“We can only ask for Harvey’s help, right?”Andie exploded, showing unbridled rage.“I don’t care if that bastard’s actually capable, or if he’s just pretending! He’s too arrogant!“If anything happens to my daughter because he wouldn’t do anything to help, I’ll make sure that he…”Andie wanted to bury Harvey with Quincy, but she instinctively shivered after thinking back on Harvey’s words.Without her daughter’s permission, she’d come back to haunt her if she even went through with such a thing.“I know you’re embarrassed, Andie…“But even if that’s the case, now’s not the time to spout nonsense.“Harvey isn’t in the wrong in the first place! He was going to help, but you two kept stopping him from doing so. Not to mention, the insults that you’ve been dishing out towards him!”Despite being worried about Quincy, Yasmin decided to speak her mind.“We need an expert martial artist to solve the problem caused by the same profession, Neil!“If you still insist on hanging onto
Seeing Neil’s face worsen, Yasmin quickly spoke up.“You’re misunderstanding the situation, Neil! Sir York isn’t the kind of man who’d make things harder for others! It’s just that…”Andie instantly cut her off with a cold chuckle.“He’s not? You think this is a misunderstanding?“Yasmin! Do you think I’m that miserable of a person? You think I’d slander Harvey for no reason? Or are you saying I want my daughter to die?“You think I have a grudge against her or something? How ignorant can you get?!”Andie instinctively glared at her husband.Compared to gritting her teeth and kneeling in front of Harvey to save her daughter, she’d feel more joy in making Harvey kneel instead!Andie was confident.She believed no matter how strong Vaati was, he’d still have to pay his respect to Neil.The authority of the Desert Province Police Station’s second-in-command was not something that an ordinary man could even imagine.Neil showed a stern gaze after hearing his wife’s words.He be
Amos frowned.“What do you think Harvey did to cause all this? He turned me into his pawn?“These are all complicated plans…“Judging from Harvey’s behavior, he wouldn’t waste all this effort in the first place. Every time he took action, it’d always make a huge impact, despite how casual he is.The figure played around with a chess piece for a long time.“If I guess correctly, Harvey must’ve given Stefan the Smalt Sect’s badge.”Amos shivered, then let out a long sigh.“Thank you, Lord Roue. I didn’t realize that at all!“I only saw the benefits that come with the badge, but I didn’t think Harvey wouldn’t even care for such things in the first place.“He gave Stefan the badge so he could stab me in the back at the most crucial moment!“What a move!“It’s a shame Vaati ruined his mighty plan just by visiting him. Harvey must be furious by now.”“Probably not. After all, since Vaati didn’t go against Harvey, it must mean that he needs the badge as well.“After all, from a c
Roue chuckled.“Not exactly. The difficulty depends on your resolution.”“What do you mean by that?” Amos asked, still frowning. “If, say… Someone Vaati deeply cares about dies in Harvey’s hands… Would the Aenar Temple remain friends with him?” Roue said, smiling mysteriously.“Someone Vaati cares about…? Does he have a woman or something?”Amos showed a curious expression.“Let’s think outside the box, Young Master.”Roue seemed quite relaxed.“Why can’t a man be the person he cares about the most? Everyone says that Stefan is his child. If he dies, do you think Vaati would remain this calm?”Amos scowled. “There’s a huge risk in that. If he finds out that I started this… He’ll fight me with everything he’s got. This plan won’t do. Let’s think of something safer.”“There’s no time, Young Master.“I can only tell you this. You need to be ruthless to stand your ground. The outskirts’ situation isn’t good for you right now.“If you’re still going to be this paranoid… You’d b
Harvey froze, then smiled. “You’re too humble. As a consul, your schemes and combat prowess should be no less than outstanding. Without any proper defenses, even Amos wouldn’t be a match against you, right?”Stefan shook his head.“You know me, Sir York.“I don’t want to hear things like this. I want to win without a shadow of a doubt! I can only go all out if I have better odds at winning against Amos!“I know that with your strength, I’ll definitely achieve that.“Besides, you don’t have anything to lose in the situation, right?”Harvey was impressed by Stefan’s honesty. It’d be better to show his sincerity by not hiding anything.Harvey pondered for a moment, looking at Stefan with narrowed eyes. Stefan was holding his emotions back despite his wild ambition.“Since we’re here already…” he said with a smile. “Let me give you something.”Harvey scribbled on a piece of paper for a long time before handing it over.“These are Amos’s weak spots. Simply put, they’re what’s ke
