Harlan gritted his teeth. “I want nothing else but justice!”“Right.”Harvey nodded.“Since I’m already using your nephew’s identity, I naturally have to take responsibility for everything that comes with it.“If you want justice… I’ll give it.“Go back to the outskirts for now. I’ll handle the situation after I deal with matters here.”Harlan repeatedly thanked Harvey before dragging Whitley and Billie out of the place.-The next day, after dealing with the matters about the competition and restricting forces in the outskirts from getting involved with the Nine Eyed Beads, Harvey returned to the outskirts.Aside from preventing things from getting more complicated, he could sense someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.However, he could only deal with the problem after seeing the entire truth.Harvey wasn’t in a rush to go back to the No. 1 villa. He told Ernie to prepare a room for him in the Gangnam Outskirts.Romina and Ernie needed to take action for what was a
Harvey and the others went inside the room.Ernie waved his hand, and specialty dishes were all sent there.A huge box of 1982 Riesling was ordered as well. Ernie was ready for everyone to get wasted as a celebration for Harvey. After all, the best thing he ever did in his life was to cling to Harvey.After three rounds of liquor, Romina’s subordinate entered the room with some documents in hand.Seeing that, Aria locked eyes with Ernie, and the two left the room. They knew that they weren’t considered close to Harvey yet. Romina, on the other hand, was Harvey’s subordinate in the outskirts.“I found some things that you asked me to, but it’s not much.”Romina flipped through the pages, then put the documents in front of Harvey.“Someone intentionally made the situation a mess because of the Nine Eyed Beads. According to our trail, the one who did all this from Evermore’s Twelve Earthly Branches, Roue.”Harvey nodded. “Can you be more specific?”“You should know there are th
“Welt York?”Harvey frowned. “Is he a direct descendant? Or just a relative?”“He’s a direct descendant, but he’s only the second son.“Even so, because of his immense reputation and his status in the Adenar Temple… He has a lot of authority in the outskirts.“More importantly, I heard Welt doesn’t care about the rules when he does things. He isn’t scared of the law or martial arts, either!“He’s the kind of person who’d do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.“If you go against this man, Sir York, you should be careful, even with your impressive martial arts. After all, combat strength isn’t the only thing in this world.”Harvey nodded before looking through the pages in detail.Judging from the information, both Roue and the well-known disciple of the Adenar Temple—the direct descendant of the outskirts’ York family, Welt…were quite extraordinary people.After Harvey had completely integrated many of the outskirts’ forces, the Adenar Temple and Evermore appeared at the
The elevator door opened the moment Harvey reached the deluxe room. Dutch came out of the elevator, dressed casually. After seeing Harvey’s expression, Dutch quickly followed Harvey. From his vast experience, he could tell that Harvey was in trouble with just a single glance.At the same time, inside the deluxe box.A sickly figure in a robe could be seen inside; it was none other than the Adenar Temple’s top disciple and the direct descendant of the outskirts’ York family, Welt.He held a glass of red wine, slowly sipping it while sizing up Aria beside him with a cold expression.He had been playing with women who’d pounce right into his arms; he was more interested in the ones who completely disdained him. Conquering women like that would be a fun game for him.Besides, as the fifth lady of the Luster Tribe’s Surrey family, Aria had a high status. Welt would enjoy a good few days’ worth of fun if he could have his hands on a woman like her.“What are you trying to do, Miley?”
“Impossible!”Aria gritted her teeth after hearing Welt’s words.“Sir York is in the room on the other side of the corridor! He won’t let you go for this!”“Oh? Is that so?”Welt chuckled wretchedly.“Someone else dares to call himself that in front of the outskirts’ York family? Does he want to die or something?“My little darling, there’s only one man that you serve. And that man is me!”Welt took a step forward before raising Aria’s chin.“You’re shameless!” Aria screamed.She swung her palm across Welt’s face before stumbling backward. She trained in martial arts as well; she wasn’t as impressive, but she was still quite nimble.“How dare you, Aria?!” Miley exclaimed.Welt wasn’t angry at all; he licked the blood on the side of his mouth, then flashed a determined gaze at Aria.“You’re pretty spicy, huh?! Bitch!“The harder you hit me, the harder I’ll screw you later!“Come on! Hit me! Make me feel good! I’ll make sure to return the favor!”Aria glared coldly at Welt
The two men were wearing suits, but the suits didn’t seem to fit them at all. Their heads were raised up high, and their glares were blinding. No matter how anyone looked, they were clearly experts.Despite that, Harvey’s glare was enough to send a cold shiver down their spine, as if they had taken a cold shower during winter.They instinctively stepped back, but Harvey moved a lot faster. The moment they were about to do something, Harvey instantly appeared in front of them.Harvey didn’t hold back, since they were planning to take advantage of Aria; he instantly grabbed their heads before smashing them onto the marble table. The two experts lay paralyzed on the ground, with no strength left to struggle.It was a shocking sight; the other men in suits stopped in their tracks, looking cautiously at Harvey.Slap!Welt proudly slapped Aria on the butt before turning around to size up Harvey with a smile.“You took out my subordinates just like that… Impressive. Truly impressive.
