"Mister Lockwood, you came at the right time. Otherwise, I would have killed him." Ashton smiled."Knowing the Galloway family, retaliation was inevitable. So, I have sent out scouts after them. After detecting their presence here, I immediately led my men here. Fortunately, we were not too late." Zion felt relieved for his foresight.What he did undoubtedly made Ashton owe the Lockwood family another favor.For him, the more favors, the better. Being able to bind Ashton to the Lockwood family was the best thing that could happen to them. Ashton was like a dangerous weapon that their enemies feared most.Even for Zion's troops, there were significant benefits. If he had the opportunity to meet Darek again, he could use Ashton to his advantage."If it's okay, I'll leave now. Sorry to trouble you to deal with the aftermath." Ashton glanced at the Latham family members, who had not recovered from their despair, and then at Alora. He turned around and left after.After Ashton left, Z
Yanne stared at the turquoise pendant in her hand as she sat in front of the dressing table in the warm room.Ashton had given her the pendant. He said that it was the symbol for the Lockwood family's daughter-in-law.However, she felt unsure about that promise. She was not sure whether Ashton had gotten over Alora. If he had not, then it did not matter what she did. She would not win that losing battle.At the thought that something too precious to her could leave her life at any moment, Yanne felt a lump in her throat that refused to go away no matter how much she swallowed.Everyone was selfish in relationships. No matter how generous a person was, they could not give away the person they loved to others. Saying things they did not mean would only make one feel worse.Just then, the door of her room opened.Only two people could enter her room without knocking; one was her mother, and the other was Ashton. Not even her father, Anthony, was given the privilege to do so.Yanne
"How dare you!" Niall immediately stood up. Even though he was short and dark-skinned, he exuded an aura of leadership. The stare in his eyes made people shudder.However, Ashton was unfazed by said aura as he did not even look at Richmond.Ashton was not being rude, but those people's arrogant attitude was pissing him off. He always spoke and acted as he wanted, and manners were never prioritized when dealing with rude people."Alright, everyone calm down."Anthony had to be the mediator and quickly smooth things over."Everyone, calm down. It's our first meeting. Let's not fight each other.""Mister Levin, these are all famous people in the Acton Province. Let's play nice.""I'm talking to them calmly for your sake. Otherwise, I'd have slapped the rudeness off his face long ago," Ashton said in a neutral tone.Anthony did not know what to say next.He knew Ashton. The younger man had no fear in him as he possessed excellent martial arts skills at such a young age. It was nor
"Mister Levin, are you saying the medicine is for Tammy?" Anthony's eyes opened wide as if he could not believe what was happening.The medicinal herb was a treasure. Anthony and the men who worked for him exchanged their lives for him. However, Ashton told him that the medicine would be used to save his wife. Anthony was ashamed for not being as generous as someone much younger than him."Aunt Theresa and Yanne saved my life. If they had not fished me out of Swan Lake back then, my life might have already ended. How could I forget her kindness?"I have been collecting medicines to treat Aunt Theresa's chronic illnesses over the years. Originally, they were not good enough, but the quality of the five-color reishi mushroom is beyond imagination. In addition, I have a new treatment plan, and it is almost ready to be implemented.""Mister Levin, this is a great kindness. I don't know how to repay you." Anthony rubbed his hands, feeling ashamed."There's no need for you to repay me a
"Mister Scott, we have a suitable, reasonable, and scientific treatment plan for your wife. We estimate that she can live for about another eight months," Marcus said proudly."What did you say?" Anthony was taken aback and then became angry. "Eight months? You can't cure my wife?"Marcus smiled and said, "Mister Scott, don't joke. This is a congenital disease, which means your wife is destined to live to this age, and no one can change it."As soon as he finished speaking, Anthony grabbed at his collar."Fuck you! Mister Levin said that my wife will be cured in an hour.""Mister Scott, this kind of joke is not funny at all. I am this hospital's best internal medicine specialist, and what I say has absolute authority." Marcus quickly explained.At that moment, the various instruments in the ward initially used to monitor Tammy's physical condition suddenly emitted harsh and sharp beeping sounds.Beep beep beepTammy's heart rate plummeted, and every organ in her body issued abn
"Fuck you, bastard!" Anthony slapped Marcus."You almost killed my wife, yet you still dare to throw accusations around? Just you wait. When I'm done dealing with my wife, I will come for you."Anthony almost died of anger.The bastard harmed his wife, and he still wanted to cause further confusion and prevent Ashton from saving his wife. Did he have a grudge against Tammy to want her dead?When Ashton came to the hospital bed, he did not dare to hesitate for another second. He started massaging her. Starting from the pressure point in the middle of Tammy's forehead, he moved down to her chin. At the same time, his other hand quickly twisted, accumulated more core essence, and reapplied the medicinal patches.From top to bottom, the light energy flowed.From bottom to top, the dark energy flowed.Two distinct energies flowed up and down her meridians and blended near Tammy's lower abdomen's elixir core.When the two energies converged, the detection instruments that had issued
