"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
"Huh…" Frank scratched his head awkwardly. "But we are engaged. We can't annul that, right?""Hehe," Silverbell giggled. "Can a childish engagement be taken seriously? You're being sly now, Frank.""Of course it can. I'm a man of my word!"-Soon, Frank was driving back to Favoni House, where he gave Lubor—who was being hung at the gates—a surprise of the lifetime.It was the severed head of one of Hundred Bane Sect's elders.And when the bleeding head was flung on the ground, Lubor actually forgot his pain as he stared at the head for a moment and shrieked, "You're a dead man, Frank Lawrence! Murdering an elder of Hundred Bane Sect?! No one can save you now! I've already triggered the blood centipede as well—that bitch is going to die right now!""Hmph."Frank was not worried at all, as Lubor was only raving and rambling because he knew he was a dead man walking.Lubor's threat was completely futile too, since Frank had already extracted the blood centipede from Silverbell's
Frank did not stay too long at Favoni House.He waited until Silverbell recovered enough and left her with all the Ichor Pills she had, reminding her to be careful before leaving.Still, before he left, he got to enjoy watching the two Favoni sentries from before squatting at the gates and barking like dogs.Even Jaden was on hand to send him off, having woken up but needing a cane for the time being."I've been told the truth of everything now. Both your magnanimity and strength is above mine…"Disappointment showed on his face, and his cheeks were pale and his eyes bloodshot—Frank could not tell if it was from the psychological blow or his drained vigor after staying unconscious for over a month."You're the first person I earnestly respect, and not even the Demon of Volsung Sect gets that honor. When I recover, I will definitely visit and ask for your guidance."Jaden proved right then that he could lose with dignity.After all, he did not think that the rival he belittled a
Mona was as cheeky as she always was, giggling, "Hehehe… Sorry about that, Master Lawrence. But I'm calling you now, aren't I?"Frank snorted, but he did like the lively brat. "Hmph. Quit trying to distract me, and tell me already… I take it that you couldn't solve your little problem, could you?""Oh, that's amazing, Master Lawrence!"Mona giggled but soon added mischievously, "Well, you know my stupid grandpa was captured, right?"Frank was left blue with shock at Mona calling her own grandfather stupid, but Mona continued excitedly anyway. "Well, I looked around and finally found out where he was held, and after elaborate plans and preparations, I made it into the enemy's base!""And? Did you get your grandfather out?" Frank quickly asked."Nope." Mona cleared her throat awkwardly, even adding as if it was natural, "And they caught me too.""What…"Frank was laughing despite himself, though that was when someone snatched Mona's phone away."Yo, are you this brat's mentor?"
Seeing the oncoming black Mercedes, a thug in a singlet quickly turned and ran inside the temple to report, "Boss, he's here!""Shit, so that's why he's not haggling—he's filthy rich!"There were over a dozen thugs, but they were the least important thugs there ever were. Even the boss was only in his twenties, and his hair was dyed in a variety of colors.As Frank alighted and was heading towards them, he raised his metal bat and pointed at Frank pompously. "Stop right there! Not one step closer!""Okay, okay…"Frank threw up his hands and surrendered while subtly looking around for the elderly man with a steel mask covering half his face. "Where's the money?"The thug boss frowned as he studied Frank just then."There's no briefcase in the car, boss!"A thug had rushed over to rummage through the black Mercedes and did not find any briefcase containing money."Shit, you're fucking with us?!"The thug boss was at once furious, raising his baseball bat and ready to enforce