Frank laughed icily at Lanky. "Do you think they're as despicable as you are?"Then, turning to the rest of the mob, he said, "Everyone, you have nothing to worry about. I may be no angel, but I can see reason. I won't blame any of you, as long as you leave right now."So, are you staying or leaving? You decide."As soon as he finished the mob, they turned and left.To be honest, they were not obliged to go that far for the mob.Moreover, they knew very well what Frank was capable of—it would really be over for them if he gave them the same treatment he gave Lanky's son!"Don't go! There's strength in numbers! Kill him!" Troy bellowed as he got flustered as well.What he thought to be a one-in-a-million chance to teach Frank some manners certainly went up in smoke, as the mob caved in no time at all.Laura was furious as she watched. "What do you think you're doing, Troy Layton? Are you really inciting a mob against Mr. Frankton?""Troy Layton?! Know your position—I'm your chi
Lanky remained defiant. "You're the only dog around here, bitch!"Frank smirked. "So you're not giving in!"However, he turned to leave and did not speak to Lanky anymore.Lanky naturally was getting the impression that he had just dodged a bullet. Then, he was about to get to his feet when he watched Jada striding past Frank, smiling as she stood in front of him!"W-What do you want?" Lanky blurted in terror. "Are you nuts or something?"While Jada was not as scary as Frank, she was still a rare specimen who might be able to skin him!"What, you ask? I'm going to kill you, of course!"-The screams seemed endless for a while, but Frank did not bother.Instead, he walked inside the house which the wall he had just broken and found a couple trembling in fear.He quickly said, "Don't worry—I'm not some butcher who'd massacre the innocent. I just want to apologize for breaking your wall. Could you give me your bank account details so that I could compensate you?"The couple pro
Frank naturally knew what Laura meant to say. "I understand where you're coming from, but I believe I really have to get involved here."And with that, he strode toward the abandoned apartment construction site. As soon as he stepped inside, he felt a sinister gust of wind pelting his face, and it felt just like the energy of the spiritron vein.Frank followed that energy deeper into the abandoned apartment construction site and soon found a skull on the first floor. It was lit with a ghostly flame, and several burly men were kowtowing repeatedly to it.They did not stop even as their foreheads bled, and their eyes were an eerie green, as if they were controlled.It was not surprising that the other burly men would say that the place was haunted—was anyone capable of staying fearless at the sight of this?"Interesting!" Frank strode up and reached toward the skull.The ghostfire in it suddenly spread, and the skull itself gaped as if to devour Frank… only for Frank to hold it
In reality, it was obvious who hired Crewcut—Frank was simply interrogating him just to see if he had a conscience."Don't push your luck, brat!" Crewcut snapped. "I'll give it to you straight—I spared you not because I'm kind, but because of my master's last words. He had warned me I must not hesitate to spare anyone who can dispel our ghost fire!""I see!" Frank nodded in realization. "Or perhaps you misremembered, and your master didn't tell you to spare me but to cooperate instead?""Don't push it!" Crewcut was incensed by Frank's disrespect."Oh, but I'll keep pushing it! Now tell me who hired you!" Frank barked."You asked for it!" Crewcut bellowed in rage and leapt forward.Ghostfires appeared in both his hands, and he swung at Frank.He was taken by surprise by Frank's reflexes, as he dodged it, caught the ghostfire, and actually launched them back at Crewcut.Terrified, Crewcut tried to dodge but it was too late—the ghostfire struck true, engulfing him in its flames in
The burly proprietors thought they had misheard. "T-Ten bucks?"After all, inflation had gotten so bad these days that ten bucks really would not amount to anything!Frank nodded. "Exactly, or I'd be suspected of meddling if I don't get paid!"Jada smiled in wry amusement—Frank was really quite something, even bothering to go through the motions!Seeing that Frank was a good man and had the strength to help, the proprietors were grateful and did as he said, paying him the ten bucks before calling the developer.The developer, however, refused to answer his call, even blocking them soon enough.It certainly left the proprietors disheartened. "Kid, this isn't going to work—we don't even know where he is. I guess this is it."Frank smiled, shaking his head. "There won't be justice if you let him slip away like that now. People like him only get bolder because others tolerate them… So watch closely!"Frank waved his hand, and a terrible wind erupted.And with a loud rumble, the to
Gashface snorted. "Take a look in the mirror, brat. You think you have what it takes to bring him down?"Frank pointed at the scars on the proprietors' foreheads. "See for yourself!"Gashface turned to see them just then.He was assured that they would be on the floor, kowtowing until they broke their skulls and died, but they were perfectly fine!"No, that's impossible!"Refusing to accept reality, Gashface promptly called Crewcut… but he did not answer, no matter how many times Gashface called!Gashface had paid a deposit—logically speaking, Crewcut would come to see him to get the rest once he accomplished his task. So why would Crewcut not answer the phone?There was only one answer—that the brat in front of him had really defeated Crewcut!Seeing the troubled look on Gashface's face, the proprietors were laughing all at once. "Are you scared now? See, there's always someone better—did you think that we'd break just because you sent some witch doctor after us? Quit tryi
