It was insufficient to rely on the royal family alone. Philip could get a good position with Declan’s help. Dustin’s priority was to find someone to deal with Philip before he had time to build connections. “Since I can't use the power of the royal family, I can go to those guilds. Many guilds have settled in Imperial City anyway.” Dustin made his decision quickly. In his mind, Philip was already a dead man. It was all thanks to the guilds’ help during the beast crisis or the military could never have handled the situation all alone. It proved that the guilds occupied a very important position in Imperial City. Philip had no idea that Dustin was going to look for someone to deal with him. However, he knew that the short man would tell his brother in the Spada Guild about his plight. Philip was not worried about his situation at all. He would take one step at a time. Philip did not care what would happen. He simply wanted to watch the excitement, so the bigger, the bet
Just like Lance, his men were friendly and kind-hearted people. They were generally much older than Lance, but they were outspoken and lacked the arrogance of most officials. The man who was stopped was Jax Lore. “Hey, don’t just stand there. Come over here.” The people from the Spada Guild beckoned to Jax and asked them to go through the check. Jax was not happy about it, but he knew they could not mess with the Spada Guild. “I see, it’s the Spada Guild. How may I help you?” Although Jax was angry, he had no choice but to greet them with a smile. They seemed like internal members, so Jax had to be courteous. Although he was an official, he was not highly valued, so he was inferior to the other party. “Cut the crap and just come over as I ordered,” the member of the Spada Guild snapped. Jax scowled. They went too far. The man in front of him was weaker than him. Showing him courtesy was respectful enough. However, the other party still acted so arrogantly, which humilia
Unexpectedly, someone in Imperial City was bold enough to mess with the Spada Guild. Once, someone from another guild messed with them. The small guild was annihilated overnight, and the members who were lucky enough to escape were hunted down endlessly. It was a common occurrence for a guild to be annihilated because of one member’s private dispute. Soon, several burly practitioners were stopped and brought to the gazebo. Philip happened to be one of them. The Spada Guild did not specifically aim at guild members but all male practitioners. After observing for some time at the gazebo and confirming that there was no problem, they would be released. Philip stood among the crowd and looked at the people of the Spada Guild indifferently. He had figured out by now what these people were doing. The people of the Spada Guild must be looking for him because he messed with that shorty. All this trouble was just for him. “I made an analysis and found that this batch of people
Harris’ interest was piqued. He smiled at Jax expectantly, waiting to hear more about Philip. Jax scowled at his expression. He knew that this person was not easy to deal with. Although Harris had a smile on his face, it did not carry the good intentions of a smile at all. “I don't have much contact with Philip. I only know that he’s pretty strong and has a good character,” Jax said tremblingly. He felt uneasy and wished he could run away. “Pretty strong? And you think he’s a good person too?” Harris said sinisterly, exuding bad vibes. Jax looked at him without a word. He sighed and waited. “It’s not up to a loser like you to decide if he has offended one of us. You can shut up now. It's not your turn to teach me what to do,” Harris snapped, and Jax trembled with fear. Jax wanted to say something else, but he was already petrified, at a loss for what to do. He was full of grievances but could not vent his frustration. The Spada Guild always did whatever they wanted,
Harris stood up and glared at Philip with hostility. Although not obvious, there was a faint murderous intent. He glanced at Jax thoughtfully as if doubting him. Jax felt very upset that Philip had offended someone from the Spada Guild. “Buddy, why did you mess with them? Even I can't protect you now,” Jax lamented. “What do you mean I messed with someone from the Spada Guild? I just stepped on a cockroach by accident. It's not a big deal,” Philip said with a smile. Harris had his agenda for doing this. In his opinion, Philip was simply a loser and not worth his time. He glanced at Jax so that Jax could take Philip in hand.He wanted Philip to experience the feeling of being betrayed by others. If Jax suffered any repercussions because of this, he would blame Philip for everything. Harris was very good at invoking conflicts between two people or two forces. Although Jax knew that Philip was powerful, it would do him no good to mess with the legendary Spada Guild. “
The people who criticized Philip fell silent. As residents of Imperial City, they had an inkling of the truth. Nearly everyone had bumped into that shorty during their missions before. He was best at stealing their beasts and missions. Almost everyone had experienced losing the beast that they had gone through pains to hunt. They had thoughts of taking revenge but could only wallow in anger after learning his identity. “If they stole your beast, why didn’t you report them? You can tell the mission counter about it. Although the beast isn't within the scope of the mission, the mission counter can still make a decision on it once a dispute occurs. “But you didn't do that. Instead, you're accusing someone of stealing your beast. As far as I know, this team of eight made a report.” Harris always talked about reason. He spoke to Philip normally as if he had all the right to capture Philip. The onlookers gasped at the other party’s thoughtful planning. They were the unreaso
