Ethan ignored the command the guards gave prompting them to shoot at the car but contrary to their expectations, the bullets bounced off the car without dealing any damage.Terrified, the guards didn't hesitate to leap out of the way.With the road clear, Ethan slammed through the gates, quickly finding himself in a spacious courtyard currently filled with armed guards.“Shoot the car!” The captains of the guards ordered their subordinates to do as instructed.Within a second, the sound of gunshots drowned out every other sound.For a moment, it seemed like Ethan was done for yet when the shooting ended, the Volkswagen GR remained unscathed leaving the guards and their leaders confused.Even an armored car wouldn't have been able to survive their combined onslaught.Unbeknownst to them, Ethan had upgraded the car with the aid of an artifact.Though it was temporary, at least for now, he didn't have to worry about losing the car in the fight.“Damn it, shoot that car down!”As the guar
When Yama woke up, he realized that he was in chains and on his knees.Struggling to break free, a voice cut in at that moment.“Don't waste your breath, those chains are an artifact specifically used to hold down Apostles like you.”Yama glanced ahead to find Ethan seated on his throne.“You…” he glared at him icily but Ethan was unmoved as he replied.“Look down.” Yama didn't know why but he didn't dare to keep staring at Ethan so, he looked away.“What did you do to me?”Ignoring the question, Ethan intoned. “From now on, you shall heed my commands and any attempts to go against me shall end badly for you, do you understand?”“I heed no man!” Yama bellowed only for a frightening force to come down on him and send him crashing to the ground.Just then, Ethan whispered into his ears. “Do not test me.”Yama trembled as he realized that he was severely outmatched.“Spare me.” Yama pleaded.Ethan snorted as under normal circumstances, he would have ended Yama's life instantly but the m
Ethan reached out only for his hand to pass through the hill, proving what he'd learned from the bird that the hill was merely an illusion.Anna gawked at the sight as she watched him walk into the hill.Befuddled, she ended up standing in place for a bit longer than necessary, struggling to fathom what she'd just seen.Ethan walked out again and asked. “Aren't you coming?”“How did you do that?” Anna asked.“It's an illusion.”“How the hell is this an illusion?” Anna couldn't understand.Ethan chuckled. “Just come here and stop asking questions already.”Seeing that she still did not attempt to move, Ethan let out a sigh as he stepped out of the hill and approached her, taking her hand before proceeding to drag her toward the hill.“This is crazy,” Anna muttered as Ethan pulled her through the hill and into what lay within.She nearly lost her cook as what was inside was what appeared to be a sprawling market that extended for quite some distance.Just as they made to move forward, t
Nora was one of those in the Beggars sect who was called a professional scammer.She was in the service of a certain Beggar Lord and was tasked with putting newcomers into situations that forced them to cough up money.This was referred to as corporate stealing and was a known way of making money among beggars.No one outrightly said anything about it and in a sense, all beggars were in on it.If one fell for it, that would be on them and no one would care, taking it as a fair game.Naturally, so far, no one had ever been lucky enough to find themselves in a corporate begging situation and leave without paying a dime.In any case, Nora was considered one of the best due to her unique way of getting the unsuspecting newcomers to pay up. She didn't outrightly steal but instead carried out an 'accident' while holding what looked like an expensive pot.Once the pot would get broken, she would claim the unsuspecting stranger a thief and demand a fee for ruining what she had bought.A simp
Seeing as how no one said anything, Ethan glared at Nora who immediately backed away, terrified to make eye contact for fear of getting punished."You are lucky." Ethan began. "I'd rather not punish you considering there are no permanent damages to me. So I'll leave this, cross my path again and I won't hesitate to toss you in jail. Try me." Each word was said in a jocular tone but for some reason, no one dared to think that Ethan was joking, with some even trembling.This man was just too imposing, no!?Sparing Nora one last glance, Ethan turned and left with Anna following closely behind. It was only then some realized that they had been holding their breaths.Though no one voiced it, several had a feeling that their Beggars sect branch would be overturned today.Whether this would be good or bad for them was left to be seen.***“Thank you.” Ethan intoned as they made their way to the gates of the inner section.Anna glanced at him. “For what?”“For standing up for me like that.
"What did you just say?" The guard inquired."Do I have to repeat myself?" Ethan inquired in a similar tone to how the guard had first addressed them, causing the guard to go silent with a furious look on his face.Timothy grew furious as he yelled. "Didn't you hear what I said?... The VIP ticket is worth 100 million!... Have you ever seen that amount in your life talk more of being able to spend it?"Ethan didn't even deem it necessary to offer a response as his eyes remained on the guard."I'm waiting."'Damn it, fine!...if you want to embarrass yourself, I'll help you do so!'The guard grumbled inwardly as he quickly rushed to get the beggar who was in charge of giving tickets."You said you wish to purchase a VIP ticket?" The beggar asked.Ethan nodded in response."Then, please take out your card."Ethan calmly did so at which point Timothy caught sight of the black and gold stripes causing him to go wide-eyed.'There's no way that was a Blackgold card, right?’The beggar in char
Just as he finished assuring Anna, Ethan noticed a gaze in his direction prompting him to shift his attention to find the origin.He did and immediately, Ethan knew there would be no escaping with the Titans Heart without that man's death.However, there was no reason to fear.He has accepted the mission and he will complete it, no matter what. Just like that, the auction continued with more people running away once they got what they came for.By the time the final piece was rolled out, only 6 remained.Richard, 3 men, and 2 women.The five had guards with none looking the least bit weak.Compared to them, Ethan and Anna were nothing but sitting ducks.By now, Ethan had noticed the guards of the other people shuffling around, preparing to start a confrontation once the bid was done."This is the Titan's Heart, a mythical grade item with enough power to bring down the heavens. It is an authentic piece from the cosmos with no other copy. We would be starting the bid at 10 billion doll
“Stay behind me,” Ethan remarked with Anna nodding.Julio grinned as he intoned. “Decided to give up and die?”“Not yet,” Ethan replied. “Just weighing my options.”“Who said you had options?” Julio snorted in response with Ethan flashing a smirk.“Me.”Then, he rushed forward with [Hyper Motility].Julio reacted instantly, taking out an artifact and activating it.The artifact turned into a net and shot toward Ethan but he was quick enough to react, utilizing his heroic attribute to upgrade his luck.He dodged the net, catching Julio off guard.“Take him down!” Julio commanded the two beggars with him.The beggars obliged and took a few steps forward.“You sure you want to do this?” Ethan inquired. “Might get very ugly.” The first beggar snorted a response. “You dared to come here, don't think about leaving alive.”Then he charged at Ethan, his body glowing though Ethan sensed no Apostolic aura from him.'Another form of power?’ He wondered as he reached out and grabbed the beggar b