"Grr…"Frank was so furious that he could kill Chet right then.Still, he soon calmed down, and flicked his fingers, launching an invisible burst of pure vigor into Jaden's body.As he strode off, he growled coldly, "Your son won't wake up before I return, and you will all die with Silverbell if anything happens to her! You hear me?!"Chet flinched right then—even if he thought nothing of Frank before, he felt Frank's threat now in his very bones.After all, Frank excelled in both martial arts and medicine despite being young. He was definitely supported by some hidden faction in Draconia, and not just a modest company like Lanecorp!And they had to be a force to be reckoned with!Even as Chet watched Frank leave, many thoughts crossed his mind all at once.He could cry right then, even if he were the head of the Favoni family.He ended up on the wrong side of Hundred Bane Sect for the sake of saving his son, and then Abel got hurt when they brought him in to help.And in th
Most of all, Silverbell carried a secret with her—one she pulled off by swindling every champion of Draconia.If she fell to the hands of Hundred Bane Sect now, they would easily be the ones who won big.And Silverbell would rather die than see that happen.Just then, Lubor smiled as he threatened, "Hehe… You'd better not get any funny ideas. I've already implanted a blood centipede in you, and you'll die if I get upset."He then lifted her chin, clicking his tongue and sighing. "You're so beautiful… You're setting me on fire even if it's our first time meeting!"Silvebell remained silent despite his provocation, leveling him a look of contempt while avoiding his touch."Huh?!"Lubor glowered as Silverbell stayed defiant against him.He would have no hope of even reaching her level on any other day, but she was completely under his control now.It certainly left him buoyed, but he immediately felt humiliated as Silverbell was still glaring at him as if he were trash!"Bitch!"
"I will remember what the Favonis did today," Silverbell said quietly and spat bloody drool before she continued. "As for you… you're just a rat who thinks he's won. But rats would always be rats—you will never be afforded any respect.""Fuck!" Lubor was left shaking his rage, shoving Silverbell into the dirt with one hand while he fumbled to loosen his belt with the other. "I will do you right here, in the middle of the road! Let's see how you'd mock me after this!""Hehehe…"Silverbell was giggling coolly despite being subdued. "And you think you'd make me cave? All it does is prove your impotence and treachery further… The Martial Alliance will come for you when they realize what happened, and you'll suddenly find yourself abandoned by Hundred Bane Sect. Oh, poor you…""Fuck!Silverbell's gloating only left Lubor further incensed, causing him to fumble further.Turning toward his chauffeur, he bellowed, "Get over here! Hold her down!""But, sir…"The chauffeur wanted to ta
"Fuck! Shit!"Lubor turned pale, breathing every expletive even as he stumbled backward.The man striding toward him was an incarnation of terror, almost as if he was not human, like some ancient god whose very cries would leave the world shaking.As for Frank, he could see that Silverbell's dress was almost torn off, and he certainly knew what Lubor was up to.Making sure to walk close enough to Lubor, he suddenly bellowed with a roar."Argh!!!" Lubor's adrenaline kicked in right then, and he suddenly found the strength to turn and bolt."Are you really trying to run?! Hah!" Frank snorted and simply waved his hand.Then, even as Lubor ran, he suddenly found himself unable to feel his legs and fell, unable to catch his balance at all."W-What?! Argh!!!" Lubor let out a blood-curdling scream even as he looked down.His legs were severed cleanly from his knees with pure vigor, and he could see that they were still standing further behind him when he turned.The sight of his d
"Edon! Edon! Save me!" Lubor cried out as he threw himself to his brother, thrilled as if finding salvation while pointing a trembling finger at Frank. "H-He took my legs! I want revenge right now… Kill him, no, I want him cut into little pieces very slowly! He will wish he was dead!"Edon did not acknowledge Lubor's ravings, while all the Favoni martial artists who alighted behind him were outraged and glaring furiously at Frank."Frank Lawrence! How dare you hurt Master Lubor!""Yeah! You're not getting away in one piece now!""The Favoni clan will not tolerate this!"It seemed that Chet had only sent them to stop Lubor without telling them that Frank was much superior to them.Still, even if they were, they would probably still hold Frank in contempt since they had never seen what Frank was capable of.At the same time, Lubor was urging Edon loudly, "What are you spacing out for, brother? Avenge me! Avenge me! Take him down,\ now!"The Favoni martial artists turned to Edon a
