It did not take him long to discover Luke’s location. There was only one master fighter present at the scene, and it was Luke Jones. Other than that, the vast majority of the attendants were simply ordinary people. “It’s been about half a year since he started his training, yet Luke still hasn’t made any significant strides, huh? He’s still a Tier-1 master fighter,” said Zayn in a slightly displeased tone after calibrating Luke’s power. He remembered how he was on the verge of becoming a Tier-2 master fighter back when they last spoke.Frankly, he was being too hard on Luke. The vast majority of fighters required at least five years of training to become a Tier-2 master fighter. It could be said that it was extremely rare for someone to make a breakthrough within only a few short months. For Luke’s sake, Zayn took the time to do a background check on all of the party’s attendees. Fortunately, there were no hostiles, nor people who posed a threat to Luke. It looked like the waters
Agatha snapped out of her trance just in time to look Zayn in the eye.Suddenly, her heart rate began to pick up again. Her cheeks were burning ever so slightly. She shook her head to calm her nerves, before she replied, “N-No,” before a new thought sprung into her mind. She asked anxiously, “Um, you haven’t seen Mr. Jones at all, have you?”Of course Zayn understood what she was implying. He shook his head in response.Agatha sighed in relief and patted her chest. “Well! What a pity!” she remarked. There was a sunny smile on her face that completely went against the meaning of her words and what they supposedly meant. She could finally relax!Zayn never thought that a demure, prim beauty like Agatha would be such an ingenue; either way, she was really adorable. “Hmm, that doesn’t look like the face of someone who’s lamenting at all. In fact, if I didn’t know any better, I think you’re smiling!”Having her paper-thin affectation exposed so quickly caused another onslaught of blush
Zayn had to hand it to him—that man sure knew how to narrow his eyes menacingly. Maybe a commoner of the more normal, unremarkable standard would be intimidated by such a lame gesture. Unfortunately, he was going up against the decidedly superhuman Zayn, which basically meant that he brought a knife to a gunfight.“What a retard,” Zayn scoffed.“W-What? Say it again, I dare you!” the young man roared thunderously, as though he wanted to skin Zayn alive.Agatha, who was standing nearby, let out a girlish chuckle. It might as well have been gasoline, because it immediately aggravated the young man’s flaring temper. He was completely below him, yet he still had the gall to call him a “retard”? He needed to be punished—the young man wanted nothing more than to end Zayn’s life!Towering over the young man, he made use of his height to leer down at him. “F**k off.”The two men were having a staring contest. For some reason, the young man suddenly felt his heart pounding a little erratic
The sight of Luke Jones actually stirred up quite a sentimental storm in Zayn. It was not because he missed Luke, really, but because he was Zayn’s first real acquaintance after escaping the jaws of death.Snatching the Aeon Karpos and surviving the aftermath technically happened just a few days ago, but the concept of the past was a little different when one had waltzed with the Grim Reaper himself. Zayn was so convinced that he was a goner, and when it turned out he survived, it felt as though he had been reborn. He had a new lease on life!He could tell immediately that Luke had improved his fighting prowess, even if his progress was stagnated. There was still a slight gap that separated him from the second tier of the superior class, but it was likely good progress to someone like Luke.“Look! It’s Mr. Jones!”“Now that’s how a tycoon walks! Look at his gait; the air around him; the way he carries himself! That’s the gait of a king, for real!”“I mean, Mr. Jones is basically t
At that moment, Luke felt like he was on top of the world. Well, maybe not exactly the apex where the late Zayn Larson used to be, but he was pretty close to that within the nation.Thinking about Zayn made him sentimental.It was only a few days ago when he received news of the young man’s untimely death at Mount Septimus. It had been a bombshell to him, not least because Zayn was very much close to unbeatable and invincible to him. This was the man who had managed to attain unfathomable power and become the combat instructor for the Insurgent Trifecta in spite of his youth and relative wetness around his ears. His future prospects had been very promising, if not immeasurable. Give Zayn a few more years, and who knows how much further he would go beyond known limitations.And that was when a genius of this caliber died. Gone and disappeared like ashes and dust, like every other corpse.Suffice to say Luke’s opinion of Zayn was rather complicated. Unlike Sean Wilson or Gordon Hayes
The first person he saw was Zayn, and boy, was it unbelievable! Rumors and stories he had caught wind of simply confirmed Zayn Larson to be dead—he was pursued by a perfect class legendary nonpareil at Mount Septimus, who injured him gravely, before getting caught in a massive explosion!There had been search parties conducted around the mountain after the event, and the people involved were the ones who concluded Zayn as “deader than dead”, whatever that meant. However, only after a few days, the “dead man” was standing right before him—Without any critical injuries or long-term damage in sight!To make matters even more complicated, Jim could sense that Zayn had become even stronger now. Standing in front of him made Luke feel as though he was looking up a towering mountain. The feeling of being dwarfed was so overwhelming, Luke found his breathing stifled.As his thoughts roamed, the ground broke Jim’s fall with his right arm numbed. His contact with Zayn was no more than a tap