Frank strode up. "Oh, but you don't have to look for us. You're not leaving anyway!"He strode up and punched Gashface unconscious.-When Gashface woke up, he was tied to a pillar with nylon rope.There was a table with plates of meats of all varieties nearby, with Jada, Laura, Frank, and the burly proprietors all sitting around it and feasting.Laura appeared apologetic, however. "I should be treating you to a meal at a proper restaurant, to be honest."Jada smiled, shaking her head. "Don't worry about it. Mr. Frankton can fork out a hundred million at will, so he really wouldn't care!""Now that you've mentioned the hundred mil…" one of the proprietors asked sheepishly. "Do you really have the money? You should just leave if you don't—don't let that prick exploit you!"Though the other proprietors nodded in agreement, Jada chuckled. "Don't worry. We're obviously going to keep our word!"Gashface laughed coolly right then. "Now that's just conceited, bitch! I'll give it to y
Everyone laughed. "It's not his fault, ma'am. You're just that scary!'Jada smiled and returned to the feast.It was the next morning when Gashface woke up.Feeling the cool breeze pelting his face and his limbs that were almost completely numb, he shuddered.Then, he saw everyone else having breakfast around the table and yelled, "What do you want?! You're all going to jail if I die!"Jada snorted. "Could you stop showing off how much of a coward you are? We would've just left you to die freezing if we wanted you dead. "Anyway, it's still early, so go pass out again. The wire transfer would be complete once the bank opens up."Scarface smirked. "I guess it's true what they say… The pinnacle of deception is deceiving yourself! Even now, you think that you could just whip out a hundred million dollars?! "Do you even understand what that means? You need at least a company worth over two billion dollars as a guarantor, with capital flow way above those numbers, or its operations
Frank snorted. "Alright, I'm hanging up. I'm getting started over here soon.""Yeah. Good luck," Jouri replied.Hanging up, Frank looked up at the waterfall overhead, and then at Skyler, who was standing beside him. "So? Is it time yet?""Almost… Now!" Skyler's eyes were glowing even as she stared at her watch."Alright."Frank looked up just as the skies abruptly darkened. "Ah, there it is—the eclipse."The sun seemed to disappear, and the world was suddenly shrouded in darknesses.And beside him, a stone door imbued with the power of the spiritron vein also rumbled as it parted."Got it!" Frank rushed inside without another word as soon as he saw it."Hmph. I'm surprised that you could reach this place." A cold, wrathful voice resounded inside even before Frank got a hold of his surroundings.Looking up, Frank found a youth in a black cossack and sporting grey-white hair, standing upon a cliff as he looked down on him.Frank chuckled. "Hehe. Like I said, I've come to kill
Frank narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?'Crane shrugged. "I don't mind giving it to you straight—members of Torrent are actually… Ahem. A part of Torrent himself."Frank paused. "What's that supposed to mean?""You don't get it, do you?" Crane grinned. "Then let me put it to you this way—every member is a clone of Torrent.""A clone?" Frank gasped in realization."Yes," Crane nodded. "That's why I believe that challenging Crane is just suicide. You have no idea how powerful he is—only death awaits you down that path."Frank smirked. "Oh, but I don't think so."Crane rolled his eyes. "Fine, whatever—now listen closely. You will find Torrent in the Mystic Trail, but you would only find that place when the sun and moon coincide, and the entrance is beneath the waterfall south of Horton."As he finished, he snorted coldly. "I have no idea if you can actually do it, but I'm hoping you do kill him… Heh. I'm getting tired of being stuck under his control for so long."Then, waving off
Frank abruptly turned, immediately noticing one of the Cranes crouching, ready to spring forward and blindside him."Got you!" He laughed."Hah! You fell for it!"Just as Frank swung a punch to pulverize that Crane, he suddenly burst into pus that splashed at Frank's face."Damn it!" Frank took a step back, surprised that the clone's presence was identical to the real Crane, and a trap on top of that!"Die!"The Cranes around him each whipped out a dagger, all of them stabbing at Frank at the same time."Get off!" Frank bellowed, unleashing a shockwave that sent all the Cranes flying across all directions."Frank! Above you!" Skyler suddenly shrieked."Yes! I'm right here!" A strange laughter sounded above Frank just as he wiped the pus off his face.Crane was suddenly directly above him, launching an aerial kick straight at Frank's head, and Frank had no time to dodge!"Die!" Crane's smile curled into a twisted angle as he saw that too.He was very confident with this kick
