“Let me teach you a lesson here. Yuri was an outstanding expert of the Abito Way when he was young! He was considered one of the Island Nations’ top talents!”Cameron crossed his arms, looking as if he was educating an ignorant subordinate.“After he got famous, he didn’t become the head of the Abito Way, but he was still the Supreme Elder. This should be enough to show his talent and ability!“Right, let me tell you something. My father sparred against Yuri back in the Island Nations before. After exchanging three hundred or so moves, Yuri barely lost!“You should understand just how terrifying he is now, don’t you?“He didn’t take you out back in the hotel because he was just testing you. He wanted to see how impressive you actually were to go against the Islanders.“If he was even a bit more serious, you would’ve been dead by now.”Cameron looked at Harvey with a bitter expression.“Why would you go against someone that impressive? Your fate is now sealed.”Harvey casually
“Of course, Yuri is a grandmaster with a reputation at stake!“How about this?“If Yuri won’t let this go, then you should just grovel in front of him for forgiveness!“As long as you’re sincere, with the Lloyd family’s reputation… Yuri wouldn’t dare lay a finger on you!”Cameron looked as if Harvey was getting a good deal out of the situation.At the same time, he waved his hand. Someone brought over an elegant-looking wooden box. An old scripture was seen inside the box, with Harvey labeled as a servant inside.Cameron pointed at the name on the page with an arrogant expression.“Listen here, Harvey! Sign this! Let everyone know that you’re a part of the Lloyd family!”“Don’t feel embarrassed, Sir York!” Korbin said, as if he was going along with Cameron’s idea.“This is only nominal. The Lloyd family wouldn’t actually treat you like a servant!“Consider this a band-aid solution! When we deal with the situation, we’ll figure out how to remove your name from the pedigree aga
“Let me tell you something too,” Harvey replied.“I’m not interested. I don’t need your help, either. But if you keep yapping, I’ll slap you aside.”“Slap me?” Cameron said. He chuckled angrily, clearly amused by Harvey’s ignorance.“Do you know how many people tried to be servants of the Lloyd family, but never got the chance? You’re given the opportunity now, yet you don’t know how to cherish it?!“You don’t understand! It’s a blessing for you and your entire family!“Let me put it this way! Once you lose the chance, you won’t get anything similar for the rest of your life!”“I’m really not interested. Stop being delusional already. If you really like to have servants, why don’t you get Korbin to be one instead?“He’s your sworn brother, and your lackey. You can do anything you want with him.”Harvey then turned around and left.He couldn’t speak reason with an arrogant man like Cameron, nor could he slap Cameron around. So, he decided to just stay away instead.“Bastard…
“Right, let me remind you something. You better not resist like last time. You’d die horribly if you do!”Yuri crossed his arms, sporting a determined look.“Is that so? That won’t be good. It’d be hard for you to be buried if you died that way. Make sure you die less horribly, okay?” Harvey retorted.“Heh.”Yuri chuckled coldly.“I’ve seen a lot of idiots in my life, but you’re the biggest one out of all of them! Since you want to die that badly, then don’t blame me for what happens next!”Yuri touched his long sword, slowly approaching closer to Harvey. His men quickly spread out, not giving the Patel family a chance to use their firearms.Korbin quickly pulled out his phone to call for rescue, but there was no signal.He seemed gleeful when he saw Harvey about to be crushed, but he was still trying to put up a fake front.“Save Sir York, Cameron! No matter how stubborn he is, he’s still our guest! It’d be too embarrassing for the family if he dies here!”Cameron looked smu
“That’s right!”Cameron crossed his arms with a prideful expression.“You should know that the Lloyd family has nothing to hide, Grandmaster Yuri!“Harvey is our servant!“I know you’re strong, but it’s only natural for the family to protect him as well!“I believe you’ll give us your respect, for the sake of my father and the family!“Of course, I wouldn’t let Harvey get away with going against you scot-free either!“I’ll make him grovel, so we can bury the hatchet!“We’ll settle everything here! There’ll be no grudges after that!”Cameron then glared at Harvey.“Grovel already! Give Grandmaster Yuri an explanation! Give yourself a chance to survive! Stop being so stubborn!”It was clear that Cameron assumed that he had control over the entire situation.Harvey looked at Cameron as if the man was an idiot.“Who do you think you are? Why don’t you take a look in the mirror first before saying that? Do you think you even have the right to say such a thing?” Harvey said.Ca
Naturally, Cameron thought he had already given Harvey enough respect…And yet, Harvey still acted this pompously without gauging his own ability.Cameron wouldn’t allow someone to be more impressive than him. That was why he hoped for Harvey to give up.“Since you did this out of goodwill, I won’t slap you aside. If you were someone else, you would’ve been dead by now. You understand?” Harvey said.Cameron chuckled angrily after hearing Harvey’s words.“Oh? Do you think you’re actually impressive or something?“Do you realize just how many people would want to be servants for the family? Do you know the kind of suffering people endured just for a chance to be a part of us?“Besides, a lot of these people are heirs of wealthy families! They pride themselves on being a part of the family! It’s your greatest blessing to be a part of us!“You should be serving the family well so you can earn our protection! Your ancestors have been praying for such an opportunity for the longest t
