Liam then raised his fist in a counterattack position, bracing himself for Dylan's strike. Unlike Dylan's attack, Liam did not put a single effort into his defense at all, as though he was just blocking an ordinary punch. Dylan sneered at the sight of this, certain that victory was near, and declared valiantly, "Feel my wrath!"The next moment, a thundering crunch echoed through the air as the two men's fists connected, but at the same time, the smile froze on Dylan's face, and his entire body was soon overcome by alarm and terror.This was because the moment his fist had connected with Liam's, he had felt an excruciating pain shoot through the length of his arm all the way up to his shoulder, as though his hand had struck a piece of indestructible rock!The next moment, a spine-raising sound followed—the crack of his bones as they shattered, with Dylan watching on in horror as the bones of his forearm were smashed into smithereens!"Ahhhhh—" a bloodcurdling scream escaped from h
What terrified Dylan even more was the aura Liam gave off, which made him realize that he was not just a One-Star Military King. If anything, he was even more powerful than that—at least a Two-Star Military King!Just as Dylan was mulling over this, Liam smirked, his eyes ablaze with cold hatred. "A Military King? You continue to underestimate me. How foolish of you."Dylan was so stunned he felt as though he had been struck by lightning. He stared at Liam in disbelief, trying to mince his words. A Military King was already among the most feared warriors to walk this earth, so what could be more powerful than that?Could he possibly be… a God of War?Dylan's jaw dropped, and horror was now etched on his face as he shrieked, "You…you're a God of War?"Dylan knew full well what this meant. A Military King was already one of the most formidable warriors to ever exist, but even then, they were nothing to the God of Wars, who possessed such Herculean powers that one could not even be
Liam then whipped around and shot Dylan a murderous look, one that terrified him so that his entire body shuddered before he staggered backward and spat out another mouthful of blood. How terrifying! Not even a God of War possessed such formidable powers that they were capable of inflicting harm with just a glance!Could he… could he indeed be a commander-in-chief?If so, why would a commander-in-chief be content with being treated like scum by everyone he met, including his wife's family?Dylan could not wrap his head around this, but one thing was for sure—there was no getting out of this alive anymore!Even if Liam was not a commander-in-chief and instead just a God of War, there was no way he could get away unscathed—to harm a God of War's family would be to seek a death sentence!Dylan knew that his end was near, and he was surprisingly silent after that. He stood, motionless, his expression ashen with fear and horror at what he had done. Liam sauntered towards him and st
"It's alright. Everything's fine now. Don't worry, I'm here with you."This was more than enough to send Celena sobbing even harder than before. Liam let out a chuckle but did not stop trying to comfort her. "Alright, alright. You should stop crying, my love. If Jovie sees you like this, she won't stop teasing you."Celena finally pulled herself free and, in response to Liam's teasing, smacked him playfully on his chest. She even shot him a glare for good measure. "Stop making fun of me…"Liam encircled his arms around her once more and purred, "Alright, alright, I'll stop making fun of you as long as you stop crying. You know I can't bear to see you cry."Celena, however, rolled her eyes at him. By this time, she had finally calmed down. She took in a deep breath, then stared at Liam intently and asked, "What happened, Liam? Who is this?"Celena glanced at the limp, lifeless body at the bottom of the steps. The color drained from her face when she caught sight of the mangled body
As dim-witted as Liam was usually, even he could sense the displeasure in Celena's tone, so he plastered a grin on his face and crooned, "What are you talking about, my love? I think you're the most beautiful woman on this earth—not even my boss can match up against you! And besides, you're my wife, and you have my whole heart. I just need to do my job so I can provide for you and Jovie!"Liam was telling the truth—in his opinion, he had never laid eyes on a woman as gorgeous as Celena, and no one could even come close!Celena's anger eased a little, but she was still feeling a pang of jealousy at Liam being in close proximity with another woman. She scoffed, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and said, "Fine! I won't get mad at you, but you have to promise me a few things!"Liam raised his arms above his head in a gesture of worship and said earnestly, "Very well, your Highness! I will promise you everything you want!"Then, he grinned, raising his eyebrows mischievously, and
Liam then repeated everything Celena had said as though to prove his sincerity, and he had to promise he would uphold these rules multiple times before Celena finally began to relax.When he saw Celena's frown smoothening out, he grinned and asked, "Are you not mad at me anymore, my love?"Celena rolled her eyes at him. "Mad? Why would I be mad at you?"Suddenly, she stood up and pressed a light kiss on Liam's cheek, so light that it felt like a feather brushing against his skin. Then she said shyly, "This is your reward for being such a good husband!"Then, she grabbed her bag and skittered out of the house before Liam could see her blushing, leaving Liam at the table, frozen in shock at what had just happened. He slowly reached a hand up to touch the spot where Celena had kissed him, grinning stupidly from ear to ear. This was the first time Celena had ever kissed him first!Liam was grinning so hard he felt as though his face would split into two.Celena had kissed him!Jov
