Anom lifted the robe the spy was wearing, revealing a badge tied to his belt. Anom ignored its fancy design and focused on the words engraved on it.
'Giro Gang.'
It was the same name he had heard Kaslik mentioning to his wife… Someone from this gang had delivered a parcel to the Safaira family. It was meant for Rudard, but Rudard had sent Kaslik to receive the package in his stead.
'It was most likely the poison Rudard had tried to use on Crystal.' Anom guessed. But it didn't matter anymore as he had already handled the situation by warning Loreana in advance. Gamus also had a talk with Rudard to hint to him about making him the next head. So the situation had calmed...
'...for now.' It won't be long before the Handler family is ready for their next move. He had to find a solution before it was too late.
Anom focused back on the interrogation. "How is the identity of members checked before allowing them to enter?" He looked at the spy who ha
Two young men were toddling through the corridor with hesitation written all over their faces. They were on their way towards the boss' room to answer his summons. It was normal for them to be nervous. It was their first time being summoned by their gang leader, after all. They walked up to the door and knocked. A brief silence was followed before a calm voice gave them the permission to enter. The two entered the room with their eyes lowered. "You are here." The leader said. The two young men hurriedly greeted him as they gathered their courage and raised their heads to look at their leader and ask for the reason they were summoned here. But they were stunned when they saw their leader for the first time. He was rumored to be a ferocious-looking tough guy who slits the throats of his enemies as soon as he gets the chance. But what they were seeing made it impossible for them to judge the rumors, as the man in front of them was covered from head to toe… Even his eyes were only sl
Gamus had arrived at the gate quickly but was walking back with leisure steps as he knew it would take some time for Loreana to reach his place. He arrived at his room and saw Loreana walking over. Crystal and Luna had also come along as Loreana considered it a good time to expose the girls to some serious business. Gamus nodded at them and walked inside his room while ladies followed after him. The guards placed the box on the floor and left after a greeting. "What happened, Uncle Gamus?" Loreana asked while looking at the box curiously. Gamus didn't say anything as he handed over the letter that Anom had sent. Loreana began reading the letter as her expression changed many times before she finally ended up with her mouth agape. "He… He is insane!" Only after a while could these words, expressing her astonishment, leave her mouth. Gamus chuckled while Crystal and Luna looked at the letter in Loreana's hand with curious expressions. Loreana sighed as she handed the letter over
Anom opened his eyes as he stood up. A smile hung on his face as he basked in the lingering sweetness. Removing his disguise, he placed the gang leader's attire inside a storage bag, given to him by Gamus. Anom had collected another bag from the gang leader. This one was a little better, having more space. But it only contained money and other useless stuff, which didn’t make any sense as it belonged to the leader of a gang. There should have been some treasures and precious resources at least. But Anom realized that maybe the gang leader had utilized all his resources to strengthen himself while trying to reach the next realm. 'But what was the reason for his unstable energy?' Collecting his thoughts, Anom walked towards the corner. There, a table was placed, with various documents arranged upon it. Anom shuffled through the documents, pushing the useless ones aside. After his sorting, only a few documents were left on the table. Anom picked up a big map as he clicked his tong
Anom, along with Crystal and Luna, was on his way towards Gamus' house. Luna had already sent a servant to inform Gamus about Anom's arrival. They walked through the silent corridor as the noises within the estate were beginning to subside. The bright moon greeted them as they left the main mansion and arrived on the open field outside Gamus' house. Passing through the garden, the trio arrived outside his door. *Knock* Anom had only knocked once when the gate opened. He was not startled to see no one behind the door as it was simple for Gamus to open it from a distance. The trio entered the house and they saw Loreana already standing inside. Gamus was not there as Anom guessed that he might still be taking care of their 'special guest' in another room. "Mom!" Crystal ran forward and hugged Loreana, who smiled while hugging her back. "Anom bullied me," complained Crystal, in a pouty tone. "Oh? What did he do?" Loreana raised an eyebrow as she looked towards Anom while asking i
Anom and the girls walked till they arrived outside Crystal's house. Seeing him ready to leave, Crystal spoke, "Don't do anything reckless." Her sweet voice laced with worry made her sound like a carrying wife. Hearing her speak, Anom turned to face her with a teasing smile. "So you're worried, huh? Then giving me a good luck kiss is a must," said Anom as his face neared Crystal's. Her heart thumped, but after going through his intense 'training', her self-control had improved. Collecting her emotions, she closed her eyes while her lips moved to welcome him. "Umph!" Crystal felt a sweetness inside her mouth, but it was different from what she had expected. Opening her eyes, she saw Anom holding a golden crystal which he had put inside her mouth. *Crunch* Identifying it as one of the Golden Syrup crystals that they had raided back in the Zeru forest, she took a crunchy bite. While enjoying the delicious flavor, she made a pouty face as she looked at Anom, who was giving some cr
"…It’s a poisonous resin extracted from the Jedzar grass." Anom started explaining according to what he read at the Safaira Family's library about the herb. "But the Red Jedzar is only produced when certain… conditions are fulfilled." The herb known as Jedzar grass is not something very useful. Its flowers emanate a sweet scent which, though quite unattractive to humans, appeals greatly to various insects and small animals. This has resulted in a snake species named after the herb – Jedzar snakes occupying these plants as their abode. The plant attracts creatures and provides meals for the snakes, while the snake in turn guards the plant from harmful animals. After thousands of years of mutual development, the snakes are even able to differentiate between the animals that harm the plant and the pollinators that help the plant breed. Similarly, the male snakes occupying the plant with more flowers are able to become the top choice of many females. But on the opposite end, some male
A smile crept behind the attacker's mask as a sensation of flesh being pierced was transmitted through the dagger. But before a sense of victory could be achieved, the person who was supposed to have his neck pierced through, turned around. Anom grabbed the masked person's arm and, with a twist, the dagger was in his hand. Letting the dagger drop to the floor, he used his empty hand to grab the masked person's leg, and with a bit of force, made his assaulter fall. "Your skill-set is good, and the timing was also quite nicely calculated." Anom started analyzing the assassin's skills. "But you are too impatient and inexperienced." His hand reached for the mask on the assassin's face while he continued speaking, "You know, information and reality might have many differences and you should act acc-" He stopped abruptly as his hand, which was holding the mask, also froze. Behind the mask was a pretty girl, glaring at him with her shapely brows furrowed. Her violet eyes moved as she tri
THUD!The next sound he heard was surprisingly not of his flesh getting pierced.Before the dagger could reach its aim, the assassin girl lost all her strength and fell to the floor. She tried to grab the dagger but even crawling proved to be difficult for her. Although immune to the Muscle Contracting drug, the smoke from the candle still caused her some discomfort. She had to constantly divert her attention to deal with the fumes that had entered her body.Seeing her unstable state, Anom didn’t waste time anymore. Closing his eyes, he took this chance to focus on healing himself. His energy ran through the channels as he concentrated all of it to gather the drug particles, preventing them from getting absorbed by his organs and muscles.Inner strength moved through his energy channels, gathering the mixed substance and expelling it towards his pores.But the process of expelling was easier said than done. Anom's control over his inner strength was still not fine enough. The degree of