Viola then slowly took off her thin coat, with the cold winds quickly blowing it away.However, Frank still did not move.Gritting her teeth, Viola took off the rest of her clothes!Naked, she started shuddering in the cold but was still too afraid to say a word.Frank was actually thinking about what she said and watching as she undressed with zero interest.He had seen her fair share of beauties, and Viola's standard was really nothing impressive to him.Still, he started to pull Viola back inside.While Viola was delighted, her heart finally calming down, Frank brusquely shoved her against the wall."Oh! You're so rough…" Viola purred, her eyes unfocused as she smiled.And here she thought he was quite something… but he was a pervert just like another.She merely flashed her goods a little, and he had fallen for her already…In reality, she was deluded.Frank raised her hand just then and struck each of her major acupoints three times.He then released her, while Viola
Frank shook his head in disdain. "Instead of batting your eyelashes at me, you really should be thinking about how you'd apologize to Helen, and how to get her to forgive you."And with a look of contempt, he left."You… bastard… Argh!"The agony on Viola's chest grew as soon as Frank left.It hurt so much she was sweating buckets, but she could not even muster her strength to stand!Gritting her teeth, she pushed herself as much as possible to reach on top of the tea table for her phone and called her father right away.It still took a while for Donald to rush to Twilight Keg with Jaud in tow.Naturally, Donald paled as he strode in the room to find his daughter lying naked on the floor, and two members of South Alp Sect whose conditions were unknown.What the hell happened here?! How did Viola's birthday party end up like this?!He hurried to Viola's side, draping his coat over her. "What happened? Who did this to you?""F-Frank Lawrence…" Viola replied, her voice shudderin
Cindy was still sitting on the bench at Riverton Hospital, having just finished his phone call with Gina.After Helen's surgery was over and moved to a normal ward, she paced around the hallway when she spotted Frank returning.She turned to run, but Frank quickly caught her wrist and dragged her into the ward."Argh! What are you doing?! You're hurting me!" she snapped.However, Frank was glowering as he demanded, "Talk. What happened at Viola Salazar's birthday party?""H-How should I know?" Cindy retorted, her gaze evasive. "You can ask Helen when she wakes up."Frank's eyes narrowed and strode up to grab her by the neck."Last chance," he growled."Oof—you're crazy… How dare you touch me…" Cindy paled in shock, never expecting Frank to cross the line!However, even as she started to suffocate, her hands were clenching on her handbag with a vice-like grip, never relaxing for a single moment!Frank saw that and grabbed it.Cindy naturally resisted. "What are you doing?! It
Cindy was scared witless by the men's threat, and she promptly turned to Frank, bawling, "H-Help me! I'll talk! I'll talk, alright?"Frank slowly strode up and stood in front of the men. "I'm afraid you can't take her yet."One of them frowned and snapped, "Who the fuck are you? Don't get in the way of South Alp Sect!" "I don't care who you are," Frank retorted flatly. "Let her go right now.""Fuck you." The other man swung a punch at Frank right then.He was actually much quicker than Troy and Aiden, but still nothing to Frank.He turned his head to the side, and then launched a fist in retaliation, hitting the man in the face like a bolt!The man's eyes were suddenly staring blankly into the air, and he collapsed to the floor, asleep like a baby.The other man paled, but even as he tried to use Cindy as hostage, Frank grabbed his wrist and squeezed.Crack.The man's hand was suddenly left misshapen!"Argh!!! My hand… Who the hell are you?!" he bellowed.Frank snorted. "S
Glaring at Cindy, Frank growled, "You better explain yourself when Helen wakes up."Cindy gulped in panic, completely avoiding his eyes.Gina and Peter soon arrived at the hospital, with Gina left perplexed when she saw Helen unconscious. "What happened? Who could do this to Helen?""V-Viola Salazar," Cindy said just then."Viola Salazar?" Gina was dumbfounded. "Why?! We never did anything to her! Why would she hurt Helen?""Yeah… Could there be a misunderstanding?" Peter quickly asked. Suddenly Gina wheeled on Frank. "You upset her, didn't you?!"Frank was actually surprised that Gina would suspect him right away and snorted. "It has nothing to do with me. It's Chris Steiner's fault for two-timing, giving Helen that twenty million dollar necklace when Viola was the one who gave it to him.""Shut up! Mr. Steiner isn't like that!" Gina certainly did not believe him. She considered Chris to be the paragon of men and would naturally believe him more than her useless former son-in
Trevor gasped. "Mr. Lawrence, that boy is the son of South Alp Sect's chief. You didn't have to kill him…""Kill him? No, I didn't kill him," Frank replied. "I only kicked him—he's definitely still breathing.""But that's not right," Trevor murmured in confusion. "Bron Howard insisted that you killed the boy. He wouldn't joke around when his boy is the heir to his sect, would he?"Frank frowned.However, he was very certain that he did not kill Troy—he was absolutely aware of how much strength he put into that kick. Still, he soon realized something. "It's probably the Salazars."Trevor scratched his head. "Well, we now have a problem. What are you going to do now, Mr. Lawrence?""Tell Viola Salazar to apologize personally to Helen, or we'll wipe out her family," Frank growled ruthlessly. "Of course." Trevor nodded repeatedly, ever unconditionally accepting of any decision made by Frank.The man had spoken, so he should make preparations. -Meanwhile, at Salazar Villa, Vi
Even as he spoke to Frank, Donald had to withhold his rage. "You may be on the Turnbulls side, but don't you think you're despicable?! You've hurt our people and defiled my daughter, even sealing her acupoints and leaving her in a state worse than death?!""Despicable? Look who's talking," Frank growled coolly, frowning. "You had Obadiah Longman murdered in broad daylight, and you're even trying to slander me for defiling your daughter? And for the record, I'd never stoop too low for an ugly like her.""Grr…" Donald's teeth gritted audibly—he could skin Frank right then!However, his daughter's life was in Frank's hands and he had to deal with it!"This argument is pointless!" he snapped. "Let's cut to the chase—my quarrel is not with you. Free my daughter's acupoints, and we won't cross paths ever again!""Haha!" Frank laughed coolly. "Easy for you to say. Also, there was no quarrel between us before, but now there is—your daughter hurt Helen, and she's still in the ICU right now
Donald quickly added, "I'm sure you'd definitely have that little rat if you went yourself."Bron nodded and slowly rose to his feet. "I want everything you have on him, down to the last detail."Donald promptly had Jaud bring the file they had on Frank.It claimed that Frank was parentless and grew up in an orphanage before marrying into the Lane family three years ago…Bron flipped through the short stack, finding nothing of note over the years. "This isn't right. With those abilities, he's not your average Joe."Donald nodded in agreement. "I think so too. Someone must have erased something.""Hmph." Bron snorted. "I don't care who he is—he killed my son, and I will have them rest in pieces."As he spoke, his eyes swept toward Donald and Jaud, sending a chill down Donald's spine.Bron asked just then, "What about the Lanes?""Don't worry, Mr. Howard," Donald quickly said. "That bitch Helen Lane caused this whole mess. We have every reason to press the issue."Bron nodded a
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