"Um," Leon paused and sobered."Kid, no one has ever dared to insult me that way. You're the first! I challenge you to a duel!" Charlie said coldly as he glared daggers at Loen."A duel? I'm not interested!" Leon scoffed and rejected the challenge."Why you! Are you scared or something?" Charlie mocked."Whatever gets you through the night. I don't have time to waste with you! Iris, let's go!" Leon ignored Charlie and was about to leave with Iris.As Iris mentioned, Charlie had the Angel's Fruit and Leon knew that it would not benefit him in any way if he caused a scene.Seeing how Leon was about to leave, Charlie felt frustrated.He was in the middle of the Scammells' territory and Leon was a part of the Scammells since he was Iris's boyfriend; if Leon refused to accept the challenge, Charlie could not possibly hurt him in the Scammells Mansion, but he was reluctant to let Leon go."You coward! If you won't accept a duel between two men, can you call yourself a man?" Charlie a
"MIster Martell, don't do it!"Patrick was shocked that Charlie and Leon decided to duel and hurried over to stop Charlie."Elder Scammell, why are you stopping me?" Charlie scowled in confusion.After the earlier exchange, he could tell that Patrick despised Leon and wanted Iris to break up with Leon to be with him instead, so Patrick should be pleased to watch as Charlie taught Leon a lesson. To his bewilderment, Patrick stopped him from fighting Leon instead and Charlie could not understand his intention."Mister Martell, you don't understand. Leon's extremely formidable and you won't win against him! Let's just let this go!" Patrick said."What?! Did you just say that I won't win against him? Elder Scammell, what kind of a joke is this?" Stunned, Charlie could hardly believe what he heard.He did not know the depth of Leon's power, but he was aware that the Scammells were only an ordinary family with a training method in the Basic Power class. Even the most talented youngster
"You'll pay for this," Patrick sighed with resignation.He warned Charlie multiple times and there was nothing else he could do since Charlie refused to believe him.'If Charlie insists on fighting Leon, I guess I'll just let him be!' He thought, 'I'm going to stand by and stop them whenever it gets too serious!'Once Patrick moved out of the way, Charlie pointed at Leon arrogantly and said, "you'll die today, brat!""Know your place!" Leon's expression darkened and he immediately walked over."Out of my respect for Miss Young, I'll give you one last chance! If you agree to leave her alone from now on, I can consider letting you go, or there'll be no mercy for you!" Charlie threatened with a sneer, as he preferred that Leon take the initiative to break up with Iris."Enough chit-chatting! Let's get started!" Leon said impatiently."If you want to die that desperately, I'll help you out with that!" Charlie's expression darkened and he immediately charged at Leon at the speed of l
"Wh- what on earth is this?" Charlie gaped when he detected Leon's true energy as he did not expect Leon to wield yet another attack toward the end of his initial attack.Before he had the time to react, Leon's Double Attack slammed against his chest.Charlie spewed blood under the impact and was instantly sent flying into the distance; a sharp pain pierced through his chest and he realized that he suffered severe internal injuries."H- How's that possible?!" Charlie landed on the ground and covered his chest in disbelief.He was certain that he would be able to injure Leon with a single blow. However, not only was Leon unscathed, he injured Charlie instead.It was far beyond his comprehension and Charlie simply could not understand how Leon managed such a thing."It's my turn now!" Leon took advantage of the situation and darted toward Charlie, who was laying on the ground."Leon, stop!" Patrick was shocked by the sight.He knew that Leon was far more powerful than Charlie and
"Mister Martell, this is your first and final warning! Iris is my woman. Try pursuing her again and I will have your head!" Leon said coldly.He was not a cruel man and since he had no personal grudge against Charlie, he would have never killed a man over a minor dispute even if Patrick did not stop him.Leon only meant to intimidate Charlie and warn him about the consequence of his actions if he tried to do the same thing again."Yeah, okay," Terrified, Charlie dared not to protest."Alright. Scram!" Leon scoffed and stepped aside.Relieved, Charlie crawled up and ran with the Angel's Fruit and his two bodyguards.Patrick felt conflicted as he watched Charlie run.He was impressed by Charlie and wanted Iris to accept Charlie's proposal. However, Charlie simply turned out to be an arrogant young man who fell short in terms of courage and talent when compared to Leon, so Patrick could not help but feel disappointed.Patrick could not deny that he was impressed by Leon's talent i
"You don't need it? Are you looking down on us, Leon Wolf?!" Patrick was furious.He decided to help Leon out of kindness because Iris asked for it, yet Leon arrogantly refused their assistance and Patrick was livid because he thought that Leon was looking down on the Scammells."Elder Scammell, that's not what I mean. You're mistaken. I've already gotten the Thompsons to help me, so that's enough for now," Leon explained.The Thompsons were extremely powerful and influential in the southern region and their support would be more than sufficient to promote the sales drive. Leon simply did not want the Scammells to waste their time when it was not necessary."The Thompsons? Are you talking about the head of all families, Thompsons?" Patrick froze."Yeah, that's right." Leon nodded."What?! How's that possible?" Patrick was stunned.He knew about the Thompsons and there was no doubt that Leon would not need the Scammells' help if he had the Thompsons' support, but he soon realized
"I wasn't fooled," Leon shook his head and was about to explain when he was interrupted by approaching footsteps.Penny hurried inside with a serious and shocked look on her face. "Grandpa, something big just happened!""What is it?"Patrick, Damian, and the others turned to look at Penny in confusion."I just received news that the Thompsons have announced via all communication channels that Cynthion Group will be selling their alchemical pills in their sales drive three days from now. On behalf of the Thompsons, Angus Thompson has invited all families in the southern region to participate," Penny explained.She knew that Iris asked for Patrick's help to advertise the alchemical pills, yet the Thompsons got ahead of them before the Scammells could act.Confused, she immediately hurried back to inform Patrick about it."What?!"The others were instantly shaken and silence fell over the living room.Sometime later, Iris was the first to snap out of it and gasped. "Leon, so you
"Whatever! Since the Thompsons are already helping, there's no place for us Scammells to get involved!" Patrick sighed gloomily.He thought that Leon needed to rely on the Scammells' help to expand his company and was planning to use this as leverage to make Leon cut ties with Cynthia, Ruth, and Snow to focus on Iris. To his bewilderment, Leon managed to win the favor of the all-mighty Thompsons and did not need the Scammells' help at all.The realization that he overestimated the Scammells' importance and underestimated Leon's ability overwhelmed him with disappointment."Leon, there's never too much advertising. Since Grandpa has agreed to help, let's get the Scammells to help as well!" Iris said."Well, if it's not too troublesome, I'd appreciate it," Leon said."Forget it! The Scammells will stay out of this!" Patrick said coldly.The Thompsons were the head of all powerful families in the southern region and since Angus already extended invitations to all families on behalf