Nothing was easier than for Quinn to avoid the guards and sneak into Dahok''s residence.


    She split up with Frank as he would be drawing the attention of the Sage Lake Sect leaders.


    He strode through the mountain gates and immediately saw the stately board on which the name ''Sage


    Lake Sect'' was carved—century-old sects really did impress.


    The apprentices standing guard were glowering and barking when they saw Frank, "Who goes there?!"


    "Frank Lawrence of Riverton."


    The apprentices'' faces fell as soon as Frank replied, and they encircled Frank while one of them ran


    into the building to report.


    Soon, Maron Ocean and a group of Sage Lake Sect elders stepped out, standing above the stairs as


    they looked down on Frank with lofty contempt.


    Maron was still in his white suit, pping when he saw Frank. "Not bad. You have the balls toe


    here to die."


    The two elders with him scowled in disdain, snapping, "ying our apprentices and our high elder?!


    Get down on your knees and ept your punishment!"


    "What are you waiting for?! Kneel!"


    "Oh, calm down, Elder Huxley and Elder Randel." Maron smiled meaningfully. "We have another guest


    today, and Frank here certainly looks confidenting here alone. Why don''t we have him fight against


    our own elites, while our other guest offers some critique to improve ourselves and all that?"


    Both elders frowned at his suggestion.


    "Shouldn''t we keep our own problems to ourselves?" Elder Huxley soon asked.


    "Exactly. What happens in the sect stays in the sect," Elder Randel reasoned. "We should make this


    quick —cut Frank Lawrence''s head off as an offering to the souls of Bocke and our fallen apprentices."


    Maron raised a brow, however. "What, are you telling me what to do?"


    "No, of course not."


    Both elders were stunned by Maron''s dark look for a moment and quickly lowered their heads.


    Frank was actually surprised—Maron was just the son of the Sage Lake Sect chief, and Quinn had just


    told him that the Sage Lake Sect''s elders were mostly the ones who called the shots. And yet, Elder


    Huxley and Elder Randel were clearly scared of him...


    "I''m giving you a chance now." Maron walked up to Frank just then, chuckling under his breath. "Do


    your best during the duel and even help me impress my guest, and I''ll let you and your lovers go. How


    about that?" "How about this?!" Frank suddenly bellowed, his hand suddenly shooting out at bullet


    speed as he seized Maron by the neck.


    One move, and Frank would snap it!


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    Elder Huxley and Elder Randel panicked, seeing how easily Frank caught Maron.


    "Insolence! How dare you behave with such impudence in our enve!"


    "Maron!"


    "I''m giving you a chance now," Frank simply growled at Maron, returning his threat word-for-word.