“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
Harvey casually looked at his phone, and narrowed his eyes; the texts came from Dutch.Once he started doing his job according to the Sword Camp’s style, he was able to get all sorts of information to Harvey in the shortest time possible.Harvey pondered the situation for a moment before sending a reply, then continued following Mandy to the top of the mountain.-At the same time, Nanako and a group of people in sneaking suits were quickly climbing up a different trail. They were all holding repeating crossbows loaded with poison arrows.They were here for the Eyed Beads. All they could use were blades and short firearms. Even so, it wouldn’t be hard for them to completely destroy the Surreys while their guard was down.The one leading the group was none other than the person in charge of the Mandrake Residence, Aryan Augustus.They quickly arrived at the Trail to Heaven. The trail could only hold one person; as soon as Harvey and the others set foot here, they’d be shot down
Harvey narrowed his eyes as he looked curiously around the guest hall, not saying a word.Stefan and a group of disciples were reciting their teachings, making the entire place sound heavenly.Stefan’s eyes twitched, but then went back to normal—as if he sensed Harvey and the others’ arrival.“Interesting.”Harvey smiled in Stefan’s direction.Mandy was curious. “What do you mean?”Harvey smiled again.“I’m not that knowledgeable. It’s my first time seeing all the monks gathered together to recite their teachings. But I’m curious—if someone forcefully stole the beads right now, would the monks step up against the perpetrators?”“Stop using your ignorance to boost your courage, Harvey!” Julie snarled before Mandy could say a word.“Mr. Stefan and the others are reciting the Thousand Sutra right now. They wouldn’t even budge if someone kills them—let alone if the beads are being stolen!”“Is that so?” Harvey shrugged. “Looks like the final step isn’t as easy as we think.”Juli
“Aren’t you scared of me beating you to death?!”Rhodes took a step forward, stopping Takai in his tracks.“I order you to put the bowl down! After that, apologize to Mr. Lennon! If not, I’ll make sure you die horribly!”Rhodes shot Takai a furious gaze; what happened back in the Mandrake Residence had made his ego skyrocket. He was certain that Takai would kneel if he simply spoke.The Surreys stopped after hearing Rhodes’s words at such a crucial moment. The prominent figures of the outskirts were watching with admiration as well.“Isn’t that Young Master Rhodes?“He’s a disciple of the Kronen Temple, as well as the young master of the Wright family!”“The man in front of him must be a genetically enhanced warrior! He’s extremely powerful! He dares challenge someone like that?!”“Sigh! This you don’t know! The warrior showed up before, but he was completely scared stiff.“The warrior probably didn’t know that Young Master Rhodes was with Mr. Lennon!“He wouldn’t have shown
“Me? Want to die?”Takai chuckled coldly.“If you keep yapping, I’ll slap you too. Don’t believe me?”Rhodes raised his chin. “Come on, then! Hit me! If you do, I’ll make sure that you know…”Slap, slap!Before Rhodes was done talking, Takai took a step forward and slapped him around. His face was instantly swollen.Rhodes stumbled back, and coughed out blood.“How dare you lay your hands on me, you bastard?!” he exclaimed furiously.Rhodes was a young master of the Wright family. Not only was he a well-known archaeologist throughout the entire world, but he was also an expert martial artist.With his reputation alone, he had never been disrespected—not even once.Nobody expected he’d be slapped in the face so fearlessly.For someone like Rhodes, this was utter humiliation. Not just him, his family and the top ten families were getting shamed because of this.However, he still had some composure and understood something. His enemy must’ve gained enough courage to do somethi