Chapter 158: Their First Night

Kane looked at Ryan curiously. Why did his elder brother suddenly say he was going to Batavia? He had only heard of Batavia from his teachers before. He knew that it was the nation's capital and the most developed city in Crimea.

"I have to save someone!" Ryan casually said. "I don't know how long it will take, so take care of yourself while I'm gone,"

"Bro, I will come with you!" Kane said with a serious face. "I don't know why you want to go to Batavia, but if you want to save people then it means we will beat up bad guys, right? You have to take me if you want to succeed!"

Ryan looked at Kane, his heart felt warm when he found out that Kane was worried for him. But he also knew that Kane was also getting bored with the monotone city life.

"Didn't the teacher also say that I have to follow you while in town? So you have to take me with you bro," Kane was cunning, he used his grandfather's words to make Ryan bring him along.

"Fine then, you better pack up now," Ryan said with a smile. The ginseng doll on the bed suddenly jumped onto Kane's shoulder, dancing and laughing.

Ryan stared at the ginseng doll in confusion, why was she suddenly excited?

Kane looked at her and asked, "Do you also want to come?"

The ginseng doll wanted to come too?

When this ginseng doll heard Kane's question, her small face smiled broadly and her mouth seemed to be shouting that she wanted to come along. Plus, her head couldn't stop nodding, so it seemed like she didn't want to be left alone.

Without waiting long, Ryan immediately took Kane and the ginseng doll to the airport. While on the road, Kane seemed to be thinking about something. He then took out his cellphone and started writing a message to his teacher. However, he seemed to not understand how to send them. So he wrote it down on a piece of paper and sent it via photo.

Ryan was still worried about Irina, so he didn't really care about what Kane was doing at the moment.

"Teacher... I'm going to Batavia with my elder brother."

...…

Soon, they arrived at the airport safely and boarded the fastest plane.

Two hours later, Ryan and Kane arrived in Batavia. Afterward, Ryan immediately looked for a taxi.

"Where are you going, sir?" The driver asked with a different accent.

"House of the Lacroix family," Ryan said. Lacroix was Irina's another and real surname. She dropped that name when she fled to Avalerion, probably to hide her real identity. Ryan had a strong suspicion that Irina's disappearance had something to do with her family's problems. Though he didn't know the address, he hoped the taxi driver would take him there.

"Okay," the driver didn't talk much and drove the car. Hearing the name Lacroix made him tense a little.

People in Batavia knew that name and it'd be better if they kept the name Lacroix in their mind for the rest of their life. That family was inconspicuous, but their reputation was already widespread. 

Several aristocratic families such as the Lacroix or Kruger family had occupied Batavia even before the country declared its independence. 

Soon enough, the taxi driver took Ryan and Kane to a truly luxurious estate and stopped at one of the largest houses in Batavia.

"We have arrived sir," The driver helped Ryan open the door and said. "The fare is 75 dollars,"

Ryan gave him a hundred dollar bill and said, "Keep the change,"

After getting out of the taxi, Ryan stared at the front of the enormous mansion. He was welcomed by a large plaque that could be read as "Lacroix" on the wall next to the fence.

The fence of the house was as old-fashioned, looking as if it was straight out of the Victorian era. On each side of the fence, there were two lion statues that glared at anyone who dared to come to this house.

It seemed like the house kept its ancient heritage, so one might feel like they traveled back to the 18 centuries when they first saw this house.

From outside her house, one could understand how strong Irina's family was. The price of land in Batavia was really expensive and yet the Lacroix owned such a large estate. Most of the land had retained its ancient image, while the buildings appeared to have been renewed. 

People would get lost easily if they didn't know the way when they entered.

Ryan then pushed open the fence but the two security guards immediately stopped him when he broke in.

"Stop!" 

"My name is Ryan, I want to meet the head of the house," Ryan said.

Ryan? They never heard his name. In an instant, the guards understood that Ryan was nobody.

"Wait a minute. Master was receiving guests, please wait here," one of them said.

"Alright then,"

Ryan then leaned against the wall together with Kane.

This was Irina's family main house, Ryan must not act rashly. He had to wait for a response from her family. After all, Irina was his wife so he must be polite to his in-law. Otherwise they might ask Irina to end their marriage.

