The tomb raiders' eyes lit up. "Like… X-ray vision?" Sylvie shrugged. "Probably. Ask him!"However, none of the tomb raiders said a word since they were afraid to mess with Frank.After a brief silence, the woman who had tried to shoot Frank earlier asked, "Can you predict the future?"Sylvie giggled in amusement. "You were just trying to kill him, and you're not scared of him already?""Actually, I was horrified." The woman flashed a weary smile. "But I'm now getting the feeling he's a good man! That alone sets him above the rest, present company included."She was being honest too—her colleagues were ready to let Frank have her just because they were worried Frank would lash out in resentment.Frank was certainly a real gentleman in comparison!"Actually, I don't have X-ray vision…"That was when Frank chuckled and pointed down the passage. "But I can sense what most people can't."Everyone turned to find little bright orbs shining in the darkness, with more appearing one
Even as the thought crossed their minds, the coffin started to rattle.Everyone flinched and leapt backward in fear, but Frank remained undaunted, even striding toward it."Watch out!" Red Shirt exclaimed worriedly—they had to count on Frank to escape alive!If anything happened to him, it would be over for everyone!Frank chuckled. "There's really nothing in this world that I should be worried about."Then, he lifted the coffin lid.Though afraid, everyone was curious too, and they peeked inside to find an exceedingly beautiful woman lying within.Though dead, her lashes were twitching, which sent everyone flinching from the coffin again. "I-Is it alive?"Frank growled coolly. "We'll see."He reached toward the body, but even before he reached it, the corpse suddenly grabbed his wrist.Frank shook it off, but it leapt into the air and landed outside the coffin, baring its teeth at the tomb raiders.Everyone promptly drew their guns and fired, but it was so quick it dodged e
"You idiot!" Ernest snapped. "Do you think I'm an idiot?! I'd never make a living if both of them got killed—don't worry, I've done my homework. The pillars of a hypogeum are plenty sturdy, and I'm just trying to scare them with a little bomb. It's not going to collapse."That was what Ernest sincerely believed, but his contractors could not really agree.No one actually knew for sure if the pillars of this particular hypogeum were sturdy. However, they could tell that Sylvie was skeptical, judging from the fact that she did not bring her team with her.Moreover, this hypogeum had been built over a thousand years ago. Even when it came to modern infrastructure with rebars and concrete, a single explosion could still cause problems.One of the contractors then said, "You'd best be sure about this. It's quite serious, and there might be consequences."Ernest snapped at them again, "You're all six feet tall and then some, but you have no balls at all! People would laugh if they knew!
Ernest was terrified in the first place, and he was now basically trembling when he saw that Frank and Sylvie were alive, even flying!Even if the tremors stopped, this floor was unusable with the entrance caving in. As for the people inside—even if they were not crushed under the falling boulders, they would still not stand much chance of survival.Sylvie smirked in turn. "A mere mortal like you, mocking the gods?"Ernest's face fell, and he suddenly started shrieking hysterically about angels and demons!Meanwhile, Frank put the tomb raiders and everyone else on firm ground before striding up to Ernest, seizing him by the scalp and lifting him up into the air."The insanity plea, huh?" He chuckled. "I admit that you have quick reflexes, but so what about it? When I set my mind on killing someone, not even a loony will escape me!"The construction team's face fell right then. "Please, sir! He almost killed you, and it's fair that you want to return the favor… But just hear us
"What?!" The archaeological exploration team were left further confused and were shocked as Sylvie restrained her rage and told them everything. "What?!"They knew Ernest had a fight with Sylvie but did not expect the bastard to attempt murder!"It's all our fault, chief!"They all promptly apologized, since Sylvie would really have gotten killed.Sylvie gave them a thorough dressing down, before wheeling on Paula Radach, her deputy. "Forget Ernest Lane—what do you think you're doing?"Paula appeared apologetic. "Sorry. Ernest told us that some officials were asking for us, so—" "You're fired!" Sylvie snapped icily."Wait!" Paula exclaimed, flustered. "I shouldn't have believed a bastard like Ernest, but this is an understandable mistake, right?!"The rest of the archaeological exploration team agreed. "Exactly. There are plenty of reasons that this happened at all—you should give her a chance."Sylvie, however, laughed icily. "Give her a chance? Then who's giving me a chan
"What?!" The archaeological exploration team was left trading glances.They had all seen Frank in action before but did not expect him to be that powerful!It was not surprising now that Sylvie had been so utterly confident, showing no signs of trauma despite such a close shave with death.With a man like Frank around, there was really nothing to word about!"Alright, alright." Sylvie clapped her hands just then. "Cut the chatter. Bring some paper for Mr. Frankton—he will note down where to set up the beams for the hypogeum.""He can do that too?!"Everyone was shocked, but quickly brought pen and paper.Frank quickly sketched a blueprint of the hypogeum, labeling the sections which needed more pillars.When he was one, one of the team members asked in confusion, "Wait, how are we getting into the tomb without you, Mr. Frankton?"After all, they were incapable of surviving miraculously like Frank did, let alone keeping the hypogeum intact.In fact, it was the exact opposite—t
As he finished, Frank pointed the Geiger counter at himself and showed Five the reading.Five smirked. "Though it looks like a Geiger counter, it actually isn't. This one reads a specific type of energy—the power of the spiritron vein."Frank nodded in realization—so that was why the device reacted so violently to him, while he was not affecting anyone else!Still, something puzzled him. "Why would they want those for?""You can investigate that yourself, but I'm sure it has something to do with the one who sent those tomb raiders. If you need help, just give Jouri a shout, or me if she's busy."Five handed Frank a business card just as he finished.Frank took it, left the villa, and returned to Frankton Tower.He found the tomb raiders in his guest room, where they were left reeling in the shock that Frank was richer than they imagined.Despite the seemingly modestly decorated office, it was in reality as impressive as offices came—even the guest room was beyond what they coul
While the waitress was actually surprised that Frank was letting her order for him, she quietly ordered the most expensive coffee for him.Frank took a sip when he got bored of waiting, and it was as bitter as he thought it would be—it was only much better after he added sugar.As he looked around at the empty cafe, Frank more or less understood.He was no fervent supporter of tea and was fine with even the cheaper ones, but coffee was simply different. It was weirdly viscous but had no sweetness to it, even needing sugar. It was no surprise that milk tea stands could get more popular than cafes.Even as those random thoughts crossed Frank's mind, a girl sat down opposite him. "Hey, handsome. Are you on your own?"She was around five foot seven, wearing a simple white T-shirt paired with jeans and white sneakers, and she had her long hair tied into a ponytail. She was clearly the young but down-to-earth type."And you are…?"Frank's eyes lit up, immediately presuming that Elizab