Meanwhile, Liam dropped Jovie off at school and went straight to work. He arrived just in time as Sunniva was leaving the building, so he immediately got into her car, along with some of her trusted aides, and headed straight to the village in the Northern District. When they arrived, a group of villagers, about five or six dozen people, had gathered at the entrance to the village, waving banners and chanting slogans in protest. The situation was beginning to get out of hand."Merciless developers out to get innocent villagers! Destroying our homes and ruining our livelihoods!" the villagers chanted at the top of their lungs. In the lead were the thugs that had called this village their home, who, just to spite Sunniva and her company, had invited reporters from various news outlets to cover the story. When the reporters raised their cameras to document the scene, the villagers grew even more agitated and raised their farming tools above their heads, shouting even louder than befo
"They even said that they won't evacuate the area if we don't cough up the money, and if we want to demolish the houses, we'll have to bulldoze right over them! Not to mention they've got reporters covering the entire story…" the manager explained, exasperated. He shook his head, sighing, as he glanced at the protesting villagers. Sunniva's brows were deeply furrowed as she glanced at the villagers in frustration, but this did not stop her from scolding the manager, "Alright, that's enough. These are all rightful citizens of Biskeland, so I won't have you going around calling them scoundrels or the like. You'll be toast if any one of the reporters catch you saying that. Now's the time where we really have to be careful of everything we do and say."The manager had let it slip out of his mouth out of annoyance but soon realized his mistake. He grinned apologetically and said, "Yes, Ms. Bristow. I'm sorry. I let my temper get a hold of me and acted impulsive. It won't happen again."
However, Andy was a smooth talker, so the eldest member of the Drayton family liked him. Because of that, the head of the family tolerated him. That was why Andy, who was just a member of the branch family, dared to be so cocky.Andy saw Howard standing at the side from the corner of his eye as he spoke. He thought of what Howard said earlier, and that made his blood boil.He pointed at Howard and bellowed, "Uncle Derrick, this Howard is trash as well. You have no idea. I told him I was a member of the Drayton family, yet he did not take our family seriously at all."Not only did he have his men capture me, but he said cockily that he wanted to lock me up forever, and nobody could stop him."Weren't you very cocky before this, Mr. Mosier? Go on. Continue acting cocky in front of my uncle now. Detain me and lock me up forever."Andy took a couple of steps closer to Howard as he said that. He extended his hands arrogantly and said, "Come on. I have my hands stretched out for you. Hu
Soon, Andy and the thugs from the nightclub yesterday were released.Andy saw Derrick standing at the entrance of the police headquarters at a glance. He got so excited that he shouted, "Uncle Derrick! Uncle Derrick!"Fletcher's subordinates were incredibly excited to see Derrick as well. All of them shouted, "Mr. Derrick Drayton!"One of the subordinates was in Drunham City because Derrick arranged for him to be there. After he was brought to Derrick's side, he smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir. Don't worry. Fletcher's faction and properties are all here. I'll be able to rebuild the faction here very soon."In other words, even if Fletcher was out of the picture, he would be able to thrive in Drunham City and replace Fletcher.However, Derrick shot an icy glare at him and sneered. "Hmph! How shameless of you to say that? There are so many of you, yet you can't deal with a small loser who only married into the Stone family."If it wasn't because this w
Howard did not expect that the Drayton family would have a connection with the Carter family. They could even produce a token from the Carter family."Mr. Derrick Drayton, I didn't expect that your family and the Carters go way back. You even got the Carter family's token out," said Howard.Derrick sneered and said, "Enough with the nonsense. Howard, my family did the Carter family a favor back then, that's why the general of the Carter family gave this token to us. He promised us that we could take out this token if we were ever in a bind in the future, and they would help us!"I'm taking out this token today to tell you that I'm going to bail Andy out of here. I'd like to see who in Drunham City has the guts to stop me!"Howard was stunned, and then he fell silent.He did not think that Derrick would take out a token from the Carter family.The Carter family was the top family in Mirstone. Nobody in Mirstone would dare to go against the Carter family. Derrick became even more
