"What?!" Gina cried out, her face flushed with rage as she noticed the red palm print on Cindy's face. "Who has the balls to hurt my niece?""Who else?!" Cindy sobbed. "It's Frank Lawrence—I was just attending the Turnbulls' distributors' bid for the Rejuvenation Pill, but he slapped me just because he didn't like the way I look. It hurts so much!"Peter clenched his fists in turn.He never liked Cindy, but he hated Frank more. "That bastard is too much!" he bellowed. "He doesn't respect our family at all!""That's not all," Cindy quickly added. "He's been doing well for himself—he was appointed major shareholder of Grande Corp. So, I asked him about the recipe for the Rejuvenation Pill… but he laughed at me, and told me he'd never give it to me!"Gina was still caught in rage for a moment, but her mind cleared considerably when she heard about the Rejuvenation Pill recipe.After all, the Rejuvenation Pill was selling like hot cakes these days!Still, she asked, "Wait, why w
Frank laughed—so these two came all the way here just to demand compensation?"How much do you want?" he asked.Gina quickly said, "We don't want money."Frank was actually shocked. "You don't want money?"What was happening? Did the sun rise from the west?"That's right," Peter said, his hands in his pockets as he reared his chin, looking like he was doing Frank a favor. "You're the majority shareholder of Grande Corp, aren't you? Give us the recipe for the Rejuvenation Pill, and we won't press the issue."Frank scowled right then.So after all that drama, it turned out that these two only wanted the Rejuvenation Pill recipe."Dream on," he said with a snort. "The recipe has been given to Grande Corp. Go to Vicky if you want.""Cut the crap!" Gina snapped impatiently. "Do you know the recipe or not?"Frank nodded nonchalantly. "I do.""Then write us a copy!""No way," Frank replied, determined."Why?""Because the Rejuvenation Pill is now an exclusive patent of Grande Co
If Frank really wanted to hurt them, he would not wait until their divorce.Nonetheless, Gina snapped tempestuously, "Just look at you, defending that bastard even now!"Turning toward Peter, she said, "Show her the video!"Peter had long since downloaded from the car camera and quickly showed it to Helen. "See it for yourself if you don't believe us."Helen took the phone and saw that Frank was indeed arguing with her family before pushing her mother!She was immediately disappointed that Frank would do something like that. "What… How did this happen?""I told you, Helen." Cindy walked up to comfort her. "Frank is rotten. He's just pretending to be nice around you."Helen bit her lip and whipped out her phone to make a video call.Meanwhile, Frank, who had just finished his dinner and was going to visit Dan, was surprised by Helen's call.However, he answered it to find Helen's angry look. "Yes?" he asked."Why did you hurt my mother, Frank?" she asked heatedly with a frow
Gina snorted nonchalantly. "So what? What does that have to do with us?""Mom… Why are you like this?" Helen stamped her feet in frustration, but she could not do anything since it was her mother.She regretted her actions too—she really should have been more careful instead of blundering and questioning Frank.That was when Cindy strode up and asked, "You've already divorced Frank Lawrence—why worry about him? You should be thinking about how to get the Rejuvenation Pill recipe off his hands, and we will all be rich!"Helen wheeled on her shameless cousin, having had enough just then. "Stop it! No one is to ever mention the Rejuvenation Pill recipe ever again, or I won't hold back!"With that, Helen stormed upstairs, leaving Gina and the rest speechless."Honestly…" "What's with her? Why does she always side with some nobody?"-Meanwhile, Frank arrived at Flora Hall, where Dan was waiting with Janet in tow.They both approached him as soon as they saw him arrive."Welcome
Janet then added, "I'll get you a towel and other stuff so that you can wash up, Mr. Lawrence."Frank shook his head. "It's alright. I'll be cooking some pills soon.""What?" Janet exclaimed in surprise. "It's very late—aren't you tired?""This pill isn't that difficult to make." Frank smiled. "It'd be done soon enough.""Oh… But I'll get them for you anyway," Janet said and left the room.She soon returned with a set of toiletries before heading to the front doors, yawning.Flora Hall was not a hospital and did not operate 24/7.However, just as she was about to close the doors, two women suddenly charged inside. One of them was wearing a blue gown, and her face was pale, while the other, dressed in a form-fitting shirt, was helping the other woman stand."I'm sorry, but we're closed," Janet said.Liv Dawson, the one with the form-fitting shirt, turned toward Janet and quickly said, "Please, there are people after us. Let us hide here…"Janet was left shocked that somethin
The tattooed man did a double take.Someone that strong there was in this little apothecarium all this while?Frank stepped out to the lobby just then, with Janet hiding behind him.He was about to start cooking a pill, only to hear the commotion outside.He stepped out and saw in surprise the two goons chasing Janet, and he kicked them without holding back.He then looked around the lobby and found Kim and Liv as well."Who are you?" he asked icily. "You have some balls to cause trouble here." The tattooed man glanced at Frank but soon dismissed him as he barked, "Get him."His gang of goons promptly charged, while Janet cried in warning, "Watch out, Mr. Lawrence!"However, those small fries were completely insignificant in Frank's eyes.He shot forward like a bolt, dancing between the goons as he sent all of them flying with each one punch."Shit…" The tattooed man paled—so Frank was really strong!However, even as he watched his men fall one after another, he whipped ou
Frank pointed at Flora Hall's plaque. "Certainly. This is Riverton's most famous apothecary."Kim looked around and decided that Frank was not lying with all the shelves and cupboards where medicinal items were kept.Moreover, she had definitely been struck on the way here. She could feel that her body was a mess and had trouble breathing.And considering that the man was a healer, she promptly held out her wrist.With a single tap, Frank determined where her injuries were. His fingers moving as fast as lightning, he touched Kim over her chest, and she immediately felt a pang of pain there."What do you think you're doing?! How dare you molest Ms. White!" Liv was glaring furiously as soon as Frank touched Kim's chest and promptly pulled Kim toward herself while snapping, "To think I believed you were a proper doctor, when you're just taking advantage of women!" Frank frowned at Liv. "You're really terrible with words."Liv was going to snap at him again, but Kim stopped her.
"What's wrong, Ms. White?!" Liv cried even as she tried to help Kim to her feet, just as the White family's men arrived.The bodyguard in the lead saw that Kim was unconscious and quickly asked, "What happened to Ms. White?""She was hit when some hitmen attacked," Liv quickly said."Quick, get her to the hospital." The bodyguard quickly carried Kim into the car, which sped straight to Riverton City Hospital.After a surgery that lasted an entire night, Kim was finally kept out of danger.Eron White, the head of the White family, arrived just as dawn arrived and asked the bodyguards, "How is she?"They kept their heads down in silence as one answered, "A gang of hitmen attacked her, and she sustained internal injuries. But she's safe now.""What do I pay you for?!" Eron snapped furiously. "There are so many of you, and she still got hurt?!"Liv explained, "I take full responsibility, Mr. White. Ms. White wanted to take a stroll, and I couldn't stop her."Eron turned toward Liv
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