Category: A Man Like None Other

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1092

    Chapter 1092 Fate

    Jared could feel his internal organs crashing into each other as blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth.

    Lizbeth quickly ran toward him and helped wipe the blood off his mouth.

    After staring at the metal door for a few minutes, Jared recalled something and came to a sudden realization.

    “I understand now! This metal door returns whatever force it receives! The harder I hit it, the harder it’ll hit back at me! Looks like it’ll be impossible to forcefully break through the restriction…” he exclaimed with a frown.

    “What do we do, then? Are we trapped here forever?” Lizbeth asked with panic written all over her face.

    It wouldn’t be a problem for Jared, who had already achieved the Golden Elixir Stage, to go without food and water. However, the same could not be said for Lizbeth, who was no different from an ordinary human after losing her powers.

    As there was no food in the area, she wouldn’t even last a few days unless they could get out of there.

    “I don’t think we’ll be able to go through this door. Let’s try looking upstairs instead.”

    Jared then took a moment to adjust his aura before going up the tower with Lizbeth.

    The two of them had just arrived at the stairwell when a wall of light appeared in front of them, blocking their way up the stairs.

    “What? We can’t go up either?” Lizbeth exclaimed in shock.

    “Step back, Lizbeth. I’m going to check it out.”

    Jared told her to back away from the wall as he wasn’t sure what it would do.

    He then slowly reached out to touch the wall of light, only to feel an electric shock when his finger made contact with it.

    The next thing they knew, a few images appeared on the wall before disappearing a second later.

    It all happened really quickly, but Jared managed to get a clear look at the images and saw that it was a person performing some strikes.

    Unsure of what to do, he tried mimicking the movements of that person to the best of his ability. A second later, the wall of light disappeared before their very eyes.

    After taking a few steps forward, Jared confirmed that it was safe and motioned at Lizbeth to come over.

    “You can come up now, Lizbeth!”

    “What did you see, Jared? I saw you doing some kind of weird move earlier,” Lizbeth asked curiously while making her way toward him.

    Jared shot her a strange look in response. “Didn’t you see the images on the wall? It was like a huge television screen or something.”

    “Huh? I didn’t see anything. All I saw was you doing some weird move in front of the wall,” Lizbeth replied while shaking her head, much to Jared’s confusion.

    What? Was I the only one who could see those images? Well, whatever… I don’t have time to be worrying about this right now. Our main priority is to find our way out of Pentacarna Tower!

    Jared and Lizbeth were heading up the stairs when another wall of light appeared in front of them.

    This time, Jared placed his palm on it right away.

    He felt the same electric shock on his fingertips and saw a few images flash past again.

    Having learned from his experience with the previous wall of light, Jared mimicked the movements shown in the images to make the wall of light disappear.

    Jared and Lizbeth encountered the same obstacle on every floor as they continued making their way up the tower.

    Upon reaching the top floor, Jared recalled the moves he had seen earlier and performed them on the spot.

    A few seconds after he completed the performance, the entire top floor of Pentacarna Tower started to bend and twist like it was being distorted.

    Eventually, a beam of light shone into the room, and a humanoid figure slowly appeared in front of them.

    Jared squinted at the figure to get a better look at it, only to see that it was a friendly-looking old man dressed in white robes.

    To have an old man materialize before one’s very eyes was indeed a shocking sight, so much so that even Jared was feeling a little nervous as he stared at the old man.

    The old man then slowly walked up to Jared, eyed him from head to toe, and stroked his long, white beard as he said, “After waiting for hundreds of years, the son of a dragon shows up at last! Perhaps this is fate, after all…”

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1091

    Chapter 1091 Trapped

    Seizing the opportunity while they were distracted, Jared shot his hands out and placed them on the two men’s heads. Swiftly unleashing the Focus Technique, he began absorbing their power.

    In a flash, the faces of the two men drained of all color. They trembled all over as though having been electrocuted.

    In just a dozen seconds, all the power of the two Fifth Level Martial Arts Grandmasters was completely sucked away by Jared.

    That scene terrified Karl to the core.

    “Y-You know black magic? You’re actually a Demonic Cultivator?”

    He couldn’t believe the sight before his eyes. Never had it crossed his mind that Jared was a Demonic Cultivator.

    Besides, the Pentacarna Tower seemingly didn’t manage to seal Jared’s capabilities.

    “That doesn’t matter. The important thing is, you’re going to die!” Jared stated while staring at him icily.

    “Do you think you can kill me effortlessly just because the Pentacarna Tower can’t seal your capabilities, Jared? Let me tell you that this is my territory! Taking my life here is a pipe dream!” Karl scoffed.

