Wilbur shook his head coldly. "Jose Smithson owes the Torres clan nothing more after this." "Yes, of course. It's all settled." Marcus nodded like a woodpecker. Wilbur turned to look at Jose. "Let's go." Jose nodded. He bowed at Marcus, straightening up with ease. Wilbur turned to leave, and Jose followed behind him. Just then, a heavily-injured Spencer shouted all of a sudden, "Wait, sir!" Wilbur frowned, turning around. Spencer was lying on the ground, bowing deeply to Wilbur as he stammered, "Sir, would you be so gracious to take me in as a pupil? I am willing to do whatever it takes." Wilbur's skills had truly shocked Spencer, and he knew that there was a limit to his powers considering his age. Amidst his shock, he realized that he might actually be able to improve his skills if he were to have Wilbur as his master! If that happened, his lifespan and power would increase once more. That was the whole point of him delving into cultivation, after all. Thus, he dr
It was past midnight when Faye and Wilbur got home. The two of them chatted for a while, then headed back to their rooms to rest. Wilbur got a message from Elsa not long after he was back in his room. She had not been able to find any gangs or news linking to the skull tattoo. Wilbur frowned, pacing to and fro in his room. Something told him that there was more to this than it seemed. All of a sudden, he thought of his handler. Surely the department would have a better database. However, would his handler not be in bed by this hour? Wilbur held back the urge to reach out for the time being and went to bed. The next morning, Wilbur woke up and got ready, going downstairs to the living room and greeting Faye. Once Faye had left for work, Wilbur took his phone out and pulled up his handler's contact. He gave it some thought, then pressed the call button. "Hello, Deacon Penn! Handler Beverly Torres here at your service," Beverly's crisp voice came ringing down the line.
"You sly fox, letting a new recruit handle something so tough," one of the elders said. Albert smiled. "He might be new, but he used to be the leader of the Abyss Mercenaries. I'd go as far as to say that he's probably one of the three strongest people in the department. He'll be fine." "He's hiding something," the other elder frowned. Albert chuckled. "Well, we've all got secrets of our own. It's not a big deal." "We'll go with what you've arranged since this is up to your department. You'll be responsible if anything happens, though." … Wilbur could not think of any solution after agonizing over the problem for a while, so he decided to just play it by ear instead. What he was curious about, however, was what Beverly might look like. Just then, Faye called. Wilbur found the situation a little strange and hurried to answer. "Boss, I think you're in a bit of trouble." "What's the matter?" "Search 'Car Accident on Seechertown Freeway' up on the internet and call me b
Wilbur shook his head. He sat in his living room and started to meditate. Honestly, he could hardly be bothered about the video. … Meanwhile, over in Seechertown Hospital, the influencer named Sherry Divos lay in bed. The top part of her head was bandaged, but she was still streaming on her phone. There were over a hundred thousand people watching her stream, asking how she was doing. Sherry put on her most pitiful expression, venting to her audience about her troubles in hopes of gaining some sympathy. All at once, more and more people joined the stream and her follower count had shot up as well. Sherry held back the excitement and glee in her chest, milking her pity act as much as she could. She was actually pretty impressed with how this had worked out for her. She had just hit her forehead then, falling unconscious for a bit. The hospital had run some tests on her, and she was pretty much fine. That night, she pulled up the footage from her car and got to work. Sh
Almost all the people who watched the stream saw the way Sherry had curled up into her sheets, cowering from the two men speaking to her. One of the men seemed to be a lawyer while the other man threatened Sherry. Sherry herself had said that she was getting threatened as well, shutting off the stream and claiming she was going to delete the video. Some of the viewers from the stream pulled up Sherry's profile and found that the video was indeed gone. That incident caused an uproar online. Barging into a hospital with a lawyer and some hooligan threatening a young lady in public? It was as if Dasha was a lawless nation! All at once, the viewers scoured the internet for information on who owned the fancy car that had hit Sherry. They were hellbent on finding him and making sure he was taken down by the law. Sherry lay back in bed with a gleeful expression plastered on her face. She felt like she had done a splendid job, knowing how the internet took to cases like this.