Still, astonishment appeared on Lubor's face as he came to a realization. "Edon… Is Chet reneging on the deal? Is he bent on turning against Hundred Bane Sect?! Then Jaden is definitely going to die!"The fact that Lubor mentioned Jaden only left Edon incensed, and he wheeled on Lubor, slapping him viciously across the face!"You bastard!" he bellowed. "That cheek of yours to mention Jaden! None of this would've happened if you didn't poison him a second time!""W-What?! How did you find out?!" Lubor was dumbfounded even as he pushed himself off the ground. How could they know?! He knew he had covered his tracks perfectly!"So it really was you!"Edon merely spoke without proof and was actually surprised that Lubor admitted to it himself.That only further proved that Frank was a miracle healer!Laughing despite himself as Lubor's heinous nature was exposed, he turned toward Frank. "Mr. Lawrence, what are we going to do with this one?"As Edon was clearly leaving Lubor's fate
Name-dropping Chet proved very effective, as terror quickly showed on the faces of the Favoni martial artists.They knew very well what the head of the family was like, and if Chet would say something like that, Frank was far more powerful than what they imagined.Considering how they were circling around Frank and challenging him so childishly, many of them were sweating all over their brow."Go. We're taking Lubor back to Favoni House," Edon said."Yes, sir."The Favoni martial artists finally gave in as they realized what Frank really meant to their clan.-Meanwhile, Frank could not care less about what the Favoni martial artists thought, as Silverbell was his only concern. "Are you alright?"Silverbell only appeared troubled that Frank came back for her. "Aren't you upset with me for stealing Helen and Vicky's spiritron vein?""What are you saying?"Frank chuckled, speaking softly as he gathered her in his arms. "Did you think I wouldn't know what you're thinking? You we
Frank was driving Lubor's luxury sedan, and the surprise of finding out that Silverbell remembered what had happened at Sage Lake Sect left him utterly embarrassed.Silverbell remained silent as she rode shotgun, smiling faintly and nonchalantly as she twirled her hair around her finger."I know you love Helen and Vicky—I can see that much," she said softly. "That's why I have no intention of getting involved from the start. I've also tried to keep myself preoccupied with Martial Alliance business so that I don't have time for silly thoughts, but every time I see you…"She trailed off, lowering her head as she murmured, "My mind would always become a mess, even after I painstakingly composed myself."But don't worry, Frank. I'll do my best to stay away, so you don't have to worry, but you must be more careful from now on."The powers that be in Draconia exist in a convoluted mess, and a single mistake leads to hell. Even if you're strong enough, there's just too many of them…"Fr
Frank's words left the white-clad geezer sweating down his back.Even he had to admit that the brat projected a menacing presence that intimidated even him! "Are you really going to do this?!" he snarled through his teeth nonetheless.He certainly would not have caused trouble if he had known that he would run into someone as powerful as Frank in this place.And now, forget revenge—they had nowhere to run.But as if bothered that the white-clad geezer was not dead already, his entourage kept adding fuel to the fire."What's the problem, sir?""It's obvious that he wouldn't win against you. Why are you getting cold feet?'At this sage, the white-clad geezer had nothing to hide and bellowed, "All you know is revenge! Do you even know your level compared to his?!"Forget you lot—no martial artist would ever win against that man! "Let me put it to you this way—there aren't more than a hundred individuals who could defeat me in this country. Not only is he among that hundred, bu
However, Frank was already prepared.He silently sent a tremor of the same frequency down under, nullifying the white-clad geezer's tremor with ease.Hence, before anyone realized what had happened, the white-clad geezer already realized that he would not win against Frank! Unlike her niece, the white-clad geezer had been traveling all his life. He understood that while earthbending was amazing, it was hardly invincible.A technique was just a technique, and nothing more. It came with its deficiencies, depending on the way it was wielded, and prodigies were completely on a different level compared to them—in fact, the white-clad geezer was recently beaten by another youth.Even if it rarely happened in a small town like Shagan, it happened all the time among martial artists and the like. Youth surpassed all—was there any martial artist worth their salt who did not understand that the kids would eventually surpass them?"Let's go!"Without hesitation, the white-clad geezer was
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