Alora stared at Ashton and Kendra. She also felt annoyed when she thought about what happened at the gala.She was just about to confront them when Tayson stopped her."Alora, today's an important day for you. As one of the four main partners Royal Sealift Group has chosen, you might be interviewed at any moment. You'll be meeting the Royal Sealift Group higher-ups as well. How can you cause a scene?"You know that the media loves fabricating scandals out of nothing. Just leave that to me. I assure you, it won't take long before he's kneeling in front of you with that woman, begging for your forgiveness," Tyson said gently.Alora felt like he was right. There was just too much media attention—the higher her status rose, the more carefully she needed to act. Otherwise, if negative rumors started to surface due to her carelessness, it would be terrible for her future."That's very rational of you. I almost acted rashly. Mister Cox, I'll leave this to you.""Mister Cox, you are perf
"What? What did you say? I'm not talking about the head of the Royal Sealift Group. I'm talking about that wench by the door. You've got it wrong!" Howard's face reddened as he explained.Alora also said in a panic, "Everyone, you are mistaken. Howard is not trying to insult the head of the company."The middle-aged man mockingly said, "It looks like you don't know who she is, and you're already barking like wild dogs. How tragic."Alora frowned. Those people were speaking so vaguely and even insulted them. They had crossed the line. She would have already shot back at them if they were not older and more powerful than she was.Alora watched the woman by the door enter with a document before walking on stage.When she arrived, the whole place fell silent.Alora suddenly felt terrible.Could she be…"Let's welcome the head of the Royal Sealift Group, Kendra Lockwood. She will be hosting the signing ceremony," the host said before handing the microphone to Kendra.Kendra looked
"That explains why women busy with their careers always ignore many things around them."Forget it. Let's wait and see." After speaking, Kendra turned and left."Miss Lockwood, I want to ask you something," Alora called out from behind her."My proposal was approved because of Ashton, right?"Kendra paused, pushed her hair behind her ears, and smiled. "I initially wanted to be petty and reject your proposal plan, but Ashton told me to be fair and accept your project as long as it was good enough.""So that's what happened." Alora gritted her teeth, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.She took a favor from that useless man. Even though he did nothing substantive, just one sentence from him greatly impacted the Alora Group.She needed to understand why Ashton would do that. He should have chosen revenge instead.However, she thought of another question. Did Tyson not claim he called his father to help her with the Royal Sealift Group? Did Tyson lie to her?At the end of the sig
"Why are you suddenly so formal with me? Just say what you want to say, and ask if you have any questions.""I briefly chatted with Miss Lockwood at the signing ceremony just now. Alora Group winning the bid seems to have nothing to do with your father, but I remember you told me that your father had facilitated that matter. Was that the case?"Tyson's heart skipped a beat.She had noticed that detail.Fortunately, he had prepared his speech in advance.Tyson still looked calm on the surface, smiling brightly. "That's it? Alora, you must know that the entire Royal Sealift Group is huge, and the Cox Group can't compare. My dad doesn't talk to Miss Lockwood directly, but I can assure you that my dad helped, and he helped a lot. If you don't believe me, I'll call my dad now." Tyson took out his phone very calmly and called his father on the spot to inquire about the matter. He thoughtfully turned on the loudspeaker so Alora could hear the conversation."I'm sorry, Mister Cox, I misu
"That's Cedric for you. He's the same when it comes to martial arts. He doesn't give up and is quite showy. Don't mind him, Ashton. He has a good heart," Leonard said, trying to resolve the conflict between the two.However, Ashton did not buy it. He said, "He might have a heart of gold, but he sure has a rotten mouth. Mess with the wrong person, and he might end up with his tongue cut off.""Boy, you're courting death!" Cedric was furious when he heard what Ashton had said. How dare he refute him? Cedric almost threw a punch at Ashton there and then.Fortunately, Leonard glared at him to stop him, saving his life."We'll have a lot of time in the future. I'll play with you slowly, then. Let's see how long you can last," Cedric said harshly.Along the way, Ashton ignored Cedric and closed his eyes.About half an hour later, Swan Lake was within sight.Travis from the Black Draco Guild had arrived.That so-called gauntlet still concerned the other party, and they risked their li
There was a saying—brawl with fists and kill with knives."How can you be so strong? What's your relationship with Wade?"Leonard turned over and struggled to stand, horrified.He had touched the threshold of the inner strength realm at such a young age. Was he Wade's descendant or successor?"Wade is my grandfather, and I am the first-generation successor of the Willows Shape Will Sect. What do you think?" Atropos laughed.Wade was a master of the Will Shape fighting style in current times. He combined ancient martial arts with his understanding of martial arts to create a new system called the Willows Will Shape. He could be considered a grandmaster of contemporary martial arts. He had a high reputation at South Edren.A direct descendant, Atropos likely learned the martial arts style from Wade. No wonder he was strong.A guy like Atropos would never be short of money if he were born into a wealthy family. Why did he come to South Edren? Should he not spread his influence at s
When everyone was in a daze, including Anthony, Julius, Henry, and Leonard, they heard Travis' scream. His voice was simply startling."It's him! Mister Willows, he killed my son and almost killed me!"Mister Willows, please kill him for me, and I will give you another 100 million!"Atropos looked at Ashton on the bank like an ant. "I am not short of money. I want the pendant of the Twin Fish of Light and Dark you took from the Central South antique dealer three years ago," he said lazily.Travis gritted his teeth. "Okay, deal!"Travis's hatred for Ashton ran deep. No one had ever dared to humiliate him the way he did. Ashton came into his office, shouted at him, and even made him kneel. It was humiliating.He vowed to kill this bastard whenever he could, regardless of the consequences!"However, Mister Willows, you must be careful. That guy is also a cultivator and a strong one!" There was a lot of apparent fear in Travis's eyes.Anthony was shocked.He did not expect that th
Ashton marched forward and leaped. The water's sparkling light rippled around it. As he sped up, the lake rippled like lotus flowers.He splashed the water with his toes ten meters from Atropos, and the waves pierced Atropos' body like swords.Atropos screamed and fell to the bottom of the lake.Blood covered the water in a quick moment, looking creepy under the moonlight.After that, Ashton jumped and landed on the boat.The people on the boat stared at him as if he were a ghost.Travis fell dazed on the deck. "It's over. It's over. It's all over!"It was indeed over. If Atropos had not said those words before he made his move, he would still have a chance to beg for mercy. However, his words had pushed him beyond the point of no return."Mister Levin, you are a talented cultivator. You are the strongest person to walk this earth. I admire you so much." Anthony lay on the ground and never got up. His heart was filled with excitement. However, he suppressed his excitement for f
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