The indifference on her face was chilling.Inside the car, the driver could not help shivering. He wondered if the woman was made of ice.The car drove north to the Acton Chamber of Commerce's pharmaceutical group headquarters in Edren County.It was a 30-story building with the words Acton Chamber of Commerce on the signboard.The pharmaceutical group was just one of the Acton Chamber of Commerce branches. Due to the rise of the Internet in recent years and the popularity of health and beauty products, a substantial online sales channel was born.The combination of network and physical sales was the core of Acton Pharmaceuticals' future development.When they reached the 27th floor, Aerin pushed the hall door open. The inside was packed.In addition to senior management, the group had many technicians, scientific researchers, and pharmacists of various drug categories. Most were graduates of top schools and top chemistry students who returned from abroad."Miss Blau, the resea
Aerin nearly lost her cool.Solomon stroked his chin with great interest.As for the others, they were all waiting for a good show to happen."Ash, let's calm down. After all, pharmaceuticals are not our strong suit..."Before Anthony finished speaking, he was interrupted."Who said that pharmacy is not my strong suit?"Ashton turned his head and glanced at Aerin. "It seems Miss Blau is not sincere about this deal, so let's stop working together."Just as Ashton wanted to leave, some bodyguards stopped him."Miss Blau, you don't think you can keep me here by force, do you?" Ashton flicked his wrist."Of course not. You're confident enough to come here, so you must be confident you can leave at your will."However, you should not underestimate me as well. I can talk to you calmly, and I can also hold you down, Ashton. What do you think, Mister Levin?" Aerin played with the ice-blue ring on her finger. The smile on her face was sweet and harmless."Why don't you try it?" Ashto
Once the news spread, the world was in an uproar.The ban on nuclear weapons had been lifted?That meant the nuclear weapon's password had been entered, and the weapon could be launched from the ground with a single command.Furthermore, it differed from the time in the Syferian ice plains. Taking into account the international community's influence, Sunoria used a low-tonnage nuclear bomb with minimal lethality, but Aarrowsmith was different. Once they decided to use nuclear weapons, they would disregard all public opinion until they had utterly destroyed their opponents. In that case, the bombed area would be a wasteland where nothing could live for at least a century.Nobody wanted nuclear weapons to detonate on their own territory.Therefore, wherever Ashton was, the country in charge of that territory would be in a panic.Sceponyol and the allied countries quickly convened a military meeting and contacted Aarrowsmith, demanding a halt to the nuclear bombings.However, when
A single person had destroyed an entire fleet."Your actions will start a war!" Leblanc roared furiously."You're an insignificant clown; your words don't matter. Furthermore, so what if I start a war?"Ashton regarded Nimo with interest. Nimo and the others were dressed in combat suits and ready for a final desperate fight."Hand over the core technology of the combat suit and the formula for the Water of Youth, and I will let you live today," Ashton said.He admitted to being greedy for Aarrowsmith's technological advancements—not for their combat effectiveness, but for the scientific application behind those means.If members of Obsidian Gates were equipped with that type of combat suit and the Water of Youth, combined with the martial arts practitioner's own methods, their combat effectiveness would skyrocket. Everyone would become a super warrior fearless of death.However, his words made Nimo laugh wildly."Do you think it's up to you? A filthy Linnish man wants the sixth
Nimo laughed. "We're safe! Everyone, the retreat mission has been completed successfully." Nimo finally felt relaxed.Three other figures then appeared on the ship.Their combat suit was removed, revealing the figures of a woman and two men.The Annihilator Team had only four survivors.The captain of the ship approached the deck."I am Leblanc, the ship's commander, and I have been ordered to come pick you up. Why are there only four of you? What about the others?" Leblanc inquired in a suspicious tone."All of them are dead. That Linnish warrior killed them.""What?"Leblanc was shocked.He knew what power the Annihilator Team wielded, and he was sent to perform that task precisely because of that. He responded as soon as possible and cooperated unconditionally because he knew that any task assigned to the Annihilator Team had to be something he could not ignore.He also understood the Annihilator Team's composition—the frontline combat team, the communications team, the in
