"Hehe."Vicky flashed a sly smile, seeing that Frank was not taking a bait.Puffing her chest to put her prided figure in full display, she smiled. "You've been staring for a while, so don't you think it's a fair trade?"Anyway, all Four Families of Morhen are taking part, and there's a big wager too. And I'll give you a proper reward if you win, darling…""Frank, there's something you should—"Even as Vicky continued to tempt Frank, Helen suddenly strode through the backyard door but stopped in surprise when she saw them. "Vicky?!""Oh, Ms. Lane. Shouldn't you be in the office? Did you come to catch us in the act? Well, you caught us. Hehehe…"Frank almost gave in to Vicky's coquettish laugh just then, as he wanted to spank the minx so badly to punish her.Still, Helen was used to it by now.Rolling her eyes and ignoring Vicky, she looked at Frank solemnly. "The Martial Alliance is putting together a martial tournament. Every business and organization in the country has been
At the same time, Frank's eyes widened as he could see Helen's black bra unimpeded, which further accentuated the brightness of her fair skin."Let me go, Vicky!" Helen snapped.It was just so embarrassing that she could hide in a hole just then, and her cheeks flushed despite her usual girlboss composure."Yeah, Vicky. Don't let her go… I mean, let her go… We can discuss the martial tournament later…" Frank said, feeling his juices flowing and almost bleeding from the nose as he watched the two beauties tussled.The mole on Helen's breast was especially captivating as it jiggled while Helen struggled, and then there were Vicky's long fair legs…"Stop… lookin!"Helen was seething, snapping at Frank since she could not beat Vicky."Oh… Okay," Frank replied stiffly but did not turn away."I'm angry now, Vicky!"Helen was sweating profusely as she still could not shake off Vicky.Vicky giggled and nibbled her ear. "Oh, are you getting angry? That's a look I haven't seen before,
"He saw me!"However, Helen's blushing complaint looked just like child's play to Vicky.Walking up to Frank while shaking her hips ostentatiously, she giggled as she pointed at her own cleavage. "Oh, dear Ms. Lane… if you think that Frank has to obey you for looking, shouldn't I be higher in the pecking order? He saw everything, after all…""I…"Helen flushed as Vicky was using her own logic to argue. "I'm different! You don't care if he's looking, but I do!""Different, you say? How so? In shape, size, or… sensation?"As Vicky retorted, she lifted Frank's hands, pulling them closer to her own chest."Argh!!!" Helen turned and stormed off right then."Hehehe… You'd best come better prepared next time!" Vicky called out after her, laughing.Ultimately, that meant that Frank's hands had yet to reach Vicky before she won.And seeing her charming laughter and the ample bosom that was just inches away, Frank sighed in slight disappointment.Vicky turned and leveled a look of amu
Hiring a vigor wielder would cost upward of several hundred grand.Going up and one would have the Birthright rank, which cost millions.On the other hand, it was basically impossible to hire Ascendant-ranked elites as they would not be in need of money, and most would have other assignments issued by the Martial Alliance.Naturally, one could offer a huge sum on a bounty, hence hiring a martial artist on a short-term contract.It was the livelihood for most martial artists—indeed, that was what Glen Turnbull did when his family had last faced a crisis, recruiting martial artists from different schools and sects.-After around half an hour, Frank arrived alone at the Zamri branch of the Martial Alliance.Like the branch of any major company, the Zamri branch of the Martial Alliance was a grand office building, having a modern interior as well.The glass walls and the floors were bright and squeaky clean like that of major banks, and there were receptionists and staff just like
Chuckling coolly, Phoenix continued, "Also, we've decided to register in different branches so that we don't have to compete in the same local bracket, making it look as if it's the finals already. Get it?"Many of the martial artists nodded in understanding—so that was Cloudnine Sect's strategy for the martial tournament.Instead of having their apprentices participating in the qualifiers for a single city, they sent them elsewhere. As everyone took part in different qualifiers of different cities, that would greatly increase the chances that the apprentices would advance further. And with Cloudnine Sect having the numerical advantage in the elimination stages, one must admit that this strategy was flawless.In fact, it would not just be Cloudnine Sect—major martial clans down to the individual martial artist might choose to participate in remote cities too, so that they had a better chance of qualifying.After all, only the final two participants who survived elimination in eac
The old man then chuckled. "Phoenix Ardron is among the top three juniors of the Cloudnine Sect. But forget her personal merit—her fiance is even more outstanding! I mean, he's the commissioner of Hoxton despite his young age!""See?"The old man pointed at the men-in-black who cleared a path for Phoenix, grinning. "Those men are all the Hoxton commissioner's boys, and they're all packing heat. Who would have the balls to beat her when a commissioner has her back?"Clapping Frank on the shoulder and sighing miserably, he said, "So just forget it. We don't have a shot here.""So she's Mrs. Commissioner, and the commissioner even sent backup?"Frank was actually shocked—the woman had ties to the government too? Did that mean she had her finger in every pie?And if someone actually dared to defeat her in the martial tournament, they would be in for a lot of trouble too…"Make way!"Just as Frank was frowning and wondering what he should do about Phoenix, her bodyguards just happen
"Eh?"The bodyguard was left staring blankly, as he did not expect to see that Frank was quick enough to catch his punch.Even if he was not actually a member of Cloudnine Sect, he was still a Birthright-ranked martial artist and a bodyguard sent by the Hoxton commissioner.And to be honest, he really thought nothing of martial artists from a remote city like Zamri.It was not just Phoenix either—even he believed that he could emerge victorious in the qualifiers here.As that mindset made him arrogant, the fact that he tried a sneak attack that failed, with his opponent even calmly catching his blow with a single hand, left him feeling a little humiliated.This was not what he imagined would happen!"What, what is something I said that you found inappropriate, so you had to go for a sneak attack?"Even as Frank spoke calmly, the bodyguard could feel his immense grip strength, no different from a heavy-duty vice.And his own fist was being held fast, not budging no matter how h
However, the technique that left all the martial artists in awe disappeared by the next instant.The shockwave from the kick was gone, even before it reached Frank's neck!While everyone was left confused, some of the more keen-eyed martial artists noticed what had happened.The bodyguard did not withdraw. Instead, the kick was nullified…"Argh!"There was a blood-curdling scream as the bodyguard, who had been utterly pompous a second ago, was now kneeling before Frank.His lips were lopsided in agony, and tears were actually rolling down his cheeks from the sheer agony of his hand."Y-You brat…" the bodyguard growled as he glared murderously at Frank."Whoa!"The others soon noticed that Frank was still holding his hand… or what was left of it.After all, it had been a hand a second ago, but now it was nothing more than mush. It turned out that Frank had crushed the bodyguard's knuckle when he tried to kick Frank, causing him to stop in agony."I see…"While the crowd re