Harvey glanced at Nobuyuki with a faint smile.“Is that all you’re going to give me?”Everyone froze; they were wondering why Harvey was targeting Nobuyuki.Nobuyuki’s face darkened instantly. “Fine! You’re pretty impressive. Is that good enough for you? Do you think you’re some hot shot after picking up after the work I’ve done?”After hearing Nobuyuki’s words, Gian, who hated Harvey from the beginning, strutted into the bedroom.“That’s right! Everyone saw it!” he exclaimed, then chuckled coldly.“Mr. Nobuyuki placed the talisman behind my sister to treat her. You wouldn’t be able to handle the situation if it wasn’t for that!”“When did I say that the situation’s already dealt with?” Harvey said. Everyone froze after hearing his words.Nobuyuki’s expression changed. “You’re still pretending now?!”“There is someone pretending here, but not me,” Harvey replied.“Lola was hit by the Ice Palm, causing her arteries to freeze up. At most, she’d have a layer of ice around her.
“I couldn’t solve this problem despite all my efforts… But Harvey took advantage of my work and heal Mrs. Lola!“I’m not asking for anything anymore. I wouldn’t want to be slandered just for the favor and benefits that I’d get!”Nobuyuki took a deep breath.“I’ll refrain from causing trouble, for Young Master Gian’s sake. I wouldn’t want somebody escalating things and making Mrs. Lola’s situation worse.”Lola let out a deep grunt, as if to cooperate with Nobuyuki. This never happened again when she was unconscious.Nobuyuki proudly looked at Saul, as if he was speaking nothing but the truth.“Can’t you see that I’m removing the cold air from her? Why are you still pretending now?”While Nobuyuki was boiling with anger, everyone looked over to Harvey while he was channeling energy into Lola. A hint of cold air came out of her mouth soon after.Her face finally regained color before she went into a deep sleep.A lot of people there were expert martial artists; they could tell th
Nobuyuki gritted his teeth. “That’s right!”“The bedroom was flooded with cold air after you did that, right?” Saul asked again. Nobuyuki’s hands were pressed on the ground. “Right. That was my fault.”Saul took a deep breath.“I trusted you, but you betrayed my trust. Since you’re an Islander, I’ll give you a chance to kill yourself.”Nobuyuki’s head was planted on the ground, and he started to shed tears.“I was just tempted, Mr. Saul! I…”Cold air started seeping out in between his fingers as he pressed his hands on the ground again; he looked to carry out his plan.Naturally, Nobuyuki wasn’t planning on giving up at all.Everything he did was to initiate his scheme.Bang!It was a shame he kneeled a little too fast despite his careful planning. Saul didn’t trust him at all because of it.The moment he was about to use his trump card, a bullet had already gone right past his hand.“Aaagh!”Screams of pain were heard.Saul stepped forward, then stomped on Nobuyuki’s h
After dealing with the situation, Lola finally awoke. Harvey then returned to Fortune Hall.In the John family’s residence, Westley threw an ancient-looking cup to the ground before screaming at Blaine.“Filth! You’re filth!“The same goes for people you got, too!“Those people from sacred martial arts training grounds just can’t do anything right!“Why can’t they just beat Harvey to death?!“The Islander’s completely useless, too! He talked as if he was so impressive, asking for all sorts of things…“But look what happened! He landed right in the Patel family’s hands! We’re all finished if he even talks!”Blaine took in everything calmly.“Patience is a virtue, Young Master Westley. You don’t need me to tell you that. You’ve been repeating yourself quite a lot already, haven’t you?”Westley held back his wretched expression, and instinctively shivered. Naturally, he knew that he was just Emery’s lackey. He only talked this big in front of Blaine because of the courage Emer
Half an hour later, Harvey arrived at the main hall of Golden Sands’ top general hospital.Kairi and Elias approached him, looking miserable.“You’re here, Sir York.”Even with Elias’s support to take control of the city’s situation, there were some things that just couldn’t be predicted.Harvey wasted no time to ask, “What happened?”Kairi made a gesture for him to follow her. “You remember Nobuyuki, right?”Harvey froze; of course he did. He had humiliated that Islander and exposed the man for who he was. What else could’ve happened?Kairi took a deep breath.“Saul sent the Islander to us. Normally speaking, we’d be able to take down Blaine and the others if we could get more information out of Nobuyuki.“After all, we suspect that his appearance was involved with Blaine.“However, something happened halfway through our questioning…”Harvey stopped in his tracks before looking at Kairi. “He died?”Kairi sighed. “That’d be much better. No, he’s on the verge of death right
“Other than that, there’s one more worry that’s causing us to stay away from him.“We suspect that he might be a bioweapon prepared by the Island Nations. After all, they’re quite proficient at that sort of thing. If Nobuyuki is a weapon to cause chaos to the country…”Kairi let out a huge sigh.“Besides, if the virus were to spread throughout the city with twenty million people in it… The Patel family would be blamed for all this.”Harvey frowned.“Open the door. I’ll go take a look.”Harvey had a speculation, but he didn’t want to draw a conclusion just yet.The doctors hesitated for a moment. However, Kairi waved her hand for them to open the door.Creak…The door slowly opened, and Harvey looked inside.“We meet again, Mr. Nobuyuki.”Nobuyuki instantly turned his head and pounced on Harvey with bloodshot eyes. Safe to say, only one thing came to mind for the people who watched movies: zombies!“Look out, Sir York!” Kairi exclaimed.Harvey frowned, then kicked Nobuyuki
