Jackie gulped and promptly threw his hands up when he saw the horrific glare in Vicky's eyes. "I was just joking, Ms. Turnbull. Don't take me seriously…""Joking, was it?"Vicky, however, picked up a steel pipe, adjusted her grip, and swung it at Jackie's head, drawing blood instantly!Jackie's goons started forward but stopped in fear when Frank shot them a look."Argh!!!" Jackie cried even as he clutched his head. "Alright, I'm sorry, Ms. Turnbull! I'll pay you right now—"Vicky shot him a glare of contempt. "As you should. Now wire it right now."This time, Jackie did not hesitate to bark at his secretary to transfer the money.Once Vicky received it soon enough, he wiped his sweat and asked, "We're even now, Ms. Turnbull. So, can you just go…?" "Sure, but I did say I'd make you wish you were dead."Vicky's eyes flashed murderously, and before Jackie could understand what was happening, Vicky swung the steel pipe up Jackie's crotch!"Argh!!!"A blood-curdling scream reso
Cliff asked, "Should I call in more people from the capital?"Vicky thought about it. "Nope. The Salazars are nothing as long as we have Frank around."Most importantly, she did not want to ask her uncle's side of the family to send their people. It was a sign of weakness, and she would end up being passive when she returned to the capital."Very well." Cliff nodded and turned silent.-They headed to the hospital and got Cliff the best doctor to mend his bones, while Frank got a deposit of two million dollars.After they left, Vicky asked, "Are you busy at the moment, Mr. Lawrence?"Frank shook his head. "Not particularly.""Why don't we have a drink tonight with the money we collected?" Vicky smiled. "There's a new joint called The Dynasty that just opened in West City. I have a good feeling about the place."Beside them, Yara scratched her head. "My dad's asking me to go home tonight, so I won't be joining."She could tell Vicky only wanted Frank around, so she should not
Sean was staring at Helen's fresh face, unable to repress the smugness.Did she really just try to outwit him? Laughable! He certainly thought himself a genius—all he had to do was attribute everything to his father, and none would be the wiser. After all, Helen and her family would never verify anything with his father!However, Helen was fiddling with her glass, not quite believing Sean.Gina nudged her with her elbow, snapping, "Could you give it a rest already? Mr. Wesley has helped you so many times—you'd hurt his feelings if you kept doubting him!""Yeah, I know." Helen nodded.Her mother had a point—she was out of line.Just then, her employees began gossiping."Hey, did you hear that someone took out Leo Grayson?""Yeah. West City's underbelly is now a mess," a man in glasses said."Really?" Helen quickly asked just then. "Did that really happen?"The man nodded repeatedly. "Of course. One of my friends works at Skymex."Helen and Gina both gasped and turned toward
One of the women with Helen had her fingers crossed and her eyes welling up with tears. "That's right! I'm so jealous, Ms. Lane…"Sean was smiling in turn.With the vibes and the setting, there was no reason for Helen to say no!Pressured by her employees and mother, Helen certainly found herself being washed along by the mood around her.Before she could say yes, however…"Oh, proposing at a bar? How lively!"Helen stiffened at the all-too-familiar voice and looked up to find Vicky, with Frank standing beside her.His expression was ice-cold, and Helen withdrew her hand by instinct!"Frank, no…" she started to explain, only to glance at Vicky and remember that she and Frank were divorced.What was the point of explaining? And yet, she did not want to see Frank with another woman, just as she refused to let Frank see her accept Sean's proposal.Moments they shared together replayed in her mind, and she realized she could not forget the man whom she had lived with for three
Once in the washroom, Sean made a phone call. He must chase Frank away or he would not be getting Helen tonight!"Hello? Who's this?""Zuco, it's me, Sean."The man's tone became friendly immediately, "Oh, Mr. Wesley! To what do I owe the pleasure?"Sean promptly gave him the details, and Zuco was soon patting his chest and assuring him, "Don't worry, brother. You just leave this to me.""Yeah. That's a hundred grand in your account later." Sean smiled. "Don't make me come all this way for nothing."With that, he hung up and cheerfully returned to his seat.Gina asked eagerly, "Where have you been, Mr. Wesley?""Nowhere. Just went for a bathroom break," Sean said, happily studying Frank for a moment before turning back to Helen, ignoring him. "Helen, I think that bastard is obviously here to piss you off. Let's not lose to them now—let's enjoy ourselves and ignore them."Gina nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Mr. Wesley's right. Don't get petty with them."Helen agreed too—the
Sean was naturally not going to admit that he knew Zuco. After all, he was wary about Vicky and so told Zuco that he just had to chase Vicky and Frank away, since Zuco would be destroyed if Vicky got serious.And yet, Vicky was already folding her arms before her chest fearlessly. "I'm not leaving."Zuco rolled his eyes and waved at his goons. "Take them away."They started toward Vicky, who suddenly picked up a bottle from her table and smashed it on Zuco's head!It shattered resoundingly, leaving glass shards all over the floor as Vicky snorted in disdain. "I leave when I want to. It's not up to a clown like you to tell me what to do!""B-Boss? Are you alright?!"The goons were petrified—the chick had actually smashed a bottle on Zuco's head?! She must have a death wish. "Fuck… I'll kill you!" Zuco clutched his bleeding head and glared viciously at Vicky before lunging at her with his arms outstretched.Frank moved right then, grabbing Zuco's wrist as he growled, "I don't ca
Sean could not even look at Frank. He retorted, "Shut up! I wouldn't even care if you're dead if not for Helen!"Gina became even more impressed with Sean right then. "See? Mr. Wesley is so magnanimous, while you're so petty?"Sean said just then, "Do you know who that baldie's boss is? It's the man who consolidated power in West City after Leo Grayson was killed!""Oh, are you talking about Scarface? I heard about him—he's ruthless," one of Helen's employees said just then.Gina put her hands on her hips in turn. "Don't bother with them, Mr. Wesley. It's none of our business who gets killed."However, while Frank was wondering who Scarface was, there was a commotion upstairs and a huge crowd soon arrived downstairs.Helen's employees were at once stunned that Zuco could call up so many people in an instant, while Helen turned worriedly toward Frank.Even Gina, who had been yapping endlessly, was totally silent.Zuco strode up to Frank pompously right then. "Weren't you really
Chad smacked Zuco on the head right then and snapped through gritted teeth, "Quit yapping and go!"With that, he turned to leave, without so much as a glance behind him—he was terrified that Frank would stop him!His goons were all confused, but there was no way to stay when their boss had left!As they quickly followed, Zuco was left pouting, but he turned to glare at Frank."Just you wait!" he snarled before hurrying after Chad.Sean breathed a long sigh of relief right then.Thank goodness they did not start fighting.Still, he turned to find everyone staring at him in shock, with Gina exclaiming in wonder, "I didn't know you were that important, Mr. Wesley…""He's amazing! He could even talk directly to Scarface!""You can't expect anything less from Riverton's number one man! It would be worth living a decade less if I could marry him!"Sean was left scratching his head. "Oh, they were all just being nice!"Even Helen was left in disbelief—not only was Sean important in
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