Chapter 90

Xeno quickly said, "I'll accompany Mr. Nash. Mr. Skye, you remain in the car!"

"Neither of you needs to get out… I can handle this myself!"

Nash exited the car and closed the door. During the drive, he'd listened to Xeno describe the Green Bamboo Association's power: eighteen nationwide branches and over thirty thousand members. Such influence was undeniably intimidating. The Dragon Tiger Gate, backed by the Skyes, possessed comparable reach and power. Nash wished to avoid conflict between these two giants because of his own affairs; a clash would severely disrupt social order.

He quickly approached Salvatore and his men. Salvatore shouted, "What's wrong with you all? Walk faster!" The densely packed crowd instantly accelerated.

Inside the luxury car, Xeno's deep voice echoed, "Mr. Skye, who is this Mr. Nash? I sense a powerful aura of killing intent from him!"

Theo opened the sunroof, lit a Cuban cigar, and exhaled a plume of smoke. "Don't ask what you shouldn't. Nash's identity is none of your concern."

Xeno inwardly trembled. Such words from anyone else would be dismissed, but coming from the Skye family's Capiton successor, they demanded respect.

Nash reached Crow. Crow's underlings moved forward, but he raised a hand, signaling them back. He lit a cigarette with a gun-shaped lighter, aiming it at Nash's head.

Xeno, in the car, saw this, his face tightening. "Mr. Nash is in danger…"

Theo blew smoke towards the sunroof. "It's Crow who's in danger. Anyone who points a gun at Nashy is as good as dead."

Simultaneously, Nash calmly asked, "Where's Hera?"

Crow, surprised by Nash's lack of fear, hesitated. He released the safety, finger nearing the trigger.

Salvatore shouted, "Crow, don't you dare…"

Crow sneered and pulled the trigger. Blue flames erupted, stopping mere centimeters from Nash's nose. Nash didn't flinch. Salvatore breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing the weapon was a lighter.

Crow, gloomy, lit his cigarette and asked, "What the hell are you?"

Nash enunciated each word, "I'll ask you again, where is Hera?"

A chilling sensation washed over Crow. Looking into Nash's cold eyes, he felt inexplicable dread. Yet, his experience with countless fights and killings allowed him to quickly suppress his fear. He blew smoke at Nash's face, smirking, "I've had my fun with Hera… Her body is exquisite…"

Nash punched him. The man's head exploded like a shattered watermelon.

Deathly silence descended. The Green Bamboo Association members and Salvatore's men were stunned. Even Xeno shivered. Disputes between the four major forces usually resulted in severed limbs, perhaps an accidental death, but never… this. The graphic violence left the villains numb.

Theo chuckled and shook his head. "It's never wise to provoke anyone, but he just had to provoke my Nashy!" Their presence, in fact, was entirely unnecessary.