"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

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!"

"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

Still, astonishment appeared on Lubor's face as he came to a realization. "Edon… Is Chet reneging on the deal? Is he bent on turning against Hundred Bane Sect?! Then Jaden is definitely going to die!"The fact that Lubor mentioned Jaden only left Edon incensed, and he wheeled on Lubor, slapping him viciously across the face!"You bastard!" he bellowed. "That cheek of yours to mention Jaden! None of this would've happened if you didn't poison him a second time!""W-What?! How did you find out?!" Lubor was dumbfounded even as he pushed himself off the ground. How could they know?! He knew he had covered his tracks perfectly!"So it really was you!"Edon merely spoke without proof and was actually surprised that Lubor admitted to it himself.That only further proved that Frank was a miracle healer!Laughing despite himself as Lubor's heinous nature was exposed, he turned toward Frank. "Mr. Lawrence, what are we going to do with this one?"As Edon was clearly leaving Lubor's fate

Frank was driving Lubor's luxury sedan, and the surprise of finding out that Silverbell remembered what had happened at Sage Lake Sect left him utterly embarrassed.Silverbell remained silent as she rode shotgun, smiling faintly and nonchalantly as she twirled her hair around her finger."I know you love Helen and Vicky—I can see that much," she said softly. "That's why I have no intention of getting involved from the start. I've also tried to keep myself preoccupied with Martial Alliance business so that I don't have time for silly thoughts, but every time I see you…"She trailed off, lowering her head as she murmured, "My mind would always become a mess, even after I painstakingly composed myself."But don't worry, Frank. I'll do my best to stay away, so you don't have to worry, but you must be more careful from now on."The powers that be in Draconia exist in a convoluted mess, and a single mistake leads to hell. Even if you're strong enough, there's just too many of them…"Fr