“I'm going to get your husband to come over. If he arrives within ten minutes, nothing will happen. If he’s one minute late, I'll randomly pick one person here and break their finger.” Hearing Old Cain’s words, Martin and the others turned pale as they panicked. “Mister, we have a grudge against Philip too. You can't do this to us. We can help you scold Philip and beat him up. Please let us go.” Liam was so frightened that he wailed and howled. Martin trembled and said, “Let’s discuss this without resorting to violence, okay? We can pay up. Don’t put Philip’s fault on us. That guy has nothing to do with us.” “We have nothing to do with Philip and Wynn. Just let us go. We’ll pretend that we know nothing about this. We definitely won’t say anything after we leave. We won’t tell anyone,” Bernard added. A bunch of spineless company executives and employees also expressed their desire to distance themselves from Philip and Wynn. Old Cain laughed darkly, waved his hand, and sai
Old Cain allowed Philip to listen for half a minute before he put the phone back to his ear and said, “Did you hear that? They’re quite happy to curse you.” “Who are you and what do you want?” Philip roared angrily. “I want you to come over and play a game. I’ll give you ten minutes to get to the company’s meeting room. Otherwise, you can just wait and see your wife being played by us. Hahaha, I like your wife very much. She’s a feisty one.” Old Cain ended the call and casually tossed the phone aside. “The ten-minute countdown starts now. You’d better hope that the punk will arrive on time, but the traffic today is quite bad. Maybe he’ll be a few hours late.” Hearing Old Cain’s words, Martin and the others trembled more violently. A group of people with bruised noses and swollen faces shrank together and trembled. They looked like a nest of newly born quails shivering in the cold wind. Wynn lowered her head and said nothing. She hoped that Philip would arrive, but at the sa
A gang of thugs stared at Philip intently, feeling extremely angry at the way Philip made his arrogant appearance. Old Cain’s cheek twitched, causing the centipede-like scar on his face to wiggle back and forth as if it was about to eat people. “How gutsy of you. Your wife's life is in our hands and you still dare to mess around.” “Your lives are in my hands,” Philip said coldly as he walked toward Old Cain. “Hold it right there! Take one more step and I’ll kill your wife!” A thug held a steel pipe and pointed at Wynn’s head. Wynn smiled as she looked at Philip, her tears already blurring her vision. The fact that Philip could come was the most gratifying thing for Wynn. After shooting Wynn a reassuring look, Philip steadily stopped in his tracks. Old Cain looked at Philip with a sneer and said disdainfully, “You have guts but not brains.” The corners of Philip's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Old Cain with a subtle smile. Seeing Philip’s expression, Old
Fighting was a physically demanding exercise. Although one often did not feel tired in a state of tension, that was only the mental state. Often, many people would suddenly break down while fighting, simply because their physical strength could not keep up. When their physical energy was severely depleted, even if the spirit was excited, the body would say no. At this moment, Philip was in a state of unrestrained energy consumption, so Old Cain’s subordinates judged that Philip’s physical strength would not last long. A true expert would control their pace and save their physical strength to the greatest extent to prolong the fight. Old Cain naturally understood the subordinates’ meaning, but looking at Philip getting more vigorous the longer he fought, he could not help but feel that perhaps this guy in front of him was not normal. It was all because of the look in Philip’s eyes just now. That gaze made an indescribable feeling well in his heart. “It’s better to be safe th
“Why not?” Philip said nonchalantly. The thugs had all been incapacitated, and the only opponents left were Old Cain and his two subordinates. Although the auras exuded from those three were not weak, Philip did not take them seriously at all. If it really came down to a fight, Philip was sure that they would not last more than a second. The only thing he needed to watch out for was to ensure that his supernatural ability was not exposed in this situation. The two subordinates behind Old Cain had already taken two steps forward and were standing in front of him, forming a triangle. This was the starting position of the Triangle Formation that Old Cain and his two subordinates had practiced for a long time since they started training in the Nonagon. After honing their skills for so long, the cooperation between the three could be said to have reached a perfect state. However, they had never used the Triangle Formation in actual combat. It was not that they did not want to
Crack! The sound of broken bones was heard. Feeling the sharp pain in his chest, Old Cain felt that several of his ribs must have been broken by Philip. The attacks from Old Cain’s two subordinates completely fell short. As Philip pinned Old Cain against the wall and bludgeoned him, the two guy’s eyelids twitched wildly. Was this guy still an ordinary person? Old Cain’s martial art was not practiced in vain. His body was as solid as a man of steel, but he still spat out mouthfuls of blood upon getting beaten up by Philip against the wall. Chills gushed from the soles of their feet straight to their brains. Old Cain’s two subordinates looked at each other and hesitated for a while before deciding to save Old Cain. However, Old Cain had been beaten to a pulp by Philip at this moment and was placed on a chair casually by Philip. “Sit down and watch as I take care of them nice and tidy,” Philip said with a smile. Old Cain’s mouth kept gushing with blood. There was an expre
