Dustin gave her an enigmatic smile. “Oh? You want to silence us? Can you really do that?” he asked. “Why not?” Elisa looked at him icily. “Robin, Mr. Chad, I’m ordering you two in the name of the Wyatt family to kill Dustin and all members of Hell Hall. Don’t let any of them escape!” she ordered fiercely. All of them were shocked. “All gang leaders, listen. Either you will kill them, or I will kill you!” Then, she waved her arm. Whoosh! A group of people showed up on the second floor. They were dressed in the uniform of the special forces, and they pointed submachine guns and machine guns at the people downstairs. Red laser points swept across them. Aside from Dustin and his group, everyone else’s face changed, including Chad and Robin. Neither of them had expected Elisa to have this trick up her sleeve. “When I left the Wyatt family, my aunt gave me a number and told me to call it when I needed help. It’s the number to the center of power in Lannopolis.” Elisa s
Under the intense barrage of gunfire, smoke billowed into the air. Elisa ran away because the soldiers were firing indiscriminately. Under the rain of the bullets, everyone was equal. Even though she wore bulletproof gear, it would still hurt if she got shot. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of gunshots drowned everything out. She could neither see nor hear anything. The soldiers fired for a few minutes till they emptied their magazines. While they changed to another magazine, bullets finally stopped raining down in the shopping mall. The gang leaders were either injured or dead. They were either groaning or bleeding all over the floor. They had chosen to submit to Elisa, but they were still shot at. As the smoke cleared, Elisa looked everywhere for Dustin and his group. They were not among the corpses on the floor. When she looked in another direction, she was shocked. What was that? She could not believe what she was seeing. Dustin stood in perfect shape. T
“If it weren’t for you, so many people wouldn’t have died. The sins you have committed are great and numerous, and you should face punishment for them!” Elisa was furious. Not only had she been backstabbed by someone she trusted, but she was also being lectured. She was livid. Yet, she could do nothing but rage at the moment. Myst walked over to Elisa and grabbed her by the hair before dragging her off. Elisa was in so much pain that tears welled in her eyes. She struggled to break free. Myst flung her at Dustin’s feet when they reached him. “Kneel!” Myst roared. Elisa’s face was livid. She did not move. Myst did not waste her breath. She slashed out with her knife, and a gash appeared on Elisa’s face. Her cheek was split open so deeply that her whole face looked bloody. Elisa shrieked in fear and pain. “If you don’t kneel, I’ll give you a hundred cuts on your face!” Myst sneered. Elisa fell to her knees before Dustin with a loud thud. Right then, the
In the living room of the Wyatt family villa in Rivenesco, Margaret looked glum. Opposite her, Amara dialed a number on her phone. The line beeped with the call tone. Then, a mechanized voice said, “The number you have dialed is not answering. Please try again later…” The same thing repeated every time she called the number. Amara’s face darkened. “Still can’t get through?” Margaret asked in concern. Amara sighed. “What’s Elisa doing, anyway? Why isn’t she answering her phone?” Amara was displeased. “She said that she wanted to cash in all her chips and unite the whole underground in Lannopolis. She told us to wait for her to return with good news. After that, we lost contact with her…” Margaret paled. The whole thing felt very familiar. A while ago, her daughter, Bianca, had said the same thing, equally confidently. In the end, she could not be reached, either. Even with all the power of the Winter family, they had not been able to find any trace of her. He
Margaret thought about it for a second. “In the beginning, I didn’t want to use the trump card of the Winter family …” She took out her phone and made a call. This was a special phone number. Soon, the call connected. “Hello. What are your orders?” The voice on the phone was exceptionally courteous. “I need you to do something for me,” Margaret said grimly. … At the police station in Lannopolis, the commissioner was dressed in his uniform as he issued an order to all officers of the station to gather immediately that night. “Everyone, gear up and surround the West family villa in the east of the city!” Richard Nelson ordered. A troop of people immediately set out confidently. At the foot of a hill on the outskirts of Lannopolis, there was a military outpost for the Honora region. There was a large team based there. The troop was not very huge, but it comprised the best of the best. It was led by a three-star general of Lovellia and tasked to protect Lanno
The report stunned all the members of the West family. “Be more clear! Who surrounded us?” Lucius asked. “I don’t know. I think there are police and also the military… I think there are also men from the Martial League!” the messenger said fearfully. Everyone panicked. “Access the villa’s full surveillance system. Let’s see what’s going on,” said Lucius firmly and got up. There were surveillance cameras set up in all corners of the West family villa. Once they accessed it, they could see everything. They all went to the control room. What they saw made their eyes go wide. The whole villa had been surrounded. There were countless people outside. “Those are police officers! The commissioner is leading them personally!” someone cried out when they saw the police. “Those people are from the military! Which team is it? It can’t be the elite team based outside the city, right?” someone barked as they saw the military uniforms. “Those people look like they’re from