Cameron froze after hearing Yuri’s words; he felt utterly embarrassed.“What do you mean by that?! You’re not scared of my father? I’ll make you kneel after I call him!”Naturally, Cameron had to defend his family’s honor. If not, his family’s reputation would be thrown out of the window after being disrespected like this.“I did lose against your father before, Cameron.“But that was ages ago. Today’s different!“You better stop interfering! Or else, I’ll take you out too!”Yuri was clearly getting impatient. Since Harvey wasn’t a servant of the Lloyd family, Cameron running his mouth was simply disrespectful to him.Besides, the Lloyd family’s reputation was completely inferior compared to the Five Royal Gates.Yuri would only have one more enemy if he went against Cameron… But if he disobeyed Ibuki’s order, he wouldn’t be able to survive in the Island Nations in the future.After realizing that, Yuri decided to ignore Cameron’s warning and deal with Harvey before anything e
Harvey crossed his arms.“I still have a lot to live for. I’m not interested in dying.”Cameron thought Harvey would give up after he did just that. He covered his face while he shook his head, feeling nothing but disdain.‘He’s no match against an Islander like Yuri, but he should at least put up a front like me!‘He needs to protect his reputation even if he gets slapped around!‘How does he not understand that?! I’d rather die standing than kneel to another person!‘Is he actually planning to beg for mercy?!’Naturally, Cameron had already forgotten he didn’t fight back against Yuri after freezing in fear. He was ridiculing Harvey in secret, thinking that he still had his pride intact.Indeed, he was proficient at comforting himself at the cost of others.He believed he had the right to look down on Harvey.After all, he figured that Harvey had nothing to compare himself with.Yuri ignored Cameron, and squinted at Harvey with a smile.“You don’t want to die? I’m sorry, b
Harvey stood behind Clarion as he looked at all these men and women in their luxurious outfits. Other than the heirs of the large families from Grand City, Harvey could not really tell how powerful they were. Harvey even noticed quite a few mutant elites from Country A. All of them gathered together and all the topics they discussed about were extremely sophisticated, making them feel that they were the most important individuals in this world.Other than these people, she saw a woman wearing purple traditional garb in the middle of the group. She could not tell the woman's age, but her figure was slender and curvaceous. She carried an esteemed imposition. Or perhaps, it was better to describe her imposition as queen-like.She held an exquisite hookah in her hand that was made from gold. She would sometimes take a puff before blowing out a stream of smoke, as if she were some kind of empress.Quite a few men would glance at her before averting their eyes, as if they were too afraid
Every word Clarion heard from Jade made his expression turn even darker. When she finished, Clarion almost wanted to stomp on the woman even as he suppressed his anger. Just when Clarion was going to slap Jade in the face as she deserved, Neve stopped him.Neve then took a golden card from her Hermes handbag and gave it to Jade. "I have a member card. This is the card your madam gave to me when the Platinum Casino was first established. I believe you will accept this."Neve never paid much attention to the card when she first received it and simply kept it in her handbag. She did not expect it to have some use today. "This is one out of the fifty member cards the casino gave out at the beginning. I was told it gives me the highest privilege. You won't deny this, will you?"While Neve was smiling, her words were cold and harsh. "If you won't, then I can assume the Platinum Casino has a problem with the Fosters of the Universal Sect. I will then report this to my grandfather."Clario
The woman was beaming at Clarion and said, "Everyone knows who you are in Grand City, sir. My name is Jade Bierstadt, and I'm your biggest fan. Although I'm a fan, I still need to obey the rules here. It will be bad for society if everyone can simply break the rules, right?"In other words, it's not because I have something against you. But it's because I have no choice as this is my duty. Since I'm making a living here, I need to perform my duties to earn my salary, correct? So, please forgive us and show us workers some mercy. But if you must ignore the rules here, then I'm afraid I'll have no choice…"And then, Jade gently clapped her hands. A group of men-in-black slowly walked out of the VIP passage after that. There were also some clicking sounds from the high ground some distance away, as several men started to parade their sniper rifles.The Platinum Casino had truly demonstrated their superiority today.Harvey narrowed his eyes. He had quickly determined that whether it wa