    “You’ll know whether it’s a pipe dream very soon!”

    After Jared said that, his aura burst forth at once. His intense murderous aura quickly saturated the entire room.

    Karl, on the other hand, instantly stomped his feet on the ground. The whole building started shaking as though there was an earthquake.

    Then, he bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the ground.

    In an instant, the blood was absorbed into the ground. Immediately after, patterns began materializing on the ground.

    The innumerable patterns started glowing, and the rays of light seemed to contain infinite power.

    Rumble! Crash! Boom!

    The wall outside the building began crumbling, but nothing happened on the inside.

    In no time, a gigantic hexagonal tower took shape.

    It turned out that the old structure contained an iron tower.

    No wonder Karl dubbed it the Pentacarna Tower. It’s really a tower!

    “Jared!”

    Lizbeth clutched Jared’s arm tightly. Right then, she no longer had any spiritual energy, so she was no different from an ordinary person.

    “Don’t worry. Everything will be fine,” Jared coaxed gently.

    “After stepping into this tower, Jared, you’ll never be able to get out!”

    Karl broke out in raucous laughter. Under his feet, a circle of light starting flashing.

    Seeing that, Jared swiftly rushed at him.

    With a flicker of light, however, Karl simply disappeared. The circle of light on the ground, likewise, vanished.

    “Let’s go, Lizbeth!”

    Dragging Lizbeth along, Jared started sprinting down the tower in desperation.

    The exit was sealed by a massive door. Jared shot his hand out forcefully, hoping to smash the door in front of him.

    Alas, a titanic force blasted him the moment his palm made contact with the door.

    The impact sent him flying backward. He was flung more than ten meters away before he hit the ground hard.

    “Jared!”

    Lizbeth hurriedly ran over and helped him up.

    Worry was written all over her face.

    Jared dusted himself before he slowly walked over to the door again. He scrutinized the iron door that was a few meters high, but there were no patterns or carvings on it. It’s just a big iron door. It doesn’t appear to be anything special, so how could the recoil earlier be so strong?

    “Could it be that there are restrictions here, so you can’t open the door, Jared?” Lizbeth ventured.

    “Even if there are restrictions, I have to break the door!”

    Jared’s eyes narrowed slightly. In the next heartbeat, he balled his fists.

    A golden light shimmered above his fists, and the Power of Dragons flowed above his fists.

    “Shatter!”

    With a furious bellow, he struck out with both fists and hit the iron door hard.

    Bang!

    Another intense recoil burst forth. This time, Jared was thrown dozens of meters away, and he hit the wall hard before stopping.

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1090

    Chapter 1090 Pentacarna Tower

    Jared’s brows scrunched together, and he hastily circulated his spiritual energy, only to realize that his elixir field remained motionless. He couldn’t avail himself of even a shred of spiritual energy.

    At that, panic inundated him.

    If he couldn’t use his spiritual energy, that meant that he was no different from an ordinary person.

    “Haha, don’t waste your energy anymore. This is the Gardner family’s Pentacarna Tower! The capability of all who step in here will be suppressed. Of course, members of the Gardner family are exempt,” Karl crowed with a guffaw as he observed Jared’s rather panicked expression.

    “Where is my girlfriend?”

    Jared eyed him coldly.

    “Don’t be in such a hurry. Just follow me.”

    With Karl leading the way ahead, the two of them stepped on the gilded stairs and headed upstairs.

    All the while, Jared desperately launched the Focus Technique, hoping to use the spiritual energy within his elixir field to break through the bonds. Alas, it didn’t work at all.

    Just as he was going to give up, the draconic essence within his elixir field abruptly shimmered. Right after that, the Power of Dragons within him broke through the bonds.

    After the shackles restraining him shattered, the spiritual energy within his elixir field started roiling wildly. His capabilities were restored in an instant. However, Karl, who was wearing an excited expression right then, didn’t realize it yet.

    Only when they reached the third floor did Jared spot Lizbeth, who had been brought over, in an empty hall.

    The moment Lizbeth caught sight of him, she grew emotional. “What’s this place, Jared? Where are we now?”

    Her memories were still stagnant at Dragon Island, for it was there she had fallen into a coma.

    Therefore, she had no inkling that Jared had brought her to the northwest.

    “We’re in the northwest now, Lizbeth. Don’t be afraid, for everything will be fine.”

    Jared wanted to go and comfort her, but Karl stopped him.

    “Why? I’m merely an ordinary person now that my capabilities are restrained. Don’t tell me you’re still afraid of me even now?” Jared drawled indifferently upon seeing the man blocking his path.

