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
Henry got off at a crossroads that also served as a traditional market where many people sold their goods by the roadside."Hey, move aside a bit! This road doesn't belong to you alone!" a man in his thirties said to the young man passing by.He was wearing a short-sleeved patterned shirt with the buttons undone.At first, Henry didn't want to make an issue of it.But when he saw a hammer-shaped tattoo on the man's chest, his mind flashed back to his conversation with Hayden about Myron being the leader of the Hammer Gang."To determine if someone is a member of the organization or not, it's quite simple: there's usually a large hammer tattoo on their right chest!"With his hands on his hips, the man walked off in another direction, acting like he was the boss of the place.At first, Henry was interested in following him, but when he remembered his purpose for coming to Birkenhand, he reluctantly gave up on the idea.He continued through the busy market until he reached another bus st
Henry used his internal energy to resist the black aura around him that was slowly trying to suppress him, especially his chest, trying to make it difficult for him to breathe.The aura might look like a harmless mist of light.However, it was actually a very dangerous black shadow.The further Henry went, the darker the surroundings became.This made him wonder."Isn't this forest that big?" he muttered.He remembered that when he used to go through this forest to do research, it took no more than thirty minutes to get out of the forest.But this time, when he looked at the clock in his hand, his forehead wrinkled slightly."It's been forty-five minutes, and I still can't see the end of this forest!"Not only that.The surrounding atmosphere had gone completely dark, like night, even though it was still 2:45 in the afternoon!"Damn, something very bad must have happened! This is really not right!" he muttered. "No wonder those students have not been found for a few days!"Henry now u
Not long after, he felt a slight weakness in his body and his head began to throb.Henry brought his palms to his back to treat the scratches, but it seemed that the Divine Hand Treatment had little effect on them."Damn! What's happening to my body?"At the same time, he felt the strong wind blowing in front of his body again.This time, Henry didn't want to get caught a second time.Channeling his power to eighty percent, Henry threw his right and left punches forward, hoping to push the creature back.Bang!His punch hit the target, but he felt the slash wound on the back of his left hand again.It didn't stop there.In a split second, he felt the breeze from behind his back again.This time, Henry had no intention of retaliating with punches again. So he tilted his body a few steps to the side.But that turned out to be a mistake.The creature whipped its tail towards Henry's head, knocking the professor to the ground.Before he could prepare for the next attack, a powerful claw t