Welt laughed coldly; he stomped on the ground, then charged at Harvey, a golden glow surrounding him.The faint figure of a golden bell flew over at the same time. It was clear that any ordinary expert would at least be heavily injured if they didn’t die from the attack.“He’s completely mastered the Golden Shield!”Miley was shocked.“No wonder Mr. Stefan said that out of the three great temples, the Adenar Temple would always have the strongest background and combat strength!“This is just incredible!“Harvey’s strong, but…”Bam!Before Miley could finish her sentence, Harvey kicked Welt in the head.“Guh!”Welt was instantly sent flying, slamming into the massive table behind him. Pieces of food and rubble covered his entire body; it was a complete mess. He struggled on the ground, desperately trying to get back up, but to no avail.“This…”Everyone instantly went weak in the knees after seeing it.‘How did he do it? How did this happen?‘That’s the Golden Shield of
Welt York finally understood something.If he did not yield then, Harvey York would actually kill him.He took a few steps forward, gritting his teeth before lowering his head.“I’m sorry, Ms. Aria!“I was being ignorant!“Please! Be the bigger person and forgive me!”He apologized in a respectful tone while gazing vengefully.He had to cut his losses!He would have many more chances to take revenge if he survived!“Do my words mean nothing to you?Harvey smiled faintly.“You need to show your sincerity. Kneel and then break your damn arm.“I’ll only let you off the hook if you do.”Harvey had no intention of letting Welt go. Harvey planned to teach him an unforgettable lesson.That was why he clearly brought up his conditions.After all, someone like Welt would probably do the same thing to other people if they were not taught properly.“You want me to kneel and break my arm as an apology?Welt glared coldly.He was a young master. He could admit defeat but would nev
"Bro! Big bro! I finally got it now! You're Harvey York, the guy who stole Dan's spot of becoming representative! To be able to become a lackey of someone like you… Oh, this is such a glorious day for me and my family!" Alexei said excitedly."Big bro, since this is your first time here, you're not familiar with Grand City, right? Let's see… Let me personally take you to the Golden Road! I have a car, so it'll definitely be faster than you travelling on foot, right?"Alexei had already swiftly got into his Range Rover. After starting the car, he performed a handsome drift and stopped right in front of Harvey. Harvey hesitated a little but still got into the car.Since… He really didn't know Grand City well. By the time he arrived, it might already be too late.As he got into the car, Harvey checked the texts in his phone. There should be a livestream from Geoffrey's people who were on the ground. The Dragon Gate training hall had always been quite discreet. While they had put up
After hearing that, Harvey was stunned. The corner of his eyes twitched. He didn't expect that Alexei would be so idiotic.One shouldn't say such words without running them through their mind first!When Alexei saw that Harvey didn't react, he continued. "What? Do you think my Senior Vaida is not pretty enough? Too aggressive? It's fine, there are plenty of clubs in Grand City too! I can always take you to the clubs to check on the pretty ones to make you understand what it means to have paradise on Earth! No matter what happens, you're my big bro now! You'll be my big bro forever! You have to protect me from now on!" As he said that, Alexei even wanted to drag Harvey to get their relationship certified.Harvey blinked. He really had no idea how to deal with someone like this. But with Alexei close by, Harvey believed that Alexei could able to help with his objective here. Currently, Grand City is like a body of still water. No matter how much things were bubbling underneath t
After saying all that, Vaida turned and left. Harvey understood that Vaida probably had some clues about this, but she needed to do her investigation.Harvey didn't know how to feel when he saw Vaida was back to normal. Other than mistaking him for her man of destiny, Vaida was acting like a normal person.Once Vaida's figure had completely disappeared, Alexei turned around and looked at Harvey for a while, his expression still dark. He snorted and said, "Don't take this the wrong way and think you're my big bro now, Harvey. It's true you saved me, but you still deserve to die for putting Senior Vaida in your crosshair! I'm someone who compartmentalizes these things. I'll repay you for saving me, but I'll snuff out your desire as well."Harvey smiled and said calmly, "Don't worry. I won't stay in Grand City for long.""Really?" Alexei said happily, but then he quickly spoke in a huffy manner. "If that's the case, you're my guest! No matter where you want to go, or what you want t
When Vaida saw that she managed to scare Alexei, she sighed. However, there was pity in her eyes. After a moment, she still coldly said, "Remember. From now on, Harvey is your big bro. From now on, you'll have to listen to everything he says in Grand City, okay? If you won't, I'll immediately kick you out. Understand?"Harvey didn't sense any maliciousness in Vaida's words. Instead, he could sense how frustrated and disappointed she was from her tone. If it wasn't because Alexei was being so useless, Vaida wouldn't be in the situation she was in right now.But… Harvey didn't hate Alexei's character. From a certain angle, he liked Alexei."Understood, Senior Vaida. I'll listen to you," Alexei said in a defeated tone. He even looked deflated physically, as if he was sighing.Looking at how pitiful Alexei was, Harvey couldn't stop himself from smiling. He took a step forward, saying, "Vaida, I was a little harsh on him just now, so it's not his fault. But both he and I got to know e
