“You’ve got guts, kid!”Teo chuckled coldly, grinning coldly. “Let me tell you something! It’s my first time seeing someone this arrogant here. Hopefully you can still do the same when your legs get snapped in half!”Harvey shook his head, and walked out of the classroom. He couldn’t be bothered to even give a reply. If it wasn’t for the fact that he needed to put up a front, he wouldn’t have been wasting his time here anyway.The other students of the class were showing odd looks when they saw Harvey being so nonchalant.Teo was a well-known bully before even attending university. It’s said that nobody dared to go against him. After entering Oaklands University, he was willing to become Lorel’s lackey after falling in love with her at first sight.Since Harvey offended Lorel, Teo wouldn’t just let this go that easily.“What’s a man from a big city showing off in the outskirts?”“He’ll know what it means to suffer when Teo deals with him!”“He doesn’t know that power means ev
In the outskirts, martial arts reigned supreme.Not only was the Budokan in the university built extremely simple and elegant, but it also occupied quite a lot of space as well.Mixed martial arts weren’t the only things taught here. Traditional martial arts of Country H, Country J’s Taekwondo, Karate of the Island Nations, and many more were involved too.Naturally, the university was an opportunity for immense growth, as long as the person’s willing.After entering the Budokan, Harvey casually looked at the introduction on the wall.Judging from the poster, the head coach of the university was a prominent figure. He was said to have practiced hidden martial arts, and reigned champion in the country’s mixed martial arts tournament. He had the surname of Duncan.Harvey was reminded of a person. The mixed martial arts champion back in Mordu, Garry Duncan.That said, that man disappeared out of thin air after getting completely trampled on.What a coincidence that would be!Harv
Roger glanced at Teo.“You’re a talented man yourself, Teo. Stop going to clubs every time. Train yourself! Practice! One day, you’ll have the potential to spar with me.”In Roger’s eyes, none of the students around him had the right to fight him.“With your background and training, you’re simply invincible in the Oaklands University!“We’re no match against you! We’re lucky enough to see you do a few moves; we wouldn’t even dream of sparring against you!”Everyone started to fawn on Roger after hearing those words. They knew that they had no right to go against an expert like him.Roger turned to the crowd with a calm expression. He then walked toward the audience with his arms crossed.Teo glared at Harvey, laughing coldly. “Hey, Harvey! We have a rule here: any student here can challenge each other. “The person getting challenged can refuse, but they’d have to kneel for it. “Are you planning to fight me? Or are you going to kneel instead?”Teo looked very smug. Every
To Teo, out of all the freshmen in university, only Roger could overpower him.Teo looked smug as he waited for Harvey to beg for mercy. Instead, Harvey clapped his hands in admiration.“Not bad. You should be able to make a living with that,” he said. Teo’s face darkened instantly. Even Roger and the coach instinctively glared at Harvey.Harvey wasn’t just blatantly insulting Teo, but he was also making fun of everyone who was practicing mixed martial arts as well.The students who pitied Harvey looked at him with disdain. ‘He’s clearly not capable of anything, but he’s still here showing off!’‘Self-awareness goes a long way!’‘He deserves to be targeted if he doesn’t have it!’“Looks like you do want to die after all!” Teo smiled. “Suit yourself, then!”He rushed in front of Harvey, trying to kick Harvey in the face. The speed of the kick was quick, yet ruthless. Any ordinary person would get a concussion if they were hit by the attack.However, Harvey only needed to ti
“No matter the case, Teo is your classmate. Just dodge his attack if you’re more powerful than him. Why would you go this hard on him in the first place?”Roger looked at Harvey sternly.Everyone froze after hearing his words.‘What?‘Harvey went hard on Teo? Wasn’t he too scared to even move?‘What’s going on here?’Harvey glanced calmly at Roger.“The others can’t tell, but I can. The moment Teo missed, you slapped his only leg that was standing on the ground.“It wasn’t a big movement, but it was enough to make him lose his balance and break his arm.“I admit you’re quite talented, but it’s absolutely shameless to be doing something like that.”The crowd started to gossip.‘No wonder Teo fell down like that! That man snuck up on him!‘How shameless!’“When did you even see me do something like that?” Harvey asked, after putting down his soda.“I don’t need to. I can just guess.”“So you guessed…” Harvey smiled.“So you’re saying that you’re slandering me without proo
Harvey was speaking the truth.He really didn’t want to bother dealing with a small fry like Roger. It wasn’t that he was scared; he could cripple Roger with just a single breath if he wanted to. He needed to control his strength against Roger, too. It was just too exhausting for him.The crowd started to rile up after seeing Harvey’s calm expression.“Are you insane, Harvey? You don’t actually think that you can go against Young Master Roger now, do you?”“How dare you even threaten him like that?! You think we’re scared of you or something?!”“Shut up if you know what’s good for yourself!”The students instantly stood up and lectured Harvey.“Right! He managed to get an advantage by sneaking up on Teo, and now, he thinks he’s actually impressive!”A female student chuckled coldly.“A shameless man like him means nothing! Unless Young Master Roger spares him, he’d have no choice but to spend the rest of his life on a bed!”Harvey was indifferent upon hearing the students b
Roger looked deep into Harvey’s eyes.“Get ready, then.”Roger took a step forward and pounced right at Harvey. He spun, then threw a punch straight at Harvey’s chest.The seemingly simple attack was as quick as lightning. The air crackled as soon as Roger threw his punch forward.Harvey started to get a little interested after seeing that. To make a simple punch seem that strong, Roger was a talented man. If Harvey were to teach Roger, the man would surely have a chance to become a King of Arms, maybe even a God of War.While Harvey was admiring Roger, many women were cheering. In Oaklands University, Roger was considered to be outstanding. It was only normal for him to have fangirls.The coach sighed in secret as well.‘As expected of a young master from the Mammoth Branch. His skills are remarkable! If the three great temples get interested in him, he’ll have a bright future!’“I wonder if Harvey will get injured by the punch.”The coach looked curiously at Harvey. He bel
Bam, bam, bam!Every single move Roger made was faster and stronger than the last.At first, people were cheering…But they quickly saw something wrong.Harvey was too calm. His expression never changed since the beginning; he hadn’t moved at all, either.Roger, who seemed to have the upper hand, started to pant after a few moves. His attacks were starting to deteriorate, compared to before.“Is… Is Young Master Roger losing?”Everyone was filled with shock after thinking of that possibility.Bam!After another move, Roger fell to the ground with a horrible expression. His robe was completely drenched in sweat.“Not bad, but not good enough,” Harvey said, crossing his arms. “I’ll show you what true martial arts actually looks like.”Harvey slowly raised his hand; a simple movement was enough to stop Roger from escaping.“Look out, Young Master Roger!”The coach’s expression changed instantly.He could see how extraordinary Harvey’s movement was. He understood that Roger c
"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