Before Jackie could finish, his head exploded instantly like a watermelon, splattering blood and brains across the floor and drawing another chorus of screams."I gave you a chance," Frank said flatly before withdrawing his earth aura and calmly returned to his seat.Around his table, the thugs with colorfully dyed hair whom Scorpion brought remained where they stood rigidly. None of them were begging for their lives or attacking Frank in a fit of rage, as they simply stood there in silence.It was only when the two security guards from earlier got up and stared fearfully at the thugs that they finally noticed the thugs' pupils were dilated.And none of them were breathing, as they were dead as a doornail, bleeding down from a subtle hole on their foreheads.It was only then that the two security guards realized why Jackie was fleeing like the devil was on his heels—he was closest to those thugs and knew that Frank had killed them all in a split second.With that, the two secur
"O-Okay! Just wait here, Mr. Lawrence. We will get someone to clean up this mess right away!"However, things were far from over.After the two security guards left and everyone was left standing, afraid to make a sound, a furious bellow resounded from the entrance of the wedding hall. "Who?! Who has the balls to commit murder on my wedding day?!"Frank turned at the voice to find a man in a white tuxedo and a flower brooch striding outside.It was the bridegroom Eddie Clarke, and he was shaking with rage when he saw Jackie's headless corpse in the distance and Scorpion's body that was practically glued to the wall."Who did this?! Step forward!" he bellowed, glaring furiously at everyone outside the wedding hall.Eventually, as he followed everyone else's stares, he found Frank sitting in a corner.And seeing that Eddie was glaring at him, Frank nodded and admitted, "It was me."At the same time, wedding guests were filing out of the hall after hearing the commotion outside. M
Gina's reaction actually left Frank feeling guilty.He threw up his hands and tried to explain. "That's not it. I—"Before he could finish, however, a middle-aged man came running to Jackie's headless corpse, dropping to his knees in front of it before clinging to it and bawling.In fact, he cried so loudly that even Gina was left distracted. "Eh?"Still, she froze when she abruptly saw the ring that the headless corpse was wearing was exactly the ring that Hardy Xinder's son was wearing."Hardy…"Wiping her tears, Gina stared in disbelief at Hardy as he continued to howl and cling to the corpse as she realized who the corpse was."I'll kill you, Gina Zonda!"Hardy wheeled on her right then and screamed maniacally, "Jackie's my only son, but your son-in-law killed him! What did he even do…"His hysterics left the wedding guests heartbroken too—nothing was more tragic than a father having to bury his son."Frank!"Seeing that, even Helen had enough.Clenching her knuckles, s
Gina's face turned pale at the crowd's contempt, and she wobbled like she could pass out in an instant.Meanwhile, her old classmates were still pestering her."Gina, word of advice since we go way back—does your daughter really have trouble finding a better man, being as rich and successful as she is?""But she had to pick him. Goodness…""Old classmates? Stop it already. Rub her son-in-law the wrong way once and you're dead.""Sheesh, that's just brutal.""Yeah. Let's not keep in touch, Gina—never, ever.""Exactly. You stay in your lane from now on, Gina. We're afraid of you now."Ilsa quickly added fuel to the fire as well. "Oh, Gina… I know we have our disagreements, but Theo's my only son. I'd rather not have you send your son-in-law after him."Beside her, Theo chuckled coolly. "Well, I wouldn't mind letting him take a shot if he thinks he can do it."Their endless mockery left Gina blacking out and collapsing right then."Mom!" Helen hurried to her, resuscitating her.
"Kind, virtuous?"Frank almost laughed from sheer frustration—someone like Jackie, the manager of seedy joints, was kind and virtuous?!"It doesn't matter! Jackie was killed, and that's a fact!"A middle-aged woman strode up just then, choking with tears as she snapped, "He was such a good boy, but he's now dead because of that heinous prick!""Exactly! Jackie's always been our little angel. How could he have attempted murder? It must be slander!""We can't believe him at all. And wasn't he the one who wore a knockoff suit?""Exactly. You can't trust a word he says!""Come to think of it, Lanecorp's probably nothing good. Helen Lane must be despicable just like him, which explains why they're a couple.""Hah! I already knew that their entire family is a nest of vipers."With the other women who knew Jackie jumping in to defend his honor, sentiment quickly turned one-sided. Frank certainly would not sit by and watch them slander Helen, but before he could speak up, the crowd
"Haha! Your son-in-law is such a treat!" Ilsa laughed just then. "He's really stealing the spotlight, getting a cheap knock-off suit and then killing Hardy's son. Tut, tut…"Before she could continue, however, a violent gust of wind kicked in from overhead, knocking many ladies and furniture over."What the hell?!"Everyone looked up to find a dark object slowly descending from the skies, and many soon saw what it was."A helicopter? What's it doing here?" a woman with a child in her arms cried out, pointing at the letters on the side of the helicopter and reading them. "Trevor… International?!""Trevor International? That chopper belongs to Trevor Zurich?"Most of the wedding guests were knowledgeable and naturally knew Trevor International.After all, a vast business empire that stretched across the globe suddenly ceasing operations abroad to focus locally would certainly make headlines.It was no different from shooting oneself in the foot as a handicap in sports, and many o
"Stop!"Frank wheeled on Ilsa with a sharp glare, leaving Ilsa pale in fear.He was clearly ready to hurt her daughter Ashley!As such, she wheeled on Gina and snarled, "Look, Gina! Your son-in-law is hurting my daughter… I-I'll kill you!"However, Gina was utterly confused too.What the devil was Frank up to?! Was he so bent on turning her old classmates against her?!"Frank!"Feeling butterflies in her stomach, Helen was shooting Frank with looks to try to stop him as well.While Frank certainly would not ignore her, he merely gave her an assurring nod before turning back to Ashley, who was still kept tied up in that body bag.Pointing at his own face, he stared at Ashley's face as he asked, "Do you remember? You sold me a suit yesterday."While Ashley appeared flustered, she slowly calmed down at Frank's words. "A-A suit?"She stared blankly at Frank for a while before realization showed on her face, and she nodded repeatedly. "Yes! Yes! Yes! Mr. Lawrence, was it? I recei
On the other hand, if Ashley decided to lie, she would have to suffer Frank's wrath.And that meant…Ashely flinched even as she saw the headless corpse in the distance—talk about a terrifying precedent!She threw all caution into the wind right then. The family business was important, but not as important as her life!"I'm sorry, Mr. Lawrence!" she yelled as the crowd looked on. "I brought you the wrong suit—""Hmm? The wrong suit, you say?" Frank's eyes turned cool. "I told you to be honest, didn't I?"Ashley flinched from Frank's looming presence and quickly corrected herself. "No, no, no… It was all me… I wanted to make a quick buck, so I brought you a cheap knock-off suit! It's all on me, and I regret my actions!"With that, she started begging panickedly, "I was blind and ignorant! Please, just let me go—I'll return your money!"Frank was relieved to hear that, and stood up, looking down at Ashley as he asked, "And how much did I pay you?""O-One million! That's how muc
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