Jax looked at Philip anxiously, at a loss for what to do. “Since you can’t wait to die, let me grant your wish.” Harris sneered, surprised that someone would seek death at his doorstep. At this moment, a member of the Spada Guild stepped forward and glared at Philip fiercely. “Senior Harris, you don’t have to do such a thing in person. Killing him will only dirty your hands. Let me do it. Dealing with this insignificant insect is a piece of cake.” The person who spoke was a burly man over two meters tall, looking very strong with muscles all over his body. Everyone glanced at Philip, horrified by the difference in stature between Philip and that man. Although Philip had a stout figure too, it was far from that man who was over two meters tall. Everyone thought Philip was dead for sure. They turned away silently, unwilling to see Philip being killed. Only people from the Spada Guild were bold enough to kill someone in the downtown area of Imperial City. Jax looked at
“That stupid guy dares to use his bare hands to stop Lark’s fatal move? Doesn't he know that Lark is using his best attack?” Some people mocked Philip when they realized he was just a brainless fool. Philip overheard their comments and laughed at their naivety. “Let me show you absolute power today.” Philip did not dodge but blocked the attack with his hands. He easily stole the rod and swung it in his hands. Everyone was dumbfounded by his actions. Who would have thought that Philip could easily snatch the rod from Lark? Moreover, Philip easily resisted Lark’s powerful and deadly attack. It was simply surreal! “Wait a minute, what's going on?” “Where did this guy come from? He actually withstood Lark’s attack!” The people of the Spada Guild were dumbfounded at Philip’s strength. The onlookers were horrified. They had turned away from the tragic scene because no one thought Philip could withstand Lark’s attacks. Jax stared at Philip in shock. He knew that Philip w
At this time, Cameron and his men returned in the middle of the night. He saw the Claude family members crying as soon as he returned. They were bruised and battered from a beating, looking utterly miserable. Cameron was furious that someone would dare to bully his family members while he was away. “What's going on? Why are you in this state? Did someone cause trouble while I was away?” Cameron was angry and in disbelief, feeling that something was strange. Everyone nodded nervously. “Ronan is here!” The old woman who suffered the worst beating was very upset and glared viciously in Ronan’s direction. “Cameron, although you left me in charge while you were away, I can’t do it anymore. Ronan kept messing with us and even brought some people to beat us up!” The old woman made up stories and described Ronan as an unforgivable evildoer. Cameron scowled, but he could not believe it. “What did you say? Ronan actually hit someone?” He was unwilling to believe it. Although Ronan
Philip took out some fine wine, which was worthless to him but priceless to Ronan. Ronan laughed at Philip’s nonchalance and patted his shoulder. The two of them sat down and started drinking. Rabbit joined in the fun and swallowed the wine in big gulps. Although the alcohol content was a bit high for Rabbit, he enjoyed it happily. They quickly felt slightly tipsy. Although they were practitioners, they did not use any techniques to sober up. It was okay to be a little intoxicated as long as it did not affect them too much. It was rare to find a friend who they could click so well with, so it was a blessing to get drunk together. As they drank happily, the aroma of the wine wafted out. Everyone smelled the fragrance and looked for the source of the scent. They quickly found Ronan's residence and scowled. That smell proved that he had to be drinking good wine in there. “How is he worthy of such fine wine?” “Just a whiff of that wine clears my head, so it has to be good s
Although victory was not confirmed, they had to take part. Since the other party said so, they had no choice but to win. At the thought of the other major families, Cameron scowled as he felt the pressure. “I heard that you have a non-human descendant in your family,” the other party said with a smile, but it was uncertain if his intention was to mock Cameron or to find out some information. The Claude family scowled as they instantly figured out who the other party was talking about—Ronan. This person had disgraced the whole family. “We do have someone like that in our family. Back then, one of our youths was restless and impulsive…” Cameron wanted to explain, but the other party interrupted him. The mysterious man smiled with satisfaction at Cameron’s admittance. “If that’s the case, it’s great. Let this person take part in the competition. I’m interested in his strength and want to try it out in person. “Other than your victory, this person has to take part in the comp
