"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
"Y-You bitch! Are you abandoning me?!"Uran was frustrated, as everything Sayna did made it clear that she did not care about him.Even if their engagement was not one founded on sentiment, she supposedly liked him… How did she change her mind so quickly?!Nonetheless, Sayna snorted. "You must have suffered brain damage. Take a look in the mirror—there's no way I'd stay behind to save you!""You bitch!?" Uran screamed after her as she strode off, but there was nothing he could actually do.Terrified of Frank's revenge, he wheeled himself out.However, luck was not on his side as he wheeled too hard and bumped into a pebble, tipping his entire wheelchair over. He fell to the ground, with the wheelchair pressing down on him.And the instant he managed to push the wheelchair off himself, he heard a rustle of footsteps.Knowing that it was his doom, Uran closed his eyes and played dead.When Frank and the others strode in and found Fiona and Uran passed out on the ground, Jada was
"Spare you?" Jada snorted at Fiona. "Do you even know how much trouble you've caused Mr. Frankton?! He would've found Rudy already if not for you, instead of putting himself at risk!"In the end, you still don't understand that you're doing something wrong, and you're only admitting it now that you realize you're doomed!"Then, she whipped out a dagger while whispering into Fiona's ear, "Good night…"-At the edge of the old town, Frank ran headlong into Jouri Yelin and the woman she had asked him to save."You didn't save me directly, but I have to thank you!"Clearly unscathed, the woman strode up, offering a handshake.Frank took it. "It's really nothing. It's because Jouri asked."The woman smiled. "Allow me to introduce myself: I'm Callie Wright. I won't lie—my superior Raven Moran is Ken Zacek's superior too, but you have to trust me when I say she didn't want to attack you. Ken wasn't acting under her orders."However, Frank was not about to buy that bullshit, since Ken
Right after Jouri was gone, Sayna arrived with ten bodyguards, intercepting Frank. "Your reputation precedes you, Mr. Frankton!""What do you want?" Jada scowled right then."Pipe down. Everyone knows that you and Mr. Frankton are powerful. There's no way I'd just come here to die." Sanya smiled and turned toward Frank.Frank shook her head at Jada, signaling for her to calm down.At the same time, Sayna continued, "Let me introduce myself—I'm Sayna Quill, and you've probably heard that I was Uran Wal's fiancee. That's certainly not the case now, since there's no way I'd marry a corpse!""Oh, so you're Sayna?" Frank smirked, as it was rare to meet a woman as shrewd as her.And judging from Uran's pleas earlier, it was clear Sayna never cared about him. She could immediately tell that Rudy would not win too, or she would not have freed Callie halfway through."At your service! I only came to greet you, so that you won't be too surprised when we meet tomorrow." With that, she tu
Jada sneered. "It's either all or nothing, huh? Ms. Quill really wants to flex on us, it seems!"While they were not Frank or Donnie Ingram, they were still bigwigs in this town… and in this town only, as basically no one outside would know them.That was why none of them cared about appearances as they promptly approached Sayna, fawning all over her.Even if they were shameless, one still should not look a gift horse in the mouth. That was why they did not even throw insults, and instead, appeared perfectly respectful.Only Sayna was behaving like everyone owed her money, completely cold-shouldering them as she made a beeline for Frank."Long time no see, Mr. Frankton!" she greeted him, offering a handshake.It was a sight that left the crowd stunned—even if one must never mess with a lion in its own den, was Sayna not being too humble, even if she was paying respects to the local giant?Moreover, Frank's right-hand woman Jada had made an example of Uran Wal in full view of th