"You're home early today," Wilbur said. Faye chuckled. "The situation's gotten out of hand." "What's the matter?" "That girl's pulling tricks, claiming that we're threatening her. The internet's brimming with rumors that Cape International is abusing our power, and everyone's out to track down who you are." Wilbur frowned. He had not expected things to get out of hand like this. "Isn't this a little too much? Is she really not afraid of the consequences this might bring for her?" Wilbur asked. Faye smiled. "There are some people these days who will do anything for fame. The second they find your identity, you're going to be bombarded with a slew of hate and death threats." "Is there a good way to settle this?" Wilbur frowned. Faye said, "Yes. We could let the traffic police settle this and have them release the full footage of what happened during the accident to settle the misunderstanding. Sherry Divos would be arrested too, but…" "But what?" Faye frowned. "Some o
Kim's expression darkened at once. "Why would I even bother keeping you around if you can't even get her to say yes?" "Alright. I know what to do." Kim's assistant broke out into a sweat, nodding profusely before hurrying off. Kim smirked, taking another drag of her cigarette as her face took on another unreadable expression. Joy Corp and Cape International were neck and neck in the current battle over the commercial district. Kim had thought that Joy Corp would be able to take over Willow Corp for sure with how powerful they were, only to have Cape step in and stop them from doing so, and even fighting back. To everyone's surprise, Joy Corp's internal system had been shaken by this. As the CEO, there was no way Kim would let this persist. She sent out a series of orders, and both parties came up with insurmountable amounts of money to buy over Willow Corp's control. However, Willow Corp had stated that they were going to Cape International, and that was final. Kim's
Jose let out a sigh and left with Wilbur. Wilbur bought a fruit basket at the hospital gift shop before heading to the patient wards. Just then, Sherry was unable to hide the gleeful smile on her face. She had never expected that someone would pay her so much money over this. What a win-win situation it was! On top of that, whoever sent her the money had said that they would back her up with all the support she needed, making sure she was safe. Anyone who could cough up a million dollars in cash over something like this had to be someone of power, and Sherry believed that they would undoubtedly keep their promise. There was not much left for her to be afraid of. All she was thinking of at the moment was how to escalate the situation as much as possible. Just then, Wilbur walked into the ward holding the fruit basket. He looked around, found Sherry's bed, and walked up to her. "Sherry Divos?" Wilbur asked. Sherry looked up and fear flashed in her eyes. Yet she return
Faye was clad in a beautiful wedding dress, hardly needing any blusher for how red her cheeks looked. Wilbur was also looking dapper in a fine tuxedo, and the bride and groom went around toasting to their friends one by one. Both their parents were overjoyed, knowing that their children had finally ended up with someone so wonderful. Everyone else was also brimming with smiles, drinking up a storm as the night went on. These people were all friends or subordinates of Wilbur and wanted nothing more than the best for him and Faye. There was no wedding emcee, and the ceremony was extremely simple, but the atmosphere was incomparable as everyone was nothing but smiles. The reception lasted all the way until late into the night, and even the newlyweds' parents got a little tipsy. The banquet ended at last, and the guests ushered Wilbur and Faye into their new bedroom. The newlyweds sat down facing each other, locking eyes. Faye lowered her head bashfully, and Wilbur looked
It was evening on Sealake Island when Wilbur returned. He stood on the long bridge, overwhelmed with emotion as he let out a hint of his aura. The island grew abuzz at once, and a series of familiar figures fought their way into Wilbur's line of sight. Wilbur smiled, stepping onto the island slowly. His smile grew as he came to the square, taking in the sight of Faye, Elsa, Faron, Shepard, and many others. Everyone else stared back at him, unable to hide the emotion on their faces. It had been so long since they had seen Wilbur, and there was no way for them to reach him. Words could not describe how much they had worried about and missed him. "I thought you were never coming back, Wilbur." Faye was the first to speak. Wilbur walked up to her, taking her into his arms. "I'm sorry. It'll never happen again. Everything's over now, and I'll never leave you again." Faye's heart soared as she broke out into overjoyed sobs. Everyone else was nothing but joyous as well. Fo
Bahamut, being a reincarnation of Kaiser himself, came slithering toward Wilbur. They both turned into their human forms, and a fierce battle broke out once more. Kaiser channeled his energy into Bahamut's body, giving Bahamut the upper hand over time. At last, Bahamut severely wounded Wilbur with a blow of his sword, causing Wilbur to fall from mid-air. "Hahaha!" Kaiser appeared suddenly then, laughing loudly. "Nice work, Bahamut." "Thank you, Master." Bahamut retreated behind Kaiser, looking at him coldly. He whipped out a dagger from his sleeves all of a sudden, driving it deep into Kaiser. Kaiser flipped around sharply, grabbing Bahamut's wrist and glowering at him. "Have you lost your mind?" Just then, the Dark Lord's voice sounded from Bahamut's throat. "You've stopped me many times now, Kaiser Fern! There's no way in hell I'll let you become the ultimate elite!" A furious Kaiser reached out to grab Bahamut's head, sucking him into his body. An explosion sounded throu