Meanwhile, Derrick and his men were already at the entrance of the police headquarters.Derrick's eyes were burning with rage as he looked at the door that was shut tightly. A sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Hmph. Looks like they already know I'm coming, so they are deliberately trying to assert dominance."Then, he asked his driver next to him, "Where are our men? Have they all arrived?"The driver nodded and said, "They're here, Mr. Derrick. They are all waiting at the side. We'll tear down the main door to the police headquarters once you give the command."Derrick nodded with satisfaction. Then, he shouted at the police headquarters, "Howard! You're just the chief of the police headquarters! How dare you lock me outside?""I'd like to see how powerful you are today, Howard! Come on, guys. Take it down!"At his command, a group of burly men rushed out of the black van next to him. They were all holding thick bats, and they rushed up to the door ferociously.Right at t
At first, Yafe and the rest of the Stone family were stunned after they heard what Liam said. Then, they all burst out laughing.Yafe looked at Liam with a mocking gaze and said, "Are you kidding me, Liam? You're going to get the Draytons to come and apologize in person? Come on, that's the Drayton family we're talking about! Do you think they are just some nobody?"Right now, I don't want to waste my breath anymore. As long as you're able to stop the Drayton family from targeting us, I'm more than grateful. Don't you forget that you're the one who wanted to leave the Stone family? So, stop dragging us into your mess."Liam shot the crowd with an icy glare and brought Celena out of the Stone Mansion.Celena was still in a slight daze after they got into the car. Liam put on her safety belt for her and asked, "What's the matter, dear? Are you still worried about the Draytons?"Celena nodded and replied, "Yes. After all, all these were caused by the conflict between Andy and us. Jus
Liam wanted to ask what the family heirloom was, but he had no choice but to let it be after he heard what Yonatan said.However, Liam heard Yonatan's voice again, saying, "I've never seen that thing, but I heard from the Drayton family members that it was from a big shot in the military."The military?Liam's eyebrows furrowed once he heard it had something to do with the military. Then, he kicked Yonatan away, making him land next to the thugs.Yonatan passed out because of that kick.Once the thugs saw their leader was out cold, they took a couple of steps back in fear.However, Liam did not care about them at all. He looked at Yafe and the others instead.Once the Stone family members saw that they were out of the woods, they became cocky again.Yafe and Sherah, in particular, were so cocky that they ran up to Liam and condemned him, "Look what you've done! You're bad luck! What else can you do other than cause us trouble? Do you know who that is? He is from the Drayton fam
Yonatan was infuriated and bellowed, "So this is how you're going to play! Alright! I'm not going to stop until I kill you today!"Yonatan was radiating an intense desire to battle. That was the air exuded by a fighter of Fourth Order War King caliber.The Stone family was so frightened by the air he exuded that their faces turned pale. All of them took more than ten steps back in fear, afraid they would be injured by mistake.Yonatan clenched his fist and charged at Liam like a ferocious beast. His fist was packing so much power that it created a sonic boom, cutting through the air and going for Liam's face.The punch was so powerful that it could kill a bull right away.The Stone family thought Liam was going to die. Nobody would be able to survive a punch like that.Yonatan thought the same. He was very confident in his ability. He looked into Liam and knew he used to be a soldier, as well as a good fighter. However, so what?No matter how skilled Liam was in combat, could he
The moment Liam stepped into view, the Stone family members lit up as if they had spotted their guardian angel. They pointed at him, their voices rising in a chorus of relief and accusation. "Mr. Yonatan, look over here! It's Liam! I said they weren't with us!""Exactly! Mr. Yonatan, see for yourself, Liam's not part of our family!""Mr. Yonatan, now that Liam's here, if you're looking to pin the blame on someone, he's your man!""Liam, you actually showed up. If you hadn't crossed the Drayton family, would we, the Stones, have ever been dragged into this mess?""Liam, Celena, you two are nothing but trouble. You've left the family, so why keep stirring the pot for us?"...The air crackled with the Stone family's collective outrage, their faces twisted in anger as if they were ready to rip Liam and Celena to shreds.Celena and Liam's arrival was pure happenstance. They were just in the neighborhood to check in on an old friend when they overheard Yonatan's boastful taunts.Lia
Yonatan did not even bother to look at him. He checked his watch with a chilling laugh and said, "You've got ten minutes for Liam to show up. Don't say I didn't warn you."The words sent a wave of shock through Yafe and the rest of the Stone family, who stared at Yonatan, panic-stricken.Yafe was a mess, desperate to explain, but the sight of Yonatan's henchmen, eager and ready for a fight, stopped him dead in his tracks."Mr. Yonatan, I swear it's the truth. Liam has nothing to do with the Stone family anymore. You've made a mistake!"Yafe's face was flushed with urgency as he tried to convince the unmoved man."It's true, Mr. Yonatan! Liam and Celena were kicked out of the Stone family ages ago.""That's right! He's got nothing to do with us anymore. If you're after Liam, go to the villa at Emerald Lake. He's there, not here with us.""Mr. Yonatan, if you head over to Drunham City and ask anyone, they'll tell you the same thing: Liam and Celena have no ties to us Stones anymor