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
"However, we are willing to pardon every guard involved in the failed coup for now, and even agree to your demands of letting your families go. But…"Waving them off and chuckling, Rex's tone changed sharply even as he continued. "Before you leave, you must promise me one thing. If you succeed, I'll let you go. But if you fail…"He quietly turned toward the storehouse in the distance. "None of your families will survive. Sure, you can question my resolve now, and I'll give you a very simple response."At his threat, every soldier who tried to resist bowed their heads, and Rex nodded in satisfaction. "Good.""That's my son for you!" Cara exclaimed, her face glowing with pride at how her son pacified the guards' coup all by himself.In the distance, Saul, who was barely standing, could see Rex sneering at him and could not stop feeling queasy right then."Brat…"Saul had the feeling that despite Rex's youth, the boy would become his worst opponent.On the other hand, Rex felt tha
At this point, Frank was just going through the motions by going to Megan, so that he at least tried.What he did not expect to find was Megan still alive.It seemed that what Saul had injected her with was not poison that could put her out of her misery.Instead, it was a potent sedative that would put down an ox, let alone a person.On top of that, it also slowed down the infestation of the brocade mites. After the sedative was administered, those parasites that were crawling in her insides and all over her skin were all sedated!Now, none of them were moving, and they were no different from dead.It certainly left Frank speechless—it was a lucky accident for Megan that Dr. Georg's mistake had somehow saved her.Anyone else in Megan's situation at this stage would still die after a day, but that was not the case with Frank around.He looked around, his eyes lighting up when he saw the bathtub in the next room, which was not crushed under the falling debris.He dragged it ove