“Give a rundown on what you have on the Green Bamboo Association with me!”


    Nash leaned backzily into his seat and ced the hand holding his cigarette next to the window, his


    gestures casual and rxed.


    “The Green Bamboo Association was established in the early fifties, and they were first active around


    Grestin!


    “Grestin was still an unimed territory back then, and it was constantly in chaos because different


    leaders were always fighting for power!


    “The Green Bamboo Association was established by Dominic Carter, whose ancestors were part of the


    Green Forest Uprising. His family amassed quite a fortune, and he recruited dozens of ouws to


    assist him in his fight for thend. It only took him twenty years before he unified Grestin and formed


    the country’srgest deep state!


    “After the handover in thete eighties, Grestin underwent massive restructuring and the Green


    Bamboo Association copsed from the intense pressure the soldiers put on them. Members fled to


    Sagen, and they became much less unbridled after having learned their lesson. They still managed to


    unify all the underground forces in Sagen in just ten years, though!


    “As society slowly became more civilized, the Green Bamboo Association began taking on a new form.


    On the surface, they seem to be running legitimate businesses when they’re actually engaging in illegal


    activity!


    “There are ten juggernauts, six of whom you are acquainted with. The remaining four are


    Shadowde, Gingerhead, Velvet-Thunder, and Hoodlum!”


    Xeno provided aprehensive summary of the Green Bamboo Association.


    He felt equal parts excited and worried.


    Excited, because finally, someone was going to deal with the Green Bamboo Association.


    Worried, because he was afraid Nash was not capable of doing so.


    “Also… the deputy president of the Green Bamboo Association is named Zachary Holt…”


    A fearful look appeared in Xeno’s eyes as he spoke.


    Nash sensed something was off and turned to ask, “Is he really powerful?”


    “He is the Grim-Faced Juggernaut’s husband, and rumor is Dominic spent a fortune to get him on their


    side because he’s a martial arts expert… As for his actual skills… I think he’s achieved peak Profound


    Reality Realm!”


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    “Peak Profound Reality Realm?”


    Nash’s eyebrows furrowed themselves together.


    He had only achieved theter stages of the Profound Reality Realm. There was no way he could hold


    himself against someone who had achieved peak Profound Reality Realm.


    Unless he used his magic.


    “Yes, yes, he has achieved peak Profound Reality Realm. He’s also recently holed himself away


    because he’s working on achieving the Mystique Loyalty Realm!”


    “Is that so!”


    Nash took another puff of his cigarette before giving it a flick. The ashes soared through the air and


    landed in the ashtray above the trash can.


    Though magic was more powerful than martial arts, there was still a limit to how powerful it was.


    The Five Thunder Curse was a threat to a Profound Reality Realm master, but it would not harm


    someone who had achieved the Mystique Loyalty Realm.


    An analogy would be to imagine the Five Thunder Curse as a rock.


    The Profound Reality Realm was ordinary ss while the Mystique Loyalty Realm was tempered ss.


    The rock could shatter ordinary ss, but not tempered ss. In fact, it might end up being chipped if it


    collided with tempered ss.


    Just then…


    Three McLarens and one Rolls-Royce Cullinan pulled up to the Zabel mansion.


    When Xeno saw the license tes, he said, “These cars belong to the Lane family… Howard’s only


    son, Frank Lane, has just returned to the country!”


    “You’re very well-informed!”


    Nash smiled before he got out of the car.


    Xeno mbered out and added, “Mr. Skye supplied me with 20 excellent investigators. They’re great at


    gathering intel!”


    Zakariah and Brian were exchanging pleasantries in the front yard. Zakariah was relieved to hear three


    of the Green Bamboo Association’s juggernauts were dead.


    He turned and looked toward the entrance when he heard themotion.


    Two guards dressed in martial arts uniforms were holding back a group of unfriendly-looking men.


    Frank’s eyes had red-colored rings around them, and he had a small white flower pinned to hispel.


    Behind him was Simon and the Hidden-Ghost Juggernaut.


    Gloomy expressions appeared on their faces.


    Zakariah strode over to them, his eyes narrowing as he asked, “What are you doing here?”


    His granddaughter had been injured because of the Hidden-Ghost Juggernaut’s gatecrashing.


    He resented the Green Bamboo Association.


    “We heard the Smiling Grim Reaper was at President Zabel’s home and havee to pay him a visit!”


    The Hidden-Ghost Juggernaut stared at Zakariah, their face devoid of any expression.


    The Grim-Faced Juggernaut had dered their suspicions of the Smiling Grim Reaper while their


    spies imed the Smiling Grim Reaper had never left the Zabel house.


    Hence, he decided to challenge the Smiling Grim Reaper at the Zabel house.