Even Ms. Quill could see the swarms of brocade mites crawling all over Azar's body.Her face turned pale, and she would have pathetically collapsed on the floor if one of her sentinels had not caught her in time."So? Weren't you saying something about me tricking children?"Frank turned to flash a gleeful smile at Ms. Quill, who clasped her hand over her mouth, unable to speak.Still, feeling that this was not enough, he picked up a machete off the floor and raised it into the air.Then, as Titus looked on in shock and as Ms. Quill watched in terror, he sliced through the wrist of Azar's outstretched knuckle.Blood ejected violently, and soon, an entire colony of white brocade mites came scuttering off the stump, dropping all over the floor."Argh!!!"Ms. Quill's scream resounded even through her fingers.It was such a harrowing sight and certainly not something a young woman raised in an ivory tower like herself could accept.In fact, even Titus was glowering in the distanc
It was Mobius, who had invited Frank here, and he was clapping as he approached Frank."Beautiful… beautiful," he said, his accent suddenly free of stammer and smooth as if he were a Draconian."Hmph."Frank snorted coolly. "And here I thought you'd keep hiding. Can't resist showing your face, huh?""You're right." Mobius sighed, shaking his head. "I thought you'd all fight each other to the death over the spiritron vein and the Celestial Dew and that I just had to watch in secret. I really didn't expect you to see through my ploy as soon as you came in."Frank chuckled icily. "So? Did you come just to flatter me?""No, of course not."Mobius shook his head, his smile turning sinister and his tone cool. "I would've claimed the bounty on your head along with the spiritron vein and the Celestial Dew, but it seems that you're a very careful person."And in that case, I'll just have to do it myself."Mobius then drew a rapier from his suit, brandishing it at Frank's face as he sna
Bang!Assisted by the black flash, Mobius used his hand to parry Frank's lethal strike.Even so, the monumental force that struck him sent him flying, crashing through a table and coughing blood."Huh?"Frank was surprised as he watched Mobius wipe the blood off his mouth and got to his feet again.However, he was not surprised by Mobius' skill but by the black flash wherever Frank's hits threatened to land, taking the brunt of the damage.Frank had never seen such a black flash either, but he soon remembered Yohan Bozad, the name that Silverbell had mentioned."Is that godforce?" he murmured, narrowing his eyes."Ahem…"On the other hand, Mobius was wiping the bloody foam from his mouth, a look of trauma showing in his eyes.Even if the black flash took the brunt of the damage for him, Frank's power was so horrific that he was still hopelessly outmatched. Perhaps one must expect nothing less from a man who had an S-class bounty on his head abroad.Sneaking a look at the gla
It was a fact that Mobius' pride and glee was written all over his face. Even if he could not beat Frank, he remained fearless, even threatening Frank with his connections.And that left Frank very frustrated.On the other hand, Mobius was standing in the distance, even starting to lecture Frank, "I understand that it's a difficult choice, Mr. Lawrence, but think about it: what do you lose if you surrender those treasures?"Those are all just frivolous medicinal ingredients, but what would you gain in giving them up? It would be the friendship of yours truly and Master Bozad's himself. What is that if not a good thing?""Friendship?"Frank snickered, shaking his head. "Sounds nice, but what good is your friendship to me?""What good, you ask?"Mobius smiled in turn. "The good it does is that your family would be safe and wouldn't have to worry about suddenly being killed by assassins."Frank laughed in resignation, nodding at Mobius. "You're right. I do value the safety of thos
Thud! Thud! Thud!Frank poked various acupoints around Mobius' body, paralyzing him."You shouldn't have threatened my family," he said impassively and kicked Mobius out of the window."Family…"Mobius' eyes were wide, staring at the face that was soon far away, as he felt the agony tearing through his back.His vision soon faded, and he was dead.-"Hmm?!"Far beyond Draconia, an elderly white-haired man sleeping in a grand canopy bed within a mountain castle suddenly opened his eyes.The candles around him lit up as he did.After all, Yohan Bozad had just sensed a thread of godforce connected to himself fading away."Mobius…" he murmured, quickly identifying the thread, and he closed his eyes as he sighed. "He's served me for so long, and he died in Draconia."As Mobius had said, he could see what Mobius saw before his death, even feeling the free fall leading to it."Wait, he fell to his death? No, someone must have thrown him out of a building… But who? He's young, but
Frank was not aware that Yohan had just placed him on his wanted list or that two godforce-wielding assassins were coming to Draconia to investigate Mobius' death.He was in Silverbell's room, explaining what he had found out about Mobius."That's all I can say."Frank shrugged, frowning. "I suspect that the heretical geomancer you're looking for is Mobius. You said that the victims were devoured from the inside by colonies of insects? It's exactly how his poison gas works.""I see."Silverbell nodded but exclaimed in surprise, "You're saying everyone in the room was infected with brocade mites, including Titus Lionheart…?""He's probably fine."Frank waved her off, shaking his head. "He was only watching the whole time and did not fight, let alone use his pure vigor. And with his resources as a Lionheart, clearing them out isn't difficult, but…""But, what?" Silverbell asked curiously."Nothing… It's just a hunch, but I think Ms. Quill is in danger."Frank frowned slightly.
Silverbell was left sitting on her bed, watching as Frank left grumpily."Honestly, do you have to leave? It's already so late…" she muttered under her breath, her cheeks burning just as she finished.Nonetheless, she left with Mobius' body the next day as evidence as she returned to Morhen. On the other hand, Frank stayed at the hotel and waited for the Quills to contact him.Meanwhile, the entire hotel was quarantined, as Clear Winds Pavilion suffered huge casualties.Only Mickus Salor, the playboy scion, was left, waking up to see that everything was gone.After all, Clear Winds Pavilion did not just lose their elites, but their chief Azar Salor was dead too. All he left was an incompetent in Mickus and a Clear Winds Pavilion that was barely a shade of its former glory.It certainly caught Mickus completely off guard, and he barged through the security barrier around Mobius' room just to scream and curse at his father's corpse and the Lionhearts.The hotel was certainly a l
Frank then said, "Just wait for me. I'll be right there."With that, he hung up."Eh?"Winter, who was still holding her phone, was naturally left confused.She did not even mention an address, but Frank seemed to have understood everything and said that he would be right there…Nonetheless, the people around Winter clearly heard the static beeping of her phone.Their leader, a fat woman with a mole on her lips who looked exceedingly haughty, smirked. "Tut, tut—and you call yourself the chief of Zamri Hospital? Slept with many men to get the job, didn't you, girlie?"The undisguised insult left Jean Zims at once furious.Still, this was the woman's turf—and on top of that, it was the home of Governor Quill, who held the highest military authority in Draconia's east coast.As such, Winter could only seethe, since she could not express her rage despite how furious she was.On the other hand, Jean snapped at the woman right then, "Watch your mouth!"As Winter's best friend and