How could this be?T-There was no way!Albion had the fighting prowess of a martial god, yet he was defeated by a mere slap. Elaine was too shocked to remember to breathe and was frozen in place, petrified.‘Didn’t Uncle Albion tell me not to worry because he’s here?‘Didn’t he say Fred was just an overconfident youth?‘Shouldn’t Fred be the one instantly defeated by Uncle Albion? Shouldn’t Fred be the one kneeling in front of me, terrified?‘W-Why is everything the other way around?‘H-How is everything over already when it doesn’t even feel like it’s started at all?’“M-Master!”Albion’s students were shocked, and they rushed over to Albion’s side.They were dazed by what they saw.“M-Master… h-he’s dead?”Elaine looked over as well and was stricken.Albion, who she believed was invincible, was lying lifelessly on the ground. Fred’s slap had disfigured the right side of his face, while his eyes and lips were still frozen in an expression of shock. Blood trickled from the
Elaine finally relaxed and smiled with the pride befitting of Prince Rye’s daughter.…At the same time, Opal was sitting in a private room downstairs and having breakfast when she suddenly frowned. “What’s that sound? Is someone setting off firecrackers?”“I guess so. Maybe they’re celebrating the opening of their business or something.”Neal smiled brightly. “It sounds lively, though.”“Mhmm!”Opal nodded slightly but paid it no mind. Then, she frowned and said, “It’s already past eight o’clock. Where’s Mr. Fred? Did he oversleep?”‘Oversleep?’Neal glanced upstairs secretively and smirked. ‘More like he’ll never wake again. With Miss Ryes in charge, there’s no way he’s coming out of this alive!’…On the highest floor.Perhaps it was because those were special bullets, the smoke did not seem to dissipate in the hall, and no one could see what was in front of them.Elaine sat down some time ago and stopped paying it any mind.After all, as her subordinates said, those bu
“Y-You’re alive? But how?”Elaine gasped with a shocked expression when she saw Fred’s frosty gaze and watched him smack Albion’s student to the ground.Everyone else was too shocked to remember to protect Elaine.After all… what was happening was too impossible to be true.Bullets had rained! Special bullets, specifically.Anyone would have died under those circumstances.Yet, Fred was walking out of the smoke unscathed.‘Am I dreaming?’Hmph!Fred scoffed before their thoughts could wander, and a ray of golden light swept over everyone.“W-What…”Elaine closed her eyes to protect them from the brightness, but when she opened them again, she was baffled.Blood and dismembered limbs were everywhere!Once the golden light dimmed, 90% of the men who fired at Fred had fallen into a mush of blood and flesh onto the ground. Fred stood amidst them all like a god.“You monster! Y-You’re a monster!”Elaine finally felt fear when she saw her surroundings.She had never felt so a
‘Dad?’Elaine’s exclamation told Fred who this middle-aged man was.His Highness, Prince Ryes.The local tyrant of San Hanna.This man did both legal and illegal businesses, and his reputation had spread not just in San Hanna but across most of Jardin Province.Coincidentally, this man was also Elaine’s symbol of safety.Seeing her father appear, Elaine’s fear of Fred slowly disappeared. It was as if with her father here, she would not have to worry about a single thing again.However…“Kneel!”There was no sign of his usual adoration for Elaine in the prince’s eyes. Prince Ryes shouted and slapped his daughter when he saw the pleading look in her eyes.Smack!It was clear and crisp.Elaine was shocked. “Dad, what…”“I said, kneel!”Prince scoffed again.Elaine did not understand what was going on, but in the face of her father’s prestige, she slowly sank to her knees.However, the prince spoke again before she had fully knelt, “Not to me.” ‘What?’Elaine was stunn
Most importantly, what was the prince saying? The Ryes family deserved to die and Fred could punish them as he saw fit? Was he trying to put all of the Ryes family members’ lives into Fred's hands? Elaine really could not understand! She did not understand why her father, the prince, had to go to this extent! It meant death! "You know of Mr. Hoffman?" At this moment, Fred finally spoke. It was not for any other reason but just because of the Great One that the prince mentioned."Five years ago, at the coastal area, I was fortunate enough to witness the scene there when the revered Great One ascended to the top!" The prince immediately said with incomparable awe. Even his voice involuntarily trembled. Fred was the revered Great One, after all! Having personally witnessed the scene of Fred reaching the top back then, the prince had a deeper appreciation of how powerful Fred was! At the same time, he also knew that any scheming against the revered Grea
"Mr. Fred, you're finally here! With Ms. Ryes as well? Did you run into each other downstairs?" In the private room on the second floor, Opal immediately greeted Fred and Elaine with a smile upon seeing them. "Yes, I ran into Mr. Hoffman downstairs, so we came up together!" Elaine said with a smile and hugged Opal.Although the situation seemed very natural on the surface, on the inside, Elaine was bitter. Even at this moment, a glance at Fred made her body want to tremble uncontrollably. This was because she was scared, in fear even!She set up a plot to kill Fred to keep him in San Hanna forever, but not only did Fred start bloodshed in the entire hall on the top floor, but he also caused her to lose the entire Ryes family and made her father, Prince Ryes, fall at Fred's feet. Every time she thought of this, she was filled with fear. She regretted doing it. Elaine also knew that it was useless to think about this at the moment. She followed Fred over just because
How could this be? Why did this happen? Neal was so scared and confused at the moment! That was Prince Ryes! He was the true overlord of San Hanna, a man who dominated both the legal and illegal domains of the city! He was an existence whose prestige radiated over half of the Jardin province! Yet now, right in front of him, he actually… He was respectful toward Fred, who he did not look up to or take seriously.Was God playing a joke on him? Was this a dream?Even if it was a dream, this dream was a little too scary! "It seems that you can't come up with a reason for me not to kill you, right?" At that moment, Fred said indifferently with no expression.Those words also brought Neal back to reality at last. "Ah..."Neal still wanted to say something. He wanted to ask Prince Ryes what this was all about, but before he could say anything, an appalling pressure that seemed to want to crush all his bones into pieces burst out from Fred's body, causing Neal
"Of course, I mean it! More than its weight in silver and gold!" Neal hurriedly nodded desperately and said, "As long as… As long as you’re willing to let me live, I’ll give everything that the Chavez family owns with my own hands! There’ll be no second thoughts! We’ll never go against your word! From now on, the Chavez family are but dogs by your side!" Saying that, Neal was afraid that Fred would not believe him, so he hurriedly tried to imitate a dog barking. It was as realistic as ever! Seeing this, Fred sneered and asked, "How many days?" Days? What did he mean? Neal was a bit puzzled, but he soon realized that Fred was asking him how many days it would take for him to hand over all the businesses of the Chavez family to Fred.The first time he thought about this, Neal instantly hesitated.After all, he just said that just to save his life. How could Neal be willing to just hand over all his family's businesses? Looking at Fred's eyes that were gradually tur
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he