"It doesn't matter. What can you do to Gavin anyway?" Wilfred smiled half-heartedly.He did not believe that his son was in trouble. He might have been captured by Kendra and had his freedom restricted. She would have to release him if her grandfather gave the command.Kendra poured herself a glass of wine. She never drank alcohol, but she decided to have a sip."Kendra, I want you to get along with your cousin. I don't want you two to burn bridges," said Xavier.Kendra placed her glass on the table and smiled. "So, you knew he was plotting against me, and you knew everything he did, but you're not interfering?"If this is what you mean by getting along, forgive me because I can't do it."Also, you can tell me if you want Gavin to be the family heir. I can step down from my current position."Wilfred was excited when he heard that. He glanced at Xavier.He hesitated and sighed. "Is it too late to ask you for that?""I'm sorry. I should've been a better grandfather."Gavin is
"Wilfred! What are you doing? Didn't you say—"Xavier was in disbelief. His manor was ambushed by those who worked for his son. 'What is he doing?'"What? Do you mean when I said I wouldn't hurt your precious granddaughter? Look at what she did. This bitch is supposed to step down, obey, and enjoy the rest of her life, but she just had to oppose me. Tell me. Didn't she ask for it?"Wilfred rubbed his bald forehead. He tilted his head to glare at Kendra. He asked mockingly, "Why does the old man like you so much? He agreed to everything just to protect you. You're too stupid to appreciate his good intentions. You pissed me off!"Now, both of you can go to hell together."Her mind went blank.'What does it mean? Did Grandpa promise Uncle Wilfred something to protect me?'What is going on in the Lockwood family? Why am I unaware of it?'"Wilfred, the Lockwood family belongs to you at this point. I don't have many days left anyway. Let Kendra go, and I will write a will to hand ove
"Mister Levin, you don't suspect me, right? I might have been able to hurt Uncle Wilfred and Gavin, but I won't hurt my grandpa no matter what." That was the first time Kendra lost respect for the man. 'How can he suspect me?'Ashton smiled without saying anything.Kendra turned to look at Yenn—she looked innocent."Miss, I grew up with you—""Mister Levin, it's not Yenn either. She's like a sister to me.""Say something, Mister Levin. This relates to the Lockwood family's life and death, so please guide us," Xavier said in a weak voice."Calm down, Mister Lockwood. Get a set of silver needles for me. I need to help you with a detoxifying treatment," he said calmly.He observed the subtle changes in the facial expressions of everyone nearby, and he had a rough theory in his mind.He had no idea who the culprit was, so he was provocative on purpose. He wanted the culprit to show themselves. The culprit had fallen into his trap."Roxanne, get the silver needles I keep in the stu
Roxy tried to contain her feelings. Ashton addressed her without fear. She looked confused.Kendra and Xavier also looked confused."Mister Levin, are you mistaken? Roxy has been working here for more than 20 years. Also, she… she…" Xavier sighed like it was difficult to talk about that.Roxy smiled faintly and said, "Mister Levin, I don't find it strange that you would suspect me. After all, you seem to prefer my younger and beautiful sister, Roxanne."But everything requires evidence. Such a grave crime would lead to an execution. Can you simply convict an innocent person based on your words alone?""Of course not."There was something special in his smile. Roxy felt afraid for no reason."First of all, as I mentioned earlier, Mister Lockwood can't die from the worm alone. Three triggers are needed for an undetected death. Each of these three triggers is harmless on its own, perhaps something ordinary. However, when these three ingredients are combined, they create a unique fr
Ashton revealed his sleeve. It was wet."Because I didn't drink it."Healing others may be easy, but healing oneself is challenging. It would be troublesome if I were poisoned. While working with the acupuncture needles, I secretly poured the tea onto my sleeve."Roxy sat on the floor."Roxy, tell me, why did you do it?"Xavier was tired.Kendra felt awful, but she could not comfort her grandfather.He was not that heartbroken when Wilfred died. Their relationship was over when Wilfred threatened him. It was not the same when Roxy betrayed him. He had real feelings for Roxy, and he treated her like his own daughter."Why?"Roxy stopped pretending. She was on the floor, and her hair was a mess."How dare you ask me why? When have you ever considered us?"My son is excellent, so how could you not see him as the heir? How is my son worse than this bitch?" yelled Roxy.Everyone was stunned.'Son?'"What are you talking about, Roxy?" Xavier stared at her with a horrified look.
"Mister Levin, help me. I'm begging you!"Yenn's shoulders were exposed. She reached out to touch Ashton."Stop it, Yenn! Mister Levin is mine! Don't steal my man!"Kendra lost her composure. Her hair was down, and her black dress was elsewhere."You're the one who needs to stop, Kendra. How can I listen to you now?"Yenn still had a trace of sanity, but her black office outfit was nowhere to be seen."Wait, hold on, I think I may have a detox solution."His mind was working rapidly.Ashton thought the poison was familiar when the evil woman unleashed it. It felt like he had seen it before. He recalled when he was a child, and some guy used Androstenone on his cousin. It was a whole mess back then. The Levin family was also enraged.Not a lot of people could handle the wrath of the Levin family. That guy vanished into the bottom of the sea, along with those who helped him.The Levin family hired an old expert to save his cousin. Ashton recalled the housemaids carrying ice cub
Jaden did not look good when he heard thatThat was his precious liquor. 'What does he mean by fake? Is he trying to anger me?'"Which bastard said that? I'll tear him apart."Ashton waved it off and said, "Don't worry about it. Get something that looks nice with great value. I can't look too stingy, right?"Jaden flinched and said, "Can you stop doing that, Mister Ashton? I helped you when you got married, when you went to house visits, and when you went to important events. My collection is almost gone. Have some mercy on me, Mister Ashton.""Yeah, right. All those people who wanted intel from you gave you a lot of precious gifts. Your vault is probably stacked with treasure." Ashton looked displeased.Jaden sighed and headed toward his vault.He thought, 'Mister Ashton divorced Alora, so I should send someone to retrieve my antiques. I didn't want to give them away in the first place. They are not worthy of such gifts.'Jaden retrieved a box that looked ancient."This is an
The tension was high in the hall. A luxury car was parked in front of the mansion.Two ladies and a guy exited the car.Alora removed her oversized sunglasses. She was still in shock. She mumbled, "This is unbelievable. I can't believe Yanne's father is the famous Anthony Scott. I thought his father was an irresponsible scumbag who abandoned his wife and daughter.""Alora, you know Anthony Scott's daughter?" Tyson asked, surprised.Alora nodded. She had mixed feelings about it. "Yeah, I know her through Ashton. He mentioned it before we were married. He stayed in South Edren because Aunt Theresa and Yanne Scott saved his life, so he wants to repay the favor.""That loser wants to repay a favor?" Tyson burst out laughing. He looked down on Ashton."How shameless of him. Am I right? Ashton Levin supported them with money from the company," Chloe said."Only a loser like him would use your money to repay favors, Alora. Now that Anthony Scott is back, they have become rich. Ashton L
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