They were just about to leave when they heard a scuffle from the lobby, followed by the sound of objects breaking and terrified screams. Liam and Sunniva followed the noise back to the hotel lobby, where they witnessed the hotel employees and guests being held hostage by Wade's men. Some of the citizens were sporting bruises and black eyes from their rough manhandling.This infuriated Liam greatly, which propelled him to shout and make his presence known. He could not tolerate anyone picking on innocent civilians! Anyone who had a problem with him should take it out on him, instead of picking on honest, hard-working citizens!A glimmer of malice flashed through Antonio's eyes, and his swollen face twisted into a sneer upon seeing Liam. Wade, on the other hand, felt a chill go down his spine the moment his gaze met that of Liam's. He could practically feel the power crackling through the air. Liam and Sunniva's appearance soon caught everyone's attention. One could hardly resist
Everyone gasped upon hearing this. The members of the Soul Reaver Guild all stood, their jaws slack as they stared at Liam in utter disbelief. They could not believe their ears. What was wrong with this man? Did he have no idea who he was up against?Wade was momentarily astounded, but soon his shock was replaced by sheer fury. He scowled, a fiery rage igniting him as he stared at this daring young man.Before he could even speak, however, one of his subordinates—a bald, burly man—stepped forward to glare at Liam. "Are you out of your mind, you twat? How dare you speak to Mr. Zegler and Wade this way? I'll make you pay for this!"With that, he cracked his knuckles as though preparing for combat. Then, he raised his fist and brought it down straight toward Liam.The next moment, something whipped through the air, glinting ferociously as it sliced through its path. The man froze in his steps, his fist still cocked as though he was about to strike, but the next moment, his entire
Others notwithstanding, just this single display of the Silver Arrow Tactic was enough to make him think twice. This was not an ordinary attack!The entire hotel lobby was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.All of a sudden, an angry scream broke the silence, "You punk! You killed our friend! You'll pay for this!"This seemed to snap everyone out of their horrified stupor and successfully riled up the rest of the gang members. They all fixated their beady little eyes on Liam. Someone else shouted, brandishing his knife, "You twat! This won't go unpunished! I'm going to kill you and avenge my brother!"This was met with grunts and murmurs of agreement. The members of the Soul Reaver Guild all perked up as though instilled with a newfound purpose. They raised their weapons above their heads and advanced toward Liam."Stop!" All of a sudden, Wade, who had been eyeing Liam silently all this while, let out a sharp cry, which made everyone freeze in their steps. Despite having b
"I, Wade Crusoe, am going to teach you a lesson! You're not going to mess with the Soul Reaver Guild and get away with it!"His men all sneered and chanted gleefully, "That's the spirit! Wade, we're going to teach this punk a lesson!""How dare he lay a finger on our brother? He's practically asking for it!""Kill him! Avenge our brother!""This is what cockiness gets you, little punk! By the time we're done with you, you'll be peeing your pants and screaming for your mommy!""Do you know why they call us the Soul Reaver Guild? Because we take souls like how pirates plunder for gold!""Just you wait! No one has ever survived the Almighty Tiger's wrath to tell the tale!""All hail, the Almighty Tiger!""All hail, the Almighty Tiger!"The men all guffawed as they cast Liam looks of deepest scorn. In their opinion, although Liam's Silver Arrow Tactic had indeed been impressive, he was still no match for their great master!Wade secretly agreed as well. Initially, he was momentar
To Wade and everyone else's dismay, Liam dodged this as effortlessly as he did the first. Wade, refusing to admit defeat, hurled attack after attack at Liam, striking from every angle possible in hopes of hitting any weak spot. Wade's every punch was so unpredictable that any ordinary person would have tired out after a few minutes and eventually succumbed to their fate. To their surprise, Liam managed to hold his ground and evade every single one of Wade's blows. Eventually, after what felt like dozens of back and forth combat, even Wade was beginning to tire out. As his energy depleted, his blows came slower and slower. Wade was already out of breath, with beads of sweat clinging to his forehead out of exhaustion, but Liam, on the other hand, looked unfazed, as though he had merely been out for a walk in the park. This infuriated Wade greatly. How was it possible that this man remained unscathed when he himself felt as though he was on the brink of passing out from exhausti
Liam watched as Wade tried desperately to get to his feet but failed miserably. He sneered at this, then stuck a hand in his pocket and sauntered toward his opponent. His every footfall felt like a thunderous drumbeat to Wade, signifying his incoming doom!As alarmed as he was, the most prominent emotion that Wade felt at that moment was shame! He was the leader of the Soul Reaver Guild, and yet he had been defeated and crippled by a young, scrawny-looking man—in front of his subordinates, no less! This was a mortification that he could never possibly live down!By the time Liam reached him, Wade found that he had gathered some of his strength back. He propped himself up onto his arms, trying to regain some of his composure. His mangled face was twisted in a grotesque scowl, and he glared at Liam. "You little twat! I am one of the most feared names in the gangster world, and who would've thought I'd fall into your puny hands?"He gritted his teeth and was about to hoist himself up
"You puny little twat! How dare you attack my brother? I'm going to get you for this!" he bellowed, then whipped a knife out of a nearby gangster's hand and lunged toward Liam."Take this!" he howled as he brought it down toward Liam's head. His broken leg did not seem to hinder his strength or agility at all, for he lunged toward Liam with the ferocity of an angry tiger.Being the head of the Scorpion Gang, Antonio rarely had to step into combat himself when he had throngs of men to do his bidding, but this was different. This time, he had to take matters into his own hands.There was a reason Antonio had become the most feared leader of the Scorpion Gang; he was not one to be messed with, as Liam would surely find out if he did not miss his mark.There was no doubt about it; Liam would be decapitated in an instant!"Careful, Liam!" The blood rushed from Sunniva's face when she saw Antonio pouncing on Liam with the knife, and she could not help crying out. As ferocious as Ant
Liam smiled, but it did not reach his eyes. The two of them were just inches from each other, so close that Antonio could see his own frightened, panicked face reflected in Liam's dark pupils. Despite the smile, there was an unmistakable aura of malice around the man."You…" Before Antonio could even finish, Liam grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the ground!Antonio felt his breathing get cut off. His eyes bulged, and his face flushed scarlet from the effort of trying to get air in.Liam sneered and said coldly, "There used to be plenty of people who said the same thing to me, but they're all dead now. Do you wish to go down the same path? Maybe you should think twice about who you decide to kill!"Then, without missing a beat, he flung Antonio through the air. Just a few seconds prior, Antonio had been straining for air, his eyes rolling back in his head as he struggled against Liam's grasp. The next thing he knew, he was pummeling through the air, and soon slammed fa
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