Life at the Top

“Have you seen whalers at sea?”

Fabian patted Conrad’s shoulder and continued meaningfully, “Whalers first find the whale, then follow it until it grows tired. They attack the moment it gets distracted.

“Whalers only get one chance to attack, because the moment they fail, an irked whale will capsize the entire boat and flee into the deep waters.

“We’re like whalers. The moment we attack, we aim to kill.

“I know of the processes and plans that you’ve used against Jasper before. You made the mistake of being too careful with all sorts of buildup and traps, but they all proved to be useless. Rather, you’ve only caused him to be wary of you.

“Hence, there are only two steps to my attack. The first, I hit his confidence hard. Then, I’ll follow it with the ultimate move right after. After all that, it’ll be time for us to taste the fruits of victory.”

Conrad fell deep in thought when he heard Fabian.

After a long while, he nodded. “Perhaps you’re right.”

“Then I look forward to working with you, hahaha.”

…

Waterhoof City, at the beach.

Jasper frowned as he aimlessly walked along the landscape route with Henry following beside him blankly.

The latter would glance at Jasper from time to time, yet, Henry did not disturb him when he saw that the other was still thinking.

the man always managed to find a lead within a messy haystack of clues. This was something Henry could never come up with no

did Fabian leave Harbor City

“I don’t think so.”

you so cautious about

would be able to solve any complicated issue or person easily from how the latter always acted. However, this

I look like a god to

people. If I can’t understand that, then death is

Fabian, but do you know what

a qualified supporter, he

“A venomous snake.”

narrowed his eyes

the dark and rarely attacking. However, the moment he does, it’s done with

bite. To be frank with you, I really don’t want

so, he must have thought of something as he suddenly laughed out loud. “You got that right. This man really

the steady flow of Harpoon River. “We already know that Fabian’s contacting my past enemies and

they plan to attack, or even who exactly Fabian has contacted. We have too little leads

We can’t make our move until

are forced to take everything he prepared head-on

situation and spoke up whilst standing beside Jasper, “Aren’t we playing a

about that. After all, they know everything about us, but we know nothing of them. It’s not like we

when he heard Jasper’s suggestion.