Secrecy was unnecessary at this point, and Gable was even laughing darkly. "Yes, we burnt down your shitty farm resort. I don't mind telling you that since you're both dying here!""I see." Frank turned to glance at Helen's car before smiling at her. "The car camcorder is on, right? Is what they said recorded?""Yeah." Helen nodded, hiding a smile behind her palm.She was surprised Frank was cunning enough to think of that.Moreover, she was not afraid at all anyway—if the goons and thugs of Morhen could not even reach him, Clark and Gable's friends certainly would not.On the other hand, Gable did a double take in surprise after hearing that his words were recorded.However, he soon regained his confidence and snapped coolly, "So what if you recorded us? We'd just have to kill you and set fire to your car. We won't leave any evidence, so no one would know a thing!""I see… You've really thought this through!" Frank smacked himself on the forehead dramatically but soon narrowe
Frank stood his ground, waiting.As the first goon swung his machete, he suddenly moved as fast as lightning when the tip of the blade was inches from his nose.Helen could not see what he did, but the goon was suddenly screaming and on his knees, his machete already in Frank's hand.Even before the goon could catch his breath, he screamed even as he watched Frank raise his foot. "N-No!!!"Nonetheless, Frank sent him flying with a kick, leaving his chest sunken and no longer able to scream.He was clearly dead!Clang!At the same time, Frank had nonchalantly raised the machete behind himself, parrying the machete of another goon trying to blindside him.He pivoted and punched the goon in the head so hard that he smashed it in.While he did, he did not forget to kick another goon in the shin, breaking his leg!Crack!"Argh!" The goon dropped his weapon and tried to flee despite the limp, but he suddenly heard the sound of metal piercing flash.He paused, looked down to find
Clark was trembling in fear even as he looked at Frank's smile. The man could kill without flinching, and he looked no different from the reaper.While Clark had himself been involved in murder and other felony, it had never been one-sided like it was with Frank.It certainly left him traumatized…"S-Stay where you are!" he bellowed, whipping out a dagger out of nowhere as he grabbed Luna and pressed the dagger against her throat. "Or I'll kill her!"Even as Clark's blade broke skin and drew blood, Frank was shrugging at his meek threat. "Did you really think I'd care if she lives?"Luna turned pale as she trembled endlessly, her speech unintelligible even as she begged Frank for help. "P-Please… Save me…""Hey now." Frank snorted, shaking his head and continuing toward Clark. "You really shouldn't ask me for anything, Luna—you know better than anyone what you've done to me and Helen. Also, you're the one who set this trap and willingly fell into it. Can't blame anyone for that,
"No… No!!!"Even as Gable started to climb into his car, he had thought he could escape, but only for Frank to drag him back.He struggled violently even as his hope to escape became a pipe dream, but it was naturally pointless.Frank even broke one of his arms—the same thing he did with Clark, rendering him immobile."Now, let me think… what should I do with you two?"Frank rubbed his chin, watching as both Gable and Clark lay limply on the ground before turning to glance at Helen in her car.Naturally, he was plenty considerate toward her since he would not allow mooks like these two to live otherwise.However, they were Helen's uncles and Mark's sons—executing both on the spot was really too much."Please, Mr. Lawrence! Just let us go… It's all Gable's idea!" Clark exclaimed through tears and shudders, brotherhood be damned as he sold out his brother right then and there. "He planned the arson on the farm too… he said that everything in the family will be ours if we get the
"Fine. In that case…"Frank turned to Helen as they planned how they would get Clark and Gable back to Laneville.That was when Luna suddenly shrieked, "Die!!!""Gurk—!"Frank turned, and was left gaping in shock.Luna had picked up a machete from god-knows-where and had swung it at Clark's neck while Frank's back was turned.Even Clark could not react in time.Blood welled up in his mouth as he stared in disbelief at the wheezing Luna, even as she hacked off three quarters of his neck.His eyes widened and twitched endlessly, but he was clearly going to die."What are you doing?!" Frank bellowed—he had just decided to take the brothers back to Laneville, only for Luna to murder Clark!Luna was still wheezing, but soon dropped on her rump as she laughed maniacally."Hahaha! Serves you right! Serves you right for fucking lying to me!" Luna kept cursing at Clark even as he lay dead, his eyes wide opened.While Frank remained silent, Gable panicked at his brother's death and c
Trevor had put in time and effort into building the farm resort, contributing greatly for the launch.He even poured in resources from his company Trevor International, bringing in over a dozen subcontractor teams to work simultaneously.Fortunately, Clark and Gable did not manage to burn down the villas they built, or Trevor would be coming after them himself.Either way, he was breathing a sigh of catharsis when Frank told him that those responsible were dealt with.-Frank said nothing after hanging up and continued driving toward Laneville.As soon as he arrived, he found Mark, Gavin, and other key members of the Lane family waiting at the gates.Even Gavin's sons, Jon and Roth, were there with Fleur and Jade Zahn.Frank could understand why they were there—Helen had called them before they arrived.Among them, Jade was fidgeting restlessly. What would she do if her dear daughter got hurt?As Frank stopped the car in front of the Lanes, he said nothing as he dragged Gable
