Seeing that Mona was glaring and ready to fight back, Stanley glowered and growled, "Anyone resisting arrest will receive equal punishment as Frank Lawrence! No mercy!"On the other hand, Vicky snorted. "Hmph. Go for it, Mona! Take down Stanley Durban—let me handle the rest! If we don't fight, we'd all end up in Blackwater!""Oh, no, no, no!"Gina, seeing that Stanley was ready to arrest Helen, promptly rushed to kowtow at Stanley's feet. "Please, Mr. Mayor! My daughter divorced Frank a long time ago—she's an ex-wife, like you said! It was Frank who was a scheming bastard and dragged my daughter into this… She has already cut all ties with him!""Is that so?"Stanley was smirking smugly as he watched Gina beg, and he turned toward Helen. "In that case, let me ask you—have you cut ties with the man who murdered Commissioner Kramer as this woman has said, Ms. Lane?"Hearing Stanley's question, Gina turned to level a pleading stare at Helen too, worried that she would misspeak just
"Two treasures?"Vicky did a double take, but she soon remembered. There were indeed two things that Frank had managed to snatch out of Titus Lioheart's possession—the first being the Turnbull family's spiritron vein, and the second being the Celestial Dew, which Titus had intended to use as bait.Both were worth a king's ransom and ultimately fell into Frank's possession.While the guests present had no idea what Stanley was talking about, they more or less understood that Stanley was a close friend of the Lionhearts.And after a moment's silence, Vicky looked up with a twinkle in her eye. "I only have one, and I'm able to return it… But I don't know about the other, because Frank has it.""Really? Just one?"Stanley raised a brow. "How insincere of you, Ms. Turnbull. Forgive me, but I won't be able to stay my hand…""Wait!"Vicky quickly added, "Frank would've been carrying it with him. Can't we come to an agreement if I recover it now?"Stanley remained silent for a momen
"That's right. I don't die that easily!"A voice boomed, and a towering figure opened the thirty-foot tall doors of the memorial hall as he strode in.Naturally, it was none other than Frank, who had rushed to the memorial hall from the slums of South Zamri."Huh?!""What?!"Everyone watched in astonishment as Frank strode down the center of the hall toward the crystal casket at the center.His cheeks were flushed, his expression nonchalant. He definitely looked sharp in his suit on top of that—a far cry from his miserable self just a few days ago.Smirking, he strode atop the crystal coffin with a faint smile as he looked around at the guests gaping at him."H-He's not dead?!""Is he starting an uprising here?!""The insolence!"His pompousness certainly left the hall in an uproar.Not only was he alive, but he strode into the memorial hall while everyone looked, even standing on top of the crystal casket containing the commissioner's corpse!And of all of them, Elder Fan
After all, kidnapping a commissioner and commandeering his forces were all capital crimes punishable by death!But Stanley had the guts to do it anyway?!"Wait…"Still, Elder Fango soon came to his senses and turned back toward Frank, asking suspiciously, "Frank Lawrence, you're accusing Stanley Durban of kidnapping a commissioner and commandeering his forces? But he's dead and lying right inside the crystal coffin under your feet! How is Mr. Durban supposed to do that?""Wait, that's true…!"The sharper people in the memorial hall soon found the fallacy in Frank's accusation."Heh… That's because Geon Kramer is still alive! The body in the coffin is not Geon but another corpse that Stanley has put in his place…"However, Frank did not lose composure and explained everything while tapping his foot on the crystal coffin even as Stanley scowled, laughing coolly. "Or am I wrong, Yannick Jorst, former head coroner of Zamri Hospital?"The memorial hall was left in an uproar. They
Frank's rage clearly showed on his face. "Heh. I came prepared to tear you down into pieces, mongrel!"Stanley shall pay for causing him so much trouble!Nonetheless, Stanley retorted, "That's some big talk from a fugitive! It seems that you really don't care if you live!"However, as the mastermind, he could not afford to allow his plot to be exposed through that USB stick either.He glanced behind at his two bodyguards, who caught their kill.Neither hesitated and leapt toward Frank in a pincer move.Whoosh!The crowd was stunned even as they watched the bodyguards suddenly charge straight at Frank.While everyone knew about Frank's strength, neither bodyguards were pushovers either. Even if they stood no chance against Frank, would they really go down in just one hit?Instead, as everyone looked on in confusion, one of them suddenly leapt into the air, streaking toward the LED screen at an awkward angle!At the same time, Stanley smirked—Frank was still caught in his web,
"Bleurgh! You're scum!"Blackie glowered ferociously, his resolve still strong.Stanley then removed another stack of dollar bills. "Money or death?""Death!""Loyalty or death?"Nonetheless, Stanley continued his pressuring tactic, now removing most of the dollar bills. "With this much money, you could live the rest of your life comfortably on just the bank interest. Even if you're not worried about yourself, you should be worried about your blind mother, don't you think?"Blackie hesitated at the mention of his mother—she had worked blood and sweat to raise him. If he did not repay her, what was he if not an animal?And with that, Blackie hung his head and yielded…Frank frowned as he watched the video again, deciding to himself that he must protect Blackie's mother despite what Blackie did."I see!"Even Vicky was stunned—while Blackie was out of line, his intentions were pure.At the same time, Elder Fango turned toward Stanley. "What more do you have to say, Mr. Durban?
