Grant could not help but feel a little annoyed by Liam's attitude, but he did not showcase his displeasure and merely continued to scowl at Liam. "You're the first one who's ever looked so calm while facing me, you twat."He sneered, then cracked his knuckles and lunged straight toward Liam, cocking his fists. The speed at which he launched himself toward Liam was so swift that one could barely react. Coupled with Grant's sheer size and power, Liam was, without a doubt, no match for him at all, and Grant was certain he would triumph.All of a sudden, a lilting voice rang out behind them, "Do my eyes deceive me? Is that who I think it is? Grant? What are you doing here? Have you gotten released?"Both Grant and Kaison froze, then turned around to see a Darion swaggering toward them, dragging a foot-long steel bar alongside him. With a smirk, he approached Kaison and slung an arm around his shoulder like they were the best of friends.At the same time, thirty or so thugs showed up, f
"When did you get out, Grant? Why haven't I heard from you? If you had told me you were here, my mates and I would have welcomed you back!" Darion said, smiling. Grant could tell that Darion was here to help Liam and thus felt no need to continue wasting his time with pointless small talk. He said, "Darion, I know what you're here for, so I'll cut straight to the chase. You can have this twat, but only after I'm through with him."As he said this, he glanced at Liam with a malicious glint in his eyes, and the air around him seemed to crackle with electricity. The smile faltered from Darion's face, and he scowled. "Just because I showed you kindness, Grant, doesn't mean I'm scared of you. For old times' sake, I'd like to offer you a piece of advice—stay out of this. You have no idea what you're getting yourself into. Drunham City isn't the place it used to be years ago anymore."What he was trying to say was that the days of Grant's reign were over. Grant's expression turned cold,
The next moment, there came a disgusting crunch, and was soon followed by a bloodcurdling scream. Kaison slumped to the ground, clutching his shattered kneecap and howling in agony. Darion sneered at Grant, then pointed the bloody steel bar in Kaison's direction and said, "I'll give you one last chance to reconsider, Grant. If you try anything, my mates here will continue where I left off with him."Everyone knew what he was hinting at. "Darion!" Grant bellowed, then pointed the blade of his knife at Liam and said, "Let go of Mr. Nasso right now, or I'll stab him!"Darion, however, ignored him and instead gazed at Liam with a look of admiration. "What do you say, Mr. Cole?"Grant froze, then whipped around to stare at Liam incredulously. Did Darion just call this man Mr. Cole?Although he still looked down on Darion, he had to, very reluctantly, admit that Darion had made quite a name for himself after all these years. He was now the ringleader of the most notorious gang in thi
"You twat! You're going to pay for this! How dare you hurt Mr. Nasso right in front of me!" he hissed through gritted teeth, his knuckles cracking dangerously. Liam, however, did not seem at all intimidated. Instead, a taunting smirk flashed across his face as he replied, "Why wouldn't I dare? He almost tried to break my limbs! I'm just giving him a taste of his own medicine!"Liam lifted his head to stare coldly at Grant. The two of them locked eyes. "What's wrong? You were a gangster before this, Grant, so surely you know that's how things work around here."This, no doubt, ignited a fiery rage within Grant. He could not take this anymore."Take this!" he snarled, then lunged toward Liam, aiming the blade of his knife toward Liam's chest!Liam dodged him agilely, and as he did so, he aimed a blow straight at Grant's back while kicking out at Grant's wrist with his right leg.The knife flew out of Grant's grasp and landed on the ground with a clatter. Grant, on the other hand,
It was not until Grant witnessed Liam in action that finally realized just how wrong he was—clearly, judging from the lack of effort in his strikes, Liam had not utilized his full potential. As Grant himself was a War King, the only explanation for his defeat was that Liam's power far surpassed that of a War King!The thought of this made the color drain from Grant's face. It turned out Darion had been right to warn him; times were different now, and things had changed drastically since the last time he reigned. During his peak, Grant had been one of the most powerful martial artists in the region, which was why he had managed to amass a group of loyal followers. He never paused to think that someone better and younger would come along eventually!Grant knew full well that he was no match for Liam at all. He did not say anything but merely wiped the blood from his mouth and got up slowly. Then, with one last reproachful glance at the whimpering Kaison on the ground, he turned and
Was this still the high and mighty Kaison Nasso that everyone knew?Finally, after Kaison had begun to tire himself out from all the pleading, Liam gave Darion a wave of dismissal. Then, he knelt down before Kaison and said, grinning, "Are you pleading with me for mercy, Kaison? Well, look how the tables have turned. You want me to let you go, huh? Well, we can arrange that…"He paused deliberately, so Kaison could lift his head up in ecstasy. "Really? Thank you! Thank you so much, kind sir!""Don't get your pants in a twist. I haven't finished," Liam cut him off. "If I remember correctly, you had threatened to break all of my four limbs and kill me at the end. Well, what do you say about giving me yours? How much do you think an arm of yours will cost? Didn't you used to say that you have so much money in the world that you don't know where to spend it?"Kaison froze, then burst into tears and stammered, glancing fearfully at Liam, "What… What are you trying to say? Do you want mo
Liam, however, took no notice of his threats and merely stared at him, sneering. "Mr. Nasso, you're far more gullible than I thought. The audacity to threaten me when your fate lies in my hands!"Instead, he took the steel bar out of Darion's hands and propped the end of it against Kaison's chin so that he tilted his face up to meet his eyes. There were still streaks of blood stained on the bar, making it look somewhat frightening. "Mr. Nasso, I do not have the patience to bargain with you here. Since you are not willing to put a price on your own life, you shall have to abide by my terms. If you agree with them, just nod, and if you do not… I'm afraid you'll be spending the night out here on the streets."The coldness of the metal against his skin made Kaison shudder, and his fear was further exemplified by Liam's words. "What… What are you talking about? What price? Li—Liam, I'm warning you… You don't know who you're messing with…"Kaison was both outraged and terrified at the sam
This finally made him realize how futile his attempts were and that he had no choice but to admit defeat. "How… How much do you want…" he stammered.Liam smiled at this and shot him a look of admiration. At the same time, his gaze landed on Kaison's uninjured arm, and he said, "Very good! Imagine how easy things would've been if you had agreed to this earlier! Well, I'm not as unreasonable as you think. Let's make it four hundred and fifty thousand, then! Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars for an arm. That's a steal, isn't it?""What?" Kaison could not resist letting out a yelp when he heard this. For a moment, he thought he had misheard and kept staring incredulously at Liam. "Are you insane? Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars?"Kaison had no idea what to do. As wealthy as he was, he still could not possibly fork out such an exorbitant amount of money, not to mention the fact that this was the amount for one arm. He was certain that Liam would ask for far more than this.
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