    “Nonsense! Who’s afraid of you? In this Pentacarna Tower, you’re never my match!”

    Karl dropped his hold on Jared, allowing the latter to rush over and hug Lizbeth tightly.

    “What exactly is happening here, Jared? Why are we here? I can’t sense any spiritual energy within me,” Lizbeth asked frantically while embracing the man.

    “I’ll explain things to you later when there’s time, Lizbeth. Let’s talk after I finish all these men off,” Jared murmured as he consoled her.

    “You’ve seen your girlfriend now, Jared. Besides, she has also regained consciousness. It’s time you hand things to me!” Karl declared smugly.

    In response, Jared sneered, “Hand things to you? How are you worthy of it? Since my girlfriend has regained consciousness, there’s no use keeping you alive. It’s time you die!”

    When Karl saw Jared speaking to him in such a manner, he was stunned. Then, he snarled, “Fine, kid! Since you have a death wish, I’ll grant you your wish and take the draconic essence out of your body!”

    Turning to his two subordinates, he ordered, “You two there, kill him!”

    He’s no different from an ordinary person at the moment, so I don’t even need to deal with him myself.

    “Understood!”

    The two men charged at Jared.

    “Stand aside, Lizbeth!” Jared instructed Lizbeth to move aside before saying to them with a smirk, “It’s perfect to use the two of you for practice!”

    The two men were Fifth Level Martial Arts Grandmasters, so they were considered experts in the martial arts world.

    However, no sooner had they reached Jared than a powerful aura promptly burst forth from the latter. In a trice, the two men were both floored.

    They both froze, for they had thought that Jared’s capabilities had long since been suppressed and that he had become an ordinary person. However, the aura they sensed then was evidently far greater than theirs.

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1089

    Chapter 1089 An Old Structure

    “You misunderstood, Mr. Chance. I actually didn’t poison either of you. Your girlfriend is only unconscious because she’s under a spell. If I break the spell, your girlfriend will naturally regain consciousness,” Karl hurriedly clarified.

    Upon hearing that, Jared finally understood why he couldn’t ascertain the kind of poison in Lizbeth’s body. Even Axton and the others couldn’t do anything about it.

    It turned out that it wasn’t poison at all. Instead, she was unconscious because she was under a spell.

    “In that case, hurry up and break the spell!” Jared urged.

    “Where’s your girlfriend, Mr. Chance? I need to see her to break the spell,” Karl replied.

    “She’s at the Gardner family’s five-star hotel. Come with me. If she remains unconscious after you break the spell, I’ll make it so that the Gardner family vanishes from the entire northwest!” Jared warned, regarding Karl frostily.

    “Don’t worry, Mr. Chance. I can guarantee you that your girlfriend will regain consciousness!” Karl hastily promised.

    He then rushed to the hotel with Jared. Before leaving, he threw Joshua a look.

    When Jared and Karl arrived at the hotel, Karl didn’t follow Jared to break Lizbeth’s spell. Instead, he sat down in the hotel lobby and sipped coffee. The humility on his face was all but gone, replaced by a trace of smugness.

    Jared’s brows creased slightly. “What is the meaning of this, Karl?”

    With triumph on his face, Karl answered, “Nothing much. Fine by me if you want me to break your girlfriend’s spell, but you’ve got to hand me everything you’ve got. You also have to give me the draconic essence within you. Then, I’ll consider helping you.”

    Jared was momentarily startled before he narrowed his eyes a fraction. Murderous intent emanated from him. “You’re courting death, Karl!”

    As he said that, he stalked toward Karl in huge strides.

    “You can decide that after watching a video.”

    After saying that, Karl picked up a remote control and turned on the screen in the lobby.

    In the blink of an eye, Lizbeth appeared on the screen. She was restrained by two men, and she had already regained consciousness by then, no longer in a coma.

    Panic showed in her eyes, and she kept demanding to know the identity of the two men restraining her.

    After Jared watched the scene on the screen, the murderous intent within him promptly came to a head. He glared at Karl with scarlet eyes.

    “You don’t need to look at me with such a gaze. If you don’t want your girlfriend to die, yield without putting up a fight!”

    Karl wasn’t at all intimidated by Jared’s fury.

    Jared’s wrath gradually dissipated. In the end, he calmed down.

    “I can give you everything you want, but I want to see my girlfriend first,” he intoned calmly.

    “Sure! Follow me.”

    Turning off the video, Karl brought Jared back to the manor.

    After entering the manor, he led Jared to the back. The manor spanned upwards of over sixty hectares, stretching beyond the eye.

    The two of them walked all the way to an old mansion before stopping.

