Fred's eyes were ablaze with spite as he pulled the trigger, killing Marian.Her eyes were wide open in disbelief even as she died, falling backward ever so slowly. She must have never expected to die in the hands of her lapdog…Crash!A group of men in black charged inside just then—they were all Seth's bodyguards, charging in to protect him after hearing he got hurt!As soon as he saw them, Seth could not care less about their pain as he pointed at Fred and yelled, "Go get him, but keep him alive!"Recognizing danger, Fred promptly fled upstairs, while Seth's bodyguards lunged at him at his orders.Fred fought back even as he ran, his marksmanship perfect despite his extensive injury.With each crack of his gun, one of the bodyguards would drop dead on the floor.However, the bodyguards were no slouches.They spread out as soon as they saw he had a gun, ready to outflank him.Fred could read their movement and did not have enough bullets for them either.He took his only
Seeing that Seth would suffocate soon, his bodyguards' leader quickly snapped, "This isn't your fight, son. Just let Mr. Yaffe go…"Frank laughed icily. "You do it. I just caught this one myself—not about to let him go."The bodyguards' leader glanced at Fred behind himself. So they were together?He studied Frank right then and was soon relieved to see that Frank was unarmed. "Think carefully about this, son," he said. "You're making enemies of the Yaffe family. Perhaps you don't know who they are?""Save your introductions. I know them just fine." Frank waved him off impatiently. "Flying Sword Sect's Riverton Branch, was it? What's that impressive? Even your chief has to watch his manners in my presence."The bodyguards' leader was left pursuing his lips. "Son…"Their chief had to watch his manners in his presence? Who the fuck did he think he was?Nonetheless, Frank dangled Seth in front of him just then. "Word of advice? Let my boy go, or this one will be dead soon enough.
Frank glanced at Seth even as he lay on the floor.If Fred did not hurt Seth, he could pull some strings and ensure Fred's safety.However, Flying Sword Sect would not rest when Seth was now basically castrated."What, you can't do it?" Fred asked, staring at Frank."I can, and you have my word," Frank replied flatly.His phone then rang with a phone call from Trevor. "Hello, Mr. Lawrence? Where are you right now?""Brock Estates' offices. What's wrong?" Frank replied."Galen Yaffe, the chief of Flying Sword Sect's Riverton branch, just sent all his boys to your location," Trevor said urgently. "Do you know what happened there?"Frank scratched his head. "Fred Lawrence blew Seth Yaffe's balls off. Also, we still have Seth in our hands."Trevor gasped right then and stammered, "T-Then what are you going to do? Start a war with Flying Sword Sect?""Sure, if they want one," Frank replied nonchalantly.They had already insulted the branch chief, and he was never going to let thi
Quentin did a double take, surprised by Frank's audacity.Still, he soon snorted coldly. "Dream on, boy! On this day, Fred Lawrence will fall, while Master Seth lives!"Frank was equally uncompromising. "Fine, then there's nothing to talk about. You can get out of here now."Quentin frowned as he growled coldly, "I didn't come to talk to you, boy! Tell Fred to come see me!"Fred wobbled out of Brock's office just then. "I'm right here. What do you want to tell me?""Let go of Master Seth and kill yourself, and Flying Sword Sect will not press the issue," Quentin growled icily. "Do that, or your mother and sister will die with you!"Fred clenched his fist.He knew that was no threat—Flying Sword Sect could do that.Quentin could see his hesitation and promptly whipped out his phone to dial a number.It was soon answered, and he threw it to Fred. "Go on, boy. Talk to your mom."Fred was absolutely stunned—they had his mother already?!"Mom? Are you there?" he called out.Caro
However, Quentin felt danger as soon as his fingers made contact with Seth's body.Bang!"Argh!" Seth soon crashed into Quentin with such terrible force that his arms were broken right then!Unable to stop Seth, he was sent flying as well!Still, as they finally crashed resoundingly to a stop, Quentin was soon scrambling to his feet."Master Seth! Master Seth! Are you alright?!" he cried as he hurried to Seth's side.Soon, he paled.Seth's face was purple, all his ribs cracked and his organs ruptured. His pupils were blank as well, and he was clearly not breathing."Motherfucker!!! You killed him?!" Quentin was stupefied—he had come to save Seth, but there was just no reasoning with Frank!He had actually killed Seth as Quentin watched!"Not just him—you're next!" Frank's teeth were bared as he leapt off the second floor and bounded toward Quentin with a kick!Not about to let down his guard, Quentin brought his arms to bear and parry his blow!Pow!Frank's kick sent h
Quentin was left staring at the Flying Sword Sect apprentices scattered around the floor, groaning and howling in pain.He gulped, and his legs were trembling—they were going to need Kuno here! That was when Frank slowly made his way toward Quentin, who quickly said, "Please, Mr. Lawrence—I'm just the negotiator, I'm not even a member of the—Oof!"Frank had kicked him in the face even before he could finish, knocking him out.Frank then whipped out his phone to call Trevor."Yes, Mr. Lawrence?" Trevor answered instantly without hesitation, since he was already waiting."Send your men to Winter's home," Frank said shortly. "Flying Sword Sect has her.""What?!" Trevor exclaimed in shock and quickly nodded. "Don't worry, sir! My men and I will be there soon!"Frank hung up and turned to Fred. "Are you coming?""Yeah," Fred said as he wobbled toward Frank—it was only natural, since he was worried about his family.Frank nodded and brought Fred to his car, then sped straight to W
Galen glanced at Carol and Winter.This time and place… Did Trevor come for these two?After some thought, he decided to meet the man. Trevor soon entered the snackbar, nodding with a smile. "It's an honor to finally meet you, Mr. Yaffe."Galen did not get up—Trevor was just a businessman, so what could he do anyway?"To what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked bluntly.Trevor chuckled. "I have orders from Mr. Lawrence to protect Ms. Lawrence and Madam Zims."Hah!" Galen snorted in disdain. "Protect them? They are my hostages.""I'd advise you not to get overconfident, Mr. Yaffe," Trevor said slowly and clearly. "Mr. Lawrence was already furious when you threatened Ms. Lawrence, and I'd rather you release them right now. Do so, and I could at least speak in your favor so that things don't get out of hand."If anything, Trevor was just not aware that Frank had already killed Seth, or he would have attacked Galen and his men already.Galen simply laughed at Trevor's face.Even i
Frank was already on the edge of fury.He strode forward, his knuckle poised with neither sympathy nor hesitation.Galen paled—he did not even see Frank move, but Frank had already reached him!Before he could react, he felt an agony over his shoulder, as if struck by a steel hammer!Even as Galen dropped his sword, Frank did not pause as he punched Galen in the face!Unable to stop Frank at all, Galen was knocked down to the floor, rolling several times before he finally stopped!"I said, let them go!" he growled as he seized Galen by the neck!"What… The chief didn't even last one blow?!"The Flying Sword Sect apprentices around them were flabbergasted.Their chief was already defeated, and no help was coming!They were certainly eager to let their hostages go since no good would come from upsetting Frank now…However, Galen's face contorted savagely as he bellowed, "Don't you dare! Kill them all!"His only thought was to avenge his son's death. Even if he could not kill
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