"Alright."Sil did not hesitate on the other end of the call either and said quietly, "I'll wire five billion dollars to your account right now, Chet. You'd best get Noel to leave Lanecorp soon, and have her meet me in Morhen.""Hahaha…"Rory continued to laugh at the top of her lungs from the other end. "I'll have her kneel before my feet… And Frank Lawrence too! He and Lanecorp will pay!"And with that, Sil hung up, while Chet was soon notified of a transfer of five billion dollars to his bank account.He was panting heavily even as he stared at the notification—he had never seen that much money in his life!Still, he died inside when he looked up and saw Frank looking at him, realizing that the money was never his.After all, Noel defecting to the Lionhearts was a lie—Chet was just using that as a ploy to dupe Sil for his money, just to save his own skin."Now transfer that money to Lanecorp's account," Frank said bluntly, compelling Chet to get to work right then.Soon eno
Meanwhile, at the Pearce Group headquarters in Morhen, Gene Pearce was seated at the main chair with a cigarette between his lips, listening as his executives argued in the meeting.While he kept a straight face, frustration was flaring within him—the only thing these pieces of trash ever did was shift blame, putting their self-gain above all else.He was actually wondering if he should just tell them to fuck off while he hired new blood.Still, even as the thought crossed his mind, his phone rang, and the conference room turned quiet instantly."It's Mr. Lawrence, sir," his assistant said as she handed his phone over respectfully.Gene cheered up right away, as he had to admit that Frank's Jade Marrow Pill was incredibly effective.And with the hot springs at Frank's Riverton farm resort, he felt younger and brimming with energy—even his new girlfriend could not keep up with him.He was even wondering if he should get another couple more to produce some heirs, something which h
Gene remained silent for a while but eventually slammed his hand on the table again."Fuck, I won't take this lying down! Call Frank again—I'm getting involved too!"-A day later, at a basement bar in South Morhen, Chet and Noel—who was disguising herself with a face mask and a cap—arrived at the meeting point chosen by Sil.They strode down the corridor, past the crowd dancing to a thumping tune, and found Sil smoking a cigarette at a booth seat.Sil's eyes lit up when he saw that Noel was really there and unwittingly dropped the cigarette on the floor."Shit, that's the top actress of Draconia for you!"He could not help comparing her to Rory Thames, but they were in completely different classes!Rory was the top singer of Draconia and had the looks, but she was more than a class beneath Noel, a goddess of the silver screen.Her pure, noble presence alone far eclipsed Rory's—even though her body figure was unbelievably tempting, the face when she took off her mask was angel
"I'm your subordinate?"Noel turned and frowned at Sil. "What's going on here, Mr. Lionheart? I don't remember such a clause in our agreement."Sil stayed silent, as he was caught in a dilemma.Rory giggled in turn, shaking her head. "You're so naive, Noel. Did you think the Lionhearts were really taking you in for your skills or your reputation? They wouldn't bother if not for me… Oh, and we weren't lying, it's just that I'm the head of Lionheart Entertainment.""So, you're going to do everything to tell you from now on, including whatever projects I assign you.""Wait."Noel held up a hand, frowning. "You're overstepping, Rory, and I don't remember ever insulting you. Why are you so bent on hurting me, even spending five billion dollars to poach me from Lanecorp?""Tut, tut…"Rory stood, folding her arms before her chest as she clicked her tongue. "Important people are really forgetful, huh? Do you think you'd be Draconia's top actress if you didn't seduce the judges?"With
Sil's goal was therefore to search and recover the spiritron vein near Frank, and only then could Titus really go all out against that man.That was why the partnership with Rory against Noel and Frank was just secondary in importance.No one else knew about that, however. It was a detail privy only to Sil himself and Grom Santi—the strongest of the Lionheart martial elites sent to infiltrate the city of Zamri.However, what Sil did not know was that Grom and the rest of those Lionheart martial elites were killed, thanks to Chet Jonas working so hard to screw things up for Sil.Only Chet was left alive, though he was now a turncoat.If Sil knew, he would slap Chet to death on the spot instead of being so approving of drawing Noel to their cause."That's enough."Sil stood up, waving Noel off with an impassive look. "I've prepared the crew and the equipment. You can prepare at the sub-basement, Rory—I'll send Ms. York over after a few questions."Hearing what Sil had prepared, R
Could Kat be the spiritron vein?!While Noel was shocked and confused on how Kat might be the spiritron vein, it was clear that the Lionhearts really wanted the spiritron vein.In fact, even Sil's objective in helping Rory was clear—they wanted the spiritron vein Frank had!And having understood, Noel composed herself.Instead of looking thoughtful, she asked Sil blankly, "Mr. Lionheart… What is the spiritron vein, really?'"It's…"Sil would rather not answer, but seeing that she was confused, he shrugged and explained, "It's Draconia's destiny manifested. The one who gathers all eight spiritron veins will become the Dragon King, which is how the name Draconia came to be. It has always been the birthright of us Lionhearts, see? All we're doing is retrieving what's rightfully ours."Even as Sil spoke, his eyes were fixed on Noel's face, intent on catching any twitch or unusual reactions.However, he was left disappointed soon enough, as Noel had really earned her title as Dracon
Frank stared at the greasy-haired man in a pink suit with an earnest smile. "I've merely drugged you, Sil, to see if you have the vigor of a man.""What…""Alright, I know it hurts—don't worry, I'll do right by you." Frank chuckled and snapped his fingers.Two men-in-black appeared behind Frank right then and carried Sil down to the sub-basement.They were Gene's men, while Gene himself had already headed down to the sub-basement with a handful of other men.He sat on the huge pink couch in the room filled with filming equipment, where two naked men lay in pools of their own blood.Rory strode in, smiling gleefully at the thought of revenge.When she saw Gene, however, her smile stiffened as panic quickly seized her."Got a new backer so soon already, Rory?" Gene asked as he took a puff on his cigar, glancing her way nonchalantly."I…"Rory was dumbstruck—what was Gene doing there?!Could it be…She was shocked, but was Gene coming back for her because he still had feelings
Rory was laughing at herself too, as she was biding her time for her revenge, sending the Lionhearts after Frank and Noel… only for things to end up like this.Even Sil, who bragged endlessly about his own strength, could not fight back as Gene's men tossed him on the floor like a rag dollWhat Rory did not know, however, was that as the vice-chief of Volsung Sect's Caudal Hall, Sil was a really formidable individual—it was just that he really fell short compared to Frank.It was also Sil's fault for being so arrogant he did not bring anyone else for the meeting with Noel. That allowed Frank to catch him off guard easily, spiking him with a drug that would be triggered when Sil used his pure vigor.While Sil could use his will and pure vigor to curb the effects early on, the drug would slowly spread throughout Sil's body until he lost all rationality to lust.Then, once he ejaculated, he would expire on the spot.Frank was certainly not holding back when Sil would pull such a dir