Everyone froze instantly.Nobody expected Stefan to do something like this.Amos narrowed his eyes, a stern look on his face. He didn’t think that Stefan would have the right to challenge his authority.However, the slap was enough to show just how powerful Stefan actually was.The others were completely shocked when they saw it. The prominent figures of the outskirts were even pondering to invest in the future.If they didn’t do that, not a lot of people would be able to stomach Stefan’s sudden rise!“You hit me? You actually hit me?!”Milan felt sluggish.Nobody dared to go against her because of her family. And yet, a man she looked down on slapped her in the face.She desperately wanted to lash out at that very moment.As soon as she was about to charge forward, Naruse put his glass down before speaking up.“Enough, Ms. Milan. I’ll handle this.“I’m no prominent figure, but I know better than to hide behind a woman.“Don’t worry. It doesn’t matter what he’s here for.
“You don’t have a say in that matter! If you don’t give an explanation for this, then we’ll just have to fight it out right now!” Stefan yelled.“Is that so?”Naruse chuckled.“You want to fight me?“With what?“The few experts behind you?“The luck that got you to survive by the skin of your teeth?”Naruse let out a sigh and stood up, tapping Stefan on his face.“You think I don’t know?“You managed to survive only because Harvey got himself involved and saved you.“Do you think you can get your explanation with just a group of people?“How naive!“Even if I kill you right here, nothing can happen to me!“I belong to the Toyotomi family! I’m the spokesperson of the Shinto Way in Country H!“In any case, your laws won’t hold me even if I take you out. At most, I’d be exiled!”Stefan showed a gloomy expression. “You might be shooting yourself in the foot here, Naruse.”“I know that.”Naruse sighed.“But you don’t even have the right for me to do that!”Naruse made a g
Stefan showed a horrible expression as he looked at the sight in front of him; his sharp brows were deeply furrowed, as if there was unbridled fury gathered in between them.Naruse showed a playful expression after seeing the look on Stefan’s face.“What? Did my words agitate you?“Are you angry?“Not only did you hit my woman, but you’re planning to hit me as well?“Come! Come! Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance!”Naruse leaned in toward Stefan.“Either you kneel right now… Or you slap me in the face already!“Make your choice! It’s way past three seconds!”Harvey showed a cold expression; safe to say, Naruse was extremely conceited.‘What kind of place does he think Country H is?’That said, Harvey wasn’t in a rush to take action; he wanted to see just what Stefan would do then.He hoped Stefan would grow faster through the situation. After all, it’d be better for Stefan to take control of the outskirts since he couldn’t stay here for long.Stefan’s eyes twitched when
Bam!The door was kicked open.Dozens of monks rushed in, with Aryan leading the group.A terrifying aura seeped out of him as he said fiercely, “Which one of your bastards hit the consul? Do you want to die?”The monks were holding repeating crossbows, their expressions cold; they instantly pointed the crossbows at the killers on the second floor, ready to take action at any moment.At the same time, eight monks next to Aryan quickly went to stand in front of Stefan.Their expressions turned horrible when they saw their consul with a swollen face.“Consul! Are you alright?!“Great Wall Vaati already gave the order!“All of the Aenar Temple’s forces can be mobilized!“We’ll be able to take action against anyone who goes against you!”Aryan looked respectfully at Stefan.Naturally, it was already a huge problem that even Vaati was showing his support.No matter the case, Aryan was still a loyal subordinate of the Aenar Temple; he’d naturally take the chance to perform in fr
Milan showed a disdainful glare after seeing Aryan’s look on his face; in her eyes, he seemed like nothing but a stray dog.She rejoiced that the man she loved came from a different country.‘These men from Country H are such filth!’Aryan kept changing his expression before finally looking at Stefan. After seeing Stefan’s cold expression, he quickly took a deep breath before speaking up again.“Ms. Milan, right?“I don’t care what happened here, nor who’s in the wrong!“Someone needs to pay for my consul’s suffering!“Besides…”Bam!Before Aryan was done speaking, Naruse picked up the ashtray from the table and threw it forward.The ashtray smashed right into Aryan’s head, causing him to bleed profusely. He stumbled around after being caught off guard, almost falling to the ground.He was showing a wretched expression.“How dare you do that, you bastard?!” Aryan was furious. “Do you think the Aenar Temple’s an easy target?!”The monks were showing fierce glares after hear
