The Paragon stared at Tarquin without saying anything. From the look in his eyes, it was evident that he disliked the Baron's son's condescending words. "What? Why are you looking at me like that? Don't tell me you're also afraid to face that young man?" Tarquin spoke again. Initially, he wanted to torture Jack as cruelly as possible to vent his hatred and anger towards the young man. However, upon seeing the immense power of the young man, Tarquin could only take a deep breath and leave. "Why are you just silent? Answer me quickly!" Tarquin attempted to grab the Paragon's collar. But before he could do so, the Paragon's body had been thrown dozens of meters away. Thud! The body stopped after hitting a large tree and didn't move anymore. "Didn't you say that I must die today?" A young man suddenly stood in front of Tarquin. He was none other than Jack. "Y-you..." Tarquin's mouth seemed to be locked. He struggled to find words. His heartbeat quickened, and cold sweat flowed hea
Lucien stared sharply at Jack. "What exactly do you want to say?" "Mr. Galway, it was you who asked Ester to send so many troops to the villa! But you weren't there yourself! Isn't that very clear? It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you're the mastermind behind this dirty plan!" Lucien now grinned cunningly. "You're quite smart, it seems! Well, since it appears you already know everything, I won't hide anything anymore!" He released his grip on Jack's hand and stared intensely at the young man. "Yes, I was the one who planned it all!" A week ago, when Maartje was still in Rivertown, Lucien went to the Moon Palace with the intention of kidnapping the girl. Not only that. To create chaos there, he killed anyone he encountered, regardless of whether they were loyal to Duke Dujardin or not. He killed them all using a sword he stole from the Killer God Sect. Lucien did this with two goals in mind. First, he wanted to tarnish the reputation of the Killer God Sect. Because unt
Earlier, in the midst of the battle between Lucien and three elders of the Killer God Sect, Jack had observed that Lucien's strength was only at level four. Now he knew that his earlier assumption was wrong. The bodyguard was at a higher level. If Jack appeared slightly surprised, it was different for Lucien, who instead smirked slyly. "Not bad! Truly not bad!" The bodyguard looked at Jack with an eager gaze for the fight. "It's been a long time since I faced such an exciting battle like this! It seems I don't have to regret you refusing to join me, because that way I don't have to hold back from killing you!" After saying that, Lucien disappeared from his standing position. "Will he attack me first again?" Jack thought, channeling all his energy into both palms to prepare for Lucien's attack. However, what Lucien would do next was truly beyond his expectations. The bodyguard didn't appear in front of him. "Feel this!" A voice sounded behind Jack along with a very powerful aura
This time Lucien knew his foot landed squarely on Jack's head. Taking a deep breath, he murmured, "No matter how strong you are, in front of me you're just a child from yesterday! Your experience is not even a fraction of mine! Hahaha!" The senior bodyguard was about to leave when a voice came from behind him. "Mr. Galway, where do you think you're going? Isn't the fight far from over?" Lucien immediately froze in place. He knew whose voice it was. Soon, a big question mark appeared in his mind. "Didn't I crush his head earlier?" Lucien hoped it was just his hallucination. However, not long after, a familiar figure appeared before him. "You..." Lucien couldn't continue his sentence. "Do you want to leave?" The figure, none other than Jack, stopped him. "Unfortunately, I won't let you until one of us dies!" After saying that, Jack swiftly directed his fist towards Lucien's chest with all his might. Bang! Unprepared for the attack, Lucien could only watch as his body was thrown
Like Wim, Jack also observed his friend's hands closely. "He has experienced a tremendous surge in strength, Jack!" Quantara whispered in his ear. "His power has now even reached the Paragon phase at level two!" What? The AI's words certainly startled Jack. He knew that previously Wim was just a Warrior at level six. "Even if he trained for the next ten years, he might only be able to increase his strength to level eight, right?" Jack thought to himself again. Jack's thoughts were based on the fact that a cultivator would typically advance one level every five years. Moreover, Wim didn't have any system in his body that could help him achieve such an extraordinary cultivation leap like Jack did. "You're right!" Quantara exclaimed again. "And he not only didn't need years to ascend to the peak level of a Warrior! He only needed a week to surpass that level and reach the Paragon level!" Five days ago, when Jack and Wim shared the task of searching for Maartje's whereabouts, Wim
"He's like murmuring a mantra!" "A mantra?" Jack thought. "What do you mean?" Jack seemed unaware of Quantara's meaning when he heard a growling sound from behind him, not too far away. "Rrrgh!" It was Wim's voice! However, it also reminded him of a sound not too unfamiliar, a sound once emitted by a humanoid creature with a bear's head that he had fought in the old warehouse. "Why does it seem like I'm hearing that creature's voice again?" Jack murmured, then turned his head back. At that moment, he saw Lucien placing his palm on Wim's head, while the young man closed his eyes and growled from his mouth. Jack almost thought Lucien was treating his disciple when Quantara whispered in his ear again. "Lucien seems to be trying to influence Wim! You have to stop him now!" "You scoundrel!" Jack exclaimed. Without further thought or waiting any longer, he immediately approached Lucien and grabbed his collar, pulling him away from Wim. "What are you trying to do to him? Come on, te
As Lucien mentioned the fifth material, Jack had to reluctantly release his grip on the senior bodyguard's ribs. "So what did you do with the fifth material?" Jack knew it was an incredibly strong substance. Even an ordinary person could immediately benefit from it, let alone a cultivator. "Your father thought that Duke Sardou couldn't be stopped unless those two ninja brothers were defeated. So..." Without Lucien needing to explain further, Jack now understood. "Gunnar wants to use that material for himself," he thought. "Does he want to enhance his power? But that's impossible, isn't it?" "Then who used it?" Jack asked again. Lucien just smirked slyly. "Why do you still have to ask? The answer is right behind you!" What? Before Jack could turn his head, a powerful blow struck the left side of his face. Bang! The blow was so strong that Jack was thrown tens of meters to the side. "You want to know who used the material, don't you?" Lucien, who was standing shakily, now grin
"Go, Jack! The issue between us is settled!" Lucien looked at Jack as if there was no more resentment or anything between them. "May there be no grudge left in your heart towards me!" Jack didn't say anything else, just turned his body around. There were no farewells or anything he said to the senior bodyguard. Just as he took his first step, a strong gust of wind was felt from behind. Woosh! Jack was about to turn around when a hard punch hit his back. Bang! Jack was thrown forward more than ten meters. "Damn!" he muttered. He quickly got up and saw Wim standing there, looking at him with a fierce gaze. "Hahaha! Fool! Such a fool! After I told you everything, you thought I would let you go, Jack?" Lucien, standing not far behind Wim, laughed with great satisfaction. "That's impossible! Of course, I will kill you first!" All this time Lucien had kept his allegiance to Leon hidden. He wouldn't let anyone know unless they were willing to join him in siding with Leon. And becau