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.

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

from the Secret Record of the War Deity and dominated the four outer domains. Furthermore, he had just won a war seven days ago and firmly established the Scarlet Dragons’ authority and rule in the outland. Now, he finally decided to

seemed compared to six years ago. It made his heart ache, yet it also comforted him.

a statue at the side and helped Jacob up. “Where have

once I finish dealing with the matters here.”

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 four years, his father lost

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

had aged a lot and had calluses on his hands. The sight

ago, Jacob had no power to

he was the head of the Scarlet Dragons and commanded hundreds of

them, he could

from now on!” Jacob declared fiercely and smiled at his

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

cowered, but he gathered his courage and shouted, “I am warning you! This is Leonard Kingston’s territory! You better watch

narrowed his eyes, and one could

into the gang of thugs and dragged the

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

looked at the eyes glaring at him, sending a sudden chill down

limbs froze, and he could not do anything other than begging weakly,

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

calm expression as he said, “Did

horror. “I was only obeying orders. You should

“Is he the one who wants to tear down my

the whole of Rowan

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

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