“You’re supposed to be a part of the Smalt Sect, Mr. Stefan…The expert smiled with an indescribable coldness.“I’m ordered to send you to the afterlife.“Are you prepared?”The chilly tone was enough to make Stefan Augustus’ body freeze stiff.After taking a deep breath, Stefan finally composed himself when he squinted at the man before him.“You must be a grandmaster at least on par with a Sword Saint, right?“Based on Amos’ abilities, he probably doesn’t have the means to send you here.“So, who is it that’s trying to kill me here?“The person supporting Amos?”Stefan was abnormally calm in the face of death. He gave a weird stare when looking into the expert’s eyes.“It doesn’t matter who you are. Since I’m sure Amos didn’t send you…“All I need to do is to send word about the situation.“You won’t get your way even if you’re trying to use my death as an example.“Why don’t we take a step back? It’ll be good for both of us.“I’ll double the money you get for this job
Stefan Augustus did not say another word. At this point, there was no way out for him.He waved his hand before revealing a piece of yellow talisman burning out of thin air.The moment the Demon Monk took action, the expert already made his move.He flicked his finger before quickly swinging his sword with his other hand.Even if the Demon Monk was basically a walking corpse, he was still instinctively scared by the attack.His fighting instincts told him that the slash was extraordinary.Boom!That said, his strong will propelled him forward after a short pause.Swoosh!The swing of a blade was heard, along with a fierce howl.The Demon Monk instantly landed on the ground. Countless scars were seen on his extremely patchy face.Soon after, the expert sheathed his sword.The Demon Monk shattered into pieces like glass on the ground.Stefan gazed in disbelief.Despite Aenar Temple’s short history, the Demon Monk was still one of Stefan’s biggest trump cards.That said, he
“I recognize you.Stefan Augustus took a deep breath before showing a stern expression.“You’re the Shinto Way’s top expert, Tojuro Yamashita.“I don’t understand. How did someone like you even end up this way?“Or are you saying Evermore has been deeply rooted inside your country since the dawn of time?”“You speak too much.”Tojuro squinted.He liked intelligent people, but not to this extent.People like them would do anything in their power to stall for time.Oftentimes, tactics like these would sway the current situation.Tojuro took a giant step forward before appearing before the statue. He quickly swung his sword immediately after that.Swish!The massive statue was instantly sliced in half.Stefan stumbled away while pulling the trigger of his firearm.Sounds of bullets missing and empty shells were heard again.Stefan stumbled off the ground when he threw his useless firearm to the side with a bitter smile.“Now you look like an upperclassman,” said Tojuro aft
Stefan chuckled bitterly after hearing Harvey’s words.He had suffered huge losses in this battle. Not only were a lot of his trusted subordinates and lackeys taken out… He had almost lost his life as well.What right did he have to go against Amos at this point? What could he even use?Harvey glanced calmly at Tojuro with a curious expression.“The Shinto Way?“I heard that your school mixes both the Island Nations’ swordsmanship and miracles.“It’s considered as a state religion of the country as well.“Is that true?”Tojuro looked at Harvey with gloomy eyes. “Who are you? How do you know so much about the Shinto Way?”“I heard that other than swordsmanship, your school got ahold of some crazy Yin-Yang Techniques and incantations as well.“That said, you’re already this impressive at such a young age.“That’s enough to prove that you’re not interested in small tricks like those. You must be quite the character.“How about this? Tell me everything about the people suppor
Harvey calmly stepped forward before stomping on Tojuro’s face a few times.The body didn’t budge at all. Other than Tojuro’s swollen face, there was nothing else that seemed peculiar.“Are Sword Saints of the Island Nations this weak?”Harvey let out a sigh before turning around.Swoosh!Tojuro furiously opened his eyes, before leaping off the ground and thrusting his sword behind Harvey.“Die!”Tojuro wore a vengeful expression; he desperately wanted Harvey dead.“Sir York! Look out!” Stefan exclaimed.Harvey appeared playful, not at all fazed.Bam!He turned around, instantly kicking Tojuro in the stomach.Blood spurted out of Tojuro’s mouth; he slammed into the wall, before slowly sliding down.Swoosh!Harvey kicked the sword, and it pierced into the ground beside Tojuro’s face.Tojuro was horrified; he showed nothing but despair and helplessness. He didn’t think that Harvey would be this strong.He was the top expert of the Shinto Way, and yet he couldn’t even take
Amos gestured for Elaine to sit beside him, then picked up a glass of wine after feeling the sweet and tender body of his woman.“Speak your mind. We’ve been together for a long time now,” he said while swirling his glass around. “I can tell by the look on your face.”Elaine pressed her finger on Amos’s lips, smiling. “I’ll tell you, but I do hope you won’t get mad after hearing this.”Amos slowed down his breathing. “What can even shake me at this point?”Elaine hesitated for a moment. “Evermore sent Tojuro to assassinate Stefan.”Amos froze before he came to his senses. “He’s dead?”“No.”Elaine’s face darkened.“Great Wall Vaati was stalled, and Stefan’s subordinates were mostly killed… But he’s still alive. Tojuro’s plan failed.”“He’s that impressive?”Amos set his glass down, frowning; he didn’t think Stefan would be this resilient.Elaine shook her head.“His subordinates wouldn’t have ended up this way if that was the case.“Harvey saved him at the most crucial m
“Take action?”Amos chuckled.“We’d be ruining our foundation if we go against them now.“Evermore is disgusting, but we still need them right now.“Without them, what are the odds of us winning against Stefan? Not to mention Harvey—the man who’s been nothing but unfathomable.”Elaine hesitated. “We’d have at least good odds, no?”Amos stood up before letting out a sigh.“It’s still too low!“It’d be trouble if we’re not completely sure that we’ll win…“That said, the situation isn’t completely against us either.“Give Naruse an invitation.“Get him to come to our banquet.”-When Amos was planning to set up Naruse, Stefan’s car was parked right outside of Harvey’s villa.Stefan respectfully pressed the doorbell. Romina opened the door, and he was led through the main hall before reaching the backyard, where Harvey was sipping his tea.He didn’t waste a single breath as soon as he saw Harvey’s face.“I’ll be frank, Sir York! From today onward, I’ll do anything you ask o
Vroom!A few Toyota Prados drove towards the Outskirts Racecourse at dusk.Harvey didn’t shut down Stefan’s words completely. He only said that there’d be a sacrifice for him to take action.Stefan was expected to give Harvey the Nine Eyed Beads if he were to rise to power.Even though the Eyed Beads were extremely important, Stefan’s greatest threat was the fact that he wouldn’t be able to steal the throne and lose his life in the process.After realizing that, he instantly agreed to the condition.With Harvey’s promise, Stefan immediately let go of his fear and decided to demand an explanation for his assassination.Harvey was on Stefan’s side because he wanted to help Stefan suppress any opposition. He also wanted to see just how powerful Stefan would be if the latter decided to go all out.The convoy arrived at the racecourse soon after. The place was extremely spacious; there was at least a thousand acres worth of land for activity.There were only a dozen VIP lounges aro