Category: A Man Like None Other

Chapter 812 Decease

Draco broke into a smile. “Ah, looks like even the gods are helping Mr. Jared. With this sword in hand, your chances of getting the essence have increased.” Draco laughed for a moment, but his laugh was cut short by another bout of violent cough. This time, he even coughed up blood.

“Draco!”

“Mr. Draco!”

Jared and Rayleigh propped Draco up, but the old man waved them down and smiled. “Rayleigh, summon the ladies. I have something I need to tell them.”

Rayleigh nodded and left, while Jared looked at the old man in silence. Draco’s presence was getting weaker with every passing second, and wrinkles were starting to fill his face. Soon, he would be facing the final moment of his life.

The ladies came back a moment later. When Renee saw what happened to Draco, she quickly held her mentor. “Master! What happened to you?”

Renee had been studying under Draco for a long while, and she loved her mentor dearly. However, Draco only took her under his wing in the first place because her frosty constituent could be of assistance to Jared.

Draco stared at Renee for what might be the last time in his life, and he patted the girl’s head. He felt guilty, for he knew he needed Renee to sacrifice herself for Jared eventually.

“I’m sorry, Renee. I am really sorry. Do you blame me for deciding your fate for you?” Draco apologized to Renee profusely. He had told Renee about the truth, for she had to be willing to sacrifice herself, or the plan would not work.

Renee shook her head. “This is my choice. I do not blame you, master.”

Draco looked at the other ladies before finally setting his gaze upon Josephine. “Do not forget about your promise. I hope you’ll hold up the end of your bargain.”

The ladies nodded, and Josephine had resolve flaring within her eyes. She knew Draco was directing that message to her specifically.

Josephine had a fiery constituent, and she could be a big help to Jared. If they were to run into the dragons on the island, Jared would find it difficult to retrieve the essence with his current power level. After all, one of the dragons controlled the powers of ice, while the other reigned over the power of flames.

However, with Josephine and Renee around, Jared’s chances of retrieving the essence would be greatly boosted. Of course, that was if they were willing to give up their lives for him.

Draco smiled for the last time in his life. “I’ve finally repaid my debt to Ms. Renalia. I can finally see Mr. Deragon with pride.” He then drew the last breath in his life, and he closed his eyes forever.

“Master!”

“Draco!”

“Mr. Draco!”

Sorrow filled the air of the room, and Jared’s hatred toward Draco had disappeared along with the old man’s death. He held the map in his hand tightly. Draco gave his life to make the map for him. He hadn’t seen Dragon Island just yet, but he could guess just how treacherous that place must be.

Draco painstakingly created this map on that dangerous island himself. A tear traveled down Jared’s cheek at the thought, but resolve flared within his eyes. “I will make you pay for what you did to my mother, Deragons.” As Jared gazed upon the boundless sea below him, something changed within him.

Everyone came back to the hotel after they gave Draco the proper burial, but nobody spoke. The atmosphere was somber, and Renee’s eyes were puffy from all the crying.

“Jared, you’ll be on your own tomorrow. I cannot go with you, or the Deragons will be suspicious of who you are.” Rayleigh patted Jared’s shoulder.

“Don’t worry about me, Rayleigh. I’ll definitely retrieve the draconic essence and grow stronger. Then, I will force the Deragons to face me, and I’ll save my mother,” Jared answered adamantly.

Just when they were about to retire for the day, a big group of hooligans barged into the hotel with menacing looks on their faces.

Chapter 811 Map

Rayleigh had never seen someone drawing parallels between a draconic essence and a dragon’s core, but after giving it some thought, Rayleigh knew that Jared’s guess was right. Draconic essences were found within a dragon’s body, and dragons were a kind of a beast, even though it was divine. Technically, it would be counted as a beast core as well.

“Draco, I thought I was supposed to depart for the Nameless Island on July 15th? So why am I seeing you guys here today?” Jared asked Draco curiously.

Draco opened his mouth, but he couldn’t say anything. Rayleigh stepped in and explained, “There’s been a change of plans. We came back from the Nameless Island in order to stop you from going.”

“Change of plans? What kind of change?” Jared frowned.

