"Skylar, don't go too far. Once our Lord arrives, only death awaits you." Mike yelled while clutching his chest in pain.
"Haha! Did you forget that Swordmaster Igor is already on his way there? I don't think your new Gang Leader can make it out in one piece after offending him. Even though he might not be guilty." Skylar poured cold water over him, making the faces of all the Skull gang members ugly.
"Besides, what did you call him? Lord? Haha!" Skylar laughed until his tears came out.
"Does he consider himself an emperor?" He was full of mockery.
"Don't you dare make fun of him!" Mike was furious.
"Humph! What can you do?" Skylar grabbed a nearby gangster and punched him in the stomach, forcing him to kneel on the spot.
Next, he stomped his head straight on the ground, showing his dominance.
"Ahh!" The gangster cried out in pain as blood seeped out from his forehead.
"Please! Let me go. I will tell you everything I know." Unfortunately, the one who was caught turned out to be the driver that had driven Bryan and Cayden into the headquarters.
The one who managed to witness the whole scene in the underground shelter with Mike and Bryan.
"Eh! What a coincidence." Skylar was surprised. Who could have thought that he would catch a big fish?
"Bastard! Do you dare? Don't forget that it was us who fed you all these years." Mike was red and blue due to anger.
"Shut up! Just because I saved you, doesn't mean that you can open your mouth however you like." Martin scolded him from the side.
Previously, he was worried about displeasing officer Ellie by letting someone get killed. Now, he threw that concern away from his mind. After all, the secrets behind this incident were the most important.
"I will…" Mike was about to continue shouting when all of a sudden, he felt a heavy kick landing on his head, completely knocking him out.
"Boss Mike!" The gangsters were pale. Was their gang going to fall apart in this manner?
"Hehe, nobody is there to disturb us now. Come say it out loud." Skylar pulled the driver up, patting his shoulder.
"Everything started a week ago when…." Taking a deep breath, the driver explained all the events one by one.
Nonetheless, halfway through, Skylar abruptly raged with fury. "He definitely is the one behind Robin's death."
"Go on."
When the driver finished his words, there was a pin-drop silence in the air. Everyone couldn't believe it. Mainly, the strength of the new Gang Leader. How strong was he to eradicate a B-rank warrior in a couple of moves?
This brought them chills including Skylar and Martin. They eventually understood why he had the audacity to call back Igor and Ellie. He surely had the strength to back it up.
They turned to each other worriedly, not knowing what to do.
"Although he might be powerful, he cannot do anything to us. With the truth in our hands, the police force has no choice but to capture him; even if he manages to leave the restaurant by any means." Martin consoled him.
"Indeed. No matter who he is, he cannot escape the law." Skylar nodded, agreeing with him.
But at this time, a disdainful cold voice drifted in the air, catching everyone's attention.
"Is that so?"
Glimpsing in that direction, they saw two people walking toward them.
"My Lord" The gangsters exclaimed with happiness. As for Bryan, he was ignored.
"How are you guys so fast?" Skylar couldn't help but panic a little. With how hot-tempered Igor was, how could he have allowed them to leave?
In addition, didn't officer Ellie interrogate them? What the hell happened there? Moreover, why couldn't they look up into his eyes? The moment they tried it; they immediately began sweating.
"Terrifying!" They swallowed their saliva with solemn expressions.
Dressed in ancient black robes, Cayden stood there gazing at them like sheep ready to be slaughtered.
"Any last words?" He asked emotionlessly.
"What? You want to kill and silence us?" Martin stuttered, taking a couple of steps back.
"Should I worship you instead for causing a mess here? As for silencing you, I don't care about that." Cayden scoffed, glancing around the injured gangsters and Mike.
"You.." Marin was speechless. Wasn't he afraid of getting caught by the military?
"Forget it. I loathe waiting." Cayden was ready to shoot when Skylar hurriedly suggested, "Why don't we talk this through? We will keep your secret with us while also singing your praises with the guilds and the military."
