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
That was when Claude regained consciousness.He jolted into his senses as he saw Winter as soon as he opened his eyes and pointed at Winter as he screamed wildly at the top of his lungs, "Dad, Jet, it's her! She told the other woman to hurt me! You have to help me!"Liev was only left even more stunned.He already realized from Jet's exchange with Winter that Winter was the chief of Zamri Hospital. He had come with a request, only for his son to end up insulting the person in question.Not only was she young, but she was a woman too!"What are you spacing out for?! Help me!" Claude was still hollering on top of his lungs.Liev finally had enough and frowned as he told his son who Winter really was."What?!"Claude was left thunderstruck—as a member of the Dresden family, he certainly knew who owned the hospital.It was Gene Pearce, the richest man of the East Coast!And what could the relationship be between Gene and Winter for her to become the chief? Anyone could tell rig
Gene Pearce's savior, a healer who sold a pill worth billions, and the man whom magister Tet Boran fawned over… Everything about Frank made him above Lieve's pay grade!And on top of that, he was a martial artist even stronger than Jaden Favoni.After all, Jaden himself had announced to everyone that he lost that duel against the mysterious martial artist and regrettably had to demote himself to third in Skyrank.In other words, that mysterious martial artist was now second in Skyrank!And even if the others did not know who that mysterious martial artist was, would Liev really not?It was Frank!Lieve was utterly dumbstruck at the thought—what monster did his son just mess with?! Did he intend to have his own family buried with him?!"Thank you, dear brother," Winter said as she took the sheet from Frank.When she said 'dear brother', Claude went limp as he realized it was all over for him.Liev was left watching as his own son blacked out in sheer terror, but he could not cr
"No can do," Winter said, scowling even before Frank could answer. "I still have plenty of matters to take up with these people!""Wake him up," Frank said, pointing at Claude and clearly intending for his father Liev to do it."Claude? Claude?" Liev quickly shook Claude.However, Claude was not waking up, and Liev felt as if a blade was hanging over his head, seeing the darkening gaze in Frank's eyes.Clenching his jaw, he raised his wrist and slapped his son across the face!Smack!The slap finally woke Claude, and he immediately realized what had happened. He clutched his face and stared at his father in disbelief."Dad… You slapped me?!"In his memory, his dad had constantly spoiled him and never so much as laid a finger on him.It naturally left him flabbergasted to see his father slap him as so many others watched now!"I…" Liev could certainly see how miserable his son was, but his rage flared again as he remembered that Claude was the reason he got caught in this ho
Furious, the drunkard snapped, "The lady never protested, boy. What's it to you?"Frank smirked in turn. "So what if she didn't? And you'd be dead if I didn't want to spare myself the trouble."The drunkard was left frustrated, but he also knew that he could not argue against someone like Frank and wheeled on the cabbie with a cool glare.There was no reason for the cabbie to pick up another passenger after already taking on Frank and Drunken Moon.However, it was just as he said—it was hard to make a living, and it would have been reasonable if Frank had just said no.Be that as it may, this drunkard had to provoke the two youths who were perfectly amicable, and even the cabbie could not abide with that!"I'm sorry, sir, but this isn't your home," he warned sternly. "You don't get to put the moves on a lady just because you wanted to. And if you don't like it, you can get off!"However, it seems that pride was ingrained in the drunkard's bones. Still half-drunk and seeing that
After just a couple of words, Drunken Moon hung up and told Frank about the tip, and he nodded. "It's time that we go back too. But before that…"The bellgirl was a magnet for trouble just like Frank, and who knew what would happen to her soon if she was left alone.As such, Frank decided to just deal with the root of the issue and granted her some of his powers.It went without saying that the bellgirl was absolutely thrilled, feeling the alterations in her body. "S-So this is the providence of bestowing powers?!" she exclaimed. "You're really giving me too much credit, Mr. Frankton!"Drunken Moon laughed. "Hang around long enough, and you'd know that he respects everyone, aside from those who disrespect others. But try not to tell anyone—knowing is enough."The bellgirl nodded blankly, while Frank and Drunken Moon headed downstairs, taking a taxi to return to the homestay cottage.They were talking when the cabbie suddenly asked, "Excuse me, can I take on another passenger? Y
As she spoke, Drunken Moon shoved Frank back into the room, staring blankly at his face for a moment.Truly, with good deeds came goodies—she had been a dutiful priestess, and the heavens thus responded.And now, they delivered a pretty boy for her enjoyment!"I shall now partake, handsome!" she purred and went to work…-Frank woke up early the next morning, buying breakfast outside before returning to the room and finding Drunken Moon awake.She lay sprawled on the bed, rubbing her hips and frowning. "I heard from Alda that the ladies who had a taste were sore the next day."I was skeptical, but now I believe it. You're really too strong, you bully!"Frank chuckled. "Well, not all of them. At least Sylvie was fine!""What?!" Drunken Moon blanched.She would not mind losing to the likes of Jada, since they were more or less action women, and it made sense.But Sylvie was a normal woman! How did she get such good hips?Reading Drunken Moon's mind, Frank chuckled. "In the en
