The way Thunderstrike saw it, it made no difference whether Fred was just faking his ability or if he had not reacted to his attack. Fred was doomed either way the moment his fist landed its mark. "It's over for you!"When Deanna saw this, her face turned pale—ashen even. She closed her eyes, as if resigning herself to her fate. Facing Thunderstrike’s powerful attack now, it did not matter either way even if she was right next to Fred at this moment. With her ordinary human body, the only outcome was death!Deanna closed her eyes with fear and even blame coursing through her. However, everything seemed to quiet down instantly after that.She did not feel the pain she expected to feel from receiving Thunderstrike’s attack. Nor did she hear the resounding clash like when Thunderstrike and Fred traded hands before either. There was only silence!Was she… Was she dead? Or did something unexpected happen?With these thoughts in mind, Deanna could not help but pry her eyes open b

Dave nodded but then said, "You’re not wrong, Mr. Hoffman, but I think it's better if you don't know the specifics about them! They’re incredibly powerful, after all."Powerful?Standing behind Fred, Stellar could not help the smirk on his face when he heard that. He found it hard to believe that the faction of so-called ability users Dave mentioned could be more powerful than Fred. Fred was a living legend, after all. He was widely recognized as the number one figure in the world, the revered Great One!Of course, Stellar would not say such things out loud. Fred did not press Dave for more information either. Continuing from his previous statement, Dave went on, "Let's talk about Thunderstrike who you had just taken care of. He's quite an extraordinary person. He's a disciple of the Overseas Martial Arts King, Ulric Ortega! I believe you’re familiar with the reputation since you’re also part of the warlord world, yes?”Overseas Martial Arts King?Ulric?Fred laughed when he he

Barett was even standing up now as he casually stretched his muscles. He then looked at Fred with a contemptuous smile and said, "To be honest, you only realizing now that you need to apologize to the Martial Arts King is already too late! "He has eyes and ears everywhere, a top figure in this world. Haha! You got yourself a one-way ticket to hell the moment you killed his disciple! So, I suggest you treat me better, or else... Hahaha!""Is that so?" Fred looked at Barett with a calm smile. "In other words, you do know where Ulric is, yes? You have the means to contact him?""That's right!" Barett grinned triumphantly as he sat down opposite Fred. "So, the path in front of you is quite simple, actually—”"You're suggesting that you'll take me to meet Ulric?" Fred interrupted Barett before he could finish his sentence."What? You want to meet the Martial Arts King?"Clearly unaware of Fred’s intentions, Barett just scoffed and said, "Do you think he's someone you can just meet wh

"You’ve met him before. It’s Barett," Ulric replied."Barett?" Greywulf's brows furrowed at the name. He asked, "You mean Barett, the representative for that faction over there?”Ulric nodded. "That's right. It's him. Now that we've already allied ourselves with them, they won’t let us off easy if we were to turn a blind eye when something has happened to Barett.”"Something happened? What happened to him?" Greywulf quickly asked.As Ulric had mentioned, they had betrayed Fred, so their only hope was for the faction to accept them. Although Barett was a minor representative, if what Ulric did affected their joining, then it would be more trouble than it was worth for Greywulf!Ulric wanted to tell Greywulf what he was thinking. "It's something Barett brought upon himself. He probably lured out some expert, and that's how Thunderstrike got into trouble. He contacted me yesterday and said he wanted to explain this matter to me in person.”"Explain? What does that have to do with hi

When the group stepped inside the base, the previously pitch-black passage immediately lit up with bright lights, illuminating their path. Barett had been here before, and when he saw the lights lit up, he immediately realized that Ulric and Greywulf were likely waiting for him not far ahead in the main hall. He also believed Ulric and Greywulf had sensed that he was under someone’s else’s control from his call before he came. He needed to find an opportunity to move forward and create distance between himself and Fred as quickly as possible to reunite with Ulric and Greywulf. That way, not only would he be leading Fred to the hall where Ulric and Greywulf were, but he would also have his life spared. He just had to meet Ulric and Greywulf in advance and get under their protection.Thinking this, Barett immediately looked at Fred and said, "Sir, this place used to be the famous base of the Black Dragon Mercenary Group. I believe there are many traps about, so how about I lead the