His behavior surprised the members of the West family. They could not believe that Victor was being so respectful to them. Victor was a national hero and the greatest fighter in Lannopolis, after all. Currently, they were surrounded by three different forces and were in a tough spot. Yet, Victor was being so polite and humble with them. It was baffling. Soon, someone came back with the news. “Mr. Fox has asked you to come in,” the person said. “Many thanks,” Victor said before following the person into the living room. The moment he stepped inside and saw Dustin, Victor bowed respectfully. “Mr. Fox, I am pleased to meet you!” he cried and bowed deeper. The members of the West family all froze. This was the most renowned person in all of Lannopolis… Also, they were pretty sure that he was here to arrest Dustin. So, why was he being so respectful? With his status and position, was this really necessary? “Rise.” Dustin gestured. “Thank you, Mr. Fox!” Only
“Mr. Nelson, General Sweeney, since Mr. Cain has failed, it’s up to you two now,” Margaret said icily. It did not matter that the strongest fighter of Lannopolis had been defeated. Margaret did not see that as much of a problem. At worst, she was only surprised for a quick second. Sending Victor in had only been a test. If sending Victor in had resulted in Dustin’s capture, then it would have saved them a lot of trouble. Since he had failed, it did not matter. Besides, she did not really have much faith in Victor. Victor was only muscle. Meanwhile, Richard represented power, while Nathan represented military might. No matter how powerful a fighter was, he could not accomplish everything with it. “I’m sure you two know what to do?” Margaret said icily. “Don’t worry, ma’am, we do,” Richard and Nathan said and saluted her. When they arrived, Margaret had already told them that there was no need to worry if Dustin did not comply. They only had to keep applying
Dustin put his key into the lock. Inside the apartment, Kendall tensed. He gave the goons by the door a meaningful look to tell them to stay ready. The two goons by the door were big and brawny. Neither of them was someone to be messed with. Kendall believed that Dustin, with his small build, would be easily apprehended the moment he walked through the door. There was a creak as the door opened. Dustin slowly swung the door open and stepped into the apartment. Immediately, he saw Patricia tied up and with a panicked look on her face. He also saw Kendall standing at the side, looking all pleased. “Get him!” Kendall ordered. The two brawny goons by the door jumped out and pounced on Dustin viciously. Looking unaffected, Dustin ignored the goons and side-stepped his two attackers. The goons missed him completely. The two goons looked stunned. With a crash, they sprawled out on the floor. They landed so hard that it felt like the floor shook with several qua
Patricia had learned a lot about cooking from Dustin. That day, she was prepared to make a feast and show off her cooking skills to Dustin. Patricia could not help but chuckle when she imagined Dustin smiling happily while eating her food. As she drove out of the city and toward the suburbs, the number of cars on the road lessened. When she turned a corner, a car suddenly flew out toward her. Patricia frantically hit the brakes and narrowly avoided the other car. Patricia was pale-faced, and her heart was beating fast. She was about to get out of the car to check things out when a familiar figure exited from the other car. “Kendall?” Patricia frowned. She did not like Kendall at all, and she immediately became wary. Then, several other people exited Kendall’s car. After a while, Patricia’s car drove toward her and Dustin’s place in the suburbs, with Kendall’s car beside hers. It was the first time that so many people were in their humble home. From the loo
After Amadeus and Kendall left Duscia Corporation, the Dhillon family’s businesses started failing even faster. It was not only because of external factors. There were various issues internally as well. The shareholders all gave up their shares one after the other and added to the disaster. The Dhillon family knew that this was only happening because of Duscia Corporation. Amadeus took his family members and went to each of the other families in Hattan. He begged them for help. Yet, everyone rejected them cruelly. Some did not even have the courtesy to open their door to them. No one wanted to help them. Even the insignificant families they despised dared to be rude to them. With banks refusing their loan applications, the Dhillon family was desperate. They initially thought that Duscia Corporation would suffer with them no matter how powerful it was, and it would experience losses as well. However, Duscia Corporation had no such trouble while they were on the verge of destr
