Victor was a smart man with great influence in Lannopolis. Winning him over would do Dustin no harm. Victor was delighted. “Thank you, Master Dustin!” he said gratefully. Dustin waved him off, and Victor left with a smile. “Dustin!” At that moment, someone shouted furiously. It was Timothy. He walked in with Mark’s body. His face shone with anger. “Did you kill my uncle?” he demanded. Dustin shot him a cold look. “I did,” he said indifferently. “He shouldn’t have stood in my way. Since he did, and he was so arrogant about it, it was annoying, so I killed him,” Dustin said as if he had done nothing special. “You…” Timothy was livid. His face turned savage. He had refused to believe that Dustin had killed Mark, and he had come here to demand an answer despite his doubts. Since he had gotten his answer, it enraged him. He wanted to kill Dustin, but Dustin had managed to kill one of the strongest of the Bones family. Timothy was just a ninth grade fighter. How c
In an inconspicuous alley in Lannopolis’s downtown area, Elisa and Jaxon walked. The end of the alley was in sight, and they continued forward. “The entrance to the black market of Lannopolis is right this way.” Jaxon was Elisa’s guide as he pointed at the wall in front of them. When they approached it, Jaxon brought out a black card and swiped it at the wall. It let out a beep. “Permission to enter.” The wall parted to show a door. When they went in, they saw a different world. The black market was just as lively as the downtown area. “Black markets exist in every major city, and all sorts of people and organizations are gathered here, be they from the underground world or from the lawful society. The rules here are different from the outside world. It’s a mix of light and darkness,” said Jaxon as they continued walking. “Over here, you can find all sorts of things that are banned by law in the outside world. There aren’t any limitations here, so you can say it’s a place
“Listen up! Beat him up really good!” Elisa said. She knew that Dustin was a great fighter, and she also knew that these guards could not possibly defeat him. But that was fine. She wanted to force Dustin’s hand, and it would be great if someone died because the consequences of someone being murdered in the black market for no reason were dire. That meant that the murderer had broken the terrifying organization’s rule, and it would be impossible for them to survive. The guards heard Elisa and grew brutal. The others picked up weapons and rushed toward Dustin. Jaxon might have told them to kick him out, but they were going to cut him up real good before that. Dustin stood motionless with a steely face. He did not need to do anything against these ants. Whoosh! The Hell Guard who had been waiting for his orders in the dark showed up. After just sweeping past the guards once, they fell to the floor, and none of them were able to get up again. Jaxon’s face turned dark.
“The black market’s rules state that except in self-defense, no one is allowed to kill anyone else in the black market. This person disregarded the rules and is showing blatant disrespect for you! He looks down on the entire black market!” Jaxon said accusingly. Ian pulled a long face at that. He turned to Dustin and gave off an intimidating aura. “Did you have your guards kill this person?” he asked as if he was interrogating Dustin. Dustin looked at Ian and said nothing. “It’s him, alright! Plenty of people saw it too! They are our witnesses!” Elisa cried out. “Captain Wilson, arrest this person and sentence him for his crimes! Punish him!” Ian glared at Elisa in displeasure. “I know how to do my job.” With that said, he waved his hand. The law enforcers immediately moved forward and surrounded Dustin. “If you say nothing, we will have to sentence you to death,” Ian said impatiently. Dustin chuckled and stared at him. “Do you recognize me?” Dustin asked. Ian
That was something that had never happened in Lannopolis’s black market before. Dustin had challenged the leader of the black market, and it had been terrifying. Even after a long time passed, no one dared say anything. Elisa and Jaxon were both rendered speechless by Dustin’s fearlessness. They had wanted the law enforcers to punish him. Who would have thought that he would kill them, including the captain? Was murder the only thing in his mind? Did he have no brain cells whatsoever up in his head? “Who else are you going to call? Summon them,” Dustin said coldly. Jaxon’s face changed rapidly. Then, he sneered and said, “Go and bring the manager of the black market over here!” The manager of the black market had the highest position in the black market. Not only did the position symbolize great status, but he also had to be one of the most powerful precisely because he represented Hell Hall. If Dustin dared to attack the manager, he would surely die! Even if a firs
Orville was terrified out of his wits. Who would not be when the King of Hades was mad? “Mr. Fox asked you a question!” shouted the Hell Guard beside Dustin. Thud! Orville fell to his knees and did not dare to look up. “I’m sorry, Mr. Fox! Please forgive me!” he said in a trembling voice. In an instant, everyone fell silent. Some people’s jaws fell slack in dumbfounded shock. Others froze up. Elisa and Jaxon were among them. Their minds were completely blank. Orville was a person of high status in Hell Hall! Considering the organizations in Lannopolis, he was basically someone who could practically bring the whole place to its knees! But Orville apologized to Dustin, and he even looked terrified doing it! How could this be possible? No one could believe what they were seeing. What sort of status did Dustin have to make Orville respect him so much? “What’s going on? This is impossible!” Elisa was about to tear her hair out in frustration. Why was Dustin
“Mr. Fox, this way, please.” Orville bowed and gestured to Dustin to lead him to the headquarters of the black market to rest. With an indifferent expression, Dustin left with other Hell Hall members escorting him. He did not spare Elisa and Jaxon another glance. After Dustin left, Orville’s face immediately changed to one of great anger. Killing intent raged in his eyes. “The Chandler family’s pharmacy and all of its other businesses in the black market are to be terminated, and you are all to leave the black market within an hour, or Hell Hall will forcefully remove you!” he said coldly. Even if Jaxon did not want to do so, he did not dare disobey the instructions. The onlookers all sighed at the situation. As the strongest family in Lannopolis, the Chandler family had great power, and they had more than one business in the black market. Over the years, the profits they made in the black market were more than half of the total profit the Chandler family made in a year.
