It had been two days since Cylo and Ivo decided to live together in a small house in the forest.

So far, everything was safe and under control. There had been no attacks, no threats to their lives, and no signs of the Blood mafia. They felt completely safe and at ease living here. So, they spent those two days resting completely.

In addition, their mental state began to improve. Their sadness over the loss of their family and home was slowly fading away. Of course, this happened because Cylo and Ivo always provided emotional support to each other, which helped them recover quickly. At the same time, it brought them closer together than they had been before.

Furthermore, the natural environment here also really helped them to recover.

They attempted to explore the surrounding forest in search of fruit, vegetables, and fish. These activities not only provided them with food to eat, but also served as a form of healing to calm their minds.

Indeed, the small house in the forest of this highland area was ideal for them to use as a refuge. The atmosphere and conditions here were ideal for Cylo and Ivo to recover.

And now, the two sweet men were in the open area next to the house.

They felt they had rested enough, so they decided to just practice. Of course, despite everything that had happened, they did not forget their current goal, which was to take revenge on the Blood mafia. So they had to practice and start preparing their revenge plan. 

“You can hold the knife like this, then swing it like this.” Cylo demonstrated this by holding the knife firmly and then moving it several times, as if cutting through the air. 

Ivo watched what Cylo was doing closely. He didn't want to miss a single thing this hired killer was teaching him. And after a while, he began to do the same thing as Cylo had demonstrated.

“Like this?” asked Ivo, who was still having a little trouble performing some of the movements with the knife.

Cylo nodded his head. “That's good enough, you can continue.”

Ivo strengthened his grip on the knife and then moved his hand again as if he was stabbing and slashing the air. To be honest, he wasn't very skilled at fighting with sharp weapons like this, but he still wanted to master it because who knows, it might be useful later.

Meanwhile, Cylo continued to watch Ivo and occasionally corrected the hacker's movements to make them more perfect. To be honest, he had never taught anyone like this before, so he was a little unsure whether the person he was teaching understood what he was explaining. But oh well.

"A knife is a very flexible weapon. There are many ways to hold it that you can adjust depending on your purpose.“ Cylo demonstrated several positions for holding the knife.

”How about like this?“ asked Ivo, holding the knife with his fist and the tip of the knife pointing to the side.

”That's good. Not only can you make cuts with that position, but you can also use it as a long weapon like a sword." Then Cylo corrected Ivo's hand position so that the sharp part of the knife was facing down. “And if the position is like this, you can easily damage your enemy's vital organs.”

Ivo nodded in understanding, then he returned to practicing several movements with the knife.

He was really happy that someone was willing to teach him how to use a sharp weapon like this. Moreover, Cylo taught him patiently and calmly, making it easier for him to grasp the concepts. It was unlike when his adoptive father taught him.

After a while, Cylo felt that Ivo had practiced enough, so he began to teach the talkative man how to throw knives.

Cylo used the tree in front of them as a target and immediately threw several knives at it, sticking them there. Then he told Ivo to do what he had just done.

Ivo stared intently at the tree in front of him, then he held the tip of the knife handle while keeping his gaze fixed on the tree. And after that, he immediately threw the knife. As a result, all of them hit the tree, but they did not stick perfectly, and some even fell directly to the ground.

“You have to strengthen your throw, gather all your strength in your arm,” said Cylo, prompting Ivo to immediately do as he said.

Cylo continued to watch Ivo, and suddenly he chuckled softly. The more he got to know Ivo, the happier he became because Ivo was a really funny and random guy who couldn't stop talking. Seeing him silent and focused like this now made Cylo laugh a little, because it was so contrary to his personality.

Meanwhile, Ivo continued to practice throwing these knives. But in his heart, he still couldn't believe that Cylo was so reliable, exceeding his expectations. The hitman was physically very strong and had extraordinary survival skills. So Ivo was very happy to have a friend who could compensate for his shortcomings.