“Let me explain. Mr. Draco wanted you to travel to Nameless Island on July 15th because that place is supposed to be a transit station of sorts. You were supposed to infiltrate Dragon Island and take the draconic essence, but the Deragons managed to piece the puzzle together and make out that plan of ours, so they made an announcement. On July 15th, the Deragons will open Dragon Island to everyone. Because of that, there are bound to be a lot of people on the island that day, and your plan to take the draconic essence in secret will fail. After all, someone’s bound to notice you.” Rayleigh seemed solemn.

Jared was quiet as well. No wonder Dante said a disaster is going to befall me on July 15th. I see now. Taking the essence sounds simple enough, but the execution’s going to be a b*tch. After all, someone else would have taken it if it was that simple.

Draco looked at Jared and let out a sigh. “You don’t have to worry too much, Mr. Jared. The Deragons do this precisely because they have no idea who you are. You can go to Dragon Island tomorrow with everyone else. I’ve come up with another plan to take the essence. I have a map of the island here, and I’ve marked the most possible hiding place of the Twin Dragons.”

Draco took out a map from a pocket and handed it to Jared with trembling hands.

“Twin Dragons?” Jared was surprised to find out that there were two dragons on the island.

“Yes. There are two dragons on the island, namely Ice Dragon and Flame Dragon. Tomorrow is the day where they will meet up, making it the perfect day to tour the island. But it’s just a legend. Nobody has seen the dragons in the flesh. That said, there are still many beasts lurking about on the island, and they are dangerous. Mr. Draco got hurt in the process of making this map.” Rayleigh looked at Draco, worry filling his eyes.

“Rayleigh…” Draco shot a glare at Rayleigh. Obviously, he didn’t want Rayleigh to say that out.

Jared looked at Draco and quickly held the old man’s wrist. “Draco, why didn’t you tell me you’re hurt? I can help you.”

When Jared sent a sliver of his spiritual energy into Draco’s hand to check on the old man’s situation, his face fell. He could tell that Draco’s body was falling apart. Most of his organs had shut down, and his heart was only beating weakly.

Jared didn’t expect Draco’s injuries to be so grave, and the fact that the old man was in such a dire situation shocked him. He knew how to make the pills that could help, but there wasn’t enough time on their hands. Draco’s body would not be able to hold on for much longer.

Draco didn’t care about his own condition, however. The moment Jared touched him, he looked at Jared weirdly. “Mr. Jared, did you run into a magical encounter or something? There’s a power within you, but it does not belong to you,” he asked.

“Oh, that must be the Dragonslayer Sword.” Jared splayed his right hand, and the Dragonslayer Sword appeared in his hand. The crimson marks on the blade shone brightly as if they were blood coursing through veins.

“The sword has fused with you?” Rayleigh’s eyes widened in surprise.

Chapter 810 Will Not Be Wrong

“Who is my father then? And why is my mother still locked up? What does Ryker want to know? What kind of secrets is she still hiding?” Jared gripped Draco’s shoulder in agitation.

He wanted to know the real identity of his irresponsible father who left him before he was even born. Just the thought of everything his mother had to endure because of this man’s unceremonious departure boiled his blood.

Draco shook his head. “I do not know, Mr. Jared. Not even Ms. Renalia knows who your father is. As for what Ms. Renalia is hiding, I have no idea as well. Your mother did not tell me anything. Not even the slightest hint. After that, I traveled to Horington to find out where you are, and the rest is history.”

“But how are you so sure that I am the abandoned child? I might be someone else entirely.” Jared wondered why Draco was so sure that he was Renalia’s son.

“Because the blood of the Deragons flows within you. I can sense it, and my senses are never wrong when it comes to this.”

Draco started coughing violently all of a sudden, and his face was contorted with pain.

“Mr. Draco? Are you all right, sir?” Rayleigh quickly propped Draco up and patted his back.

“What’s going on, Draco? Are you all right? Maybe I should give you a checkup.” Although Jared hated Draco for what he did to Renalia, he was still concerned about the old man.

Draco waved him down and took a seat on the chair. In the next moment, Draco seemed to age ten years, and the light in his eyes dimmed.

Jared wondered what happened to Draco to trigger that kind of change. He looks like he’ll die at any given minute.

