He was not even afraid of Malcolm, so why would he be intimidated by an ordinary young man whose name he had never even heard of?Keith fixated his cold, steely gaze on Liam's face and snarled, "Very well, you twat. Arrogance can only bring you so far, and I'd like to see what my father will do to you. Drunham City is my family's territory, and no living soul has crossed a Saunder and managed to get away with it. You will become the honorary first, but also the unfortunate last!"With that, Keith took out his phone and dialed his father's number. The call soon went through, and a raspy voice rang out, "Hello, Keith. To what do I owe you this phone call?"Keith's tone was gracious as he replied, "Father, something has happened here. Steven Woods is trying to get Connor arrested, and there's another cocky man here who claims he's going to capture all three of us…"Keith then explained everything to his father on the phone and finally added, "You have to come, Father. I have a feeling
Connor struggled against his restraints and screeched at Liam and Steven, "Let go of me right now, or else my father will never let you go!"Steven scoffed, then replied coldly, "We'll see about that, Connor."Steven's eyes were etched with disdain. He could not believe how ignorant the two brothers were; they had no idea what kind of trouble they had gotten themselves into!They had inadvertently crossed paths with the King Pendragon himself without even knowing it and had shown him such blatant disrespect. This was unforgivable!Connor and Keith could not help but feel a little ill at ease at the way Steven was staring at them, but they were certain that things would be straightened out once their father arrived. Jay would certainly make Liam and Steven pay for what they had done, and the thought of this instilled some confidence within them both. Meanwhile, Jay slipped into his uniform as soon as he got off the phone with Keith and pinned a golden badge onto his lapel. This wa
The four elders were all beside themselves with rage to hear this. "Who the h*ll does he think he is? What gave him the guts to say such a thing?""Outrageous! Does he think this city is his personal playground that he can come and go as he sees fit? How dare he take Connor and Keith hostage? We can't allow him to disrespect you like this!""Don't worry, Jay, we'll get to the bottom of this. I'll summon my troops right this instant!""This is unacceptable! Not even Malcolm would ever dare to commit such atrocity! Where the h*ll did this twat even come from, anyway? Does he have any idea who he's going up against? This is outrageous!"Jay was secretly delighted to have elicited such a response from his fellow comrades, but he showed no sign of glee on his face and instead said curtly, "Don't get ahead of yourselves, my friends. Listen to me. The fact that this young man could easily command Steven, the battalion commander of the Western Precinct, means that he holds some power withi
Malcolm glanced at them, then got into his car. The soldiers all stepped into their Jeeps, which pulled off, following Malcolm's car to the Western Precinct. Malcolm could not believe what he had heard. How dare the Saunders offend the King Pendragon himself? They had no idea what they had gotten themselves into!Connor was the most outrageous out of all of them. How could he refuse to believe Liam when he declared that he was the King Pendragon and even insulted him right to his face?In Biskeland, insulting the commander-in-chief was a crime punishable by death!The Saunders had finally met their match, and their behavior would not be tolerated!Half an hour later, dozens of military Jeeps screeched to a halt at Breakfast Street, the sudden commotion attracting the attention of the citizens as they peered their heads out of the windows to take a look. Five elders dressed in tailored uniforms stepped out of their vehicles, their badges glinting in the sun. Despite being in the
Jay was a former soldier, after all, so one glance from him was enough to make anybody's legs turn weak, and Steven was no exception. The four elders approached, scowling, and pointed at Steven. "Steven! What are you waiting for? Let them go right now!""You have no right to capture Connor and Keith! No one is allowed to bring Connor and Keith out of here. The only way you can do so is over our dead bodies!""Let them go right now, Steven!""Assistant, keep your eye on them both! No one is allowed to take them away without our permission, and if anyone dares to sneak them out of here, I will not hesitate to shoot!""I couldn't believe this was happening until I got here. What on earth is happening to this city? How dare a mere first lieutenant like you even dare to capture the Saunders brothers?"Jay's soldiers pointed their guns straight at Steven and pulled the safety. In a split second, the air seemed to turn several degrees colder as Steven's men stared down the barrels of t
"He's right. I think Malcolm was the one behind this. He's been trying to bring us down for a while now, and I'm certain that this is his plan to capture us all…"Connor and Keith were practically scrambling over themselves to get their father to take them seriously. They even kept eyeing Liam and Steven with looks of scorn and contempt, convinced that Liam was nothing more than an actor whom Steven had hired to trick them under Malcolm's orders to arrest them.Jay, however, whipped around and slapped them both across their faces without hesitation. "You idiots! Shut your mouths. Have you forgotten where you are? How can you speak about General Lynch like this? Show him some respect, you good-for-nothing a*ses!"Connor and Keith clamped their mouths shut regretfully and did not dare to say anything further. Instead, they kept their heads bowed, occasionally shooting Liam and Steven another one of their murderous glares.Jay finally turned to Liam, a smug expression on his face. "Yo
Malcolm had brought a thousand of his best soldiers with him. As soon as they heard his command, they sealed off the entire area, including the adjacent streets. The citizens who were still loitering around the area were evacuated, and all the streets were cleared away so that no cars or people were allowed to enter or leave. Jay's expression darkened when he saw that it was Malcolm. "Malcolm, how dare you even order to have me captured?"Malcolm, however, did not acknowledge him and instead strode over to Liam. He adjusted his cap, then saluted Liam and declared, "Malcolm Lynch, general and commander of the garrison, reporting for duty, King Pendragon, sir!"Everyone was so stunned by this that they felt as though they had been struck by lightning. The Saunders and the elders, including the soldiers they had brought with them, all stared in horror at this. All sorts of emotions crossed their faces—initial shock, then excitement, then admiration and finally fear. Jay and his two so
Liam's gaze landed on Malcolm, but he did not respond, and instead, continued to stare coolly at him. After about half a minute, just as Malcolm was starting to get uneasy and was about to say something to break the silence, Liam finally replied, "Malcolm, you're not serving in my troop, so I have no right to punish you."Malcolm's heart leaped into his throat, but he bowed and said as respectfully as he could, "Sir…"Liam tore his gaze away. Instead, he turned to stare out at the distance and continued, "Remember that this is not to happen ever again! If something like this happens again in the future, I will have no choice but to assume that you have failed to protect the citizens of Drunham City, and I will let Cisco know about this so that he may elect another representative to run this city instead."With that, he picked up Jovie from where she was sitting, grabbed their bags, and left. Malcolm finally straightened up long after Liam had left, with beads of cold sweat coverin
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