As Liam's words thundered in the room, a palpable, dominant force radiated from him, sending shivers of dread through the crowd. With his message delivered, he shot Matthias a final, icy look and left the negotiation room without another word.Matthias was completely taken aback by Liam's commanding presence, and it was not until Liam had walked away that Matthias snapped out of it, realizing he had been utterly cowed. In a sudden fury, he roared out loud."Damn it!"Blinded by rage, Matthias upended the negotiation room table with a single, powerful sweep!He then quickly got on the line with Abashidze's war zone headquarters to report the day's negotiation fallout and the aircraft carrier's damages.The headquarters wasted no time ordering Matthias to pull out of the Razcland waters.So, under the cover of night, as soon as the carrier was patched up, Matthias and his crew beat a swift retreat from the sea zone.Meanwhile, Liam made his way back to the Northern Biskeland headq
"Yes, sir! It's this super-secretive group in Westernia packing some serious muscle. The Darkveil Organization's got six big shots running the show, each one a bona fide God of War."And that's not all. They've got twenty regular members, and even the least of them is a top-tier military king. If you want a shot at Wraith Island, you've got to get past these guys!""Got it. Keep digging for Wraith Island's exact spot," Liam instructed, then gestured for his man to leave."Understood!"With a respectful nod, the subordinate vanished in a blink as if swallowed up by the villa's shadows.Liam strode into the living room and sank into the couch, his face etched with concern. He had heard whispers about the Darkveil Organization but never grasped its full scope. What threw him for a loop was their tie to the mythical Wraith Island. Armed with the key to Wraith Island, it was time to reshuffle his plans and gear up for what lay ahead.As dusk settled, Celena and her daughter Jovie ar
Finnegan's angry shout echoed through the entire Knowles family hall. Seeing his outburst, everyone in the hall fell silent, not daring to say a word.The tension in the hall was palpable as silence fell over the room.Yarden might have been a big shot in public, but under his father Finnegan's roof, he was nothing but a scared kid, especially then with Finnegan fuming. Yarden's heart thudded in his chest, fear gripping him tight."Dad, it's not fair. I swear I wasn't causing trouble this time. Someone attacked me..."Yarden's voice broke as he pleaded, looking every bit the victim of some great wrong done to him out in the world.Ruby, the middle-aged woman sitting by Finnegan, had been dabbing at her eyes ever since Yarden stumbled through the door. Hearing her son's pitiful sobs then, she was overcome with compassion. She quickly wiped away her tears and hurried to Yarden's side, examining his bruises with a mother's worry."My boy, are you alright? Let me see."The more Ru
"You have to set them straight, honey. They've crossed the line. Just look at what they've done to our boy," Ruby implored, her tears falling as she spoke with aching tenderness.Finnegan's gaze hardened at the sight of his son Yarden's injuries. With a sharp snort, he declared harshly, "They've got a death wish, that's for sure. Some lowly son-in-law from the Stone family in Drunham City thinks he can beat up my boy and get away with it? Not a chance!""The head of our family has to come down hard on that nobody. If we don't, people will start thinking the Knowles family can be pushed around," one family member insisted."Absolutely! If some nobody son-in-law thinks he can strut around like he owns the place, he's got another thing coming. Does he really think the Knowles family is a pushover?" another added."And don't forget about the Stone family. A no-name clan from Drunham City dares to ignore the Knowles of Anneshire? Unbelievable!" a third chimed in.The great hall buzzed
Liam suddenly stopped scrolling. A frosty glint gleamed in his eyes and a sneer appeared on his face.Then, Liam held his phone and walked up to the intersection causally before turning into an empty alley.Kenneth kept tailing Liam. At first, Liam was standing at the bus stop. There were surveillance cameras all over that place, so it was hard for Kenneth to strike. However, he saw Liam turn into the alley.Seeing that made Kenneth sneer and thought, 'Hmph. You brought this onto yourself.'Then, Kenneth followed Liam into the alley. After he saw that there was nobody around them, he whipped out his dagger and attacked Liam's back.However, he failed to attack Liam. Liam simply turned his body and dodged it. In the meantime, Liam used the force of the turn and attacked Liam's head with a sidekick.Kenneth was stunned. He did not think Liam could dodge his attack and counterattack in such a short time.However, he quickly regained his composure. He pulled back the hand that was h
In the next second, Kenneth was sent flying before he crashed into the concrete planter by the street.At another loud boom, the planter was shattered while Kenneth lay in the rubble.Kenneth was wretched at that moment. His face was covered in dirt and blood kept flowing out of the corner of his mouth.Kenneth was extremely frightened as looked at Liam. He was in utter disbelief.He was a fighter of four-star military king caliber, yet Liam was able to take his attack so easily and even sent him flying.What stunned Kenneth even more was that his entire arm was a blood mess at that moment. It was hanging off him in a strange shape.That was because the bones in his entire arm were completely shattered. Some of his broken bones were jutting out of his flesh. It looked incredibly scary.Liam was able to send a fighter at the level of a four-star military king flying. That meant he was much stronger than Kenneth.That would mean Liam was at the level above the military king and a
Liam turned around and left after he spoke to Kenneth indifferently.After he left, his subordinate let Kenneth go. He shot a frosty glare at Kenneth and disappeared.Kenneth lay on the ground, holding his injured arm and looking shocked.It seemed that there was a mistake in the information he got. Liam was more than just an insignificant man who married into his wife's family.He was a God of War, and he had a bodyguard who was at least of four-star military king caliber. How could he be the loser that was rumored to be?Kenneth dragged his injured arm along and rushed back to Anneshire, not daring to waste any time.When Kenneth arrived at Knowles Mansion, Finnegan and a few other core members were in the living room.After all of them saw Kenneth return, they thought the loser who married into the Stone family from Drunham City must have been dead.However, once they saw Kenneth appearing in front of them with a crippled hand and in a wretched state, they were all stunned.
Kenneth's eyes were filled with terror as he asked with a shaking voice, "Sir, y-you want to get Mr. Virgil Knowles to make a move? But—"Before Kenneth could finish, Finnegan cut him off, saying in an icy voice, "Of course! I've already made the decision. There's no need to say anything else. Just do as you're told."We want to get into the Drunham City market, and this is a very good chance. Not only is our family strong in Anneshire, but nobody would dare to offend us in other cities as well!"We'll start by going after this loser who married into the Stone family. I want to show the entire Drunham City how powerful the Knowles family is!"At first, when the Knowles family wanted to get into the Drunham City market, Finnegan gave it a lot of thought. It was just that he never found the right opportunity.However, the loser who married into the Stone family of Drunham City gave him a chance."Yes, sir!" Kenneth answered respectfully, saying no more. Then, left Knowles Mansion a
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