After getting Wynn settled, Philip returned to the conference room and stood in front of Old Cain, whose head drooped to his chest. Old Cain no longer had the same imposing appearance as before. He looked like he was going to die at any moment. Philip grabbed Old Cain's hair and yanked his head up. Old Cain opened his eyelids weakly and looked up at Philip, his heart filled with endless regret. “Talk.” The simple word that came out of Philip's mouth seemed to carry endless pressure. Old Cain’s mind was quite clear at this time. He knew that if he continued to be obstinate, he would probably meet his doom at any minute. “I-It’s Mr. Juan Parker. He asked us to kidnap the two of you and send you to Dragon Club. The price for the job is ten million.” “Juan Parker!” A murderous intent flashed in Philip’s eyes. Philip thought that Juan would not mess with him again and no longer had the intention of killing him. However, Juan’s actions now gave Philip the idea of getting
“Who do you think you are?! You're just a son-in-law of my Johnston family! Philip, don't think that just because you have some status and power, you can ignore us! Let me tell you, I'm not someone you can easily mess with! I admit that in the past, we couldn't fight you! But now, I have a big boss behind me! I’m afraid someone like you isn’t good enough anymore!” Martin roared and vented all his pent-up anger. Refreshing! After roaring out all the grievances he had suffered due to Philip in the past, Martin felt refreshed. Philip laughed lightly. “What? With a big boss supporting you from behind, you aren’t afraid of me anymore? Martin Johnston, I didn't expect you to become arrogant after not seeing you for a month.” Looking at Philip, Liam could not help his anger and roared. “You're still pretending! We've all figured out your identity! You’re just a bankrupt young master from the Clarke family. You invested in Buffer abroad and made some money by investing in stocks. Wha
“Philip's strength mostly comes from his very powerful pet rabbit. Although it's a monster beast, it's a force to be reckoned with. It isn't something anyone can deal with,” Hogster said with lingering fear. He could not forget how Rabbit had beaten Alain to a pulp. “Yes, the rabbit is a force to be reckoned with. You'd better not mess with it for no reason. I really wonder where such a powerful monster beast came from.” Alain seemed very steadfast, but he was already having a mental meltdown. However, he did not want to embarrass himself in public, so he gritted his teeth and hung on. The hooded man looked at Alain and sneered inwardly. He took out a pill from his pocket and handed it to him. “Take this or I’m afraid you’ll collapse soon.” He could notice Alain’s condition at a glance and knew he would not last long. “Forget it. I won’t hide it from you. In fact, the rabbit inflicted all these injuries on me. I wouldn’t be in this miserable state if the rabbit weren’t that
Although the strength of the test subject had increased, he was not highly valued at all because his talent was not affected and did not meet the guild’s requirements. “Okay, you may leave now. Your strength has improved, so make sure to practice hard and don’t let us down,” Alain said grandly, sending the other party away. He knew that this person was nothing but a loser. The guild member who was the test subject had no idea how pathetic he was. Instead, he looked at Alain with excitement and gratitude. Hogster swallowed the potion without hesitation. He quickly felt the changes in his body as if he had become very powerful in just a few seconds. Hogster looked at the hooded man in surprise. He never thought that he could become so strong. “Wow, this is amazing!” Hogster was shocked by this unexpected outcome. His lack of self-esteem was quickly replaced with brimming confidence, and he even had the urge to mess with Philip. In his opinion, Philip was nothing special. Now
“Don’t worry, I mean no harm. That thing is quite good.” The silly member took the potion nervously and looked at Alain expectantly. “Sir, I think I’m getting stronger!” The silly guy showed off his strength excitedly. Alain stepped forward and examined the guild member curiously. Sure enough, his strength had increased. Alain found the increase in strength quite incredible. Moreover, he did not find any side effects on the other party, which was the most surprising. This potion was amazing beyond anyone’s imagination! Alain was very excited and wished he could take it too. “I believe you should know the value of this potion. Just win the competition and stop worrying about the rest.” Alain and the hooded man stepped aside to discuss offering the boys and girls. Hogster was taken aback to hear them. The two quickly reached an agreement as they knew how unethical this transaction was. “Father, you actually agreed to his request! Aren't you afraid that it’ll be expose
