“The auctions are held twice a year, one every six months. There are almost two months left for the next one, focus on your own things. Next time, I will be late to come for you, this week was just an exception.”

  In the Divine Plane, Lawrence hides his identity under a hood.

  “Goodbye.”

  He leaves his residence in White Utopia City, leaving his three women there, and heads towards Agares City.

  Although his pursuers made their presence felt upon his return, the fact that nothing significant happened diminished their concern for this event. His followers only bothered him by applying pressure from a distance, it's uncomfortable, but not as much as having them on top of him, threatening him for making their work difficult.

  The next time he sees his women is not until two weeks later. His pursuers caused him problems again, but his Dimensional Rift made things easier for him.

  Coldness Divine has not yet reached level 500, but she is only a few levels away from doing so. Considering that her level is compressed, this is an overwhelming achievement.

  Time and again Lawrence instructed them to be cautious, not to advance one step and retreat two. Her reaching level 500 does not mean that capturing big shots begins immediately, there must be planning, individually they may be weak, but their heritage provides absolute security around them.

  That they nod like chickens pecking at corn does not comfort him at all.

  “What do you remember of your previous clients, Coldness Divine?”

  When Lawrence leaves, Serene Will poses such a question.

  “Everything.”

  “It’s good to hear that… The same goes for me.”

  Their expressions change completely, they know the moment is approaching.

  “What about you, Sky Petal?”

  Their conversation is fruitful.

  At the end of it, each knows their targets. Who they must kill first and with whom they must be extremely cautious. It's fortunate that none of their clients repeated, Lawrence has been the only man to possess all three of them.

  Although this means that their targets have multiplied.

  Serene Will falls silent before asking a question, one that she knows is endangering her fragile relationship with that woman.

  “How many times are you willing to die for this?”

  Unexpectedly, Coldness Divine does not get angry, she merely smiles fiercely.

  “As many as necessary.”

  Both come to the same consensus without saying a word. They will carry out Lawrence's orders, but in their own style.

  No witnesses? That’s fine.

  They will kill the whole city if necessary! So there will be no witnesses!

  Sky Petal has a tough job ahead. Managing these women? It would be easier to ascend to heaven and meet God.

  +++

  “Hey! This is a private place!”

  The beautiful mansion has an extensive property, with guards at each of its boundaries who monitor around the clock for intruders.

  “Leave, now.”

  A man is terrified when he faces two guards pointing their weapons at him. He was just walking as usual, his home is nearby, and he decided to take a shortcut, cursing the moment he decided to come this way!

  He apologizes hastily and returns the way he came.

  “Hah, if not for these kinds of events, this job would be so monotonous.”

  “You should be grateful that no one dares set foot near here, anyone would dream of having a job like ours. While others risk their lives hunting demonic beasts, we earn our pay on guard duty.”

  “I know, it’s not bad, but… Sometimes I wish Mr. Unlimited Stream would transfer us to another of his residences, it stinks to see the same landscape day after day.”

  Unlimited Stream, the lord of this mansion as well as many others.

  He is one of the major entrepreneurs in the Heavenly Path Kingdom, controlling the buying and selling of jewels among the different kingdoms, with this kingdom housing his main branch. His business involves moving jewels from different parts of the world, buying and selling to other businesses in the trade, without him ever interacting with the final buyer.

  Lately, he's expanding, hiring artisans from all kingdoms to create his own jewels and not depend on others. When this happens, his empire will reach new heights! By then no one will be able to dethrone him!

  The guards continue talking until they sense the presence of another person.

  “This is a private place!”

  Whenever they approach with a haughty attitude, the other party tends to demean themselves, making their job easier.

  “Hey, I said get out!”

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  As unexpected as it seems, the intruder continues approaching them.

  “Nothing is destined to remain unchanged forever, debts must be settled. Today is the day, the day I've been waiting for.”

  No one stopped their advance, those men fall to the ground without understanding what happens. Their only memory is seeing blood flowing through the street cracks.

  Serene Will stops at the entrance and sighs.

  “Your life, your silence, that’s what I'll take from you.”

  With just one step, hundreds of plants seem to come to life, thousands of petals begin to fall creating a beautiful phenomenon, a cascade of petals falling. Serene Will watches this and an image appears before her.

  It's Lawrence, he is smiling as he greets her.

  Although she knows it's a mirage of the Illusory Aura Flower, she smiles nonetheless. The mirage disappears in the following seconds, revealing the hidden petals behind the illusion. Petals that could have attacked her in a moment of carelessness.

  Serene Will redirects her attention to the mansion and continues walking.

  No one must know that Unlimited Stream was ever her client. For that, she is willing to do whatever it takes to erase her dark past.

  +++

  “Mr. Unlimited Stream, an attack is currently taking place outside. What would you like to do about it?”

  A servant reports the incident and reassures his master. “You can wait here while your men handle the terrorists, or head to the shelter until the storm passes. Either way, your safety is the priority.”

  Unlimited Stream swirls his wine glass and sighs comfortably. His life is not exempt from dangers, every time he makes a big move there will be hunters trying to claim his life. Those behind this must be organized, few can predict his stay at this place.

  “I'll go see.”

  “Excuse me?”

  “Ha! I won't hide, each and every one of them will die anyway. Just in this mansion, there are a hundred hunters of level 500 and rankers of level 700. Even if the terrorists are prepared for a war, they don't understand how deep my heritage goes!”

  Unlimited Stream gets up from the couch and gets dressed.

  “Wait there bitches, this will be quick.”