Steeling himself right then, Stanley sat on the floor as he glared at Frank with a gleeful smirk. "I'll give it to you straight, Frank Lawrence! I'm not afraid of you! I have the support of powerful people that not even the geezers of the Martial Alliance could hope to match!"When the time comes, they'll find you and kill you! And I'll watch closely in hell as you're tortured to your last breath!" But even as Stanley laughed maniacally, Frank snorted.There was a brief flash, and Stanley's smirk froze on his face as a gruesome gash appeared on his neck.It widened by the second, and blood gushed out like a geyser.Stanley raised both hands as he tried to stop the bleeding to no avail and eventually collapsed on the floor, his eyes wide with spite!"Mr. Lawrence, you don't have to worry about Josh Dellon or the Lionhearts."Elder Fango was certainly shocked by how ruthless Frank was and promptly declared his stance. "The Martial Alliance will make them answer for the crimes aga
Just as Frank was ready to leap into the mansion through a window, he noticed something strange.No one was breathing in there!"This is bad!"He broke through the window right then and was immediately greeted by a sight of carnage.A twentyish woman lay on the couch, with two bodyguards nearby laying on the floor.The woman in the kitchen got the worst of it, however, as her entire head was plunged into a burning pot of beef soup, leaving her completely disfigured!Frank looked around and quickly found the beeping red indicator of a security camera.He followed the wiring to the security room, and was ready to enter when he heard footsteps.He promptly backed away, just as a black-clad man opened the door and stepped out, and passed out just as he glimpsed a dark fist launched straight at his face.When he woke up, he was completely restrained, and before him stood a menacing youth who only had his looks going for him.Fiddling with the USB stick he took from the black-clad
Frank snorted. "Alright, I'm hanging up. I'm getting started over here soon.""Yeah. Good luck," Jouri replied.Hanging up, Frank looked up at the waterfall overhead, and then at Skyler, who was standing beside him. "So? Is it time yet?""Almost… Now!" Skyler's eyes were glowing even as she stared at her watch."Alright."Frank looked up just as the skies abruptly darkened. "Ah, there it is—the eclipse."The sun seemed to disappear, and the world was suddenly shrouded in darknesses.And beside him, a stone door imbued with the power of the spiritron vein also rumbled as it parted."Got it!" Frank rushed inside without another word as soon as he saw it."Hmph. I'm surprised that you could reach this place." A cold, wrathful voice resounded inside even before Frank got a hold of his surroundings.Looking up, Frank found a youth in a black cossack and sporting grey-white hair, standing upon a cliff as he looked down on him.Frank chuckled. "Hehe. Like I said, I've come to kill
Frank narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?'Crane shrugged. "I don't mind giving it to you straight—members of Torrent are actually… Ahem. A part of Torrent himself."Frank paused. "What's that supposed to mean?""You don't get it, do you?" Crane grinned. "Then let me put it to you this way—every member is a clone of Torrent.""A clone?" Frank gasped in realization."Yes," Crane nodded. "That's why I believe that challenging Crane is just suicide. You have no idea how powerful he is—only death awaits you down that path."Frank smirked. "Oh, but I don't think so."Crane rolled his eyes. "Fine, whatever—now listen closely. You will find Torrent in the Mystic Trail, but you would only find that place when the sun and moon coincide, and the entrance is beneath the waterfall south of Horton."As he finished, he snorted coldly. "I have no idea if you can actually do it, but I'm hoping you do kill him… Heh. I'm getting tired of being stuck under his control for so long."Then, waving off
Frank abruptly turned, immediately noticing one of the Cranes crouching, ready to spring forward and blindside him."Got you!" He laughed."Hah! You fell for it!"Just as Frank swung a punch to pulverize that Crane, he suddenly burst into pus that splashed at Frank's face."Damn it!" Frank took a step back, surprised that the clone's presence was identical to the real Crane, and a trap on top of that!"Die!"The Cranes around him each whipped out a dagger, all of them stabbing at Frank at the same time."Get off!" Frank bellowed, unleashing a shockwave that sent all the Cranes flying across all directions."Frank! Above you!" Skyler suddenly shrieked."Yes! I'm right here!" A strange laughter sounded above Frank just as he wiped the pus off his face.Crane was suddenly directly above him, launching an aerial kick straight at Frank's head, and Frank had no time to dodge!"Die!" Crane's smile curled into a twisted angle as he saw that too.He was very confident with this kick
