"However, you insolently yed Zam Sorano, the head steward of the Sorano family, and incurred their
wrath. Your fate is hence sealed."
Frank paused at Gus'' words. "Zam Sorano? The geezer who barged into Noel York''s house that night
with Willy here?"
Gus stood, his hands sped behind his back as he nodded. "Indeed."
"No, there''s been a mistake." Frank shook his head. "I''ll admit to ying Hubert Sorano, because he
disregarded my warnings and insulted me. But I didn''t y Zam Sorano."
"Hmm.?"
Gus appeared hesitant, raising a brow. "Well, Hubert is just some mistress'' child. If it''s just him, I have
no reason to get involved..."
He could tell that Frank''s rank was quite high and had no reason to lie given the circumstances.
"Shut up, Frank Lawrence!" Willy promptly yelled, afraid that the truth would be unraveled. "How naive
are you, thinking that your lies could deceive Gus?"
"Believe what you want to," Frank replied, calmly shaking his head. "I only sent Zam Sorano flying but
did not kill him—if his injuries had been tended to in time, he''d have survived."
"Quit your sophistry!" Willy bellowed. "And your five seconds are up—Ghent Loeb, kill Gavin Lane right
now!"
"Stop!" Jade leapt forward, pleading, "Please, Mr. Sorano. It''s all Frank''s fault! Don''t take it out on us—
we''re innocent!"
"So what if you are?!" Willy bellowed. "He''s your inw, and he resorted to deception while refusing to
ept the punishment for his crimes! Do it, Ghent!"
"Stop!" a cold voice bellowed behind Willy just then.
It was Gus, whose cool gaze was fixed on Frank. "Zam was my mentor, and I havee to avenge
him. And if you im you didn''t kill him. Then who did it?"
"I wouldn''t know. You should be asking the Soranos instead," Frank replied calmly.
He had been ready to strike but quicklyposed himself seeing that Gus ced more importance on
Zam''s murderer.
"Hmph. Let''s see if you really didn''t!" Gus barked and suddenly leapt into the air, streaking toward
Frank like a raptor.
Hmph." Frank snorted in turn.
With a burst of pure vigor that blew away the rope blinding him, he directed the Five-Peat Archaeus
through his veins, and a projection of a roaring together shot away from him.
"What?!"
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Gus became dead serious when he sensed Frank''s abundant pure vigor and unleashed his best move
on the first strike. "Sundering Talons!"
Golden streaks akin to a raptor''s talones wed toward Frank, who appeared solemn as he took a step
back.
He may havepleted Birthright rank now, but he could not afford to be careless against an
Ascendant rank.
Every ounce of his pure vigor bursting away from him, he charged his fist and unleashed a thunderous
punch.
Bang!
The two golden bursts of pure vigor erupted violently as they collided, and all of Laneville rumbled
endlessly as if an earthquake had struck.