  Three beautiful women smile seductively, hiding nothing of their bodies. Anyone who sees them would be surprised, for these women possess level 700! How is it possible that such women have been between this man's legs showing such a submissive attitude?

  If it's Unlimited Stream, then there’s no surprise. Whether it's God or the Devil, his money can buy them both.

  “How many attackers are there?”

  The servant hesitates before responding: “Just three, sir.”

  “What?!”

  Unlimited Stream breathes quickly, looks out the window, and clenches his teeth witnessing the chaos outside. Initially, he thought the terrorists numbered in the double digits, but not only that, they don’t even surpass the single digit!

  ‘Who are they? Who sent them?’

  He knows he has countless enemies, but he doesn’t recall any capable of summoning such a natural disaster in his direction.

  Strange mirages prevent the exit from his territory, anyone daring to set foot inside will bleed from every corner of their body. In the front, a fierce battle is taking place, guards and hunters dying alike. From the opponent, only a long braid is visible.

  And the third is a mystery, the only thing known about them is their existence.

  “A manipulator of nature, a hunter at the pinnacle of the sword, and a hidden assassin who only strikes when one tries to escape. Will it be the Immortal Radiance Kingdom or the Wind Divider Kingdom causing all of this?”

  In both kingdoms, he has enemies, if there were a difference it would be that the Immortal Radiance Kingdom has close relations with the Heavenly Path Kingdom, they wouldn’t dare carry out such a bold act. That leaves…

  “Those bastards… I developed the industry in the Wind Divider Kingdom, and this is how they repay me?! Before my arrival, their jewels were trash! No one would give a penny for them!”

  The strangest thing about all this is that his own rivals held him in high regard, only the sects were the ones who interfered with his economic development. They didn’t want the lower sects to benefit, it was understandable their interference.

  They had enough with the Heavenly Path Kingdom and Immortal Radiance Kingdom maintaining a status quo, both politically and potentially. Their Wind Divider Kingdom fell a step behind them after their war and subsequent alliance, they don’t wish for a new factor to ruin their hegemony.

  Unlimited Stream did everything possible to establish connections and believed he had succeeded, but enemies of such magnitude knocking on his door only reflects that their treaties were only on paper.

  “Send the rankers…”

  Understanding the broad panorama, he is willing to use everything at his disposal.

  “The hunters will act under direct orders from the rankers, no indiscipline allowed. Even after victory, insubordination will have serious consequences. Make sure my order is carried out! No one can remain in the mansion!”

  “Yes sir!”

  As his servant walks away from him, Unlimited Stream moves the curtains with his fingers and then sighs.

  “This could be the worst challenge I've faced.”

  He retracts his hand and returns to where those women are. He's not in the mood to watch the show, if that's the case, he'll make those bitches work, the money on them can’t be wasted.

  +++

  “Oh? I thought I made it clear that no one could interrupt my time with my brothers unless an emergency occurred…”

  Dozens of men keep silent and watch the servant with a desire to die. They were hired by the lord of the mansion, their level is 600 you know? Even if they killed a few servants, Unlimited Stream would still greet them with a smile on his face!

  “At the order of Mr. Unlimited Stream, all present are summoned to defend their lord’s life. Attackers have surrounded the mansion, you are allowed to dispose of the life of all the hunters to achieve your goal.”

  The atmosphere changes completely in an instant. The leader of the rankers stands up from his seat and assesses the outside... the image he obtains sends chills through him.

  “Brothers, I would have liked to hear more of your stories, but the situation does not allow it. Follow me, let's finish this.”

  “Yes!”

  All the rankers prepare their weapons and artifacts, smiling at the massacre that is about to unfold.

  “Servant, tell the lord to rest easy. We may have level 600, but with our artifacts, we could easily rival rankers of level 650. The brothers he hired also live up to their name… not as much as me though.”

  The leader of the rankers, with long red hair and a fierce look, arrogantly smiles at the servant. He is different from the others, both the rankers and the lord of the mansion know it, but it never hurts to remind them. Humility is something he does not know.

  “I will let the lord know, ranker Discontinuous Verse.”

  “You do well, servant, being on my side will only bring you benefits.”

  Discontinuous Verse leaves the servant behind and steps onto the battlefield, the next moment dozens of rankers follow him.

  “W- What is this?”

  Everyone is surprised to see the territory surrounded by a wide illusion, anyone who observes it for more than a second will be enveloped in it. Had they not been distanced from it, could they have easily escaped it?

  Moments later hundreds of level 500 hunters arrive behind them. It's Discontinuous Verse who stands in front of all of them and generates pressure. All bow their heads, rankers and hunters have recognized him as their leader.

  Discontinuous Verse smiles. ‘This is how it should be, even among my peers I must prevail!’

  “If submission and arrogance could create a gap, nothing could stop my path. It is not so, it never will be.”

  He was about to give a speech to reaffirm his authority, where no one would be willing to disobey his will, when a voice reaches the ear of all those present. Rankers and hunters widen their eyes searching for its origin.

  “Who dares to interrupt me?!”

  Discontinuous Verse does not take long to find the culprit. He wanted to unleash his fury, reestablish his domain, impose superiority! ...But he can’t.

  The origin of that voice comes from a woman who rivals his power. Beautiful, serene, but whose surroundings are covered in corpses, all those hunters who arrived earlier lie dead under her feet.

  “Who are you?”

  His boldness disappears, Discontinuous Verse looks at the woman as an equal.

  “Serene Will.”

  The last men standing fall at the gentle movement of her sword.

  “Today I have come to bury my past.”