By treating Ronan badly, the people would receive some rewards from the higher-ups. After a while, everyone got used to it. Even the wine sold to Ronan was cheap wine that no one wanted. “There’ll be a place for me in the world somehow!” Philip shook his head. These people’s attitude was strange, indeed, but he did not think that they could not find a roof over their heads. Since the Claude family was so arrogant, they could take over their place. Thinking of this, Philip took them back to the Claude family's manor and knocked on the door with a smile on his face. The guards were horrified to see Philip and Ronan again. They did not forget how badly they were beaten earlier. Thus, no one dared to stop them from marching in for fear that they would be beaten again. They could not afford the consequences. The Claude family quickly learned about their appearance. They scowled, their faces turning ashen. “Why are you here again?” “We already told you that they won't be ba
Even though everyone was angry, they could not help but taunt the culprit. The cowardly man coughed at their sarcastic remarks. “Let’s wait until the family head returns tomorrow. I don’t believe Ronan will be so arrogant when he’s around!” After saying that, he ran to his room and hid, unwilling to say more to the others. Ronan did not know what happened back then. As long as he refused to admit it, he believed that Ronan could not do anything to him. It was a conspiracy against Ronan’s mother back then. If the family head refused to protect him, he would tell Ronan everything to save himself.… After Ronan left the luxurious manor, his mood instantly became better. He never thought that he would do something so spectacular one day. “Thank you.” Ronan lowered his head to Philip humbly. He was grateful to Philip and wanted to pledge brotherhood with Philip. Philip waved his hands awkwardly, surprised by Ronan’s courtesy. He did not do much; he just gave him some confiden
Other members of the family had been so pampered that no one could fight Ronan either. All of them were sent flying, and some of them hung on the tree miserably. Philip laughed at the scene. These people had always treated Ronan as a pushover when, in fact, Ronan was a force to be reckoned with. None of them was a match for him. “I know that other than my uncle, some other people were also involved in harming my mother, but I don’t know who they are. You'd better hand them over or no one will leave this place alive today.” Ronan’s killing intent was very intense. He was clearly very angry. Everyone panicked and looked around carefully, at a loss for what to do. They saw the fear in each other’s eyes. The family head had taken Ronan's uncle and some other people to a city. It was difficult for them to find a decision-maker when the elders were not around. The instigator from back then was not around either. Who else could they look for? “Calm down. This matter has nothin
Ronan’s uncle did not hesitate to force his elder sister to her death just to kick the most promising descendant out of the family. This grudge was unforgivable. Everyone laughed at Ronan’s audacity to seek revenge. Only a fool would dare to do that. “Do you know how powerful your uncle is?” “Although he’s not here now, he’s not someone you can afford to mess with.” Everyone mocked Ronan without taking him seriously at all. “Did you hear what I said?” Ronan scowled. These people kept disregarding his request and paid no attention to him. He felt very upset. “Since you won’t hand him over, I’ll beat you until he appears. If he’s not here, other people can take his place.” He knew that his uncle was quite powerful and would often go to other towns or cities for networking. While it was true that he might not be around, it did not mean that Ronan would not make trouble for the others. Everyone looked at Ronan arrogantly, waiting to see what Ronan would do. Suddenly, Rona
The guards were taken aback by Ronan’s sudden arrogance and looked at him doubtfully. “What’s up with you? Do you want to take action?” “After all these years, have you finally decided to avenge your mother?” They kept taunting Ronan without realizing how angry he was. “I repeat—I want to see the people who forced my mother to her death back then!” Ronan stomped his foot in anger and glared at everyone around him. The guards were startled because they finally felt Ronan’s strength with that stomp. They did not expect him to be that strong. Maybe because of Ronan’s fury, they finally realized his might and quickly scrambled into the manor. Philip saw the name on a plaque—Claude Manor. The place looked pretty imposing, and Philip felt a stab of longing as he looked around. Philip stood without a word. His main objective was to help Ronan. The guards ran away in a panic. They knew that Ronan was going to make things difficult for them. “It’s bad. Ronan is at the door
The man could not resist because he was alone. Next time, he would bring more people to deal with Philip. Philip saw his resentment but took no notice of it. No matter how much he resented Philip, he would not survive tonight. Such an arrogant and domineering person would not live to see the sun tomorrow. “Y-You hit him?” Ronan looked at Philip in disbelief, shocked that Philip would stand up for him. Although he usually appeared simple and kind, he was not a fool. He knew that Philip hit that guy to protect him. “If you meet such people again, just fight them and don’t worry about unnecessary things. You don't want to fight because you’re afraid of losing the right to enter the town, but you’re my brother from now on. “I can take care of your wine supply, and we can find other ways to make money. You don’t have to waste your efforts and live under someone else's roof anymore,” Philip said arrogantly, not taking these people seriously at all. Hearing that, Ronan nodded with