At Abel's age, the Favonis' mess would at least knock a couple of years off his natural lifespan.Nonetheless, Chet was glowering at Frank and snapping, "I hope you know what you're doing. Even Abel Loggins was poisoned because of a moment of negligence, so you'd better watch yourself.""You refused to listen to me before, and you're on your high horse now?"Frank snorted—he did not think highly of Chet at all and was only here for his own reasons. "You'll tell me where Silverbell is once I save Jaden Favoni, won't you?""Silverbell?" Chet did a double take."That's the name of the chief of the Martial Alliance," Edon quickly explained beside him.Chet scowled uncomfortably right then, since he had just told Lubor that Silverbell was in their rear courtyard.Lubor would have taken her with him by now to hand her over to Hundred Bane Sect.Be that as it may, Chet nodded. "Yes, but you'll have to save Abel too. You can save him since you've promised to save my son anyway, right?"
Edon and Chet were both gaping after Frank told them his theory, with Edon exclaiming, "Lubor did this?!" If that prick poisoned Jaden a second time while they were not watching… That explained why Jaden's condition deteriorated so soon after Abel's treatment started to work!"That bastard… I'm bringing him back here! We definitely have questions for him!" Edon bellowed furiously, hot-headed as ever."Stop!"Chet bellowed as he shot Edon a deadly glare. "Are you so eager to doom us all? Forget buying the kid's words at face value—are we really going to turn against Lubor right now even if he's right? What are we going to do if the kid can't cure Jaden and Mr. Loggins?!"Edon was left stumped for a long while and eventually dropped on his rear. "Fuck, I can't do this, and I can't do that either… This is killing me!"Chet could see that his brother was frustrated, but was also convinced of Frank's ability."Frank Lawrence," he quickly said, "if you can save both Jaden and Mr. Log
"72 Needles of Banishment!"At Frank's thought, all the acupoint needles inserted into Jaden shot out and dropped to the floor with an audible clanging.And even as the needles left him, Jaden steamed shrilly, leaving Chet sweating down his cheeks as he stood aside.However, he was afraid to bother Frank as he looked on helplessly.To his surprise, Frank was done with Jaden right then, ignoring him right then as he turned toward the unconscious Abel.It took time to deal with Jaden's situation, since the Soulbleeder had permeated into Jaden's marrow, and curing Abel was much easier.Putting his palm on Abel's scalp, he infused a strand of pure vigor into the man before feeding him a yellow pill."Come. Carry him somewhere cool to rest—he'll regain consciousness soon enough."Frank was clearly referring to Edon, but the man was left pointing at himself. "Wait, are you talking to me?""Go! Do as Mr. Lawrence says!" Chet barked at his brother right then.However, Edon appeared a
"Grr…"Frank was so furious that he could kill Chet right then.Still, he soon calmed down, and flicked his fingers, launching an invisible burst of pure vigor into Jaden's body.As he strode off, he growled coldly, "Your son won't wake up before I return, and you will all die with Silverbell if anything happens to her! You hear me?!"Chet flinched right then—even if he thought nothing of Frank before, he felt Frank's threat now in his very bones.After all, Frank excelled in both martial arts and medicine despite being young. He was definitely supported by some hidden faction in Draconia, and not just a modest company like Lanecorp!And they had to be a force to be reckoned with!Even as Chet watched Frank leave, many thoughts crossed his mind all at once.He could cry right then, even if he were the head of the Favoni family.He ended up on the wrong side of Hundred Bane Sect for the sake of saving his son, and then Abel got hurt when they brought him in to help.And in th
Most of all, Silverbell carried a secret with her—one she pulled off by swindling every champion of Draconia.If she fell to the hands of Hundred Bane Sect now, they would easily be the ones who won big.And Silverbell would rather die than see that happen.Just then, Lubor smiled as he threatened, "Hehe… You'd better not get any funny ideas. I've already implanted a blood centipede in you, and you'll die if I get upset."He then lifted her chin, clicking his tongue and sighing. "You're so beautiful… You're setting me on fire even if it's our first time meeting!"Silvebell remained silent despite his provocation, leveling him a look of contempt while avoiding his touch."Huh?!"Lubor glowered as Silverbell stayed defiant against him.He would have no hope of even reaching her level on any other day, but she was completely under his control now.It certainly left him buoyed, but he immediately felt humiliated as Silverbell was still glaring at him as if he were trash!"Bitch!"
"I will remember what the Favonis did today," Silverbell said quietly and spat bloody drool before she continued. "As for you… you're just a rat who thinks he's won. But rats would always be rats—you will never be afforded any respect.""Fuck!" Lubor was left shaking his rage, shoving Silverbell into the dirt with one hand while he fumbled to loosen his belt with the other. "I will do you right here, in the middle of the road! Let's see how you'd mock me after this!""Hehehe…"Silverbell was giggling coolly despite being subdued. "And you think you'd make me cave? All it does is prove your impotence and treachery further… The Martial Alliance will come for you when they realize what happened, and you'll suddenly find yourself abandoned by Hundred Bane Sect. Oh, poor you…""Fuck!Silverbell's gloating only left Lubor further incensed, causing him to fumble further.Turning toward his chauffeur, he bellowed, "Get over here! Hold her down!""But, sir…"The chauffeur wanted to ta
"Fuck! Shit!"Lubor turned pale, breathing every expletive even as he stumbled backward.The man striding toward him was an incarnation of terror, almost as if he was not human, like some ancient god whose very cries would leave the world shaking.As for Frank, he could see that Silverbell's dress was almost torn off, and he certainly knew what Lubor was up to.Making sure to walk close enough to Lubor, he suddenly bellowed with a roar."Argh!!!" Lubor's adrenaline kicked in right then, and he suddenly found the strength to turn and bolt."Are you really trying to run?! Hah!" Frank snorted and simply waved his hand.Then, even as Lubor ran, he suddenly found himself unable to feel his legs and fell, unable to catch his balance at all."W-What?! Argh!!!" Lubor let out a blood-curdling scream even as he looked down.His legs were severed cleanly from his knees with pure vigor, and he could see that they were still standing further behind him when he turned.The sight of his d
"Edon! Edon! Save me!" Lubor cried out as he threw himself to his brother, thrilled as if finding salvation while pointing a trembling finger at Frank. "H-He took my legs! I want revenge right now… Kill him, no, I want him cut into little pieces very slowly! He will wish he was dead!"Edon did not acknowledge Lubor's ravings, while all the Favoni martial artists who alighted behind him were outraged and glaring furiously at Frank."Frank Lawrence! How dare you hurt Master Lubor!""Yeah! You're not getting away in one piece now!""The Favoni clan will not tolerate this!"It seemed that Chet had only sent them to stop Lubor without telling them that Frank was much superior to them.Still, even if they were, they would probably still hold Frank in contempt since they had never seen what Frank was capable of.At the same time, Lubor was urging Edon loudly, "What are you spacing out for, brother? Avenge me! Avenge me! Take him down,\ now!"The Favoni martial artists turned to Edon a