Roderick’s words were strong and firm.Richard stood frozen, unable to move. He stared at the elderly man who stood in the middle of the room with a touched expression. Despite the old man’s frail body, his posture was straight and upright. His grandfather was trying to tell him something.The descendants of the Dwayne family. Only loyal to Country Rio Dio.Twenty-seven years ago, the grandfather had helped Richard’s mother escape. Across the world, there was no country that would accept them. Only Country Rio Dio risked the survival of its own nation to provide a home for the Dwayne family.Why? Why did the grandfather escape back then? Why was there no country in the world brave enough to take them in?No!All that was irrelevant now. What mattered most was that Richard had carefully memorized every word and sentence his grandfather had just spoken!“Roderick!”Zorric was truly furious, his head practically steaming with rage. He glared sharply at the old man and gave an order to h
Roderick seemed to see the figure of the war god that Clifford often mentioned.“Son.”Seeing the blood flowing from Richard’s palm reminded Roderick of something. He took out a pair of golden gloves from his pants pocket, which he had prepared earlier.“These are your mother’s keepsakes. I never knew their purpose, but I cherished them dearly while I was alive. You should keep them for now, who knows, they might be useful in the future.”The gloves given to Richard were made from real golden silk worms. When held, they felt incredibly soft and comfortable. At first glance, they looked like ordinary gloves, but in fact, they were designed to protect the palms from sharp objects.Richard didn’t understand the exact purpose of the gloves either. Without much thought, he put them in his pants pocket.“Roderick! Enough! Stop resisting! If you still want to live, then come out from your hiding spot!”“Didn’t you say no one dares act recklessly in Country Rio Dio? Where is that brave attitu
Richard managed to catch three bullets in one swift motion. In that instant, the surroundings suddenly went silent and still.“Crazy!”“W-What... What was that?!”Everyone stared with wide eyes, stepping back two paces. Zorric himself appeared stunned, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets, almost fainting on the spot.He couldn’t believe his own eyes at what had just happened in front of him. How could Richard catch a bullet speeding towards him using only his bare hands?What the man had just done was not something an ordinary human could do. And what was most terrifying was that Richard was completely unscathed! The ability Richard had was beyond his comprehension.“Le-Leader...” The S-level soldier also looked dazed by the recent events.Richard remained silent, offering no response. Richard, who had been prepared to lose the palm of his hand, also stood motionless for a moment. His eyes shifted from the bullet to the golden gloves he was wearing, alternating his gaze betwe
“Huh? Why is it so quiet? I think I still heard gunshots and people’s screams earlier, but now it’s completely silent. Could something have happened to Richard?” Aurora started to panic and began tiptoeing and hopping slightly to peek outside through the ventilation gap.There was no one outside, and the atmosphere around them suddenly became eerily quiet and tense. “Ms. Aurora, what’s the situation outside?”Aurora furrowed her brow upon hearing Ramiro’s question. She was overwhelmed with an extraordinary sense of panic and confusion.“It seems like the fight outside has ended. I’m worried something happened to Richard.” Ramiro simply furrowed his brow, confused, and asked, “Should we go out?”“Wait a little longer, let’s wait for one more minute. If there’s still no sound or sign of anything, then we’ll go out,” Aurora replied uncertainly.Just as she finished speaking, a sound came from outside. Aurora’s heart suddenly stopped, her body tensed, becoming alert. In a silence like th
Seeing Roderick, who was so stubborn, made the two guards reluctantly agree to let him go. “You guard Mr. Roderick and exit through the back door. Take him to the main base with our car. I’ll go to the lobby and find Mr. Roderick’s grandson,” instructed the other guard.“Understood,” his companion replied, immediately moving to take Roderick out through the back door. Roderick, worried that the guards might mistakenly identify his grandson, intentionally reminded them again, “Not Reginald Dwayne. My grandson is the one who saved the S-level soldier earlier. Remember! Don’t mistake the wrong person!”The one who saved an S-level soldier? Mr. Roderick’s grandson is that capable?The guard was both surprised and excited at the same time. The reluctant feeling he had about helping the old man’s grandson was immediately replaced by an overwhelming sense of admiration. He quickly ran toward the lobby.Just as the guard arrived, he saw a familiar figure sneakily exiting and running.“Mr. R
After saying those words, Richard pulled his hand back and ran into Hellio Room without turning back. Only thirty-seven seconds remained from the current time until the bomb would explode.Seeing the back of the man disappearing from her sight made Aurora’s heart ache. Half of her soul seemed to be forcibly pulled away, leaving her feeling empty.“Richard! Richard! You have to come back! I’ll hold you to your promise to marry me! If you don’t come back, I’ll die in there with you! I won’t look for anyone else and will die right in front of you, making you feel guilty forever!” Aurora shouted, tears streaming down her cheeks.She was terrified that Richard might never appear in front of her again. But at the same time, she couldn’t bear to see an innocent baby die so easily.Her cry echoed into the lobby and lingered in Richard’s ears. His heart skipped a beat, and with clenched fists, he muttered, “I’m sorry...”Richard wasn’t sure if he would make it out of this place alive.“Help...