"In this way, you can build a good relationship with them. It's a win-win situation for us," He added fearfully, not wanting to take a fight, he wasn't sure to win.
"Good relationship?" Cayden shook his head disapprovingly. How was it possible when he already abolished Igor?
Furthermore, he didn't want it anyways. How can they be worthy of him?
"Are you done?" Cayden released his spiritual energy on his hands, scaring the shits out of them.
"My God!" Feeling the devastating breath of terror accumulating in his palms, they didn't even have the pride to take him head-on.
Thus, they ran with tails between their legs towards the exit.
"Humph! Stay here." Cayden snorted as he made a grabbing motion in the air.
Whoosh!
A large dark green palm manifested, emitting a horrendous pressure that chased after them.
"Fuck!"
They cursed as they noticed that the palm was moving extremely fast, reaching near them in the blink of an eye. At the same time, they were suppressed so hard that it was impossible to move.
Therefore, having no other opinions, they could only retaliate.
"Ape Transformation"
Martin's body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye. Shiny gray fur grew all over his body with sharp powerful claws taking shape.
As for Skylar, his whole body turned green, releasing an astonishing amount of poison. Yet, they both appeared negligible when compared to the power of the palm.
Bang!
The palm easily got hold of them and squeezed them tight, slowly taking away their breath.
"Please, stop! We surrender." Coughing out blood with veins seen popping under his skin, Martin was the first one to beg.
"We will do everything you say." Skylar followed as well, shouting while mustering all his strength.
However, would the Heavenly Demon show any mercy? It was unquestionably a no.
Puchi!
Blood splattered on the ground as they were crushed into meat paste. Nobody would be able to recognize that these were the body parts of the two infamous gang leaders.
Witnessing such a gruesome death, the gang members had the urge to vomit. Despite the fact that they had killed monsters from the outside world, some of them even committing murder here, they had never seen a horrible scene.
"My Lord!" Finally, someone woke up from the stupor and called him out in reverence, bowing his head.
Immediately, others returned back to their senses, calling him out too, bringing a chain reaction.
"Eh! Where am I?" Mike, who was knocked out, suddenly stood up due to the noise.
"Lie Down! You are hurt." Bryan's harsh voice sounded in his ears, gradually making him remember what had happened.
"How are you here? Where is the Lord?" He questioned at once.
While feeding him some potions and wrapping him in bandages, Bryan described the whole process. Of course, he omitted the part inside the restaurant since it would frighten him badly.
Nonetheless, it was bound to be known to everyone in a couple of days. How can the news about the well-known Igor be hidden from the public eye?
"Damn! I didn't think that he would be this strong." Mike was shell-shocked.
"It's beyond our scope." Bryan gave a helpless smile.
"Anyways, where is that traitor?" Mike clenched his fists and asked. How could he forget that driver? He would never be satisfied until he beat that bastard to death.
Bryan pointed his finger in a certain direction where that bastard could be seen supporting himself on a wall, gasping for breath. It seemed like Skylar didn't go easy on him.
"Catch him for us," Bryan commanded and the gang members all turned their attention toward that poor driver.
They were all filled with disgust and a little bit of pity. Deep down they knew that they were not loyal to the gang. If they knew the secrets, there would be a high chance of spilling the beans like him in exchange for their lives.
But they were afraid of speaking in support of him. Who knew if Boss Mike would punish them? There was the Lord behind as well.
In such a situation, friendship was of no use anymore. So, they ruthlessly dragged him in front of Boss Mike, letting him do as he pleased.
"Boss, please forgive me. I had no choice." The driver stammered pathetically with tears dripping down his face.
"Shut up!" Mike slapped him hard, sending him flying into the middle of the yard, right next to the Lord.
Seeing this, Bryan put down Mike and scurried ahead. "Lord, how do you want to deal with this rat?"
"Hang him upside down and beat him to death," Cayden spoke mercilessly, deciding his fate.