"Well done. Well done, indeed!" Edwin laughed boisterously. "This Substra
tumis may be expensive, but it's definitely worth the price!"
While he was still chortling away, another bodyguard rushed into the room
anxiously. "Sir, something bad happened back home!" The guard fell to hi
s knees, weeping.
"What?" Edwin frowned.
"We just received news from Swinton that Hummer Villa turned into a slaug
hterhouse last night. All of our fighters are dead, and Ms. Hummer and Mr
. Hummer were both killed as well. The Hummer family is gone!"
These words struck Edwin like lightning, and the Substratumis in his hand
crashed to the floor, shattering instantly.
"Son!" Edwin wailed mournfully, collapsing to the floor.
The devastated man stayed on the floor for what
felt like ages. When he finally staggered to his feet, he seemed to have
aged ten years, looking extremely haggard.
"Get ready. I want to head to
Boulderthorn's branch right this instant!" Edwin seethed menacingly. He n
o longer had anything to fear now that his children were dead. He only ca
red about avenging them, no matter the cost!
After an hour, in Boulderthorn's branch's meeting room.
"What? Joshua was killed?" A man in a green
shirt shot up and roared. "Who the hell dares to touch someone from Bould
erthorn?"
"It was Natasha Harmon and a man called Dustin Rhys!" Edwin growled.
The other man humphed. "How dare a family like them challenge us! They mu
st have a death wish! Gather up our men. No matter what, we must avenge J
oshua!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Boulderthorn disciples
immediately left to carry out the man's orders. Soon, the entire branch b
egan to make a move.
Boulderthorn had hundreds of thousands of disciples throughout Balerno, a
nd this particular branch has fostered the highest quantity of skilled
martial artists. The reason for that was simple: their mentor was the gui
ldmaster of Boulderthorn.
Boulderthorn has four branch leaders, eight guildmasters, and thirty–
six second–in–
commands. Besides the branch leaders, the guildmasters held the most powe
r in the guild. With just one command, guildmasters could control thousan
ds of disciples. However, each guildmaster had strong animosity against t
he other, so they were extremely protective of their disciples. So, whene
ver someone was in trouble, everyone would immediately chip in to help. A
nd out of all Boulderthorn disciples, Joshua was the most talented and sk
illed, earning him the head guildmaster's affection,
His sudden death shocked the entire guild, and if Boulderthorn didn't ave
nge him, their reputation would be sullied, particularly for this branch.
Edwin felt some sense of relief when he saw the effort the guild disciple
s were putting in. Without saying another word, he got back to his car an
d headed towards the Grants home.
No matter who was responsible for Jade's disappearance, he was sure to pl
ace the blame on Dustin, and, knowing the Grants, Dustin wasn't going to
get away with this easily. With Boulderthorn and the Grants working toget
her, even the Harmon family, one of the wealthiest families around, would
n't last long, and when the time came, the Harmon family would surely mak
e Natasha take responsibility alone.
As for Dustin, he was nothing but a sitting duck for the Boulderthorn dis
ciples.
"My dear son, I will avenge you soon," Edwin swore solemnly.