A slight look of anxiety appeared in the woman’s eyes. She dared not respond, fearing it might make Richard more suspicious of her.All she could do was gaze intently at the child in Richard’s arms, then say, “Nothing, nothing at all. He just comes from a regular family. I’ll contact the child’s family and ask them to come pick him up directly.” Richard squinted as he watched the woman’s back, growing farther away. He spoke to Ramiro in a voice loud enough to be heard, “Mr. Ramiro, I heard you have a private hospital, right? Take the child there immediately! I entrust him to you. Remember! Don’t let anyone have the child without my consent!” Ramiro quickly nodded, replying, “Understood! Leave it to me.” Richard was sure the woman had slowed her pace when he spoke to Ramiro earlier. It seemed like she had paid special attention to the child. When the crowd had started to disperse, Richard gave orders to his S-tier soldiers:“Follow Ramiro, and report to me directly if anything happe
“Let your poor boyfriend see what real wealth looks like. The Skyler family is not the type of people who can be taken advantage of so easily!” Wilona said, turning around and walking toward the balcony door.The Skyler family also followed her out to the balcony. A moment later, they gasped in awe as they saw what lay before them.In front of them were ninety-nine luxury cars neatly lined up in front of the Skyler residence.“My God! Wilona, your boyfriend is so rich!” her aunt exclaimed, her eyes still fixed on the luxury cars.“Why not just send a debit card? How could he send so many luxury cars! It’s just like people say, it’s better to marry into a wealthy family than to be born into one!”“Anyway, in the future, you’ll have to live and move into your husband’s house. If a husband has no money, you’ll suffer forever!” Hollie added, deliberately glancing at Richard.Aurora was irritated by her family’s remarks about Richard. She pulled on his arm, intending to leave. But her move
The little girl growled at Elena like a madwoman. “You’re evil! You’re evil!”“Let go of my Daddy!”“Dad…”“Shut up! You forced me! Get out of here!” Elena yelled. A deep fear filled the woman’s mind. Having lost her sanity, she raised the dagger in her hand again and plunged it into Doctor Fenrick’s heart. Then she kicked his body hard, sending it several meters away.In the eyes of the desperate little girl, her father’s figure was reflected as he lay on the ground, eyes wide open, lifeless.Before her father took his last breath, the little girl seemed to see him looking at her. He smiled and said, “Sweetheart, Daddy is not useless. I’m not afraid to die...”Not afraid!He truly was never afraid.“Daddy,” the little girl whispered.“Aaarrgghhh! Daddy!” The little girl screamed with red eyes. Clearly, she had been gravely wounded. But somehow, she gathered strength from somewhere. Her small body suddenly rose and charged toward Elena.She wanted to fight back with the last bit of st
From the very beginning, Elena had been driving her car, tailing the mysterious woman. That’s why she witnessed the whole incident. She saw with her own eyes how Zena led the mysterious woman to run back to the training base. She also saw with her own eyes the little girl being stabbed with a dagger.It could be said that the little girl was quite lucky. Perhaps because the mysterious woman was too nervous and panicked, the stab wound in the little girl’s abdomen wasn’t life-threatening.After making sure that only the little girl remained, Elena slowed her steps. She walked closer, one step at a time, toward the little girl.When the little girl saw Elena’s calm and expressionless face, she felt as if she saw the last glimmer of hope. The little girl innocently reached out her hand toward Elena. Every time she tried to speak, her life force seemed to drain away.“P-please save my sister...”“P-please... call brother Richard...”“Please. Please go save sis Aurora,” the little girl whi
After snatching the phone from the little girl’s hand, Zena checked it. As soon as she clearly saw the contact name on the phone screen, both her eyes immediately flashed with an intense murderous intent. She gripped the phone tightly in her hand.“What’s wrong with you? What happened to you?”“What happened there? Tell me quickly! Where are you? Let me know where you are!” Richard urged in a hurry.When the man heard the voice of the woman yelling at him through the phone, his heart sank, almost dropping to his feet.The sound of Richard’s voice on the phone truly startled Zena. She was both terrified and angry. She quickly reached out to press the end call button.However, just at that moment—three seconds before Zena could hang up—the little girl, whose head had struck the ground and whose body was covered in wounds and blood, suddenly lifted her head. Then, with the remaining strength she had, she screamed toward Zena.“Training Base! The Training Base on the outskirts of Almolia
She still didn’t want to die.She still hadn’t met Richard.She had to wait for that little girl to bring Richard to save her.All the mistreatment from Zena, all the wounds inflicted by that female trainer, Aurora would make sure to repay it all! She would!At first, Aurora thought that by coming here, as long as she could endure the hardships and pressure, and was willing to work hard, she would become strong. She would be worthy of standing by Richard’s side. Unfortunately, she was wrong. All her hard work and determination had only earned her hostility and torment from Zena, with no clear reason. On the other side…“Sis, wait for me.”“You have to wait for me to come out and bring someone to save you.”“You’re the kindest person to me in this world. God will surely protect and bless you. I will definitely escape from here. I will bring Brother Richard to save you,” said the little girl as she curled up in the underground drainage pipe.The little girl continued to crawl a little
“Yes. I am a devil woman! I am a wild beast! I want to see that shameless woman torn apart!”“Why do I have to be the one to suffer through all this? Why must I be the one who is hurt? Why? Why?!”“Why! Hah?! Tell me now. On what basis?!”The mysterious woman seemed to be poked at a vulnerable part of herself, perhaps because some people important to her had once scolded her with the words, “devil woman.” This caused the part of her filled with hatred and vengeance to explode.Both her hands gripped Ashren’s shirt collar tightly. She stared at him with sharp eyes, sneering cynically.When Ashren saw the look in her eyes, his heart suddenly dropped as if it was plummeting to the tips of his toes. For some reason, he felt something far worse was about to happen. And sure enough, it did!Not long after that, a command came from the mysterious woman that struck Ashren like a bolt of lightning.“Ashren, let me make it clear. Don’t even think about trying anything! I’m giving you one hour.
