Jouri said, "Come on. Even if you don't trust me, you can trust your own strength and believe that you'd definitely overcome any hurdles I have in store for you."Frank remained half in the dark but decided he should help for Alda Ingram's sake.As they sped away, Ida and Sadie were left trading glances. "What do we do now?"Sally smiled. "I'll get you a car. As apprentices, you really shouldn't be third-wheeling when your mentor is flirting!"Both Ida and Sadie smiled but said nothing, as their mentor was really so lucky with women that even they were a little jealous.-Meanwhile, Frank drove for thirty minutes, eventually arriving outside a mansion.Jouri alighted and said, "My boss would like to see you. He has a gift waiting!"Frank followed her into the mansion, not particularly aware of what was happening.He then felt a strange sensation when he stepped inside and looked down to see that his ring was reacting with a purple glow."Your ring could sense it, it seems…" J
Frank thought about his options but eventually decided to just play along—that was the only way to uncover Hector's real goal."I'll take the box," he said. "But I won't show mercy if you're going to play some trick on me.""Then I thank you on behalf of all the major sects," Hector said, bowing at him again.That was when all the windows around shattered as thirtyish black-clad men leap inside. All of them unsheathed identical sabers, looking menacing as they stood there.Hector was not afraid, even laughing coolly, "I'm surprised… You're all really eager to die! Our informant is right—you are all a bunch of mindless fools.""No, we're surprised that KPI would come on our turf." A short man strode up, smirking in turn. "How did you get the balls to, presuming that we're pushovers?""This, of course!"Hector flashed his emerald, which flashed in green radiance that illuminated the entire room.However, before it really activated, Frank's ring flashed as well, rendering the emer
In less than a minute, Frank defeated several of those martial elites who were full of themselves.Nearby, Jouri was laughing. "See, Mr. Clet? I told you he's special, but you had to doubt me. But I guess you know now."Hector lowered his head in silence—he had definitely underestimated Frank, but that was fine.At the very least, the outcome favored him.Though he had been playing up his seniority with Frank before, he could at least make up for it.Meanwhile, Frank lifted the woman who was barely breathing into the air, growling, "Who sent you?"The woman laughed. "You'll never find out!"She opened her jaw wide, ready to bite her tongue and kill herself.However, Frank reacted instantly by catching her chin and squeezing slightly, dislocating it and stopping her."W-Why?! Why did you stop me?! I'm telling you, I'd never talk! No chance!"Though her words were mumbled because of her dislocated jaw, Frank could more or less understand her.He chuckled. "I've been fighting y
Nonetheless, Frank growled, "Who is Jouri Yelin?""Just someone who rose from humble roots," Sally admitted. "She and Hector Clet are just friends, and she's here mostly because of you.""For me?" Frank asked, puzzled.Sally laughed. "You'll understand in time, but not now—that's why I can't say yet. As for Hector Clet… let's just say he's no angel, so you'd best watch your back."She did not actually have to tell Frank that—he understood that Hector was more than what he seemed, and some sort of secret had been hidden in the box given to him.Sally winked at Frank just then. "Can you let me go now? I've answered your question, and it hurts!"Frank snorted coolly but released her. "I'd best not find out that you were up to some cheap trick, or I won't show mercy."Sally giggled. "I'm actually looking forward to that!"Frank ignored her and placed the box on the table as he opened it.It was a rectangular machine with an LCD machine on top and three buttons below it, but withou
Meg gestured for the staff to bring Frank several bottles of red wine, pouring a glass full and putting it in front of him.She then poured herself a glass as well, raising it as she exclaimed, "It's not often you drop by, Mr. Frankton. Let's make sure to go home drunk!"Frank clinked glasses with her, and someone knocked on the door just as he finished it."Wait here. I've prepared you a present!"Meg winked mysteriously as she went and opened the door, and a large group of beautiful women poured in!All of them were wearing mini skirts or dresses with plunging necklines, and they stood in a row as they greeted him. "Mr. Frankton!"Before Frank could answer, Meg spoke in his stead. "Alright, let's skip the picking—everyone can sit, but let's just make sure Mr. Frankton has a good time!""Alright!"Seeing that there was money to be made, the ladies happily settled on the couch.Fortunately, the private room was large enough, or there really would not be enough space for everyo
A bald man strode up. "I'll be frank, girl—it's not like we're making light of you, but no one stoops for second best after seeing the best in action. Don't you think you should show some chops if you want some of our respect?"Sadie smiled and nodded. "True. You kids may be talentless, but if I remain like an innocent maiden, none of you would be content."Suddenly, she was in front of the bald man, punching him and sending him crashing into the other bouncers behind him.Then, without giving the others a chance to respond, she floored the rest with a punch each.Seeing that, Meg was clapping and exclaiming, "That's Mr. Frankton's apprentice for you! She's just built differently!"Then, striding up to the rest, she snorted. "Weren't you all getting full of yourselves, grumbling about this and that? Do you now understand that there's always someone better?"Even as the bouncers struggled to their feet, their attitudes changed drastically as they smiled."Yes, Ms. Quill—this is r
Sadie snorted. "Asking for what? You're the one who's asking for it! Fuck off right now, or I'll have your head!"The geezer smirked. "A tough nut, huh?! I like it! One day, you'll be kneeling in front of me and licking my feet! I swear!"As he finished, he beckoned at his two thugs to help him leave.Sadie scoffed after him. "Get with the times already. Learn how to threaten a girl—you're so uncultured that people would call you out for plagiarizing."The geezer naturally did not dare to argue and left."Well done!"All the bouncers were clapping for Sadie, seeing how cool she was.Meg smiled in turn. "Now they are earnestly impressed by you, Ms. Godot. Only Mr. Frankton and you can do that!"Sadie waved her off. "Quit yanking my chain—just leave these boys to me. You have a good time with my master."Meg was all too eager to accept Sadie's kind offer and headed upstairs.The ladies in the room almost devoured Frank clean, their hands brushing all over him.Meg giggled. "Yo
Jason, who could see what Lara really meant, goaded her deliberately, "Are you sick? Do you need the hospital?""No," Lara mumbled. "You guys enjoy your drinks. Don't worry about me."Jason shook his head. "No way! You're my best employee. My company would fall apart if anything were to happen to you! Come on, let's get you to the hospital right now!"Lara was sighing in exasperation. "I'm fine, Mr. Chand. Don't worry about me and drink—I'm driving later.""No, it's fine!" Meg assured her. "I'll get you a designated driver here. It's most important for our guests to go home after having fun. Don't you agree, gentlemen?""Exactly, Ms. Quill! Come, sit!" Jason nodded and walked over to Lara, pulling her and pressing her down to sit beside Frank."Just look at your face. Are you ill?"Frank chuckled, wondering if his medicine skills were lacking—she should be fine for all intents and purposes.Lara was left flushing and silent, while Jason chuckled and teased, "You're her best med
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