"Hmm?"Frank frowned slightly as he watched Kit quickly take out what looked like a vest from under his desk and put it on.Blade, the Wolvens' boss, was immediately flustered. "What are you doing, Kit?!""What, you ask?"Kit sneered even as he walked backward toward the curtain wall. "Did you really think this partnership is the real thing, Blade?""What?!"Blade froze, but quickly understood—Kit planned to kill him too!As things developed, Kit's plan was to work together with Blade to neutralize the Blue Fangs before dealing with Lanecorp, and lastly, Blade himself!"The Blood Wolves don't need two bosses, get it?" Kit said coolly before turning and laughing at Frank. "I set up this trap for him, but since you're here anyway, you can all die with him!"And with that, he jumped, crashing through the curtain wall and out of Zomber Tower.The forty-story building stood over 200 meters, but Kit had also arranged for a special material on the curtain wall of his office so that
"Isn't it too late?!" Peter kept ranting. "We're both going to die here!""That might not be the case." Frank chuckled coolly.With his Transcendent rank physique, he would not even fear a missile, let alone a bomb.That was why he was calm, even intent on testing whether Peter had the resolve to be true to his word.Lifting him by the collar with one hand, Frank brought him to the broken glass, asking, "Tell me, Peter—are you afraid?""What?! Of course I am!" Peter shrieked, since Frank looked like he was ready to throw him off the building.Frank continued, "Then do you want revenge against the man who treated you like a dog?!""Of course! Even in my dreams!"Peter bellowed, clenching his knuckles. "It's those brothers who set me up and made me like this! My life would mean something if I could kill Kit Jameson!""Alright, you said it!" Frank laughed and kicked Peter out of the fortyish floor."Wooooahhh!!! Fuck!!! Frank Lawrence—!!!!" Peter screamed hysterically even as
Terry and his boys quickly knocked several men to their feet.Curiously, they were not hostile—instead, they were intent on fleeing, as if the devil himself was on their heels."Stop!" Terry barked at his boys. "What the hell is going on here…?!"He looked at the people in confusion—they were all from the Bleeders or Zomber Group.For some reason, they were not rallying for a fight, despite Terry and his boys showing up. Instead, they were fleeing for their lives!"Bro, maybe your Haki scared them off?" one of his men flattered."Shut up!" Terry snapped angrily and glanced at a square in the distance. "They were fleeing the building… if they were scared, they should be running in all directions. But they are all heading in a single direction—they had clearly planned this!""Well, what should we do? Go in?" the thugs asked Terry."Urgh, fine!"Terry bellowed after some thought. "Mr. Lawrence is inside, and we are his backup. Let's go!"Still, just as Terry was about to lead th
"Bravo!" "Amazing!"Even the people from Zomber Group were clapping in excitement when they saw what happened.Terry's men did the same too with worshipful looks in their eyes but stopped awkwardly when Terry glared at them. "Quit clapping already. We're going to meet Mr. Lawrence!" he yelled and led his men toward the two figures who had just landed and were caught under the parachute."Frank Lawrence?!" Kit was terrified even as he crawled out from underneath the parachute.As he jumped off the building, he watched as Frank did the same, sliding down along the crumbling walls.Was that possible for a human?! Kit was certainly skeptical. He doubted that even the Hansen brothers could do it, and they were once the strongest duo in Zamri!Was Frank really just a martial artist, and not some supernatural entity?!Even as the curious thought plagued him, he started running. "As long as I can reach them…" He could see the hundreds of Zomber Group employees and Bleeders g
Seeing that Kit was still ordering him around, Peter's expression contorted viciously.Raising the brick he was holding, he smashed it violently on Kit's head!"Fuck you! I'm not a piece of shit nor a dog!" Peter bellowed as he did so. "It's all you and Larry's fault that I ended up like this! Well, I've killed Larry, and you're going to die now too!""Fucking Peter Lane! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"Kit's vision actually blacked out for a moment, and was incensed when he reached up and felt blood on his head.This mutt who was always beneath him had just hit him!And what was it that he said… that he was the one who killed his brother Larry?!Still, Kit growled, "Hit me again, and I'll make your life a living hell—"Thump!Peter said nothing as he hit Kit in the head again with all his strength, leaving Kit completely stunned."Argh…!!!"It took the man around ten seconds to regain his senses, and he let out a blood-curdling scream when he felt the blood on his
Most of all, Frank did not want Helen's family to fall apart.With that in mind, he turned toward Terry. "The Bleeders' leaders and their martial artists have all been wiped out. The same goes for the Wolvens too—I don't have to tell you what you should do from now on, do I?"Terry's jaw dropped so low that his mouth could fit an egg. "The Wolvens too? For real, Mr. Lawrence?""I won't lie to you. I've dealt with them already." Frank nodded. "Take Peter to the hospital, and he'll be working as a security guard. The rest is up to you."Pausing, he then added, "From now on, there shall be no more gangs in Zamri."With that, he turned to leave, while Terry nodded solemnly."Yes, sir!" he exclaimed before turning to one of his men. "Blackie, take Ms. Lane's brother to the hospital. The rest of you, we're taking over the Bleeders!""Yeah!!!"Terry's men had been excited for a while now.They did not expect their new boss to be this frightening, taking down every martial artist of t