“It doesn’t matter what he was,” Amadeus said quickly. “As long as you’re willing to let the Dhillon family off, we will punish Kendall very severely. However he might have treated you before, we’ll make sure he suffers the same!” Dustin shook his head. “It’s easy to talk big. Why don’t you ask your son what he’s done?” Amadeus frowned. Amadeus thought that Kendall must have insulted or humiliated Dustin at worst. That was not too bad. “What did you do, brat? Tell me!” Amadeus roared. “I… tried to kill him, but I failed,” Kendall said with his head bowed. “What?!” Amadeus was appalled. He never thought that Kendall would go that far. This was a huge deal. How were they supposed to settle it? This was especially true since Dustin was so much more powerful. At this point, the ones who were in an impossible situation were them. Amadeus felt very regretful. He knew that he should have been stricter with Kendall. If he had been, things would never have gotten this
“Kendall, do you know the CEO of Duscia Corporation?” Amadeus asked when he saw what was going on. Kendall put on a pained grimace. Of course, he knew the CEO of Duscia Corporation. Kendall had never expected that Dustin would be the CEO of Duscia Corporation. But what could he do about that? Dustin had utterly humiliated him. Yet, Dustin was also so far above him that there was no way Kendall could get anywhere close. With one word, Dustin had easily brought disaster to the Dhillon family. All the things that Kendall took pride in were nothing to Dustin, and the Dhillon family was powerless against him. Kendall felt only devastation within him. He could not understand how the fool he had insulted without a thought had become the powerful CEO of Duscia Corporation. He was pretty sure that no one in Hattan would ever imagine that Dustin was the CEO of Duscia Corporation. They all thought that it was an important member of the Pierce family. “Duscia… Duscia…” Kendall mut
“What’s going on? Is Duscia Corporation trying to take over the Dhillon family?”“But that doesn’t make sense! They’re attacking us without worrying about their own losses. No normal company would do that. Why are they coming after us?”The Dhillon family was confused. Kendall’s expression changed.He suddenly thought of the Yeager family and how he had slapped Jade.After that, the Yeager family had threatened to take action.Duscia Corporation was their biggest backer. Could they be getting revenge for the Yeager family?But why would they go this far? They were losing money too. Was all this just to help the Yeager family?Was the Yeager family really that important to them?“We have no choice. Duscia Corporation is backed by the Pierce family. We can’t fight them.” Amadeus sighed. “Prepare some valuable gifts. I’ll take Kendall with me to beg their CEO for mercy.”Amadeus sighed again. The Dhillon family was really unlucky. Somehow, they had offended Duscia Corporation wit
The Dhillon family was suddenly hit with a massive crisis.Their business took a serious hit. They faced unfair competition, supply shortages, and crashing stock prices. As one of the biggest families in Hattan, they were completely unprepared. Their losses were huge, and things kept getting worse by the second.The entire Hattan business world was shocked.No one knew who was behind this brutal attack. The strikes were fast and ruthless, as if the attacker did not care about losses and only wanted to wipe out the Dhillon family as quickly as possible. In just a short time, the family was struggling to survive.“It has to be the Cabello family. They must be furious and want to destroy the Dhillon family,” people said in speculation.The Cabello family was a true powerhouse. Their methods were swift and effective, and only they had the strength to pull off such a devastating attack.Even the Dhillon family believed this.They were in complete panic. But no matter what they did, t
Once Dustin accepted a disciple, it meant they were officially recognized. His disciple would no longer be just an ordinary person but someone beyond the mortal realm. “I’ll kneel here until you accept me as your disciple,” Brody said stubbornly and refused to get up. “Brody, get up! Stop messing around!” Adrian scolded. He tried to pull Brody up, but Brody would not budge. Brody was stronger than Adrian. Dustin did not say much. He just lifted a hand slightly. An invisible force lifted Brody off the ground effortlessly. He could not continue to kneel. “What…?” Brody was shocked again by a Martial King’s incredible power. His eyes burned with excitement. This legendary level of strength was something he deeply longed for. “You’re still too young and inexperienced. Lovellia is full of powerful martial artists, and many of them can defeat you. With your current talent and skills, it’s way too early for you to become my disciple,” Dustin said with a smile. “Martial arts
“A Martial King!” Brody shouted in shock. Was he a Martial King? It was the highest title among martial artists, the king of all! Reaching the Martial King level was an incredible achievement. In all of history, fewer than 20 people had ever made it that far. “A Martial King is someone who stands above all. They can control objects. It’s a skill every martial artist dreams of,” Adrian muttered. He stared at Dustin in disbelief. Brody already knew Dustin was strong, not just because he had fought him, but because Dustin was the master of Star Tower. Every master of Star Tower in history had been an unmatched powerhouse. They mastered all kinds of martial arts. But Brody never expected Dustin to already be a Martial King and a true legend. In all of Summerdale, there might not be another Martial King besides him. “He’s so young, even younger than me,” Brody said with a shaking voice. The Martial Kings of history had only reached that level after living for over a hund