The battle between Ilene and Durk was too bright and loud for most people in Hawk Park to miss.But not many expected Durk to lose, let alone die.At the Data Tower.A monocle appeared right behind Philip, floating in a light sphere.He didn’t even turn back, but he understood what meant.Philip slowly turned around and took the monocle.“Are you going to come after me because of her death?” Ilene’s voice came out from the light sphere.“She knew the risks while taking this object,” Philip said. “When you live by a sword, you die by it.”A faint snort came from Ilene’s side. “Are you hinting that I might suffer the same fate?”“None of us are guaranteed death by old age,” Philip replied. “I will respect your decision to kill Zinga and Durk and also your alliance with Denver, though it will change things.”“Things have already begun to change while you’ve locked yourself up here,” Ilene said. “Rob joined hands with Mickey. Borg has escaped, and who knows what he’s planning? Durk was tr

A group led by the 20th person on the leaderboard arrived at Rose Park.But there was no sight of life anywhere.Not a single person was in sight.“Don’t tell me… Did they all die?”“Denver and all of his group died?”“They talked big and created this wall, but look what happened. They bit the dust right after the festival started.”As everyone in the group kept talking, the boss shouted, “Shut your pussies, and look at the damn leaderboard. Who are in the top three positions?”Everyone checked the leaderboard, and Denver was still on the top spot. Catherine was in the second, and Sheryl somehow rose to the third rank as well.“They are still on the leaderboard, which means they’re alive,” the boss said. “They must have either hid themselves somewhere or they’re on the move. Either way, we have to find them if we want to get to the top. Spread out and look for them. Whoever brings me information will be rewarded with women and wine!”Everybody in the group went in different directions

Black Dragon was coming from the north, and he was passing by Rose Park.But he stopped after seeing Badimbo and the skull-masked man behind him.“That mask, and this eerie energy he’s giving off…” Black Dragon frowned and hid behind a tree. “What the hell is the reaper of the soulripper clan doing here? They are not the type to mess with outsiders for no reason. Which crazy fool from our organization messed with them?“I can fight that guy, but the chances of me winning are probably lower than ten percent. Among the rankers, only Philip and Mickey might be able to stop that monster. Anyone else will lose to the bizarre techniques of the soulripper clan and will die without knowing how.”Just then, Badimbo stopped in his tracks because a lady stood in their path.It was Ilene.Black Dragon was surprised to see her. “Oh, I forgot about her. Her ability might work very well against that reaper’s black magic. It’ll be nice if she can make that bastard leave, or I’ll look bad for letting

A single vertical stroke tore through the space so swift it seemed the sky itself flinched.The ground, the sea, and the seemingly far away horizon and the clouds that were kissing it all split like fragile glass beneath the immeasurable weight of her strike.A line of pure radiance carved its way from Rose Park all the way across the ocean and to the continent on the other side.For a heartbeat, everything came to a standstill, even the ocean that was split.Then came the roar of a wounded earth in the form of the oceans writhing, the mountains trembling, and the heavens themselves peeling apart in layers.Both the sun and the moon that were on either side of the horizon also trembled, as if day and night had been forced into a divorce.It was a never before seen occurrence for many people in Hawk Park.Serena, Lily, and Cindy were watching it from the rooftop of Golden tower.The horizon was no longer whole; it was riven in two, and nature itself groaning from the impossible scar.W

Leo and Diane landed in the middle of a desert.It was night time here. There was no cloud cover, and it was pretty cold, enough to make Diane shiver.“Why did we stop in this god-forsaken place?” Diane asked. “Is the treasure hidden somewhere in this desert?”“Yep.”“And where?”“If I knew that, I would have landed right there,” Leo said. He took out a small electronic device and put it in his ear. “Give me the update.”“We’ve come across some robbers. We interrogated them, but there’s nothing useful that they told us, Boss Leo,” a voice replied from the other side.“Keep looking. Since Jewel King Kelton went missing not long ago, it’s highly possible that there are other groups who’ll come for the treasure,” Leo said.After Leo ended the call, Diane asked, “Just how much of a treasure are we talking about? A billion dollars?”“The gold alone will be worth over 300 billion dollars.”“What?” Diane was shocked. “That’s gotta be worth more than the GDP of many countries, right?”“But th