“How much are you offering?” he asked. “Twenty million.” Jaxon raised two fingers. “Oh? You’re offering twenty million for a mediocre martial artist?” Frost’s voice betrayed no emotion. “This person is involved in my sister’s disappearance, and he might have taken advantage of her before killing her. If you can kill him, I can offer more on top of the twenty million!” Jaxon’s face was filled with hate. “I accept this deal on behalf of God’s Lance,” Frost said coolly. Then, in a threatening tone, he said, “You must ensure that the information you provided is accurate and true. If what is provided is largely inaccurate, and you’ve caused a huge loss to our organization, I’ll hold you accountable for it.” As the ace assassin of the third-greatest assassination organization in the world, he had his own way of doing things. “Don’t worry. The information we provided is accurate and true. If it’s not, we’ll compensate for it.” Jaxon promised with a thump to his chest. “But you hav
“You should know where all the nerve centers are in the body, right?” Dustin asked. “I… I do…” “Good,” said Dustin and told her to step forward. “You’ve got to be kidding me. Is he really going to let an intern physician treat Germaine? This is Germaine Vance of the Vance family!” Everyone was taken aback. They could not believe their eyes. “This is preposterous!” The other physicians felt skeptical. If Dustin wanted to pick someone to help, he should have picked a more experienced physician! Rowan’s expression was chilly, and he clenched his fists tightly. He was at the limit of his patience when it came to Dustin. Dustin ignored all these comments directed at what he was doing. He talked to the nervous intern physician for a bit and told her to clean Germaine’s mouth and nose. Then, he had her massage Germaine’s head at a few key nerve centers. The amount of pressure applied and the time needed in each area was different. After all that was done, Dustin h
Dustin moved to stand before Germaine and regarded him with his head lowered for a while. Then, he walked to the desk nearby and sat on a chair. “So? What’s the condition?” Rowan asked. “You won’t understand even if I told you. It’s a very rare condition. There’s something wrong with the old man’s cranial nerves,” Dustin said flatly. Dustin could tell that Germaine was skilled at fighting. Such people tended to put a lot of stress on their nerves all the time. In that way, they were very different from ordinary people. In rare cases, a light hit would result in a pinched nerve and might even cause paralysis. Germaine’s nerves were pinched so badly that his cranial nerves had been affected. Thus, he was paralyzed in several places, and it was affecting his whole body. As such, he had lost consciousness and fallen into a coma. Moreover, he was spitting out blood constantly. If he stayed in that condition for another fifteen minutes, Germaine’s life would be in dan
“What did you say?!” Rowan’s eyes widened as he was enraged. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Please spare me.” Clarence quickly fell to his knees and bowed. The might of the Vance family and Rowan’s fierce reputation terrified him. ‘We’re done for…’ Simone thought. That was what the entire staff of the hospital thought. “You’re a quack!” Rowan yelled. “What kind of trash hospital is this that you can’t even deal with such a small problem? I’ll destroy this hospital!” Rowan’s tantrum made everyone go quiet. “What’s all this noise? Shut up!” said a sudden voice. Everyone froze as they looked toward the source of the voice. It was Dustin! He had actually dared to shout at Rowan! The hospital staff were surprised. Dustin really had a death wish. “Dustin, have you gone mad?” Simone was flabbergasted. She quickly tried to pull Dustin aside. Rowan was not someone they could afford to offend! “What did you say, punk?” Rowan’s eyes narrowed as anger exuded from him in
At the outpatient section of the neurology department, there was a group of suited men in sunglasses surrounding an unconscious old man. By the old man’s bedside, his family members looked anxious and worried. Rowan Vance was pacing the ward. His eyebrows were knitted tightly. That day, the Vance family was on a day out. When they passed through Hattan, Germaine Vance had suddenly collapsed and started coughing up blood. It scared the entire group. Panicked, they rushed him to the nearest hospital. But the neurologist at the hospital had already done some checks but was unable to find out what the problem was. He then said that he would get an expert to examine the patient. “If you can’t save him, we’ll use all the power of the Vance family to destroy this hospital!” Rowan said viciously. The nurses in the neurology department were so terrified that they all went pale. After a while, as the members of the Vance family stood around impatiently, Dustin and the others ar