"Disgusting…" Skyler murmured through her hand.Despite being skinned and scalped, the women were all still alive and singing to the music that was playing despite their anguish."Talk about a terrible fetish."Frank was scowling too—why were all the members of Torrent such sick deviants? It seemed like his plan to wipe them out was absolutely correct!"So, you killed my clone?"The lanky man on the couch slowly turned to level his bloodshot eyes at Frank.His lips were wet with bed as they curled upward into an eerie smile."Clone?" Frank narrowed his eyes."Hehe. It's a sage art."Crane shrugged as he stood up and wiped the blood off his lips. "It's only natural that you don't understand… Still, you deserve praise. If you can kill my clone, that means you're not just slightly stronger than Ghost."Naturally, the man was none other than the real Crane.Still, as Skyler studied him from a corner, even she could notice the strange twitch of his fingers, and his veins were pro
Even as Crane ran, he was looking over his shoulder, his heart pounding. "No… I won't win in a one-on-one!"No, as long as I get back to my real body… we can do this together!" He frowned, having seen how Frank sliced off the pinkies of those hood rats. It hence quickly dawned on him that Frank was not just slightly stronger than Ghost, as Torrent had put it!"Almost there!" He gasped when he saw the signboard of Pegasus Showtown in the distance. "As long as I get there and rendezvous with my real body, that brat will lose—"That was when he turned and saw that a shadow had caught up with impossible speed."What?!" Crane's eyes almost popped out in bewilderment. "What speed is that?! Are you kidding—"Even as he spotted the shadow, the shadow turned into a youth with an impassive visage.His fist outstretched, he was clearly punching toward Crane's forehead!"Argh…"Even as Crane looked on, the youth's punch slowed down by tenfold, but his fist kept closing in.Then, whe
Seeing Skyler sigh, the tattooed thug presumed that his extortion worked.He strode up, grabbing Frank's shoulder. "No one's gonna help you, boy. Pay up, or you're not leaving.""Exactly! You're not getting away!" the crowd of hood rats hollered. "Last chance."Frank's eyes were cold and fixed on Dani, however. "Are you going to intervene? If you do, you can keep that check. If you don't…""Ugh. Fuck off! I don't care!" Dani spat, her expression smug as she folded her arms before her chest. "Who do you think you are to threaten me?!""Exactly! Pay up, and you can leave!""Yeah! Ten grand, at least!""You probably don't know my boss Wyvern, but when he's here, you won't get away with just ten grand!"Even as the crowd closed in, Frank shook his head. "Well, you had your chance. Don't blame me for what happens next.""You're giving us a chance?! Hah! Who—argh!"Even before Dani could finish gloating, Frank was suddenly in front of her, grabbing her viciously by the wrist."Arg
"Five grand?! Did you hear that?! He just threw five grand!""Must be a rich kid coming here for a secret rendezvous, out of prying eyes? Those types are the easiest mark!""Fuck! And Dani got one of us… It hurts me more than losing at the races!"Frank could hear the buzz around him but ignored it as he strode past the men flanking him and headed toward the street that stank of blood."Stop!" A big tattooed man grinned sinisterly as he intercepted Frank.As his buddies encircled Frank as well, Frank snorted—it seemed that they took his reaction for a sign of weakness and thought that he could be cowed.The tattooed man rubbed his chin as he leered at Skyler's voluptuous figure, chuckling. "Look, boy. I'm short on cash, so let me take a loan. I'll pay you back some other day, how about that?"His friend laughed. "Exactly! You just gave Dani five grand, and we won't ask for more… just four, how about that?"Skyler scowled in turn and glanced worriedly at Frank beside her—was he
Frank himself had just stepped out of the nightclub when his eyes narrowed."Blood," he murmured, his nostrils twitching."Blood?"Skyler sniffed the air, puzzled. "I can't smell it.""It's from the opposite street… I smell the blood of over a dozen people.""A dozen?!" Skyler did a double take.He could identify the number of people who were killed?! That was just ridiculous!"Come on, let's take a look."Just as Frank led the way toward the source of the stench, a woman suddenly came up, catching Frank off guard and throwing herself into his arms."Hmmm?" He looked down to see that she had thick makeup, average looks, and a rather pudgy belly."Argh! He touched me!" she pointed at Frank and shrieked even before he realized what was happening."What?!" Skyler was staring at the woman too, mystified."Oh, sister! You just didn't see it!"The woman kept hollering, pointing at Frank's face. "Your boyfriend grabbed my ass! Is that how you teach him manners?!""Teach him ma
Wyvern screamed even as he clutched the stump that was his hand, screaming so shrilly one might mistake his voice as inhuman."Oh, just shut up." The lanky man glowered and launched a kick, reducing Wyvern into puddles of blood and pieces of innards, splattering all around the lobby. "Argh!!!" the devilish lady screamed as she watched the carnage unfolded."Another sound, and you'd end up just like him." The lanky man turned and frowned at her impatiently."Hngh…" The devilish lady promptly clasped a hand over her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she trembled."What the hell?!"Outside, Wyvern's lackeys heard the screams and ran inside, looking for him. "Hey, where's Wyvern?!"However, the lobby was too dimly lit for them to notice the blood and guts scattered around the walls, and they only sensed that terrible stench."Hngh…" The devilish lady was too scared to speak, and tears trickled out of her eyes."Fuck!"One of the lackeys strode up and seized the lanky man