Jorg sneered.He looked down to see Aria curled up from fear and reached out to pick her up before flinging her outside the room as if she were a ball."Go!" he barked. "Gather everyone around the residence here. I might even spare your lives if I'm in a good mood, but if you run…"Eron panicked as Jorg's black machete inched toward him, and he promptly yelled at Aria, "Go! Do what Mr. Zayas said. Tell everyone it's my order! Just go!"However, just as Aria pushed herself off the ground, she saw Gorde's decapitated body just beside her.She promptly started yelling and fleeing like mad.Eron almost suffered a stroke right then. "Dumb bitch!""Are you really running?" On the other hand, once Jorg saw what Aria was doing, he waved his hand.Vigor was refined into pure vigor instantly, launched into the distance and shattering Aria's shoulders.Aria screamed, clutching her shoulders that were now a bloody pulp before collapsing on the ground, her fate uncertain.Jorg then turn
Kim cried, "Grandfather!" Even before she could reach him, around thirty black-clad men leapt into the compound..They moved in perfect synchrony, all armed with weapons meant to kill as they encircled the White family.Kim even saw one of them dragging Liv over, though she did not appear hurt aside from passing out.That was when Eron was being brought in from the guest room—one of the black-clad men held a machete against his neck, his mask already removed."Dad, what's happening here?!" Kim demanded right then.Eron's face was pale, and he could not do much aside from sighing. "I think there's been a misunderstanding between us and Sage Lake Sect… But don't worry! Just one call to clear the air, and everything will be fine…""Is this because of Frank?" Kim voiced her hunch right then."You're still thinking of that bastard?!" Eron growled viciously. "He might be the one who set us up! That's why Mr. Zayas is here! If you still consider me your father, never mention his name
Bocek finished, "That's because you know too much."Beep.Eron was dumbstruck even as the call was cut off, the phone slipping off his fingers and landing on the floor with a loud thud."Hehe. Do you get it now, Eron?" Jorg sneered sinisterly, brandishing his black machete as he watched Eron succumb to despair and confusion."Kim… I… I…" Eron turned to find only contempt in Kim's eyes, clawing at his own hair as he reared his head and howled.Slapping himself in the face, he cried, "I'm so sorry… I'm so sorry! They are all snakes… All of them!" Even as he shed tears of regret, he turned toward his father Forrest White, lying on his stretcher and dying. "I'm so sorry…"He had gone through great lengths for Sage Lake Sect, but they never even considered him a person. All his one-sided sycophancy only earned him this ending—to be wiped out because he knew too much."Tut, tut, Eron. Don't be sad… Don't worry, I'm not that heartless." Jorg was chuckling even as he rubbed his chin.
"Grandfather…" Kim cried as she dropped to her knees beside him, her eyes clouded with tears. "It's all my fault. I was too late to stop my father's schemes.""No… No… You can't blame yourself for this, Kim. Come here," Forrest waved it off, rasping as he beckoned for Kim to get closer. "Run if you can, Kim. Don't bother with us—the family is in your hands as long as you live…""But a woman has never carried the torches." Kim sniffled and snorted. "Funny. That's all we care about, even now.""Hehe. You're right… And that makes you much stronger than your father. He's useless and nothing without all the family business he inherited.""Dad!" Eron suddenly lunged towards them, grasping his father's arm as he pleaded, "Talk to Kim… I-If she just bears it, the family will not fall to ruin!" Then, turning to Kim, he kowtowed at her repeatedly. "Please, Kim! Daddy's begging you!""Just give up!" Kim glared at him in contempt as everyone else looked on, shouting, "You brought this on ev
A death aura was already surrounding Frank, even as Bocek suddenly applauded.He looked down upon the black-clad corpses all over the place and snorted. "I thought these incompetent fools would at least hurt you… I didn't think you'd have helped."Just then, Bocek glanced at Aion Fairfax's granddaughter, whose face was flushed as she panted. Aion was himself struck on the shoulder, and his cheeks were pale."I wonder, how much vigor do you still have?" Bocke then chuckled, clasping his hands behind his back. "How would you fare against me now?""Cut the crap!" Aion's granddaughter snapped right then—it seemed that she was completely on Frank's side now, although she was wobbling and exhausted."Thank you both for the assistance. I'm awash with gratitude," Frank said with a brief glance at the two as he walked over the black-clad men's corpses up to Bocek, who still stood with his hands clasped behind his back."This is my business now. Please leave as soon as you can.""Give up
"What the hell was that?" Aion's granddaughter turned toward her panicking grandfather in curiosity."I-It's…" Aion gulped as he explained despite his fear, "It's the Death Eater, Mystic Sky Sect's secret technique that the elders of the Haply Hall spoke of. The person gathers death aura in his body, while his meridian nexus converts it and distributes it across his body, greatly enhancing his physique and speed. And for a brief period, a Birthright rank elite would gain the power of a Divine rank elite!"Divine rank?!" Aion's granddaughter exclaimed in shock. "That would make him as strong as the chiefs of the South Sea Four!""Exactly." Aion nodded somberly and sighed. "That's why I'm saying that Mystic Sky Sect were all a bunch of monsters, even if there were never many of them!""Then, how did they get wiped out?""Well…" Aion mused to himself irresolutely and shook his head. "I don't know. It seems only Mr. Lawrence himself knows what went down at South Sea three years ago."
Frank's hand shot forward like a missile.Bocek, who was spinning in the air after Frank sent him flying, felt Frank's fingers around his shoulder.The audible crack of his bones soon ensued, and Bocek's shoulder was crushed."Argh!!!"His elderly composure all gone, Bocek screamed hysterically as the single strike maimed him.Still, he was Skyrank's fortieth, and he quickly reimagined his senses, gritting his teeth as he retaliated with rapid kicks."Moonbreaker Drive!"Bocek's legs must have struck ten places at once. The air was bursting audibly as pure vigor shot away from his body, aiming straight at Frank's face."Too slow! Is that all the Skyrank's fortieth can do?!"Frank scoffed as he took one step back, once again replicating Bocek's technique. "Moonbreaker Drive!"Pow! Pow! Pow!While Bocek kicked ten times in an instant, Frank kicked fifty times within the same duration.Moreover, with death aura augmenting each kick, Bocek felt as if icicles were stabbing him a
"Wait."Just as Quinn did her best to help her crippled father into the car, Frank spoke up, putting his hand on the door as he reverted to his usual state.Quinn's heart skipped a beat, presuming right then that Frank was changing his mind.However, Frank was no savage.He glanced at Bocek even as he wheezed and spoke quietly, "There's something else.""Do tell, Mr. Lawrence," Quinn said, immeasurably tame."I heard your father sending someone to massacre the White family," Frank said. "Tell them to stop right now, and that the White family are never to be touched."Quinn was certainly relieved that Frank was not changing his mind, though she soon frowned. "But it's the White family who lured you into this trap. Are you just going to leave them be?""That's my business." Frank's cool gaze left Quinn flinching."Yes, of course," Quinn muttered and quickly fumbled through her father's pockets for his phone, then called Jorg to have him withdraw everyone.Jorg was certainly mys
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