The Stones, as well as the rest of Rain's students, were all staring with their eyes wide and their jaws slack in horror. They could hardly believe what they had just witnessed.How was this even possible? How could Rain Nasso, the respectable trainer of the Nasso Martial Arts School, a man of the two-star military king ranking and among one of the most feared names in the martial arts world, possibly have been defeated by Liam just like that?"Mr. Nasso!" Geordie was the first to snap out of his stupor and rush to Rain's aid. He stepped in front of Rain, bracing himself in a posture of combat, and glared at Liam from across the room, albeit somewhat warily. Geordie's outraged cries also broke the rest of Rain's students out of their spell, and they scrambled over to Rain, surrounding him and shielding him from Liam lest he attempt to attack again. They kept their beady eyes trained on Liam, and one of the students hastily helped Rain up from the ground, looking worried. "Mr. Nas
Liam, however, stood his ground and merely smirked. "You'll regret this!"At the same time, he darted into the air and was gone from sight except for a dark silhouette pummeling straight toward his opponents!His opponents had barely figured out what was going on before they felt his wrath. Liam cocked his fist and struck one of the students so hard that he was launched backward, crashing into his companions and toppling them over like dominoes. The next moment, Liam disappeared from view again, with the only indicator of his location being the sound of alarmed shrieks as his opponents were flung through the air.The next thing the Stones knew, they were staring down at a remarkable sight. Before them lay the limp bodies of Nasso Martial Arts School's best students, strewn haphazardly across their lawn like ragdolls. In less than three minutes, Liam had single handedly taken down a large chunk of his five hundred or so opponents, leaving only less than a hundred standing!The r
His thunderous footsteps and formidable presence provoked such fear in them that they felt as if death itself was walking toward them!When Liam was a mere feet away from them, Rain's students finally succumbed to their fear and fell to their knees. "Forgive us, kind sir!""Please forgive us! Please, sir, show us mercy!""Please spare me! I was merely following orders!""Please, kind sir! I have family depending on me! Please have mercy on me, and I will repay you with my loyalty!"What remained of Rain's students all cried out with fearful looks as they pleaded for mercy. The sounds of their foreheads hitting the ground as they bowed before him reverberated through the open air of Stone Mansion. This, no doubt, came as an incredible shock to the Stones, who could hardly believe their eyes.What was going on here? Could their eyes be playing tricks on them?These were the respected members of Nasso Martial Arts School! How could they possibly be bowing down before Liam for his
Rain's extremities were as cold as ice, and his entire body shook like a leaf as he awaited his fate. He dared not ask for anything else and instead merely shrieked, still bowing his head low, "Mr. Cole, I regret my actions! Please, sir! Show me mercy and spare me! If you do, I will repay you with my loyalty and be at your beck and call for eternity! I will do anything you ask of me!"Rain clutched his mutilated arm to him and kept bowing his head so that his forehead thumped against the ground, emitting low thuds with every contact. This finally snapped some sense into them, and the Stones, as well as the members of the higher management who had gathered at the scene, slowly got to their feet. Someone helped Reginald stand, and although he still looked rather pale, his fear seemed to have been alleviated considerably. Reginald heaved a sigh of relief. He slowly hobbled over to Liam and glanced down at the kneeling Rain, looking wary. Although Liam had defeated Rain, he was still
Yafe stepped forward, and with fury etched in the lines of his face, he bellowed, "This is unacceptable! What is this attitude of yours, Liam? My father has already made his intentions clear, so how dare you defy his orders? Do exactly as he says and release Mr. Nasso right now if you do not wish to face my wrath!"One could hardly believe Yafe's audacity and sheer foolishness. It seemed that he was channeling all his indignation at being defeated by Rain onto Liam instead.Liam had intended to ignore the Stones, but Yafe's words were far too infuriating to pretend he had not heard him. Liam scowled and whipped around to cast Yafe, as well as the rest of the Stones who had supported him, cold looks. These witless fools! Just a few minutes ago, they had been forced onto their knees by Rain and his men, yet now, upon their defeat, they had turned around to plead forgiveness on behalf of their abusers! Not only that, but some of them even had the audacity to threaten Liam to obey them
Upon hearing this, Reginald added hastily, "Yes, Liam, just heed my advice for once. Release Mr. Nasso, for his connections are far too great…"Liam furrowed his brows at this and was about to say something in retort when a shocked voice rang out behind him, "Liam!"Celena had been waiting for him at their home, but he had not shown up. Her worry over his prolonged absence prompted her to come to Stone Mansion in search of him. Even from a distance, she could see hundreds of men from Nasso Martial Arts School gathered around the building of Stone Mansion, some standing, but most of them sprawled haphazardly across the ground. This frightened Celena very much, and she could not help letting out a shriek of terror. She stood there, rooted to the spot, covering her mouth with her hands as she gazed around her in horror. "Celena? What are you doing here?" Liam froze, then called out to her.This seemed to stir Celena from her shock. She slowly made her way toward Liam and could not
"Yes, Celena! This is important! We've all tried to persuade him, but he won't listen to anyone except you! Please talk some sense into him!" The Stones and their employees all pleaded with Celena, hoping that she would be able to change their fate. Celena, who had been puzzled by what had happened before this, managed to glean some understanding of the situation through their cries. Reginald cleared his throat and stared solemnly at Celena. "Celena, since you're here, please convince Liam to change his mind. He shouldn't allow his temper to rear its head and make the wrong choices. Although he is a splendid fighter, he cannot possibly match up against the Nasso family and the entirety of the Martial Arts Association! We cannot afford to cross them. We are just a small family here in Drunham City, and I am getting older day by day. I cannot exert myself any more…"As if on cue, Reginald burst into a violent fit of coughing. "Grandpa! Are you okay?" Celena stepped forward in alar
Liam said this with such formidability that no one dared to oppose him! How foolish would one have to be to do such a thing, after the fate that had befallen his opponents?Even Rain, who was a Two-Star Military King, had fallen in defeat to Liam, so who in their right mind would dare to challenge Liam's authority now?Nevertheless, this came as a great delight to Rain, who immediately bowed his head eagerly and chirruped, "Thank you, Mr. Cole, for your generosity and great heart! Thank you, Ms. Stone, for your kind sympathy! Thank you, thank you very much! I will take heed of your warning, Mr. Cole, and do exactly as you say!"With that, he staggered to his feet, and with the help of two of his students, gathered the remainder of his men. Both Geordie and Sherman's bodies, one dead and one unconscious, were collected and taken away with them. The Stones were relieved to see them go. If it were not for the fact that Rain had left most of the lifeless corpses of his defeated studen