An hour later, Stefan arrived at the Mandrake Residence.This was one of the most important strongholds of the Aenar Temple. Not only was the place very safe, but it was tightly secured as well.After waving at the people behind to dismiss them, Stefan came to the sun room at the edge of the cliff. He’d usually come here when he needed to think things through.He showed a playful expression after taking a look at the paper Harvey gave him.“Rumors say that Amos is trained under both the Kronen Temple and the Adenar Temple’s martial arts. His strength rose exponentially, but there’s also a huge trouble.“Judging from the current situation, he probably asked for Sir York’s help as well. And from what Sir York said, Amos is probably having a hard time controlling the energies in his body.“If that’s the case, it’d be better for me to stall a few more days.“Maybe, if I go back to the Aenar Temple right now and announce that I have the Smalt Sect’s badge, Amos will be pressured even
Stefan took a deep breath. “Pretty good. I like it a lot.”“Heh, heh! Good. You’d be letting me down if you didn’t. I put a lot of effort into preparing it.”Stefan instantly cut off the person. “Who are you? What do you want?”“Who am I?”The person lightly chuckled.“I’m just an ordinary person. The Smalt Sect wanted you dead—Amos was supposed to make the call… But he’s probably scared witless because of Harvey at this point.“If that’s the case, then I’ll have to force him to do the dirty work.“I’m giving you two choices. Either you end your own life here… Or I come to you and finish the job myself.“Would you be willing to save me some energy?”Stefan was dead silent for a moment. “You’re from Evermore?”“Smart man!”The person burst out laughing, holding his hands together.“You must be intelligent enough to figure out my identity. It’s always refreshing to talk to someone of your caliber.”Stefan took another deep breath. “No matter what Amos promised you, I can dou
“What should we do now?” one of the guards asked. “Evermore’s near-invincible, Consul. Maybe we should agree to their conditions.”“Their conditions?” Stefan glared coldly. “They want me to either kill myself, or they kill me themselves. How am I supposed to agree to that?”The guard shivered; he couldn’t say another word at this point.Stefan casually sat down, and took a sip of his cold tea.“Since Evermore has already announced my death, they’ll surely take action soon after.“They’re probably using me to make an example. They want Amos to understand he has no right to negotiate with Evermore, despite being the young master of the Smalt Sect.“Or, they’re forcing Amos into a corner to ensure he continues Evermore’s plan.“Either that, or this might be some plot to shift blame towards Sir York. If that’s the case, my master would fight him to the death if he doesn’t know about the situation.“They’ve planned everything…”Stefan revealed a gloomy expression.“Should we conta
Night fell by the time Harvey and the others returned to Grand City.Kenta had already left midway. It was obvious that he knew following Harvey and the others was pointless now.In the meantime, before returning to Grand City, Harvey had already instructed Clarion to spread the news of Origin Sword Style's extermination back to Grand City and how Earth Hall was instrumental in its destruction.By the time Clarion returned to Grand City, he was immediately enthusiastically welcomed back home. Initially, many people had an issue with him suddenly becoming the leader of Earth Hall. However, they did not expect Clarion to be able to single-handedly handle one of the main pillars of Sky Plane, the Origin Sword Style school shortly after he led the Earth Hall.While many did not know what actually transpired, Clarion and his team brought Isoroku's body back to Grand City. Taking Isoroku's body back was a great achievement on its own as it also means that Sky Plane's overall power would
Isoroku immediately crumpled on the ground. The arrogant master of the Origin Sword Style suddenly surrendered and killed himself. There was only bitterness and regret on his face, as if regretting why he did not simply stay and train in isolation. That way, he would not meet the person before him… Harvey.However, no matter how much regret he had, he needed to commit suicide.That was because he knew very well that Harvey had revealed to him his true identity. If he refused to die, Harvey would turn around and completely wipe out the Origin Sword Style. Now that he decisively made such a decision, Harvey would not return to Sky Plane.Harvey looked at Isoroku's body. With a smirk, he said, "That's why I don't like others to find out who I really am." Then, Harvey planted his foot on Isoroku's longsword. There was a loud clang, and the longsword instantly shattered. Its fragments fired in all directions.All the Origin Sword Style elites had been eradicated completely.A few minut
