“These Islanders deserve to die! How dare they disrespect me like this?! I’ll settle scores with them sooner or later!” Rhodes growled. Rhodes’s face was gloomy as he looked at the chaos in front of them. He was lucky he wasn’t killed or hurt during the attack; he would’ve been very embarrassed if that happened.“How ignorant can these people be?!” Julie exclaimed with pursed lips. “They’ll pay a huge price for what they did today!”Mandy frowned. “Where did these people come from…?”Harvey narrowed his eyes for a moment.“Judging from their skills, they must be from the Six Schools of Martial Arts.“However, their swordsmanship doesn’t come from any specific school at all… It’s as if all Six Schools of Martial Arts are involved in training these people…”Harvey was reminded of Takai; that man’s fighting style seemed quite similar to the enemies around them. On top of his extensive foundation, he had managed to create his own killer move. Ordinary ninjas wouldn’t be able to rep
Bam!A loud sound was heard when the figure landed on the ground. The floor cracked instantly, and rubble flew out in every direction.Lennon and the others were sure that someone who did that would be badly injured, but that wasn’t the case at all.After standing still, the person raised his hand at Lennon.“I’m telling you this one time: hand over the beads, or die,” he said hoarsely. His horrible voice sounded as if he had a knife stuck in his throat, and it was grating to the ears.Everyone finally looked at his face. It was a middle-aged man whose age was unclear. Scars crisscrossed his entire face, and he looked very ugly indeed. Because of his messy hair, his eyes and mouth were the only visible features.Studying him from a corner, Harvey could tell that the man seemed familiar—but he just didn’t recall where.Lennon was struck by a sudden thought.“A genetically enhanced Islander warrior?!” he exclaimed. “That’s not a human at all! Kill him! Quickly!”The guards quick
“Who are you?”Lennon waved his hand, signaling for Ernie and Aria to stay away. He looked grimly at the expert.“Since you’ve become so powerful after you were genetically enhanced, you’re not just an ordinary person! If you want the beads, then at least give me your name. If not, you won’t get them even if you kill me!”Lennon pulled out the three beads, ready to snap them all in half.He had learned this trick from Harvey. Since the enemy was after the beads, then he’d simply make sure nobody could get them.As expected, the warrior stopped in his tracks after seeing Lennon’s movements. He then raised his head, and sighed.“You better know what’s good for yourself, Lennon. Hand over the beads, and I’ll let everyone here go.“If you destroy them, I’ll make sure I strangle everyone here to death, then break your limbs so you have no choice but to beg for food. I’ll make sure that the rest of your life is a living hell!”The warrior slowly exhaled; an unspeakably fierce and col
After seeing the warrior’s expression, Rhodes raised his head smugly.“Now you’re scared? After hearing my name?”The warrior ignored Rhodes, and kept looking at Harvey.After a long time, he finally said, “Consider me unlucky this time… I admit defeat! We’re leaving!”The warrior waved his hand, planning to leave with the remaining ninjas.“Admit defeat? Leave?” Rhodes chuckled coldly. “You people come all the way here to cause us trouble and steal our beads! You think you can just leave without even an apology?!”The warrior looked at Lennon, though he continued to ignore Rhodes.“I apologize for what happened today, Mr. Lennon. I’ll get someone to compensate for the damages as well,” he said. These words were actually meant for Harvey.Lennon looked puzzled, before finally speaking up.“No need for that,” he said. “However, I do want an explanation for this mess.”“That’s right! If you don’t give that, then don’t even think of getting out of here unscathed!” Rhodes butte
“Right, Mandy! Get your so-called bodyguard to thank Young Master Rhodes already!”Julie was reminded of something, and glared at Harvey.“Look at Young Master Rhodes, then at your bodyguard!“It’s already bad enough that he wasn’t keeping you safe. He didn’t even have the courage to stand up against our enemy!“If it weren’t for Young Master Rhodes, he would’ve been dead already! He wouldn’t even have the chance to protect you!”Naturally, Julie didn’t mind putting Harvey down just to praise Rhodes.“You want me to thank him?” Harvey said calmly while he sent a text on his phone. “What’s there to thank about? I don’t owe him anything. He didn’t do me any favors, either.”Julie sized up Harvey with disdain.“If it weren’t for him, you would’ve been killed by the warrior by now! He saved you! Have some gratitude!”Harvey’s phone vibrated; after seeing the text Dutch sent him, his lips instantly curved into a smile.“That warrior really was Takai…“After getting crippled a few
Clack!In a temporary camp a few miles away from the Mandrake Residence, the warrior who snapped off his own arm casually reattached it before injecting something into himself.The skin of his arm started wriggling intensely before becoming normal again. He gripped his fist, and felt incredible power surge in his arm.It was clear that a broken arm meant nothing to this man.Clap, clap, clap!A string of light claps was heard. A figure came out of the forest, his arms crossed. Dozens more followed him, their heads raised up high; they were all expert martial artists.The man leading the group had a square face with quite a dignified look.It was none other than Stefan. He smiled faintly when looking at the warrior in front of him.“This feels a little different compared to what we agreed on, Master Takai. I help you recover and improve your strength…and you take the beads back for me.“We’ve both acknowledged this.“And yet, you were scared witless as soon as you bumped int
At the same time, on top of a mountain far away, Salem put his telescope down. He looked curious.“Interesting. Truly interesting…“I didn’t think I’d be able to see a genetically enhanced warrior in the outskirts… I wonder which financial group in America finally decided to get their hands here.”Salem sent a few texts, a profound look on his face.“Isn’t that a good thing for us, Salem?” Conrad asked with a small smile.“After all, us from Chinatown have a good relationship with the eight financial groups—Master Henrik included. Maybe we’d even have a chance to work together.”Salem glanced at Conrad.“The waters here are deep. The outskirts won’t allow this many people together.“Master Henrik’s main mission is to get his forces here and use this place as a bridgehead. That way, he’d be able to conquer the country’s northwest side. He’d be furious if the financial groups decide to get involved.Conrad fell into deep thought. “So what do we do now?”Salem chuckled.“We’ll
Seeing such a grand sight, Harvey sighed quietly. Aside from him and the Surrey family, not a lot of people were willing to see the beads sent to the Aenar Temple.If that were to actually happen, the sect would become everyone’s target. For the rest, acquiring the beads would be near-impossible.After all, the Great Wall’s strength was incredibly terrifying.An expert martial artist who had secluded himself for his training whenever he wanted was naturally no easy target.Besides, the Aenar Temple’s power was almost on par with the other two great temples.It’d be normal for the Aenar Temple to ask them for assistance in escorting the Eyed Beads. Many sects would get involved in the conflict; even a prominent figure like Stefan would get a headache about it.Outsiders wouldn’t care; all they knew was that it’d be very hard to deliver the beads.Harvey fully understood. Other than him and the Surrey family, nobody else wished for the beads to arrive safely.Of course, many wo