Chief Jackson scoffed.“At least you know that much!“But look at the patient! He’s still struggling!“His heartbeat’s still showing on the sensor! He’s not dead!“To us doctors, it’s our biggest humiliation to see a patient die in front of our eyes!”“That’s no heartbeat. It’s breathing. Something’s breathing inside of him.“If you get close to him, then believe me… That thing will enter your body.“You’ll turn exactly like him! I speak nothing but the truth. It’s up to you to believe me or not.”Chief Jackson’s righteous expression disappeared, and he instinctively shivered.“Nonsense!” he exclaimed, gritting his teeth. “How did the staff who put Nobuyuki in there come out perfectly fine a few hours ago, then?!”“The thing inside him isn’t matured yet. It probably matured an hour or so ago.“If I’m correct, Nobuyuki’s heartbeat must’ve restarted during that time, right? He was probably no different from a dead person before that.”Chief Jackson froze. “How did you know?”
A white worm wriggled right out of Nobuyuki’s mouth.The worm was long and furry; it pushed itself straight into the rooster’s neck.Nobuyuki’s body went stiff, and he reverted to a corpse.The rooster tilted its head, eyes bloodshot, and stumbled around the room endlessly. It’d occasionally cackle, striking fear in everyone’s hearts.Not long after, the rooster shivered before falling flat on the ground.The same long white worm crawled out of its mouth.At the crucial moment, Harvey kicked the isolation room open and threw a lit lighter inside.Fwoosh!A foul stench seeped out; the worm went stiff, losing all signs of life as it was burned to ashes.Harvey finally let out a sigh of relief. “Right. It’s done now.”“Is it really?” Chief Jackson asked.Harvey nodded before wiping his fingers with some tissues.“Are you not going to explain this to us, Sir York?” Kairi asked. “Is this a part of a Yin-Yang Technique, or a Frontier Possession Technique? Why is it so scary?”Ha
"You're someone who has experience, too. You know that you'll need at least three hours to prepare to get this many military helicopters deployed. It's not something that you can do in an instant. It means that while you're still fighting with Sora and his men, Isoroku has been standing by in this place."Not to mention that we Fujiharas will never work with them before getting what we want. Which means that the Origin Sword Style elites already knew that you will most likely survive even if you're at a disadvantage. That's why they've been staying here for a long time."While everyone knew that Kenta was probably just spewing nonsense, Clarion was still partially convinced when he heard how Kenta made his argument sound plausible. Could it be that Kenta was not the one pulling the strings here?Harvey narrowed his eyes and waved his hand. "At the very least, Kenta's right about his social standing being insufficient to work with Isoroku. Not to mention that now that they have obtai
At this time, the helicopter was passing through rows of mountains and valleys. This area was uninhabited. After passing through this uninhabited area, one would arrive at the Golden Triangle. Once one passed through the Golden Triangle, one would reach Hyperborea and finally Grand City.It was around this time that Harvey could feel a burst of murderous intent."Crap! Everyone, brace yourselves!" Clarion suddenly yelled as he looked in front of him from the front seats. He even took out a cigarette, lit it up, and took a deep huff to increase his mental focus as his expression darkened.Harvey quickly walked over to the front and narrowed his eyes. Then, he saw a swarm of helicopters flying in mid-air in a tight formation. Harvey looked at the flag on the helicopters with a smirk and gave Kenta a glance. "This is your so-called guarantee?"Kenta's expression also darkened as he looked in front in disbelief. After a while, he finally spoke in a shaky voice, "Forget about the helico
Daichi had already checked the Chapter of Ascension earlier back in Grand City, but he could not leave with it. Only after Harvey gave his green light would Rachel pass the Chapter of Ascension to Daichi.Harvey gave Kenta a look and then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "Pass him the thing and escort him out."Harvey was straight-faced when he said that. While he had read it through, he did not believe that the Chapter of Ascension would really allow one to reach Unity between Nature and Man. It was not that Harvey was underestimating Hale, but as a martial art elite himself, he knew very well that there were many things required an epiphany to comprehend, and not just some so-called Chapter of Ascension.If that thing was really as effective as people said, Hale would not be hunted for more than a decade. In no time, a few hours went by. Kenta picked up his phone and after listening to the other side, he smiled. "You really are an honest man. Working with you is a very pl