    It was ten stories high. Judging from the structure and wall, it was probably a few decades old.

    Jared couldn’t fathom why Karl would retain such an old structure in his manor.

    Standing in front of the door, Karl muttered some incantation or other. The heavy iron door before them slowly opened.

    It wasn’t until Jared followed him in that he discovered something special in the old mansion.

    There were gold-plated ornaments everywhere, not to mention gilded statues.

    At a single glance, it was exceedingly resplendent.

    After they both walked in, the heavy iron door behind them slammed shut. On the heels of that, a mysterious and quaint aura penetrated Jared’s body and sealed his elixir field.

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1088

    Chapter 1088 Put On An Act With Me

    Such a huge commotion had Joshua coming out of his room.

    More than a dozen people surrounded Jared. Every one of them was a Martial Arts Grandmaster, their auras powerful.

    Joshua studied Jared. Frowning slightly, he asked, “Who are you? Why did you barge into the manor in the middle of the night?”

    “D*mn it! Why are your scripts all the same?” Jared lambasted. Then, he ordered, “Have Karl get out here! Tell him that Jared Chance is here to settle the score with him!”

    The instant Joshua heard Jared’s name, his expression changed in a flash.

    Never had he expected that the man Karl had been fearing these days had actually arrived.

    “Mr. Gardner isn’t in residence at the moment. You came at the wrong time,” he fibbed.

    “A single claim of him being away isn’t going to appease me. I want to look for him personally!”

    After saying that, Jared headed into the mansion to search for himself.

    “Stop him!” Joshua’s brows knitted together.

    In a trice, over a dozen bodyguards surrounding Jared made their moves.

    They’re all Martial Arts Grandmasters we hired at a high price. With a dozen of them, they can at least deal with him no matter how powerful he is, yes?

    Alas, Joshua was soon stumped.

    He witnessed the helplessness of the dozen or so Martial Arts Grandmasters hired at a king’s ransom before Jared.

    Following a wave of Jared’s hand, several of them collapsed to the ground.

    It didn’t even take more than three moves from Jared before all the Martial Arts Grandmasters were on the ground, no longer able to get to their feet.

    Joshua whirled around to flee, but Jared reached out and lifted him.

    “Where is Karl?” Jared demanded.

    “Mr. Gardner… Mr. Gardner… is inside,” Joshua stammered, pointing at the mansion ahead.

    Glancing at the mansion, Jared flung the man aside. Subsequently, the Power of Dragons coursed through his right palm, and his palm started glowing golden.

    “Get out here!”

    Inhaling deeply, Jared roared before thrusting his palm out at the mansion.

    Crash!

    A tornado-like force erupted from his palm and knocked down half the mansion before him.

    Karl, who was initially sleeping in his room, jolted awake amidst the sound of rubble falling around him.

    As an Eighth Level Martial Arts Grandmaster, he naturally wouldn’t be crushed to death so easily. But when he came out of his room, he still appeared to be in a wretched state with a layer of dust covering him.

    “You finally came out, huh?” Jared remarked coldly, his eyes pinned on the pathetic-looking man.

    Karl cast a glance at the bodyguards littering the ground. Inexorably gulping, he said, “It’s you, Mr. Chance? Why didn’t you tell me that you were coming to Xenhall? I could’ve gone to pick you up—”

    “There’s no need to act all familiar with me, Karl. You know why I’m here.”

    Jared hadn’t expected the man to be so shameless as to act all familiar with him.

    “I really have no idea, Mr. Chance. You beat my men up as soon as you arrived and even leveled my house. I’m rather bewildered now,” Karl grumbled in feigned aggravation.

    “F*cking hell! You want to put on an act with me, huh?”

    Going off the deep end, Jared stepped forward and punched his fist out at the man.

    The blow landed on Karl, and he stumbled back several steps.

    If it hadn’t been for the fact that Jared needed Karl to treat Lizbeth, he would’ve taken Karl’s life with that strike earlier.

    “I’m really not putting on an act, Mr. Chance. The incident at Dragon Island was a misunderstanding. It was Skylar who ordered me to do that. I have no grievances against you, right, Mr. Chance?”

    Despite having suffered a blow, Karl pushed through the pain and remained smiling.

    When Jared saw Karl being all amicable, admiration welled within him. I can’t believe he could still take such humiliation lying down, albeit being the Baron of the Northwest.

    “No grievances against me? My girlfriend is still unconscious now. Why didn’t you remember that we had no grievances when you poisoned us?” Jared challenged, eyeing the man before him icily.

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1087

    Chapter 1087 Barging Into Gardner Manor Alone

    The two men only dared to get up after Jared had left. When they saw that the man was long gone, they whipped out their phones to report back.

