Outside, Jada was wearing heat-vision goggles and was relieved to see that no one was left standing, aside from Frank.Just as she was to remove the goggles, a green Lamborghini stopped beside her Rolls-Royce.Jouri Yelin alighted along with a middle-aged man in a black suit, who smiled as they walked up to Jada. "You're quite the beautiful lady, and your taste in fashion especially brings out your strong presence. When were you initiated into Mr. Frankton's harem?"Jada had no idea who he was, but she sneered fearlessly. "As long as Mr. Frankton wills it, I'll bring him anyone he sets his eyes on—including you." Jouri smiled and ignored the diss while nudging at Frank as he stepped out of the mansion. "There he is.""Oh!" The middle-aged man promptly moved on to flatter Frank instead. "What a man—looks and strength, all in one package. One expects nothing less of the man chosen by the Shagan spiritron vein."Jouri smiled at Frank too. "He never praises anyone. That's yet anothe
Frank nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.Howl was ready to go after him when Jouri stopped him. "Don't try to reason with him right now—he really doesn't think that highly of us. But it's no big deal—in time, they'll understand what we're really like. Just give him time."Howl had to give up as suggested, but he appeared puzzled as he stared at the tree that was cut in half. "How did he suddenly learn to wield the Shagan spiritron vein?"Jouri shook her head. "Beats me, but a good guess would be that the spiritron vein sensed a threat and was concerned that the master it had gone to great lengths to seek would die just like that. That's why it chose to give itself completely to him."Howl nodded. "Works for us. Things would be way easier for him now that he has that power!" -Meanwhile, in the Rolls-Royce, Jada remained as surprised as she was delighted. "This is great news, sir! You can finally wield the spiritron vein. By the way, how does it feel?""Nothing much." F
Seeing that she could not hide now, the woman simply gave up and asked, "How did you know that I came looking for you?""Sally York lied to you, it seems!"Frank raised his ring, which glowed dazzlingly.As it dimmed, the woman's knees buckled and she almost fell into Frank's arms.He dodged her, however, while Jada was nice enough to catch her, or she would have fallen face first.When the woman got out of Jada's embrace, she stared at her palms and gasped in disbelief. "M-My powers are gone…?"Jada smiled. "My master has full control over the spiritron vein now. It's only natural that he took back what's rightfully his.""What?!"The woman could hardly believe her ears…. If that was true, they were all going to die!Still, Jada offered, "Why don't you take this opportunity to surrender? I can see that you mean no harm."It was not an offer made out of kindness, as Jada really could not care less about some stranger.Instead, she simply looked beautiful, and it would be a w
The abbess had been ready to kill—a taboo against her vows that deserved divine retribution.If her sacrifice could at least save her sisters, it would still be a virtue.Nonetheless, Frank rolled his eyes. "You're getting the wrong idea here. I'll return your powers and then some, but you'll all work for me from now on!"Don't worry—I don't know much about religion, but I shall respect it. None of you will be forced to break your vows or commandments."The nuns' eyes lit up—that did sound like a fair trade!Frank raised his ring, and in a split second, endless radiance shrouded the nuns, while another blue flash shot toward Jada."Me too?" Jada asked, perplexed."The energy of the Shagan spiritron vein is quite unique." Frank shrugged. "It sets a hierarchy to the power it bestows. Now, you're their superior, and you can kill them at any moment.""That's amazing!" Jade exclaimed in surprise.She might be a descendant of a Cerulean Summit Legionnaire, but she never had direct c
Frank did not expect Whitney to give him the go-ahead, instead of trying to dissuade him.That was precisely why Frank was now hesitant.Naturally, Whitney was too much of a farmgirl to bear ill will. She was even conscientious enough to want no harm to come to Frank or to allow her daughter to continue doing the heinous thighs was doing.But even if she did not ask why, she had every reason to protect her daughter however she could. Sally York was a part of her flesh, and detachment did not come easy. Even so, Whitney decided to take the path of justice, making it awkward that Frank could not go through with it despite Whitney's vow.Fortunately, he had a trump card in the spiritron vein—if anything, Frank was sure he could find a middle ground that kept himself safe without hurting Sally.-Half an hour later, Frank, Jada, and the nuns arrived at the hilltop villa where he used to stay, already sensing a familiar presence within.Amusingly, his already sharp senses were fu
With those words, one of the two fearsome men whipped out a remote, wagging it at Frank. "Do you want this? Then kneel!"Jada and the nuns were certainly terrified. However, Frank shot them a look, stopping them before he could make a grab for it.He then asked the two men, "And how did you boys know that I wasn't ready to die when I came?"They chuckled in wry amusement. "Come on, Lugh Frankton. You're the man chosen by the Shagan spiritron vein! Even if you couldn't wield it, your future is immeasurably bright—with all that money and all those babes, we really doubt you'd die with us!"Frank smirked and suddenly raised his hand.The remote suddenly flew out of the fearsome man's hand, dropping straight into Frank's palm."H-How is that possible?!"Both men were left dumbstruck—they had never heard anything about Frank having telekinetic powers, so how did he do that?!Nearby, Jada sighed in relief.She might have been ready to die with Frank and never imagined a peaceful d
Frank snorted. "You're right, but I'd still give you a chance for your mother's sake."Before I came to Shagan, I had a friend who was led astray and ultimately died. It was a betrayal, but I still wouldn't wish death upon him."Sally simply smirked. "Your kindness is just going to get you killed!"Frank shook his head, flashing the ring on his finger. "I don't think so. The spiritron vein has my back, and anything you try would be foiled easily!"Sally shrugged. "In that case, we shall wait and see who comes out on top… in thirty minutes."Frank certainly could see that she had other hands to play, but it was fine.Even without the power of the spiritron vein, he would continue this game with Sally just to satisfy his curiosity!-Meanwhile, at the lobby of Golden Lily, Ida Cahn was on the floor, clutching the wound on her shoulder in disbelief, as it was Rain Godot who had just defeated her!"I'm surprised I brought so much trouble on my mentor's doorstep," she said with a s
Whitney demanded sternly, "Answer my question!"Rain smiled and nodded. "So what if it was her plan? I hate talking—go on, Ida. Tell her if we can die if we bite our tongues off."Whitney smirked. "I'm not going to do that! You're not killing us, which means you'd use us as leverage against Lugh, but I'll tell him to kill every last one of you when he comes!"Rain chuckled. "Including your daughter!""Yes!" Whitney was exceedingly determined.-Ten minutes later, at the hilltop villa, Sally was sitting on the couch, leisurely snacking while saying, "I honestly can't read you. What are you going to choose?"Frank's eyes twinkled, but he soon composed himself and smiled. "Don't worry. It's going to be a surprise."Another five minutes later, Rain led everyone into the drawing room, and Sally was surprised to see that Frank was not surprised.Still, it made sense, since the Shagan spiritron vein must have enhanced his senses, and he could sense Rain as soon as he approached."Li