Finn was fiddling with his butterfly knife in The Dynasty.In his mind, the two henchmen he sent were more than enough to take out Frank.But even as he was feeling smug, a loud crash resounded!The front doors of the bar were suddenly kicked down, and a huge group of armed men rushed into the building!And once within reach, they were all immediately attacking Finn's henchmen!On the other hand, Chad was well-prepared. He knew that Frank would not take Finn's insult lying down, so he told his boys to bolt the instant a fight broke out.Even so, he was surprised that Frank could call up so many men!Meanwhile, Finn was still left dumbfounded. He had only brought over twenty martial elites from Middleton, and there must be over fifty men attacking his henchmen now, with still more charging into the building."Where did Frank Lawrence find so many men?!" he snarled."We're getting swamped, sir!" one of his henchmen shouted as he ran up to him. "What should we do?!"Finn gritt
Chad suddenly leaped on the black-clad man and stabbed him viciously in the back!As the black-clad man bled, he bellowed furiously, "You! You're betraying Mr. Chandler?!""Fuck you!" Chad snapped in contempt as he stabbed the black-clad man repeatedly until he killed the man. "I'm the king of West City. Your master is nothing!"Gina was left huddled against her son as they shuddered, totally inexperienced in the face of such violence.Chad spat at the lifeless body of the black-clad man in turn before turning toward them and pointing at the door. "What are you waiting for? Run!"Sean was the first to respond, immediately dashing out of the room!Gina and Peter promptly helped Helen to her feet as well, even thanking Chad profusely. "Thank you, Mr. Scarface. Thank you…"However, they had just gone a floor down and found a huge group of people engaged in a melee, leaving them too terrified to move.Chad rolled his eyes and pointed at the other end of the hallway. "Take the fire
Vicky shot Gina a glare of disgust. "Shut up. I don't need you to tell me what to do.""Urgh…" Gina was promptly cowed by her outburst. "Y-Yes, you're right, Ms. Turnbull."Meanwhile, Trevor and his men surrounded and wiped out Finn's henchmen with minimum effort, and he was just coming out of the fire escape when he ran into Vicky."Oh, you're here too, Ms. Turnbull?" Trevor exclaimed in surprise, before adding politely, "Actually, Mr. Lawrence didn't want to involve you with this one.""Mr. Zurich, you can dispense with the niceties," Vicky replied bluntly. "Why wouldn't I help when Frank is involved?"As she spoke, she slid a peek at the bodyguard standing behind Trevor—being a martial artist herself, she knew a thing or two about identifying martial elites.Given his bulky frame and withheld presence, it was obvious that he was strong—perhaps even stronger than Cliff.And a martial elite of such caliber was loyal to Trevor, whereas Trevor was loyal to Frank…Unable to hide
Gina then told Helen, "I guess Mr. Zurich still cares about us."Peter nodded as well. "Yeah. Even the Turnbulls came—Mr. Zurich must have sent them."Just then, Sean arrived and said, "It's alright now, Helen. It's all over.""Get out!" Helen snapped as she glared at him viciously. "I don't want to see you!"She became thoroughly disgusted with him after learning that he was just a liar. All her successes turned out to be thanks to Trevor, not Sean! Even if Trevor stopped partnering with her for a while, who else could the person Vicky mentioned be? Trevor must have spoken to George Turnbull and allowed her to win the invitation to Tender.She should have known—Sean was in no place to influence the Turnbulls!"Oh, calm down, Helen," Gina reasoned. "Mr. Wesley didn't help much, but his heart was in the right place."Even if Gina was also upset with what Sean did, his family was rich, and having their backing was still good enough.Sean was glaring at Helen in turn. He alm
Frank tried to comfort Helen, only for Helen to push him away."What are you doing here, lowlife?!" Gina snapped at him right then. "My daughter doesn't want to see you! Get out of here!"Frank ignored her and looked at Helen seriously instead. "Don't worry, Helen. It's no big deal—I have something that would remove even the scar."Helen, however, was covering her ears and shaking her head repeatedly, refusing to listen or see anyone, let alone Frank.At the same time, Gina continued to snap at Frank, "Get out! My daughter doesn't need your help!"Peter promptly joined in. "Don't you understand what others are saying?!"Even the doctor reasoned, "Sir, the patient is feeling agitated. You should go."This time, Frank said nothing since he knew Helen would refuse to listen.He quietly left, watching as the ambulance drove off, his fists clenched as his killing intent unfurled.Trevor stood quietly beside him, clearly feeling the air around him cooling.Pow!Crack!Frank sudde
Finn growled, "I'll kill Frank Lawrence, one way or another!"Still, as he calmed down, he suddenly asked, "I didn't think he would bring that many martial elites. Do you know who was helping him?""No, sir…" His henchman replied."So it seems that he has backing." Finn snorted in self-blame. "It seems that I've underestimated him."The henchman then said, "Actually, sir, I think the priority is to get out of Riverton. Frank Lawrence's people must be looking for us, and it seems that they don't want us to leave. We should return to Middleton for now. It won't be too late to plan that man's demise after.""Yeah." Finn nodded in agreement and sighed exasperatedly. "I've already contacted Uncle Jermain—he has a boat waiting for us."His two remaining henchmen breathed a sigh of relief at that.It was clear they were no match for Frank given their numbers, and it was fortunate that Finn was not stubborn enough to stay in Riverton, or they would both be dead.Unbeknownst to the trio
Frank glared murderously at Finn and growled, "Come back right now, and I'll make it quick."Jermain frowned and growled coolly, "It doesn't matter how important you are in Riverton, brat! Past this river, we'll be in Middleton. You don't get to strut!"How dare that boy threaten to kill his nephew right in front of him? He was really belittling the Chandler family!Finn was laughing out loud in turn. "Haha! Why don't you come over if you have a pair, Frank? I'm waiting right here! Learn to walk the talk before you threaten someone's life!"Frank, however, remained calm despite his taunting.That left Finn frustrated since he wanted Frank to seethe, though he soon remembered something else and gloated, "You'd better watch your girl—she's lucky this time, but I'll make sure she personally warms my bed when I return!""That son of a bitch…" Trevor growled furiously and turned to Frank. "Should we prepare a boat, Mr. Lawrence?"Frank shook his head and continued shouting at Finn af
Jermain was stumped for a moment, but he quickly said, "Mr. Lawrence, our family has no quarrel with you. There's no need to draw blood for a lowlife like Leo Grayson—""Leo Grayson? Really?" Frank snorted furiously. "Your nephew cut Helen's face! He'll pay for it with his life!""O-Over a woman?" Jermain was left bewildered. "She's alive, isn't she? And you're demanding blood over something so frivolous?!""You should be rejoicing she's alive," Frank growled. "If she had been killed, every Chandler would die with her.""What…" Jermain was stumped again and had to compose himself for a moment. "Look, kid—we'll give you anything you want in compensation. But you can't kill Finn, or we'll come for your head even if it's the last thing we do!"Even if Finn was a bastard with neither status nor influence, he was a Chandler, and there were so many people around them watching!Whatever happened, it was not up to some nobody to end his life!However, Frank simply snorted in disdain. "Y
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