As Frank nodded in understanding, the youth continued, "I just happened to be in the neighborhood and was going to visit the white-clad geezer, but I didn't expect him to be dead."Still, I found out after investigation that he deserved it, so I came to you with the intention to have a spar. I even told them beforehand that I came for revenge, since I was worried you wouldn't go all out."It's just a shame that I was so weak that I wouldn't even last a second."Frank smiled, shaking his head. "That's not all there is to it. You're the first to realize the gap between us—people like you who know their own limits are that rare."The youth chuckled. "Well, I have a question—with your regeneration, and in cases where you're decapitated, would your body regenerate out of your head, or would your head regenerate out of your body?"And if it was cut in half, would one half be abandoned while the other heals?"That was a question that the youth had withheld for a long while. From the ver
"Revenge?" Frank was puzzled, though Drunken Moon had no idea why he would be. "What's so weird about that? With the long list of enemies you have, someone would definitely come for you!"Frank laughed. "No, you misunderstand. I'm not puzzled as to why people would hate me—sure, I'm always vanquishing evil, but I would always make sure they die. Why would anyone want to avenge them?""Hehe!" Drunken Moon giggled—so that was what Frank actually worried about?Still, it made sense, as Frank's ability could match the gods', and there really were not that many who could escape his clutches!"In that case, we should get this out of the way," she then said. "Let's go deal with those third-rates now."Drunken Moon smiled wryly, but she followed Frank downstairs to find a hunched youth waiting.The youth seemed not to care that much about his grudge, even studying Frank's frame with interest. "Amazing… Simply amazing! That physique of yours is quite the rarity!" "The legs of a crane,
The demisage did a double take before laughing silly while looking at Frank like he was stupid.After all, Frank could have destroyed him without a scratch. It was only natural the demisage was shocked that Frank was such an idiot he would challenge his ward instead!"Did you know who taught me that ward?" The demisage gloated. "It was my mentor—a man more powerful than you'd ever be!"Let me put it to you this way—this ward would consume even a tank! That said, you don't have to worry about your girl. She's quite a looker, if nothing else!"Frank smirked. "Did you know that if you want to win a lady over, you must conquer her with sheer power? Schemers like you aren't at all attractive to them!"With those words, he spread his arms, feeling the strange energy surging around him.The demisage was right that his mentor was powerful, and this ward was new to Frank. He would not even shy from saying that every opponent he ever faced might not beat this ward either, and one could t
The demisage smiled ever so subtly and said, "It's never a good idea to prowl the streets alone. It'd be terrible if someone blindsides you."Frank nodded. "You're right, one must never do that—who knows what wickedness they'd run into."Both men shared a smile with each having their own thoughts, while their car soon arrived outside an abandoned school.As they alighted, the demisage led Frank up to the top floor and drew a strange ward on the floor.The demisage then pointed at its center. "There, in the middle!"Frank nodded and was about to step inside before abruptly stopping. "That's how the others got killed, huh?"The demisage did a double take but quickly said, "You're so funny, kid!"Frank smirked. "Oh, but I'm not. Do you think I'm inexperienced like the rest? I'd disintegrate as soon as I stepped into the ward—or am I wrong?"While the demisage was caught by surprise and could not manage a word, Frank chuckled. "Curious how I found out, aren't you? To be honest, I d
While Drunken Moon was determined to not let Frank slip through her fingers, she was still embarrassed since this was her first time.She blushed even harder at Frank's words and shouted in the direction of the door, "Hold on!"Then, speeding into the bathroom to get changed and running out, Frank opened the door to see the bellgirl with a shaman standing beside her.Or a demisage, to be precise!He was shaved bald and had a brand over his forehead, but he was holding a Ouija board and sported a goatee, looking just like the charlatans on TV.If the demisage had not pointed out precisely which room was haunted, the bellgirl would not have let him in at all!"Greetings!"The demisage nodded at Frank and Drunken Moon before turning toward the bathroom.Then, turning back towards Frank approvingly, he said, "If I'm not mistaken, you're the one who destroyed the creature that was inside?"Frank nodded. "You have a good eye, but do tell—how did you know this was the room?""That's
Frank and Drunken Moon headed to the suite, though it was anything but—there was simply more effort put into the interior design.Drunken Moon pointed at the bathroom. "I guess you felt it even before we came in?"Frank smiled and nodded—he could sense the bundle of energy lingering in the bathroom, a paranormal element as the layman would put it."What, am I in charge of ghostbusting now?" he joked.Drunken Moon sat on bed, crossing her legs, and shrugged. "Don't worry. You will be rewarded—just hurry!"Frank nodded and opened the bathroom to find a bundle of black hair on the floor.The hair was squirming like the tentacles of an octopus and reaching outward but could not leave the bathroom for some reason.Frank knocked on the door and realized that it had been infused with some sort of special energy, confining the black hair inside."Sorry, but you're being evicted!"Levitating the black hair with just a thought, Frank had it explode with a pop.Then, ensuring that the e