Vroom!When the sun was setting, a Mercedes-Benz G-Class slowly stopped in front of the Platinum Casino.Clarion was extremely against Harvey wanting to help Hale, but in the end, he still could not resist Harvey's insistence. He had no choice but to take Harvey to see Camellia.This was because Clarion genuinely meant well toward Harvey.No matter how it looked, Harvey had been surrounded by enemies ever since he had arrived in Grand City. In this kind of situation, Clarion hoped that Harvey would have a few enemies left.At the very least, they should have a talk before going for each other's throat.Of course, Harvey had no hope that anything could be achieved by talking. However, when he saw how Clarion was thinking of him, he believed he should at least make the effort to meet the legendary Queen Bee Camellia and see if they could actually talk things out.Clarion also felt relieved when he saw that Harvey was willing to talk. He even invited Neve to be there too, hoping th
"If I remember correctly, Dan is also a True Warrior elite, correct? Is he not interested in this Chapter of Ascension? He didn't have a hand in this?" asked Harvey when he remembered something else.Clarion smirked. "Well… How should I put this? Of course, everyone who practices martial arts will be interested in the Chapter of Ascension. One becomes practically invincible once one can step into that level. Once a person reaches that stage, all the politicking and schemes will become pointless, since they're nothing before absolute power."However, Clarion heaved a sigh. "Unfortunately, one cannot instantly become a master when it comes to martial arts. The Chapter of Ascension is indeed something very beneficial, but it also causes more harm than good. Unless someone possesses extreme power, those who have it in their possession will be attacked by everyone else."This doesn't only apply to Grand City. Even when one is outside of Grand City, there will be countless factions and el
"Alright, enough talk," interrupted Harvey as he changed the subject. "Why would someone like Camellia be interested in Hale? Even if he was once a martial arts prodigy, so what? Don't tell me one of the Seven Families of Grand City is interested in his martial arts manuals."Clarion's expression was obviously hesitant. He wanted to say something, but he could not decide. Harvey did not force him, however. Harvey calmly reasoned, "If it's something you can say, say it. But if you can't, then just stay quiet. I won't force you when it comes to things like this."Clarion sighed. "It's not that I can't say it. It's just that this involves too many people. It's extremely complicated. I'm worried you can't climb back up because it goes so deep."Harvey calmly replied, "Don't worry. Forget about Grand City. Few things in this world can make me worry about it being too complicated."Clarion scoffed but still whispered. "I'll be direct. Everything I say to you right now can't be proven by
"Camellia?" Harvey said with a faint smile. "That sounds like the name of an ordinary housewife. Anything special about her?"Clarion's eyes twitched before saying, "Camellia is one of our distant relatives. When she was young, she was called the "Queen Bee". It was said that when she was young, the reason she fought was to make her opponents into her servants. If Grand City had a criminal underworld, then Camellia would be the queen of this underworld. "I've already cleaned up the car park, so Platinum Casino probably won't know what happened yet. However, Camellia has too many contacts in Grand City. It won't take long before she finds out it's you."Clarion hesitated for a little before continuing, "Mr. Representative, while you're very strong, Camellia's just too much of a pervert. I have a feeling that you two will see each other soon. Either you find a way to make peace with her, or you hide. If you do become enemies, then she won't stop until either one of you is dead."It
"Bastard!" All the men in black exchanged a glance and all pounced at Harvey with a dagger. Harvey looked like he could fight, but they were sure that one man couldn't win a fight when outnumbered.They were going to use their numbers to kill Harvey.Slap! Smack! Slap!Harvey didn't let them have their way and immediately slapped the men in black. He struck all of them onto the ground with one slap each.It was just a simple slap, but Harvey made their faces swollen and destroyed their self-confidence. They couldn't understand how despite being so slender, Harvey could fight so well.Forget about retaliation. They couldn't even avoid a slap from Harvey!The woman instantly pointed her gun at Harvey and sneered coldly, "You brainless, ignorant fool. You don't understand who you've crossed and what crime you have committed!"Slap!Before she could finish, Harvey had already appeared in front of her and slapped her away too. She screamed, thrown into midair, her back slamming ag
The woman who was drinking coffee frowned. It was obvious she was very unhappy with Havey's sudden interference."Kid, don’t you know you shouldn't meddle in affairs that don't concern you?" The bald man glanced at Harvey, disdain on his face. "There are many times when those who meddle in others' affairs die horribly."The bald man gestured to his men and the three of them pounced at Harvey, obviously wanting to teach him a lesson. However, they had just gotten a little closer when Harvey took a step forward.It was just a simple move, but the woman who was drinking coffee froze before yelling, "Baldie! Watch out!"The bald man was also instantly soaked with sweat. Harvey was just too fast! He never imagined someone could move so fast. Before he could even retreat, Harvey had already appeared right in front of him and slapped him.Smack!There was a loud smack, and Harvey's hand had already hit his face. The bald man's head slammed onto the ground, blood instantly flowing from