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.

after training in the Secret Record of the War Deity. Furthermore, he established the Scarlet Dragons. In the next

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

to six years ago. It made his

standing still as a statue at the side and helped Jacob up.

finish dealing with the matters here.” Jacob patted his father’s

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 four years, his father lost all his wealth and was reduced to working menial

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

on his hands. The sight saddened

ago, Jacob had no power to fight back and could

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

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

No one shall bully our family from now on!” Jacob declared fiercely

an intimidating glare. He pointed to the long-haired man who surrounded himself with

long-haired man cowered, but he gathered his courage and shouted, “I am warning you! This

and one could still see the rage burning

of thugs and

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

at the eyes glaring at him, sending a sudden

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

who lay bloodied on the

had a deathly calm expression as he said,

horror. “I was only obeying orders. You

Jacob’s eyes. “Is he the one who wants to tear

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

is equally despicable!” Jacob muttered before raising

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