Damian nodded repeatedly.“I misunderstood you, Sir York.”“We know how you treated Regan and the others.”“I was being narrow-minded!”“How could a man like you conspire with the enemy for such small benefits?”“On behalf of the Eight Inner and Outer Halls, I apologize to you. I hope that you’ll do your best tomorrow!”Harvey smiled.“You’re too kind.”“I have responsibility for the young talents as well. I didn’t take care of them as promised.”“It’s only natural for all of you to doubt me and stop me from joining the fight.”“After all, we all have to look at the bigger picture. It’s not just about personal gain.”“But since we’re in a peculiar situation right now, I’ll take the initiative once more.”“I hope you all will trust me this time.”“At the end of the day, we’re all people of Country H. There’s no need for us to fight among ourselves. Our enemies will laugh at us if they know about this!”“As long as nobody’s dragging me down, it’ll be easy for me to crush th
Rhea flashed them a deep look. “At this point, it doesn’t really matter if we win the fight or not.”“But if we’re branded traitors of the country after letting Harvey in the ring, we’ll be finished!”“You people should know better than me about what’ll happen after that!”Fisher and Damian’s faces darkened in an instant.Bryce, who had remained quiet the entire time, finally spoke up.“That’s right. It looks like we’re about to lose, but we still have hope!”“That said, Harvey asked to join the fight even when he’s such a huge suspect.”“To put it simply, I just don’t trust him!”“I’d rather the remaining two champions lose…”“...than to let him fight.”“I believe he won’t turn the tides; he’ll surely embarrass every single one of us too.”“I’d choose to let Longmen lose than for him to show up.”Harvey narrowed his eyes; he glared at the stubbornly righteous Bryce and Rhea.To protect their own reputation…To prevent outsiders from turning the tides of battle…To sup
“Other than him being extremely weak…”“There’s another reason we didn’t let him fight. He’s simply too suspicious!”“We cannot bear the risk of putting him on the front lines.”“If he makes a single mistake, every single one of us will be dragged down with him!”“You included, Princess Wright!” Rhea exclaimed bitterly.At the same time, there was a different meaning in her words; she was putting on a helpless look, as if nobody would take responsibility for the situation if anything were to go wrong.Sienna smiled and waved her hand, gesturing to her subordinates to close the door.She then glanced at Rhea.“Since we’re all smart people here, I’ll just make everything clear.”“I need to make sure of something first…”“You didn’t stop Harvey from fighting because of your family affairs, did you?”Bryce and Rhea froze immediately.They didn’t think Sienna would actually say something like this.The two took a deep breath before replying, “Of course not!”“Good.”Sienna sm
“The people?”Sienna glared coldly at Bryce after he refuted her words.“Does Harvey not count?”“He’s extremely loyal to the country. Even after being wronged for no reason, he still requested to join the fight!”“What else is there to worry about?”“Even if he loses, he’d only lose his place as the young master of Longmen. What are you so scared of?”“Just let him go first and put your hopes on the last two champions!”“Besides, I don’t think there’s a need for that. Harvey will definitely win!”Rhea’s face darkened.“Princess Wright. I would have agreed with you if you said this five days ago, or if the people weren’t causing an uproar…”“But at this point, Harvey has no choice but to win here!”“If he loses or turns his back against us…”“We’ll be done for!”“Well, I’m confident in his abilities!”Sienna flashed Rhea a decisive expression.“He’ll definitely win!”“Definitely?!”Rhea chuckled coldly.“Where did you get this confidence from?”“I was planning to kee
Seeing Rhea so infuriated, Harvey waved his hand to stop Sienna from saying anything.He glanced calmly at Rhea, though with a disdainful look.Seeing his expression, Rhea misunderstood and assumed that Harvey was scared.“Admit that you’re just useless filth already!” she exclaimed as she took a bold step forward.“It’s good to have some self-awareness.”“Fighting in the ring is a lot different than just showing off, you know!”“You can rely on your strong bodyguard and offend anyone you want…”“But you should know your place if you don’t have the strength to fight!”Harvey continued staring calmly at Rhea.“Let’s not talk about the Longmen Summit’s rules yet. Since I’m the provincial champion, I naturally have the right to fight in the ring.”“Since ancient times, victory and defeat have been extremely common.”“I’m only asking you one thing: what makes you so sure that I’ll lose against the Indians?”“Or are you just all bark and no bite?”Rhea raised her eyebrows after
Slap!“Even the vice master wouldn’t dare call me weak. Does an outsider like you think he’s dead or something?”Slap!“You can’t even gauge my strength properly, yet you still call yourself the representative of the northwest’s Martial Arts Alliance? You’re embarrassing your entire organization!”Slap!“You can’t even take a single hit from me! Shouldn’t you be kneeling right about now?!”Harvey’s expression was as cold as ice.He was ruthlessly insulting Rhea while slapping her around.Rhea’s face had become completely swollen; her head was spinning all over the place. She couldn’t even utter a single word.Slap!After the final slap, Rhea’s eyes were all bruised.“Remember, try to be more discreet next time.Have some self-awareness unless you want other people teaching you a lesson.”Harvey pulled out some tissue to wipe his fingers. Then, he smiled at Bryce.“Excuse me, Vice Master Kennedy. You wouldn’t mind if I teach a lesson on behalf of Longmen now, would you?”“Y