    Unfortunately, before they could even make the call, they abruptly froze. In the next instant, blood started gushing out of their orifices. In the end, they fell to the ground.

    Jared’s aura earlier had long since damaged their organs. Besides, he would never allow them to convey information about him.

    Upon noticing that it was growing dark, Jared decided to seek Karl out posthaste to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

    When he arrived at his destination, he was astounded by the sight before his eyes.

    Although Xenhall was exceedingly impoverished, the manor in front of him was excessively resplendent.

    The manor that spanned over sixty hectares housed numerous mansions.

    At the gates was a stone lion as tall as a person. That aside, a team of security was patrolling around. The defense was unbelievably tight.

    In the living room of an exceedingly luxurious mansion within Gardner Manor, Karl paced back and forth with a grim expression. He was wholly restless.

    For some inexplicable reason, he had been fearful since he returned from Dragon Island, afraid that Jared would pick trouble with him.

    For the past two days, especially, not only had his eyelids been twitching, but he hadn’t even been sleeping well.

    “Rest earlier, Mr. Gardner. We’ve sent people out to the airport, train station, and every intersection. If Jared comes, we’ll definitely know about it. There are few people in Xenhall, so a stranger would stand out like a sore thumb. Moreover, he’s a Martial Arts Grandmaster. His aura will be easily discernible,” an old butler assured Karl.

    Still, Karl remained frowning and didn’t go to rest. With a bleak expression, he countered, “I still feel uneasy, Joshua. Have you arranged for the security outside to be tightened?”

    “Don’t worry, Mr. Gardner. Everything is in place. All who are patrolling are Martial Arts Grandmasters. Even if he comes, we don’t have to fear him when we outnumber him by far. After all, this is your territory,” Joshua comforted Karl.

    Only after hearing that did Karl relax a fraction. Yawning, he uttered, “Then, I’ll go and rest first, Joshua. Call me immediately if there’s anything.”

    “Okay.” Joshua nodded.

    Karl went back to his room to sleep. At that exact moment, Jared calmly headed toward the gates of Gardner Manor.

    “Who are you?”

    When the two bodyguards at the gates saw him, they were put on alert.

    It was the middle of the night then, so they promptly braced themselves for a battle when someone walked toward the gates.

    Jared stared at them both and stated plainly, “I’m here to look for Karl.”

    The two bodyguards exchanged a look before one of them questioned, “What’s your business with Mr. Gardner at this hour? He’s not meeting anyone right now, so you should leave.”

    “I naturally have to come at this hour to kill. I’m here to kill him.”

    The corners of Jared’s mouth curved upward.

    The expressions of the two bodyguards swiftly changed, and they whipped out their weapons.

    At the sight of the knives in their hands, Jared snickered. He continued walking into the manor without the slightest regard for them.

    Seeing that, the two bodyguards were livid. With knives in hand, they slashed at him.

    Clank! Clank!

    Two crisp clanks rang out. Jared remained unscathed, but the knives in their hands snapped in half.

    They were completely stupefied at that turn of events.

    “I’m here to kill Karl. If you don’t want to die, hurry up and scram.”

    With that said, Jared headed into the manor.

    At once, the two bodyguards tossed away the knives in their hands and disappeared into the vast darkness.

    They were only bodyguards for the Gardner family, and they were only working there for the money, so they didn’t dare stay and risk death after witnessing the man’s power.

    Jared waltzed into the manor openly. The bodyguards patrolling the manor quickly rushed over and surrounded him.

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1086

    Chapter 1086 Why Are You Following Me

    When they arrived at the hotel, the driver didn’t ask Jared for the fare. Instead, he left after thanking Jared.

    However, Jared noticed that the two men driving the black BMW actually followed him there and parked the car a near distance away.

    Without showing any indication of his discovery, he entered the hotel. After settling Lizbeth down in the room, he left the hotel.

    The two men were still watching near the hotel entrance. The instant they saw Jared coming out, they gave him their backs.

    Jared pretended as though he didn’t see them and casually walked toward the street at the side.

    Seeing that he had left, the two men immediately trailed after him.

    After following him for a distance, they suddenly noticed that he had disappeared.

    “Crap! He’s gone!”

    “What should we do now? Should we go back and report it to Mr. Gardner first?”

    The two men discussed among themselves in hushed voices.

    “Why are you two following me?”

    At that precise moment, Jared stepped out from behind them.

    Startled, they swiftly turned back, only to see the man regarding them with a smirk.

    “W-What are you talking about? We’re just strolling around. Who’s following you?”

