Chapter 119: Stalling for Time
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Updated : Aug 23rd, 2025
Seething, Ronald Zorn finally sat down and worked to steady his breathing.
Elijah Quinny was right. What Ronald thought no longer mattered; he had no choice.
His father had handed him an ultimatum: he had to help Marceline secure the new energy data. Otherwise, his position, even the Zorn family itself, would be in danger.
"Relax, they're perfectly safe right now, your daughter included. But if you don't cooperate, I can't promise anything," Ronald said.
"I need to see for myself that they're...
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Contents
The Battle King
Chapter 1: Missing Memories
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 2: A Man's Wrath
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 3: Bang!
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 4: Time to Settle Accounts with the Looske Family
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 5: The Outsider and the Local Boss
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 6: The Looske Family's Day of Reckoning
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 7: I, the King of Northville
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 8: Pleading in Person
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 9: Kindred Souls in Hard Times
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 10: From Now On, We're Friends!
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 11: The Looske Estate
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 12: The One Who'll Beat You Up!
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 13: The Celestia Thirty-Six Punches-Not Worth a Dime!
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 14: A Ruinous Catastrophe
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 15: Not a Reprimand, but a Purge!
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 16: Salute the King of Northville!
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 17: Jolie's Whereabouts
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 18: The Killing Continues
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 19: Consequences Too Heavy to Bear
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 20: The War God Laid Down His Armor
Aug 14th, 2025
Chapter 21: Everything Falls to the Blade
Aug 15th, 2025
Chapter 22: Half a Lifetime at War, All for One Person
Aug 15th, 2025
Chapter 23: Farewell, Marlee Casson
Aug 16th, 2025
Chapter 24: Remote Meeting - Time to Lay Your Cards on the Table
Aug 16th, 2025
Chapter 25: Political Earthquake: Northville Changes Hands
Aug 17th, 2025
Chapter 26: The Nation's Linchpin
Aug 17th, 2025
Chapter 27: The Mission Is Finally About to Begin!
Aug 18th, 2025
Chapter 28: A Sudden About-Face
Aug 18th, 2025
Chapter 29: Marlee, Are You Willing to Marry Elijah Quinny?
Aug 19th, 2025
Chapter 30: Marrying into the Casson Family
Aug 19th, 2025
Chapter 31: In Too Deep
Aug 19th, 2025
Chapter 32: Nice Hit!
Aug 19th, 2025
Chapter 33: Stay Away from Her-She's Filthy!
Aug 19th, 2025
Chapter 34: Shut Out at the Gate
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 35: No Obligation to Help
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 36: Marlee Got a Raw Deal
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 37: To Destroy Someone, Body and Soul
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 38: Raze to Rise
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 39: Holding Steady as Everything Changes
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 40: Kicking a Man When He's Down
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 41: Elijah Quinny's Confidence
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 42: Cloude Technology's Rebirth
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 43: Crisis: Jolie's in the Hospital
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 44: The Halenkamp Family Made Their Move
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 45: I've Got You Surrounded-By Me
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 46: The Three Things You Don't Mess With
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 47: Walking Into the Lion's Den Alone
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 48: Parent-Teacher Conference
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 49: My Daughter-Am I Supposed to Let Them Bully Her?
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 50: Simple and Brutal
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 51: The Most Powerful Trustee
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 52: Ronald Zorn Came Calling
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 53: When Romantic Rivals Meet
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 54: Prejudices Buried Deep
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 55: A New Project Launched
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 56: Backed the Right Horse
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 57: Unwarranted Confidence
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 58: Setting Yourself Up for Humiliation
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 59: Making a Scene
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 60: The Investment Tycoon
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 61: Easy to Invite a God, Hard to Send Him Away
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 62: His Specialty
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 63: A Bet's a Bet
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 64: Alright, you win.
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 65: A Stir at the Mall
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 66: You're Fired!
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 67: He didn't show up empty-handed, did he?
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 68: Coming in Hot
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 69: You Came to Offer Congratulations?
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 70: He Went for Broke
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 71: The Casson Family's Reclusive Master
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 72: A Hero's Last Stand?
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 73: Today, You Must Die!
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 74: Unraveling the Threads
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 75: The Zorn Family's Olive Branch
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 76: Rejected Again!
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 77: Have You No Shame?
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 78: Shameless Hounding
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 79: You Were the One Who Abandoned Dad
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 80: The Overt Gambit
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 81: Shown the Door
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 82: Desperate Last Stand
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 83: Victory Assured
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 84: Darkness Before Dawn
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 85: The Sovereign Descends
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 86: A Gambit on Ghost Night
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 87: Stanley Shayle's Generous Gift
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 88: All This Pomp
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 89: The Cassons' Lifeline
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 90: Showing Up to Beg
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 91: Still Too Green
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 92: Stanley Shayle's Request
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 93: Needle in a Haystack
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 94: The Only Clue
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 95: Sometimes, Strength Isn't Everything
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 96: Undercurrents
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 97: Gathering of Storms
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 98: Ghost Market
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 99: The Grand Gathering
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 100: The Showstopper
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 101: Relic
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 102: Genetic Warrior
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 103: The Last Lot
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 104: The Knife Comes Out
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 105: Besieged on All Sides
Aug 20th, 2025
Chapter 106: Dire Straits
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 107: Killing in a Rage
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 108: The Undefeated Legend
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 109: Turning the Tide
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 110: Northville Marshal, did we hold the line?
