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.

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 communicating

Deity and dominated the four outer domains. Furthermore, he had just won a war seven days ago and firmly established the

made his heart ache, yet it

at the side and helped Jacob up. “Where

you about it once I finish dealing with the matters

The authorities took his father’s shops and ended his businesses. Within four years, his father lost all his wealth and was reduced to working menial jobs at construction

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

calluses on his hands. The sight saddened Jacob and ignited

had no power to fight back and

commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He ruled over the entire

longer powerless as before. Now, for those who oppressed them, he could make them pay an eye for an eye, a tooth

shall bully our family from now on!” Jacob declared fiercely and smiled at his

He pointed to the long-haired man who surrounded himself

cowered, but he gathered his courage and

Jacob narrowed his eyes, and one could still see the rage

of thugs and dragged the long-haired man

long-haired man did not even manage to say the word ‘back’ before he found his

at him, sending a sudden chill down

time, his limbs froze, and he could not do anything other than begging weakly, “Please… Have

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

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

“I was only

flashed across Jacob’s eyes. “Is he the one

quickly. “Leonard desires this area and plans to demolish the whole of Rowan Lane to build a

evil is equally despicable!” Jacob muttered before raising his hand and

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