"Hmm?!"It was not just Sanne—every martial artist in the field turned toward Frank right then.For his part, Frank had been content with not getting involved, unless Scarface, Mona, or Kat were in danger.What he did not expect was for Kat to use him as a shield the instant she realized things had gone wrong. "Uh…"Despite Sanne's furious glare and every martial artist present staring at him, Frank chuckled awkwardly as he waved them off. "That's none of my business. Feel free to continue."However, Sanne clearly needed to punish someone and assert her authority.After all, Kat's persistent questioning and comparing Thousand Isles Guild to Frank was a clear insult to Thousand Isles Guild.Frank was definitely not going to weasel his way out of this!"You brat!"The burly man beside Sanne strode up to Frank just then, snapping coldly, "Your apprentice has a really big mouth! Shouldn't you properly discipline her?!""Ahem… I should."Frank nodded at the man right then.At
Moreover, Stone was tasked by Namik himself to protect his daughter Sanne, and not to serve as her goon.As such, after considering his options, Stone did not attack Frank as Sanne had ordered.Instead, he returned to Sanne's side, whispering something into her ear."What?! Are you sure?!" she soon exclaimed.As Sanne turned in disbelief toward Frank, Stone nodded solemnly. "I'm not a hundred percent sure, but there's almost no mistaking this.""Hmph…"Even so, Sanne glared at Frank, pursing her lips stubbornly.Still, as a stalemate ensued, a group of three men and one woman stepped out of the elevator. They clearly came from the same sect, and their leader was a youth in his twenties, bearing long hair, a sharp glare, and a sinister presence."Ms. Dali?!"The youth quickly noticed the scowling Sanne and beckoned for the others to kneel on one knee despite his shock."Ivo Werner?"Sanne was surprised to see the youth, but she soon appeared thrilled.Ivo was one of her fath
As such, being just the Zamri Martial Alliance branch manager, Mr. Zoran could not afford to insult Sanne, as she was the daughter of one of Thousand Isles Guild's hall chiefs.But at the same time, Mr. Zoran was unsure about who Frank really was either. But considering that the chief of the Martial Alliance had personally instructed Mr. Zoran to assist Frank's participation, he was clearly no pushover himself either.However, Frank strode out just then, as he could see that Mr. Zoran was facing a dilemma, and he was not going to get Mr. Zoran caught in his mess.Staring at Sanne, he spoke calmly. "Ms. Dali, you claim that we've insulted you. I won't contest that claim, even if I've never once insulted you at all. But what about you?"Chuckling coolly, Frank pointed at the martial artist who lay dead on the floor, his voice suddenly booming. "Not only did you abuse your status to cut the queue, but you also murdered a martial artist who questioned your behavior in broad daylight!
Forget being demanding—Sanne had clearly gone way beyond unreasonable, as she was forbidding the other martial artists from forfeiting too.Moreover, everyone had come to take part in the Martial Tournament, not to suffer Sanne's outbursts and tantrums.As such, her behavior had well and truly forced Thousand Isles Guild, the Martial Alliance, and herself beyond the point of no return.Starting today, every martial artist in Draconia would see Sanne's barbaric nature, the Martial Alliance's inaction, and Thousand Isles Guild's cruel disregard for human life.As someone who had been pampered since she was a child, Sanne still did not realize that and was pointing at Frank and snapping, "Stop inciting everyone here! I want you dead, that's all! Kill him, Stone! Stone?! Stone!!!"Right then, Sanne could explode from how stubborn the bodyguard that her father had assigned her was!"Enough!" Mr. Zoran snapped right then, as Sanne was basically sabotaging his livelihood, along with the
After a brief silence, Ivo ultimately sighed and bowed to Frank, as well as to every other martial artist present. "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm afraid Thousand Isles Guild has made a mistake—""What are you talking about?!" Sanne snapped at him right then. "Mistake?! Me?! It's that man and that brat who made a mistake! They—""Silence!"Tijil, who stood behind Ivo, shot Sanne a vicious glare, silencing her.He then muttered under his breath and shook his head. "What an idiot…" Namik was his close friend and a shrewd man. How on earth did he end up with such a foolish daughter?Talent had really skipped a generation there—she was a total disgrace to her father's name!"Ahem…"Ivo cleared his throat as if he had never heard Sanne and continued, "Since everyone is here to take part in the Martial Tournament anyway, why don't we stick to that format to settle our dispute?"Frank was actually interested. "Stick to the format, you say?" "Exactly."Seeing that Frank was taking the b
Mr. Zoran breathed a sigh of relief—thankfully, things did not get out of hand and were still manageable.He said, "There's nothing better since everyone has agreed to this wager and to a peaceful solution. As the Zamri Martial Alliance branch manager, I shall be the referee to the fairness of this wager."After, on one hand was the daughter of a Thousand Isles Guild chief, while on the other was a VIP whom the chief of the Martial Alliance had asked to escort.If they really went for each other's throats, Mr. Zoran would be the loser in the end, since he was caught in the middle."So, who's going first?" he asked, glancing between Sanne and Frank."Allow me!" Sanne chuckled coolly, walking straight toward the boxing machine and taking aim squarely at the standing punching bag in the middle.It was quite battered since many martial elites had already taken their turns, but it did not affect the machine precision."Look closely! This is the might of Thousand Isles Guild!" she boa
Even if it was not physically visible, Frank sensed an indescribable presence around Mona's right arm.It was not obvious, but Frank was surprised by the light sheet of aura upon a closer observation."Is that geomantics?" Frank raised a brow in understanding.In appearance, Mona was very slender, in a completely different weight class from Sanne, not to mention that her presence was withdrawn. It was only if one was as close to her as Frank was that they would realize that Mona was more than what she seemed.On the other hand, Sanne was leering at Mona. "Pfft… Just look at how thin you are, brat! Don't break your arm when you punch the boxing machine!"In Sanne's mind, forget Mona's physique—her Birthright rank presence was already weaker than hers.Forget the Birthright rank requirement of 1,100 pounds—her punch would not even reach 100 pounds!Even Tijil was clearing his throat to reason with Mona. "Ahem… Young lady, no one would mock you if you give up now."After all, Sann
"I already did?"Mona raised her brow at Sanne, stopping short of calling Sanne stupid."What—"Before Sanne could snap, the towering boxing machine screamed shrilly.Soon, Mona's face was displayed on the giant plasma screen overhead, while the number display started shooting up rapidly."Wait, what…?"Sanne and the rest of the martial artists all looked stunned, as they did not see Mona hit the boxing machine.More bewilderingly, she left the numbers skyrocketing so much that it looked like it was malfunctioning!Ding!Everyone was dumbstruck as the machine jingled with the final result.Even if Sanne's earlier punch left all the martial artists dumbstruck with her 3,196-pound punching strength, Mona's result took their breath away.Eleven thousand pounds! No more, no less!Even as everyone was left spacing out skeptical, they were brought to their senses as Mona giggled. "Hah! How about that for control, Mr. Lawrence?!""11,000 pounds…? 11,000 pounds?! That brat is real