Isoroku's blade slashed downward. It was so fast that it was barely visible to the naked eye. However, before it could even touch Harvey's body, Isoroku suddenly saw him raise his right hand and flicked, hitting the blade when it was just starting to get close.Clang!It was an extremely simple move. However, Harvey's flick reached the blade first, and he immediately parried the attack. Isoroku's entire body shuddered, and his heart skipped a beat. He thought he was already victorious, but he was left with a shocked expression.He raised his blade and wanted to attempt another attack, but he could not do anything for a long while. Harvey was simply standing there with a calm expression. The two of them were close to each other, and Harvey looked like he was completely exposed. However, for someone like Isoroku, when someone was completely exposed, it also meant that he was not exposed at all. If he was not exposed, his blade could not slash downward at him anymore."You… You must h
"The joy's of youth," said Isoroku with a sigh of admiration. "To be young means to be fearless. It also means that there is no respect, and there is ignorance just how difficult it is for something to be overcome. When I'm in a good and chatty mood, you're attempting to anger me. You think that it's your power that makes me pause when I'm the one who's bestowing you this opportunity. You're simply too naive."Harvey calmly replied, "So you want to use your age to force me to respect you. Don't you understand that it's always out with the old and in with the new? If you don't, you'll really get thrown out one day."While the two of them were calmly exchanging words, the truth was from the moment they met each other, they were already clashing against each other. "Looks like there's nothing more to say."Isoroku sighed and slowly pointed the edge of his blade at Harvey. "I will now kill everyone close to you first before slicing your limbs. I'll make you die as you scream in pain."
Harvey was already making quite a concession. When he left with Sora, he was already prepared to kill him once he had arrived at his destination. But since Isoroku came knocking, he did not mind giving Sora up since he was not that important anyway."You're so confident, Harvey. So full of vigor. However, you forgot that in this condition, you're not in a place to negotiate," said Isoroku coldly. "Even if someone's going to come up with the conditions, that person will be me."Let's see now… Release that disappointing son of mine, and then leave your woman behind. Then, you will personally maim the limbs of your own men and then yourself. Only then will I allow you to leave on your knees. How does that sound?" It was clear Isoroku thought little of Harvey in the end."I'm not in the business of making life difficult for unimportant people like you. But since the Origin Sword Style has lost so many people, I need to get something back for them as their Predecessor, correct?"Then, H
"I've already heard your name even before you step foot in Grand City. That's because the Six Schools are all connected to the Origin Sword Style. By defeating all Six Schools alone, you have disrespected me," explained Isoroku, as if he was in the mood for a chat."What's more, you even killed my beloved student Sverker and even took down my worthless son? If it isn't because my source is very well trusted, I couldn't even believe it. For you to reach this level of power at this age, it's beyond amazing. Perhaps it's true when they say that the youths should never be underestimated!" Isoroku said with a sigh of admiration.Dozens of elites stepped out from the other military helicopters. They were probably Isoroku's personal students. All of them looked at Harvey with suspicion and shock. All of them knew how powerful Sverker was, that was why they found it even harder to believe that Harvey could defeat Sverker.Even if they put Sverker's defeat on one side, Sora was accompanied b
The opposing force got out of the helicopters after they landed, armed with weapons. Some were melee weapons, some were firearms, and they looked high and mighty all the way.Kenta had no choice but to step up. He raised his hand and yelled, "I'm from Fujihara…"But before he could even finish, someone from the other side had already pulled the trigger. A bullet streaked through Kenta's hair, and he finally broke a sweat when he realized what had just happened.Harvey knew very clearly that they were coming for him after seeing what happened. That was why he decided not to stay still anymore and stepped forward. He coldly said, "You're here for me, aren't you? Tell Isoroku to come talk to me."I have to say you are quite brave, Harvey. Calling me by name without any honorifics," A stern and cold voice came from a helicopter right before them. The door opened, and an islander slowly walked out. It was a man with white hair and beard.His figure was thin and even looked sickly, defi
"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