Leaving home, Zeb drove straight to Helen's office and greeted her once she stepped outside the building."Hey, Helen." He smiled."What are you doing here, Mr. Larkin?" Helen stared at him in surprise."Was just missing you. You didn't have lunch, right? There's a new restaurant nearby—why don't we go try it?" he offered with a cordial look.Helen thought about it and nodded—she was just going to eat anyway, and there was no reason to refuse.They soon arrived at the restaurant, with Zeb enthusiastically making the orders before smiling, "What do you think we should drink?"Helen shook her head. "I'll pass on the alcohol—I still have work to do."Zeb gave up, and after dining for a while, he cut to the chase. "It's been years, Helen. I'm sure you know how I feel about you. I came back to the country as soon as I heard about your divorce, and I never got married because you're the only one for me."Helen stiffened and leveled him a weird-out look. "Why are you suddenly telling
Helen thought that she stood up too quickly and was going to reach for the wall, only to fall backward on the floor."What…"Helen tried to call for help but realized she could not speak!Zeb moved on top of her and smiled. "Oh, Helen—you shouldn't drink if you're bad with alcohol. Come, let's get you home."Helen's eyes widened in disbelief as she glared at him, knowing that he had drugged her.Her mind was clear, but her body simply refused to move!At the same time, Zeb carried Helen out of the restaurant, as the waitresses looked on with smiles, and threw her in the backseat.Helen kept looking around and tried to shout, but she could not do anything.That was when she spotted her own phone in her purse and pushed her hand as much as possible!It felt as heavy as lead, but she refused to give up. After all, she had no idea where Zeb would take her or what he would do to her!Luckily, she managed to make an emergency call with all her strength, and her emergency contact wa
Frank answered Helen's call on reflex, but he could only hear Zeb who was busy driving and did not see what Helen did.Laughing smugly, he gloated, "Stop struggling, Helen. I spent big bucks on that drug—you'd be wide awake, but you just can't move. After all, I'm going to show you what it means to have a good time as a woman. I mean, rumor has it that you never did it with Frank… is he impotent or something? Hahaha!"Frank was left incensed by that unruly laughter and sprang to his feet as he bellowed, "I'll kill you, Zeb Larkin!"Zeb never heard him, though Cram was left stupefied as he sat opposite Frank."What happened, Mr. Lawrence?" he asked, not sure what got into him.Frank leveled a sharp glare at Cram and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying!"Oof… Bleurgh!" Cram screamed and coughed a mouthful of blood while his chest burned!Frank charged out of the mansion too, pointing at Cram as he bellowed, "Your son has the balls to abduct Helen Lane! If anything happens
Zeb turned to see that the center of the door suddenly had a huge dent on it!The door was solid wood! How powerful was the man to have kicked it into that shape?!There was another bang, and the door collapsed heavily on the floor as Frank entered!Helen was rejoicing as soon as she saw him. "Frank, help…""You're ruining my plans again!" Zeb growled through his teeth.He already had enough of Frank. It was time he finished this!Frank snapped in turn, "I was going to spare you, Zeb Larkin, but you had to keep digging a bigger hole for yourself. Enough is enough."He could tolerate Zeb joining the Zondas to mock him in public, but he would not abide with him going after Helen."Fuck off!" Zeb whipped out a pocket knife and stabbed it at Frank, having never seen him fight or care that he could."Frank!!!" Helen screamed on top of his lungs as Zeb's knife almost reached Frank!Clang."What the…?"Suddenly, Zeb's knife broke.He stared at it—it was not some cheap knife, so h
Gina had received a call from Lane Holdings that Helen never returned after lunch.Since Helen also had a meeting later, she would not leave for no reason.That was why Gina tracked Helen's phone, and it was fortunate she made it in time… or Frank would have had his way with her!Frank rolled his eyes but said patiently, "It was Zeb Larkin.""Don't you dare slander Mr. Larkin!" Gina snapped at him in contempt. "Do you think he's scum like you?!"Frank frowned. "I'm just telling the truth. Believe what you want."Peter leapt up to grab his arm. "Don't even try to argue! We're taking you to the cops!""That's enough!" Helen snapped right then. "Zeb was the one who drugged me and brought me here, but Frank came to save me. Zeb would have his way for me if he didn't make it in time!"Gina gaped, but she refused to believe it. "It's alright, Helen—I'm here now, so just tell the truth. Don't worry about that bastard.""Exactly," Peter joined in. "What good is helping him anyway?"H
Frank's tone was icy. "Death."Hans nodded in understanding. "Understood sir. I'm on my way."-Meanwhile, Zeb managed to make it home.Cram could tell from the way he was panicking and the fiery-red palm print on his face that Frank had him beaten up."You kidnapped Helen?" he quickly asked. "Yeah! And I was so close!" Zeb wheezed as he slammed a fist on the table in frustration. "But that bastard Frank Lawrence had to meddle again!""Really…" Cram pointed at him in disappointment. "The worst thing you can do with this is get impatient! Now Helen is completely on his side!""So what?! We could just kill him!" Zeb snorted in disdain.Cram did a double take. "Kill Frank? And how are you going to do that?"Zeb grinned. "Hah! Dad, don't forget that Viola Salazar and I are tight. I also know that she's fought against Frank before, and nothing's better than borrowing her strength on this.""Will she help?" Cram asked, skeptical.Zeb snorted and picked up the phone from his fath
Frank had come to massacre the Larkins, and not by hiding.He kicked down the front gates with a resounding crash, startling everyone inside.Countless bodyguards charged out of the mansion right then and surrounded him and Hans.Cram and Zeb stepped outside, and the latter was sneering when he saw Frank—he really doubted Frank would defeat all of his men!"You really have the balls to come here, Frank…""Shut up!" Cram barked at him before turning toward Frank. "To what do we owe the pleasure this late, Mr. Lawrence?""Your son's life," Frank said, his expression nonchalant but his tone murderous.Cram frowned. "Zeb made a mistake today, and I apologize. Can't you look the other way this one time? Let him make amends…""Why bother writing laws if apologies work?" Frank growled coldly. "Give up your son, and I can spare your life.""How about twenty million dollars to Ms. Lane in compensation?" Cram pressed, convinced that money could solve everything."One last time," Frank
Suddenly, Frank said coolly, "Quit wasting time. You have three minutes.""I need just one." Hans shrugged."Fuck! Let's see you put your money where your mouth is!" Scarless Gorm bellowed, then shoved his foot into the ground and launched a kick at Hans face!"Amazing!" Zeb exclaimed in delight even as he felt the shockwave, never expecting his father to be able to get someone so powerful!And yet, Hans moved at the very next instant and grabbed Scarless Gorm by the ankles, his claw-like fingers clenching!"Argh!!!"Crack!Then, even as Scarless Gorm screamed, Hans punched him in the kneecaps!There was a crisp sound as Scarless Gorm dropped out of the air right then and was left clutching his right leg as he rolled all over the ground!"My leg! My leg!" he shrieked at the top of his lungs, sweating profusely as his face turned pale.The Larkins turned pale too, with Cram gaping. "T-That's impossible!He had spent twenty million just to hire Scarless Gorm… but Hans had just
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