Chale rolled his eyes, ignoring Hana as he barked orders at his entourage.They quickly unloaded the explosives and dragged the pilots to Chale, who demanded, "Who gave you the go-ahead?!"The pilots were terrified but pointed at the dashboard. "It's not us! The chopper broke down and started spinning—check the black box if you don't believe us!"Chale sighed and returned to Frank. "Thank you for saving us—we can't repay you enough for this. We are yours to command!""It seems I really should find out who did this, so I'll excuse myself. You can liaise with Ms. Pearce regarding the internal investigations."With that, he left with his entourage, while Hana sighed. "Sorry to put you through so much trouble!"Frank chuckled. "It's alright. I had some time to kill, though I'm really not necessary in this case!"They soon returned to the homestay cottage, and Frank told Jada what happened. "Remember—this adversary of theirs can be a pain to deal with. They may not be scary, but they
The canyon appeared to be a river in the past, as both events were even and lush with algae and covered with shell fossils. It was certainly an interesting place."What secrets do you think are hidden here?" Jouri asked.Frank shook his head and turned to look into the distance.Jouri followed his gaze to see a man in his forties carrying a basket behind his back while holding scythes for harvesting herbs.As he appeared local, Jouri asked, "Excuse me, are there any interesting places around here?"She naturally did not want to search the entire area as it would be taxing and asked for directions since someone was around.However, the middle-aged man was at once wary. "What do you want?""Nothing," Jouri quickly said. "We're just here on a trip!"The middle-aged man growled, "That's allowed, but don't you dare take anything from here! The village retains rights to everything around here, and no one else gets to touch it!"Jouri remained calm but was still a little exasperated.
Everyone rolled their eyes at the middle-aged man. "Joke around, you say? Then just wait here. It's quite the eye-opener!"While the middle-aged man was left perplexed, Frank breathed coolly. "It's here!"Both the middle-aged man and Jouri turned to find a massive form dead ahead.Upon a closer look, it really was a black bear!Somehow, it was more massive, standing over seven meters tall despite looking like any other bear. The canyon seemed to shake under its step, and shockwaves ensued from its bellow, almost knocking the middle-aged man off his feet!"Shit!"It really was quite the eye-opener for the middle-aged man as the other villager said.To think something that large existed!On the other hand, Jouri was not afraid at all, even studying the bear closely. "This isn't right. Scientifically speaking, it's a body that burns a lot of energy—it couldn't have grown up naturally!"The middle-aged man smiled desperately. "Girl, shove the books—we're screwed! Run!"As he turn
The villagers traded glances. "You're the one who set the black bear loose?!""I guess you could say that!" The punk chuckled. "It's a pet, and I was just letting it take a walk when it fell in here. So where did it go?"The villagers were furious. "Letting loose a deadly exotic pet into a populated area?! Where's your conscience?! What are you going to do if it kills us?!" The punk appeared annoyed right then. "What? You idiots look like you're worth a couple mil at best. I have all the money necessary for that!"He was obviously one of those rich kids who had no regard for human life. He refused to apologize despite being at fault too, even mocking the villagers!Naturally, none of them were having it. "You're not apologizing, and you're making fun of us on top of that! Do you think we'd just take this lying down?!""I have no idea, but I'm sure my man has something to say about that!"With just a look from the punk, one of the black-clad men punched the wall.Crack.A long
Jouri was left fuming.She was just trying her best, yet not only was that not acknowledged, but she was also treated like a skank?However, the villagers ignored her as their eyes were all on Frank.They were certainly not close since they had just met, but the man did just save their lives, so they were really not keen to see him get hurt.Still, Frank chuckled. "I understand how you feel, but try to understand—I'm simply feeling a little competitive, and I won't go for the kill for the sake of someone's research."I was getting antsy about that, but since they came straight for me, I'd have to take the chance to let loose!"The punk laughed just as Frank finished. "So that's why you're all unhurt. He really is a marital elite, and he actually beat my bear."But so what? I have all the martial elites I need around me—you don't get to strut! "So, last chance. Take my offer and leave, or die!" Frank smirked. "I'm giving you one last chance. Kowtow and apologize, or you're no
It was impressive that Frank could kill that dragon instantly, but that was all there was to it.There was strength in numbers, and once the punk returned with his friends, Frank was a dead man.So instead of losing, he should flee—there was no shame in running to fight another day.Seeing that the villagers remained unconvinced, Frank snorted. "Go home. I'll deal with this myself!""Do whatever you like. Heaven knows we tried."With a sigh of exasperation, the villagers all turned and left.Since they could not get out on their own, Frank waved, levitating back to the surface.Jouri walked up, pouting. "Why would you still play nice with them? Just use them as cannon fodder for later."Frank chuckled. "It's called the measure of a king. The number of people you can tolerate is the number of people you'd rule. "Sure, they run their mouths, but it's out of kindness too. Should I really take exception to some cheap words?"Jouri nodded. "True. Thank goodness I major in science
Shaking her head, Jouri said, "I'll get someone to move the sculpture. It's going to be difficult to recover the head, though—any trail would have gone cold after so long."Frank nodded. "Just try your best—it doesn't matter if you actually find it. Life's like that."Soon, Jouri's people arrived, but just as they packed up the statue, several Toyota Land Cruisers came bounding toward them.A group of wights alighted—it was the most appropriate term for them, what with their dried seaweed-like skin, droopy eyelids, and lifeless eyes.They were basically limping too, like they were going to keel over at any moment.Their leader was none other than the punk who had mocked Frank earlier, laughing himself silly when he leaned forward and saw that Frank and Jouri were still around. "And here I thought you'd run scared." He sneered. "But you're really flattering yourself, staying here and waiting for me! I won't hold back since you want this so much!" He and the wights jumped down.
From Jouri's perspective, the punk was clearly asking for it.The man in question was standing right there, and would he really spare the punk's life for what he said?No matter how kind Frank could be, he was not one who would allow his enemies to rally and recover!"Oh, so you're not going to yield?"The punk snorted and waved. The wights promptly flashed their tattoos, conjuring eight evil dragons that took to the air, blocking out the sun!The villagers who saw that turned pale in shock, while those who knew what was happening were feeling lucky about their life choices.Thank goodness they did not keep trying to reason with Frank, or the punk and the wights would take it out on them too!And yet, even as the thought crossed their mind, a blue light shot up as well, unfurling in the air and dispelling the evil dragons!The villagers were stunned.What had just happened?! Did someone just defeat the stuff of legends?!Those in the know were stupefied, as they realized it