“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 had grown so brazen and had gone too far! “I gave you a chance, but you didn’t appreciate it,” Margaret said with a sneer. “Mr. Nelson, General Sweeney, you know what to do,” said Margaret and looked at the two men. The two men understood. “Don’t worry, ma’am. With the Lannopolis police forces and the Lupine Special Forces here, it wouldn’t take much to destroy such an insignificant family as the West family!” Nathan said loftily. “You asked for this, Dustin! You deserve all that you get!” Amara said icily. Richard stepped forward and pointed at Dustin. “Dustin Fox, bow before the Winter family matriarch and tell us what we want to know now. If you do, you may still survive. This is your final chance!” he said condescendingly as he showed off his influence and power as the police commissioner. “Get on your knees!” roared the police officers Richard had brought with him. Their voices were full of spite. Dustin’s face finally changed and showed a flicker of
“Pass down my order for the full troop of the Lupine Special Forces to move out. Transfer the Western Forces into Lannopolis and prepare to bomb the West family villa!” Nathan shouted with a grim face. “Under my orders, the police will help the Western Forces. Seal off the five-mile radius surrounding the West family villa to minimize the impact. Also, get twenty people over to help clean up the bodies,” Richard said. The members of the West family turned white as a sheet. They were going to be bombed… Who could handle such a threat? “Who cares if you’re a sovereign grade fighter or whatever? A bomb treats you the same as anyone else!” Nathan said coldly. He was a cold-hearted military man. He had always been annoyed by these fighters, who thought so highly of themselves because of their martial arts skills. His face was full of spite. “Let’s go,” Nathan said to Richard before turning to leave. They were going to leave the villa to avoid being bombed as well. “Do y
“How can I not come when you’ve surrounded the West family villa?” Howard’s voice was low, and he seemed very displeased. Nathan instantly frowned. “Sir, does someone in the West family have a relationship with you?” Nathan felt like he was stuck between a rock and a hard place. If he was correct, then moving against the West family would be the same as disrespecting his teacher. Yet, the order from the Winter family was similarly impossible to disobey. “Sir, I can back off from the West family, but I need to capture the surviving descendant of the Fox family. Is that okay?” Nathan asked. “If you touch him, you’ll have to face me!” Howard looked grim. Right then, Nathan’s face turned dark. He never imagined that his teacher would try to protect Dustin. “Sir, must you really protect Dustin?” Nathan looked firm. “Protect him? Me?” Howard looked like he was about to laugh despite his anger. “I’m here to protect you!” Dustin had never seen Howard so agitated.
“General Sweeney, you…” Richard looked flabbergasted. His face stiffened. Everyone gathered was shocked to see this. They did not expect a three-star general with so much power to simply bend his knee to Dustin. The most striking thing was that he had been so adamant about bombing the West family villa just moments ago. He had been set on killing them all… How could his attitude change so quickly? These people did not know that Nathan was facing conflicting emotions. “Nathan Sweeney, Hydrus of the Seventy-Two Constellations of Star Tower, reporting to Master Fox!” Nathan announced and saluted Dustin from his spot on the floor. “Oh, you’re part of Star Tower?” Dustin frowned. He looked unhappy. He did not think that Nathan would be a member of Star Tower’s Seventy-Two Constellations. Star Tower did not have as many official members as other top ranked organizations, but every member was someone formidable. Among them were the Seventy-Two Constellations and th
Nathan’s face immediately fell. Myst was too powerful. Fifty lashes from her… would that not kill him? Yet, Nathan did not dare to complain. He obediently lay on his belly on the floor. Myst never held back when it came to those who crossed Dustin. She struck Nathan’s bottom viciously. The pain was so intense that Nathan’s face twisted. However, he had no choice but to take the lashes quietly because calling out would be too embarrassing. Fortunately, Myst did not deliver any fatal blows. After fifty lashes, Nathan’s flesh was torn. He could not even sit upright. He had to rely on someone to help him. The members of the West family and Richard had watched the entire process in horrified fascination. Richard felt uneasy. When Dustin looked at him, he started sweating profusely. He dropped to his knees and bowed before Dustin. “Master Fox, I didn’t know who you were. If I had, I wouldn’t have come here ever! Please have mercy!” he said pleadingly and begged the
The river churned below the ship. The waves were as unsettled as Dustin’s emotions. “I’m back, Grayvale.” Dustin’s eyes were firm. The Fox family used to be one of the most affluent families in Grayvale. His family used to be powerful and perfect. Yet, everything had been destroyed on the night of his grandfather’s sixtieth birthday celebration. Numerous people had stormed into their villa and killed everyone in sight. It was all done to steal the Fox family’s treasures. If Dustin’s father had not hidden him so securely, he would have died too. After growing up, he was back. He had to avenge his family! “I must avenge the Fox family! No one will be able to escape my wrath!” Dustin clenched his fists. He had already looked up the way to the Fox family villa, so he would not end up in the wrong place. He assumed that only ruins would be left of it, but Dustin was stunned when he arrived. What used to be the Fox family villa was bright and well-lit. At the front g
“Mrs. Swift, why does the villa belong to the Cave family now?” Dustin asked. “When the Fox family was destroyed, the Cave family took over the villa and all the Fox family’s businesses. They also have the remains of the members of the Fox family, and they desecrate them every day. They do this to make sure that the ghosts of the Fox family don’t haunt them,” Michelle said sadly. When Dustin heard that, rage overwhelmed him. His eyes reddened. He could hardly control his fury and nearly exploded. He looked behind him murderously. The Cave family had participated in the destruction of the Fox family, stolen everything, and desecrated the remains of the Fox family members for years! They deserved to die. Dustin stepped forward as if possessed by murderous rage. With a loud explosion, the entrance to the Cave family villa burst into pieces and startled all the Cave family members. Michelle was shocked as well. “Who goes there?” Many people rushed out. Michelle ran f
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