Naturally, his question drew knowing smiles from Clint and his group of cronies as they exchanged looks with one another.As far as they were concerned, their target had bit the bait and now, it was time to reel him in.“We can start now if you like,” Clint remarked as he gestured for Ethan to take the last remaining seat available.He naturally obliged while assuring Kiara that everything would be okay.With that, the game began.The dealer stepped forward and began to share the cards with a skill that showed that this wasn't his first rodeo.Ethan didn't even hesitate to turn on his skills while sending out a system notification to begin a stream.[Streaming has begun][Number of Views: 100][The Medicine God sends his greetings][The First Mother is happy to see you well][The Prodigy hopes that you haven't forgotten the agreement you made with her][???? Chides you for attempting to sow chaos within the ranks of the Absolute Good faction, which could lead to a weakening that would
“I don't accept this!” Clint bellowed as he got to his feet. “You must have cheated!... There's no way I lost!”Ethan raised a brow. “Now, now, don't be a sore loser, Mr. Clint. Even when I lost countless times, I didn't throw a tantrum neither did I accuse you of being a cheater even though you were cheating.”“What the hell do you know!... There's no way I would lose to the likes of a bastard like you!” “And I guess that's because you paid off the dealer, correct?”Realized he'd been caught, Clint immediately remarked. “You'd best not say anything you can't prove!”“I could say the same thing to you, I mean, what proof do you have that I cheated?”“You naturally cheated!” Clint still wasn't willing to back down.How could he accept that everything he'd bet would be gone just like that?... Others could lose, but not him!He was a special existence that shouldn't lose!“Stop trying to talk trash, Mr. Clint. If you are broke, just say so, there's no need to make so much noise. I'd be
It made the ladies wonder if they were just not to his liking.Ethan wasn't about to clear up any confusion.***Just as he had said, Kieran was at the bar alone.“Hey.” Kiara greeted as she came to sit beside him.Letting out a tired sigh, Kieran remarked. “Are you not going to reconsider my offer?”“No, Kieran. I don't plan on working for Sloan Inc. I hope you can understand that.” “I heard the person you picked as a sponsor won the selection process to find the third sponsor.”“He did.” A hint of pride was present in her response.Kieran's expression turned sour. “As a sponsor, he can't sponsor one of the contestants so how do you plan to resolve that?” “He isn't sponsoring directly. He opted to find both Mega Sports and Gen-X which served as an indirect way to sponsor the competition. So that frees him up to sponsor me directly.”“This is madness,” Kieran remarked coldly. “So you are willing to go through so much stress instead of just letting me in!... Damn you, Kiara!” Kiara
“Do you think I didn't anticipate you catching up?” Kieran questioned harshly, unwilling to back down even now.Ethan ignored him as he remarked. “Let her go now.”“Or else what?” Kieran sneered. “Look here you bastard, I'm not someone you can mess around with. I have the upper hand so you'd best leave now that I'm still in a good mood else you can forget about leaving!” “I won't tell you again, Kieran. Let her go.” Kieran glared at Ethan as he wondered what gave the bastard the audacity to speak to him in such a manner.“It seems you have a death wish. Fine then, I'll be more than happy to escort you to your grave!” Kieran bellowed before proceeding to call out. “Brother!” A man appeared at that moment, his aura filled with divinity.“I can't believe you called me to deal with this munchkin.” The man remarked as he looked at Ethan like a rat.“I want him to suffer, big bro Kayden. That's why I asked for your help. You've been looking for a new punching bag after the last one died,
“Impossible, his brother was with him.”“Is it the sadistic fool from earlier?... That one will be crippled for life, I made sure of it.”“Bastard!... If I get my hands on you, you can forget about living. How dare you go against the Sloan family?”Ethan snorted. “I dare go against the gods you serve, you think I fear fools like you?”“You are a madman.”“I am on my way. Mr. Brewster better not be harmed otherwise I won't hesitate to put you in a similar condition with your sons.”“Dare to come here and you can forget about leaving!” “Alright, we'll see.”With that, Ethan tossed the phone aside before returning from where he'd run from.***“That bastard. How dare he speak like that to me!” Kaleb Sloan remarked loudly as he tossed his phone, causing it to shatter.He was the current patriarch of the Sloan family and owner of Sloan Inc. A powerful man with a sadistic personality, he was the type of businessman that no one dared to cross.Being in his bad book was the same as sentenci
Aaron stepped out, unable to believe that Ethan's plan had worked so smoothly with hardly any bloodshed with the very little being from the enemy faction despite them having the greater numbers.Of course, he didn't dare to put his guard down as he sensed that there were several guards in the warehouse.He watched as Ethan walked through the range of the sleeping gas unaffected by its powerful effects, allowing him to understand the difference between him and them considering they needed to wear gas masks to barely manage to get through.Regardless, Aaron signaled his men to move as they couldn't allow Ethan to engage the enemy alone.Meanwhile, Ethan stood before the doors and activated all his skills with the stream still active.[The God of Chivalry donates 10,000 coins to your righteous cause][??? Is revealing his moniker.][The Hero of Ages applauds you for standing strong against all adversaries][He gifts you the passive skill, Indomitable][He gifts you the active skill, Cut
Benjamin glared at him. “I'll admit, you have something skill, but skill means nothing in the face of true power!”With that, he unleashed his pressure as an Apostle with the desire to suppress Ethan, leaving him no way to fight back.Taking this as a signal, Kaleb unleashed his pressure as well, with both merging to bore down heavily on Ethan and his group.Although Kaleb was ranked 5 by the system, that didn't mean he was weak in any way, after all, the ranking was based on the floor that an Apostle could reach in the Universal Supermarket.Based on what Ethan understood, the higher the floor, the more spiritual pressure was applied.So those that could go higher were those capable of handling the pressure without problems.As it was, Ethan was ranked level 3, on the cusp of hitting 4.In any case, Aaron who was barely rank 1 fell unconscious along with the rest of his agents that could still be considered rank zero.However, Ethan remained standing, his gaze impassive as he studied
Mr. Brewster had been kept unconscious in a dark room when Ethan found him.Thankfully, he was unharmed with no scars to speak of.Satisfied with this, he called Aaron to come downstairs to pick up Mr. Brewster so they could take him home while he had a little chat with Benjamin and Kaleb.It turned out that Reginald was frightened, rightfully so, considering he knew that Ethan was about to reveal the truth of what happened three years ago.Learning about this was naturally satisfying as though it meant that Reginald would become more dangerous, it also meant that he would be prone to making mistakes in his bid to throw everything at Ethan.Benjamin even seemed willing to help Ethan deal with Reginald but Ethan wasn't foolish enough to accept his offer as though Benjamin had given up, that didn't mean that they didn't still have a blood feud.The worst kind of enemies are the ones closest to you and Ethan was not about to let just anyone get close to him. Benjamin, though regretful,