Right as the woman was in a daze, Liam punched her abdomen hard. He did not pull his punch just because she was a woman.The woman let out a groan. The excruciating pain from her abdomen made her bite her lips hard. Tears quickly welled up in her eyes as well."You! I can't believe you hit a woman!" The woman endured the agonizing pain in her abdomen and stared at Liam in shock.The surprised look and the tears in her eyes made her look incredibly alluring.An average man would certainly comfort her and not let her cry if he saw the way she looked.However, the gaze in Liam's eyes was icy as he looked at her. "Do you think your flirtatious looks would work on me? You dared to lay a finger on my wife. To me, you're nothing but dead meat."As soon as he said that, a quintuple-edged dagger with a frosty glint suddenly appeared in his hand. The sharp edge of the dagger was pressed against the woman's graceful neck."Where's my daughter? Don't try to test my patience. You'd better be
Adalee, that was the name engraved at the back of the pendant.It seemed that she held a high position in the Storm Serpent Society. Adalee was the woman's code name.In the Storm Serpent Society, only a person with a certain status would have a silver pendant with their code name engraved.Liam kept the silver pendant and texted his subordinate. Then, he ignored Adalee's body and walked straight out the door.Without any delay, he drove straight to Number 11 Grotto Lane.However, as soon as he drove out of the intersection, he was caught in heavy traffic.It was the morning rush hour at that moment, so the traffic on the way to Grotto Lane was at a complete standstill.Liam's eyebrows furrowed tightly as he looked at the long lines of cars ahead of him.He parked this car by the roadside, got out of the car, and rushed into an alley at the side.Once he went through that alley, Grotto Lane was right across the street.Liam moved at a fast pace and arrived at Number 11 Grotto
The man started laughing lecherously upon hearing what his accomplice said."Adalee is very seductive. No man could ever resist her after they saw her."The other man laughed. He took out his phone and said, "Alright. I'll give her a call and tell her to get a move on."Jovie was so frightened that she hid in the corner. Her body was trembling, and her eyes were filled with tears of fear.Because the man threatened her earlier, she could only sob silently while covering her mouth, not daring to make a sound.Liam felt terrible as he saw how frightened Jovie was from the roof.He sneered in his mind when he heard the men mentioning Adalee. After he saw how Jovie was treated by them, he felt he went too easy on Adalee by letting her die so easily.At first, the man was still smiling. However, he gradually started to feel that something was off after he called Adale but nobody answered. The man who made the call frowned and said, "I feel something is a little off. Why didn't Adal
Liam saw how roughly Jovie was being treated, and his gaze turned frosty. With an eerie sneer, he said. "Who I am isn't important. All you need to remember is that I'm here to take your life."Jovie was terrified. She wanted to cry and call out to her father. However, she remembered her father signaling for her to stay quiet when he entered. Even if she was terrified, she still held back her tears and did not struggle. She simply remained in the man's clutches obediently.Jovie knew that her father would surely rescue her.The leader was instantly infuriated. He glared at Liam murderously. "Dude, do you know who I am? This is the first time someone has ever dared to say he wanted to take my life to my face!"The other man was furious too. He stared daggers at Liam and snickered. "Hmph. You're the first person who dares to threaten the lives of the Twin Dragon bros."Liam raised an eyebrow condescendingly, fidgeting with the lighter in his hand. He said casually, "Well, try me and
"Pfft, so this is the best the so-called Twin Dragon Bros can do?" Liam scoffed. Then, without missing a beat, he cocked his fist and struck the man squarely in the middle of his chest, sending his opponent flying through the air. A split second later, the man landed with a deafening thud on the ground, sending dust flying everywhere."Draco!" the other man let out a shriek. Draco, however, seemed fine despite the tough landing. He flipped over and got to his feet, his beady eyes glinting with malice as he glowered at Liam. "Ah, I have made the foolish mistake of underestimating you, you little twat! It's no wonder you had the guts to make such outrageous claims! It turns out you do have some tricks up your sleeve!" he said, sneering. He rubbed his chest, where it still throbbed from where Liam struck him, and said, "We'll see if you get lucky a second time, you twat!"With that, Draco channeled a powerful surge of energy—that of a two-star military king. He had learned his lesson
Liam sneered. "That wasn't what you said just now, though. Come, tell me; how would you like to die?" Draco knew then that Liam had no intention of sparing him, so he stopped begging and kneeled there stiffly, awaiting his fate. He glowered at Liam, and finally, in a desperate but foolish act, he slowly reached for his dagger…"Take this, scum!" he screamed, withdrawing his dagger and lunging toward Liam. The next moment, Liam kicked him squarely in the middle of his chest, sending him crumpling to the ground. An excruciating pain shot through his chest, accompanied by a sickening crunch. It seemed that Liam had broken a couple of his ribs from that single kick."Ah!" Draco's screams of agony filled the open air. Liam strode over to him and stepped on his chest, leering down at him from his great height. "Now tell me, who put you up to this?"Blood was spilling out of Draco's mouth, and the weight of Liam's foot knocked the breath out of him. "In… in your dreams! You can tortu
Liam fixated him with a look so cold that it sent shivers down Ladon's spine. Not even the sweltering heat of the fire could warm him. In fact, he had a sudden urge to turn around and dive right into the flaming inferno, just to escape Liam's wrath. "Sir, listen to me! My brother and I are both members of the Storm Serpent Society, and we were sent to kidnap this ras—I mean, this girl, as a part of our mission. The truth is, even we don't know who the real mastermind is…"Liam furrowed his brows at this. He slowly ambled toward Ladon, the blade of his dagger glinting maliciously in the sunlight.Fear crossed Ladon's face, and he backed away from Liam, despite the raging fire right behind him. He shrieked, "Sir, please don't kill me… I really don't know who the mastermind is… All we know about our mission was from our leader… I'm sure he must know who ordered this…"Ladon had never felt such fear before. The look on Liam's face was so menacing he felt as if he was staring into the
"Yes, sir!" ten thousand soldiers chorused in unison, their echoes reverberating through the skies for miles afar.Although Liam was no longer their commander-in-chief, they were still devoted to him and had answered his call the moment he summoned them.Meanwhile…A handsome, sprawling manor was situated strategically in the thick mountains on the outskirts of Cascade City, a neighboring town of Drunham City. This was none other than the headquarters of the Storm Serpent Society. Cascade City was right next to Drunham City, about an hour between the two towns. It was the smallest city among the entirety of the district, but surprisingly, it was not the most poorly developed. Cascade City was blessed with sprawling mountains that yielded valuable minerals, most notably the priceless purple quartz. In fact, it was well-known for being one of the main exports of purple quartz, which was what led to its flourishment. Naturally, people liked to flock where there were abundant mine
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