Contrary to her usual demeanor, Agatha retorted. “As if you’re one to speak! You goaded him into coming here—that’s just psychological manipulation and you know it! You’re just not man enough to admit it!”Their tiff quickly escalated into an all-out altercation, dragging everyone else into a whirlpool of chaos.Zayn’s frown deepened. On one hand, he was touched by Agatha standing up for him despite their less-than-optimal optics. On the other, the kind of abuse Jared slung at him was so debased, it angered Zayn.But what took the cake was Luke’s attitude. His inaction was grating. It was as if the guy thought Zayn had become a toothless tiger simply because some powerful enemies had their eyes on him—as if Zayn was no longer the mighty whom Luke should respect!Zayn snorted in disdain. It was by no means loud, yet it somehow reverberated throughout the room and exploded in everyone’s ears like a peal of thunder. It rocked their senses so hard, their faces paled. Luke, in particula
It seemed very likely that Luke was determined to not look up until Zayn permitted him to do so, so the latter—knowing when to let up the highfalutin act—nodded slightly as a sign of forgiveness. “Fine, fine. It’s your big day today and I’m not gonna ruin it, man. Go, have fun.”“R-Right, sir!” Luke said, his voice relaxing in relief before looking up. Scanning his surroundings, he noticed the shock on their faces for the first time and felt a slight pang of embarrassment.Still, Luke thought it was only natural that he showed submission to Zayn. The man had always been his superior; nothing wrong with showing fealty to his liege when he returned, right?Above all else, he was more curious about what happened to Zayn over these recent days. While the thought hung in his mind, Zayn patted Luke on his shoulders. “It’s your fiftieth birthday today, right? I’ve prepared a big gift for you, but it’s only gonna come later.”Luke froze. He spied Zayn’s empty hands. What gift?Well, not t
He had already found his next path and he was hopeful for his future. He was convinced that he could reproduce the miracle perfectly if he had enough time!He turned around abruptly and saw Zayn’s icy cold face. He could not refrain himself from saying aloud, “Zayn! I’m your father-in-law! You can’t kill me!”There was a change of Zayn’s icy cold face at last when he heard that. He furrowed his brows for a moment. However, just as Osiris was pleased about his remark, Zayn had already thrown a punch. It was a simple, unadorned, straightforward, concise punch that landed heavily on Osiris’ chest. A poof that sounded like poking through a layer of paper was heard when he punched through Osiris’ chest. On the other hand, Osiris’ body halted to a stop as well. He widened his eyes in disbelief and lowered his head to look at his wound incredulously….“You… You…” He glared at Zayn, his gaze filled with recalcitrance, fear and regret. Zayn said nonchalantly, “You don’t deserve to be h
“You’re next.”Bang!Upon saying that, he exerted strength in his limbs and flew toward Osiris. Yes, he flew over. His body rose into the air and he was capable of standing steadily in the air without any support. He looked just like a superhero from the movies!Most importantly, he was extremely swift in speed and had already surpassed the speed limit achievable by mankind. Osiris felt an immense sense of danger that he had never felt before at this exact moment. It sent a shiver down his spine instantly and he was actually scared out of his wits that his body turned icy cold. He had a feeling that he was no match for Zayn and that he would die immediately if he stayed!Zayn who advanced beyond invincibilis state was way too powerful that he could not make sense anymore and he was no match for Zayn. He made the quickest and most precise decision that was to run. He would spare no effort in running away from Zayn!While there was life, there was hope. Zayn’s success prov
Hence, they did not have the courage to rescue Zayn even after noticing that he was in imminent danger. They could only watch helplessly and do nothing. “Look! That’s Sergeant Larson! Oh god, what transpired in the past few days? Why is Sergeant Larson being surrounded by so many powerhouses from the clubs? He can’t possibly escape from danger under such circumstances no matter how powerful he is!”“Oh no, oh no, Sergeant Larson is going to die here…”“What should we do? Could it be that we’re not going to do anything to save him?”“I don’t know. Let’s ask for instructions from our superior…”The numerous combat aircraft in the sky began to send out signals and asked for instruction from their superior. Soon, they received the reply and they were instructed not to act rashly or approach easily. It was because they would be doomed if they were to get closer and enter the attack zone of the invincibilis powerhouses. Hence, they could only watch from afar and await reinforcement
