Meanwhile, at Rudy's house in the old town, Ken was fawning all over him. "I'm sure you know how we can obtain the power of the spiritron vein. So why don't we do this together? You can claim the spoils once it's done."Rudy smirked. "You're actually capable of being a trustworthy partner? I never knew… Anyway, stop messing with me already. This is a job for lone wolves, and do you really think I don't know what your owners want?"I crave power, but I won't stoop to your level. Moreover, you're an expendable asset… and you've just been expended!"Ken was left frowning in silence, but Rudy was right.Not only did he burn through the company's resources without achieving his goal, but he had also allowed Frank to obtain valuable information on the Shagan spiritron vein. At this point, the company had most definitely started moving against him."Now that you mention it, I still don't understand…" he suddenly said. "Why was my plan useless against him? Did you rat me out?"Rudy lau
That much was true—even if Uran had managed to kill Ken himself, there was no saving his legs.And Uran certainly did not want to stay wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life. Even if people would not mock him directly because of his power, they would definitely regard him with contempt.Uran himself would never be able to get over it either!"I'll pay you as much as you want, as long as you fix my leg!" he exclaimed, knowing that Rudy must have a reason for mentioning it.However, Rudy shook his head. "I don't need the money, and I don't care enough to make more. Also, I'll be frank—I can't treat your leg, but there's someone else who can… though I'm not sure if he would help.""Who?""Lugh Frankton.""What?!" Uran was mystified.He had heard that Frank was extraordinary, even treating Alda's seemingly terminal illness.However, no matter how good he was in medicine, was he really able to treat an injury like a crippled leg? They were not talking about illness here…Still,
Frank shrugged. "There's no harm in giving it a try, and Sally is onboard with us now—I'm sure she won't do anything out of line."Seeing that Frank was so sure, Jada decided against stopping him.Moreover, Frank was right on the money since Sally had made a lot of enemies. With everything she had been working so hard for now collapsing in itself, she would definitely not let harm come to her only protector.Meanwhile, Frank put on the helmet.His consciousness seemed to drift away right then, as if he had transcended beyond the material world, and yet whatever he saw was nothingness. It was not darkness that one would see when they close their eyes, however… there was simply nothing!Frank had no choice but to take off the helmet just then and shake his head at Jada.Jada sighed in relief—it was a fruitless effort, but at least Frank was fine.While they were sure that Sally would not try to hurt Frank, there was always an exception, and they would lose more than what they ba
"Beautiful! So beautiful!" Rudy caressed the woman's cheek and smirked. "Someone would eventually tell me anyway. Why subject yourself to torture instead?"The woman slapped his hand away and snapped, "I'll say it again—I'd rather die than tell you where she is!""Not bad. I like that attitude!"Rudy smiled and nodded, gesturing for his thugs to lock her up and instructed, "No one is to lay a finger on her without my orders. She's still of use to me."The thugs smiled in wry amusement—they certainly would not dare.Returning to his seat and staring at the starry skies above, Rudy sighed. "Where are you?"-Jouri Yelin arrived at Frank's office the next day, handing him a stack of papers. "There is indeed movement in the old town, but you're the target."She would not help Frank since he stubbornly refused to be partners, but Howl Quaid had given express orders to assist Frank before he left.That was the only reason she was here!Jada picked up a photo from the data just then
"In that case, we will just…"Rudy's thugs were certainly not concerned for whatever he was planning and just wanted to leave.However, Rudy's face fell right then as he snapped, "Don't you dare move if you want to live!"The thugs had no choice but to shut up, and Rudy picked a few of them to bring him a computer to watch the cameras.It was just as the thugs had claimed—Frank's people had completely surrounded the place and were clearly not affording them any chance to escape.Still, Fiona Queen appeared just then and exclaimed, "They're here already? I'm actually getting excited!""Indeed. There's hope for my leg yet!" Uran Wal laughed as he entered the room as well, wheeled in by a woman in a black dress."And you are…?" Rudy was immediately ogling the woman."Let me introduce you," Uran smiled enthusiastically. "This is Sayna, my fiancee. Sayna, meet Mr. Rudy Himmel!"Sayna Quill smiled coolly but said nothing. She had no interest in Rudy and would not have come at all if
Rudy completely ignored Sayna. Getting to his feet, he beckoned at his thugs. "You're all coming with me.""We are?!"The thugs were incredulous—if Rudy was afraid of fighting Frank directly, would they even stand a chance?!He was clearly using them as cannon fodder!That was when Rudy growled, "Or would you rather die right here?"The thugs all stopped resisting at Rudy's threat and followed him out of the room, leaving just Fiona, Uran, Sayna, and the woman Rudy kidnapped.Sayna smirked and walked up to untie the woman, only for Uran to stop her. "Are you crazy?! Rudy's crazy! If he finds out, he'll kill us!"Sayna rolled her eyes at him. "You're six feet tall, but you don't even have a pair! Honestly, what did my father even see in you?!"Just use your head for one second—why would Rudy keep us around if he can really win against Lugh Frankton? I'm sure Lugh's ring is powerful, and I'd like to have it myself, but that's still not a reason for us to work with Rudy!"Even
Frank waved, dispersing the smoke and leaving everyone else dumbstruck.The thugs who were just shaking in their boots a second ago were now all gone, and in their place were countless four-meter tall abominations. Like zombies, their skins seemed to be rotting away, their eyes aimless and darting about as they screeched at them."Interesting… So creatures like these exist!"Sayna was at once surprised and thrilled, a stark contrast to Fiona and Uran, who were standing nearby, horrified."How lame can you be? You heard what Rudy said about Lugh. Shouldn't you be prepared for anything? Did you really have to flinch at everything that moves?!"It went without saying that Sayna absolutely despised the pair. In fact, she would refuse to stay with them for another second if they were not sitting in front of the only computer connected to the cameras.Meanwhile, Rudy was smirking as he stood behind the abominations. "Mr. Frankton, do you think you can win against them?""They're just
Uran was just the fiance that Sayna's father was forcing on her, and she really did not like him.On the other hand, Frank was both better looking and richer than Uran, which was why she could not help being interested.Still, Uran recovered from his shock and retorted soon enough, "So what?! I doubt Rudy doesn't have a backup plan! And once Lugh Frankton is dead, you're still going to marry me!"He might be a live-in son-in-law, but he was still a man, as Rudy had put it. How could he allow a woman to walk all over him?! That was why he could not care less about the pecking order just then and snapped at Sayna!Even so, Sayna scoffed. "Sure. Let's see what Rudy Himmel can do about Lugh!"-Meanwhile, the yellow goo oozing from the abominations quickly converged and formed the silhouette of a winged dragon.At the same time, Rudy was grinning at Frank. "I'm sure you sensed something different about me, and I'll be honest—I've gained the power of the spiritron vein too. Sure, I'm