Cirold's eyes were aflame as he glared at his underlings, his face twisted into a snarl as he let out a few guttural shouts!Cirold then whipped his head around to face Liam at the hotel entrance, his expression seething with anger. He snapped, "Oh, please! Did you really think I hadn't figured you out? You almost had me, but who are you kidding? You, the Commander-in-chief of Pendragon? You're just a washed-up son-in-law from the no-name Stone family, and you have the nerve to claim such a title?"I've dug up everything there is to know about you. You're just a grunt who washed out of the Pendragon War Zone. You come back to Drunham City, marry into the Stone family, and now you strut around in a knock-off military uniform? Impersonating the Commander-in-chief of Pendragon is a one-way ticket to losing your head, you know!?"Cirold finished speaking, and with a dramatic sweep of his arm, he barked orders at her crew, "Everyone, get this straight! I've done my homework on this Liam
The scene erupted into chaos as Cirold and the would-be attackers froze in their tracks, caught off guard by the unexpected show of force.The air filled with the rhythmic pounding of footsteps.Thud thud thud!!Cirold and the thugs whipped around to face the commotion, their eyes widening in shock and fear.Down the road, a sea of at least a thousand soldiers clad in dark uniforms marched in perfect sync, fully armed and bearing down on them with the force of a thunderstorm.They moved like a massive dark serpent, swiftly encircling Cirold and the thugs, trapping them within their coils."Stormwing Riders, reporting for duty, Commander!" they bellowed, their voices thundering through the streets around the Oceanic Hotel.Those Stormwing Riders, each one battle-hardened and bristling with weapons, exuded a fearsome battle-readiness earned through countless brutal conflicts.As the Stormwing Riders took their positions, panic set in among Cirold and the thugs. They stared, terro
Joseph stood by Liam, an aura of menace about him, his eyes glinting with a frosty edge. "How dare you! Cirold, in the presence of the Commander-in-chief of Pendragon, not show some respect?"No sooner had he spoken than a fearsome intent to kill burst forth from Joseph and Albert, soaring skyward, all of it bearing down on Cirold.With a thud, he felt the weight of their wrath.No sooner had the words left his lips than Cirold bent over in a deep bow, overwhelmed by the towering aura of menace radiating from Joseph and Albert. He stood no chance against such an intimidating force.As Cirold lowered his head, his henchmen, who had been standing tall behind him, then dropped their weapons and followed suit, bowing their heads and shaking like leaves.Those guys were mostly small-time thugs, unaccustomed to the big leagues. While some were fearless to a fault, they were then facing not just any army but the legendary Pendragon Warriors!Next to the Stormwing Riders, they were just
With that, Liam flung his arm, his ceremonial coat with its green dragon emblem whipping through the air, and he strode past Cirold without a backward glance.Cirold's shock morphed into a snarl, his eyes wild with a thirst for vengeance.In a flash, he drew a pistol, aiming the dark barrel at Liam's back. "Bullshit! The Carsons are top dogs in Dernburg. My brother, Austin Carson, runs the command center, and Rocky's a general in Northern Biskeland. You think you can just sniff us? You may be the big shot of Pendragon, but if you're dead, who's to say what happened?" he screamed.Cirold had clearly lost it, and his mind fixated on a single, deadly goal: to take out Liam, regardless of his status as the Commander-in-chief of Pendragon. If Liam were dead, who would be the wiser?However, he had overlooked a crucial detail. It was not just about whether he could best Liam, the formidable five-star Dragon Marshal. There were also Joseph and Albert, the deputy commanders, not to mention
Liam's eyes followed Caleb's gaze to Cirold, who was drenched in blood. He gave a faint nod and said, "Let the cops in Dernburg take care of this."Caleb, mopping the sweat off his brow as if caught in a downpour, quickly agreed, "Absolutely!"He sneaked a peek at the captured goons outside, then at the car behind him, and let out a sigh of relief.Tonight might just spell the end for the Carson family in Dernburg.Liam, seated in the back, radiated an icy ferocity, his eyes flickering with lethal intent. "Let's roll! To the Carson family estate!"At the same time, Nash was seated in the grand hall in the Carson family estate, just like the previous day, with rows of family representatives before him. Cirold's seat to his right was conspicuously empty.A worried look crossed the face of a representative from one of the family branches. "Mr. Carson, Cirold has been gone for quite a while. Why hasn't he come back? Could something have gone wrong?"That question set off a wave of c
The butler dropped to his knees and said anxiously, "Sir, M-Mr. Cirold is back."Nash was so delighted to hear that he got up from the chair and called out, "What? Cirold is back? That's great! Where is he now? What about Liam? Did Cirold bring Liam back as well?"All the representatives of the Carson family were filled with happiness. All of them got up from their chairs and looked at the butler while beaming.The butler had a look of terror upon hearing Nash's words. He trembled as he replied, "Mr. Cirold! Mr. Cirold was brought home by Liam! Liam!"He started to stutter at the thought of what he just witnessed earlier.Nash and the others were shocked, looking at the butler in disbelief.Nash, especially, was taken aback. Without missing a beat, he barked, "What the hell is going on? Hurry up and tell me the truth!"Just as he said that a few figures with a strong murderous intent appeared at the entrance.Albert was standing in the forefront, holding a knife. Once he got to the doo
Nash, in particular, knew better than everyone else what Liam's shoulder ranks meant since he was from the military. His face became incredibly sour as he stared at Liam's uniform.How could Liam possibly be a commander-in-chief? That was impossible!He was just a useless person who was married into the humble Stone family in Drunham City. It was absolutely impossible for him to be a commander-in-chief.Refusing to believe that he would be so unlucky, Nash tried to probe and asked, "Y-you're a commander-in-chief? That's impossible! Aren't you Liam Cole? I've done a background check on you. "You're the only survivor in the Cole family. You joined the army in the Pendragon War Zone, and you've returned after you've been discharged. You're nothing more than a live-in son-in-law of the Stone family now. How could you possibly be a commander-in-chief?"Liam sneered and asked in return, "Hmph! Do you think what you found out is definitely true?"Nash shuddered after hearing Liam's wor
"Hmph! Liam, you're simply getting yourself killed." Nash's words which were filled with rage and murderous intent echoed through the room.The representatives of the Carson family in the room looked at Liam and his uniform with frostiness and desire to kill as well upon hearing what Nash said. All of them, except for Cirold, who was lying on the ground, was looking at Liam like he was done for.Cirold was incredibly anxious at the moment. His eyes were filled with fear. Listening to what Nash said and what the others were discussing softly got Cirold feeling so anxious that he wanted to explain right away.However, right at that moment, Liam suddenly chuckled and said calmly, "You knew a lot of things. But, how can you tell that I'm not the commander-in-chief of the Pendragon Warriors?"His words left all of them in silence in an instant.Nash and the others were surprised as they looked at Liam. They saw that he looked calm, so they could not help but feel a hint of fear for no
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