‘W-What just happened?‘He just opened his palm and… the mountain is gone?’Yousef and the other members of his family stood bewildered in front of Fred and shuddered.Even Yousef’s father, Neville, who had kept calm this whole time looked ashen and in disbelief.‘That… was a whole mountain!‘And it’s just gone now?‘Is Fred a god? Or is he some monster?‘And what did he say just now? He didn’t like it?‘That’s why he flattened the mountain?‘How much more arrogant can a person be?’The shock and terror were so overwhelming that the Hanks forgot that their ancestral hall which was built upon Mount General had also disappeared along with the mountain.The terror was far from over, though.Fred slowly made his way toward them.“You said I’m undeserving of Fantastic Group?”Fred took another step and met Yousef’s frantic expression with a small smile. “Do you know why Stellar and the others just returned Fantastic Group and all that wealth to me immediately once my agreement
Fred, however, paid it as much mind as one would after killing a mosquito. He continued to look at Neville nonchalantly and asked.“Illusions?”“I… I…”Neville touched the warm blood on his face and opened his mouth to mutter.“T-This isn’t possible! It can’t be true!”Neville let go of his calm facade and shouted hysterically.“You were right about one thing.”Fred continued to walk forward as he said, “With Fantastic Group alone, I can easily destroy your family once and for all. So why am I here?”“W-Why?”Neville asked reflexively.“Because…”Fred continued with a smile, “Compared to a bunch of meaningless numbers, I’ve always believed that seeing true power with your eyes is much more despairing. Wouldn’t you agree?”‘Despair?’Neville suddenly seemed to understand and asked with a pitiful smile, “Just… who are you?”“They call me the revered Great One. I’m Frederick Hoffman.”Not that Neville understood the implications behind Fred’s simple introduction. Even so, h
“Mom, Dad…”Fred did not know whether he should cry or laugh when he saw his parents emerge from the public transport the next morning.Fred’s initial idea was to buy a simple and low-profile car and drive it to Peach Blossom Village so he could fetch his parents to Sea City in comfort.However, all Fred did was bring it up over the phone last night and his parents had taken a long-distance coach early in the morning…“What kind of expression is that, you little punk? Why? You don’t want your parents here?”Midhaa harrumphed and flicked Fred’s forehead when he saw the speechless expression on his son’s face. “I would never.”Fred could only stand and let father flick his forehead with love. Then, while rubbing his forehead, he said with a wry smile, “I originally planned to buy a car so I could bring you two here in comfort. But… why did you just come here directly?”“Ask your dad!”Iris rubbed Fred’s forehead lovingly and smiled. “Your dad has loved cars since he started wo
That was enough.Especially so when Fred detected the bright smile on Midhaa’s face as the latter saw the Benz. “You’ve become a successful man now, Fred! These are all expensive cars!”“I’m glad you like them, Dad. Go take a look at which one you want.” Fred smiled.“Which one? So lavish, hmm? What if I want the most expensive one…”“Then we’ll get that one,” Fred immediately replied.After seeing Fred’s Maserati, Midhaa was unsurprised by his son’s generosity and chuckled. “I’ll take your word for it, then! Let’s look at that one first.”Midhaa opened the door to a Benz B-class and was about to get in and try it out.“What are you guys doing?”Midhaa was startled by the sudden shout.Then, they saw a saleswoman walk over with a rude expression on her face. “What do you think you are doing?”“B-Buying a car?”Midhaa explained in confusion.However, he received the saleswoman’s contemptuous gaze as she looked Midhaa up and down. “You? Buying a car? At least make it more bel
“How old are you, young lady?“Do you have a boyfriend?“My son is single too! He’s handsome and very successful. Why not consider him?”It was noon, and they were at the 4S car dealership store’s restaurant.Fred and his parents had gotten a little tired looking at cars, and it also happened to be lunchtime, so they came to the restaurant. They also learned about the young saleswoman’s name.Opal Santos was a university student working part-time at the store.With how eager Iris was about Fred getting married and becoming a grandma, coupled with the fact that Opal was a nice and pretty lady, Iris naturally made a move.They had only just started learning about each other before Iris began to market how great Fred was to her. Iris seemed to have forgotten that they were here to buy a car.Opal did not know whether she should stand or sit down, and her cheeks were flushed red.Fred pitied her and quickly told Iris, “Mom! We’re here to get a car, not find me a wife.”“Oh! Right
Not to mention that they did not hear any ruckus at all.However, they also understood that Miss Belle was deliberately troubling Opal. They had no other choice but to step forward and surround the four of them.Opal paled even further but stood her ground and said, “Miss Belle… you have no right to kick us out!”“I have no right?”Miss Belle scoffed. “I’m telling you, my word is the law in this store! If I want you and these penniless fools out of the store, I’ll have you thrown out of the store!”Miss Belle turned to the security guards to urge them, “What are you doing just standing there? Go on and throw them out…”“You’re not going to stop me this time, Mom?”A voice rang out.Fred, who had been silent this whole time, asked with a smile when he looked down and found that Iris had let go of him.Indeed. Iris, who had been grabbing onto Fred tightly to prevent him from bursting in anger, had released her grip some time ago. Iris replied angrily, “Nope! Some people just n
Force of habit?Those who had gathered to watch the commotion were shocked when they heard what Fred said.Be more careful next time?That meant there was going to be a next time!’They had never seen a man as arrogant as Fred in their life.Excluding the few customers in the 4S car dealership store, most of the people here were its employees. Like Opal, they knew that Miss Belle’s outrageous behavior stemmed from her ambiguous relationship with the owner of the store, Mr. Ward.Mr. Ward might just be the owner of this 4S car dealership store, but this was also the only Benz 4S car dealership store in Sea City.Mr. Ward was not someone to offend lightly.Now that Fred had slapped Mr. Ward’s mistress, everyone believed he would be in great trouble.Opal quickly tugged Iris’ arm. “Mrs. Yates… you should leave quickly! Before Mr. Ward comes out and it’s too late!”“I…”Iris was an ordinary village lady, after all. After hearing what Opal said, she began to feel worried.Howeve
However, Miss Belle no longer paid her any attention and wrapped her arms around Mr. Ward’s as she said, “Mr. Ward, that Maybach costs more than a million Somer Dollars, but she damaged it! Now that she’s here to do it again, you can’t just let her off so easily! And that broke bastard too! He must be working together with that little b*tch! You can’t let either of them off!”“Don’t worry!”Mr. Ward smiled as Miss Belle leaned on him. He patted her hand to placate her. Then, he scoffed and turned to Opal. “I could tell a long time ago that you were up to no good! How dare you work with other people to destroy our cars? You’re fired! Get out of here right now!”“H-How could you… You were the one…”Opal sobbed, feeling wronged.Not that Mr. Ward paid her any mind as his gaze fell on Fred instead. He scoffed. “Not only did you hit my staff, but you broke my car as well. How do you plan on compensating, brat?”Everyone looked down silently.They all knew that the Maybach was the mos
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