The answer came as a surprise to the dying young man.Although his face was covered in blood, Henry could still see the change in the young man's expression."Is what you say true?" he asked."Of course it is! That old man tried to bother my girl, so I couldn't help but teach him a lesson!"The young man on the ground showed an increasingly admiring expression.At first, he wanted to doubt Henry's words, but when he saw the sincerity in the face and mouth of the young man kneeling before him, his doubts disappeared.Besides, if Hamada were still alive, he would not let himself stay alive.Moreover, Hamada would surely burn Jimmy's body and all the core members of The Rock."Henry... are you Henry?" the young man who was none other than Jimmy said after he managed to calm down."Yes!"The answer made Jimmy look like he had tears streaming from both of his eyes."I never thought that Mia's lover would be someone much stronger and better than me!" he exclaimed. "I can die peacefully now!
After saying that, Libby smiled at Henry and left the room, leaving the professor alone with Mia.Henry continued to stare at Libby, who smiled mischievously at him, until the girl's body disappeared behind the door and closed it."What am I going to do?" Henry thought as he looked at the trembling Mia.Libby had covered the girl's body with a thick blanket, but it seemed that she was still suffering from the cold that dominated her body.Henry didn't know what techniques Hamada used.So he sat on the edge of the bed and touched Mia's wrist.At that moment, he felt a very strange cold sensation in his body."Crazy! This is not ordinary cold! It's really freezing!"Henry slowly channeled his energy into Mia's body.However, even after a while, the cold sensation in her body did not improve; it only got worse."This is really strange! Even after channeling my internal energy, her body is shaking even more!"Henry couldn't bear to see Mia's increasingly pale face."Henry... Henry..." the
"What more do you want to say, you shameless playboy and cheat?"Mia yelled as she jumped from her bed.Holding pillows in both hands, she chased after Henry and threw the pillows at him."You need to be taught a lesson for your actions!""Mia, please listen to me!"Henry said as he ran to avoid Mia's pillow blows, but the girl continued to chase him.The chase between the young man and woman continued for thirty minutes until Libby stopped them."Henry, rest here!" Libby said, opening the door to a room not far from Mia's."Tonight I will sleep with Mia!" she added before leaving.Libby deliberately chose to sleep with Mia because she didn't want Henry to visit the girl, which of course the young man had no intention of doing."Okay, thank you, Libby!" he said.The girl just smiled at him and walked away.Inside the room, Henry continued to think."Hamada should be at level 5 of the Physical Transformation Phase, right? But why couldn't he withstand even half of my inner strength?"H
Then he turned his body backward, toward the two men of contrasting heights."Younger brothers Kalsang and Choden, listen to me carefully," he said again. "I have been thinking about it for the past two days, and it seems that I agree with your opinions about Waterside!"The tall and thin man named Kalsang Thaye and the short but muscular man named Choden Gorkha stared at their older brother intensely, especially since he mentioned Waterside, which increased their curiosity."I think it's time for us to conquer Waterside!"Among the nine cities in Bayshore, Waterside was the only city where the Laomen sect had never successfully grown into a significant force to be reckoned with.In the other major cities, the Laomen sect not only became very strong, but also became one of the powerful sects competing for supremacy in those cities."As you know, the annual festival of the Laomen sect will be held in a month," the burly man continued.He was Jamyang Repa, the newly appointed leader of
Henry walked up to Hayden, who was stretching out his body."I try to take some time each day to exercise," said the old man, who was currently dressed in gym clothes. "Not much, but to keep this old body working well!"After several rounds of light exercise, Hayden invited Henry to go for a little run in the spacious yard next to his large home.As they jogged, Hayden pointed with his right index finger to a small path that led to the woods."Henry, if you don't mind, I'll take you there. How about it?" the old man said as they entered the woods."Yes, please, Mr. Lane!" said the young man who had been running alongside Hayden.Hayden stared straight ahead before asking his question.There was no conversation for a while. Only the sound of his increasingly rapid breathing could be heard.Eventually, they came to a large tree in the middle of the forest.Holding both of his knees, Hayden tried to regulate his breathing, which was accelerated by his heart beating faster than normal.At
Henry murmured in his heart, admiring the sacrifice Jimmy had made."Before he took his last breath, he also mentioned a name to me," Henry continued."Myron...that's what he said. Do you know anyone by that name?"After saying that, Henry put his right hand into his pants pocket and pulled out a necklace with a crescent moon pendant.Hearing Henry's words and seeing what the young man was displaying in his hand, Hayden became increasingly shocked."The Crescent Moon necklace! Isn't that the gift Manley gave Myron?" Hayden thought to himself.The old man stared at the object in Henry's hand for a moment, making the young man wonder."Mr. Lane, do you know anything about this object?" Henry asked.Hearing the question, Hayden did not answer immediately, but studied the expression on Henry's face."That boy looks honest and not pretending," he thought. "I'm sure he really did get those two important The Rock items the right way!"When Hayden had invited Henry to the woods this morning,
"Mr. Lane, it seems that I cannot fulfill your request at the moment. I have a task that I should take care of!" Henry said with a slightly regretful look on his face.Hayden just shook his head. "No need to worry! I can handle it myself."He then asked for the address where Jimmy was buried so that he could inform Manley about it.That way, the head of the Walters family could bury his son properly."Of course, Mr. Lane!" Henry replied.As they walked toward the mansion, he described the location of the uninhabited settlement and where Jimmy's body was buried.Soon they would be out of the woods.Henry continued to talk about Jimmy when Hayden stopped him."Henry, may I ask one more thing of you?" the old man said, stopping his steps.Henry could see a sincere expression on Hayden's face and stopped as well."Just say it, Mr. Lane! As long as I can, I will do this for you!"Henry's last words touched Hayden's heart deeply."I humiliated him terribly and almost killed him, but he hold
Henry boarded the bus that would take him to a village on the outskirts of Rainford, which would take about three to four hours to reach.Whether it was because there were few passengers traveling to that destination or because it was still very early, there were many empty seats here and there, making it easy for him to find a seat.Henry placed his bag in the overhead compartment and chose a seat in the first row.After selecting a seat closest to the window, he opened his phone again to read information about the students conducting the research.Earlier, Hannah had sent not only their address, but also some important information about what they were researching, the students' profiles, and who was working with them."Birkenhand...?" muttered Henry. "Why does that name sound familiar?"He had the feeling that he had heard the name before, which caused him to recall information he had previously received about the village. "Ah, yes... Now I remember!" he murmured.Just as Henry spok