Four days had passed since the start of the tournament.The stage hadn't changed, the rules hadn’t changed, and the host was still the same person.The only difference was the morale between both sides of the ring.There were only a few people sitting in the west resting area before, but now, there were thousands.Those people came all the way from India to cheer their top talents on.After their winning streak, the Indians were extremely confident in crushing the people of Country H to the ground.Other than the Longmen’s higher-ups and Flutwell’s prominent figures, there were a lot more journalists and angry mobs on Country H’s side.Bryce, Rhea, Fisher, Damian, Sienna, Colton, Nelson, Ansel, and the others were all here.Harvey’s eyes narrowed when he saw three particular young men.The prince of the Osborne family, Clyde Osborne.The seventh young master of the Bauer family, Harold Bauer.And the young master of the John family, Elliot John.The three were considered th
To Harvey, the rift between him and the Osborne family was completely irreparable.Since Clyde still dared to go against him, he wouldn’t mind letting Clyde embarrass himself.Clyde froze when he saw Harvey’s calm look. Then, he burst out in anger; after glaring vengefully at Harvey for a long time, he then turned around and left.He wouldn’t dare lay a single finger on Harvey in a place like this.No matter how dominant he or his family was, he had no choice but to swallow his hatred!Harvey’s simple action plunged the entire crowd into dead silence.They were all completely shocked.That said, at least nobody was going to cause Harvey any trouble for the time being.Harold, Elliot, and the others were looking at Harvey with deep expressions.Harvey casually sipped the tea Rachel had brought over, and glanced at the Indians as if nothing ever happened.He saw Zoe looking back at him.The moment the two locked eyes, Zoe hung her head low with an oddly sluggish expression.A
The security guards at the entrance finally reacted to what was happening. They started to call for reinforcements when they saw Yvonne's sportscar was stopped.The range rovers' doors were kicked open, and dozens of men and women clad in traditional Country H's garbs got out. The one leading them was a square-jawed man with a deep scar on his face. It was obvious he had survived a terrible battle against death once.He ignored all the security guards and quickly approached Harvey and Yvonne."Stop them!" Yvonne called out. She pushed the door open and got out of the car. "Who are you? What do you want?"The security guards from Sky Corporation quickly ran over. Dozens of people had started to gather around Harvey. In terms of numbers, they were finally able at an equal level.In truth, anyone from the other side should be able to easily defeat the bodyguards from Sky Corporation. Harvey, who knew this very clearly, also opened the door and walked to Yvonne's side. He looked at th
After Harvey was done with the Ninth Branch and sent Mandy home, he left. Mandy had shown him that she cared, but there were a lot of problems between them. They didn't even have to look for it—Lilian's existence alone was a constant thorn in their eyes. Unless Lilian chose to stop being a problem, Harvey had no interest in becoming the Zimmer family's son-in-law again. After leaving the Zimmer family, Harvey wasn't in a rush to go home. Instead, he went to Sky Corporation's HQ. He was surprised to see that the light in the CEO's office was still lit.Harvey arrived at the door and saw a beautiful woman still working quietly at the desk. He had just wanted to go in before hearing Yvonne's voice. It sounded like she was on a call. "Investigate it. We have to investigate this no matter what! Even if he's not going to ask about it right now, we still have to do it. What will happen if Mr. York wants to blame someone?"After that, Yvonne hung up."What happened?" Harvey asked as h
Durandal raised his eyebrow when he heard Harvey's provocation. He was quite shocked that Harvey was able to see through everything with such ease, but he didn't show much of it. He simply said coldly, "No one can order me around. I simply didn't like you. So? Go on! Kill me if you're really as powerful as you make it sound."Harvey sighed. "I'm trying to talk some sense into you, but you refuse to listen to reason. I never said I wanted your life. All I want is your hand. Since you refused to choose the option I'm giving you, I suppose I'm going to take what's mine."Harvey took a step forward, grabbed Durandal's right hand, and then twisted it.Snap!There was a snap, and Durandal's right arm was twisted into an irregular shape. Durandal suppressed the pain inside of him, but he was also quite shocked. He never expected that, despite being a superior martial artist, he would be completely useless when facing Harvey. The moment Harvey attacked, forget resisting—he didn't even