Seeing how Rayleigh seemed worried about Draco, Jared reckoned the man must know what was happening to the old man.

“Mr. Jared, now that you know the truth about your origins, my mission has come to an end. However, I did leak some hints about your existence so Ms. Renalia will cling on dearly to life. At the same time, the Deragons are prowling everywhere in search of you. Luckily, all they know of is your existence, not your identity. You are safe for now. But…”

Before Draco could finish, he moved on into another bout of violent coughs.

“Let me be the one to continue, Mr. Draco.” Rayleigh asked Draco to get some rest before turning to look at Jared. “Mr. Jared, you are safe for the time being, but the Deragons will eventually know who you are. The first order of business for you now is to claim the draconic essence on Dragon Island. Only then can you hope to go against the Deragons. You have asked me about the ways energy cultivators get the spiritual energy they need, and now I can tell you the answer. Even though this world’s spiritual energy is running thin, cultivators can still gain them through crystals. Some of the lucky ones manage to get their hands on draconic essence, and that’s practically an endless source of energy.

“All they have to do is consume it, and the essence will provide all the energy they need for cultivation. However, draconic essences are rare, and from what I know, only a handful of cultivators have managed to get their hands on one. Most cultivators rely on crystals for the energy they need. Crystals are similar to spiritual stones, though their energy content is a hundred times more than that of the stones.”

I see. So stuff like crystals and draconic essences exist in this world. Jared thought to himself and said, “I had no idea items like those exist. If what you say is true, then they’re far more valuable than any spiritual stones or herbs.”

“There are many ways for a cultivator to gain the spiritual energy they need. Aside from draconic essences and crystals, they can also get some energy through beast cores. Countless beasts reside in remote places, and those beasts have manifested a core within them after being alive for so long. These cores are also important for cultivation,” Rayleigh continued.

“Hmm, in that case, a draconic essence is a dragon’s core, right?”

Rayleigh paused for a moment to ponder on that matter, then he nodded. “Technically, yes.”

Chapter 809 Origins Revealed

The Deragon family was an aristocratic family hidden from the public eye, and most of the family was made up of martial artists. A lot of those martial artists had started spiritual energy cultivation as well. As the family’s princess, Renalia received the best education available, and thanks to her innate talent, Renalia’s strength grew at a blistering rate. Even the family head loved Renalia for her talent and strength.

However, eventually, Renalia grew to an age where she pursued love. She found someone in the outside world and fell in love before she was impregnated by that man.

Unexpectedly, the man disappeared after Renalia told him she was pregnant. Left with no choice, Renalia went through the whole pregnancy by herself and gave birth to Jared.

When Renalia’s father found out that his daughter had given birth to a child out of wedlock, and that the baby’s father had run away, he was livid. In fact, he was so angry that he sent someone to take Renalia back to the family by force.

Despite so, he couldn’t bring himself to punish his most beloved daughter, and he did find his grandson adorable. Nonetheless, his anger got the better of him in the end, and since then, he was bedridden.

While Renalia’s father was ill and bedridden, her brother, Ryker, poisoned his own father so that the old man would die and give the family over to him.

Although Renalia found out about her brother’s plan, it was already too late. The poison had worked its way through the old man’s body, but just before he died, he handed the Deragons over to Renalia.

Renalia took Jared and bade farewell to her father before she left the family. Ryker found out about her escape soon enough, and he accused her of poisoning their father. That was excuse enough for him to send the family’s troops after her.

Draco and Rayleigh were involved in that chase back then. It lasted for two days and two nights when finally, Renalia was surrounded near Horington. Renalia was taken back to the Deragons, but she managed to toss Jared aside before that. In the end, Jared was able to escape the fate of being captured.

After Renalia was captured, Ryker got his hands on the family seal, but he didn’t spare his own sister. In fact, he subjected her to daily torture, as if he still wanted to know something she was hiding.

Draco and Rayleigh knew nothing about the answer Ryker was looking for. They only knew that Ryker didn’t give up on that endeavor even after twenty years. He was still torturing Renalia even as they spoke.

Draco suddenly stopped talking when he brought up Renalia’s torture before he broke down crying. Rayleigh joined in as well, looking guilty.

