Vulcan had lost all manners of that holy, out-of-this-world aura about him; he no longer had the look of a higher being gazing upon his mortal inferiors. By now, he looked no different from a human prisoner—or if one wanted to be more accurate, a pauper. His clothes were dirty, torn, and bloodied. His every breath sounded like it was his last.When his eyes found Zayn peering at him, they darted in panic, though they quickly darkened into a sort of bleak, abysmal color of fear.Zayn curled his lips into a cryptic, meaningful smile. Turning to Gordon, he remarked, “You guys really fixed him hard, didn’t you?”“S-Sir, he looked like he was trying to escape, so we did a little something to frustrate his plan,” Gordon explained quickly. “Don’t worry about it, sir. Our people know their limits. All they wanted to do was to make him taste a little bit of physical anguish… he’s definitely not suffering from any life-threatening complications!”He sounded frantic—almost as if he was worrie
“Please, sir, these are two braindead morons you’re looking at! Please don’t take their words seriously!” Gordon pleaded.Zayn waved him off dismissively, hinting that he did not care about whatever they say.He turned to Vulcan and began, “Alright, Vulcan. Please just drop the pretense, okay? I can sense the rising vitality from you. At least half of your strength has recovered, isn’t it?”Vulcan sputtered hard. He looked very much closer to the dead than to the living. “I don’t understand what you’re saying, man. What, you don’t know how hard you hit? I’m literally about to die here. Look, Zayn, your mother and I go way back, so can you please show much needed mercy on the sake of our relationship? I promise to reward you handsomely.”“Oh? How handsomely, exactly?” Zayn said, cocking his brow in apparent interest.A glimmer of hope lit up in Vulcan’s eyes. He coughed again, before answering, “How about 150 million dollars? I’ll transfer the amount to your bank account the moment
All at once, the room was dead silent, leaving only Vulcan’s moans and the sound of Zayn dragging him across the ground to marinate. Gordon and the others were dumbfounded. All of them had just borne witness to Vulcan’s power. Despite being wounded, he had not shown any weakness, and he was more formidable than the rest of them. He was still capable of escaping and attempted to do so by jumping out of the window. Nevertheless, just as Vulcan was about to make a getaway, Zayn put a stop to it and captured him without even lifting a finger. It felt like Vulcan was a dragon while Zayn was a knight in shining armor that slew the monster with ease.Zayn pulled Vulcan along and returned to his original position. Releasing Vulcan, he said to Gordon, “Alright, all of you should head out. I’d like to have a chat with him in private.”Gordon shifted his gaze away from Zayn, yet the shock and terror in his eyes were plain to see. He nodded strenuously and subconsciously began treating Zayn
Mr. Hyde was the underworld king of Waltz City and the head honcho of their craft, so it was no exaggeration to call him a legend. How could a man like Mr. Hyde be serving Zayn? They could not begin to imagine how influential Zayn truly was. While they were learning about him, Zayn began to interrogate Vulcan. “You may justify yourself now and tell me what you know. If I’m in a good mood, I may consider letting you off,” he said. Vulcan was lying against the wall. Zayn had broken his spine, paralyzing him. He could not move even if he wanted to. In addition, he had been severely injured when Zayn kicked him, so it was impossible for him to try to flee again. On top of all that, Zayn was now keeping a watchful eye on him, so escaping would be no easy feat, even if he had wings. “Oh, still keeping your trap shut? Not scared of dying now, are you? Alright then, maybe some torture will put you at ease.” And with that, Zayn was about ready to get down to business. Sensing Zayn’s m
His contempt was expressed so naturally and intensely. It was a disdain that came from his very bones. He felt that Zayn’s effort in opposing the organization was a hopeless battle. Zayn had seen this expression before on Lil Hyde. Lil Hyde felt Zayn was overestimating himself and that he would be seeking his doom by going against the organization. He suggested that Zayn call off the idea. Nevertheless, Zayn was quite a stubborn man. The more he was discouraged, the more he wanted to face the challenge!“Based on what you said, the organization is so powerful that I’ll only end up dead if I were to provoke them, is that right?” asked Zayn. Vulcan said, “You could say that. You haven’t dealt with the organization before, which is why you don’t know their power. That’s to be expected as well. After all, the organization's influence is so widespread that it has completely surpassed the limits of an ordinary person’s imagination. You think that just because you’re the chairman of Vi
If Vulcan had tried this on an ordinary person, he would easily have gotten away with his bluff. However, Zayn was an intelligent man who had experienced many things in life and would never allow himself to be fooled so simply. He said, “Vulcan, you’re still trying to deceive me. You want me to be intimidated.”Vulcan’s eyes glistened. He shook his head and said, “You’re far too suspicious. I’ve already told you so much, yet you still don’t believe me.”Zayn said, “You refuse to repent until the very end, I see. Do you still think that you can trick me at this point? You came on your own, you don’t have a tracker implanted in your body, and it’s impossible anyone in the organization is aware of your motives. You haven’t taken me seriously from the start, and you’re only stringing me along. That’s why I can kill you now and your organization won’t even know about it.”Upon hearing that, Vulcan’s body shuddered violently and his expression turned fearful for the first time. It was app
The figure broke through the door and killed Vulcan with a slap within the span of two seconds. The entire process happened in the blink of an eye. An ordinary person would not have been fast enough to react. Even Zayn did not manage to react to the situation immediately. It was not that he was slow but because he was stunned when he saw that the man who forced open the door was Mr. Hyde. By the time he snapped back to his senses, Mr. Hyde had already killed Vulcan. “Lil Hyde!” Zayn widened his eyes abruptly and grabbed Mr. Hyde by his collar. “What the h*ll are you doing?!”Despite being manhandled by Zayn, Mr. Hyde did nothing, merely replying, “If I didn’t kill him, you’d be in danger.”Upon hearing that, Zayn relaxed a little. Mr. Hyde continued to say, “This man was called Vulcan, and he was one of the peripheral members of Sicut In Caelo. He was a gifted fighter, so his defeat signifies that you’ve already mastered your martial arts skills. If Lady Hayley could see this,
They discussed the idea excitedly and looked forward to the future. Gordon could hardly conceal his glee, yet he pulled a long face on purpose and feigned seriousness. He said, “Mr. Larson stands high above us and there are too many people who wish to serve him to count. How will you get a turn when you’re just a lackey, huh?”Hearing Gordon’s remarks, their anticipation immediately turned to despondence. It was like they had to come back down to Earth after being on top of the world. Gordon let out two coughs and said, “Of course, if you continue to work for me, I won’t treat you badly either. I will introduce whoever performs well to Mr. Larson. If you can gain his approval, you won’t have to worry about anything else for the rest of your life.”Gordon’s statement brought their spirits up again instantly. They swiftly stopped talking to each other when they saw Mr. Hyde and Zayn come out of the room. They hastily assumed a respectful posture to welcome both of them. Zayn wa