The two guards watched Ryan and Kane with a laugh. They laughed because this person was so innocent. Did they really think the guards would let them in?

Minutes passed, Ryan almost waited for an hour. Finally, his patience reached its limit as he was tired of waiting.

"I hope you will notify them of our arrival," Ryan said. "I'm here to meet Irina,"

"Didn't we say that the master was having guests?" One of the guards replied. "Do you think I have too much free time on my hands to fulfill your request?"

Ryan already felt his anger rising. When he heard the dismissive tone of the security guard, he couldn't help but get angry. Still, he managed to calm himself down.

After sighing, Ryan said one more time, "Just let them know I'm coming."

"Who do you think you are? You can come in when we get the permission from the inside. This house is not just any place, anyone can't just enter it,"

Kane then replied with a serious tone, "You're just a security guard, if you threaten my brother one more time then I'll beat you to death!"

"Shut up, you fat cow! Go away, your stomach makes my eyes hurt!" The two guards began to lose their temper when they were threatened in this way.

"I'll warn you once again," Ryan's eyes turned cold. "Go back inside and let them know I'm coming."

"Your presence isn't important," one of them snorted coldly. "I suggest that you leave here immediately and return to your village. It's a thousand years too fast for you to be a guest in this house. Hahaha…!"

The two guards laughed loudly that they didn't notice Ryan's eyes grew sharper. The man had no expression on his face but his hands suddenly grabbed the guards' necks!

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" The two guards were completely shocked. They didn't expect this person to take them hostage in one of the most sacred places in Batavia.

Ryan didn't speak a word, he was too lazy to serve the scoundrels.

'So you don't want to let me in? Fine, I'll break into this house. No fortress can stop Nergal from getting what he wants!'

Ryan's hands were still strangling the guards. After a while, he let go of his grip and walked into the house, leaving the two people passed out.

Kane quickly caught up with him. However, one of the guards was still conscious and took his HT. "Someone broke in!"

Ryan was slowly walking through the front yard when suddenly dozens of people surrounded him.

"Get them!" Seeing the two intruders, the head security immediately ordered his men to attack.

More than twenty guards immediately lunged at Ryan and Kane.

Ryan just stood still, there was not a trace of fear on his face. Seeing the guards began to move, he made his move too.

His speed was just like a ninja, sometimes he appeared on the left and sometimes on the right. Unable to keep up with his movements, the security guards collapsed one by one!

Time seemed to move faster than usual. The security guards suddenly disappeared one by one. All that was left was a body passing between them and hitting the ground violently.

Ryan was busy finishing off his opponents. In the middle of the crowd, he seemed to be kicking the chest of the guards. They couldn't see Ryan at all, all they could feel was the pain and their body smashing the ground.

Ryan's movement was similar to the wind, he moved quickly while continuing to sweep his opponent. When he realized five people were surrounding him, Ryan used one of them as a weapon by grabbing his leg and hit the remaining four.

Everything happened so quickly, and as if time had stopped, Ryan seemed to still be standing where he was after he was done quelling their attacks. The twenty security guards were lying in pain on the ground.

"Aghhh!"

"Ugghhh!"

The screams of pain immediately echoed, the leader felt both terrified and angry.

"You are all trash! Why do you guys get paid so much if you lose just like that?"

When he finished cursing his subordinates, he realized that Ryan was in front of him.

His heart clenched, making him subconsciously take a step back. But Ryan's hand was already flying towards his chest and with just one punch, he knocked out the head of the security guards.

In the large courtyard of the house, all the security guards of the Lacroix family were cowering in pain and no one was able to stand up anymore. Ryan didn't kill them since they were just the subordinates of the family.

Ryan then continued to move towards the door of the house. Kane, who was just watching, immediately caught up with Ryan. The ginseng doll on his shoulders nodded in satisfaction, her former rival was not bad in dealing with his enemies. 

"Enough!"

Suddenly, a thundering voice was heard. Ryan stopped walking and looked for who was in his way this time.

Kane looked confused, he couldn't see who was talking to them at all.

Ryan didn't speak, and suddenly, a knife appeared from under his feet!

He managed to avoid the sudden attack that came from within the ground. However, he was surrounded by several assassins who appeared from behind the shadows!