“If we had just let Ms. Renalia go back then, she wouldn’t have to endure this kind of torture.” Draco was bawling his eyes out at that point.

Jared’s fists were clenched tightly, and they were turning white from the fury he was feeling. Although he had never seen his own mother, the news alone was enough to light the flames of rage within him. “How did you guys find me then?” Jared looked at Draco, his eyes filled with hatred.

It’s as they said, if Draco and Rayleigh had just allowed Renalia to escape, she wouldn’t have to be tortured.

Draco noticed the hatred that was burning in Jared’s eyes, and he let out a sigh. “A while after Ms. Renalia was taken back, I wondered why she would poison her own father. I didn’t think that to be true, so three years ago, I sneaked into Ms. Renalia’s holding cell, and she told me the truth. She told me about how her own traitorous brother killed his own father. And she told me where she left you. She wanted me to backtrack and see if you’re still alive.”

Draco let out another sigh and wiped the tears off his face before he continued, “The Focus Technique I gave you and the Dragon Ring you’re wearing don’t belong to me. According to Ms. Renalia, these two things were left by your father. It was his token of love to your mother.”

Chapter 808 Bloodline Of The Deragons

“Pfft. Who would want a hug from you?” Lizbeth rolled her eyes at Jared.

Just then, Melanie and Renee came up to them, and they were both in bathing suits. Renee was the younger one out of the duo, but after months of not seeing her, it was obvious the young lady had grown a lot.

“Jared!” Renee was delighted to see Jared there.

“Renee? Why are you here? Where is Leonidas? I thought you were with him?” Jared found it weird. Back when the Lagrange Monastery was destroyed, Renee’s father, Erasmus, was killed. After Jared avenged him, Renee was taken away by Leonidas. So why is she here?

“Leonidas went into isolation, so…”

“All right, we can talk about this somewhere else. This is not a good place to speak.” Josephine tugged at Jared’s sleeve, and Renee swiftly zipped her mouth shut.

At the moment, everyone on the beach was glaring at Jared enviously, for he was surrounded by four gorgeous women. They would have killed to be in Jared’s place.

“Where’s my sister, Jared? I thought she was with you. Don’t tell me she’s still in Mapleton?” Melanie asked Jared while they were on the way back.

“Your sister has left Mapleton. Your parents were killed by Poison King, just as we suspected.” Jared told Melanie about the events that took place in Mapleton and explained all about the history between Poison King and Melanie’s parents.

All the while, Melanie listened quietly to Jared’s explanation. Even though she knew that Poison King had killed her parents, she didn’t seem to be too sad about it. After all, she had never seen her parents before, and she felt no love for them.

Jared and the ladies came to a hotel. It was the same one Jared had come across earlier, but since the ladies were one step ahead of him, they already had rooms reserved for them.

They led Jared upstairs, and Josephine knocked on one of the rooms’ doors. Rayleigh came to open it for them, and when Jared saw the other person who was in there, he was dumbfounded.

“D-Draco?” Jared’s eyes widened in disbelief. He never expected to see Draco in the hotel out of all places.

Ever since Draco got out of prison, Jared almost never saw him again. He tried to get into jail to see Draco, and he even tried to use his connections to bust Draco out of jail, only to learn that the elderly man was already gone when he tried to extract him. Jared was confused when he found out about the news back then.

He never thought that their reunion would happen in a hotel, nor did he expect Draco to be with Josephine and the others.

“Come in. We can talk later,” Rayleigh called out to him. Jared snapped out of his thoughts and hurried into the room.

He was surprised to see so many faces in the room, and he needed an explanation to catch him up to speed.

Draco turned around and told Renee, “Renee, take everyone to the room next door. I need to talk to Jared. Alone.”

Renee nodded before leading the ladies to the room next door, leaving Jared alone with Draco and Rayleigh. Right after the ladies were gone, Draco and Rayleigh went down and kneeled before Jared, much to his surprise.

Jared quickly pulled Draco and Rayleigh up. “What are you guys doing? What is the meaning of this?” He still didn’t understand what was going on.

“Mr. Jared, I think it’s time to tell you who you really are, and the legacy you have inherited.” Draco stared straight at Jared, and he started tearing up as he told Jared about his origins.

