"So what if we listened to him? How could we possibly have been able to track Asmodeus down? He's evaded capture from us for so long now!" Angus sighed. He, unlike Vivian and Yuri, still thought that Leon was just being overly confident, and he was certain that the outcome would be the same if he chose to believe Leon! "Angus is right! Asmodeus is sly and deceitful and has even prepared for this beforehand. If not even us Thompsons can find him, no one can!" The rest of the martial artists had Angus's back. Although none of them knew who this Mister Wolf was, they could still guess that the outcome would be no different if they chose to go with him—if not even the Thompsons, the most powerful family in the Southern region, could do it, no one can! "Angus, Vivian, we've already tried our best. Now that things have come to this point, there's nothing you can do but be prepared for the worst," Arthur announced in a low voice. Arthur was the head of the family, and since he alrea
"Funeral proceedings? No, that's impossible. Nothing will happen to my Roanne," Vivian felt as though she was struck by lightning. She crumpled onto the ground in a heap and burst into tears of despair. As much as she denied it, she knew that Yonas was just spouting facts! Now that Roanne was captured for so many hours now, knowing Asmodeus' malicious side, there was no doubt that she would have been killed by now! Nothing would change even if the Thompsons continued to send their best men out to search the entire city for them! "Also, Asmodeus holds vengeance against us, since he holds us responsible for Beelzebub's death! I'm certain that he will attempt to sneak back in here again and take revenge on us in the future, so we have to keep our guards up for that!" Yonas added. The truth was, he secretly longed for Asmodeus to sneak in and kill Yuri so that he would no longer have any competition for the throne, but on second thought, he knew that he and Yuri were both descen
"What's going on here, Father, Mother?" Roanne was stunned to see the living room in a state of chaos, and the sight of her mother, slumped on the ground crying, was even more astonishing. "Roanne, you're home! You came home, safe and sound! This is incredible news!" Vivian was overjoyed by this. She leaped up from the ground, sprinted toward her daughter, and pulled her into a gigantic hug, tears of joy streaming down her face.The rest of the family finally broke out of their stupor at this point. Angus and yuri approached them quickly."Are you okay, Roanne?" Angus asked with a worried look. He, yuri, and Vivian quickly checked her all over, concerned that Asmodeus hurt her somehow."I'm fine," she shook her head."That's great!" the three of them felt as though a weight was lifted off their shoulders. After getting ahold of his excitement, Angus finally calmed down and asked, "What happened, Roanne? Didn't you get kidnapped by Asmodeus? Did he let you go?""No, Father, Asm
"Asmodeus is dead now. Leon killed him," she replied truthfully. "What?" everyone was stunned to hear this. They all knew of the true extent of Asmodeus' powers—he already attained the Semi Almighty State and was one of the few to do so in the Southern region! Not only that, but Asmodeus also possessed the Cuff of Doom, which was capable of launching attacks on the Almighty State! Not even the elder generations of martial artists could even pull off such a feat, much less the younger ones! However, Roanne claimed that Leon, a virtually nameless young man, managed to singlehandedly kill Asmodeus! This was unbelievable! All of them turned to gaze at Leon in disbelief. "Leon, did you kill Asmodeus?" Angus asked, his face etched with astonishment. "Um," Leon did not know how to react to this. Although he indeed killed Asmodeus himself, he was not willing to share this with anyone else. For one, the only reason he managed to pull off this fear was that he used the Pot
"Well, the truth is, I knew I was no match for Asmodeus at all, and so before tracking him down, I contacted the Dragon Corps to send out an elite member of their team to help me. That was how I managed to kill Asmodeus and save Roanne," Leon explained. The only way he managed to slaughter Asmodeus was with the help of the Potential Energy Force, which was gifted to him by Master Haslewood, who was indeed an elite member of the Dragon Corps, so technically, he was not too far off from the truth! "Oh, that sounds about right!" Arthur and the rest of the Thompsons gasped in realization. Although Leon's explanation was full of loopholes and was far less convincing than Roanne's version of the story, they would rather believe that Leon employed the Dragon Corps' help in killing Asmodeus than think a young man like him was capable of pulling off a feat, not even the entire Thompsons family could! Therefore, they were far more inclined to believe Leon's story than anything! Howev
"That's okay, Mister Thompson. Now that everything has passed and Roanne is safe now, you can stop blaming yourself for this," Leon replied. "The point is, thank you for saving Roanne. If you didn't risk your life to rescue her, who knows where she could be by now!" Angus bowed, trying to show sincerity in his apology. "He's right. Thank you, Mister Wolf, for everything you've done." Vivian and Yuri followed suit. "Don't flatter me, Mister Thompson. Yuri and I are friends, and considering how much you've helped me and Cynthion Group, this is the least I can do," Leon said, smiling. "Mister Wolf, we owe you so much, and I don't even know where to begin repaying your kindness! If there's anything I'd be able to help you or Cynthion Group with, please do not hesitate to let me know, and I will do everything in my power to help!" Angus said earnestly. Leon saved his daughter from the brink of death, and there was no way he would get away with just a few words of thanks. He want
"That's not what I meant, Mister Wolf! To join Elegante Group as a shareholder would be beneficial to our family as well, and I'm more than willing to do so, but unfortunately, I don't have anyone suitable to help you out with that," Angus explained. If they were to become a shareholder of Elegante Group, the Thompsons would have to send out one of their employees to help Leon run the company, and considering how much Leon mattered to them, he could not possibly send out a member of their collateral descendants to do so—this would be disrespectful to Leon and Elegante Group! However, Elegante Group was not as established as Cynthion Group was, and he could not possibly send out Yuri to do so, considering he was a prodigy and already possessed an important role in the Thompsons' family business. Even if he wanted to, Angus knew that neither of the elders would agree to this! "Father, why don't you send me to assist Leon?" Roanne piped up. "You?" Angus was stunned to hear this. "
"Alright, that's settled! I'll buy out a cosmeceutical company as soon as I can, and once I do so, I'll get in touch with you so we can sort out the details," Angus said solemnly. "No problem! If there's nothing else you want to discuss, Mister Thompson, I'll be off now." Leon bade them goodbye and left the mansion, on his way back to collect Asmodeus' body to hand over to the Dragon Corps. Meanwhile, in the Black Market, Charlie arrived frantically and met up with the Black Gorilla in a VIP room at the back of the building. "Have you heard of Asmodeus barging into the Thompsons' place and kidnapping their daughter from right under their noses?" Charlie asked. Considering that the Thompsons sought out the help of many other major families to search for Roanne as soon as she went missing, the news of Roanne's kidnapping spread through the town like wildfire, so of course Charlie heard of it. "Yes, I have! I even have firsthand news that Asmodeus has managed to evade the Thomp