The middle-aged man folded his arms before his chest as he slowly approached, his eyes flashing coldly.Still in Frank's arms, Burt quickly warned Frank with his last sliver of strength, "Watch out, Mr. Lawrence… T-That's Eiger Ocean, Bocek Ocean's other brother… He's an elite Birthright… I'm no match for him… Urk…" Frank frowned. "Just shut up and lie down, or your meridian nexus will break. If that happens, you won't even be able to wipe your own butt!"Eiger was actually surprised to see that Burt's meridian nexus did not break either. "I'm surprised that you know how to seal vigor meridians, though one must expect nothing less from the last apprentice of Mystic Sky Sect.""Mystic Sky Sect?!"For the umpteenth time of the day, the old man behind Frank was staring in disbelief."What's wrong, Grandpa? What's Mystic Sky Sect?" his granddaughter quickly asked.The old man was stuttering in astonishment, "M-Mystic Sky Sect of the South Sea… It's Draconia's oldest and most enigma
Quinn quickly yelled loudly to warn Eiger, "Be careful! That bastard's strong, and he caught Uncle Sal off guard!""Hah! Sal was a piece of shit who'd never hope to match me." Eiger snorted, his vigor burgeoning as he crushed the floor tiles as he feet, and he shot forward toward Frank like a missile. "I will avenge your fiance right now, Quinn!""Be careful, Mr. Lawrence! Eiger stands among Sage Lake Sect's top five!" Burt cried out in warning despite being told not to talk."Top five?" Frank snorted coolly. "It seems like we landed quite the big fish!""Big fish? What the hell are you—"Eiger's face fell even as he kept charging at Frank.He could see the projected vigor around Frank solidify into a dazzling golden dragon."Such solid pure vigor! He really mustn't be trifled with… Miasmic Fists!!!"Eiger was suddenly on alert, immediately using his best move.His fist carried pure vigor, shrouded in waves of darkness that the naked eye would have a hard time seeing through.
When Mystic Sky Sect was wiped out three years ago, it was rumored that their chief and senior disciple had gone missing.Could this young man be the missing disciple Donn Lawrence, the man who carved a bloody path out of his enemies despite the South Sea Four's encirclement?The man had already topped Skyrank as a Birthright martial elite. One could not even begin to fathom his depth!In fact, Aion Fairfax was already no longer worrying about what Sage Lake Sect would do. Instead, he now feared that after Donn Lawrence wiped out Sage Lake Sect, he would silence Aion and his granddaughter… forever!On the other hand, Eiger was on his last breath after Frank's single punch.He was also on his knees in a grotesque posture as he screamed in panic, "I'm Bocek's sworn brother and the sect chief's comrade! Sage Lake Sect will kill you if you kill me!""Those are your last words?" Frank asked as he leveled Eiger an icy look, chuckling coolly. "It's as if you're saying that Sage Lake S
Frank turned just as the doors were kicked open, and a middle-aged man strode in.His hair and clothes were gray, and he carried the air of mastery.His hawkish eyes were fixed on Frank, his expression dark.It was none other than Bocek Ocean, high elder of Sage Lake Sect."Dad!"Quinn appeared euphoric to see him, even scrambling as she dashed toward him, bawling, "Dad, you have to save us! F-Frank killed Uncle Eiger!""What?!" Bocek turned where her daughter was pointing, his gaze darkening as he saw Eiger's corpse laying limply in the crater."You wretch! You slayed an elder of Sage Lake Sect!""So what if I did?"Frank chuckled coolly, not holding back since he knew Bocek would be the worst opponent he faced today. "Shame your top five didn't even last a punch. I'm really disappointed.""Hmph. So you are as conceited as my daughter says," Bocek growled, quickly composing himself. "You have now murdered three vital figures of Sage Lake Sect, and there's no way for you to
Death meant compensation for their families, while desertion meant death to them and their families.Sensing the change in attitude among the black-clad men, Frank did not hold back as he charged his Five-Peat Archaeus, his Birthright rank might overwhelming them.It was a headache now that they were suddenly fearless even in death, especially since some were vigor-wielding elites.A group around ten would be no issue, but even he was hard-pressed against dozens, even hundreds—not even a lion could stand against a horde of hyenas alone.Seeing that Frank was a little overwhelmed, Aion's granddaughter cried, "Help him, Grandpa!" Aion, however, stood his ground.He appeared troubled and was clearly not intent to get involved.If Frank won, he and his granddaughter must come up with something to appease the last apprentice of Mystic Sky Sect. And there was still a chance he would kill them so that they would not tell on him.Naturally, things would not bode well for them if Sag
Meanwhile, a guest has arrived at White Hall. It was Shane Tomen, the heir to a rich family in Southstream.He was in his twenties, having recently returned after completing a master's degree abroad.He was classmates with Kim during their middle school years and had been infatuated with her since Kim was already pretty maiden since then. He confessed his feelings to Kim when they graduated and was devastated when she rejected him, saying that she was underage.It was why he chose to further his studies abroad, and years had passed when he learned that Kim was engaged to the heir of the Yaffe family of Riverton.He was once again miserable, as the Yaffes were backed by Flying Sword Sect.His family consisted of generations of business folk, but they stood no chance against the Yaffes, who had the edge in physical violence. Hence, Shane had to give up under his father's stern dissuasion.But he soon heard news of the entire Yaffe family being wiped out. "Could someone up there
Eron's blunt tone left Shane at once surprised and angered."Don't you think you're exaggerating, sir?" he demanded. "Why don't you mention the name of the fiance who could make me appear insignificant?'Eron glanced between Shane's defiant visage and Kim's look of melancholy.Considering the timing, Sage Lake Sect would be done with Frank by now."Ahem." He cleared his throat and grinned. "My daughter will be marrying Maron Ocean, the son of Sage Lake Sect's chief. You really should look yourself in the mirror and decide if you can ever win against Sage Lake Sect… If the answer's no, then just give up on your pipe dreams already."Kim did a double take at his mention of Maron before slamming her palm on the table as she sprang to her feet, furious. "You're out of line! You can't do this!"Moran was known to be prodigious and had reached Birthright rank early in life, but word from every place he ever traveled to pointed to a terrible personality. Not only would he frequent red
Kim clutched her cheek, glaring at Eron in disbelief. "You'd hit me over that woman?!"Though her father loved her dearly, he changed ever since the Yaffe family had fallen, his behavior becoming at once radical and unreasonable.Where he would show some respect for Kim's opinion and choice before, he was now the embodiment of stubbornness and apathy. He and Kim drifted apart, and now, he would even slap her over some woman who deceived Frank.Kim had never suffered such indignation!She also knew very well what Aria was after watching the voyeur video of Aria at White Court Hotel. She was as devious as she was stupid, and she always liked to draw attention.And her father actually took interest in her? She was younger than Kim!"I'm disappointed in you!" Kim cried, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked up."What…"Eron actually felt stung, but he soon came to his senses as Aria was persistently gasping in pain right beside him."Don't think I don't know what you're up to