Even as everyone turned to Jade, she kept ranting, "Does Helen have proof that Luna called her and lured her to a trap?! Are you all going to believe her just because she said it?! For all we know, Frank Lawrence can really hold himself in a fight!"But even as she ranted, Gable was scowling on his knees.He certainly had no idea—when he asked Jade about Frank, all Jade had to say about him was 'lowlife ex-husband'.It was why when he was actually up against Frank, he treated Frank with insignificance.Unbeknownst to him, 'lowlife ex-husband' was just Jade's opinion of Frank, and he was not a lowlife.His spite flared even as Jade continued ranting, looking around at everyone. "What are Frank and Helen to us?! Nobodies—that's what they are! Even if we accept Helen back into our family, she isn't really family, so how trustworthy can their words be?! Considering that she's drooling over becoming the next head of the Lane family, we should really be thinking more about this!"That
"What?!""T-That's not what Helen said…""Well, which one is the truth?!""I didn't think that Helen was so devious…"Frank, however, was unaffected by the Lanes' restlessness.He stared at Luna calmly even as she cringed inside Jade's arms, his tone flat. "Having a conscience is what makes a person human, Luna. I don't know if you understand the situation, but I've saved your life today… There won't be a next time since you'd prefer to repay my favor with such spite."Luna certainly did not dare look him in the eye and basically erased what Frank did from her memory as she braced herself and snapped, "Save your breath! I never needed your help!"At the same time, Jade pointed at Frank and bellowed, "Take a good look, everyone! The insolence of this bastard to show up in our house and threaten my daughter in everyone! Where's the justice here?!"Fleur also promptly pressed the advantage. "I'm sure everyone can see who's telling the truth here now? I know you can fight, Frank, a
Frank snorted. "Alright, I'm hanging up. I'm getting started over here soon.""Yeah. Good luck," Jouri replied.Hanging up, Frank looked up at the waterfall overhead, and then at Skyler, who was standing beside him. "So? Is it time yet?""Almost… Now!" Skyler's eyes were glowing even as she stared at her watch."Alright."Frank looked up just as the skies abruptly darkened. "Ah, there it is—the eclipse."The sun seemed to disappear, and the world was suddenly shrouded in darknesses.And beside him, a stone door imbued with the power of the spiritron vein also rumbled as it parted."Got it!" Frank rushed inside without another word as soon as he saw it."Hmph. I'm surprised that you could reach this place." A cold, wrathful voice resounded inside even before Frank got a hold of his surroundings.Looking up, Frank found a youth in a black cossack and sporting grey-white hair, standing upon a cliff as he looked down on him.Frank chuckled. "Hehe. Like I said, I've come to kill
Frank narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?'Crane shrugged. "I don't mind giving it to you straight—members of Torrent are actually… Ahem. A part of Torrent himself."Frank paused. "What's that supposed to mean?""You don't get it, do you?" Crane grinned. "Then let me put it to you this way—every member is a clone of Torrent.""A clone?" Frank gasped in realization."Yes," Crane nodded. "That's why I believe that challenging Crane is just suicide. You have no idea how powerful he is—only death awaits you down that path."Frank smirked. "Oh, but I don't think so."Crane rolled his eyes. "Fine, whatever—now listen closely. You will find Torrent in the Mystic Trail, but you would only find that place when the sun and moon coincide, and the entrance is beneath the waterfall south of Horton."As he finished, he snorted coldly. "I have no idea if you can actually do it, but I'm hoping you do kill him… Heh. I'm getting tired of being stuck under his control for so long."Then, waving off
Frank abruptly turned, immediately noticing one of the Cranes crouching, ready to spring forward and blindside him."Got you!" He laughed."Hah! You fell for it!"Just as Frank swung a punch to pulverize that Crane, he suddenly burst into pus that splashed at Frank's face."Damn it!" Frank took a step back, surprised that the clone's presence was identical to the real Crane, and a trap on top of that!"Die!"The Cranes around him each whipped out a dagger, all of them stabbing at Frank at the same time."Get off!" Frank bellowed, unleashing a shockwave that sent all the Cranes flying across all directions."Frank! Above you!" Skyler suddenly shrieked."Yes! I'm right here!" A strange laughter sounded above Frank just as he wiped the pus off his face.Crane was suddenly directly above him, launching an aerial kick straight at Frank's head, and Frank had no time to dodge!"Die!" Crane's smile curled into a twisted angle as he saw that too.He was very confident with this kick
