However, neither Alba nor Isla expected Frank to be a match against Saul—the kid was not even thirty!And if he was so accomplished in his twenties, then in the future…Alba's heart skipped a beat, his insides twisting into a knot as he remembered how he had behaved around Frank.It was no surprise why Alba's own father thought so highly of Frank.And in retrospect, it was not Frank's fault that Megan had ended up in this state for challenging Frank so recklessly. She was basically being suicidal, and if Frank was not considerate enough toward Governor Quill, she would not have returned alive at all!Frank felt immensely pressured as Saul went all out, noting to himself that the Ascendant-ranked elite was above the rest.Breathing out a turbid gust of air, he bellowed as the silhouette of a beast with a scarlet glare appeared behind him.It was a lion with two horns on its head, and yet, it had wings on its waist and a viper as its tail.A chimera, a mythological beast of olden
As the chandelier overhead snapped and collapsed right between his legs, Dr. Georg did not even have time to scream as the floor crumbled beneath his feet.Megan's mansion had split in half, with one half crumbling!"Argh!"There was a blood-curdling scream as Dr. Georg was soon buried in the collapsing debris.The only person in the room who did not move was Megan, whose fate remained unknown but was otherwise in one piece.She lay in her room, which was split in half, since the damage from Frank and Saul's fight did not reach her side of the room."Brat…"Nonetheless, the fight was not over even with half of Megan's mansion collapsing.In fact, Saul was surprised that Frank was this strong.There was no question that in terms of pure vigor, Frank was no match for a full-fledged Ascendant-ranked elite like Saul.However, Frank's pure vigor also embodied an unusual strength. That, coupled with the unparalleled techniques he was using, left Saul feeling that he was on the back
If Frank wanted to succeed Governor Quill, he had proven that he was more qualified than Saul in terms of individual strength."Ahem, ahem…" A frail cough could be heard from the crater.Then, as Alba looked on in shock, Saul, covered in dust and his face drenched in blood, slowly crawled out of the crater.His miserable self was certainly a stark contrast to Frank, who remained squeaky clean.As Frank strode up, looking down at the winded Saul, he asked, "How does it feel to trip over an obstacle?"While Saul's limbs were intact and appeared almost unscathed in appearance, most of his meridians had snapped, and he would not recover without long term recovery.His cheeks clenched at Frank's cold question, but he eventually hung his head."Y-You win…"Saul seemed to age a decade even as he spoke, his ashen hair seemingly whitening further."What the hell…"Alba was left dumbstruck in the distance—it was the first time he had ever seen Saul submit to anyone, especially lying pr
In fact, Frank could admit that he was caught off guard that a full-fledged Ascendant-ranked elite like Saul would literally stab him in the back.How despicable… and to think that Saul was his uncle!Thud.Even as he clutched his hip, Frank dropped on one knee as he wheeled on Saul, snapping, "Aren't you a martial artist?! Don't you have any honor?!""Honor?"Saul laughed maniacally. "That's worth nothing to me at all! I'll have plenty of that once I become the governor, and you're in my way! I, Saul Quill, am destined to be the next governor!"Seeing that he had basically snapped, Frank growled through his teeth, "Is becoming the governor that important to you?!""Yes!"Saul bellowed in turn, "And I will do anything to succeed my father!""Oh, well…"Frank breathed a long sigh at that response and suddenly stood up crisply."What?!"Saul was left staring in disbelief as Frank stood up, as if unscathed. "No! That's impossible!""I'll admit that you did hurt me, because I
Frank, however, was not satisfied with breaking both of Saul's legs.Even as Saul looked on in panic and despair, he placed his foot over Saul's wrist!"Frank Lawrence!" Saul bellowed maniacally. "I-I'll definitely kill you for this humiliation!"Frank calmly shook his head. "Like I said. Since you have no honor as a martial artist, you don't deserve my respect."With that, he pressed his foot down.Crunch!"Argh!!!"Hearing Saul's blood-curdling scream, Alba did not dare to look.Nearby, the soldiers who rushed to the scene watched alongside Alba and Isla as Frank broke all of Saul's limbs.None of them intervened, even as Saul lay limply like a battered dog on the ground.Immobile, he was at everyone's mercy, and everyone could point and gesture at him as they liked.The younger Quill family members had arrived too, and it was certainly a ridiculous sight for them.After all, Saul had always carried himself with authority and inspired fear, since he was the strongest man
Tim withheld his rage as he growled through his teeth, "W-We're not peasants!""Not peasants?!"Cara snorted, standing akimbo. "Then what are you?! We fed you and raised you! Everything you ever had came from the Quill family, and you're now turning against us?! Bunch of ingrates!""Shut up!" Eric bellowed as he ran forward, pushing Cara away while bellowing at the Quills, "Listen here—our fathers were fallen comrades of Governor Quill! He took us in, so we don't owe any of you anything!"You've disrespected us for so long, even using our families as hostages, and I say it's enough! We will no longer serve you from now on, so get your own guards!""What?!"Cara was the first to fly into rage at the soldiers' insubordination. Grabbing Eric by the wrist, she screamed, "You peasants! You don't get to have a say! Don't forget that we still have your families!""Fuck off!"Eric shook his wrist violently, knocking Cara on the floor before whipping out his gun and pointing it at her
Even as Cara complained, she showed her hands—where no bleeding could be seen, let alone wounds—to her son.Still, Rex smiled and nodded at his mother before turning to leer at his father Gero in disdain, even as he hid himself among the crowd.Although Gero was Governor Quill's second son and Rex's father, he was also the man whom Rex despised the most.His weak father would always be a stain to his existence."Rex Quill!"Eric was glaring at Rex as he strode up, glowering and barking, "Are you trying to stop us?! Don't forget that we have guns, and we'll go down swinging if we have to!""Tut, tut…"Rex shook his head in amusement, even as the other members of the Quill family appeared panicking.He even took his time to shoot his eldest uncle a look of contempt and chuckled coolly, "What, do you think that you get to strut in Quill Manor just because someone beat my uncle? Do you really think that weapons could threaten me? Nah, that's just naive of you."Even as Tim and Eri
Tim rushed up to stop Eric just then. "Calm down! What you're doing is pointless! At least Young Master Quill gave us a way out!""Young Master Quill?! A way out?!" Eric's face fell at the title young master and turned in disbelief toward Tim. "You… I was… you…"Tim hung his head guiltily. "I'm sorry, but Young Master Quill threatened to kill my sister if I wasn't being honest… I hope you'll understand.""No, I don't!"Eric punched him down on the ground while bellowing maniacally, "Understand you?! Then what about me?! So your sister gets to live, but what about my mother?! What did she do?! And what about all your comrades you betrayed?! What are we to you?!"Nearby, Rex was watching gleefully as they turned against each other, even clapping his hands and laughing, "Don't worry, Eric Holt! It's just as your comrade has said—I'll give you a way out."Eric landed another punch on Tim's face before wheeling on Rex and spitting. "Fuck you!""Eric!"Tim, who had been taking the