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
After a long while, the light in Naruse’s eyes darkened and he finally calmed down.It was naturally humiliating not having the courage to pull the trigger…but if he did, he wouldn’t have the means to handle the consequences.Harvey had him completely suppressed!“You’re strong! Really strong!” he said after sighing.“I admire you! I admit that I can’t do anything to you, either! I apologize! Not just for what happened today, but also Stefan’s assassination! I’m sorry!”The crowd felt immediately sluggish after hearing Naruse’s words.‘Is he actually giving up…?’“That’s not enough.”Harvey smiled at Naruse. “You should have more sincerity in your apology. There’s simply no weight in your words right now. You get me, don’t you?”Naruse gritted his teeth. “You better know what’s good for yourself, Harvey! It won’t end well for you if you don’t!”Bang!Harvey was playing with another firearm in his hand, then pulled the trigger. The scorching bullet flew right past Naruse’s
The place was extremely awkward.After all, this was Amos’s banquet that Naruse got invited to. Since the guest was already gone… What was the point of the so-called banquet?Clap, clap, clap!When nobody knew how to react to the situation, Amos clapped lightly.“On behalf of the Smalt Sect, I thank you!“Without you, we wouldn’t have known that the Islanders are ruthless enough to assassinate a consul!“I have a conflict with Stefan, but this has nothing to do with them at all.“From now on, you’re a friend of mine!“No matter who takes control over the Smalt Sect in the future, this will never change!”Amos showed a gentle look on his face; it was clear he was trying to go the easy way out. In fact, he was just about to leave after saying those words.“Did I say that you can leave?”Harvey’s calm words were enough to shock the entire crowd.Amos stopped in his tracks, and looked back at Harvey with a deep frown.The crowd was dead silent once again. A lot of people froze
Amos was getting desperate at this point.From this point onward…There was simply no need to hide anything.There was no point.Since Harvey had already made everything clear, he had to fight back in the name of his position.“Of course, you should just stop pretending if you wouldn’t dare. I am the Smalt Sect’s young master; an outsider like you…” Amos trailed off.Slap!Before he was done talking, he was already slapped in the face.“Are you lecturing me right now?”Having said that, Harvey wiped his fingers.He left with Stefan and the others soon after.Everyone had revealed their true intentions.Still, there was no point in killing off Amos here.What Harvey needed was Stefan’s rise to power. That way, he’d be able to take full control of the situation.The Smalt Sect’s ceremony was a great opportunity to make that happen.-“What?! Harvey completely disrespected Naruse?!“He even threatened Amos to give up on his position and the Eyed Beads?!“Does that mean t