Helen's eyes narrowed, clearly skeptical."See for yourself!" she snapped as she opened her laptop, put it in front of Frank, and played an on-scene interview."This is Piers Hershey, reporting live from the scene. I'm with Mr. Terry Cotton, a kind soul who has been helping victims of the Zomber Tower collapse. What do you think about this incident, Mr. Cotton?""Oh, it's a tragedy. We're just passing by, but it's only right to help…"Piers nodded approvingly. "You really are a model citizen of Zamri, Mr. Cotton."Terry's dramatically tearful reaction left Helen furming. "So what have you been up to again, Frank?!""Uh… We were just having tea with Kit Jameson, over a bar grill and stuff—"Lily the secretary entered just then. "Ms. Lane? A board member of Zomber Group is asking to see you."Frank sighed in relief and was ready to bail, only for Helen to catch him, snorting. "Don't think you're getting away. You either confess, or this won't be over!"Seeing Helen's hostile gla
"Urgh…"Helen had calmed down but snorted as Frank was flashing her a cheeky smile. "Yeah, yeah. You did good, getting us another company. But you're the one who just threw it at us without needing to do anything, while any problems would fall back on me! Do you think I can deal with two major companies at the same time?""Well, you know what they say—those who can are always busy. That's my girl for you—she's always amazing." Frank shrugged, confirming that he would be goofing off.Helen rolled her eyes at him, exasperated.-Vicky Turnbull called in the afternoon, teasing, "Did you know that you're on the news? Sliding down a falling building… That's so cool. Still, something's lacking—you should've been holding a babe like Helen in your arms while you did so." "Ahem…" Frank rubbed his nose awkwardly. "Stop teasing me. Why did you call me?""Oh, it's nothing important." Vicky smiled. "I heard you're acquainted with Gene Pearce?""I guess. What, is something up?" Frank raised
As it turned out, the white-clad geezer did not return for revenge.People change as they age, along with their mindset, and develop a longing for their hometown.In fact, the white-clad geezer had returned to make peace with his family, and died in their company.Naturally, he was furious to hear that someone was using his name to bluff their way out and abduct his niece, the hag.And so he came with the rest of them, looking for Frank.After all, if Frank was not sent by the white-clad geezer, the only other person would be…-Back at the present, the white-clad geezer growled icily, "Where is my niece?"Frank smirked. "She paid the price for her crimes. What, do you want revenge?""A life for a life," the white-clad geezer growled. "That's the one rule that has never changed since olden times!"His entourage roared in approval. "Don't get so full of yourself, brat! He is different from the rest of us, and he can kill you anytime!""Really?" Frank simply snorted nonchalant
As the geezer spoke, he opened the rosewood box and put an ashtray in it. "I actually don't have any abilities—everything I make is produced from this box. With its help, I can imbue any object with an enchantment beyond human comprehension. See for yourself!"He closed the box and held it by its sides as the box glowed in a rainbow gradient.Frank felt a sense of familiarity as he watched, as the energy signature resembled the spiritron vein, but one different from the meteor.So what the heck was going on?While Frank was left surprised, the geezer stopped and opened the box, handing Frank the ashtray.As Frank held the ashtray, he saw that it really was altered—it could carry more now!The geezer then passed him a yellowed old book. "This is how you can use it!"Frank frowned. "Why are you giving it to me? I can't take it, or people would just say that I stole it from you when they find out."The geezer smiled in wry amusement. "It's yours either way, kid! And after you've d
To be honest, the hag really had not considered that question and was just playing along to her own whims, never once considering why she was such a philanderer.Frank then pressed his advantage. "Your so-called love is but a manifestation of your lust. It seems noble, but it has no warmth or color, and the world has no way of determining if it exists."If I want it, I can do what you do too. Heck, I'm sure that's the same for everyone else—they're just kind people who know that they shouldn't hog the limited resources of mental asylums.""Insolence!"The hag lunged at Frank as she realized that he was mocking her, but Frank was already prepared and pinned her to the floor with his telekinesis."Alright, you can quit hollering now. The more you do, the more you're just proving that you've lost!"Crouching in front of the hag, Frank growled coolly. "Did you think I'd only rely on brute strength to force your compliance? You're kidding—I don't even need to do that with someone like
