Adrian had already figured out Thomas’ identity.Then, he said, “I’m rather overwhelmed by your choice of words. ‘Pay with my blood,’ ‘an eye for an eye.’ Impressive!“You’re pretty confident in yourself.”Thomas must be confident to say such words to War Legate Draco.However, it was possible that one would have to face something that would make one regret being overconfident for the rest of their life.In a display to Adrian, Thomas beckoned at the five hundred people surrounding them. He said after chuckling, “I’ve always been confident. War Legate Draco. I’m afraid that you’re in trouble today.“I have more than five hundred professionally-trained subordinates here. Though you are formidable, do you think you can escape while you’re all alone? I’m afraid that that won’t be easy.”“Is that so?” Adrian shrugged.Thomas chuckled once again. “Don Roman will spread his influence to Southrive and work with Internal Affairs after I kill you. Wyvern Peak will then be relieved of it

“Wh-What?”Thomas was instantly shocked and he took a few steps back. His earlier arrogant expression had left his face.Thomas was dumbfounded. The scene before his eyes played out completely differently from what he had imagined. In his imagination, these five hundred people would pin War Legate Draco against the ground and beat him to death.He never expected the scene before his eyes to happen.“H-How is this possible?”Thomas started to panic. He could not make sense of what just happened. He assumed that there was strength in numbers and that War Legate Draco, no matter how powerful he was, was just one man.‘How is this happening?’ he thought.“Oh no, oh no…” Thomas broke down and burst into tears. He never imagined that something like this would happen.Thomas frantically backed away as Adrian walked step by step toward him like the grim reaper.Every step Adrian took was like a torrential river. He exuded a monstrous presence that could not be weakened. The presence b

Adrian was unaware of Roman’s existence before, and Roman did a good job at laying low.Now that he knew about Roman, Adrian would not simply lie back and do nothing.***After briefing Daniel, Adrian left. But not long after, he discovered that he was being followed.He noticed a figure sneakily following him from a spot not far away.Adrian was very in-tune with his surroundings—a skill that had been honed from being in numerous wars. That was how he noticed the situation so quickly.After discovering that he was being followed, Adrian stopped upon arriving at a busy street. He turned around and looked in the direction of the sidewalk.The person seemed to notice Adrian’s gaze and hastily turned around in preparation to run.However, Adrian was one step ahead. He quickly ran over and grabbed the person’s throat.“Urgh!”A deep, painful moan was heard. The person whom Adrian had grabbed by the throat curled up before grabbing at Adrian’s hands and began struggling.“Let go

Reiss was forced to continuously back away until she was trapped in a corner without anywhere else to go.Adrian made his way to Reiss and asked, “What’s going on?”“You…You’re a monster. I watched you kill my younger brother with my own eyes!”“What?”“Younger brother?”Adrian was flabbergasted. “Thomas is your younger brother?”At this point, Adrian understood everything. He said, “In that case, Seth must be your younger brother too.”Reiss gave no reply but her gaze was filled with frustration. She was telling Adrian with her expression that something was about to happen.Noticing Reiss’ terrified state, Adrian tucked away the long hair that covered her face with one hand and said, “I had no idea you have two younger brothers.“Why are you scared? Are you afraid of me?” Adrian asked.Reiss shuddered, unable to conceal the fear she felt in her heart.Noticing that Reiss was quiet, Adrian said casually, “Tell me. What happened? I can see that you’re not afraid of me but of

Adrian instantly sensed the threat of the bullet.He shoved Reiss out of the way and the bullet grazed her top.“Gah!” Reiss shrieked.The bullet failed to hurt her and hit the lamppost because Adrian had shoved her to the ground.“What?! F*ck!” the middle-aged man in the car cussed after noticing that he missed his shot. He shouted at the driver, “F*ck! Stop the car! I’m going to shoot him to death!”The Mercedes Benz stopped and the man clambered out of the sunroof before aiming his gun once again.Adrian furrowed his eyebrows upon witnessing the scene. “D*mn it!”Upon saying this, he moved so swiftly that he turned into shadows.Adrian reached the car and grabbed the man’s arm before he could fire his second shot. A ripping sound was heard and the man’s right arm was ripped away from his shoulder.“Gahhhh!” The man let out a heartbreaking, agonizing scream. He was dragged out through the sunroof before crashing heavily into the ground.“Aaargh!”The sound of his agonizing