    Right after one of the two men finished saying that, he made to leave with the other man.

    Alas, Jared streaked over and blocked their path.

    “Stop feigning ignorance when you’ve followed me the entire way. Did Karl send you here?” he demanded sharply.

    “What are you saying? We don’t get it at all. You’d better not provoke us and move aside!” one of them threatened him.

    “It looks like you’re not going to be honest without being taught a lesson!”

    The corners of Jared’s mouth turned up. In the next heartbeat, he swung his hand out.

    The two men could clearly see his hand moving toward them, but they discovered that they couldn’t dodge it.

    A slap landed on the face of the man who had threatened Jared earlier.

    They were instantly floored. We’re Senior Grandmasters, yet we couldn’t even dodge a slap?

    “Are you sick of living, kid?”

    At the blow, the man promptly saw red. He unleashed the full force of his aura, blasting it at Jared.

    The other man didn’t bother putting on an act anymore and unleashed his aura as well.

    “Hah! You’re merely Senior Grandmasters, yet you dare to act so impudently? What fools!”

    Jared snorted, a cold gleam glinting in his eyes.

    He didn’t move at all, but the intense aura on him had the two men sprawled on the ground.

    At that, terror showed in their eyes, and they were utterly petrified.

    They realized that they were entirely helpless before the man.

    “Please spare us, sir! We’re only following orders!”

    The two men desperately begged Jared for mercy.

    “Spit it out! Was it Karl who had you follow me? Are you two aware of my identity?” Jared asked frostily.

    One of them shook his head incessantly. “N-No. Mr. Gardner ordered us to wait at the airport and keep an eye on the flights from Jadeborough. If there are any martial artists above the rank of Senior Grandmaster on the flight, we’re supposed to report back to him after ascertaining the other party’s accommodation.”

    “So, you also reported my accommodation to him?” A frown marred Jared’s countenance.

    It’ll be troublesome if Karl secretly flees after learning about my arrival. Where am I supposed to find him then when the world is vast?

    “No, no. We hadn’t done that because we couldn’t determine your capabilities!” the two men replied, shaking their heads profusely.

    Only then did Jared understand why they had been tailing him and even purposefully devised the collision. It was all to have a gauge of his capabilities.

    He had masked a portion of his aura, so they hadn’t been able to ascertain his true capabilities and thus didn’t dare report back recklessly.

    “All right. You two may scram now.”

    Having said that, Jared withdrew his aura and walked off.

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1085

    Chapter 1085 A Deliberate Accident

    It’s just that many capable martial artists don’t care about fame and authority, focusing wholly on cultivating. Otherwise, the entire martial arts world in the northwest is really too weak if Karl were the best martial artist there.

    “Trust me on this! I heard that the martial arts practiced by the Baron of the Northwest are unrivaled! He’s just like an immortal, albeit I’ve never seen it in person,” the driver asserted mysteriously.

    Jared merely chuckled in response. To the ordinary person, an Eighth Level Martial Arts Grandmaster is indeed considered an immortal.

    “Then, do you know where Karl lives?” he queried.

    “There’s a manor spanning over sixty hectares in the west of the city. That’s where he resides. But you’d best not go there if you don’t have an invitation. Not only will you be unable to gain entry, but you might even get beaten up. Anyone who wants an audience with the Baron of the Northwest must make an appointment beforehand,” the driver cautioned.

    “Thank you, mister. I was merely asking out of curiosity. I don’t know him, so why would I go there?” Jared replied with a smile.

    While the driver was driving Jared and Lizbeth to the hotel, a black car dashed out from behind on a relatively remote road without warning.

    The car scraped against the taxi, giving the driver such a scare that he hastily got out of the vehicle to check on things.

    The moment he noticed that the other car was a BMW, his expression changed.

    “Are you f*cking blind? Do you even know how to drive?”

    Two men alighted from the BMW and tore into the taxi driver.

    “I’m sorry, but you were the ones who abruptly darted out, and I didn’t have the time to brake.”

    The driver hurriedly apologized to them both.

    However, one of them shoved him unforgivingly while the other furtively studied Jared in the taxi.

    Although Jared was sitting in the taxi, he had long since sensed the man scrutinizing him. Besides, the two men emanated auras of martial artists faintly.

    They had deliberately masked their auras, but he could still perceive them.

    “I’m in a rush right now, gentlemen. It’s just a graze anyway. How much does a repair cost? I’ll pay you compensation.”

    Jared swung open the car door and climbed out just then.

    One of the men looked him up and down. Jared intentionally leaked a bit of his aura.

    It was clear as day that both men’s expressions changed slightly, but they composed themselves in no time.

