Melody couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows. She had obviously heard about the conflict between Clovis and Ivan. It might be related to Kanaria, but the conflict escalated to the point where there was going to be a bloodbath between Clovis and Ivan.

More importantly, this person was the genius that the city was proud of. For Clovis, who only had a 15% evolution rate, he couldn't be compared to him at all.

Still, the secret of the Hacfield family easily ignores Ivan's advantage. At the very least, Clovis should have no problem reaching Tier 6 or Tier 7.

But once he reached that stage, he would face the true geniuses, who were equipped with a high evolution rate and talent for combat. In fact, other Tier 9 human's descendants would be more talented than Clovis.

Still, it didn't change the fact that Ivan was nothing but a frog in a well. She didn't have to be afraid of him.

On the other hand, Ivan looked at Kanaria with a solemn expression.

Ivan stopped right before her while saying, "Do you want to join my group?"

Melody had expected this. His group consisted of four women and one guy. There was one spot left for a certain someone. It was either for Kanaria or Lovelia. But the latter had that agreement, which made it impossible to directly join Ivan's group.

It seemed that Ivan had prepared to recruit her just to annoy Clovis.

"What is this?" The people started turning their heads around, wondering what happened.

"Who is she?"

"Is that Harem Lord going to get another woman?"

"But look at her tag, she already has a group."

"Don't you know that two of the women in his group left their previous groups just to follow him?"

"Seriously?"

"Is she going to be the third one?"

The people whispered to each other but didn't dare to step up. In the end, their talent couldn't be compared to Ivan's.

Meanwhile, Melody took a step back and said, "I'm thankful for the invitation, but I have to refuse."

"You don't know who I am?" Ivan squinted his eyes.

"Of course I know. Who doesn't even know the genius of the city?" Melody shook her head. "However, I already have my own group, and I'm not planning to leave them."

Ivan took a moment to reply, but the words coming out of his mouth were very painful for Melody to hear. "Is it for your brother?"

"!!!" Melody raised his eyebrows. "What did you say?"

Ivan smirked. "You don't have to sell yourself away if it's for the sake of your brother. With my help, you can immediately bring him to a better hospital."

It seemed that Ivan had done his homework this time and knew how to poke her.

Melody looked annoyed. Dante was her soft spot, so when she heard Ivan mention her brother with that foul mouth of his, Kanaria's expression turned cold.

"If you follow me, you don't have to satisfy whatever that guy desires from you. How is it?"

Elina was smiling behind Ivan as if she were satisfied with Ivan's performance.

"What did you say?" Melody gritted her teeth. Ivan didn't even know how to treat her brother. He even talked badly about her group. Melody was truly pissed off. Even with the Drake Group's reputation, they couldn't invite a Tier 7 or Tier 8 doctor. And there was no way they would spend that amount of money just for her sake.

"I'm just telling you not to sell your body and respect yourself more," said Ivan in a condescending tone.

That was the last straw. Melody raised her hand and swung it as fast as possible to slap this person. It seemed that Ivan, a mere Tier 1 human, dared to challenge her. 8

*Pak!*

The crisp impact sound made people think Melody had slapped Ivan.

Ivan had already closed his eyes as if he were ready to make this sacrifice, but all of a sudden, he felt someone's hand on his shoulder as he was being pushed down.

"Yo. What is this? Are you bullying a girl?" Jay's voice echoed in his ears, causing Ivan to open his eyes wide.

"!!!" The other girls on his team also raised their eyebrows as if they didn't notice them.

The slapping sound Melody produced earlier actually came from Clovis's hand. That was right. Clovis's hand stopped Melody's slap and made it look like a high-five instead.

"Yeay. Sorry for the wait. I hope you haven't been here for long." Clovis chuckled as if he were trying to shift the topic and let Melody calm down.

"It seems that my choice in joining this group is correct. I don't have to deal with a jerk who likes to bully people." Kanaria sighed in disappointment.

Clovis and his group had finally appeared.

"!!!" Elina didn't expect them to pass her without feeling their presence. In just a short few weeks, Clovis's group had turned into a terrifying group, whose strength was much higher than theirs.

What he didn't know was Clovis using the new necklace to increase his speed, Jay activating the Beast Soul to speed up, and Kanaria getting the shorts's camouflage power.

Because they had lowered their guards, they could make such a grand entrance.

"That's her group?"

"Isn't that the group that embarrassed Ivan's group last time?"

"The one that was broadcast by the military?"

"Pfft. He was picking on them because of that."

"Still, bullying a single person is just so low."

"Hey. I brought chips, want some?"

"Why are you getting comfortable? Then again, the drama is interesting."

The people were laughing while watching the conflict between Clovis and Ivan.

However, Clovis had no intention of falling for the trick. There was one reason why Ivan provoked Melody. If she truly slapped her, the Drake Group could easily find justification to eliminate them or force them to retire since it would just cause internal conflict. That was why he stopped her.

As for the one who forced him to do this, he had some guesses.