Frank glowered as he projected his pure vigor. It manifested into a hammer out of thin air, swinging straight toward Jaud's chest!"Hell no!" Jaud suddenly leapt several meters into the air, dodging Frank's hammer.He clearly had no intention to fight Frank as he fled wildly out of the factory.Given how fast he moved, he was clearly pretending to be maimed before."You're running now? Too late!"Frank's pure vigor was still connected to him even after he projected it—it was an ability unique to the Five-Peat Archaeus.And with a wave of his hand, Frank turned the hammer that shot past Jaud back to him."What?!"Jaud thought he was safe as soon as he dodge the hammer earlier and did not expect it to still be under Frank's control!As the hammer turned back to him, it struck him squarely in the chest this time, sending him flying even as screamed."Gurk!" Jaud's chest was sunken, and he was coughing blood as well as pieces of his own lungs into the air.He landed heavily be
Raising his hand, Bravo beckoned, and all his men who were already sick of waiting sprang to their feet.They were all holding weapons, their eyes flashing in excitement.Bravo then licked his lips and bellowed, "Mr. Lawrence has already dealt with the main issue, and the rest are just Salazar rejects. What do we have to fear?! Let's go, boys! Charge!" He led his men as they all dashed toward the Salazars' hired muscle who had just charged out of the factory. As both groups collided and a violent scuffle ensued, Frank stayed out of it. This was Kurt's fight after all, and he should at least let his men have a chance to earn their keep.Instead, Frank took Jaud's corpse to a quiet place and searched it. The man had an assortment of poisons along with a tome called the Hundred Bane Anthology.After putting away the poisons, Frank read through the tome and was left shocked by the methods and process of harnessing poison from insects and other sources. There were even poisons he
Even as Frank shook his head, he soon had a better idea and told Bravo, "How about this? You probably won't have any use for this land right after reclaiming it from the Salazars. Why not rent out the land and the factory along with the machines to me? I'll pay you ten percent more than what the Salazars paid you before.""What?!" Bravo gaped and shook his head firmly. "No, absolutely not!"Frank frowned in turn. "What about twenty percent?""No, you misunderstand, Mr. Lawrence." Bravo quickly understood that Frank had the wrong idea when he raised his price. We'd never charge you the price we charged the Salazars—it'd be going against our conscience." He then added, "So, how about this? We'll only charge you the rent for using our land. The factory and the machinery didn't come from our money anyway, so you can have it on the house. Don't turn us down now, Mr. Lawrence, or you'd be disrespecting myself and Mr. Stinson."Seeing that Bravo was determined, Frank nodded exasperatedl
Donald froze. "Transport you back to Sage Lake Sect? What's going on here?"Moreover, Bocek's tone was humble in contrast to when he came before, demanding Donald to do his bidding.What the hell happened?Even as Donald looked on blankly, Bocek sighed. "I won't lie to you. My plan failed, and Frank Lawrence has taken the Goldeater Cane while also crippling my cultivation. We are simply no match for him… No, even Sage Lake Sect is no match for him. That's why my daughter and I will return and warn the chief, after which we will leave the sect and all this bloodshed behind us."I'd also advise you to give up on your enmity for Frank Lawrence… That is, if you value your life."Donald was clenching his chair's armrest so hard that it could break, his eyes red as he spiraled towards insanity.Useless, incompetent fools! All of them! Bocek was Skyrank's fortieth and a high elder of Sage Lake Sect, but he could not even handle one miserable prick named Frank Lawrence?! And he even ca
Even as Bocek looked into Quinn's tearful eyes, he bellowed, "Run! Don't worry about me—Donald has gone mad, and you must tell the chief about what happened here! Warn him not to seek revenge against Frank… If he insists, he can have Donald's head!""Father!" Quinn was exceedingly miserable.She was the one who suggested they seek help from Donald. After all, they had no one to go to, and Bocek urgently needed treatment or his injuries would deteriorate enough to kill him.Naturally, she believed the Salazars would help for Drakon Salazar's sake, only for Donald to suddenly snap.Now, Donald was going to kill them and blame their deaths on Frank!"Just run, Quinn!" Bocek repeated, having seen that Donald had truly lost his mind and was dead set on killing Frank.There was no way he would run since he was thoroughly hurt and in Donald's hand at that.The only way to minimize casualties at this point was to tell Quinn to run, or they would both die here!"No, I won't!" Quinn ba
However, it was too late for regrets now.The only thing Quinn could do was to flee Salazar House. She must inform Sage Lake Sect that it was the Salazars who killed her father, and they must exact revenge against them, not Frank.Hence, she did all she could to scale the walls of Salazar House and fled outside.Still, her consciousness was blurring—she was already hurt physically, and there was her broken meridian nexus to boot.-The entire hill surrounding Salazar House belonged to the Salazars, and it was situated in the outskirts of Sunny City.Quinn kept fighting even as she ran, pursued by the Salazars' bodyguard up the hill, and was cornered over the cliff."Put down your weapon! Stop resisting already!""We can do this painlessly. It's better for everyone, no?"The Salazars' bodyguards kept provoking Quinn.Still, her cheeks clenched in determination as she glanced beneath the cliff and found the river beneath."Hah! You'll never take me alive," she cried right then
Vicky mused, coiling her phone's cord around her finger. "Hmm… How about Ninedell Hotel? Some old classmates of mine are inviting me over, and you could be my plus one. They're all beautiful women, I might add."Frank clicked his tongue. "Then I'll pass.""Oh, you." Vicky chuckled despite Frank's attitude, snapping playfully, "What's wrong, darling? Afraid that my beauty pales in comparison and you'd fall for someone else?""Who's darling?" Frank sighed exasperatedly. "And it's your classmates' reunion. Why should I attend it?""Like I said, you're my plus one." Vicky pouted. "All my classmates are married, so it's awkward if I went alone… So are you coming or not?""Fine." Frank nodded exasperatedly. "So that's why you called me today.""Smart." Vicky smiled and put down her phone.Neil suddenly appeared in her office, glaring at her coolly. "Vicky, I'm warning you—you're engaged, so stop messing around with Frank Lawrence. I'm sure you know what would happen if Titus Lionhear
An attendant led Frank and Vicky to a grandly decorated banquet hall, which was already filled with men and women.They appeared close with Vicky, and some were even teasing her. "Oh, Ms. Turnbull. Always so busy—don't you know how long we've been waiting?""Really? You lot just arrived yourselves." Vicky grinned as she led Frank to their seats.The eyes of every woman around them lit up when they saw Frank. "Oh, Vicky! It's really been a while, huh? When did you get yourself a young stud?""Nonsense. She's engaged to Titus Lionheart of Morhen.""Then this must be him. I'm Corey Wallace from Norsedam—your reputation precedes you, Mr. Lionheart." "Oh, so he is Titus Lionheart? He's so handsome!""What a loving couple, attending every social event together! Hi, I'm Ivana Crawley, and this is my husband Jack Trudish."Frank was left smiling awkwardly as everyone spoke to him all at once. Even Vicky's male classmates were on their feet, nodding and smiling fawningly at Frank.V