And after practicing for a while, Cylo finally picked up one of his knives. “Let's fight one more time, and after that we'll finish today's training.”

The sweaty Ivo nodded. “Okay, but don't go easy on me,” he said, then suddenly attacked Cylo.

The two handsome men began practicing fighting with knives. Ivo attacked relentlessly while Cylo looked relaxed as he parried Ivo's attacks. Both of them trained earnestly, but from this, their closeness was also very clear.

Cylo and Ivo already had incredible chemistry, given their shared experiences in the underworld and their shared fate. They now shared the same motivation to grow together in order to achieve their goal of taking revenge on the Blood mafia. They were very serious about that.

Moreover, they had also been completely open with each other. This included sharing information about their respective backgrounds and motivations for involvement in the underworld. This allowed them to understand each other and increase their trust in one another.

There was no desire to kill each other, no doubt about trust, and no intention to betray each other. They were truly united and ready to achieve their goals together.

Slash! Slash!

And now, Cylo and Ivo were continuing to practice fighting. Both of their bodies were covered in sweat, but they continued to attack each other.

Ivo made several quick attacks with his knife at Cylo's body, but unfortunately, Cylo always managed to block them. In fact, Cylo quickly retaliated with even stronger attacks until Ivo's knife slipped from his grasp.

Suddenly, the combat training was over. Cylo smiled contentedly while holding his knife, while Ivo sighed deeply.

“Tsk, I really have to practice more,” said Ivo, annoyed because for the umpteenth time he had lost to Cylo.

“It's okay, your movements were good. You just need to improve with more practice, and you'll master it eventually.” Cylo encouraged him.

“Yes, thank you.”

Ivo and Cylo began to tidy up the equipment they had used for training. After that, they went straight into the house and rested on the sofa in the living room. 

The two handsome men caught their breath and leaned their heads back against the sofa.

Unexpectedly, they had spent more than three hours just practicing fighting like that. But that was okay, it was one of the things they needed to do to sharpen their skills so they could take revenge on the Blood mafia.

But speaking of the Blood mafia, Ivo had actually been searching for important data about them for some time. Unfortunately, he still hadn't found anything. All information about them seemed to be tightly covered up, making it very difficult for Ivo to find anything. In fact, it was even more difficult than finding data about people in the government.

Ivo lifted his head from the sofa and picked up his gadget. “Huff... I'll look for data on that mafia group again.”

Cylo nodded in agreement. He wasn't very good at using gadgets and didn't understand what Ivo was doing. So he left the task of searching for data on the Blood mafia to the professional hacker. “Okay, then I'll make some drinks first.”

Cylo went to the kitchen while Ivo remained focused on his gadget. Suddenly, the atmosphere became very quiet because Cylo was busy in the kitchen, and Ivo was busy with his gadget.

“Tsk, their data is really well locked.” Ivo continued to search for information about the Blood mafia, but he only found general data. In fact, the data he found was so dubious that he continued his search.

And after searching for some time, Ivo realized that someone had sent him a message from the day before. “It's unusual for someone to contact me like this. Who could it be?” He was surprised because, of course, not just anyone could contact him.

Ivo opened the message from that person and was immediately surprised to find out that the person who sent him the message was a hacker from the Black Wolf mafia. He said he was delivering a message from the leaders. Of course, this made Ivo even more curious, so he immediately read the message.

“Wow, they really don't know when to give up,” Ivo muttered as he read the offer made by Jeff and Law to him and Cylo. 

He was completely speechless at the offer made by the mafia bosses. Money, power, and honor? Wow, they were really willing to sacrifice what they had. But what made Ivo most speechless was that the Black Wolf mafia bosses offered to help him and Cylo take revenge on the Blood mafia. It was crazy, really crazy.

Did they love him and Cylo so much that they dared to make such an extraordinary offer? Damn, Ivo really didn't know what to do with this.

“CYLO! COME HERE QUICKLY! THERE'S A MESSAGE FROM THAT PERVERTED MAFIA!”