Silence fell in the back the instant the red SUV car came to a stop. A few minutes later, a tall slender man alighted from the car and made his way to the lake ahead.His steps were calm and serene and almost out of this world. He came to a stop beside the lake and stared ahead at the still water.“I still have a long way to go,” He muttered as he pressed his leg backward with force and clenched his hand tightly as a heavy channel of energy rushed through his veins.“Hah!” A loud kaboom sound rang out and the air hissed harshly and soon after a short wave brushed against the surface of the water.“As expected. Just a day of not cultivating caused me to fall behind,” He muttered and sat on the floor and crossed his legs together.He closed his eyes and started to breathe calmly. A few minutes after that, one could see beds of silver liners slowly floating toward his direction.He of course was aware of this. After all, he was cultivating the sacred technique, the duo of the heavens and
A few hours ago~After Claus received the order from Evan, he stepped out of the house took out his phone, scrolled through the contact list, and dialed a number.“Yes, sir,” A baritone voice calmly sounded from the phone.“Are the boys done talking?” Claus asked.“No sir, but I already asked Jude and Connor to tie them up,” The voice replied.“Good. This is what I want you to do for me.” Claus said, then looked around and lowered his voice. “Sir Evan asked that a gift should be sent to their client. And also, find out more information from them and see if there's more for us to know,” He explained.“Understood, sir. I'll do just that,” The voice replied and Claus hung up the call.He sighed heavily and placed the phone in his pocket and just as he was about to head back inside, a voice sounded behind him.“Is this how thugs attack him?” Ezra asked and Claus froze in place.He slowly turned towards her direction and arched an eyebrow at her. “No,”“Then why were they after him earlie
A thousand miles away from Santo city. A gigantic building surrounded by huge trees and a bed of grass stood majestically under the blazing sun. It's aura ancient and desolate, as though no one had lived there for long. One could see pieces of vases on the floor, their value unknown. And occasionally, once in a while, an insect will rest on one of the rotten woods on the floor to eat but get eaten by a predator.Sounds of footsteps approaching in the distance caused all the living beings to crawl to their hideous.“I think this is the place,” A female muttered and her companion stood beside her with an exaggerated expression on his face.“This place? How can this be the place mentioned on the map,” The blonde-haired boy muttered. He was a tall young man with an athletic build. He was dressed weirdly and had a big sword behind his back and occasionally a snake would crawl out from his bag and hiss at him.“Sorry Pepo,” He laughed awkwardly and the snake returned to his bag.“It is. Th
The Hidden Families ~They belong to the ancient families and core tycoons of the business world, and they deal with all sorts of businesses. Be it, materials or supply of products to the citizens. The Hidden families are all grouped into 3 tiers. The first tier; focused solely on cultivation. This family has never shown their presence to the world and chooses to groom their talents at their temples or mountains.The second tier is the mafias; They deal with all sorts of shady deals and have lots of districts in their care. The third tier; is the weakest of them all but they have something that the others don't have. A weapon that no one knows about.And as they all have a clear background in the physical world… They also ran shady deals in the shadows, and one of them happened to be the supply of narcotics.“What the hell were they thinking? What if the government finds out about it?” William said angrily after he received the updates.“Have you forgotten that they have connections
“What's going on here?” Mrs. Bertha's loud voice sounded in the hall and everyone's gaze fixed on her, and then at Christel who was behind her.“Mother,” Jane beamed and hurriedly walked towards her. “I caught this intruder sneaking around suspiciously,” Mrs. Bertha's brow raised slightly and she turned towards Vera. “And who are you?” She asked coldly and at the same time seized her up. Vera was dressed in a beautiful red V-line pencil gown that showed off her curves. Her long red hair was tied neatly and decorated with expensive jewelry. She stared at Mrs. Bertha calmly and curled her red lips slightly.“A guest. I wonder if this is how you welcome your guest to your daughter's birthday,” She smiled lightly and Mrs. Bertha frowned Mrs. Bertha eyed her silently and then faced Jane.She stared at her for a while, then faced Vera, “It looks like my daughter must have misunderstood you. I sincerely apologize for that, and please, enjoy yourself,”Mrs. Bertha calmly said to Vera, the
Evan bolted down the stairs at lightning speed!His gaze was fixed on the shadow rapidly running away in the distance.He rushed down the stairs and soon arrived at the vast space filled with a lot of people. He frowned slightly and examined his surroundings.He couldn't find them anymore. “Did they find out about the loop?” He muttered, then took out his phone and sent a message to Claus.After the message went through, he shoved the phone inside his pocket and continued observing the place.A buzz sounded from his phone and he took it out to check what it was.He shoved the phone back in his pocket and dashed towards the place and in no time he was outside the building heading straight towards a lonely street.There was no one in sight… not even a human being.It felt as though the place was an abandoned graveyard and even the sound of insects could not be heard. This could only mean one thing… An enemy had occupied the vicinity.Evan stood still and closed his eyes as he tried to
Evan coughed violently and tried to get up, but he couldn't. “Hmm… you are different. If it were other humans affected by my powers_ they would have all been dead by now,” The man said as he got closer to Evan, and then stood in front of him.“How are you related to this key?” He questioned. Evan gazed at him coldly and slowly got on his feet. His legs were a bit shaky but he still managed to get up. Evan shot him a cold glare and didn't say a word, instead, he was still on the lookout for the one who sent the blade at him. “Interesting,” The man smirked and raised his right hand slowly. The evil smirk on his face didn't cease and instead widened. He shut his left eye as though he was targeting something.The air ripples violently as a light ball slowly appears on the tip of his fingers.“Astros!” A feminine voice boomed from behind them which was then followed by a long rope.It slashed through the air and held the man's right hand.“What is it?” Astros frowned In displeasure an
“Who?”A defining silence fell after that as the world slowed around them.“I must be mistaken,” He muttered and stared at her. Vera frowned slightly as she felt something wasn't right with Evan. Something bad must have happened, and he wasn't telling her what it was.“Why don't you want to talk about it?” She asked instead, but he didn't answer. “I think we are done here. Let's head back home,” Evan calmly replied and proceeded to leave, but she held his hand and stopped him from leaving.“Why aren't you giving me an answer?” She asked worriedly. “Did something happen over there? What about the key? And who was it that found us?”She held him back with the hope that he was going to answer her endless worries, but he didn't.Instead, he stared at the hand that held his, then at her. “ I will inform Claus to take you home,”He gently removed her hands and left her.“Where are you going?” She called out but he didn't answer her.Vera clenched her hands tightly to clear off the pain th