Emiliano was so stunned watching Hades’s instant defeat that he froze as if he had been struck by lightning!Although he was a little stronger than Hades in terms of martial arts skills, his fists were very much inferior to Hades’s Iron Fists.After all, Hades spent decades focusing solely on enhancing and improving the strength of his Iron Fists to the point that there was no opponent in the world whose punches were on par with his, but who would have thought that a young man in his twenties would shatter his fist and arm with a single punch…It was an extremely and devastatingly powerful strength they had never witnessed before!Emiliano was mortified!It seemed that this kid by the name of Charlie was truly no ordinary person!Today, the eight of them would have to face an intense battle!Meanwhile, Isaac and the rest were equally startled!None of them had ever thought that Charlie would actually be so powerful! It was beyond imaginable!The enemy Charlie was facing was a
Charlie had met several opponents on metaphysics, but no matter how accomplished they were, they were no match to his Thunder Order.As for the Butcher Brothers, they were nothing more than low-life thugs who committed crimes that were not even worth mentioning.However, The Big Eight was an interesting challenger.If Hades was to throw his Iron Fist on Jack Yaleman, his head would have exploded with just a single punch.The Butcher Brothers might not even have combated one round with him before they were defeated and killed with the punch.Regardless, Hades Li’s Iron Fists were still too lame in Charlie’s eyes.He was burning with excitement and intrigue as the seven of them decided to join forces and come at him together!Emiliano took the lead!His seven brothers followed behind him closely and stood in the respective formation, preparing to kill Charlie.Emiliano stood in front of Charlie. He gathered all the power from his core to his palms before making a leap and pushin
Emiliano did not know who he had gone up against!At first, Charlie stood as still as a mountain, then, he simply lifted his palm to counter his vigorous attack. Emiliano thought that the kid had underestimated him by not putting up much effort to handle his attack and he would definitely be defeated with a single blow.However, just when his palm met Charlie’s, Emiliano realized that instead of forcing Charlie to retreat in the slightest, an enormous amount of energy bounced back from Charlie’s palm that instantly shattered his right arm like a wrecking ball directly smashing into him!He had never thought that he would meet the same fate as Hades!His right arm had turned into a large pile of mess, yet he couldn’t care less about the severe injury as the enormous energy exploded a tremendous shock wave like a nuclear bomb that sent him flying a few meters away!Emiliano was carried away by the forceful projectile while trying to stop himself with his legs gripping the snow with
The Big Eight were astonished and bewildered when Charlie could defeat the seven of them with a single palm strike!What kind of incredible power did he possess to be able to execute such a threatening strength?Even the most advanced master in the world could not possess such a level of force!The Big Eight were no ordinary people. When they worked together and combined their strength, they would have an extraordinary combination of forces.Even so, the total strength of The Big Eight was nothing more than a punch and a palm strike by Charlie.Emiliano got up weakly and blurted out, “Who are you? What do you come from? Who is your master?”Charlie smirked disdainfully. “I don’t belong to anywhere or anyone, I am my own master. Why? Are you not convinced?”Emiliano gulped in shock and said, sounding rather anxious, “I’m convinced! I am absolutely convinced by your power! Master Wade, you are the true master in the world and as a fellow martial artist, you must be aware that it i
Nonetheless, though Charlie was young, he wasn’t a fool.Emiliano thought that he had managed to convince him, but on the contrary, Charlie had been cautious and vigilant against the eight men in front of him from the beginning.As far as Charlie was concerned, he never wanted to subdue these eight men for his own use for a simple reason—he looked down on them.With their level of power and strength, what could they possibly do for him even if they worshipped him as their master?They were nothing more than a pack of feisty and feral dogs that he couldn’t care less about.However, with a playful smile on his face, he walked to stand in front of The Big Eight and said, “So, do you really want to worship me as your master?”Emiliano took the lead while the rest followed, “Yes! We’ll be your slaves forever!”Charlie nodded and asked with a smile, “What if I refuse?”“Uh…”Emiliano and the rest were dumbfounded. None of them had expected such a reply from Charlie.‘What the hell?
