Frank narrowed his eyes. "Dilemma? How so?""Corpsedale is one of my partners. And when it comes to betraying partners… Tut, tut…"Frank paused and said, "Well then, I won't bother you any further."Before he could hang up, Juno huffed, "Hey! Don't you have any patience? Just let me finish, honestly…""I'm very busy." Frank shrugged. "I'll listen to your troubles some other day, though I'll get someone else if you're refusing to tell me.""Come on…"Juno sighed softly. "Honestly, aren't you too eager to please Helen Lane? Have you considered that I might betray you if you pushed me too far, what with your cold and dismissive attitude?"As Frank turned silent, she giggled. "Alright, alright—I was just messing with you. Do I look like I'd betray my husband? I'm hoping that you'd help me with my… ahem, revenge. Anyway, the person you want is in the Fettle Clinic at Norsedam's Lake Cove."Frank finally spoke up at that. "Thank you, Juno Enigma.""Hey, now, you're the husband I cho
One could even say that while Gavin was supposed to be the head of the family, he conceded it to Helen.That was not just because of Helen's personal abilities, but because Helen had a character with her who could bring the family to new heights.And the truth was undeniable—just months after Helen took over both as head of the family and became the chairwoman of Lanecorp, both the family and the company were improving from the inside out.In fact, they seemed to find a motivation to do better like never before, and Mark Lane was personally approving of Helen's strength.But despite improving like clockwork, Yora suddenly came throwing accusations, and Mark had to fall sick at this time.And worst of all, his condition was serious, and he never regained consciousness despite retaining stable vitals.Now, Gavin had to suspect that someone had a hand in his father's illness—to seize power.Naturally, his chief suspect was Fleur. After all, as Mark's second wife, she was most displ
While being head of the family sounded impressive, Jon was still no more than Yora's puppet.Roth was therefore exceedingly furious towards his younger brother's treachery, whereas their father Gavin was more thoughtful.Frowning, he shook his head and said, "Don't point fingers just yet, Roth. You know what your brother's like—he'd rather be dead than become the head of the family.""Then…""Yora most likely forced him into it." Gavin breathed a heavy sigh."Well, what should we do?" Roth sighed, despondent that his own brother was now an enemy.But even with their hands tied, they could not allow themselves to fall under Yora Yimmel's control either, or they should just become Yimmels instead.Then, Gavin said, "Let's contact Frank Lawrence and see what he has to say. We will cooperate as best as we can if he offers any ideas."Gavin was aware of Frank's connections, deciding right away to side with the sole heir to the Lord of the Southern Woods.After all, he was convinced
Judging from its name alone, Fettle Clinic was an unassuming place.As such, Frank was not surprised to find the clinic in a remote corner of the suburbs, just past the fringes of Lake Cove.It was evening, but every door and window of the clinic was shut, as if closed for businesses.Still, Frank's sharp hearing could pick up the voices inside.He was alone, and it was a familiar face at that—it was Hardy Xinder!Narrowing his eyes, Frank leapt agilely up to the second floor and slipped inside from a venting window.Hardy, whose hair was now completely white, was sitting by a desk and asking into the antique rotary phone, "Hey, what's going on here? You're saying that there have been problems in Zamri, but what am I doing here?" "What? A trap? What the hell are you talking about?!"Hardy sounded clearly impatient and was even holding the phone as he paced around. "Damn it, Yaga—so what are you playing at?! Shouldn't the Lane family be going after Frank Lawrence's head by now?
"What? Argh!!!"It was too late by the time Hardy realized what had happened.The emerald gas had reached his cheek just then, and his skin started to peel off as well, leaving bare scarlet tissue.They soon melted off as well, leaving only charred bones."H-Help me…"Hardy wanted to run, but his legs were caught in the green gas.He dropped to the floor with an audible thud, and watched as his legs melted into black bones as well.All he could do was scream, and in his desperation, he even reached out his only good hand toward Frank, yelling and begging, "Please, I don't wanna die! Help me, help me!!!"However, Frank could not do anything and watched as half of Hardy's face melted off.It was such an eerie sight that he felt the creeps, being as knowledgeable as he was.At the same time, he started backward to avoid the green gas.And in under ten seconds, Hardy was completely consumed by the green gas and reduced to charred bones scattered all over the floor.However, Fra
"It's been a while… Surely he'd be withered down to bones no matter how strong he is? Not even a peak Ascendant rank individual could withstand the rotting gas I've concocted from a thousand decomposing bodies."Naturally, the diminutive figure was none other than Baba Yaga.Even as she mused to herself, her expression was careful as she circled the clinic repeatedly.Eventually, she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard nothing."I guess he's really done." She laughed coolly. "They all say that Frank's power is unmatched, but he fell just like the rest before my poison! Guess I should report this to Hundred Bane Sect… Hmph! It seems like Titus Lionheart owes us a favor now.""That reminds me… I should search the body for a spiritron vein, since he might carry it with him…"Letting down her guard just then, she opened the doors of the clinic, ready to search Frank's corpse.However, an arm suddenly shot out from the clinic amid the silent night, seizing Baba Yaga by the neck!
To no surprise, Baba Yaga really returned after patiently waiting up to seven hours.Frank certainly did not hold back, subduing her in an instant to cut off her escape while hitting her internally with a burst of pure vigor. If Baba Yaga were to pull anything, it was just a matter of thought for Frank to detonate that pure vigor and kill her.Having sealed his triumph, Frank flung Baba Yaga to the floor."Impossible…" she murmured as she pushed herself up, staring in disbelief at the door which Frank tore open.She spent a fortune on the construction of this clinic, with everything from the walls to the door reinforced with special materials provided by Hundred Bane Sect.Forget Ascendant ranks—even those peak Ascendant ranks would not ever be able to break it, but Frank tore through it like candy wrapper.It left Baba Yaga at a loss—was she too weak, or was Frank just too powerful? Surely only the most powerful individuals of Draconia could accomplish something like that… D
And with Mark Lane around, no one was chasing Helen or Frank out of the Lane family. Baba Yaga leveled Frank a troubled look just then and sighed. "The plan was to come after you after the Lane family exiled you… but that's unnecessary now. The gap between us is insurmountable—schemes and traps are nothing but a joke in the face of absolute power."We were all working under the impression that the Lane family helped you to succeed… but sadly, it was the other way around."Hearing her sigh, Frank also realized how many thought his success was thanks to the Lane family, and Baba Yaga was no exception.In other words, she was saying that she was convinced Frank would be nothing once he lost the Lane family, whom she had assumed were his backers.At best, he was a young but accomplished martial artist.The reality that Frank was really the one supporting the Lane family was an insider detail, something which escaped even key members and executives of the Lane family.Frank nodded i