Jared listened quietly. He was already prepared for it, but the truth still shocked him nonetheless. It turned out Jared’s guess was spot on. He was a child of the Deragon family, and his mother was the second princess, Renalia. Draco was the Deragons’ butler, while Rayleigh was Renalia’s bodyguard.

Chapter 807 Jealousy

Hearing that, the murderous aura in Lizbeth slowly dissipated.

Livid, Sebastian was glaring at Josephine as he spat, “F*ck. How dare you lay your hands on me? You’re a feisty one, huh? I’ll be sure to torture you tonight. Men, get her!”

He waved his hand to signal the three burly men to grab Josephine.

Watching from a distance, Jared knew that those burly men were only commoners. Hence, he did not make a move. He reckoned that Lizbeth could easily dispatch those men, so Josephine was certainly in safe hands.

“Hey, watch this. I’ll take this chance to use these men for practice,” Josephine said before she rushed toward the three men.

The next moment, she flung her fist at them, her movement as quick as lightning.

Bam!

One of the burly men was sent hurtling several meters into the air before he crashed onto the beach.

Seeing this, the other two men were stunned. Sebastian could not believe his eyes as well. He did not expect that Josephine, a girl who looked so weak and skinny, was actually so strong.

Jared was startled as well. Josephine’s punch showed that she was a martial artist with internal energy. But several days ago, Josephine was still an ordinary girl. How did she get internal energy within a few days?

In fact, Josephine was startled by her own punch as well. Coming to her senses a few seconds later, she said to Lizbeth excitedly, “Lizbeth, did… did I just throw that punch? How am I so strong?”

Lizbeth smiled and replied, “You’re a martial artist with internal energy now, Josephine. It’s only natural that your punch can send these commoners flying away. That being said, you have to control your power. Otherwise, you might end up killing them with a punch.”

Josephine nodded before she turned to look at the other two men, acting as if she was a beast that had sighted its prey.

When the men saw the murderous glint in her eyes, they immediately turned tail and ran, completely forgetting the fact that they had left their master behind.

Seeing that his bodyguards had fled the scene, Sebastian shivered in fear. He turned around and started running away as well.

Josephine had turned from a beautiful lady in a swimsuit to a terrifying beast to him.

“Geez. Why did they run? I haven’t had enough fun yet! How boring,” Josephine complained as she watched the bodyguards and Sebastian running away.

“Was it satisfying?” Lizbeth asked as she patted Josephine’s shoulder with a grin on her face.

“It was amazing! I feel like finding some other punk to teach him a lesson,” Josephine replied gleefully.

Just then, she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder.

The hand even started caressing her.

With a frown, she turned around swiftly and threw her fist in the pervert’s direction.

However, when she turned and got a good look at her supposed assailant, her fist froze in mid-air. Standing before her was Jared smiling happily at her.

“Jared!”

Josephine instantly threw herself into Jared’s arms. Then, the latter lifted her up.

Seeing how happy Josephine looked, Jared immediately twirled her around for a couple of rounds.

Since Josephine was wearing a swimsuit, Jared could feel her soft body pressing against his chest. Ah… how comfy…

Seeing Jared hugging Josephine, Lizbeth smiled awkwardly. She was feeling rather jealous, but she dared not show her emotions.

After a few moments, Jared put Josephine down before smiling at Lizbeth. “Lizbeth, you look good wearing a swimsuit. Do you want a hug and several twirls as well?”

Chapter 806 Tease

After gazing at the girls for several moments, Jared was completely stunned. The girls in front of him were none other than Josephine, Lizbeth, Melanie, and Renee.

They were dressed in swimsuits as they played around on the beach. They had divided themselves into two groups as they splashed seawater on each other.

Jared was completely dumbfounded. How come they’re here? And why is Renee here as well?

“Hey, ladies. Would you like to take a speedboat with me and enjoy the sea breeze?”

A man who was dressed fashionably and wearing sunglasses started flirting with Josephine and the girls.

Josephine and the rest glanced at the man and ignored him. He was not the first man that had flirted with them that day.

