Dropping the walkie-talkie and crushing it under his foot, Frank stared thoughtfully at the blazing inferno behind himself.The woman in white who had just shown up at Lanecorp was none other than Silverbell, chief of Morhen's Martial Alliance.Silverbell and Juno Enigma just so happened to be acquainted, and Juno called her when she learned that Troy Bearson was after Frank.Like Kilian Lionheart, Silverbell was also in Zamri for the spiritron vein and headed toward Lanecorp post-haste when she heard there was danger.Before she arrived, she called Frank when he reached the basement parking lot.Wary of the threat, he arranged for Silverbell to hurry over and defend Lanecorp, while he would use himself as bait to see who the Bearsons were after.And the result was surprising—the Bearsons wanted to take down both Lanecorp and himself.That certainly made things intriguing.Frank did not spare Bolt and Thunder out of kindness either—he wanted them to spill the beans on the Bears

Helen then continued, "But since we have plans for that land lot, we didn't take the Bearsons' offer. They kept suggesting partnerships to develop it together, which I refused too.""Okay, got it."Frank was sneering even as he hung up.There was little wonder, as the land that he bought off Gina proved to be a treasure, where a spiritron vein had been embedded.He certainly had no reason to give it up now that he had it—no, he would rather destroy it than let Kilian acquire it!Soon, their black car stopped by the curb.They had arrived before a pair of towering steel gates, behind which stood a large mansion surrounded by gardens.It had everything, from parking lots to gardens and the like. It would not measure up to the estates of the Four Families of Morhen, but it had the advantage of being in a quiet location. Moreover, it was not too far from the city, taking just half an hour of travel to reach Lanecorp Tower.Frank was satisfied after just one glance, while Thunder an

Frank could tell that he could not take Thunder and Bolt's oath of undying loyalty at face value.However, they had nowhere else to go.Not only had they failed to carry out their mission, but they had leaked the Bearson's secrets. Forget taking them back—it would be mercy if the Bearsons did not send killers after Thunder and Bolt.And someone like Kilian had even less reason to take them back in.In contrast, the olive branch Frank was offering was simply bewitching.For the average martial artist, trying to develop without any heirloom meant training in sub-par martial arts they would obtain from the black market—and at astronomical prices.As for anything advanced, they were either hoarded within various sects as treasures. None of those would ever fall to the black market—even if some would, Thunder and Bolt would never be able to afford them.But things were different now—if they took Frank's offer, any martial arts form a Transcendent rank like him could teach was far abo

After Gene's men gave Gerry a stern warning, they left him at one of his family's hotels.But that was exactly what Gerry wanted—ignoring the looks of shock from the front desk receptionists, he limped over to the counter and called his girlfriend, Stella Favoni.The Favonis of Norsedam were a family of famed martial artists. As such, their main business was security services, along with other gray to illegal businesses, which was why they basically ruled Norsedam.Stella was the second daughter of the main family and had always been close with Gerry. Naturally, Stella certainly would not just idle away upon seeing Gerry given such a thorough beating and having his mansion stolen.She immediately led a group of her family's martial artists to Zamri, storming the Lanecorp Towers lobby.They were unstoppable, beating and leaving the security guards bleeding all over the floor."Bring me Frank Lawrence!" Stella bellowed viciously, stomped a foot on a chair.She was no looker, but s

"No, w—"Even as the Favoni martial artist's eyes widened, Frank exploded his head with a punch before he could finish.A gruesome grail of blood and pure vigor continued past his body, shattering the curtain wall and killing six other Favoni martial artists.And before the other Favoni martial artists had time to react, Frank was already onto them. Though he only used conventional moves with his kicks and punches this time, the Favoni martial artists could not withstand the pure vigor he unleashed.Thud.Soon after the first body dropped, the rest of the thirtyish Favoni martial artists were dead, as if frozen in the moment Frank sent them flying.It did not even take a single second."What…" Stella was left dumbstruck, standing and frozen in place.She was staring at the mangled bodies of her family's martial artists, alive and kicking just a moment ago and ready to take down Frank.Who on earth was Frank?! They could not even last one blow!As she stared blankly at Frank