    “A repair of my car will cost at least three thousand,” one of them answered.

    Without saying anything, Jared took out three thousand from his pocket and handed it to him.

    Then, he said to the taxi driver, “Let’s go, mister. I’m in a hurry to rest.”

    The taxi driver didn’t dare move a muscle until the man waved a hand impatiently. “Go, leave!”

    As though having received a stay of execution, the taxi driver swiftly got into the car and sped off.

    “Thank you so much, buddy! I would’ve been dead meat if it hadn’t been for you. You might not know this, but those two men were of the Gardner family!” the taxi driver exclaimed.

    “Of the Gardner family? How do you know that?”

    Jared was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding how the taxi driver discerned that.

    After all, the latter was an ordinary person and couldn’t possibly sense the aura of a martial artist on the two men.

    “I could tell at a single glance. While they purposefully kept the tattoos on their arms out of sight, I glimpsed them as soon as I alighted from the taxi. I can’t afford to offend someone of the Gardner family!”

    Fear lingered within the taxi driver.

    Jared didn’t comment on that, but he wondered why those two men of the Gardner family were following him.

    It was all too clear that they had deliberately scraped against the taxi just so they could take the opportunity to observe the situation in the vehicle.

    Could it be that Karl knows that I’m here?

    Anyhow, Jared wasn’t afraid regardless of whether the man was aware of his arrival. He was merely worried that the man would secretly take off.

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1084

    Chapter 1084 Heading To The Northwest

    Rayleigh smiled resignedly before elucidating, “It’s a long story. More than twenty years ago, there were altogether five villains instead of the current four villains in the Village of Villains. In fact, I was the fifth member back then…”

    After a pause, he continued, “Your mother saved me when my mortal enemy was going after me. Since then, I left the Village of Villains and stayed by her side as her bodyguard. That’s how I became a member of the Deragon family and changed my name to Rayleigh Deragon. Time flies, and more than twenty years have gone. The Village of Villains’ power has also soared tremendously throughout these years. Nevertheless, the other four villains still show me some respect. As long as I ask for their help, they’re willing to help me without a second thought.”

    It was then that realization dawned on Jared. So Rayleigh used to be one of the villains in the Village of Villains!

    Nevertheless, he did not mention anything about the Dragon Sect to Rayleigh, as it was considered his last trump card. To play safe, he reckoned he’d better not let too many know about that.

    After bidding farewell to Rayleigh, Jared headed straight to the airport with Lizbeth.

    The northwest was relatively far from Jadeborough. It was located at the farthest end of Chanaea’s borderland and was known as the most barren place in the country. Even so, many martial artists loved to cultivate there because of the ideal environment and vast forest.

    Their plane finally touched down at Xenhall, a city in the northwest, after a flight of more than five hours.

    After Jared got off the plane, only then did he realize that the city was far more barren than any other place he had been. It was not even as developed as small cities like Horington.

    “Mister, do you need a ride?” A taxi driver approached Jared right after he stepped out of the arrival hall.

    Jared nodded and hopped into the taxi with Lizbeth in his arms.

    “Mister, where do you plan to go?” the taxi driver asked him.

    “Please take us to a bigger hotel first. We need to take a rest,” Jared requested.

    Since he was clueless about the location of Karl’s residence, he had to find a way to track it down first.

    “Mister, you’re not local, are you? You have a different accent. What brings you here? All the young ones here are currently working and settling down elsewhere. They’re not willing to stay in such a deserted place here.” The friendly taxi driver initiated small talk enthusiastically.

    With his eyes closed, Jared replied casually, “I’m here to visit a friend.”

    The taxi driver continued to blabber, “From the way you dress, I can tell you’re rich. I’ll take you to the only five-star hotel in the city then. I heard it’s lavishly designed. Anyway, I guess I won’t have the chance to spend a night there in this lifetime. If I’m not mistaken, it cost more than one billion to build the hotel. Good gracious! What a sum!”

    “It doesn’t matter!” Jared responded casually.

    He was not particular about the type of hotel. It was no different for him, regardless of where they would stay.

    “Only the Baron of the Northwest from the Gardner family can afford to build a five-star hotel. However, I heard the Gardner family had been closely acquainted with other prominent families in Jadeborough lately. It seems the whole family intends to move there. If so, Xenhall will become more deserted.” The taxi driver let out a deep sigh.

    Jared suddenly opened his eyes and asked excitedly, “Mister, so you know Karl Gardner, the Baron of the Northwest, don’t you?”

    The taxi driver was momentarily stunned before piping up, “Of course, I know! The Gardner family is deemed the most prominent family in the northwest. I heard no one in the northwest can defeat the Baron of the Northwest. Everyone is terrified of him.”

