Liam was a storm of fury. His brow furrowed as he glared at the attackers outside the villa, his eyes burning with unbridled anger.Those intruders had boldly sneaked into the villa, unleashing a barrage of gunfire!If he had not returned tonight, Celena and Silvia would have been in serious trouble.Everyone has their breaking point, and for Liam, it was Celena.Anyone who threatened Celena would face his wrath, and he would make sure they paid dearly.However, first things first, he needed to take out the goons outside the window.Taking a deep breath, Liam quickly came up with a plan. He glanced outside, then shot Celena a look, signaling her to keep silent.Reaching behind him out of habit, his hand found nothing but air.That was when he realized he had left his clothes and his unique dagger in the bathroom after his shower.Standing there in just his boxers, Liam knew he would have to wait for another chance to strike.In the still of the night, Liam, Celena, and Silvia
Splat!The knife, icy and sharp as winter's edge, sliced through the neck of the assailant, leaving a gaping, crimson hole.Bang!The assailant fell like a sack of bricks, his finger still curled around the submachine gun's trigger, bullets spraying aimlessly as he hit the ground, lifeless.To his last breath, he never knew what hit him or how Liam had made his move.Then, only one black-clad hitman remained in the living room. He watched, heart racing, as Liam dispatched his comrades in mere moments.In a frenzy of fear, the last assailant fired wildly into the room. Though Liam's whereabouts were unknown to him, he felt the presence of death lurking just out of sight."Die!"With a guttural shout, he spun around, spraying bullets in a deadly carousel until his magazine clicked empty.In the brief moment the assailant in black fumbled with his ammo, Liam pounced. The guy did not even see it coming; a chill swept by him, and before he knew it, Liam had him by the throat.Liam
"Still, I'd advise caution. Your wife and child are in our grasp. If you refuse to play along, don't blame us if things get messy."Liam's expression hardened, his voice icy as he addressed the leader, "Did Ayden send you? What's your endgame?"The head of the black-clad figures had not expected Liam to hit the nail on the head with his guess, but they shrugged it off with a sneer. "Impressive, Commander-in-chief of Pendragon, you've figured it out. However, if you knew all along, why play dumb?"Liam's voice was icy, demanding, "What do you want?"The three men erupted into mocking laughter, their gazes lethal as they fixed on Liam.The ringleader huffed, eyeing Liam before turning to Celena, "Isn't it obvious to you, King Pendragon? We're here for your life. You've only got yourself to blame for crossing Mr. Gray!"Without another word, he pointed his gun at Liam and pulled the trigger.Bang, bang, bang!The shots rang out, startling Celena into a terrified scream, "Ah! Watch
However, Liam was faster, twisting the man's arm, turning the gun on him, and in a flash, a bullet tore through the thug's head.The moment Liam sprang into action, the man in black knew he had made a grave mistake. However, it was too late—the bullet had already drilled through his skull.Bang!He toppled backward, crashing into a crimson pool, his life snuffed out in a heartbeat.Jovie, suddenly free from the man's grip, was swept up into Liam's arms. In the same fluid motion, Liam snatched the submachine gun from the fallen man's hand.The two remaining adversaries, dressed in black, witnessed their ally's swift defeat and frantically fired at Liam!However, they were too slow. Liam was quicker on the draw, dispatching them with two precise shots to the forehead, the bullets slicing through their skulls.They dropped like stones, their eyes wide with shock and disbelief, unable to comprehend their fate.Silvia, released from her bonds, collapsed to the ground, her face etche
Calum's head snapped up, his face etched with guilt. "Sir, I'm to blame for today's mess. I should be punished as well."Liam sighed and waved a dismissive hand. "Calum. It's not all on you. I let my guard down, thinking my presence in Drunham City would keep the wolves at bay. They shouldn't have been able to get near the villa."We've got a security leak to plug. I'm putting you in charge of that, so don't beat yourself up over it.""Understood, sir!" Calum saluted, his mind racing to Celena's injury. "And Mrs. Cole? How's her arm?""She'll be fine. The bullet missed the vitals. She's patched up and just needs some downtime," Liam assured him.Calum's tension eased. His eyes drifted to the submachine guns strewn across the coffee table—remnants of a battlefield. "What's our next move, sir?"Liam's stare hardened on the weapons, a storm brewing in his gaze. "Ayden's made his play, thinking he can waltz right into my territory uninvited."A surge of anger rippled across Liam's f
Just then, Jovie, following Silvia, came running down the stairs and clung to Liam, her own tears starting to flow."Daddy, Mommy, don't let anything bad happen. I'm so scared!"The image of Liam falling had shaken Jovie to the core. She had always seen her dad as an invincible hero, like Superman, and never imagined she would see him fall right before her eyes.It hit her hard—her dad was not Superman. He could get hurt. He could be in danger.The thought of her dad in danger sent waves of fear through Jovie, and her tears gushed out uncontrollably.Liam's heart broke seeing Jovie so upset, and he silently cursed Ayden for all of that.He lifted Jovie up and settled her on his other knee, trying to soothe her fears. "Don't cry, Jovie. How could your dad be in trouble? Remember, I'm like Superman, super strong!"I've got to protect you and Mommy, so don't worry, nothing's going to happen to me."Jovie's tears came in waves as she wiped her eyes and looked up at Liam. "You have
"I can't believe we can't take down a little guy like Liam with all the muscle we've got. Why are you losing it over this?"Rex was boiling inside, glaring at Kairos as he spoke.Kairos kicked him again, hard, his voice thick with scorn. "Idiot! You have no clue, do you? Liam isn't some average Joe. He's the top dog in the war zone, the guy who stormed into an army of hundreds of thousands and lopped off the heads of their generals!"Do you really think it's that easy? Forget his power for a second. Do you have any idea what his standing is in Biskeland? Do you even know that killing a commander there is punishable by death?"By being so careless, you might have tipped off the Commander-in-chief of Pendragon. If he figures out our general is behind this, and it messes up the plan, you're a dead man!"At that, Rex got the picture of who he was messing with. His cockiness fizzled out on the spot. He covered his face, hung his head, and mumbled, "I got it; I was wrong."However, is
"You bet they won't! The Drayton family used to be neck and neck with the Walkers. Then, boom, the Walkers ticked off the wrong person and got wiped out overnight. That left the Draytons in the spotlight, and they've been growing ever since. No way they'd let someone mess with them like that."People even said the Draytons were set to become the next top dogs in the state capital. Messing with their reputation? Forget it—it was not happening.Rex could not help but smirk at the thought, a gleam of delight in his eyes. "The Draytons' number two guy, Mr. Derrick Drayton? He's been a big shot in the state capital for years, with an entire army at his back. Word is, he heard about this mess and is already on his way to Drunham City with his crew to pay Liam a little visit."Kairos's brow creased with concern as he asked, "What's the deal with this second-in-command of the Drayton family? Can he handle Liam? Keep in mind, he's a force to be reckoned with.""Don't worry about it. Mr. Der
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