At that moment, people's gazes, which were originally fixed on the beautiful girl, now simultaneously turned towards Richard Forger. Watching how the girl greeted Richard, some men secretly imagined themselves in Richard's position. A few more seemed to show expressions of envy and annoyance.Meanwhile, Richard did not give any answer even after the beautiful girl stood less than a meter away from him."Mr. Forger, why did you look surprised? Just so you know, I joined this tournament specifically so I could see you again," the girl insisted, as if hoping her confession would make Richard pay a little attention to her.However, instead of being moved or anything like that, Richard took a deep breath and shook his head. "Unbelievable! Not only did you poison Rowena Roemer to meet me, but now you're also joining a martial arts tournament so you can meet me again? Well, don't be mad if others will call you crazy, Miss Torres."Ginny Torres coughed while several other men who happened to
The charismatic man who came with dozens of bodyguards had completely captured the attention of the martial arts tournament participants. From the tense expressions on the participants' faces, one could infer that they seemed to feel they would have no chance of besting the charismatic man, no matter how hard they tried.As the charismatic man entered the technical meeting hall, people's eyes were drawn to him. Without being asked, some people who happened to be near the man seemed to rush away to make a space for the charismatic man who was walking with a group of his men.Seeing how the participants responded to the charismatic man, the head bodyguard of the man seemed to smile with satisfaction and then muttered, "In the martial arts world, someone with high ability can indeed bring out a dense aura like you, Young Master," the head bodyguard said to the charismatic man. "It's only natural that everyone seems transfixed by your arrival this time.""Not really. Look at that young gu
"I heard that father truly removed your name from the list of people that the Heavenly Dragon should protect. Thank me because I came here not on behalf of the Heavenly Dragon." The charismatic figure named Hazelle King replied while smiling sarcastically at Richard Forger.That smile made Richard laugh and then asked, "So, what return should I give to repay to a brother who wants to protect his younger brother? Ah yes, with one important note, his younger brother doesn't even need any protection, ha ha!"Hazelle King chuckled, the fingers of his right hand massaging his temple a few times. While sitting with his legs crossed, Hazelle King muttered with a sharp gaze to the right. "You are too reckless to be able to fathom how far the Red Skull has made preparations to trap you, My Arrogant Little Brother. Trust me, soon you will realize that you do need my presence here."Richard shrugged and shook his head. "Hazelle, I'm afraid your presence won't be of any use here, so, go back to M
The beautiful woman in the black mask now snapped her fingers for the second time. As that happened, the projector screen behind her brought up a voice-over video."Welcome to the participants of the Annual Martial Arts Tournament in the Eastland City."There was a loud echoing voice that filled the entire room."As you know, this year we have doubled the prize for the winners. By winning this tournament, you can enjoy wealth without having to work for the rest of your life. In fact, it's just a little surprise. We have more than that!"The video paused for a moment. The tournament participants looked at each other as they waited for the next announcement from the video they were watching. Indeed, the news of the prize amount given to the tournament participants was enough to make the participants shiver with excitement.If it was just a little surprise, then was there anything more exciting than that?"And, we are happy to announce that a person or a team will be rewarded with a priz
All the tournament participants came to the hall that day for the technical meeting. None of them expected that the tournament, which was supposed to be held in the next few days, would start in two hours. Of course, this made the initially rowdy atmosphere even rowdier.At that time, Richard guessed that the sudden decision was intentional by the organizers. When in a state of surprise with no preparation like that, the participants' psychology will be disturbed. The decision they would likely choose is an impulsive decision that lacks consideration.Since the tournament organizers had just given the doctrine that they were preparing a super fantastic prize for the individual or group that defeated Richard, it was certain that the majority of participants would take a mostly same impulsive decision: attacking Richard Forger."That's all, this announcement is made. See you at the arena," the organizer concluded.At the same time, the lights that highlighted the side of the stage were
It would be excessive for Red Skull to deliberately devise such a massive plan just to eliminate a single enemy. Richard repeatedly contemplated the worst-case scenarios that Red Skull might have, because he felt that his own life was too valuable to be exchanged for the struggle carried out by Red Skull.Come on... What is their plan, actually?" Richard closed his eyes and took a deep breath. One hypothesis after another started to emerge in his mind, but he still doubted everything.Richard's daydream was interrupted as the ship he was on was now docked at an island with a vast stretch of beach. On that beach, three blue tank containers were faintly visible, lined up prominently among the expanse of white sandy shores.No one knew what the tank containers contained before. Until when the three hundred martial arts tournament participants were lined up by the organizers, there were several organizers who swiftly distributed a dark-colored backpack from inside the container to each pa
Opening the contents of the backpack on the beach along with hundreds of other participants was a foolish act if Richard were to do it. Considering that the committee mentioned that the tournament has already taken place, it was certain that he would become an easy target from the hundreds of participants if he were to stay there.Therefore, with swift movements, Richard quickly slipped away from the crowd of participants busy checking the contents of their backpacks. Richard's quick movements even went unnoticed by Hazelle King. It made Hazelle King wonder whether his younger brother's agility had significantly improved or if his own vigilance had Deteriorated."Such as impudent sibling!" Hazelle King clenched his fists, his face filled with annoyance but his eyes sharply scanning into the depths of the forest. With equally agile movements, Hazelle broke through the commotion happening on the beach.Meanwhile, inside the forest, Richard was calmly sitting on the highest branch of a R
The full moon was perched in the sky, radiating a dim light along with thousands of stars surrounding it. The faint glow filtered through the gaps in the Rosewood tree leaves, creating illuminated patches within the otherwise pitch-black forest.As the wind swayed the branches and leaves, a play of light and darkness unfolded at various spots within the woods. Perhaps it was this sight that eventually caused Richard's eyes to slowly open. It began with squinting, then a gradual widening, until they were slightly open.The habit of being alert then made Richard reflexively get up from a lying position to a sitting position. He sharpened his senses of sight and hearing simultaneously to digest the situation that had confused him."Boss, thank goodness you're awake."A woman's voice touched Richard's ears, making him blink his eyes to see the woman who approached him hurriedly.Before Richard could open his eyes again, a hard punch hit his head."Damn foolish boy!"'That voice....' Richa