    “No one in the northwest can defeat him?” Jared’s lips curled into an ambiguous smile.

    Obviously, Jared did not believe the taxi driver’s words. Karl Gardner is at most an Eighth Level Martial Arts Grandmaster. How’s it possible that no one in the whole northwest can defeat him?

  • A Man Like None Other Chapter 1083

    Chapter 1083 Mutual Benefit

    Momentarily stunned, Zion contemplated for a while before replying, “It’s an easy feat to let your men cross the border. Despite that, I’m worried I’ll be in trouble if anyone knows about it later.”

    “President Zeigler, don’t worry. No outsiders will know about this. If you let our men cross the border, we’ll get rid of Jared Chance for you. It’s indeed a win-win situation for us to eradicate this timebomb. Don’t you think so?” Yamato tried to convince Zion.

    Keeping his eyes glued to the Dust Repelling Bead on Yamato’s palm, Zion finally gritted his teeth and agreed. “Okay! I agree with your request. However, you must keep your words and ensure that your men will leave immediately after annihilating him.”

    “No problem!” Yamato put the Dust Repelling Bead on the table before he rose and left.

    After he left, Zion put the Dust Repelling Bead away and yelled, “Bring Mr. Gordon here!”

    Warren arrived moments later. Nevertheless, there was a look of intense somberness on his face.

    He could not help resenting Jared for having caused him to burn away his blood essence in front of everyone earlier.

    Consequently, he presumed his status in the Warriors Alliance was greatly affected by the earlier incident.

    Not to mention, he had a hunch he would be sacked if he failed to get rid of Jared.

    “Warren, do you think you’re able to outfight Jared?” Zion looked at him and cut to the chase.

    Clenching his fists with a flicker of frigidness in his eyes, Warren replied solemnly, “President Zeigler, even though Jared has mighty combat prowess, it’s still a piece of cake for me to annihilate him. I’ll accomplish the mission and bring his head for you in five days’ time.”

    Zion narrowed his eyes and said viciously, “It might be easy to get rid of him, but I hope you’ll not leave any trace behind. Don’t let anyone suspect the Warriors Alliance. Didn’t you see how Mr. Sanders backed him up just now? Many others are hoping to get rid of Jared. Thus, we don’t even need to take the risk ourselves. I want you to pull strings and arrange for the Watanabe family’s assassins to cross the country’s border without problems so they can annihilate him. By then, nobody will suspect us of having something to do with Jared’s death.”

    Startled, Warren asked warily, “President Zeigler, if Mr. Sanders discovers it later, I’m afraid we’ll be in trouble. Aren’t we considered treasonous by allowing the foreign assassins to enter our country?”

    “That’s bullsh*t! They’ll only stay here temporarily to annihilate Jared, and they will leave right after getting rid of him,” Zion snapped, glaring fiercely at Warren.

    Warren could only bite the bullet and nodded. “Okay! I’ll sort it out then.”

    In the meantime, Jared did not stay any longer after defeating Edgar. He rushed back to the Medicine God Sect with Donald, as he was still worried sick about Lizbeth.

    Furthermore, he could not wait to check if Axton and the others had found any antidote that could eliminate the poison in Lizbeth’s body.

    When he was back in the Medicine God Sect, Lizbeth was still unconscious.

    Sadly, Axton and the other elders were at their wits’ end.

    Gazing at Lizbeth, who was still unconscious, Jared knew he had no choice but to take her to the northwest.

    The poison could only be expelled from Lizbeth’s body if he managed to locate Karl Gardner, the Baron of the Northwest!

    “Jared, how was your match with Edgar? Did The Villainous Four show up?” Rayleigh asked him.

    Jared could not help feeling a shiver down his spine as he replied, “I defeated Edgar. But if not for The Villainous Four, I bet the Warriors Alliance wouldn’t let me off.”

    Undeniably, Jared had gone berserk at that moment and disregarded the consequences.

    If The Villainous Four had not emerged at the eleventh hour, he might have met his tragic end!

    “I knew the Warriors Alliance would not let you win the match easily. Therefore, I sent messages to the Village of Villains, requesting The Villainous Four to back you up. Pfft! I knew it! Those from the Warriors Alliance are only sc*mbags putting up a righteous front. None of them is a man of his word!” Rayleigh grunted in exasperation the moment Jared mentioned the Warriors Alliance.

    “Mr. Deragon, how did you get to know The Villainous Four? You were even able to make them do you a favor…”

    Jared’s curiosity was piqued. He wondered how Rayleigh was acquainted with The Villainous Four.