The corners of the mouth of the group of men before Fane began to twitch.“I… I don’t have that money?” The man with the buzz cut said after a pause, “We don’t usually make that much money. We also have to pay Green Hall a monthly protection fee. Whatever we have left, we usually eat and drink it away. Where do you want us to find a million bucks?”“Eight minutes left!”Fane was too lazy to be engaged in mindless chatter. He looked at the time and mercilessly pressed on.“I…”The man with the buzz cut got really angry. He thought and said to his group of men. “What about you guys? However much money you have, give it to me now. F**k, let’s pool it. Looks like we have met our match today. What more, he is not afraid of death and he is so relentless. I don’t think we can get away with this.”The men were speechless and helplessly paid up their share to the man with a buzz cut.Moments after, one of the men looked at the balance in their bank accounts and bitterly said to Fane, “
“Alright, kid, you’re really something. We’ll give you this nine hundred fifty thousand bucks today!”The man with the buzz cut really could not believe the blasphemy coming out of Fane’s mouth. He threatened, “We’ll see you at Green Hall tomorrow. If you don’t show up, we’ll know what you’re made of!”The man with the buzz cut transferred the money to Tiger. He paused and continued, “If you don’t show up, don’t blame us the Green Hall men for stirring up some trouble with your dear little friend and his wife. I’m telling you, this woman is surely something. Just from patting her earlier, I got a little excited. Haha!”Fane smiled cooly and sharply kicked in between the man’s thighs.“Ah!”The man’s voice cracked and kneeled on the floor painfully. “I let you go this time and you still dare to clamor and hoot? Don’t even think of any women in the future. You think I can’t live up to my word?” Fane could have let bygones be bygones. It was a small matter to get them to compensate
Besides, his restaurant made losses every day, and he himself felt that he needed to shut it down soon. So long as Fane did not try to blackmail him of more than ten million bucks, everything would be fine and dandy! “Alright, then. Just get out of here!” Fane waved his hand and took out a White-Sand cigarette, lighting it slowly. “Okay, okay. I’ll scram!” The boss of the restaurant immediately darted out of the place as if he would die within the next second of remaining there. “Big Bro, thank you so much. We wouldn’t know what to do if it weren’t for you!” Tiger looked at Fane after the boss left, his eyes red. “And my wife would probably have been bullied by those vagrants if you hadn’t come over with me.” Tiger was feeling extremely lucky—lucky that he had thought of Fane and managed to bring him here. Otherwise, he would not have been able to beat those guys. Furthermore, that man called Brother Luca would probably have taken advantage of his wife. “Heh. Idiot. J
“Daddy, Daddy. Come here. Look at this. See what I’ve got…” Kylie ran over to Fane as soon as he entered the villa’s living room, squealing with that cute, angelic voice of hers. Fane’s heart immediately melted at the sound of that voice and at the sight of those doe eyes. He instantly crouched down to heft Kylie up, planting a kiss on her supple cheek. “Good job! My little girl’s got a sticker!” “That’s right. The teacher said I was a good student!” Kylie’s smile was bright and innocent, happiness laced into its curve. “Oh? Of course, my daughter would be the smartest, most responsible kid in class!” Fane carried Kylie up the stairs. “Right. Kylie, would you like a reward? Tell me. I’ll give you one!” “Okay. Bring me and Mommy to the aquarium on Saturday!” Kylie asked, staring at Fane in anticipation after thinking about it for a moment. “Sounds good. We’ll bring you there on Saturday!” Fane only put Kylie down once they were on the upper floor. He returned to hi
Selena did not know whether to laugh or cry. Ivan and Xena would probably stab themselves in the throat if they knew what Fane was thinking right now. Of course, they probably would not have advertised the event just like that if they had known that Fane cured himself of the poison. “But this is just my birthday. No need to kick up such a fuss over this. That advertisement probably caused a real shock for everyone, claiming that the bash will be the ultimate talk of the town for years to come. They even made a countdown. My God, we’ll probably be the butt of plenty of jokes if the party is too…normal!” Selena voiced her concerns after she thought about it. “Idiot. It’s not just expensive food that will make the event grand.” Fane wrapped his arms around Selena, giving her a warm smile. “Don’t worry. Just relax. Trust me to handle this!” “Okay!” Selena pursed her flushed lips, then spoke bashfully. “Go and take a shower. We’ll go down to eat after that. They’re making the praw
The leader of the Green Sky Hall spiraled further into a bad mood. That afternoon, he found out that Flynn had been hospitalized after being beaten up. One of his legs had been broken so badly, it needed to be amputated. He was still contemplating what he should do tomorrow—if he should just let the whole incident slide for that bodyguard of the Drake family. He did not expect his subordinates to come crawling to him again. “Tell me what happened. Why was Luca beaten?” the middle-aged man spoke slowly after having remained silent for a few seconds. The other man finally narrated everything that had happened. After he finished, he said, “I don’t know if that fellow was making empty threats, but he said he’d bring trouble to the Green Sky Hall tomorrow morning! He wants us to compensate every bit of that fifty thousand bucks!” “F*ck!” The middle-aged man was extremely angry. He slammed his hand on the table beside him and with a sharp crack, the table splintered into pieces.
“Really? He must have spent a lot of money. Does he really have that much money to splash around? Or perhaps the old master of the Taylor family will be giving him money to celebrate Young Miss Taylor’s birthday?” Hector frowned. “Probably not. He said that it’d be shameful to use the Taylor family’s money. Besides, he’s just a son-in-law. No one would be so nice to someone like that.” “Mmhmm. Let’s just prepare for tomorrow first!” The elder spoke after a moment of contemplation. “If he comes alone and acts rudely, it’s possible for us to kill him off. No one can pinpoint the murder to us if the body disappears. If we say that he never came, the Gods of War wouldn’t just destroy the entire gang for his sake.” Hector nodded. “You’re right. That man saved the Goddess of War, but he was probably a doctor in the army so it was his duty to save lives. Besides, the Goddess of War boosted his reputation aplenty during Old Man Taylor’s birthday party. She doesn’t owe him anything
Bang! When he saw his opponent making a move, Fane quickly threw his fist forward. It suddenly collided against the other man’s fist. For a moment, there was only silence that followed a dull thud. Then, that big man flew backward as well, just like his comrade. He flew quite a few steps back, his feet drawing beneath him a long, thin line on the ground before finally coming to a forceful halt. “Mmph!” The big man gurgled and spat, fresh blood dribbling out of the corner of his mouth. “Amazing!” Two big men walked over. They clapped their fists into their palms simultaneously after looking at Fane, bowing slightly. Then, they parted to the side. “Clap, clap!” At this moment, Hector also stood up, clapping his hands while walking forward with the people gathered behind him. “Hah. You’re pretty good. I never expected that the son-in-law from the Taylor family would be so frighteningly powerful!” “Hah. Master Zaborowski. I heard that your first name is Hector, right?”
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.