It was just as the geezer had said—the hag had been pampered for so long that she could not tell right from wrong.In fact, in her mind, everything she did was never wrong and was even reasonable!That was what frustrated the geezer the most, and he simply stopped arguing and started whipping her with his belt.Pain really clears the mind, and the hag was no exception. In fact, she thought for a split second that she might have made a mistake.However, it only lasted for that split second—a little whipping was never really going to correct a lifetime of distorted beliefs!"I don't get it!" she cried. "Why do you treat my love with such disdain?! You don't have to love me, but you have to respect me!" The geezer laughed coolly and continued to whip her as he snapped, "That's true! But now, what I say goes—that's all there is to it!"That was when Frank suddenly reached out and caught the belt.It stunned the geezer, who quickly checked Frank's hand, and sighed after seeing that
It had been so long since he had seen his enemy, that the geezer almost fell out of his lounger.If he were to be honest, he really did not hold out much hope since it had been years, and no one lasted more than twenty strikes against the hag.However, while he was convinced that his revenge was futile in this life, Frank suddenly appeared.While he looked like he had nothing but his looks going for him, he brought the hag like she was some harmless hatchling."H-How did you do it?" the geezer exclaimed, presuming that Frank must have pulled some cunning trick.However, the geezer was once again reminded of the hag's conceit as she snorted. "How, you asked? With just a wave of his hand, and I lost!"Turning to Frank, she snapped, "There, he had his justice. Can you tell my uncle to show his face now?"Frank rolled his eyes. "I don't know your uncle. I only brought you here because of him!""No… That's impossible!" The truth was starting to dawn on the hag, but she still refus
"H-How did you do that?!"While the cabal was left flabbergasted, the hag was much calmer for some reason.After all, her father had told her about an uncle of hers, who had left the family because they kept abusing their earthbending ability.It was rumored that the uncle eventually cultivated a superior ability, fusing things that would otherwise not be just like what Frank just did.As such, she told her cabal as much, but Frank shook his head. "I learned your technique by directly observing you when you used it. And by doing so, I found a fatal flaw, which I adjusted for."He certainly did not have anything to do with the hag's uncle—he was just that quick a learner and that gifted to wield earthbending in an instant.Naturally, the hag was not about to believe that.No matter how gifted a person could be, there was no way anyone could learn earthbending instantly and even perfect it. In the end, someone must have taught him!As such, she was starting to get impatient with
Before the cabal could react, molehills appeared beneath their feet and sent them flying.Most passed out when they hit the ground, while the rest were barely holding on."W-Who the hell are you?!" The cabal had grown conceited since they did not have many rivals in a remote corner such as this one, and they therefore presumed that no one could challenge them.And now, they could not win with numbers against Frank, let alone one against one.Could anyone bear the shame?"What a bunch of mooks. I told you kids to stay on your training, but none of you listened. And now you're acting surprised?"A hunched hag appeared on a nearby alley, looking very much affable.Surprised, the cabal exclaimed, "What are you doing here, ma'am?""Do you think I'd miss the tremors?" the hag snapped coolly before wheeling on Frank. "Impressive physique! I certainly didn't expect you to hurt those boys."The cabal quickly warned her, "This isn't the time, ma'am. He knows earthbending, and he could
Frank's tone was calm, as if he was merely stating a fact. "What's there to deny? Even if I spilled my guts, do you stand a chance against me? See, no one does!"The man was furious—he had met plenty of conceited individuals, but Frank definitely took the crown!And seeing that Frank was not even in his thirties and was definitely small fry, he did not hesitate to slam his palm on the ground, which promptly started to move! "Interesting!"Frank stood his ground instead of leaping away, staring cooly at the molehills that streaked toward him. Even as the molehills were reaching Frank's feet, the man was left wondering why Frank did not dodge when the unexpected happened.The molehills struck the brat, but he remained unscathed!Earthbending was their cabal's signature technique, capable of causing seismic tremors—even if it was no match for real earthquakes, most people would still have trouble dealing with it.They were either torn into pieces by the shockwave, though the mor
Frank waited for a taxi and headed to his destination. Soon, the taxi stopped outside a dilapidated apartment.As Frank alighted and stared at the cracks on every block or the shaky foundations, even he could tell that it was in such a bad state it must be demolished. Shaking his head, he sighed in exasperation and entered the fifth unit on the sixth floor of Block D.He knocked on the door, and a smiling geezer opened it as he studied him. "What can I do for you, sir?"Able to tell right away that he was special, Frank asked, "Let's just call it a visit. I heard you could craft mystic items?"The geezer laughed right then. "I knew it. The nail that sticks out really gets hammered! I just want to keep my head down and live out my days, but you found me anyway.""Please don't misunderstand, sir," Frank quickly said. "I'm no robber, and I'm not going to steal from you. As long as you assist me, I can do anything for you.""Let's talk inside." The geezer stepped aside to let Fr