Hughie immediately felt a pang of pain in his kneecap, while his own inertia sent him crashing headlong on the wall!There was an audible thud, and he was promptly bleeding freely from the forehead."Oh!" Cindy gasped as she turned pale and ran up to Hughie, asking in concern, "Are you alright, Hughie?"Hughie was left clutching his head as he growled through his teeth, "I'm fine, I'm fine… I just slipped."He actually had no idea what happened, and his knees were still very much in pain!Wheeling on Frank, he snapped, "You bastard! Why did you dodge?! Weren't you going to fight me?!"Cindy was frowning at Frank too. "Yeah! Why did you dodge?"Frank laughed coldly. "What, am I supposed to just stand there and wait? Why are you blaming me for being slow? Though it's hilarious how you crashed straight into the wall.""Bastard!" Hughie was livid, but even as he tried to get up to attack Frank, he realized he had no strength in his knees at all.Cindy saw him stumble and quickly a
Drake smiled at Vicky's request. "Of course."Vicky was taken aback that he would accept so easily, just as Drake added, "If we win, you'll give us all of Grande Pharma's shares. Do you have any issues with that?""Of course not." Vicky shook her head. "And if we win, you and your family will never harass us again. Naturally, we'll welcome you if you're willing to do business.""Sure. Shall we proceed to the ring?" Drake smiled.Vicky had already sensed that something was wrong with that enigmatic smile of his but just could not put her finger on what.Guess she would just have to wait and see…-Vicky only realized that the Chandlers had invited many bigwigs in Riverton to watch the fight. All of them were staring at the Chandlers and her group as soon as they entered the hall."Hey, who do you think is going to win?""I'm not sure… but I hope the Turnbulls do.""What? What good would come of that?""The Chandlers promised to make public the Rejuvenation Pill recipe once th
With those words, Wilf charged his technique and leapt toward Yara.Yara energized her Boltsmacker in turn, and they clashed with fists and palms, exchanging dozens of blows in a split second!As the fight intensified, the crowd around the ring cheered in excitement."Didn't think the doll would last that long against Wilf!""The governor's daughter is really something…"Wilf was actually seething—he was older than Yara and a man at that! The fact that she lasted this long against him was humiliating!He would have taken her down with a single move and was caught off guard that Yara was that strong and armed with an extraordinary technique.Nonetheless, Yara was only in her twenties and lost greatly in terms of her experience.When Wilf deliberately left an opening, she took it unsurprisingly, prompting him to laugh. "Too young, too naive…"Yara's face fell, but it was too late to escape—Wilf had suddenly caught her wrist and slammed his palm on her shoulder!"Oof!" Yara grun
"Well, that just happened…"The crowd around the ring was also left staring blankly.Meanwhile, Vicky's eyes were round and wide in disbelief. "What are you doing, Mr. Lepley?""Nothing, just conceding." Boran shrugged nonchalantly."I paid you thirty million to fight for us!" Vicky snapped furiously. "And you just concede?!"Boran laughed and folded his arms before his chest. "You did, but the Chandlers paid me fifty million—of course I'm on their side. Why don't you top up another twenty mil? I swear I'll be neutral about that.""You're despicable!" Vicky screamed as she pointed at his face.She was convinced Boran would observe the virtues of martial artists, but it turned out that she gave him too much credit!"Hahaha!!!" Drake laughed out loud right then. "That's another one point for my side, Ms. Tunbull! Your champion just conceded, too… Do you have anyone else to send in?"Vicky gritted her teeth, her knuckles clenching.What could they do when the Chandlers have two
At some point in time, Frank had already grabbed Boran by the wrist, holding him in place!"Is that all you've got?" Frank slowly looked up at him in disdain."What?" Boran exclaimed, his cheeks suddenly pale."It's tradition—traitors do not get off scot-free, and the same goes for you," Frank growled.And with those words, he swiped his palm against Boran's arm!Swish!Boran's arm was sliced off clean, and blood gushed out like a geyser!"Argh!!!" Boran screamed—this was not how it was supposed to go!Frank did not stop, however.Crack!He grabbed Boran by the shoulder and crushed his bones into powder before kicking him out of the ring!The entire exchange did not last more than three seconds, even as Frank nonchalantly flung Boran's dismembered arm on the floor!Boran kept screaming even as he held his bleeding shoulder, "Give me back my arm… Give it back to me…"Frank snorted. "It seems that the Cloud Mover style shall be lost on this day."And with those words, he ja
Drake quickly threw up his hands to parry the kick with every bit of vigor he had, but within a split second, he could feel a terrible shockwave vaporizing his vigor!His arms were left numbed from the blow, and he was struggling to stand as he wobbled backward and fell out of the ring!There was a dull thud as he dropped on the floor, and Drake was left staring up at the ceiling, his face pale as a sheet.He felt blood in his mouth and a gag reflex but managed to stop himself in time, stilling his churning meridians."Sir…?" "Are you alright, sir?!"Wilf and the other Chandlers turned pale too, horrified to see Frank knocking their elder out of the ring with just one kick!Drake gulped as he sensed his blood welling up his throat but waved them off. "I'm fine…"Meanwhile, Vicky, Cliff, and Yara were all trading glances."Whoa…""Oof… Wasn't Frank saying that he's not Earthrank? How is he having such an easy time against Earthrank?"That was when Yara suggested, "Maybe he's
Drake did a double take and demanded, "Then what do you want?"Frank growled imposingly, "Vicky spent thirty million dollars for this fight. Pay up."Vicky's heart could leap out of her throat at Frank's words—the Chandlers would never agree to such an unreasonable demand! If anything, she would be plenty happy to have the Chandlers out of her hair!To no surprise, Wilf snapped furiously, "You're out of line!""That's enough!" Drake bellowed at him. "It's just thirty million. I'll pay."Vicky and Yara froze right then, and the same went without saying for Wilf and the other bigwigs."Sir… Don't you think that's too much?" Wilf asked skeptically.Drake glared at Wilf and growled, "Are you telling me what to do?""Urk… No, of course not.""Then shut up."With that, Drank quickly had one of his men transfer thirty million dollars to Vicky's account. "This concludes all business between us. Our families shall stay out of each other's way from now on."And with that, Drake strode
Naturally, Vicky, Yara, and Cliff all thought Frank's words were filled with conceit.Cliff in particular gave him a kind warning. "You really shouldn't underestimate Skyrank elites, Mr. Lawrence. The ones I've had the honor of meeting may be over fifty years old, but their might can shatter mountains. They are no longer your average martial artists at that point."Frank simply chuckled in return. "Thanks for the tip."In reality, Cliff would understand that the likes of Skyrank elites were beneath Frank if he had actually met Frank at his peak form.Later, Vicky left the group and headed home alone after having a few words with them.While Frank was supposedly her bodyguard, he basically never worked in that capacity for more than a few days.-Meanwhile, at the Riverton International Airport, Donald Salazar, his family, and Jaud White were waiting at the checkpoint for a while.Today, his eldest son was returning, and Donald thought highly of him as his heir.Drakon Salazar