know that Grand City does not belong in this world. In short, it exists in its own pocket dimension. It was said that Grand City's creator created this pocket dimension after he had achieved unison with Nature and before he stepped into the void."This is one of the few entrances into the Grand City, but it's the only entrance that everyone from the city can use. If you have the city's entry pass, then you can freely travel in and out. Of course, if your ancestry is rooted in Grand City, you can also use it."Harvey nodded. He was quite curious… When one reached the end of the path of martial arts and reached unity between man and nature, would one have this kind of power? Cou
No matter how Harvey looked at Vaida, he could tell she was no ordinary warrior. Her decisiveness and style proved to him that she was highly experienced in battles. He could even see some signs of her being in the military.Harvey was even more curious about Vaida's identity when he thought of that.But he knew it was not the time to think about such things. Harvey picked up a gun from the ground amidst the chaos and started to aim and shoot in front of him.If Vaida's attacks were all about affecting a wide area, then Harvey's attacks were all about accuracy. While he looked casual, whenever he pulled the trigger, an enemy would flop in a crumpled mess after each shot. The long-haired man could only watch with a dark expression.Despite bringing along an army of assassins with heavy firepower, his forces were being decimated."Darn it…!" The long-haired man let out a roar. "Deploy the heavy weapons!"Before he could finish yelling, he shuddered. There was disbelief in his eyes.
After eliminating Ruins and Ashes, Harvey did not waste another second, slammed his foot into a table, and sent it flying with a smile. Contrary to everyone's expectation, he did not leave the fire escape. Instead, he jumped out of a window and immediately ruined the long-haired man's plans.However, it was obvious that there were guards outside the window as well. As soon as they saw Harvey appear, the armed men were only slightly stunned before they aimed their guns at Harvey and pulled their triggers.Harvey immediately side-stepped, grabbed the fire extinguisher the cafe prepared for an emergency, and started spraying it all around him. Half the street was instantly covered in white as the bullets missed their marks, but several tourists who did not manage to escape in time were hit. The tourists cried, and it simply made the assassins even more aggressive.In just a short while, all these people would lose their lives.Harvey's eyes turned cold when he realized how nonchalant
However, before the Islander woman could swing her sword down, she could feel a sharp pain on her throat as a red dot appeared. Then, she could even feel all her strength disappear. She collapsed to the ground in disbelief, unable to make a sound. It was obvious that this woman could not understand how she was killed even moments before she died.The waiters and tourists only realized what was happening when they saw this moment. They screamed as they quickly ran toward the exits, throwing the entire Lucky Café into chaos. Harvey ignored all the chaos, picked up the sword from the woman's hand, and continued walking with a calm expression. At this time, a long-robed man and woman walked toward him among the crowds. Both of them looked quite strange. The man was missing an ear, while the woman was missing an eye. However, their energy signatures were terrifying, and they seemed very powerful."It's the Golden Triangle's assassin duo, Ruins and Ashes!""I heard the two could even de
While Hyperborea was a small city, as it was located on the nape of Snowdrake Mountain, it was also one of the most famous tourist cities in the country. Around 30 million travelers came to Hyperborea throughout the year, enriching their economies. However, it was somewhat difficult to manage the city.More than 90 percent of the population here came from other cities. So, it was going to be difficult to find anything about anyone.Besides being a tourist city, Hyperborea was also a location where people from all walks of life congregate.Harvey glanced around as he sat in the corner. He noticed that other than travelers, most of the people here were foreigners who spoke with foreign accents. Many of them carried firearms in secret, and some were obviously trained in martial arts. This place was destined to be different from other cities.While it was a tourist city on the surface, this place hid an entire underworld.'No wonder Grand City set its entrance in a place like this. It