Frank was worried that Stanley would catch on and interfere with his deal, after all.Nonetheless, by the time they left the main road and arrived at the ridge where they had agreed to meet with the patrolman, the sun was setting and a bright blood-red.That was when Kat frowned and looked around."Why is it so quiet here, Master Lawrence? I can almost feel like something's wrong.""Quiet?"Frank narrowed his eyes and looked around. He then realized that it really was as quiet as Kat had described, devoid of any sounds one would expect to hear up in the mountainsKat tugged on his sleeve and looked around endlessly. "Mona told me that there's always birds and critters in the mountains, which she used to catch and cook… But I'm hearing nothing at all.""Haha! Our princess is getting worried!"One of the Mystic Sky Guild elites laughed. "It's going to be dark soon. The birds and the critters would be staying in their nests for dinner!""Hah! Don't you know that some animals only h
The skull of the Mystic Sky Guild elite who was just teasing Kat seconds ago exploded like a watermelon, splashing blood and brain all over those around him.At the same time, Frank had shoved Kat to the ground, even as she was still gaping at the man who had just been joking around with her moments ago.And now, moments later, he was but a headless corpse."You… bastards!" Kat struggled to get to her feet, ready to kill whoever it was as her shock turned to rage.However, she was not going to get the chance to when this entire place was a trap prepared by Josh.Just as she got to her feet, she was sent flying by a grenade's explosion."Kat!"Frank felt the grenade blowing up beside him too, and the ensuing shockwave blew away two other Mystic Sky Guild elites."Princess… Mr. Lawrence… Run!" One of them had his body blown off from the waist down, but he pushed away Kat as hard as she could to Frank's side."Run, chief!""It's a trap! You have to run now!"The other Mystic Sk
It certainly left the commander dumbstruck, as it proved that Frank's body was tougher than a tank!Why could he not just die!"Huff… Huff…"Frank was panting even as he reached the highway, where the two cars he brought were parked."Finally…"Bang!Just as Frank was about to get in, however, the car exploded!Both cars had been rigged with explosives beforehand and sent Frank flying!"Bleurgh…"Frank dropped to a roll, never letting go of Kat as he used his body to stop the horrific shockwave, as well as the shrapnel and flying pieces of metal that were the cars.He could stop most with his pure vigor, but more tore through his defenses, stabbing into both their bodies."Blargh…"As Frank dropped to the ground, coughing blood, Kat panicked as she saw Frank losing this badly for the first time.Even though shrapnel was sticking out of her arm, she withstood the pain and cried, "M-Master Lawrence, just leave me and run! You can make it if you run away on your own… Don't wo
"Shit!!!"Seeing that, the savagery in Frank's body was truly unleashed.Throwing Kat on the ground, he stared at the three oncoming armored cars and moved to stand before them, with nothing but his physical body to meet them.His eyes were bloodshot as he suddenly bellowed, "I'll kill you, Josh Dellon! You hear me?!""W-What's going on?!"The armored cars actually switched to a halt, the pursuing soldiers feeling panic right then.At the same time, Frank reared his head and roared, "Death Eater…!"A spiraling crimson hurricane descended from above, encircling him right then.The sight left the soldiers in the armored cars terrified, with their commander promptly barking, "What are you spacing out for?! Fire!"Even as bullets rained down on the dark figure in the center of the storm, he stood fast."Roar!!!"Bang!!!An inhuman roar could be heard from the hurricane, and the three armored cars—each weighing fifty tons—were lifted off the air before exploding as they landed.
"You animal!" Tidus bellowed, "Mr. Lawrence and I have done right by you! How could you betray us?! Do you even have a conscience?! What would your mother say if she knew you betrayed me?!"Blackie's face twitched uncomfortably at the mention of his mother, but he soon smirked. "Sorry, but I'm doing this for my mother so that she can have a better life! Selfishness makes the world go round. I'm sorry, Tidus, but it's now time for you to die."With that, Blackie and his lackeys trained their pistols on Tidus.But just as they pulled the trigger, Lizzie pushed Tidus to the ground, blocking the bullets for him with her body."Lizzie!" Tidus shed a tear as he looked on."It's okay… My life is yours anyway, Tidus…" Lizzie murmured, collapsing into Tidus' arms as she bled."Blackie… I'll kill you! Argh!!!"Something snapped in Tidus as he watched Lizzie dying right in front of him.Pushing away Lizzie's body, he leapt toward Blackie, which only prompted a savage laugh from Blackie.
There was no telling how long Frank had been walking before he finally looked up and around him.He was in the middle of a busy street, and there was a crowd around him, staring at him fearfully.Eventually, a pretty face emerged from the crowd, telling him something he could not quite hear.Frank could not hear what she was saying and could only whimper, despite his best efforts in responding.He had torn off his own vocal chords and could not speak now.The skies were already dark, and everything around him looked like they were dyed in blood—be it the pedestrians, the cars on the road, or… the ambulance?As Frank recognized that it was an ambulance, he limped toward it, using all his strength to shout at it."Stop…"Frank begged inside out, "Please, stop…"The ambulance seemed to hear Frank's call and stopped by the curb.Delighted, Frank limped toward the back of the ambulance and passed a bloodied Kat with both arms to a nurse."Hngh…" He tried to tell the medical staff
The ambulance sped all the way to Zamri Hospital, and the medical staff were quickly discussing the condition of the girl who was just brought in."Her vitals aren't stable. There's plenty of shrapnel in her body—surgery would decide if she survives, but her chances don't look good…""What about the other two?""Nothing we can do. All vitals lost upon arrival…""Hey, what are you doing?!"Nurse Faith quickly stopped Frank, seeing that he was trying to get inside the ER despite being covered in blood.Turning toward a doctor, she explained, "Oh, he's a patient too, Dr. Zinder—he was carrying the girl all on his own when we found them. He's covered in blood, and there's not a part of him that's fine, but he's somehow still alive and kicking."With that, she started pulling Frank toward an ER, snapping, "You're very hurt yourself. Don't go away—let us help you!"To her dismay, Frank seemed not to understand and was insisting on charging into the ER.Nurse Faith therefore had to m
Frank promptly picked up the box of needles, which he opened beside Kat, while also taking a scalpel from a nearby pile of surgical equipment."Hey!"Nurse Faith finally had enough as she saw that Frank really was going to operate on Kat and pressed Dr. Zinder, saying, "Do something! Are you just going to let him operate on a patient?!""Hmph. How is that my problem?"Dr. Zinder folded his arms before his chest, snorting, "He barged in without a word, ready to cut into the patient. It's obvious he's crazy from the start, and I'm not about to mess around with a nutjob."Then, glancing at the security guards around, he added, "And it's their job, no? The man is holding a scalpel—who's taking responsibility if I get hurt?"Nurse Faith was left further anxious as Dr. Zinder was clearly just shirking his responsibilities. "Are we just supposed to do nothing?""So be it. I'm just a doctor—not those martial artists that people like to talk about. Oh, but you could try the chief and let