Chapter 2 Eye for an Eye

“J… Jacob, is that really you? You… You’re back!” Franklin was excited to see the young man. However, he still felt that it was very surreal.

Jacob looked up with remorse-filled eyes and said, “Dad, I’m back! I am a terrible son for letting you suffer all these years!”

After stabbing the official that tried to assault Naeve, Jacob escaped out of the outland to avoid dragging his family into trouble.

Life in the outland was not easy even though Jacob had the Secret Record of the War Deity. He had experienced numerous close brushes with death.

Whenever Jacob was in danger of dying, he would think about his family and his beloved woman waiting for him to return to the Central District.

Thus, the stubborn will to live and the powers from the Secret Record of the War Deity enabled him to escape death time after time.

In that six years, Jacob made his mark in various regions of the outland. He defeated all his enemies no matter where he went. It did not matter whether they were from thousand-year-old prominent families or sects with a long history.

Jacob managed to defeat them and attain prestige.

Slap!

A hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

Gerald’s brow twitched as he stood at the side. There were only three people who dared to slap Jacob’s shoulder throughout the four outer domains. Now, he found another one in Central District.

“You stinking brat! It has been six years! Why didn’t you send any news home?” Franklin’s eyes were full of tears as he kept slapping his son’s shoulders.

Jacob looked guilty as he said, “Dad, I am sorry!”

In the first two years Jacob left, he had to constantly struggle to survive. Thus, he did not have the liberty to consider sending a message home.

standing after training in the Secret Record of the War Deity. Furthermore, he established the Scarlet Dragons. In the next three years, Jacob led a band of men and fought for dominance against various forces and organizations. Therefore, he did not have time to think about

from the Secret Record of the War Deity and dominated the four outer domains. Furthermore, he had just won a war

to six years ago. It made his heart ache, yet it also comforted him. “Good! All that

as a statue at the side and helped

about it once I finish dealing with the matters

about his family’s situation from Gerald before coming here. His family still suffered the consequences of what Jacob did despite him leaving to protect them. The authorities took his father’s shops and ended his businesses. Within

to open a food stall on a pedestrian street in South Precinct. That only barely allowed him

and had calluses on his hands.

power

the Scarlet Dragons and commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He

was no longer powerless as before. Now, for those who oppressed them, he could make them pay an

worry. No one shall bully our family from now on!” Jacob declared fiercely and smiled at his

intimidating glare. He pointed to the

long-haired man cowered, but he gathered his courage and shouted, “I

narrowed his eyes, and one could still see the rage burning in

the gang of thugs and dragged the long-haired man

even manage to say the word ‘back’ before he found his

a sudden chill down his spine. His face

his limbs froze, and he could not

before looking at their fallen comrades, who lay bloodied on the ground. They cowered and did

said,

“I was only obeying orders.

Kingston?” A ferocious gleam flashed across Jacob’s eyes. “Is he the one who

thug nodded quickly. “Leonard desires this area and plans to demolish the whole of Rowan Lane to build a high-end community. I… I am only one of his many

evil is equally despicable!” Jacob muttered before raising his hand and tapping the long-haired thug’s chest

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