“Hmm?”“Who... are those people?”Oscar didn’t answer immediately.His eyes remained on the road, but his mind replayed the attack over and over again.“People who’ve started targeting me,” he finally replied.“And now... they’re targeting you too.”Ellizabeth fell silent.She lowered her head and clasped her hands together.“Because of me...?” she whispered.Oscar glanced at her briefly before shaking his head.“No.”“Then why?”“Because I have something they want.”Oscar frowned deeply.He understood exactly what tonight’s attempted kidnapping meant.They wanted to use Ellizabeth to force him into submission.But they had chosen the wrong target.Elsewhere—inside a vast dimly lit room filled with the heavy scent of herbs.Ancient wooden shelves lined the walls, packed with bottles, roots, and rare ingredients rarely seen in the outside world.At the center of the room—an old hunched man sat quietly.His eyes remained closed.Yet the aura surrounding him was suffocating.Several pe

From the very beginning, Oscar already knew these men had been sent by someone else.“Please, Medicine King... mercy, Brother! Don’t kill us!” one of them begged desperately. “We were only paid to hurt you. We have families to feed... our wives and children are waiting for us.”The man knelt with both hands pressed together in front of his chest.Hearing that, Oscar let out a quiet sigh.So the owner of the Medicine King store really had taken his rejection personally after all.“Go.”Oscar turned around, already losing interest in them.But suddenly—“Please help us, Brother!”One of the men grabbed Oscar’s leg tightly.“Let us work for you! We’ll do anything!”Oscar stopped walking.“We know we were wrong,” another said desperately. “This kind of work is dirty work. Please... accept us as your disciples, Brother.”Their pleading voices sounded genuinely miserable.Filled with desperation.“I don’t have anything to hire you for,” Oscar replied calmly.“Then we’ll work for free!” anot

Oscar was testing whether they were worthy of staying.And anyone who failed would be gone immediately.The moment he saw Oscar’s approval, the man quickly prepared the medicine and poured in pure mountain spring water.When he finished, Oscar nodded again, visibly satisfied.The woman who had arrived earlier struggling to breathe and barely able to walk now looked completely refreshed.A bright smile spread across her face.“Thank you, sir. Thank you so much. Your herbal medicine is truly miraculous. I've suffered from this illness for years. I could barely walk, and even simple daily activities were difficult.”The middle-aged woman looked overjoyed as she placed a check worth several hundred million rupiah in front of Oscar.“You don't need to pay this much, ma'am,” Oscar said, unwilling to take advantage of her gratitude.“No, please accept it. This is my sincere thanks,” she replied enthusiastically. “I've visited hundreds of herbal clinics and hospitals. This is the first time I

Oscar shook his head."Seriously? They thought they could take me on with strength like that?"Only now did he realize how outmatched his opponents had been.The four men were already dead.There was no saving them.In the distance, a pair of narrow eyes glared furiously."That bastard! He killed all four of my men with a single move?!"The woman dressed in green muttered through clenched teeth.Her face darkened with anger.She stomped her foot and turned away, disappearing into the night without another word.Just as Oscar was about to head back inside, he suddenly stopped.His left ear twitched.A faint ringing reached his senses.Someone else was nearby.Then came the sound of applause.Oscar turned toward it immediately.The newcomers were strangers."Not bad," one of them said with a grin."One move, and everyone drops.""If you don't have any business here, you should leave," Oscar replied bluntly.The two men exchanged glances."Who said that?" one of them laughed."We came he

She looked directly into his eyes."You don't have to win every battle."The words were simple.But they made Oscar pause.Very few people had ever said something like that to him.Most people only cared about the results.His strength.His achievements.His victories.Not the price he paid to obtain them.Oscar smiled."You're really worried about me."Ellizabeth immediately looked away."I just don't want you dying for something stupid."Oscar's smile widened slightly."If I died, would you be sad?"Ellizabeth instantly glared at him."Don't say ridiculous things!"The irritation in her voice was obvious.But the concern in her eyes was impossible to hide.Oscar chuckled softly.But deep down, he knew the truth.From this point forward, there would only be more enemies.And they were coming from every direction.---On the other side of the city, the atmosphere was entirely different.Inside a spacious chamber filled with the scent of rare herbs, the hunched old man stood before a w