Emiliano could not apprehend what was going on! Charlie didn’t do anything to stop the attack, but why couldn’t he stab him?There seemed to be an invisible power that was shielding Charlie from his attack—what was it?!As a martial artist, he had practiced martial arts to the extreme but they did not know what real magical power was! How could he possibly know that there was a kind of power that could be transmitted without using any parts of the body that was called Reiki!Jack Yaleman was the best example. As a metaphysical master, he knew about the voodoo power and could control the corpse worm, but he didn’t know about another magical power in the world that could summon thunder from the sky.Therefore, it was never strength that defeated a person, but ignorance and arrogance!It was Emiliano’s arrogance that assumed he had found Charlie’s weak spot and thought that he could kill Charlie with a single blow!And now, he must pay for his arrogance!Charlie smiled coldly, lift
Emiliano gaped in bewilderment when questioned by his brother, utterly speechless.Indeed, he wanted to escape, but he didn’t expect such a bizarre event would occur to himself!Not only did he not manage to escape but he was also severely injured.He looked at his third brother with a painful grimace and said, “No, I’m not! I’m just thinking of a strategy on how to give that Charlie kid a parting shot!”The third brother did not fall for the lie. He glared at Emiliano in dismay and shouted, “Do you think I’m an idiot? Both your arms are f*cking gone, how are you going to give a parting shot?!”Emiliano chided indignantly, “Hey, how could you talk to me in that manner? I’m your leader! Don’t be disrespectful!”The third brother rushed forward, bit his ear, and cursed, “Disrespectful?! How dare you call yourself a leader? You’re trying to throw us into the enemy’s trap to make a way for you to escape, you bloody jerk! From now on, I want to cut ties with you!”Emiliano wailed in
Charlie waved to the eight people and smiled. “As your leader can no longer move, I have to ask the rest of you to move closer to him. If you wish to die together, you might as well hug each other before you die, but if you don’t, you can spread out further apart. I’ll give you one minute to prepare for your final minute of this life.”The Big Eight sighed in despair upon hearing Charlie’s so-called announcement, but they were somewhat glad that they would not be alone as they walked towards the light later.Hence, Hades, the first person who had suffered a devastating blow from Charlie, struggled to stand up, dragged his injured body towards Emiliano, and sat next to him.The moment he sat down, he wept bitterly and said, “Brother, if I had known this would be our ending, I wouldn’t have stepped into this circle…”The rest of them crawled over to Emiliano with great effort.The eight of them hugged each other tightly. They had already forgiven Emiliano, who had planned to escape
Later, after Charlie told Jeremiah over the phone about the joint venture with the Ackers to establish Curtis Autos, the old man was awash with tears, especially after Charlie told him that it was Keith who suggested it. After all, Curtis was his favorite son whose death he could never really get over. Moreover, he once believed that only his family mourned Curtis while the Ackers never did, and he held a grudge over his son's passing. As such, he was surprised that Keith held such great respect toward his late son and didn't hesitate to say yes when Charlie invited him to Aurous Hill to sign an agreement with the Ackers.Still, Charlie wasn't in a hurry to arrange for a specific time, and he was going to let the Ackers sort out the human resources of Godot Autos over a few days. It still wouldn't be too late by then.Moreover, he was keen to allow the buzz to have time to grow so that the automotive industry would be astounded by the joint project between the Ackers and the Wade
Christian was the first to exclaim in approval, "Yes! Curtis Autos sounds wonderful! It has my vote!""Seconded!" Kaiden nodded, pumping the air with his right fist. "I've looked up to Curtis the most, and I absolutely agree with naming the company after him!"Jaxson was nodding too. "Me too!""Yes!" Lulu chirped.Yolden couldn't help agreeing as well. "Curtis Autos is definitely a good name!"Merlin raised his hand gingerly as well. "Quit it with your flattery already," Keith chuckled, and he turned toward Charlie solemnly. "In the end, Curtis is Charlie's father, and the final decision goes to him!"Charlie's eyes were welling up with tears—his parents had been gone for almost three decades, yet he had never thought of dedicating anything to their memory.As such, Keith's suggestion to use Curtis's name for the car company left him thrilled. After all, wouldn't his father's soul be honored if Curtis Autos rocked the country, maybe even the world?With that in mind, he nodd
Charlie also had to agree that this was an opportunity to formally reconcile the Wades and the Ackers.While he couldn't reveal himself just yet, the Wades and the Ackers had been in-laws for years. Even if they had had a dispute for the longest time, restoring good relations made sense now that the Ackers had come to Oskia, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.That was why Charlie agreed to it without hesitation, even making a mental note to invite his paternal grandfather, Jeremiah, to Aurous Hill.The old geezers could meet up and clear the air while deciding on the partnership.Yolden was prepared to resign as a professor as well so that he could help the Ackers and Charlie fully develop their automotive company.With a general direction planned, he asked everyone, "Since we're creating a new brand, has anyone come up with a name?"No one was feeling inspired at that moment, but that was when Lulu, who had been silent throughout, said, "Since Charlie and our family are worki
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove