2025-03-14 16:39:31Kai stood outside the door, refusing his subordinate’s request to enter with him. This house held too many memories for him, but this time would be his last visit.
He pressed the doorbell.
Inside the house, Astrid's mother, Vivian, stood before the mirror, carefully comparing two designer coats.
Tonight was her daughter’s wedding to Reginald, a grand affair taking place in the Sky Hall in the heart of the most exclusive district.
Yes, she hadn’t heard wrong—it was the Sky Hall, the one where even to visit, you needed to pay a 2 million membership f*e and pass a financial verification.
And to top it off, her son-in-law, Reginald, had promised that the most powerful figures within the estate would be attending. The richest woman in Dominus City, Elara, even, would personally present a wedding gift! What a huge blessing this is!
She could barely fathom how envious people would be, but she was certain that for the next month, maybe even the next year, all eyes would be on this wedding, the social event of the century!
As she thought this, the doorbell suddenly rang. Astrid hummed a tune as she opened the door, only to be met by an unexpected visitor—Kai!
Vivian's sharp eyes landed on him. Her brows furrowed with a twisted face.
Shock and fear washed over her. Hadn't Kai died? Astrid had told her that with her own mouth. Is there something wrong?
But she quickly realized that if Kay wasn’t dead, it meant he was here to cause trouble.
“What the hell are you doing here, you lowlife?” she snapped.
Kai didn’t flinch. “I need something from...”
“Haven’t you embarrassed yourself enough?” Vivian scoffed, crossing her arms.
“Astrid finally found a real man, and here you are… still clinging.” She rolled her eyes.
“You know what?” She sneered, eyeing Kai like he was dirt. “Astrid’s wedding’s at the Sky Hall. All the big players are gonna be there, and even the billionaire Elara’s gonna personally hand over a gift to them.”
“If you have half a brain, you’ll get the hell out of here before you make yourself look even more pathetic!”
“Oh really? Congrats", Kai exhaled slowly. "But I really don't care about Astrid anymore.”
“Excuse me?” Vivian’s smirk faltered. Her eyes flashed. How dare this thing talk about not wanting her daughter, it should be her daughter not wanting him.
Kai’s voice was cold. “I came for what’s mine.”
Vivian’s eyes flashed with anger. “There is NOTHING of yours here!” she spat. “Everything in this house belongs to Astrid.”
“You have nothing. You ARE nothing.” Vivian jabbed a finger at his chest, and her voice rose. “You wasted years of my daughter’s life! You should be paying us for all the time you stole from her!”
Kai scoffed, stepping forward. “Stole?” His voice was sharp. “That’s funny!”
"I bought this house! I paid the mortgage! I covered the every fucking bills for your whole family!"
“You’ve been living off me like leeches for years.”
“And now you have the nerve to tell me to leave?”
Vivian’s mouth opened, but no words came out. She had never seen Kai so aggressive before. But she recovered quickly, crossing her arms.
“So what?” she snapped. “You think a few bills make you a man? Reginald could buy this house ten times over, my daughter is pursuing a better life!”
“And Now,” Vivian’s eyes were cold as ice, “You’d better get the hell out of here, or I'll have my son come out and deal with you!"
Kai sneered. Her son, the fat slob who weighed over 200 pounds, couldn't walk two steps without gasping for air.
"Oh, sure, go ahead and call him. I'm really terrified"
"Sage, Sage!" Vivian's shrill, pig-like screams echoed, but Kai's attention was caught by the silver gleam of the necklace around her neck—it was his mother's necklace!
“That necklace belongs to me!” Kai’s eyes locked on it and his voice turned ice-cold, with rage exploded in his chest.
Vivian’s hand flew to her throat. She found this necklace in Astrid’s yard—finder’s keepers! And look at it, worth thousands. It’ll make her the star of tonight’s wedding. There’s no way it belongs to a broke loser like Kai!
"This? This necklace is worth tens of thousands! You couldn't afford it even if you sold yourself!" She scoffed, trying to hide her sudden unease.
Tens of thousands? Kai sneered inwardly. Astrid's mother was indeed as shallow and brainless as her! Tens of thousands wouldn't even qualify for a try-on! It is a true priceless treasure! A national treasure!
“Give. It. Back.” Kai took another step forward.
Kai tightly grasped her forearm and tried to yank the necklace right off her neck.
Vivian strained to hold the door frame, but clearly, she was no match for the burly Kai.
"What's going on here?" A shrill voice rang out from the stairs behind Vivian.
It was Sage Laurent. Astrid’s useless younger brother.
"It's the fucking Kai! He's gone nuts! Help me throw him out!" Taking the chance, Vivian twisted her body and hid behind Sage.
"Holly shit! You still alive!" Sage had an exaggerated expression.
”What the hell are you doing here? Astrid has already broken up with you!"
Sage eyed Kai with malicious intent, his gaze sweeping up and down.
"Wait, you’re not here to beg for forgiveness, are you?" His mocking laugh echoed, like a fat pig squealing non-stop.
"I'm here to take back what's mine!" Kai's eyes shifted past Sage, landing on Vivian behind him. "But your mother stole it."
"Bullshit, this necklace is mine!" Vivian shouted, not wanting Kai to stay another second. "Son, get him out of here!" she ordered.
“If I were you, I’d tuck my tail and get out of here,” Sage taunted. “After all, I could knock twenty of you weaklings with one punch.”
“Then go ahead and try,” Kai said calmly, his smirk only fueling Sage’s rage.
“Damn it, you’re asking for it!” With that, Sage charged at Kai like a crazed wild boar.