Aug 21st, 2025
Chapter 111: Counterattack
Aug 22nd, 2025
Chapter 112: Upheaval in the Casson Family
Aug 22nd, 2025
Chapter 113: All Hell Broke Loose
Aug 22nd, 2025
Chapter 114: The Crackdown
Aug 22nd, 2025
Chapter 115: Fate Cannot Be Defied
Aug 22nd, 2025
Chapter 116: Public Duty, Private Vendetta
Aug 23rd, 2025
Chapter 117: Seek Justice from the King of Northville
Aug 23rd, 2025
Chapter 118: A Game of Wits
Aug 23rd, 2025
Chapter 119: Stalling for Time
Aug 23rd, 2025
Chapter 120: A Fight to the Bitter End
Aug 23rd, 2025
Chapter 121: The Deal
Aug 24th, 2025
Chapter 122: Breaking the Deadlock
Aug 24th, 2025
Chapter 123: The Casson Family's Predicament
Aug 24th, 2025
Chapter 124: High-Handed
Aug 24th, 2025
Chapter 125: Lock It Down
Aug 24th, 2025
Chapter 126: Acting on Orders
Aug 25th, 2025
Chapter 127: The Lapwood Family's Stance
Aug 25th, 2025
Chapter 128: The Dumbstruck Patriarch
Aug 25th, 2025
Chapter 129: So What If I Push You Around?
Aug 25th, 2025
Chapter 130: Always Leave Yourself an Out
Aug 25th, 2025
Chapter 131: Two Heroes Join Forces
Aug 26th, 2025
Chapter 132: Lure the Snake Out of Its Hole
Aug 26th, 2025
Chapter 133: Night Battle
Aug 26th, 2025
Chapter 134: Hunt in the Deep Woods
Aug 26th, 2025
Chapter 135: Elder Level
Aug 26th, 2025
Chapter 136: Dead-Set Resolve
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 137: Settling Scores
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 138: The Net Tightens
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 139: The Fallen Four Great Families
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 140: Bottom line: Are you going to back down?
Aug 27th, 2025
Chapter 141: The Mystery of Capital City
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 142: Aunt Came Home
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 143: A Visit to Demand Answers
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 144: Dead End
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 145: When Joy Turns to Grief
Aug 28th, 2025
Chapter 146: Elijah Quinny's New Identity
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 147: The Die Is Cast
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 148: The Casson Family's Secrets
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 149: A Tragic Past
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 150: Shoulder to Shoulder
Aug 29th, 2025
Chapter 151: A Tough Life Needs No Explanation
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 152: Sorry, I'm Your Uncle
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 153: Turns Out I'm Actually Your 'Uncle'
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 154: Ties
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 155: Where Do You Get the Nerve?
Aug 30th, 2025
Chapter 156: The Truly Unbeatable Move
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 157: The Farce Wrapped Up
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 158: A Game of Wits
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 159: A War With No Shots Fired
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 160: Medicine King Valley
Aug 31st, 2025
Chapter 161: Prodigy
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 162: Seven-Orifices Exquisite Heart
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 163: The Imperial Edict
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 164: Who Is the Hunter
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 165: Foes Without End
Sep 1st, 2025
Chapter 166: Good Samaritan
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 167: An Unintended Act Bears Fruit
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 168: A Real Piece of Work!
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 169: Big Trouble
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 170: Sniper Duel on the Middle Route
Sep 2nd, 2025
Chapter 171: What Did We Do to Deserve This
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 172: The Limit
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 173: Keeping His Cool
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 174: Summoning Is the Easy Part
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 175: Order to Torture
Sep 3rd, 2025
Chapter 176: Easy to Invite, Hard to Send Off
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 177: Fight Fire with Fire
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 178: Orchid Club
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 179: The Choices We Make
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 180: Silencing
Sep 4th, 2025
Chapter 181: Taking the Initiative
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 182: Variant
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 183: Sword of the Pillar of the Nation
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 184: Peak-Level Dominance
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 185: Amy Scurr's Suitor
Sep 5th, 2025
Chapter 186: Strong? Way too strong!
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 187: Seeing Is Believing
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 188: Unexpected
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 189: The Negotiation
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 190: Drunk
Sep 6th, 2025
Chapter 191: A Gentleman's Wrath
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 192: Even the Score
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 193: Dialing for Backup
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 194: A Sort of Mentor
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 195: Storm Brewing
Sep 7th, 2025
Chapter 196: When the Dust Settled, the King of Northville
Sep 8th, 2025
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