Leo and Diane traveled many miles and reached the edge of the desert where there were rocky hills.The ocean was also not far, and there was a lot of fog in the air.“You think they’ll follow us here?” Daine wondered.She thought that waiting nearby sand would be better than getting closer to the ocean because her ability would be effective in the desert.“Do you hear that?” Leo said.“Hear what?”“The noise coming from the other side of those hills,” he said.“No, I don’t hear anything other than the wind,” she replied.Both of them then climbed the hill and saw what was happening on the other side. There were thousands of children ages between five to ten being forced to get on board of the ships.They were all tied together in ropes.Diane was utterly shocked. “S-So many children… are they all being exported somewhere?”“I think an underground trafficking facility was nearby,” Leo opined. “That attack which split the ocean before must have caused some structural collapse of that fa

The metallic snake leaped and attacked with its fangs.Diane couldn’t even respond, but Leo smacked its jaw with the back of his fist.However, the snake bent across his fist and went for his face.Startled, Leo blew air through his mouth.A strong shockwave sent the snake flying back to the door.“That was close,” Leo frowned. If he was second late to react, he might have lost his head.Diane unleashed spears and blades made out of sand.But the attacks could not even hurt the snake. They went right through the snake.The snake hissed back, sending a stronger shockwave that shook Diane’s heart.Diane’s face was filled with trepidation. “W-What is this thing?”“It’s not a normal snake,” Leo said. “Someone imbued spiritual aura into metal and created this thing. Ordinary attacks won’t even scratch it.”“Who could create such a monster?”“Who else? The real owner of this treasure.”“Jewel King Kelton?”“No. Mickey Nighthawk.”“The First Son?” Diane didn’t like that. “How are we going to

Leo and Diane returned to Jamie’s home, still wondering about who the red-haired woman was.When they opened the door, a sack of wheat powder came flying.Leo jumped back in time, but Diane got hit by it and was sent flying into a heap of snow.“Tsk, tsk, only a fool would fall for such an obvious trap,” Jamie walked out with a disappointed look.Diane was fuming because every muscle in her face hurt. “Why would you put a trap at the entrance of your house?”“Didn’t you go looking for a treasure?” Jamie asked. “Why are your senses so dull then? I take it that you failed to find the treasure then?”“No, we did,” Leo entered the house. “We need to talk.”They all sat down at a table.Leo told Jamie about the red-haired lady. “I couldn’t even fight back. I was never toyed with by anybody like this, not since you trained me when I was a kid.”Leo still remembered Jamie spinning him on top of the finger. Those training days were truly horrifying.“Mm…” Jamie thought about it for a few seco

“Where is my treasure?!”Mickey’s fist sent the red owl-masked guy’s head flying, and it also created a shockwave that blew everyone there off their feet.“Who is this monster?” they were all astounded by his strength. “How could he get the better of Sir Rodrick like that?”“I’ve never seen anyone even touch Sir Rodrick before.”While they were all left speechless,Rodrick’s decapitated head turned into dust and then regrew on top of his neck, albeit slowly.Seeing that, Mickey’s expression changed.“The regeneration is slower than I thought. You must have used spiritual aura in your punch,” Rodrick said. “I’ve heard about you and always wanted to meet you. The title of the First Son surely fits a fearless man like you, Mickey Nighthawk.”“Where is my treasure?” Mickey asked in a cold tone. The pressure from him was so strong that the rest of the members other than Rodrick felt their hearts being squeezed.Unable to stand on their feet, they were brought to their knees and coughed out

Mickey and Rodrick entered the first hut and picked the corner-most table.A waitress was coming over to their table, but the red-haired lady Rye stopped her, grabbed the menu card and directly came to them.Rye put the menu card on the table. “What do you want to order, sirs?”“I do not smell corn here,” Mickey said. “Do you not use corn in your pizzas?”“Recently, we had to change the recipes because the corn in this country is mostly being genetically altered, which is giving people leaky guts and what not,” Rye replied. “So, if you specifically want corn, then you can make an order in advance. When we import natural corn, we’ll give you a call.”“Isn’t everything genetically altered these days?” Rodrick said. ‘Why be so picky? You can’t run a business if you put too many restrictions on yourself.”“When you see ants dying after eating corn flour and the porridge made from it, and you still turn a blind eye to it, you can’t call yourself a human,” Rye replied. “Are you going to ord