Upon saying that, Zayn placed Faye on the ground in an extremely gentle and cautious manner. Faye’s body had already become stiff, but her body had actually begun to turn soft after being caressed by Zayn’s palm. She lay flat on the ground with an expression that looked like she was asleep. After Zayn was done, he turned around and looked toward Osiris, his expression icy cold. He said nonchalantly, “It’s your fault that Fifi is dead. You deserve to die.”Next, his gaze swept across everyone and said something that terrified everyone, “All of you deserve to die!”Upon hearing that, Osiris’ expression turned somber and filled with murderous intent abruptly. He had already realized by now that his hard work and effort of a lifetime was wasted on Zayn!At the moment he found Faye in her aging state completely drained of life and power, he realized that his plan had failed!The result of his hard work for a lifetime was seized by the bastard before him!In an instant, his rage
“Zayn’s willpower is so strong that he is capable of withstanding the pain of his body’s restructuring indifferently. He’s an excellent talent.” The person speaking was the armored man and he was looking at Zayn through the cloud without attempting to conceal his admiration. He had encountered plenty of geniuses and countless geniuses more gifted in martial arts than Zayn. However, Zayn was the only ine whose willpower was so strong that he could endure the pain of body restructuring. Even he himself failed to withstand the pain of body restructuring and had rolled on the ground frantically. The woman nodded to herself as she looked at Zayn without attempting to conceal her admiration and approval. “This Earther is quite impressive. He has already taken the step successfully. My trip to Earth was not wasted this time…huh?”However, it was at this exact moment when Zayn on the ground raised his head and looked in their direction with his sharp gaze as if he could sense them.
Zayn wanted to reject her instinctively, but when he saw the final hopefulness in Faye’s eyes, he could not bring himself to reject her anymore. He knew that it was Faye’s final moment.The glint in Faye’s eyes was vanishing gradually. He opened his mouth and of all the words he wanted to say to her in her last moment, he said, “Yes!”Upon hearing the word, Faye’s aged face cracked a smile. Then, the joyous smile was frozen on her face for eternity…Zayn’s body stiffened as well. He had already forgotten how he landed on the ground, but he remained in the same position with Faye in his arms for a very long time. He hugged Faye until her residual body temperature dispersed and her body began to become stiff. Zayn was heartbroken. He felt a feeling of dejection and hollowness that he had never experienced before and it washed over his entire body like a flood. He lost track of time until he felt the rain pouring from the sky. Even the sky could feel his sorrow and began to w
Zayn had never felt so agonized in his life!It was because he knew that Faye was already at the end of her life, not even God could save her now!He had no idea why his heart would ache so badly and why he hated himself so much. It was well within his expectation that both Faye and him would not survive the fall. Now, he was in so much agony just because Faye was one step ahead of him in death. Was he in agony because Faye sacrificed her life for his survival, or was it because he would not see Faye again for the rest of his life?Zayn’s mind could not function normally anymore because he was in so much pain and tormented now. His body was still dropping constantly and at an increasing speed. They were dropping so fast that Faye could not withstand the process and was suffocating. After seeing Faye’s condition, Zayn did not even think. He began to stop his body from falling at full speed instinctively as he was born to do it until he became completely suspended in the air!I
Upon saying that, Faye kissed Zayn’s lips. It was a kiss so deep and unhindered. Zayn hugged Faye tightly as well. In the beginning, he was under the assumption that it was a very normal kiss. It was their final sentimentality before death. However, Zayn discovered that something was off soon!It was because he could clearly feel a gush of immense power passing from Faye’s mouth constantly. The intensity of the power had even surpassed that of the fruits he consumed in Shangri-la. The unexpected change caught him off guard and he was dumbfounded instantly. He did not manage to respond to the situation. What the heck was going on?He widened his eyes and stared at Faye before him. However, he soon saw something that sent a shiver down his spine. Faye’s hair turned from black to white swiftly at a visible speed!Moreover, Faye’s fair, tender skin aged constantly as if life was drained from her instantly. Her skin turned wrinkly and dry like a tree bark. The situation did
“Listen to my order, all members!”Meanwhile, Osiris spoke, his expression filled with ferocity . “Locate both of their bodies from the cliff at the fastest speed!”Upon saying that, he vanished from where he stood. Meanwhile, two people stood at a mysterious location that no one could see above Regicide Heofon’s ground. These two people were a man and a woman. The man was clad in armor and assumed the posture of an army general, filled with dominance. He exuded a powerful presence that had already surpassed the level of all powerhouses on earth. Even Osiris and Zayn were nothing in this man’s presence. On the other hand, the woman stood in front of the man. Her beauty was impeccable and she was as graceful as a fairy…The woman had her head lowered to look at the cliff ahead of her and cracked a peculiar smile. Speaking of which, it was not the first time these two people showed up on earth. They were the ones who brought up the live broadcast of Zayn and King Erik in Sha