"Disgusting…" Skyler murmured through her hand.Despite being skinned and scalped, the women were all still alive and singing to the music that was playing despite their anguish."Talk about a terrible fetish."Frank was scowling too—why were all the members of Torrent such sick deviants? It seemed like his plan to wipe them out was absolutely correct!"So, you killed my clone?"The lanky man on the couch slowly turned to level his bloodshot eyes at Frank.His lips were wet with bed as they curled upward into an eerie smile."Clone?" Frank narrowed his eyes."Hehe. It's a sage art."Crane shrugged as he stood up and wiped the blood off his lips. "It's only natural that you don't understand… Still, you deserve praise. If you can kill my clone, that means you're not just slightly stronger than Ghost."Naturally, the man was none other than the real Crane.Still, as Skyler studied him from a corner, even she could notice the strange twitch of his fingers, and his veins were pro
Even as Crane ran, he was looking over his shoulder, his heart pounding. "No… I won't win in a one-on-one!"No, as long as I get back to my real body… we can do this together!" He frowned, having seen how Frank sliced off the pinkies of those hood rats. It hence quickly dawned on him that Frank was not just slightly stronger than Ghost, as Torrent had put it!"Almost there!" He gasped when he saw the signboard of Pegasus Showtown in the distance. "As long as I get there and rendezvous with my real body, that brat will lose—"That was when he turned and saw that a shadow had caught up with impossible speed."What?!" Crane's eyes almost popped out in bewilderment. "What speed is that?! Are you kidding—"Even as he spotted the shadow, the shadow turned into a youth with an impassive visage.His fist outstretched, he was clearly punching toward Crane's forehead!"Argh…"Even as Crane looked on, the youth's punch slowed down by tenfold, but his fist kept closing in.Then, whe
Seeing Skyler sigh, the tattooed thug presumed that his extortion worked.He strode up, grabbing Frank's shoulder. "No one's gonna help you, boy. Pay up, or you're not leaving.""Exactly! You're not getting away!" the crowd of hood rats hollered. "Last chance."Frank's eyes were cold and fixed on Dani, however. "Are you going to intervene? If you do, you can keep that check. If you don't…""Ugh. Fuck off! I don't care!" Dani spat, her expression smug as she folded her arms before her chest. "Who do you think you are to threaten me?!""Exactly! Pay up, and you can leave!""Yeah! Ten grand, at least!""You probably don't know my boss Wyvern, but when he's here, you won't get away with just ten grand!"Even as the crowd closed in, Frank shook his head. "Well, you had your chance. Don't blame me for what happens next.""You're giving us a chance?! Hah! Who—argh!"Even before Dani could finish gloating, Frank was suddenly in front of her, grabbing her viciously by the wrist."Arg
"Five grand?! Did you hear that?! He just threw five grand!""Must be a rich kid coming here for a secret rendezvous, out of prying eyes? Those types are the easiest mark!""Fuck! And Dani got one of us… It hurts me more than losing at the races!"Frank could hear the buzz around him but ignored it as he strode past the men flanking him and headed toward the street that stank of blood."Stop!" A big tattooed man grinned sinisterly as he intercepted Frank.As his buddies encircled Frank as well, Frank snorted—it seemed that they took his reaction for a sign of weakness and thought that he could be cowed.The tattooed man rubbed his chin as he leered at Skyler's voluptuous figure, chuckling. "Look, boy. I'm short on cash, so let me take a loan. I'll pay you back some other day, how about that?"His friend laughed. "Exactly! You just gave Dani five grand, and we won't ask for more… just four, how about that?"Skyler scowled in turn and glanced worriedly at Frank beside her—was he
Frank himself had just stepped out of the nightclub when his eyes narrowed."Blood," he murmured, his nostrils twitching."Blood?"Skyler sniffed the air, puzzled. "I can't smell it.""It's from the opposite street… I smell the blood of over a dozen people.""A dozen?!" Skyler did a double take.He could identify the number of people who were killed?! That was just ridiculous!"Come on, let's take a look."Just as Frank led the way toward the source of the stench, a woman suddenly came up, catching Frank off guard and throwing herself into his arms."Hmmm?" He looked down to see that she had thick makeup, average looks, and a rather pudgy belly."Argh! He touched me!" she pointed at Frank and shrieked even before he realized what was happening."What?!" Skyler was staring at the woman too, mystified."Oh, sister! You just didn't see it!"The woman kept hollering, pointing at Frank's face. "Your boyfriend grabbed my ass! Is that how you teach him manners?!""Teach him ma
Wyvern screamed even as he clutched the stump that was his hand, screaming so shrilly one might mistake his voice as inhuman."Oh, just shut up." The lanky man glowered and launched a kick, reducing Wyvern into puddles of blood and pieces of innards, splattering all around the lobby. "Argh!!!" the devilish lady screamed as she watched the carnage unfolded."Another sound, and you'd end up just like him." The lanky man turned and frowned at her impatiently."Hngh…" The devilish lady promptly clasped a hand over her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she trembled."What the hell?!"Outside, Wyvern's lackeys heard the screams and ran inside, looking for him. "Hey, where's Wyvern?!"However, the lobby was too dimly lit for them to notice the blood and guts scattered around the walls, and they only sensed that terrible stench."Hngh…" The devilish lady was too scared to speak, and tears trickled out of her eyes."Fuck!"One of the lackeys strode up and seized the lanky man