By taking the potion, a person could increase their overall strength, and there would be no side effects. It was a miracle potion, indeed. Alain was stunned to hear that. He felt that the hooded man was bragging. How could there be such an amazing potion? “Are you serious? It can’t be that simple.” Alain took the potion from the other party and sized it up, wondering if he should trust this thing. “If you don't believe it, you can give it a try. I don’t mind. You have many people under your command anyway. You can choose to use them as a test subject.” The hooded man was quite cold and aloof in both his actions and speech. Alain nervously clenched the potion tightly. “In that case, I’ll give it a try. Let me find someone.” Alain did not fully trust the hooded man’s words. In his opinion, it was better to play it safe. Who knew if anything would happen? He was nervous about giving something like this to his precious son. At this time, a guild member who was not highly valu
“I won’t be joining your guild, but I don’t mind being a spectator. At least I can watch the fun. I know that you’re quite strong, so you don’t need me. As long as nothing unexpected happens, I don’t think you’ll face a problem.” Philip smiled indifferently, quite confident that nothing much would happen. The overall strength of the Celestial Palace had improved significantly, so they really had nothing to worry about. Jamie was relieved to hear that. In that case, he could rest assured.… The guild competition officially kicked off, and everyone was ready to battle it out. The battles were not something that simply required strength to resolve. Occasionally, the competitors required tactics too. As Alain was feeling anxious, his reinforcement finally arrived at the scene. The hooded man turned up with some potions, ready to carry out his task. “Hey, you’re finally here. I thought I wouldn’t see you again.” Alain was worried. He knew that he was in a precarious situati
“Father, what happened to you? Don’t scare me!” Hogster sat by Alain’s bedside and asked in a panic. Hogster would not have been worried about Alain in the past, but things were different now. They were facing various crises. Without his father to take care of things, they would be doomed. Alain coughed violently and fumbled around for some healing pills before stuffing them into his mouth. The pills were not useful for his injuries but could at least relieve his pain. After Alain took the pills, Hogster hugged him excitedly. “This is great! I thought you were about to drop dead.” Alain almost died in anger over his son’s remark. “Hogster, you have to take part in the competition on behalf of the guild. This is the best chance for you to become stronger. You’ll make a name for yourself if you do this.” Alain held Hogster's hand and placed all his hopes on him. Hearing that, Hogster said awkwardly, “Father, although I’m quite strong, you can’t do this to me! How am I suppose
The rabbit had a very expressive face as if it was watching Alain make a fool of himself. “You’re quite the smooth talker. If you have more words of encouragement, let’s hear them.” Hay dangled from Rabbit's mouth, and he seemed disdainful. Alain seemed conflicted at the sight of Rabbit and felt like he was looking at Philip instead. “Why are you here?” This rabbit was weird, and no one could control it. As far as Alain knew, the rabbit was famous in major cities and good at picking fights. “Of course, I’m here to teach you a lesson. Do you think I traveled this far to buy you a meal?” After saying this, Rabbit jumped up and kicked Alain, who started spitting mouthfuls of blood. Alain was strong in his own right, so there was no way he would be helpless against an attack. However, he simply could not resist Rabbit and could only suffer a beating. The guild members in the surroundings closed their eyes, feeling sorry for their guild leader. No one thought they could win th
It seemed that Alain had overestimated his importance. “Hey, wait a minute. Don't be so hasty. I just want to think about how to make things better. You should know that things are not as simple as you think. If I agree so easily, others might target me.” The hooded man sneered inwardly at Alain’s flattering appearance. He knew that Alain was probably trying to bargain with him. “I thought you wouldn’t consider it, but you seem quite willing to work with us.” The hooded man smiled calmly as if mocking Alain from the bottom of his heart. Although Alain was being ridiculed, he could not say a word. The hooded man held the reins, so Alain had no choice but to obey. “I don’t mind this cooperation, but we need to plan this thoroughly. If you can help my guild to make a comeback in this competition, I can agree to your condition. Since you found me, you should know the trouble my guild is facing right now. Philip and his people are messing with us, and the Celestial Palace is keepi
Alain was a smart man and quickly grasped the key point. It seemed that this man was here to help him. “Tell me what you want. Stop wasting my time. If you’re here to help me, let’s have an open discussion.” Alain was no longer nervous and stared at the other party calmly. Hearing that, the hooded man smiled smugly. “I know that your guild is facing a crisis. I can help you with that. I can get rid of all your problems and also ensure that your guild scores victory. Although I can't guarantee that you’ll win the championship, taking one of the top spots won’t be a problem.” The hooded man spoke calmly as if he was confident that Alain would agree. Sure enough, Alain was expectant to hear this man’s offer to help him. At a moment of crisis, it was every man for himself. Right now, no one was willing to help him or lend a helping hand. Alain thought that this was too much of a coincidence. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch. What do you want in return?” Alain knew that