Kai stood frozen, as if stunned, rooted to the spot. Sage grinned in triumph, sure Kai was no match for him.
But the next second—crack!
Sage was sent flying like a ragdoll, hitting the ground with a sickening crack. He clearly heard the sound of his bones breaking.
What the hell is going on?!
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Chapter 465: No Rest for the Living
Five grueling hours later, Kai stood in the middle of the torn savannah, panting like a man who had just crawled back from the edge of death.Blood covered him.Some of it was his and most of it wasn’t.His chest rose and fell heavily as he watched his injuries knit themselves back together. Torn flesh sealed. Cracked skin smoothed. Bruised muscles relaxed inch by inch as his healing factor did its job, leaving behind only a dull ache and exhaustion that ran straight down to his bones.Around him, five massive beast corpses lay sprawled across the ground in unnatural positions, eyes glassy, mouths frozen mid-snarl. The earth was churned into chaos, deep gouges, shattered stone, claw marks everywhere , clear proof of just how ugly the fight had been.Kai exhaled slowly.“So… that happened,” he muttered hoarsely.Then he smelled it.Meat.Cooked. Perfectly cooked. How's that possible in the secret realm or was he imagining things cause he was hungry?His head snapped to the side.Zora
464: Think, or Be Torn Apart
Kai swallowed hard, throat dry as sand.Five beasts surrounding him.They look hungry, impatient and drooling like he was already halfway down their throats.His heart hammered against his ribs, but strangely… panic didn’t completely take over.Because one thing was very clear.Zora was still standing there.Arms folded, expression amused and definitely not lifting a finger.And that told him everything.This isn’t a test, Kai realized grimly. This is just… life.If this was something that could truly kill him, Zora wouldn’t be watching like this was a stage play. She would’ve interfered before things even got close to dangerous. The fact that she hadn’t moved meant one thing and one thing only.He could survive this.Barely, maybe painfully but he could.That realization grounded him.Still, another thought crept in, sharp and annoyed.Why didn’t she move him when he fainted after fighting the beast?Why leave him lying here like a piece of raw meat?He almost laughed bitterly.Of co
463: Wrong Time To Wake Up.
After a long while, Kai’s eyes flashed open.The first thing he saw was wrong.Very wrong.Two pale, low-hanging moons sat in the sky like watchful eyes, far too close, and far too bright. Beneath them, countless stars shimmered coldly, scattered across the heavens in a way that made his head throb just looking at them. For a few seconds, he lay there blinking, trying to convince himself that he was still unconscious, that this was some weird after-effect of pushing himself too hard.Did I die?Is this some afterlife discount version?Just as he was piecing together his thoughts, something warm and wet splashed onto his face.Kai froze.Another drop followed.Then another.His mind supplied several horrifying possibilities in rapid succession and none of them were pleasant.Slowly, very slowly, he lifted a hand and wiped his cheek.Sticky.His heart skipped.Before he could think any further, instinct kicked in. Kai sprang upright in one explosive motion, body screaming in protest onl
462: Ten, or Die
Kai swallowed hard, eyes locked onto the Three-Eyed Iron Buffalo standing before him.For a brief, fleeting moment, a very stupid thought crossed his mind.Maybe… maybe he can talk my way out of this.He almost laughed at himself.Zora doesn't listen.Zora decided.If she had any intention of hearing whatever excuse he could come up with, she wouldn’t have snapped her fingers and unleashed that monster in the first place. The ground beneath his feet was still trembling faintly from the beast’s presence alone, and its breath came out in slow, heavy bursts, each one sounding like a forge bellows preparing to melt steel.Kai exhaled slowly.His body screamed at him to rest. Every muscle felt tight, overstretched, drained to the core. His arms still carried the lingering numbness from the previous fight, and his breathing hadn’t even fully steadied yet. This wasn’t ideal. This wasn’t smart.But Zora didn’t train people to be smart much.She trained them to survive.And survival rarely wai
461: No Rest for the Breathing
Back to Kai.At the moment, he was bent slightly forward, hands braced against his knees, panting as he stared at the dead beast lying sprawled on the scorched ground before him. Its massive body twitched once… then went completely still, dust slowly settling around it like the world itself was finally catching its breath.Kai sucked in air through his teeth and straightened with effort.“Damn…” he muttered hoarsely.It had taken him far more effort than he wanted to admit. Not minutes. Not a quick burst of brute force. Hours. Actual, painful, brain-melting hours of fighting, dodging, recalculating, punching, retreating, and repeating the whole miserable cycle again and again.He rolled his shoulders, feeling the lingering ache deep inside his bones.This took longer than yesterday, he thought bitterly. At this rate, tomorrow I’ll be fighting a rock and it’ll still take me half a day to win.He glanced at the corpse again, then snorted quietly.“At least you had the decency to die,” h
460: Beyond the Gate
Though Abigail was confused, wondering what exactly was happening and what kind of place she had just stepped into, she still walked deeper past the gate without hesitation. The moment her foot crossed fully into the space beyond, the world behind her seemed to seal itself off, the towering gate fading from her awareness as though it had never existed in the first place.What greeted her made her slow to a stop.Beyond the gate was not a battlefield and not a valley of corpses.Not endless sword lights clashing in the air like she had half-expected after everything Zora had said.Instead, it was… a settlement.Rows upon rows of houses stretched out before her, arranged neatly along stone paths that twisted and branched like veins. The houses varied in size and style, some were small and simple, others looked ancient and grand, their roofs curved like drawn blades, their walls etched with faint sword patterns worn smooth by time. Every house carried a presence, subtle but sharp, as if
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