And Carlo Group was one of the strongest factions in the midlands!But now, Carlo himself was supposed to cut off one of his own arms just to leave Zamri alive, just because some brat demanded it?!"Don't get so full of yourself, Frank!"Carlo shrieked, "You've slain my martial artists… B-But I still have a trump card! Don't you push me!"Frank remained impassive as he stared at Carlo, however. "Trump card? Oh, you mean Thousand Isles Guild?""What…?"Carlo was left stupefied once more when Frank mentioned Thousand Isles Guild by name.Though Frank was right, how could Frank have found out about his strongest supporter?"Don't bother."Frank chuckled coolly. "You have two choices. One, you will leave an arm in penance and return to the midlands. That's for going way over the line, and we can go our separate ways after that."Second… You can push your luck, and I will kill everyone connected to Carlo Group in Zamri, including you and your son.""Whether Thousand Isles Guild c
Casually getting himself a chair, Frank sat and crossed his legs while waving off everyone around the table impatiently. "Get out of here right now."However, everyone there was a rich and important figure in Zamri.They were certainly stunned—did Frank really just tell them to leave?"Watch yourself, Frank Lawrence! This isn't a place where you get to strut—don't even believe for one second that you're invincible just because you have Lanecorp's influence and your gangs!""Exactly! You don't have what it takes to lord over us!""Everyone around this table has ties to the government! If you insist on fighting us, then you will watch as everything you have will soon be destroyed!"Frank was not even bothered to argue against them, however, and clapped his hands.Bang! Bang! Bang!There were endless cracks of gunshots, and the thin walls of the private room were soon riddled by bullet holes.However, those were no more than warning shots, as no one in the room was hit.Still, l
More importantly, these rich and important figures of Zamri rarely took notice of what was happening in the scene of martial artists.They really did not care about any of that, instead focusing all their attention on their businesses and influence, as well as Draconia's political scene.From their point of view, the so-called martial artists were no more than thugs who existed just beyond the jurisdiction of the authorities.If only one of them tried to find out more about the scene of martial artists, their perception of Frank would not have been this shallow.Either way, the presence of so many armed soldiers here was much more shocking to them than what they thought martial artists could do.After all, this meant that Frank was no mere thug—he was a thug with ties to the government!Even these Zamri self-styled aristocrats no longer dared to belittle him now!-"F-Frank Lawrence, d-don't do anything… you… I didn't know you knew Governor Quill. I…"Meanwhile, Geon was barel
After that, Frank pressed Geon for further details, but it turned out that he really did not know much.The only thing certain was that the Lionhearts had pressured him into assisting Carlo Group to distract Frank. However, Geon had no idea what they were doing after that, as they had not contacted him since.Before Frank left, he remembered something else. "By the way, did you kidnap Stanley Durban's wife and daughter?"That was what Stanley had told him in that rundown temple in the mountains.He also claimed that Geon had stripped him off actual power by taking hostages, and Frank would really like to confirm that himself."What?"To Frank's surprise, Geon was left exceedingly perplexed, even scratching his head. "Stanley? It's been half a year since I saw him. As for his wife and daughter… I didn't even know he had a daughter."Frank did a double take—Geon did not appear to be lying, and Frank sensed confusion instead of guilt. Still, Frank pressed, "But he's the mayor, an
In fact, Hans put a hand over his heart and assured that Frank could kill Geon if he wanted to—he would take care of the rest.Naturally, Hans also asked Frank indirectly about his stance on Governor Quill and his family.The misunderstanding between them and Frank had since been cleared, and the Quills who were involved in framing Frank had since been punished.Still, Governor Quill had his pride and really could not bring himself to apologize to Frank. He could only ask Hans to pass a message, asking Frank to visit him in Bralog when he could.Frank breathed a sigh of relief at that, as he was not cold enough to cut ties with Governor Quill.And with Hans coming to make peace, Frank nodded and agreed to visiting Governor Quill when he could.Naturally, that would have to wait—Frank still had to deal with the problems he faced at the moment.With that, Frank had Hans pull his men out of the building and post a protection detail for Geon.Hans did not hesitate to agree to Frank
Frank was now prepared to groom his own faction.And for that undertaking, the security officers from the Lanecorp Health and Safety Department were a readymade resource, as most were fine potential for martial artists.They just did not have any proper instructors yet.Hence, in one swift stroke, Frank divided them into two.Security officers who were still working shifts at Lanecorp Tower would hence remain as part of the Lanecorp Health and Safety Department.As for those chosen and extracted from the department, they would come under a new outfit called…"Mystic Sky Guild!" Frank announced.Nonetheless, the name immediately incurred the dissatisfaction of many of the boys. Tidus Simmons was among them, complaining about how it did not sound intimidating."Mystic Sky Guild just sounds so… uninspiring. What about Blood Dragon Gang?""Nah, Dragon Fangs sound better!""Wait, we're a gang in Zamri. And the Zamrians have a nice ring to it!""How about The Boners?""Just fuc
Madfist was left dumbfounded by the goal Frank had set. "You need to take your pills, boy. You look like you're possessed—""Indeed I am." Frank grinned proudly. "My mentor had given me a recipe before, and he claimed that if I succeed in making it, I would rise beyond the Transcendent rank and become immortal."That made me think—if such an option is available to us, what's the harm in trying? Or perhaps you boys aren't interested in rising beyond your human bonds?"Everyone looked eager when they heard such stirring encouragement from Frank.On the other hand, Madfist was silent, as he felt that Frank had really lost his mind today.However, with such grand ambitions envisioned, even Madfist had to admit that he was interested."Well, we're now Mystic Sky Guild, and we'll become equals to the Southsea Four… No, we shall become one of the Southsea Five!""Yeah!!!"Even as everyone cheered, the former thugs—or indeed Frank himself—did not expect Mystic Sky Guild to become one o
Blood gushed as Geon's head landed on his desk, his eyes wide in a peaceless death!"What?! He's dead?!"Frank's heart skipped a beat at the sight, not quite believing what he was seeing.After all, he had seen many guards in the residence on the way in, with many of them being elite forces under Hans Schnee's command.So how was Geon killed, and it had to be now of all times? Frank turned back toward the body and saw the handle of an exquisitely crafted dagger sticking out of the back.And it was a dagger he was very familiar with."Stanley!" he exclaimed as he realized with a start, as he took the dagger given to him by Stanley Durban as a token.They were identical!"How did this happen?! Was Stanley the one who set this stage?"Frank's mind was working rapidly, but the puzzle pieces were incomplete—he only had a hunch Stanley was involved, but not how he did it without alerting any of the guards, including Hans' elite forces.What's more, why would Stanley want to frame