Clarence and the others felt insulted. “Punk, don’t regret your choice later! Even if you beg us, we won’t come back!” “That’s not likely to happen,” said Dustin and chuckled. Clarence and the others were even more livid. They all packed up their things in a huff and got ready to go. Simone was anxious. She wanted to make them stay, but everyone ignored her.“Dr. Boudin! Dr. Boudin!” As Clarence and the others were packing up, another physician suddenly rushed into the room in a panic. “A new patient was just transferred from Goodwill Hospital. He’s in a coma, but he’s coughing up blood. The files say it’s a brain condition, but tests aren’t showing where the problem is. Please hurry and take a look! “The patient’s family seems important. If we can’t save the patient, they’ll ruin the hospital!” “Oh?” Clarence raised an eyebrow. He was just thinking about how he could make things worse for Dustin when an opportunity presented itself immediately. “Please hurry and
“I’m so damn angry!” Clarence had never been so insulted before in his life. He was so mad that his face turned a shade of purple. He thought that Dustin and Simone would walk on eggshells around him and cater to his every whim to keep the hospital afloat. After all, he was the last resource the hospital had. Yet, he had never imagined that Dustin would not care at all. “You punk! Do you know what will happen if you fire me? Hmph! The hospital will go under immediately! There’s no chance of saving it!” Clarence said with a scoff. Dustin was terrifyingly calm. “On the contrary, I think that the hospital will do better without an old fart like you,” he said indifferently. “So, you should get lost. Don’t make me say it again!” “You… You…” Clarence’s mouth opened wide, but he could not say anything further. He had miscalculated. He definitely did not want to lose out on the significant benefits that being the assistant director of the hospital gave him. He did not u
“Who are you? Do you think you can boss us around? What are you shouting about? Do you have any manners at all?” someone yelled. “I am the new hospital director, Simone Langley!” Simone said angrily. No one seemed to care about that. It was clear that they knew Simone would show up, but it still did not matter. “So, you’re the new hospital director. Well, you’re certainly accomplished for your age. A hospital director so young…” Clarence said mockingly. “You still haven’t answered my question. Why are you playing cards during work hours? This is unacceptable.” Simone was furious. Clarence frowned. “Hey, miss, you’d better speak with some manners,” he said harshly as he glared at Simone. “Don’t think you can boss everyone around just because you’re the hospital director now.” Simone’s face reddened at Clarence’s tone of voice. Clarence smirked. He had gotten instructions early on from the main branch of the Langley family to create trouble for Simone. Besides, th
“Mr. Fox, the Langley family’s hospital is named Goodwill Hospital. They have their own pharmaceutical business and because they brought in a top grade physician a few years ago, they have a better reputation than the most prominent public hospital in Hattan.” Skyler was making a report to Dustin in the villa. “For the past two years, the Langley family has basically taken up the entire market share for the private hospital business in the area. Only a couple of small hospitals are still surviving.” Dustin chuckled softly when he heard that. “Buy the hospital closest to Goodwill Hospital,” he said calmly. “I will use what they look down upon the most to ruin their hospital.” … At the Langley family villa, they got the news about the purchase. “What? They’ve bought Peace Hospital?” Josiah had arranged for someone to keep an eye on what David and his family were doing. Once they found out about the purchase of Peace Hospital, the members of the main branch of the Langle
The person Killian addressed as Mr. Little took a few steps closer to him. He looked condescendingly at Killian. “It’s very simple. It’s because you offended someone you shouldn’t have,” the man said. “W-What does that mean?” Killian was in a daze. Dustin approached him with a smile. “You’re really bold to set me up on my own turf,” Dustin said sarcastically. “Your turf?” Killian looked at him in disbelief. “Everyone at the Antiquities Trading Hall obeys me. And yet, you dare to challenge me?” Dustin asked. Killian was instantly struck dumb. Luna was also taken aback. Her body shook violently. What? How could he call the shots here? Besides, they had never heard that the Antiquities Trading Hall had a secret boss. Killian and Luna were both stricken and nearly lost their reasoning. That was especially true for Killian. He knew that the Antiquities Trading Hall was a very powerful one. Even his father was polite to the people here. The owner was Dustin?! Ho