No one should ever belittle the War God. He was a god in the hearts of all the soldiers. The soldiers said nothing. They immediately raised their weapons, whether guns or knives, and attacked Richard again.Their eyes, burning with the fury of anger, proved just how important the figure of the War God was in their hearts.And the Mayor had anticipated this possibility. That’s why he intentionally told everyone about Richard claiming to be the War God. He wanted to see how Richard would withstand the attack from the S-rank soldiers.Even if that man could survive this attack, Richard had already killed so many of the soldiers in front of everyone. Of course, the central headquarters would not sit idly by. The central headquarters would surely kill him.Hahahaha!The Mayor laughed incessantly in his heart. At that moment, his spirits were soaring. He looked forward to seeing Richard’s death. At that time, the invitation would fall into his hands.But just as the Mayor was still rejoicin
The bullet shot out uncontrollably, passing right by the Mayor’s gaze. It then headed straight towards Richard.At that moment, Andrew, who had been unconscious, slowly opened his eyes. Still disoriented, he briefly saw a man standing not far from him. He also saw bullets flying from all directions, heading towards that man.Suddenly, Andrew’s pupils widened. His gaze fixed on the figure standing in the middle of the room.“No!”“Don’t!”“Don’t!”It was Richard!Richard Dwayne. He would never forget that name and face, not even until the day he died. That was the face of the God of War. The protector angel of their people and the entire Nation. The God of War could not die. Absolutely not.Therefore, Andrew tried to stand up. He, who had just been saved by Richard, still struggled to breathe normally. Gasping for air, he pushed himself as hard as he could to his feet and ran toward Richard. He wanted to take the bullets meant for Richard, to shield him from the attack coming from all
“Aren’t you afraid of the stones you’ve lifted falling on you?!”“Or, are you not afraid of the central headquarters at all? Or is there someone at the headquarters protecting you and allowing you to boldly collude with foreigners?!” Richard retorted.“Hahaha!” The Mayor burst into laughter. Afterward, he sneered, “Your status?”“What status do you even have?”“Someone as useless as you. Besides relying on those fools at Ligos city to protect you, what status do you have? Am I supposed to be afraid of the central headquarters? But what do you think they’ll know about what I do?”“Do you think the central headquarters will find out?”Impossible! Because ordinary people can’t possibly contact the headquarters. The Mayor’s face, words, and expression all displayed nothing but cruelty and contempt. The middle-aged man didn’t consider Richard important at all. To him, Richard was nothing more than an ant that didn’t deserve any fear. Richard was merely his scapegoat!Suddenly, the Mayor’s
Long before Andrew’s arrival, or even before the death of the city’s border captain, the mayor had already prepared everything. He wouldn’t let Andrew investigate and uncover the truth.If Andrew had already suspected him, the mayor wouldn’t hesitate to kill him. Afterward, all he had to do was find a scapegoat and frame them.But what he didn’t expect was that Richard would show up.Five minutes later.“What did you see! I won’t let you go! Hurry up and take me inside! Where’s the Mayor? I want to meet him!” Richard said.One of the officers led him inside, but Richard felt uneasy. Why was the government building so empty? It didn’t make sense that no one was guarding it, and it felt eerily quiet.“The Mayor is in that room, you can go in now,” one of the Mayor’s subordinates said.“In there?” Richard felt strange; he didn’t see anyone inside.Bang!Suddenly, the door slammed shut! The door was locked from the outside.Only ten meters ahead of him, Richard saw a man in a dark green u