Ulmer returned to the apartment in Bronich city. He was sitting out on the balcony of that apartment while his grandmother was sleeping.And he was talking to his system Dove.[What are you thinking about?]“What else? The future is going to be messy,” Ulmer slightly shook his head. “I am wondering if I should bring Ayana and her family to the Bronich city or not. Will they be able to live peacefully with all this chaos around me? If they can’t even go to a shop without my protection, then what would be the point of bringing them here?”[You’re quite correct. That’s why you should resolve this issue before you bring Ayana and her family.]“Huh! Easy for you to say,” Ulmer snorted. “I’m fighting against an unknown number of enemies here. And I’m wondering if I should find some allies or not.”[Did you forget what the vampire girl said? You can’t trust anybody.] Dove opined. [They might backstab you and steal your system from you.]“So I have to deal with everything on my own,” Ulmer c

Ivy was taking Jamie away with him to another room so she could have a talk with him, but then an unexpected figure entered the hall.“Mr. Marcus!” Ross was startled.Everybody’s eyes widened because he brought a dozen gunmen with him.“W-What are you doing here?” Ross stepped forward as his instincts told him this was bad news.Jamie and Calvin were telling others to hurry and leave the hall.“Don’t fret, folks,” Marcus said in a loud voice. “I didn’t come here to kill you but to save you.”“T-To save us?” Ivy looked utterly confused. “What do you mean by that?”“Your family is in danger because of Rick Orsini and a few other men,” Marcus gave them just enough details. “So, I’ll be leaving these gunmen here. They will guard you all, so if you need anything, you will get it from them. And that means, you’re not leaving this house anytime soon.”“W-What the hell are you talking about?” Ross seemed quite perplexed. “Why would Rick harm us? He just talked with us nicely a few hours back

The car arrived at Ross’ house, but Marcus sat silently in his seat because both Ulmer and Mollie were sleeping.Marcus was feeling proud of Ulmer, thinking, “Even after knowing that he’s got a trillion dollar bounty on his head, he’s still able to take a nap. As expected of someone I accepted as my master! Just when I think that things might be getting too much for him, he proves me wrong.”A few seconds of silence passed.“But this time, the enemies are not one or two groups… the enemy is the entire swamp itself,” Marcus thought. “It’s not something just one man can fight against. I’m not able to hire anybody to come to our side as they could all be tempted to go for Master’s head. Only the closest associates to me are on my side, but they are nowhere near enough. In any major war, the pawns play a significant role. Since we don’t have the pawns, we have to strengthen our defenses even more. So, instead of spreading out, staying in one house is the safest option.”Marcus looked in t

In an underground city called Crimia, which was built under Bronich city on the western side of it.This city had an area of exactly 1000 square kilometers, and it was built hundreds of areas ago and stood the test of time to this day, thanks to its thick red brick walls.From thieves and larcenists to bank robbers and airplane hijackers, all kinds of criminals of all levels gathered here.This city became a hub for transportation of drugs, humans, and other illegal goods from one end to another.Manslaughter was the most common thing in this almost-lawless region.The city had 109 levels, with the lowest level 1 being closest to the surface and the highest level 109 being the bottom-most. The higher the level, the more dangerous the criminals and creatures and mysterious beings got.A typical human would need a great amount of luck just to get past level 30.Currently, on all the 109 levels in Crimia, one poster was being fixed on the walls, being shown on the televisions and everywh

A couple of minutes earlier.Ulmer was outside the duplex house, and he looked at his mobile before it even rang. It was Ririka calling.Ulmer’s brows drew together. His Drevon bank account was canceled overnight, so he was not able to use his card. It was only because of Marcus’ assistance, he was able to travel to Salem and come back without having any monetary issues.Naturally, Ulmer was quite upset with the Drevon bank for freezing his account without even telling him.Still and all, he wanted to know why Ririka was calling him now, so he answered it.“Mr. Ulmer, is that you?” Ririka asked.“Did you call me to check if I’m still alive or not?” Ulmer asked her.“I-I’m extremely sorry for what happened. I told my dad to not listen to Rick Orisini, but Rick threatened to kill my mom and her side of the family,” Ririka quickly said. “They were taken hostage, so my dad was forced to remove your account. However, I managed to transport all your storage items to safety. They are still s