Kenta continued to speak to Harvey in a chatty manner. "Everyone here can see how powerful you are. Unless we can kill you without any doubt, we won't be able to survive your revenge later on. That's why… You can trust me."Harvey looked at Kenta coldly. "Of course you won't be able to kill me. However, I need to make sure Mandy and my men are safe. That's why there's no need to waste your breath here."All you need to do is to give me an answer. Will you come with us? Before we leave, someone will let Daichi examine the Chapter of Ascension. Once we've left Sky Plane for about an hour, that person will then pass the Chapter of Ascension to Daichi. Don't worry. I'm a man of my word."Kenta smiled. "We'll believe you if you're willing to personally guarantee it. It's decided then. I believe we can work well together. Now, let's go."As soon as Kenta finished saying that, he waved his hand. All the Islander elites stepped aside despite the weapons in their hands. This was also a way
Slap!Harvey gave another slap at Jun's face."So what if I did? I'll kill you if you waste anymore of my time!" Before Jun could even finish, Harvey had already grabbed him by his neck. Onmyojis are physically weaker than most, so Jun could not fight back at all while being held like that."You fool! Release Mr. Jun!""Mr. Jun is one of the best among the onmyojis in Sky Plane!""Don't show any disrespect!"All the Islanders roared when they saw Harvey disrespected Jun so much. They quickly drew their long swords and pointed them at Harvey. Dozens of people also started to approach Mandy. Clarion and the others also reacted quickly, protecting Mandy behind them. The atmosphere between both sides became extremely tense in just one moment.Harvey's hand never released Jun's throat as he calmly turned to Kenta and said, "Alright, Kenta. Let's continue the discussion of our three conditions. The first condition is that you must escort us out of Sky Plane and guarantee our safety. A
"You really are very impressive, Kenta. It's quite rare for someone like you to exist within the Fujihara family," commented Harvey after he took a deep breath and loosened his fists. "I have a feeling that someone like you will eventually climb up the ladder. Who knows, you might be the next Island Nation's Emperor."All the Islanders around them had strange looks after they heard what Harvey had just said. Even Kenta's eyes twitched before he replied helplessly, "You're joking, Mr. Harvey. I'm just someone from the branch family. The emperor's throne has always belonged to the main branch and the main branch alone."Then, Kenta changed the subject after that. "Since it sounds like you have a change of mind, does it mean you're willing to fulfill your part of the promise?"Harvey calmly said, "Not exactly. This is just a simple trade, and so is the trade's content. I'll give you the Chapter of Ascension, and you promise three things. That's reasonable…"At this point, the mysterio
Looking at Kenta's expression, Harvey's eyes narrowed. The Islanders could become fanatical most of the time, and he knew that very well from how Kenta was presenting himself. Their people believed in collectivism to the point of radicalism. One single word from their superiors was enough to make them sacrifice themselves and fight to the bitter end, not to mention if they were convinced if it was for the greater good.In short, if he really refused to give them the Chapter of Ascension, then Kenta would really give up on this pretentious act and detonate the Emerald Jewel. However, while the Emerald Jewel could injure him, he knew it could not kill him. But, Mandy and the others were another case entirely. If the Emerald Jewel was detonated, none of them could escape.Harvey frowned, realizing that the situation was getting more complicated."Mr. Harvey, you understand that the Chapter of Ascension isn't worth the lives of the people here. Not to mention if you do manage to obtain
"Firstly, this is Sky Plane. This is the Sacred Martial Art Training Ground for the Island Nation. Based on the promise made between each of the Sacred Training Grounds, we can consider one as hostile if they enter without an invitation. That's why when you barged into this place without invitation and were suspected of murdering the citizens of Sky Plane, we have the right to stop you from leaving the place and investigate."Secondly, Mr. Sora is a citizen of Sky Plane. It is within reason for us to protect his safety. Thirdly, Grand City will need to give us a reasonable explanation for this."And finally, if any of you refuse to cooperate, then according to the laws of Sky Plane's Admin Board, we have the right to kill all the intruders!" said Kenta with a wide grin."I know you're extremely strong, Mr. Harvey. So strong that you're the best here. But the question is, what's the use if you have personal strength in this situation? Even if you can defeat a hundred, can you defeat
"Mr. Harvey, I know how powerful you are and how invincible you can be. I also have a lot of respect toward you and wouldn't dare show you any insolence," explained Kenta with a harmonious smile. "However, I need to negotiate with you as it's part of my duties. I hope you can calm down so we can talk."First of all, Ms. Mandy is alright. While it looks like you have to come and save her, you need to trust me when I said if it's not for our effort, the men from Origin Sword Style wouldn't have waited until today. With their powers, if we didn't try and stop them with everything we can, Ms. Mandy would be a corpse now. You have to give credit where credit is due, don't you think? I believe someone of your caliber won't deny it, right?"Secondly, I can swear by the name of the Ruling Royal Family that everything that happened today had nothing to do with us. Since we have decided to make a trade with you, we won't stab you in the back. Our conscience is clear when it's regarding this."