Seeing how all the girls had ignored him, the man said again, “Ladies, my name is Sebastian Wulfenstein. I’ll have you know that I’m the richest man in Southernshire. Robert Wulfenstein is my father. Do you see that row of speedboats over there? They’re all mine.”

Evidently, Sebastian thought that after introducing himself as the richest man’s son, even the most reserved girls would treat him passionately.

However, Josephine and the rest continued to ignore him as if they did not hear him at all.

The situation put Sebastian in an awkward position.

“Mr. Wulfenstein, there’s no need for you to keep buttering them up since they’re ignoring you. Why don’t you let me and my friends keep you company instead?” a girl with a good figure said beside Sebastian.

Slap!

Sebastian instantly slapped the girl across the face. “F*ck off. You’re the one who’s buttering me up. Besides, no women in Southernshire can resist my charms.”

With that, he strode toward Josephine in a fury.

The girl who was slapped was so terrified that she dared not say a word. She simply held her cheek as tears welled in her eyes.

At the moment, Josephine looked stunning with her fair skin sparkling under the moonlight.

After approaching Josephine, Sebastian did not say a word and simply stretched out his hand to grab her arm.

Shocked, Josephine wanted to step back, but Sebastian tightened his grip.

“D*mn. Your skin is so smooth,” Sebastian commented with a lecherous grin.

Seeing that Josephine was being harassed, Lizbeth and the rest quickly ran up to her. From a distance, Jared was so enraged that he instantly rushed toward them.

Before Jared could reach them, however, Josephine’s eyes turned cold and she grabbed Sebastian’s collar before flipping him over her shoulder. With a thud, Sebastian fell heavily to the ground.

Coughing violently, Sebastian struggled to catch his breath.

“Mr. Wulfenstein!”

Three burly men who were not far away from the scene anxiously ran toward Sebastian to help him up.

Meanwhile, Jared, who was running toward the girls to help them, came to an abrupt halt. He could not believe that Josephine had learned martial arts within several days that he had not seen her. She even seems really good at it.

Standing still, Jared did not move forward. He wanted to watch how Josephine and the girls were going to handle the matter.

Right at that moment, Lizbeth and the rest had come to Josephine’s side. All of them were glaring at Sebastian and his subordinates.

Lizbeth’s eyes were filled with a murderous look as if she was prepared to end their lives right that instant.

“Lizbeth, Mr. Deragon told us not to cause trouble. So call down, okay? Let’s just wait for Jared to come back,” Josephine said quickly when she noticed the murderous aura Lizbeth was exuding.

Chapter 805 A Normal Man

Jared picked up his fork and started eating slowly, ignoring the group of people.

The man who attacked Jared earlier clenched his fists as his expression turned cold. Just when he was about to attack Jared again, Kristoff waved his hand to stop him.

After glancing at Jared, Kristoff sat down at a table and sent someone to prepare the food.

Several minutes later, Jared was done eating. He stood up and started toward the restaurant’s exit. All the while, he did not even spare a glance at the group of people before him.

“Mr. Shalvis…”

The guy who attacked Jared earlier turned to look at Kristoff with dissatisfaction written all over his face when he saw Jared walking out the door in a nonchalant manner.

Yet, Kristoff waved his hand. He glanced at Jared’s departing figure and simply kept quiet.

After walking out of the restaurant, Jared initially wanted to find the personnel to get him to the dorm as he wanted to get some rest.

However, he could not find the personnel no matter where he searched. He figured that the latter was probably hiding somewhere because he was terrified after seeing that there were customers fighting in the restaurant.

In the end, Jared left the hotel feeling helpless and went to take a stroll on the street of Southernshire.

Although Southernshire was not a big city, it was located by the sea. He could see the vast ocean as he stood on the street.

There were several rows of mansions by the seaside. Even though it was nighttime, there were still many people visiting the beach.

Jared slowly made his way toward the beach. It was the first time he had seen the ocean with his own eyes. Wow! Would you look at that! It’s such a vast ocean. It’s making all the humans look so tiny. No matter how strong they are, they’re but a speck of dust compared to the sea.

Looking at the lighthouses that shone brightly to guide the boats in the right direction, Jared suddenly felt lost. He did not know where he was going in life.

At the moment, he felt a little scared to know about his origins. Even if I find out about it, what should I do next?