Just then, the Cold Lord muttered a spell. A series of snowy mountains descended from above, one of them striking Wilbur and Augheimer as the Cold Lord cackled. "Haha! Is that all you've got?" As his words rang through the air, the snowy mountain exploded with a loud boom into countless icy fragments to reveal Wilbur and Augheimer, standing tall and completely unaffected. "What?" "These imbeciles!" the Flame God shouted. The air around turned into a sea of flames at once, burning away relentlessly, but they vanished as soon as they came in contact with Wilbur and Augheimer's defense barriers. The Earth God shouted, "I'll settle this!" He muttered a spell, and the ground cracked open as Wilbur and Augheimer fell into a bottomless abyss. The Earth God smirked, and the crack began to close up. Yet just a few seconds later, the ground exploded as Wilbur and Augheimer flew back up. The Tornado God cast a spell to bring about a fierce gust of wind filled with countless razor-sh
The next second, Wilbur's Magic Dragon Blade made a gash in the air. The two men then wove through the gash, making their way to the lower dimensions from the upper dimensions and returning to Earth. The gash closed itself up, and a powerful wave of black miasma surged into the oceans from the heavens. It cleared up within a few minutes, and Earth was turned into a dark space. Several big fissures appeared in the heavens as the evil gods descended on Earth. The Blood God, the God of Destruction, the Cold Lord, the Flame God, the Earth God, the Tornado God, the God of Bloodlust, and the Snake God—all eight evil gods had descended upon Earth at the same time. Wilbur summoned the broken pieces of the Light Armor from the Fire Dragon Ring. The pieces radiated a white glow as they hovered in mid-air, and Wilbur quickly used his mind to put them together before wearing the Light Armor on his body. "Hahaha!" The Blood God laughed loudly. "I guess the universe dimensions aren't all
Hailey and Kayleen ducked out of the way before the pillars of light reached them, darting up to Sade at the last second as Hailey drove her sword into him at the same time Kayleen did the same with her spear. Hailey glowered at Sade. "You're the one who's really despicable here, Sade. Say goodbye to the world forever!" "Arghhhh!" Sade's body exploded in a flash of white light, disappearing out of sight. Hailey and Kayleen both got down on one knee. "At your service, Masters." Just then, Wilbur and Augheimer looked at the two ladies at the same time. Augheimer said, "At ease. You can both go back now, your work here is done." "Yes, Master." Hailey and Kayleen disappeared the next second. Just then, a fierce wind rolled over as a pillar of white light descended from the heavens as Odysseus appeared in front of the two men. "Wilbur Penn and Augheimer. I’ve finally found you. Tell me where the dimension guardians are, and hand them over!" A gleeful Odysseus reached out t
Sade threw his head back, laughing loudly. "No one has the right to replace me, no one! I'm the real dimensional guardian, the leader of the galaxy!" Just then, two figures appeared in the sky. They were Hailey and Kayleen, two of the other dimensional guardians. Hailey was holding a long sword as she scowled at Sade below her. "You went against the rules of the universe and changed its functions, Sade. And now you've killed Wilbur Penn, the cultivator who was supposed to replace you. For that, Kayleen and I are going to kill you today." Sade smirked at those words, not looking shocked at all. "I knew you two would never let me go for killing Wilbur. But he's already dead, and I still need to maintain order in the universe as a dimensional guardian. Even though you two may hate me, you can't kill me or you'd be going against the rules of the universe too, and have to be sentenced by Mister Richardson. Trust me, you won't end up in much better of a state than I'm in." Just then
Augheimer asked out of confusion, "What? To the upper dimension? All of a sudden?" Wilbur looked flustered, he replied, "There's no time to explain. Odysseus will be here in a while, and we won't be able to escape." Sade looked at Wilbur. He told Augheimer, "He's right. Believe him. Why would your close friend lie to you?" "That's right. He's a dimensional guardian, Sade. I begged Sade to go back in time here. Hurry up and come with me, Augheimer!" "Thanks, but if we're leaving, we should at least go to Buck Town and meet Felix one last time, right?" asked Augheimer. Wilbur looked at Augheimer in the eyes, there was a sense of familiarity that welled up all of a sudden. Wilbur instantly realized Augheimer had a secret in Buck Town, and perhaps it was very important to Augheimer. He helplessly nodded and replied, "Alright, we'll go to Buck Town first." Then, the three of them came to Buck Town through a transportation array. Augheimer grabbed Wilbur and ran. He said, "Run! F
"Damn it! Your second wish was supposed to be mine!" yelled Odysseus. Odysseus once captured a dimensional guardian's servant by chance, and he used him as leverage to obtain his final two wishes. His first wish was for Sade to guide him to the most powerful power of light spell. His second wish was for Sade to lead him to the Death Scepter. Odysseus mastered the power of two types of laws, the power of light and the power of death. He quickly grasped the intricacies of the power of death due to his unique talent. Odysseus wielded the might of both supreme spells with the Death Scepter and the most powerful power of light spell. Therefore, Odysseus gained immense confidence. His capabilities far surpassed most upper dimension cultivators, but he remained in the middle dimension. His desire was to once again capture a second dimensional guardian servant. Odysseus planned to acquire the Death Cloak by obtaining the servant's wish. Ultimately, he would combine the Death Cloak, D