“What? “You won’t do anything now? Is it because of my pure strength?”Naruse tapped Stefan’s face.“You really embarrassed your entire country, didn’t you?”Aryan gritted his teeth.“You bastard! You think you can just scare us off like that?!“You’re just a God of War! The Aenar Temple has that, too!“We’ll make sure we get the explanation we want!”“Explanation?”Naruse sighed, showing a playful gaze.“In the martial arts world, power means everything!”Naruse took another step forward.Bam!A more horrifying aura seeped out, charging at its targets.Stefan, Aryan, and the people behind them all stumbled around before coughing out blood.Nobody could defend themselves against this level of martial arts. Law, background, authority, and reason held no meaning at this very moment.“Since I already did my part, you should just carry out the rest, Young Master.”Naruse tilted his head, glancing at Amos.“This guy has no right to challenge you!“How about this? As long
“You’re right. Times have changed.”Harvey suddenly spoke up in the middle of the crowd. An unspeakable aura quickly seeped out.Compared to Naruse’s cold aura, his was filled with nothing but gentleness—like sunshine. However, the aura was more than enough to completely suppress Naruse.Slap!Before Naruse even came to his senses, he was already slapped in the face.“Aaagh!”Naruse, who had the place under control with his immense strength, was instantly sent flying as his body shivered. He slammed into a wall, leaving massive cracks, before he slowly slid down.Seeing that, everyone looked completely sluggish.Amos froze as well. Even Milan had lost her cool immediately.Nobody thought that someone would turn the tables this quickly.“Who are you?!”Naruse stumbled off the ground, gritting his teeth. He knew just how powerful Harvey was. That was why he was filled with nothing but fear.Not only did Harvey send him flying with a single slap, his aura was immediately seale
“Harvey!”Naruse gritted his teeth with a fierce expression.“No member of the Toyotomi family would ever kneel! You want me to? Over my dead body!”“You want to die so badly?” Harvey nodded. “I’ll help you with that, then.”Harvey casually grabbed a firearm from one of the security guards and took off the safety, then threw it in front of Naruse.“Now, you have three choices.“Either you shoot yourself and show me just how proud you are… Or you kneel and apologize.“Of course, you can try shooting me as well. I suggest you don’t try that, though. You’ll end up horribly if you do.”Harvey smiled faintly as Naruse kept getting agitated by his words.Naruse was already at his wit’s end after his aura was completely sealed… His eyes kept twitching, not knowing what to do at that very moment.After taking a deep breath, he mustered the last bit of his courage to point the firearm at Harvey’s head. Despite that, he didn’t pull the trigger at all.“You chose the worst one after al
Half an hour later, in a lounge in the Foster estate.Harvey held Vaida's wrist with his right hand. After some time, he said, "Geoffrey, what's wrong with her? When I met her on the plane, while she was on the brink of going berserk, she could still control it. But now, the energy cycle within her was chaotic, and an outsider's energy couldn't easily enter."It's as if she's been losing control for many years. What's going on here? And how can you lie to her saying that I'm the man of her destiny? If I became her obsession or even her inner demon, it wouldn't do her any good to her martial arts training," Harvey said as he could not help but let out a sigh.Regardless of what happened, Vaida still fought with him on the plane. Harvey could not ignore what happened to her because of that.Geoffrey sighed. "There's something you don't know. Not only is Vaida the daughter of the previous mayor of Grand City, but the Hierophant also prophesied her to be the reincarnation of Grand City
"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