Jared turned his gaze away and shook his head. He tried to stop himself from overthinking things. It’ll be fine. I just need to take one step at a time.

While taking a stroll on the beach, there were beautiful girls walking past Jared occasionally. Those girls had fair skin and sexy figures. Despite so, Jared would only take a glance at them before turning his attention elsewhere.

Although those girls were pretty, they could not be compared to Josephine. Josephine had a classy demeanor that those girls did not have.

After all, she grew up in a wealthy family. Hence, not all girls would have the elegance that she had.

Apart from that, it was also rare to find a girl as charming and gallant as Lizbeth. Being an investigator of the Department of Justice, Lizbeth looked amazing after she put her uniform on her perfect figure.

Jared found himself thinking about Josephine and Lizbeth unwittingly. Suddenly, the scene of Lizbeth being naked flashed across his mind. Although he was hugging her back then, he did not have any thoughts about her. Yet, thinking about the scene now, he found that he was having a reaction in his lower body.

After all, Jared was just a normal man with desires. It was only natural for him to have some reactions.

Sighing, he murmured, “I wonder where Mr. Deragon brought them to…”

He missed Josephine and the rest of the girls after not talking to them for several days now.

Just when Jared was about to leave the beach, several figures in front of him caught his attention.

There were a few girls clad in swimsuits playing on the beach joyfully. Surrounding them were men that had their gazes locked on them.

Chapter 804 Kristoff Shalvis

“Huh, that makes sense, I guess. After all, you’re an immortal now. Jared is no match for you. I’m sure you can easily take his life. That b*stard’s days are definitely numbered.” Sean was trying to butter Sylvester up.

Right at that moment, a group of people barged into the room. The person who was leading the group was a young man who was currently sweeping his gaze across the room with an arrogant look.

Then, a subordinate behind the young man stepped forward before he cleared his throat and announced, “Mr. Shalvis has arrived. I will need you all to leave right this instance. We’ve already reserved the entire place.”

He made it sound like the person’s arrival was akin to that of an emperor from the olden days.

Everyone else snorted when they heard the announcement. After all, the people who were eating at the restaurant were all martial artists. Since they were no ordinary people, and some of them had even come from prominent families, those words did not faze them.

Most of the people ignored the announcement, but that was not the case with Sylvester, as his expression suddenly changed.

“Let’s go,” he said.

“Sylvester, what are you afraid of? Who’s that guy?” Sean questioned in utter confusion.

After all, the Cooper family was a prominent family in Jadeborough. Moreover, Sylvester had entered the ancestral land of the Coopers and had even cultivated divine martial art. Why is he so afraid of this Mr. Shalvis?

In fact, Sean had never even heard of the Shalvis family. I don’t think there’s such a family in Jadeborough.

“Shut up.” Sylvester glared at Sean before he got to his feet and walked out of the room.

Seeing that, Sean quickly followed after his brother with their subordinates in tow.

When Sylvester walked past the young man, the latter spared a glance at him.

Even though the Coopers had left, the other people did not move an inch. Clearly, they were not planning on leaving any time soon.

Seeing the situation, the young man’s expression turned cold. Just then, the subordinate who spoke earlier started emitting a terrifying aura. The atmosphere became so cold that people in the restaurant started shivering.

The customers’ expressions started to change before they stood up and left one by one. They could tell that the young man was strong and that he was not someone they could trifle with.

A Martial Arts Grandmaster?

When Jared sensed the young man’s subordinate’s aura, he was stunned. He could not believe that a mere subordinate was a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

In actuality, all the Martial Arts Grandmasters were overlords. As such, it was nigh impossible for them to become another person’s subordinates.

Soon, everyone in the restaurant had fled the scene. Only Jared was left sitting alone in the corner, waiting for his food to be served.

Seeing that Jared was not planning on leaving, the young man’s subordinate gave him a death stare. Within seconds, a wave of murderous aura headed toward Jared.

In response, Jared kept his head lowered. It was as if he did not notice that he was being attacked.

However, when the aura was within striking distance, a barrier appeared over Jared’s skin and blocked out the aura.

Whoosh!

The aura which was blocked out hit the table at the side and broke it to smithereens.

