Zayn agreed without the slightest hesitation. He was very free now anyway and did not have anything else to do, so he agreed to attend right away. “Alright, just send me the address and I’ll be there.”“Alright, that’s great then. Don’t stand me up!” Kaiser’s tone relaxed when he said, “We were talking about you during the previous reunion. We spoke about how it had been a long time since we last met you and how you used to be the best student一almost abnormal for always performing the best. Those old pals of ours will certainly be overjoyed to see you now!”Zayn smiled and noticed that he was anticipating the event. After counting roughly, he realized it had been more than a decade since he last met these old friends. He believed that the event would certainly be interesting!After hanging up the call, Faye came home not long after. Zayn told her about the incident and asked if she would like to join him for the reunion. Faye guiltily rejected the invitation because she still had
Half an hour later, Zayn rode his electric scooter and arrived at the five-star hotel. His arrival seemed rather out of place. Amidst all the luxury cars parked in front of the hotel, there he was, zooming in on an electric scooter. Hence, his arrival drew the attention of many people. They looked toward him and saw that he was dressed in unsophisticated attire. Any ordinary person would assume that he was just a runner to deliver food.“Hey, hey, this is a five-star hotel. You can’t park your electric scooter here.”He had just parked the scooter when two security guards walked over and chased him away in contempt. Zayn was already used to this situation by now. “I’m here to attend a dinner event. Why can’t I park here?”“What, you’re here to attend an event? You must be joking. Judging by what you’re wearing, you must be working as a deliveryman who makes a few hundred bucks a month. Can you even afford to attend a dinner event here?”The other security guard huffed impatient
Zayn felt his emotions fluctuate for a moment when he saw Roxanne. It was not because Roxanne was beautiful, but that familiar face of hers made him recall the incident back in middle school. He felt rather emotional all at once. Moreover, Kaiser was right about Roxanne’s change in appearance indeed. She was much more beautiful and elegant compared to when she had been in middle school. Zayn could tell at one glance that she was a woman with a successful career and great wealth. The confidence and arrogance emanating from her expression could not be feigned. Zayn was happy for Roxanne because he knew that she actually came from a common family. Her parents were farmers, and now, she did not disappoint them. She started from scratch and eventually built her grand empire. It was very impressive of her. Kaiser opened the door for Roxanne before bowing and calling out respectfully, “Miss Harrison!”Moreover, in another Toyota Prado parked next to them, four burly men dressed in su
Zayn was at a loss of whether to laugh or to cry upon seeing Kaiser’s reaction. He figured that Kaiser was empathizing with his abjectness. “Kaiser, truthfully, I’m not doing as bad as you imagine, and it’s highly possible that you won’t even believe me when I tell you that I actually own a few companies too.”Zayn was not lying although he omitted the detail that he owned a few companies with especially high market value. Moreover, he had recently absorbed the Aeolus House and Hydrocure United, so his power stretched beyond the business industry. Even if he was an ordinary person and not a perfect-class master fighter, his status was way superior to other businessmen!Kaiser was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Zayn to possess his own companies too. If that was the case, Zayn had not done so badly in life either. However, just as Kaiser was about to speak, the two security guards interrupted, “Sir, can you please park your electric scooter in the underground parking space?
Zayn rode the electric scooter to the underground parking area, then he headed to the thirteenth floor in the elevator straight from the basement. The gathering this year was rather grand. As soon as Zayn stepped out of the elevator, he saw more than ten young, beautiful usherettes stationed at the entrance of the lobby. It was a pleasant sight to behold, and those usherettes would bow down and call out as soon as someone entered, “Welcome to the Griffin Oakley Academy Class of 2003 annual reunion!”By the time when Zayn arrived at the scene, there were already two of his old friends who had entered the venue. Zayn straightened his casual attire ever so slightly before he walked into the venue with long strides as well. He was dressed so informally and ordinarily that there was a stark contrast between him and the other attendees of the reunion. Hence, the usherettes did not bow to welcome him when he entered the venue. On the contrary, they stopped him and said, “Hello, this is
“I haven’t gone anywhere. I stayed back in Waltz City,” Zayn replied evenly. “Ah, is that so? We haven’t seen each other for such a long time, and I can see that you’ve grown much taller. I remember you used to be a shorty standing at the height of my chest in the past, hahaha.”Shepherd began ridiculing Zayn with a jesting expression on his face. He assumed that he was very good at judging others and he could tell at one glance now that Zayn had certainly been doing poorly over the years. In fact, Zayn was even a goner一that was why he was dressed so shabbily when attending a reunion like this. Zayn furrowed his brows ever so slightly. He came to the reunion today with anticipation and joy. He was planning on having a good time reminiscing about the good old days with his friends and was even looking to help out the friends who were facing difficulties in life. He did not expect meeting the class president would put him in a foul mood. When they were in junior high, Zayn was not
“Hey… Aren’t you—Zayn Larson?” One of the women cried out curiously.“Zayn Larson—oh, I remember now! The laureate of our humble little class!”“Yo, are my eyes playing tricks on me? Zayn Larson is here? I thought he went abroad!”“Hey, wait a sec… Isn’t Larson a son of the ultra-rich? The hell is he doing wearing something like that?”As soon as the crowd noticed him, a new wave of discussion filled the hall. They began chattering and commenting amongst themselves as they gathered around him. It did not take long for them to notice how shabby the man’s clothes were—he was without an expensive watch, or a golden necklace, or any other accessories that gave a nod to his wealth. Zayn looked like a poor NPC, and that fact was even more amplified when compared to the other guests and their shiny, dazzling showboating.Shepard jostled Zayn from behind in an attempt to push him deeper into the crowd. “Don’t just stand there like a mouth-breather! Say hi to your old friends! Look, they’r
Shepard froze. He was at a loss for words. Zayn was right! The man had done nothing except standing there, with not a finger laid on Shepard himself. It really was his own doing that made him fall.Shepard was sure that Zayn knew, though. He must have done this on purpose to embarrass him! Heck, he could see the contempt and disdain in Zayn’s eyes already! It was very infuriating—he swore he was going to get back on him later!The other onlookers began to approach them, with two of the men helping Shepard up to his feet, looking at him questioningly. “The hell’s wrong with you, Day? That was one nasty fall, man.”“Bruh, did you come here completely wasted already?”Shepard was hard-pressed to even answer them—he had no idea how to articulate the annoyance and embarrassment. In the end, he could only shoot Zayn a glare; it was the most he could do as a warning this time, seeing he was in no position to shout at him.Zayn smirked in disdain and disregarded his threat completely.Th
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