After calming down, Seamus saw Langdon point his gun at Ashton, and his fear returned.Why did he have to pick Ashton, of all people?If Langdon fired his gun, things would escalate to a full-blown fight. Then, his business plan would be shot to hell."Mister Greene, the Royal Sealift Group also has gifts for you. Would you show us mercy this once and let my friend live instead?" Kendra quickly acted. She placed a quaint herring jade pendant she had prepared in advance on the table.The herring jade pendant was silver. It looked so beautiful that Langdon's eyes suddenly lit up."It's the Light Fish among the Twin Fish of Light and Dark. Little one, are you sure you want to use this gift to save his life? An ordinary person's life is not worth the price." Langdon's soul-piercing smile made people shudder."Mister Greene, he is my friend, so he can't be regarded as any ordinary person. If you agree to my terms, this jade pendant is yours." Kendra gritted her teeth.The jade pendan
"Who's there? Who's talking?""I swear I'll use my magical instrument to punish you and send you straight to hell!" Friar Trant leaped to his feet when he thought no one was looking, shouting in the direction of the mysterious voice.Standing beside Ashton, Kendra quickly gripped Ashton's arm and whispered, "Mister Levin, what did you just do?""He is displaying the power of a magical instrument. We, as mere mortals, should tread carefully. One wrong move, and we're done for."Even proud and accomplished Kendra was afraid of such mysterious forces.Wealthy people were known to be more superstitious than others. They were well-informed and knew these supernatural phenomena were real, not folklore."This is a magical instrument? If you had not told me, I would've thought it was a toy designed to trick children," Ashton said with a scoff."Mister Levin! Watch your words! This may lead to disaster!" Kendra immediately silenced him."Friar Trant is Diego Bames from the Central Sea.
The flash of light lit up the sky.Even Ashton was slightly amazed by the incredible energy storage efficiency of the deep sea stone.The deep sea stone had the unique capability of storing energy. While cultivating, Ashton funneled lightning through a lightning rod into the deep sea stone, shaping it into jade. Then, it formed a simple version of the Five Thunder Symbols, and crushing one would unleash an incredibly destructive force.A deafening boom shattered the silence. Ashton stood like a god, holding a lightning bolt, his face radiant with purple light.Another massive crash and the entire bamboo yard lit up like daytime. The smoke and purple mist clouding the area vanished into thin air. The immense energy obliterated tables, chairs, doors, and windows, leaving behind nothing but ruins.Friar Trant's body was charred and paralyzed from the electric shock. He was on his knees and hands, breaking countless precious antiques before he finally escaped, his face smeared with du
"Mister Greene, you think your life is valuable, don't you?" Seamus grinned, his face twisted with malice and glee."You ever consider what will happen to the Tigers Alliance if you die right now? Chaos, perhaps?"And let's not forget about your family. What ghastly fate do you think they'll face once you're gone?"Seamus was reveling in the moment. Despite his great power, Langdon could not escape the chains of familial love. His rise to prominence had bred enemies everywhere. With his death, his family would be torn to shreds by vengeful wrath."How about a deal to keep you alive? Would you be interested?" Seamus offered, eyes twinkling like a snake's.Langdon's face contorted with displeasure. A bad feeling surged in his heart; he knew Seamus would not let him go easily."Seamus, let's not forget, I was friends with your father for 30 years.""My father died at your hands, and you talk of friendship?" Seamus roared. "The only choice you have is to disband the Tigers Alliance.
Ashton stood in the hospital room doorway, his eyes locking onto Alora and Jose as they prepared to leave. He could tell by the flush on her face that Alora had taken some drug."What are you doing here?" Alora's eyebrows immediately furrowed. "You again!"Ashton hesitated. "Are you leaving with him?""What's it to you?" She glanced disdainfully at Ashton. "Why are you being so nosy? You claimed that you aren't following me, that we have nothing to do with each other. Then why are you here at the hospital? Why are you standing so close to me?"She was determined to expose him for the liar he was."Why would I want to be close to you, Alora?" Ashton's face reddened with anger."No explanations? Fine. I'm all ears for your silence. If you're not following me, explain why you're here!" Alora shot back.Ashton said, "I have no obligation to explain myself to you. I just wanted to remind you about the drug he's given you. Judging by your current state, you've already taken it. If you
"Ashton, whatever reason you've come here today, I hope you understand that you are no longer related to the Latham family. Don't think of involving my father to gain something from us. It's not going to happen," Gilbert said.Ashton looked at Gilbert, disbelief flooding his eyes. If it were Florence saying that, he would understand, but Gilbert? The man was speaking nonsense."Years with the Latham family, and I have not stolen even a single penny. Why does everyone think I'm plotting something?"Then Florence chimed in, her voice dripping with venom. "Oh, Gilbert, you're giving me ideas. This guy has been leeching off Dad's affections. Maybe he's hoping to speed up his demise to seal the old man's lips forever. Keep him from spilling any inconvenient truths."The words stabbed at Ashton like knives. If not for Zane lying on the operating table, he would have slammed the door and left. To hell with them."Regardless of your conspiracy theories," Ashton mumbled, "Zane is innocent.
Alora rushed to the bedside.Once a picture of cold, corporate elegance, she looked like a devastated little girl at that moment, her eyes blurry with tears. The room was heavy with her emotion as she sobbed.Florence immediately said, "Ah, a miracle doctor indeed. Cure at the touch of a hand. The money well spent, no surgeries, no meds."Morgan stood beside the bed, smug and impatient. "Time to pay up. My time is valuable, and another patient is waiting."Without a word, Alora called Miss Lowery, instructing her to wire the money immediately. She turned to Morgan and said, "Doctor Cook, can you stay a bit longer? Just until we're sure my grandfather is stable? His condition is not a minor one, and we can't know for sure if—"Fear from Ashton's previous remarks lingered in her voice, amplified by Morgan's insistence on his three million-buck fee.Morgan's face twitched. "What are you implying? You could have refused my service earlier if you did not trust my skills. Many more pre
Alora hesitated to speak for Ashton as her grandfather's breathing stabilized and his condition improved. 'Why should I?' she wondered. 'He broke the rules and disrupted the hospital. No one asked for his help. He's just asking for trouble.'Alora breathed deeply, her spirits lifted. Ashton, watched by two nurses, was not going anywhere.A few minutes later, Zane Latham woke up. Gazing around bewilderedly, he had no idea what had happened. Shortly after that, the police arrived, led by Weston Clark. A team of officers stormed into the operating room."What's got your feathers so ruffled, Mister Gibson?" Weston Clark asked, cigarette hanging from his mouth, his uniform askew."Mister Clark, I'm glad you're here. This man disrupted our work, slandered Doctor Cook, and interfered with a surgery! He even touched our patient without our permission! I want to file charges," Covance said."Is that so?" Weston eyed Ashton critically. Satisfied that he was not some privileged heir or wealt
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