Seeing as the armed men were gathered in front and there was no other path to take, Richard contemplated driving back only to realize that there were armed men behind as well with some tire spikes already laid out on the road.“Richard,” Melinda called out nervously. As an Alchemist, she wasn't in the slightest made for combat or anything of that sort.“Calm down, I'll handle it. You stay in the car, okay?”“Richard no, don't do it. Let's just try and get out of here.”“Mel…”“Richard, you don't understand. This isn't Intercity, these men are surely going to be cultivators with Spirit-infused weaponry. If you fight them, you'd get hurt or maybe even worse…” The panic in Melinda's voice was evident as she pleaded with Richard not to leave. Richard, however, knew that it would be difficult to drive away even if he were to enhance the car they were driving.Taking a deep breath, he reassured Melinda before going ahead to utilize [Midas Touch] to enhance the car before finally stepping o
Spending the night at the park, Richard and Melinda ended up leaving in the wee hours of the morning with the former now mostly recovered from the draining effects of the talisman he'd used.“Maybe we should report to law enforcement or something,” Melinda suggested on their drive back to the hotel they were staying at.Richard shook his head. “I doubt that would make much difference, remember, Melinda, this is their tuff. I doubt they'd get anything more than a slap on the wrist.”“So what do we do?”“Isn't it obvious?... We go after them ourselves.” “Richard, you can't be serious,” Melinda remarked while staring at Richard incredulously.“I am actually.”“Those guys are armed to the teeth and would stop at nothing to have us both killed. We can't afford to face them.”“So what?” Richard inquired. “We run away, maybe even run away from the island just because they are armed to the teeth.”“That…”“That's what they want you to do, Melinda. They want you off this island but that's not
“If I said I want you, would you be willing to accept?” Lolita inquired in the most suggestive manner possible, earning a raised brow from Richard and a deep frown from Melinda.Ignoring the glare Melinda gave her, Lolita waited for Richard's response which soon arrived.“I'd have to decline. You see, based on what I can see, you are a peculiar woman… with peculiar tastes, and I, unfortunately, do not share such tastes. So I doubt we would be able to make it work.”Lolita pouted. “And what if I changed my tastes?... You'd be surprised how flexible I can be.”Yet more suggestive words with Melinda barely suppressing the urge to curse her out.Richard coughed awkwardly as he replied. “I still doubt it.”“Hmmph, bad sport. Wouldn't you like to know why I want you?”Richard sighed. “If that's okay with you.”“I was born with a rare body constitution known simply as Succubus. I awakened to it when I was 20 and since then, I've been able to charm men and make them do my bidding. There hasn'
Richard read the cultivation manual, taking the knowledge he absorbed in stride as he came to an understanding at the end.In the supernatural world, there were yang-based cultivation techniques that allowed one to cultivate heat-based techniques like fire and lightning while there was also yin-based cultivation that allowed one to cultivate cold-based techniques like water and ice.Just learning that there were people on Earth capable of manipulating the elements left Richard feeling like a frog in a well.So far, he'd thought that the martial world only involved combat techniques and the like but he was wrong, very wrong.There were people capable of razing an entire city to the ground if they so much as messed with them which gave Richard a whole new perspective to go with moving forward.If he had faced such a person even accidentally, he wouldn't have known how he died which made him even more careful about making too much noise before he was ready.It was now that Richard was mo
“Damn it, what do you mean you haven't found them yet!... Then what did I pay you for?” Vance bellowed at his phone speaker as he sat in his hotel room, half-naked.“Firstly, you didn't pay me and secondly, I'll get them, so don't worry,” Urek replied from the other side of the call.“So because I haven't paid you, you won't do your job properly?”“I never said that, look, I'll advise you don't piss me off. My men are looking for them right now as we speak. We'll find them soon and once that happens, you can expect to hear some good news.”“Ugh, fine then, you'd best get this done by tonight.”With that, the call ended and Vance was left fuming in his room.He wanted nothing more than to see that bastard Richard begging him on his knees.He had humiliated him so badly and there was no way Vance could even sleep without having his pound of flesh.“Soon, I'll make you pay for what you did to me, Richard Smith.”***The Spirit Pool was overflowing with Spirit energy with a single whiff of
“How did you find us?” Richard inquired, stalling to allow the drones to get into position.Urek snorted. “I guess I can tell you since you're dead either way. This city is my turf. What I can't to know can't be kept from me and what I'm looking for can't hide from me, do you understand that?”“It's unfortunate that Memphis Island would be run by hooligans like yourself. I expected more.”“Hah, keep up with the insults, it won't change what's going to happen and might even make things worse for you,” Urek remarked as even more of his men emerged to surround the car, armed to the teeth.“You won't be getting away this time.”Expecting Richard to grow frightened, a cold smile was what he was met with causing Urek to wonder if Richard had completely lost it.People would have started begging after realizing they were outmatched but he wasn't.What made him think he could get out of this alive?... Urek couldn't help but wonder only to pause as he noticed Lolita's existence.Naturally, his
Vance didn't dare to hesitate as he was sent packing out of his hotel and to the airport in the space of an hour.Not even given a chance to inform anyone of what was happening, Vance was soon on a flight back to his family estate, hopefully, he wouldn't lose his mind due to the humiliation he suffered though it was most likely going to be the case.“One down,” Richard remarked feeling rather pleased with himself.Melinda had her eyes on the departing plane, still finding it hard to wrap around the fact that one of her competitors was gone just like that.It felt surreal, almost like she was dreaming but she wasn't.Vance was sent back and now, there were only four other competitors to take care of.Glancing at Richard's back, she couldn't help but feel happy that she had sought his assistance.Once again, he had proven just how capable he was.In a way, it frightened her.If such a man became her husband, would she even be able to do anything right?... Richard felt too perfect to be
Eden Gardens was a special spot on Memphis Island.Closest to the Spirit Stones mines, it had the highest density of Spirit energy in the entire city.Spirit energy in Eden was so dense that it materialized as fog in the air causing the place to be a paradise for Cultivators as one could casually cultivate by just taking a breath while it was poison for those that weren't as their body would be unable to handle the excess energy.Due to the spirit energy, Eden Gardens was more of a forest with tall trees and dense vegetation with a variety of incredible wildlife to feast one's eyes on which was why it served as the perfect location for whatever the Five or rather, now Four Coalition children intended to do once Melinda arrived.It was in this exact spot that they had defeated her the last time and now again, they would do the same thing.Geraldine, Isaac, Trisha, and Pascal were all gathered in a wooden building built using wood from the forest.The place was large enough to fit more