Harvey realized why Dan was the best choice to succeed the previous mayor. Vaida was schizophrenic, and then his oldest disciple was…this.Who else can the Belladonna Cult depend on other than Dan?"Senior Vaida! Where are you? We haven't met for so long, but you brought a man home just like this! He's bullying me! This Harvey is bullying me!" Alexei screamed. His next step was probably going to be rolling on the ground."I have enough! I don't want to live anymore! It's either he's gone, or I'm gone! It's either he dies, or I die! You have to know who has a closer relationship with you! Don't become an enemy to your dear junior just because of a pretty boy!" Alexei's face was full of tears and mucus. No matter how Harvey looked at him, Harvey felt like he didn't have much intelligence at all.Harvey's eye twitched. Whether it was an arrogant scion or a haughty young master, he could simply slap the man to the ground and kick him to the curb. But… What was he supposed to do w
Harvey was stunned. What was going on? The childhood friend was out here too? Harvey stared intently at the man with the machete, who looked around 23 or 24. He was at least around 200 pounds, and he looked like an explosive keg. While he held a machete, his face was a strange, pallid color.With just one look, Harvey was sure that had severe internal injuries and didn't manage to recover. Harvey glanced at the Beads of Eye he was carrying on his chest, finding it strange."Come out, Harvey! Face me if you're a man!" roared the man, looking like he was going to explode at any time. The moment he saw Harvey, who was on his way to go on a walk, he instantly stormed forward and raised his machete.He roared at Harvey, "You're that idiot Harvey, right? Tell me, how did you lie to Vaida? She's my goddess! You can't just get close to her whenever you want!"Harvey looked at him curiously. "Why don't you tell me who you are?""Who am I?" The angry man waved his machete. "I'm the olde
Harvey could not stop rolling his eyes as he could feel his head throbbing again, but he still suppressed what he was feeling. "Thanks, but I don't like anything too greasy in the morning. I prefer vegetarian if possible. You can put the deep-fried hoppers aside. I'll reheat it in the afternoon."Vaida blinked her beautiful eyes. After some hesitation, she said, "I see. We'll set it aside for now, then. This is a local delicacy in Grand City. You can't even buy this with money.""Thanks; I appreciate it," replied Harvey, feeling the pressure. He had no choice but to get himself a bowl of oats with milk and slowly eat it. Harvey was worried Vaida might add something special to the oats or milk, but after eating, he realized there was nothing weird in it. It was just delicious.If food also had realms, while this was not at the level of a True Warrior, it was definitely at the level of a King of Arms. That was something that Harvey found surprising."Right, Harvey. I heard you become
"Oh, right," Geoffrey remembered something else. "While Harvey was the representative of the Country H Martial Arts Alliance, his identity isn't accepted by the seven families of Grand City. In other words, he has no support in Grand City at all. Even if everyone recognized that he is indeed your man of destiny, it's difficult for him to become mayor. Grand City is no longer the same city as it was a decade ago."Vaida frowned and said, "Getting Harvey to garner support in Grand City is not difficult. Find a way to make him the leader of the Belladonna Cult. Before making him the mayor, we can make him the cult leader first."That way, not only can we make it easier for Harvey, but we can also disgust the hell out of Dan. He's been obsessed with taking over the cult, right? Does he really think he can become mayor after becoming the leader of two of the seven families? He's dreaming!"Geoffrey was speechless. "Things aren't as easy as you think. If you simply give the cult to Harvey
"Not to mention, during the decade that the ex-mayor had disappeared, the entire Grand City had lost their respect toward him and the Belladonna Cult. Even you have become someone who only existed in the fringe. While Grand City looks like it didn't have a singular leader, the Hierophant's prophecy was guiding everything."That’s why we must be patient. On the one hand, we needed to make Harvey accept all of this. On the other hand, we have to rebuild a solid foundation as we advance. We will make the entirety of Grand City understand that the Belladonna Cult is still the same cult that rules over all! Only then can we obtain everything he has left for us."Then, Geoffrey cleared his throat. "Even I can wait for so long. I believe you'll be fine, correct?"Vaida gave it a thought, but she still hesitated. It was good for her that someone like Harvey, who fit the prophecy, appeared. But the problem was… This was supposed to be done slowly. Trouble was brewing underneath Grand City. H