The battle continued.Ashton only used a sliver of true thunder's power before annihilating several members hiding in the dark in one fell swoop. Those members were waiting to report the news.The Annihilator Team was not made up entirely of combatants.The sixth-gen combat suit was still in development and had not yet been officially added to the assembly plan, so only frontline combatants wore it.For example, communications, intelligence collection, transmission, and backend members wore standard fifth-gen combat suits.In the face of that devastating thunder, there was no powerful self-healing and recovery ability, nor the ability of the Water of Youth to reshape the body. The other members were destroyed almost in the blink of an eye."Damn, what kind of weapon is that?"The captain roared frantically during the attack."Captain, this is the latest information—he found an artifact that gathers thunder and lightning at the Church of Darkness' headquarters in Edlington. That
"What? Is our warship here?""It has arrived offshore. Our country is our strongest supporter. No one can take action against Aarrowsmith's soldiers!" The man's confidence had skyrocketed.He had been a member of the Annihilator Team for over a decade and had been promoted to captain along the way. He had never encountered such a situation on a mission. A warship from Aarrowsmith's strongest navy had appeared to escort him in defeating their enemy. That undoubtedly helped him gain confidence."Fight as you retreat; buy me time."The captain took the Brain's terminal and refilled a black magnetic rod.At that moment, an indescribable scream ripped through the sky. As soon as it ended, a 50-meter building containing several people collapsed.Ashton was wearing the Obsidian Jade Scales and resisted dozens of gunshots. He grabbed a sniper from the Annihilator Team, swooped down, and smashed the opponent into the ground, grinding them into powder and ripping the combat suit apart. The
"Since the first battle in the Syferian ice plains, no one has ever caused me such a severe injury."Ashton threw a punch with enough force to cause massive explosions, swiping it at 30 times the speed of sound.The man in black armor raised his large shield almost subconsciously.When Ashton's fist made contact with the shield, a silent ripple of space appeared, and ultrasonic waves that normal creatures could not hear spread frantically in all directions like a silent bell signaling the end of the world."Hmm?"Ashton realized that when the two forces came into contact, the shield vibrated at trillions of times per second while the special metal inside formed a ring-shaped magnetic field. That magnetic field disrupted the surrounding energy flow to resolve the power emitted by his punch.It functioned similarly to the previous black magnetic rod, except one was used for attacks and the other for defense."Go!" The man's arms were numb. He held a shield and dragged the woman at
It got close to Ashton in a matter of seconds, and the black magnetic rod exploded at a speed that was almost certainly 20 times the speed of sound. No other weapon in the world could do what it did.Therefore, even Ashton was careless. His carelessness stemmed from his belief that, even if his mana could not stop the destructive power of that magnetic rod, he could at least slow it down for a moment. That moment was sufficient for him to react and take appropriate countermeasures.He did not expect the magnetic rod to ignore his mana and injure him instead.Modern weapons that could ignore mana defenses were certainly interesting."Unexpectedly, we were forced to use Plan B, utilizing the valuable Breaker Black Pillar. That damn Linnish warrior! That cost a billion dollars!" The thin man holding the transmitter removed the black sunglasses from his face and cursed viciously."Don't complain; that's Ashton. He's known as the strongest man in Lindorm. Even if we lose tens of billio
"What have you been up to, Ashton? There's no way it was just about breaking Mister Darek's curse, right? When Mister Johnson saw you, he was terrified and booked us on the first flight out," Kendra said, her voice tinged with disbelief.Ashton simply smiled, unfazed. "Oh, nothing much. I just took a quick stroll around the country and picked up a few favors along the way.""When's the flight Harry booked for us?""Tomorrow morning, six sharp," Kendra said, still incredulous."He can't wait to see the back of us," Ashton said with a laugh, but he got it—it was part of the job.Sceponyol could only begin to pick up the pieces and shuffle the deck after Ashton left. With him around, everything stopped, with unexpected events lurking around every corner."Well then, let's make the most of tonight and head out bright and early tomorrow, back home.""I'm with you. It's not every day we get to go abroad. I'm too wired to sleep anyway. Might as well check out what kind of fun this coun
"That's Mister Ashton Levin!"Harry's confirmation hit Luce like a ton of bricks.He might not have met Ashton before, but he knew the name carried a lot of power. The entire upper echelon of Sceponyol and their allied countries had been on edge, dealing with that Lindorm warrior's actions. Rumor had it he had come from the east, smashing through dozens of mercenary strongholds, clearing out the Bit Sea Strait, surviving a thermobaric onslaught, and marching straight into Brighton, putting the whole city on high alert.Blood Monarch Alexander had entered the fray, but even he could not withstand the onslaught and was cut down by Ashton. That bold move sent shockwaves through Sceponyol's superbeings community, leaving them humiliated and thirsting for revenge. In a show of force, the Five Great Guardians mobilized with one goal—to take down the perpetrator and restore their tarnished reputation on the world stage. After a grueling battle that lasted over an hour, the guardians lay de