Durandal and his men's faces changed when they saw how calm Harvey was. They looked at Harvey with shock. It was obvious they didn't realize that Harvey had already made all sorts of preparations. He was ready to set them up all along—all he needed was for them to be in position.Meanwhile, Mandy and the rest of the Ninth Branch's senior members looked enlightened. They finally realized why Harvey was so confident. He had already found out the Boxing Champion's weakness!Meanwhile, the young fighter was also very prideful. Once he knew his opponent's weakness, he would do everything he could to become victorious.In short, this was not just a mere match. Before both sides began fighting, both sides had already planned and executed their strategies.Durandal's eyes narrowed. He didn't continue to verbally defend himself, and simply glared at Harvey. "I didn't expect that you've got quite the brain…"Harvey smiled. "I love it when others underestimate me. Because, that way, I can
Durandal and his men froze when they saw what happened, and their expressions darkened. While that long-haired man was frivolous, he was also a martial arts master.Before they could even react, Harvey had already snapped off the man's finger and fed it to the dog. That action was enough to stop Durandal and the others in their tracks, and even managed to silence the angry crowd.No one expected a man called a pretty face to be so brutal and decisive. At that moment, the men from Parkerville could feel the coldness radiating from Harvey. They couldn't stop the fear spreading in their heart."Darn it! How dare you hurt him?!""Do you have a death wish?""We're going to destroy your underground arena!"Everyone from Parkerville was filled with fury, wanting to retaliate. However, Harvey's calm expression was enough to scare them into silence. Durandal, the only person who knew Harvey's real identity, raised his hand to stop them. Then, he shot Harvey a cold look."What is the
"I believe someone outside the ring informed the young boxer. In short, this is no longer a one-versus-one battle! This is two versus one… No, perhaps even more! This isn't fair!"And then, Durandal raised his arm and shouted, "Tell me, friends! Is it against the rule for someone to use a high-tech method to instruct the young fighter in the middle of the match? Should they pay for all our losses?"While no one knew how Durandal could be so sure there was cheating involved, many saw that there was a chance for them to recover their losses. They knew who to support. All of them stood up and started yelling."Cheating! You're cheating!""Pay us! Pay us back!"Durandal continued to raise his arm. "We've already won this battle! However, the underground boxing ring was unable to accept their loss! Other than making them admit it, shouldn't we ask them to pay three times the money?!"All the spectators were excited and chorused brainlessly, "Three times! Three times!"They didn't car
As the Boxing Champion coughed out a mouthful of blood, it seemed to have caused a chain reaction. The blood vessels in his body began to bulge and explode, and blood began to flow out from his body. It was quite terrifying to watch, but from his bloodshot eyes, he seemed to have recovered some sort of clarity.He glared at the young fighter in front of him and collapsed on the ring, his eyes filled with disbelief."Ha… Didn't even break a sweat." The young fighter raised his hand, disdain on his face. His expression was calm, but everyone could see his arrogance."How is that possible?!" At that moment, there was only silence. No one expected the situation would change so quickly. The Boxing Champion had been defeated so quickly, many weren't sure what had happened. This had surpassed everyone's understanding.No matter if the audience was furious or in disbelief, the Boxing Champion had already fallen and the young fighter stood in the middle of the ring with a calm express
Everyone was still filled with mixed expressions as both sides clashed. To the Boxing Champion, he had already won countless fights. There was no need for him to be afraid of a young man.Meanwhile, the young fighter had great confidence. Nothing could shake him.The moment both sides clashed, dust and dirt burst from the floor. Everyone was shocked by their murderous intent.Their fists met. At that instant, they fought in the most brutal and primal way. They kept crashing into each other as they battled. The muted sounds of their attacks could be heard from outside the ring. The ring, though made of solid wood, began to crack open from the impact of their attacks. Everyone watched with bated breath, excitement etched on their faces. No one expected that the young man who looked like he was going to get beaten down in one punch would have so much endurance.It was way too thrilling! Too exciting!The two moved faster and faster. Very quickly, normal people couldn't even see h
When Harvey heard Mandy's agreement to his plan to close down the place, he immediately snapped his finger. A young man smaller and leaner than the Boxing Champion slowly walked out from the back.He wasn't surrounded by a malevolent aura like the Boxing Champion, and he didn't beat his chest like a drum either. He simply waved his hand around in a dull way, like he was only doing this as part of his job. When the spectators saw this, all of them booed.When some of the spectators who were hoping for a chance to turn their luck around saw this, they couldn't help but start to curse.What was the Ninth Branch doing?Why did they pull out a kid like this?Were they getting him killed?Meanwhile, Durandal and the others all glanced at each other before cackling madly. They were all from the Sacred Training Grounds, so they could see the young man was indeed someone special. But no matter how special he was, the difference in power couldn't be so easily overcome.There was only one