Even the Four Elders were in awe of this admirable man who had accomplished so much at such a young age.Liam's reputation was known throughout the entire country, and he was greatly admired not just by the general public but by the army as well. Even Malcolm secretly looked up to him, but he did not dare to show it."Sir, may I know what is the reason you called this meeting?" Malcolm asked cautiously. This was certainly a shocking sight, the reputable mayor of Drunham City speaking so respectfully to someone younger than him! One would not believe their eyes even if they saw this!Meanwhile, all of the men standing behind Malcolm were shifting on their feet nervously, their foreheads covered with beads of sweat. This was the legendary King Pendragon, with whom they had the fortune to share a room, the youngest commander-in-chief that this country had ever seen!Liam leaned against the back of his chair with one hand draped lazily over his lap and the other tapping the table rhyth
"Sir, why don't I go speak to Trevyn myself and tell him who you really are? I'm certain that once the Hughes find out about your true identity, they would never dare to cross you again," Malcolm said cautiously. He was worried that Liam would destroy the Hughes out of rage, and if this were to happen, it would certainly escalate to a terrible war between the two cities. Malcolm could not even begin to imagine how devastating that would be!Liam stood up with a cold look and said, "I will allow no one to reveal my true identity at this point! I will do everything in my power to take the Hughes down. As for Trevyn, I'll consider showing him mercy since he's a soldier of Northern Biskeland, but the choice is ultimately his. What he chooses to do determines his fate. Malcolm, you are not allowed to do anything other than carry out the tasks I have assigned you!"With that, Liam patted Malcolm's shoulder and turned to leave.Malcolm was so shaken up by this that it took him a few minute
Cisco could feel his ears ringing, an aftermath of the sheer shock. He placed his forehead in his palms in sheer exasperation and snarled, "What the hell went wrong? Tell me everything!"Malcolm could feel Cisco's rage even through the phone, so he quickly explained everything to him once more. Once Cisco got the gist of it, he was so outraged that he leaped out of his chair and smacked his table. "The audacity of the Hughes and that damned Trevyn! How dare he let his cockiness blind him! How dare he act so arrogantly toward the King Pendragon himself! Malcolm, you should go to the Hughes on the eighth of next month to sack Trevyn yourself! If he tries to object, tell him that you're doing so under my orders, and he can speak to me directly!"With that, Cisco slammed the phone down. This was the first time he had heard about Liam's life story. He witnessed his parents' death as a child, was betrayed by his fiance, and deceived by the man he trusted the most! He could not believe that
"Down-to-earth my ass! I've never seen anyone as cocky as him in my life!" Cisco sneered. "Do you know who Trevyn got himself in trouble with? The King Pendragon himself, Liam Cole! That idiot Trevyn threatened to punish the King Pendragon himself by demanding him to get on his knees at his celebratory banquet next month to beg for mercy! Do you even know how outrageous that is, asking the King Pendragon to apologize to a mere general? He let his arrogance get to his head, and he's going to pay the price for it! Is he going to come to me and demand I get on my knees to apologize to him if I disagree with him in the future then?"Is this how you've been training your subordinates, Wallace? Do you have a death wish? If you do, I'll gladly fulfill it for you!"Wallace felt as though he had been struck by lightning. He could not believe his ears. Trevyn demanded the King Pendragon get on his knees and apologize to him? This was the most outrageous thing he had ever heard in his life? How
Geoffrey got more and more outraged by the minute until finally, he stood up and reached for the phone, exclaiming, "I'm furious! I'm going to demand that Trevyn Hughes be brought to us right this instant so we can punish him! How dare he behave in such a way that insults the military ranking system!"The old, rather chubby-looking man sitting next to Geoffrey reached out to stop him and said, "Geoffrey, don't get ahead of yourself! Trevyn Hughes has no idea of Liam Cole's true identity, and Trevyn is the least of our worries right now. Have you forgotten what Liam did the last time?"Geoffrey was rather displeased at being talked down like this. He glared at the man who had stopped him and snapped, "Michael! What on earth are you doing? How can you allow a mere general who hasn't even been officially appointed yet to look down on us like this?"Michael Darwin, the man whom Geoffrey was speaking to, scoffed and shot him a murderous glare. "You should get your hot temper in check! Of
"Calm down, Celena. Everything's going to work out just fine. You and Jovie sit tight. I'll be home very soon!" Liam could feel Celena's fear and worry through the phone. He knew just how timid Celena was as a person, so he tried to reassure her as best as he could before finally hanging up.The moment he put down the phone, all air of gentleness and docility disappeared. He tucked his phone away and stood in front of the wall-to-ceiling windows, his hands crossed behind his back. Kolten fell to his knees. "Mr. Cole, I've heard of what happened between you and Trevyn Hughes. May I know what you are planning to do about this?""How much do you know about the Four Ancient Families?" Liam's voice rang out coldly from above his head. Kolten's chest tightened. He lowered his head and replied timidly, "Sir, I am sorry to report that I have yet to find any useful information about the Four Ancient Families. They are far too secretive. I've already sent two teams of men out to investigat
"I'm going to be appointed as general next month, and I'll be of the same rank as Malcolm by then. It doesn't matter if he was transferred to Drunham City. I'll still be the one taking over his post at Roselle City, so we'll be of the same ranking. Besides, everyone knows I'm the heir to the Hughes family, and no one can stop me once I set my mind to something, not even Malcolm!"Martin relaxed when he heard this. He nodded in agreement, then smiled as he picked up his teapot to pour himself a cup of tea. "Like father like son, Trevyn! You've inherited my quick wit and exceptional leadership skills. You're one of the few people who attained the position of general even before you turn thirty. If I recall correctly, even Malcolm only attained general in his mid-thirties. Back then everyone applauded him for his achievements, and now you've proven to everyone that you're better than him!"Martin took a sip of his tea, and all of a sudden, Patrick piped up, "Father, Trevyn, I'm going to
Yafe had sprinted from the other end of the house, so his forehead was covered in beads of sweat as he panted, "What's going on, Dad? I heard the guards mention there are soldiers with guns at the door!"Everyone was equally perturbed by this. "That's right, Dad. What's going on? What are these soldiers doing here? Did any of us happen to cross someone involved with the military?"Reginald was just as perplexed as the rest. He shook his head and replied, "I have no idea, but since all of you are here now, we shall all go out and ask them together!"With that, Reginald led his family to the door, where they all caught sight of the group of soldiers standing with their backs straight and their guns slung across their bodies. They all shuddered at the sight of these guns.Reginald let out a cough to get their attention, then approached one of the soldiers and asked, "Hello sirs. I'm Reginald Stone, the master of the family. Is there anything I can help you with?"The soldier in the l
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