As soon as Reiss sat down, she turned to Adrian and said, "Thank you for saving me earlier."In response, Adrian warned, "Roman and your father are headed for a bad ending. Do you have any plans for the future? I suggest you don't go back to Northrive."Reiss fell silent.Adrian then proceeded to ask her about other matters. He learned that she lost her mother at an early age and was raised by her grandmother. Now that she was grown up, her stepmother was plotting to use her to advance the De Forrest family's power in Northrive.For the past few years, Reiss had lived under her stepmother's shadow. Including this time, when she was sent to Swallowston to assassinate Adrian in revenge for Seth's death.Adrian tried to persuade Reiss to reconsider her situation, but their conversation was interrupted by a phone call from Daniel."Sir, Roman has been disposed of," Daniel said urgently, "As per your request, he's now mincemeat. We've sent people to apprehend his subordinates.""Exce

Adrian led Reiss to the Battle Warrior Department."Here we are. You can go inside and ask someone for assistance. I have to go now. Take care!" Adrian said."Okay, see you later," Reiss replied with a smile.Adrian returned the smile.Suddenly, Reiss extended her small, fair hand to Adrian. Without hesitation, he shook her hand.As Reiss walked into the tower, Adrian picked up his phone and made a call. "Hey Daniel, a girl named Reiss just went to the department. She’s Seth's sister and is here to retrieve his ashes. Can you arrange for someone to provide her with a pass so that she can enter the funeral parlor?""Got it," Daniel replied.The arrangements were made swiftly, and once they were settled, Adrian went back to One Jewel Road. When he got home, Samantha was already back and was cooking with Joanna.Upon seeing Adrian, Joanna exclaimed, "Adrian, where have you been?"Joanna spoke in a huff while Samantha chuckled.Adrian grinned and said, "My apologies. I ran into a

Rue vividly remembered Chuck—the chubby boy who knew his way around words.Adrian exclaimed, "Yes, that's him!""I haven't seen him in a while," Rue said, "Did you know that when you left, Chuck used to come to our house every day asking if you had come back? This went on for over a year."Adrian took a deep breath. He was surprised to hear this as he never expected Chuck to look for him so persistently."What happened after that?" Adrian asked.Rue replied, "Chuck would bring gifts every time he came to our house. He knew that our family was bankrupt so he bought a lot of study supplies for Ada. But then, after more than a year, he stopped coming.""Do you know where he went?" Adrian wondered."I asked around and it seems that Chuck's father was crushed to death when a building collapsed during his construction work. I don't know how it was handled in the end. Since then, I have not seen him." Rue revealed the sad news to Adrian.Adrian's face fell from shock and disbelief."

Mya did not say anything else, and Reiss left the Battle Warrior Tower with the pass in hand.Reiss took a taxi directly to the funeral parlor located on the outskirts of Swallowston, which was quite far away. Unbeknownst to her, she was being targeted by two young men who were in a car behind her."That woman is Seth's sister. D*mn it! How dare she struts into Swallowston so openly. We'll give her a lesson later," one of the young men muttered angrily, looking at Reiss in her car.The other young man nodded in agreement and suggested, "Let's follow her and show her what happens when she messes with us."These two young men, named Cliff and Marlin Black, were cousins of Simon and part of the Black family. They had set their eyes on Reiss when she appeared near the Battle Warrior Department.Simon’s death greatly impacted the Blacks and they could not tolerate the humiliation. Cliff immediately made a phone call and quickly arranged for several people to follow Reiss.***Half an

Upon saying that, Marlin snatched the urn from Reiss’ hands.Reiss shrieked, “Don’t do anything to him!“Gahhh!”Reiss screamed. She was having trouble accepting this.In a fit, she cried and shouted, “I won’t let you get away with this, you b*stards!”Unable to withstand the agony, Reiss charged toward Marlin in a fit of hysteria.Already boiling with anger since the start, Marlin roared, “Beat her up!”More than twenty people immediately ran over and swung at Reiss with the clubs in their hands.Reiss was shaking all over and was at loss for what to do.However, the moment these people moved to attack her, a loud shout was suddenly heard. “Stop!”The shout made Marlin and Cliff stop what they were doing and turned around to look over in puzzlement.Reiss looked in the direction where the roar came from, her face covered in tears. She saw Adrian coming from a distance to stop the attack.She was overcome with emotion when she saw him.Cliff recognized Adrian and raised an