Yanne was shocked.She could not tell if she was dreaming or had heard it wrong. Was that her hallucination?How could he say such a thing?She began to cry.Why? Why would he say such things just to comfort her and deceive her?"You're such a scum! I don't want to listen to such lies!""Scum? Lies?" Ashton was confused. He meant everything he said. Why would Yanne think he was lying? Also, since when was he being a scum? "Yanne, are there any misunderstandings between us?"Yanne punched him in the chest. "There's no misunderstanding. You are a scumbag. You are dating Gwen. Why would you deceive me just to comfort me? You don't want to be with me at all. You don't even like me like that.""Gwen? When was I dating her? Who is spreading rumors? I will murder them!" Ashton was annoyed."She said it herself, and I saw you flirting in the clinic. She touched your… Touch you there!" Yanne blushed."Where?" Ashton asked in a confused manner.As a result, he was kicked in the crotch
Two lips met Ashton secretly cursing himself for being an ass.Yanne was severely hurt and bloody, but he was lustful. That was terrible of him.Furthermore, Yanne had just recently become an adult and was in her first year of university. Even her great figure did not change the fact that she was young."Ouch…"Ashton accidentally touched her shoulder, causing Yanne to tremble in pain."Look at the state that you're in. If you are injured this badly, maybe we should not do this. Let's talk about it when you've fully recovered."Yanne lowered her blushing face, trying not to let Ashton from seeing her in this state."I know. I will take all the needed medication to recover sooner."By the way, Ash, there will be a dance rehearsal at my school in a few days. I am the main dancer. Will you come and watch my performance?"When he saw Yanne's hopeful eyes, Ashton could not refuse, so he agreed.Ashton had never considered falling in love with a student. It made him feel bad.The
"Why are you so petty? I have nothing to do with her now, and I don't want to have any entanglements with her." Ashton felt disgusted.Kendra crossed her arms and said, "I haven't lost a bet yet. I made a bet with her. I bet on whether you or that Tyson fellow will achieve greater heights in three months. Who would've known that Tyson would scam Alora and go abroad? Now I have no idea who won the bet.""So, by making me the boss of this place, it makes sense for you to win, right? Are you sure this is not cheating?" Ashton looked at her with a smile.The word cheating made Kendra a little embarrassed. She said, "You are a thousand times better than that slimy man. I should have won, but you're very non-confrontational. Everyone thinks you're leeching money off women. Aren't you mad?"I just want you to be somebody so I can win fair and square. You took over the place because it's a trade between you and Uncle Seamus. It has nothing to do with me, so how am I cheating?""Kendra, Mi
Ashton was walking ahead when a loud voice shouted, shocking him.That voice was too familiar to him.He suddenly remembered Kendra's comment that Alora's family was dining there that day. That was too coincidental.He turned to see Florence, the old hag. A shiver ran down his spine."It really is you!" Florence's face suddenly dropped, and then she sneered."Little rascal, I did not expect you to work as a waiter here. It seems like you're making it big."Hurry up and get me the menu. Otherwise, I'll complain to your manager and get you fired!"Ashton was always amazed at how Florence's brain worked. What about him made him look like a waiter?"Crazy woman! Go ahead if you want to file a complaint. No one is stopping you.""What did you say? You called me crazy?" Florence glared at him and shouted into the private room. "Alora, come out and look at this little rascal. He dared insult me!"Alora and Jose were also alarmed by the commotion outside the door and quickly got up a
Ashton tried not to laugh."You can dine here if you want and leave if you don't. If you continue to cause a scene, I'll have security escort you out.""Are you the boss here?" Florence's eyes widened."Is something the matter?" Ashton said with a smile.He smiled, but Alora and the others' faces were blank.The Divine Dining was an exceptional place. Only the cream of the crop could afford to dine there. It was generally booked for big banquets and gatherings for the rich. It was a completely different social circle.Furthermore, the market value of Divine Dining was worth tens of billions of dollars. Ashton was an incapable man with no powerful backers. How did he become the boss of the Divine Dining?Did Kendra give the place to him?Alora could only think of such a possibility. She wanted to laugh when she thought of that.She claimed that she was fair and would never cheat. She gave Ashton a top restaurant with tens of billions of dollars in market value to win the bet. S
When Alora's jaw dropped, Ashton waved his hand and said, "I did not tell you this now to ask for credit. I would've done so long ago if that was what I wanted. I'm giving you advice since your company is going to shit, and you have been deceived once too many times."Ashton thought she would reflect and possibly be grateful.However, Alora and Jose looked at each other, then at Florence and Howard, bent over, and laughed loudly."Oh, my lungs. I can't catch my breath. Ashton, such a shame you're not a comedian with the jokes you say. You can really twist the truth with that mouth of yours! You think of yourself as a savior when you're nothing but a deadbeat? You're killing me." Florence laughed as she slapped her thighs.Jose scratched his chin. "From a psychological point of view, this indicates that he craves recognition to satisfy his ego. He wants to portray an image that is far from reality."This phenomenon occurs significantly more in men than in women.""Jose, you are a
Ashton did not think Yanne would have so many devoted suitors before seeing the scene.Or fans seemed more appropriate.Boys with signboards reading Yanne is a goddess, Flower of the Country, Star of the Century, and others filled the area.It was hard to believe Yanne already had so much campus influence. If she maintained that momentum, she could succeed in the entertainment industry after graduating."Let's enjoy the dance performance brought by Yanne in the first class of the performance department, titled the love of Allure."After the host finished speaking, the lights on the stage dimmed.The spotlight was centered in a specific direction.Soon, Ashton saw a shadow entering the spotlight. White dress, a tall and well-proportioned figure shone brilliantly on the stage.At that moment, Ashton was starstruck. He only had eyes for the girl on the stage.Perhaps, that was the first time he had looked seriously at the girl.She was perfect.Ashton had always thought she was
One second later, the crowd started talking loudly."Damn! Who is that guy? Going against Casanova? What a man.""We got extra entertainment today. It's so worth it!""He's from another university, right? Otherwise, he would have heard of Casanova, and he dares to go against him. Is he asking for a beating?""I guess all the teachers will leave soon, pretending not to see or hear anything."That person guessed it right. Several teachers in charge of the program found an excuse to leave the auditorium.After all, they could already guess what would happen next and could not risk offending Caspian to stop him.Caspian had a record of beating up and killing people and always cleaned up after his mess. They did not need to worry about the dire consequences that would affect the university's reputation. There had never been such a thing.After the teachers and management left, Caspian finally smiled cruelly. "What did you say? Say it to my face again.""Can't hear me the first time
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