Aldus was expressing intense anger along with murderous intent.He seemed quite indignant, too.He was the king of mercenaries on the battlefield, and he was also the grim reaper who had climbed out of mountains of corpses countless times.To him, the greatest humiliation was to bow his head at his enemies!Just now, if Frankie hadn't been such a chicken and served as bait for those people, Raquel wouldn't have turned into their hostage so that they could threaten Aldus. Then, those people wouldn't have successfully ambushed Aldus!"Aldus, you've done more than enough for me. I can't bring you down, nor can I cause you harm."Raquel sobbed as she spoke. But when she looked at the middle-aged man, she grew even more determined. "Please let him go. I'm willing to pay any price as long as you let him go!"Her voice was sorrowful yet extremely determined.Raquel had lived in the darkness since young, but after she met Aldus, she finally could catch a glimpse of the light.The even
When the voice rang out, everyone at the scene was startled. They looked in the direction of the voice.Raquel's hands froze as well. With tears in her eyes, she gazed in the same direction.Aldus, who was on the ground, was overwhelmed with joy. He shouted, "Sir!"Under the lights, a figure was slowly walking up the mountain path.It was none other than Austin!He had told Wolf to go with him, but when he arrived at Meadowvale Village, Wolf wasn't there yet. So, he hurried to the mass grave first.By the looks of it, he had made the right decision just now!Austin's expression was cold, and he stuck his hands in his pockets. Because of the blinding lights, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.His whole body was drenched because of the rain.He stood where he was, an intense murderous air emanating from him."You're the one who picked up the call just now?"The middle-aged man frowned. Then, he spat on the ground. "Damn it, you really know how to time your entrances. You ru
Austin gripped the blade of the butterfly knife with his right hand. Immense pain instantly flooded his senses, causing him to frown deeply. His gaze sharpened.Blood streamed from his palm.In a split second, Austin suddenly grabbed the middle-aged man's wrist with his left hand. He roared in anger, exerting strength.Austin's raw power instantly broke the middle-aged man's wrist.As the middle-aged man screamed in terror, Austin held the butterfly knife and brought it down.Blood spurted everywhere as the butterfly knife sank into the middle-aged man's thigh.Right after that, the middle-aged man shouted in an even more tragic voice.The man fell with a splash into the mud, his facial features twisted to the extreme as he wailed in a hoarse voice.Austin remained standing where he was. His gaze was cold.He flicked away the blood on his right hand. Then, he looked at the remaining six men."If you still want to fight, I don't mind breaking more bones!"The men exchanged gl
The middle-aged man was shocked when he saw Wolf bowing to Austin.He suddenly realized something. Wolf had already left, so why was he suddenly here?The middle-aged man had heard of the reasons Wolf left early on.Could it be…?A terrifying thought surfaced in the man's mind.The man looked sideways at Austin in disbelief. He was extremely terrified."Hm?"Austin raised an eyebrow.Wolf hastily explained, "They're from the underground boxing ring. There are several levels in the boxing ring, and even though I wasn't in there for long, I am considered their superior in terms of levels."I didn't expect the underground boxing ring to reach this far."Austin chuckled coldly. Then, he glanced at Wolf. "I'm busy taking care of my family. Deal with him as you see fit."Family?Wolf trembled as he looked up at Raquel and the injured Aldus.A surge of anger overwhelmed him.He immediately crouched down and pulled the butterfly knife out of the middle-aged man's thigh.Blood sp
With Wolf's identity, if Austin wanted his help in the middle of the night, the matter would definitely have nothing to do with the business field. It was most probably something shady.So, Wolf tried to get there as soon as possible, but unexpectedly, he was still late.To his greater surprise, the opponent was someone he knew back when he was still in the underground boxing ring.Wolf was terrified when he heard the man calling him boss.Looking at the tightly closed doors of the emergency room, Wolf took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Campbell…""It has nothing to do with you," Austin said.Wolf swallowed the words he was about to say, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.Austin rubbed his nose. "Say, do you think Jacob will come up to me and apologize?"Wolf felt like he was struck by lightning as he put on a disbelieving expression.Everyone knew who Jacob was. He was the hero of the city and the real boss of this land!He was influential in the business field, and in the sh
A seemingly mundane debt-collecting routine in the underground boxing ring had caused the big boss behind the scenes, Jacob, to feel terrified. Jacob couldn't even sleep at all for the rest of the night.The next morning, after the spartan training, Austin didn't go to work right away.He was waiting for Jacob to come knocking and apologize.Aldus was still in the hospital. Fortunately, his life wasn't in danger anymore, but he still hadn't regained consciousness.Raquel stayed behind in the hospital to take care of him. She didn't sleep throughout the night.This was a serious matter. If it were resolved with just some weaklings paying the price for what they had done, it would seem too small a compensation for Aldus!When Austin went home, he spotted the steaming dishes already laid out on the dining table.Austin frowned in confusion when he realized that his mother was nowhere to be seen."Madam Emerson went out."Ezra came downstairs. He said thoughtfully, "She told us to
Jacob saw Austin sitting calmly at the dining table, eating breakfast in silence.The diagonal rays of the sun shone on Austin.Austin had a confident air about him, and with the sunlight adding to Austin's presence, Jacob was stunned at the sight. Jacob felt bitterness filling his heart.He had never thought that a man with true power would be hiding in the company he had established for the retirement of his wife's brother.As Jacob recalled the various events in the past, he felt extremely regretful. Once he took a wrong step, all the steps after it would be wrong as well.If he had taken Austin's side without wavering since the beginning, he wouldn't have to come up to Austin and apologize right now."Mr. Sanders, you're quite early."Holding a bowl of soup in his hands, Austin said with a half-smile, "Have a seat and help yourself. You haven't had breakfast, right?"It was an invitation, but Austin never once looked Jacob in the eye."No, it's okay. I'm here to take respo
Jacob was a hero, but he was also a tyrant.Someone like Jacob was on a completely different level from a repulsive man like Reginald.Even though the two were rivals in the eyes of the outsiders, Jacob didn't seriously regard Reginald as his rival.People like Reginald would fall under control as long as their lives were threatened, or if they were baited with profit.But those two elements were nothing when dealing with tyrants like Jacob.Tyrants were called tyrants because of their manipulative and distrustful behavior. They knew how to pursue benefits while avoiding harm, and they could maximize their profits while they were at it.Jacob had a pride and dignity of his own.He was so arrogant that he was capable of looking down on all his so-called "rivals".That was why his figurative backbone was more firm and flexible compared to those of people like Reginald.So, in the previous events, even though Jacob had defected before, he could still sit on the fence in the end,