"But what you did is really asking for it." Claude laughed even as shoved his ankle harder on Aaron's leg.The old man screamed even more loudly and sweated buckets all over his face.Even so, he showed grit as he never once begged for mercy."That's enough!" Winter had had enough as she looked on, striding into the ICU and glowering as she snapped, "What do you think you're doing here? Is the hospital a place where you bully women?!""Oh?" While Claude was surprised by the door suddenly opening, his eyes lit up when he turned and came to his senses.The girl standing there was wearing a clean white coat over a black shirt and a pair of slim cut pants. Though she appeared angry, her righteous indignation appeared to brighten her expression.In fact, Claude almost started drooling when he saw Winter—she was no national beauty like Helen and the others, but she was still the most beautiful in her university. Her face was the type one would not forget, and a pervert like Claud
Claude continued gloating. "You don't know the unwritten rules in this hospital since you just started out, right? Just ask my brother-in-law—he earns millions just by bringing in every medical machinery here. "And what can you earn as a doctor in comparison? Join me, and once I recommend you to him, you'll soon be driving a BMW once you get in on the action."However, that only struck Winter with realization, and she lowered her head as she muttered to herself, "So that's why the numbers and prices of the latest batch of machines purchased by the inpatient department just didn't fit!"If Jet Quaid were there and heard his brother-in-law bringing to light everything he did, he would slap Claude twice in fury! Talk about family misfortune!"Well, thank you for providing that information."Claude was once again surprised that Winter was not caving, even pointing at him and snapping, "Now I'm warning you twice—get off that patient, or I'm calling security!""Huh?!"Claude got im
Seeing that Lydia was panicking, Winter assured her, "You don't have to worry about the cost."Then, turning toward Claude, she continued, "The one who hurt the patient will pay, along with additional damages."Claude's smirk stiffened, and he soon scowled hostilely. "You brat! Are you saying I'll be paying?!""Are you refusing?" Winter shot back coolly and bluntly."Hehe… Don't you think you're pushing your luck, kiddo?"Claude was really angered as Winter was not listening at all, leaving him embarrassed.Forget Lydia—even his bodyguards were here, and he had never embarrassed himself like this before!That was when Winter continued impassively, "Trust me, you'll be on your knees, begging me to let you pay."Claude was taken aback. He flew into a rage as he hollered, "What, just because you asked?! Dream on! Go get her right now, boys—me, going down on my knees?! I'll show her!"At Claude's orders, the bodyguards' eyes flashed dangerously as they charged at Winter."Mona!"
And within a minute, the bodyguards were all floored and unconscious.Naturally, the equipment around the ICU ward was all broken.Smack!Mona laughed coolly in turn, walking up to Claude and slapped him across the face without a word. "You were going to make Winter kneel naked, right?"Claude was left staggered from the slap.He was at first panicking from Mona's show of strength, but the slap sent his rage and humiliation into overdrive.Clenching his fists, he bellowed furiously, "You! How dare you hit me! Don't you know who I am?!""Does that matter to me?"Mona laughed nonchalantly and slapped him resoundingly again. "Do you know who owns this place, messing around here?!""Shit!"Claude felt his cheeks burning from the second slap, feeling not just pain but also humiliation.As he leapt toward Mona maniacally, her single kick left him dropping to his knees, clutching his groin.Various vibrant colors alternated over his face, as he was totally emasculated.He was tre
By the time Jet and Liev rushed into the ICU ward, they were left stunned by the sight before them.The room was a mess, with several Dresden family bodyguards strewn around on top of broken medical equipment.Claude was himself on his knees, sobbing as he clutched his bleeding groin."W-What's going on here?!"While Liev was stunned to see his son's condition, Jet wheeled on Mona who stood nearby, striding up to her and bellowing, "Who are you?! Who let you in here?!"Mona pursed her lips. "Am I obliged to answer your question?!""You little…!" Jet growled, but he quickly repressed his rage to help Claude in his feet, only to be left shocked by what he saw.After all Claude's groin was a mess of mush and blood, clearly castrated—it was clear that the brat standing nearby must be the cause."W-What happened to my son?!" Liev demanded anxiously, still sane and trying to find out what happened."I castrated him," Mona admitted, shrugging since she would not stoop to lying."Wha
"Name your price!" Liev barked, having gone through plenty in his years building a legacy in Zamri.When he realized that brute strength would not work, he must negotiate a way out.Whatever happened, he must not lose his son or his lineage ended here."Nope."But contrary to Liev's expectations, Mona had no intentions to negotiate and shook her head. "Someone told me to watch Claude and keep him here until she gets back.""So this is not up for negotiation?" Liev growled, incensed."That's right," Mona replied nonchalantly and got herself a chair to sit on.Live turned toward Jet in turn and asked, "How long does Claude have?""How long…?"Jet did a double take and quickly ran over to check Claude.It took quite a while until Claude looked up blankly at Liev, and said, "He's safe… He's not going to die.""What?!" Liev exclaimed in disbelief."It's true." Jet sighed exasperatedly. "I've checked—he had his balls kicked off, but the brat did so with precision, avoiding any ma
While the Dresdens would be helpless against Mona any other day, she was not in luck today—Percy just happened to have a cousin visiting and brought along several martial arts friends!"Alright, we'll be waiting!" Liev quickly said. "Tell your cousin that he will be rewarded handsomely once he gets this done!"Hanging up, he turned toward Mona and sneered viciously. "I'd be thinking about how to escape if I were you, brat.""Heh." Mona snorted and said nothing else.Her cool reaction left Liev uncertain, and he wondered if Mona was well-connected.However, he had no choice but to wait, since his son was in dire condition while he still had no idea who the brat was.Soon, there was a rush of footsteps down the hallway, and a blond kicked open the door, striding in with a metal bat in hand.Naturally, the blond was Percy, and his mannerisms were your run-of-the-mill street thug's.Beside him were four burly men, wearing sleeveless shirts and having bulging muscles, clearly not yo
However, even if those burly men were considered martial artists, they barely reached Birthright rank.Against Mona, who was almost reaching Transcendent rank, they simply stood no chance.With a soft cry, Mona vaulted from the windowsill as she leapt into the air like a bird.She threw a seemingly light jab, but it caught one of the burly men off guard and sent him flying.It was certainly a visual bombshell that left Liev and Jet's jaws dropping.Mona had to weigh less than a hundred pounds, but she could send a man who stood head and shoulders above her flying, slamming into a wall.There was no telling if the man was dead or alive, but Percy's cousin attacked Mona anyway."Hillbreaker!" he bellowed, his voice so thunderous it could shatter mountains.Still, Mona merely held out a finger and sent him stumbling backward, screaming as he touched his knuckle. "Y-You're Transcendent rank?!"While the layman had no idea what Percy's cousin was saying, Mona certainly did.Martia
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