The subordinate was shocked at the sight. He stared at Jared in disbelief while his master, Kristoff Shalvis, was stunned.

“Mister, your food is here.”

Just then, the personnel who took Jared’s money earlier came to serve him a sumptuous dinner.

However, when he noticed that all other customers had left and only several people were left in the restaurant, he was startled.

“Place the food down, and you may go,” Jared said calmly to the personnel.

“Huh? Oh, sure.”

The personnel glanced at the table and chair which were smashed to pieces before he quickly nodded.

Since he was working in the hotel, he was aware that there would be customers who would start a fight there frequently. Looking at the situation, he figured that a fight must have happened. He hurriedly put down the dishes and left the place to avoid getting into trouble.

Chapter 803 Money Can Buy Everything

Looking at the personnel, Jared could tell that the man was only a commoner, so he certainly would not know what those customers were doing. Hence, Jared pulled out a stack of money and put them in the personnel’s hand.

“Help me look for a room. I’ll only stay for a night.”

Jared did not want to look for another hotel. He knew that since all the rooms were fully booked in this hotel, it would be the same for other hotels as well.

The personnel looked helpless as he replied, “We… We really are fully booked. I doubt even our manager can find an empty room.”

Even though he was saying that, his eyes were locked on the stack of money in Jared’s hand. Clearly, he really wanted to take the thousand that Jared was offering him.

Looking at his expression, Jared quickly took out another stack of money and put it into the personnel’s hand. The stack was probably worth several thousand.

“Come on, help a brother out, will you?” Jared said with a smile.

The personnel’s eyes widened when he saw the thick stack of money. He then gnashed his teeth and replied, “Mister, we really don’t have any empty room. However, if you don’t mind, you can stay in our dorm. Don’t worry. You’ll stay alone in the dorm for the night. I’ll chase my other colleagues out of the room.”

“Sure. As long as I have a place to sleep in.”

Jared smiled and added, “By the way, do you have anything to eat? Could you get me some food?”

“Of course. Please, take a seat. I’ll go get some food for you right away…”

With that, the personnel went to prepare some food.

Money can certainly buy everything. Looking at how delighted the personnel was, Jared went to sit down in a corner.

At the moment, many people were eating in the restaurant of the hotel. Soon, Jared noticed a familiar figure sitting at a table not far from him.

It was Sean from the Cooper family in Jadeborough. Ever since Jared took Xander’s life, he had not seen any of the Coopers anymore. None of them came to take revenge on him as well.

Sean was sitting at the table with a person who looked like him. At the same time, many servants of the Cooper family were standing guard behind them. All of them were Senior Grandmasters.

Jared slowly turned back in front so Sean would not see him. He did not want any trouble as he just wanted to get to Nameless Island safely.

He did, however, pricked up his ears and started eavesdropping on them. With Jared’s capability, he could hear their conversation even though those people were sitting a dozen meters away from him.

“Sylvester, is the island really so magical? Is there really a huge dragon there? I’ve never seen a real dragon before. Could it be only a myth?”

Jared could hear Sean’s voice clearly.

It was then that he realized Sean was sitting with his brother, Sylvester.

“I don’t know if there’s a real dragon, but I’m certain there are some strange beasts there. If we can get a beast core, it will be useful for my cultivation.”

Sylvester’s eyes were filled with anticipation as he spoke.

“Sylvester, tell me about the ancestral land of the Coopers. I heard that the people there are all immortal. That they are able to do all sorts of wondrous feats. Have you become immortal as well?”

Sean looked like a curious student when he asked Sylvester about the ancestral land of the Coopers.

Yet, Sylvester froze when he heard his brother’s question. “How many times have I told you not to ask about this? Knowing about all this won’t benefit you at all!”

Seeing how Sylvester was getting mad, Sean nodded and replied, “Okay, okay. I got it.”

After a moment of silence, he said, “Anyway, are you going to Dragon Island so that you could get your hands on a beast core in order to kill Jared and avenge Xander?”

Sylvester snorted and answered, “I don’t need a beast core to take his life. The reason I’m going to the island is because of the old patriarch’s command. I have to complete the task before I avenge Xander’s death.”

It was obvious from his tone that he did not have any respect for Jared.