"Disgusting…" Skyler murmured through her hand.Despite being skinned and scalped, the women were all still alive and singing to the music that was playing despite their anguish."Talk about a terrible fetish."Frank was scowling too—why were all the members of Torrent such sick deviants? It seemed like his plan to wipe them out was absolutely correct!"So, you killed my clone?"The lanky man on the couch slowly turned to level his bloodshot eyes at Frank.His lips were wet with bed as they curled upward into an eerie smile."Clone?" Frank narrowed his eyes."Hehe. It's a sage art."Crane shrugged as he stood up and wiped the blood off his lips. "It's only natural that you don't understand… Still, you deserve praise. If you can kill my clone, that means you're not just slightly stronger than Ghost."Naturally, the man was none other than the real Crane.Still, as Skyler studied him from a corner, even she could notice the strange twitch of his fingers, and his veins were pro
Even as Crane ran, he was looking over his shoulder, his heart pounding. "No… I won't win in a one-on-one!"No, as long as I get back to my real body… we can do this together!" He frowned, having seen how Frank sliced off the pinkies of those hood rats. It hence quickly dawned on him that Frank was not just slightly stronger than Ghost, as Torrent had put it!"Almost there!" He gasped when he saw the signboard of Pegasus Showtown in the distance. "As long as I get there and rendezvous with my real body, that brat will lose—"That was when he turned and saw that a shadow had caught up with impossible speed."What?!" Crane's eyes almost popped out in bewilderment. "What speed is that?! Are you kidding—"Even as he spotted the shadow, the shadow turned into a youth with an impassive visage.His fist outstretched, he was clearly punching toward Crane's forehead!"Argh…"Even as Crane looked on, the youth's punch slowed down by tenfold, but his fist kept closing in.Then, whe
Seeing Skyler sigh, the tattooed thug presumed that his extortion worked.He strode up, grabbing Frank's shoulder. "No one's gonna help you, boy. Pay up, or you're not leaving.""Exactly! You're not getting away!" the crowd of hood rats hollered. "Last chance."Frank's eyes were cold and fixed on Dani, however. "Are you going to intervene? If you do, you can keep that check. If you don't…""Ugh. Fuck off! I don't care!" Dani spat, her expression smug as she folded her arms before her chest. "Who do you think you are to threaten me?!""Exactly! Pay up, and you can leave!""Yeah! Ten grand, at least!""You probably don't know my boss Wyvern, but when he's here, you won't get away with just ten grand!"Even as the crowd closed in, Frank shook his head. "Well, you had your chance. Don't blame me for what happens next.""You're giving us a chance?! Hah! Who—argh!"Even before Dani could finish gloating, Frank was suddenly in front of her, grabbing her viciously by the wrist."Arg
"Five grand?! Did you hear that?! He just threw five grand!""Must be a rich kid coming here for a secret rendezvous, out of prying eyes? Those types are the easiest mark!""Fuck! And Dani got one of us… It hurts me more than losing at the races!"Frank could hear the buzz around him but ignored it as he strode past the men flanking him and headed toward the street that stank of blood."Stop!" A big tattooed man grinned sinisterly as he intercepted Frank.As his buddies encircled Frank as well, Frank snorted—it seemed that they took his reaction for a sign of weakness and thought that he could be cowed.The tattooed man rubbed his chin as he leered at Skyler's voluptuous figure, chuckling. "Look, boy. I'm short on cash, so let me take a loan. I'll pay you back some other day, how about that?"His friend laughed. "Exactly! You just gave Dani five grand, and we won't ask for more… just four, how about that?"Skyler scowled in turn and glanced worriedly at Frank beside her—was he
Frank himself had just stepped out of the nightclub when his eyes narrowed."Blood," he murmured, his nostrils twitching."Blood?"Skyler sniffed the air, puzzled. "I can't smell it.""It's from the opposite street… I smell the blood of over a dozen people.""A dozen?!" Skyler did a double take.He could identify the number of people who were killed?! That was just ridiculous!"Come on, let's take a look."Just as Frank led the way toward the source of the stench, a woman suddenly came up, catching Frank off guard and throwing herself into his arms."Hmmm?" He looked down to see that she had thick makeup, average looks, and a rather pudgy belly."Argh! He touched me!" she pointed at Frank and shrieked even before he realized what was happening."What?!" Skyler was staring at the woman too, mystified."Oh, sister! You just didn't see it!"The woman kept hollering, pointing at Frank's face. "Your boyfriend grabbed my ass! Is that how you teach him manners?!""Teach him ma
Wyvern screamed even as he clutched the stump that was his hand, screaming so shrilly one might mistake his voice as inhuman."Oh, just shut up." The lanky man glowered and launched a kick, reducing Wyvern into puddles of blood and pieces of innards, splattering all around the lobby. "Argh!!!" the devilish lady screamed as she watched the carnage unfolded."Another sound, and you'd end up just like him." The lanky man turned and frowned at her impatiently."Hngh…" The devilish lady promptly clasped a hand over her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she trembled."What the hell?!"Outside, Wyvern's lackeys heard the screams and ran inside, looking for him. "Hey, where's Wyvern?!"However, the lobby was too dimly lit for them to notice the blood and guts scattered around the walls, and they only sensed that terrible stench."Hngh…" The devilish lady was too scared to speak, and tears trickled out of her eyes."Fuck!"One of the lackeys strode up and seized the lanky man