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.

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

a war seven days ago and

made his heart ache, yet it also comforted him. “Good! All that matters

statue at the side and helped Jacob up. “Where have you been in the past six

will tell you about it once I finish dealing with

consequences of what Jacob did despite him leaving to protect them. The authorities took his father’s shops and ended his businesses. Within four years, his father lost

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

noticed his father had aged a lot and had calluses on his hands. The sight saddened Jacob and ignited a burning killing

had no power to

hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He ruled over the entire four outer

oppressed them, he could make them pay an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

shall bully our family from now on!” Jacob

he turned around and faced the gang of thugs with an intimidating glare. He

courage and shouted, “I am

eyes, and one could still see the rage burning

dashed into the gang of thugs and dragged

to say the word ‘back’ before he found his feet above the ground. He

at him, sending a sudden chill down his spine. His face turned

same time, his limbs froze, and he could not do anything other than begging

comrades, who lay bloodied on

had a deathly calm expression as he said, “Did you say you want to kill

“I was only obeying orders. You should look

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

demolish the whole of Rowan Lane to build a high-end community. I… I am only

raising his hand and tapping the long-haired

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