Iris, Cynthia, and the others gasped as they did not expect Leon to take Henry in without hesitation.They immediately pulled Leon aside."Leon, have you gone mad? The Scarlet Thief is only of the eight most notorious criminals. He is a ruthless murderer! Taking Henry it will only cause us trouble!" Snow said."Yeah. Leon, you need to reconsider this!"Iris, Cynthia, and Ruth agreed along.Though they all knew that Leon was resourceful, Leon mainly focused on training with sage art so none of them had a precise understanding of which level Leon was in.They assumed that Leon was in the Emperor State at best and since Henry mentioned that the Scarlet Thief was in the Intermediate Almighty State, they did not think that it would be possible for Leon to stand a chance against the Scarlet Thief.If Leon insisted on taking Henry and in doing so, crossed Scarlet Thief, he would be digging his own grave and they refused to stand idly by while he did so."Snow, Iris, relax! I know what
"Of course! It's settled!" Leon said."Thank you, Mister Wolf. Thank you for taking us in," Henry snapped out of it and bowed at Leon.He tried seeking refuge with a few powerful families in the past, but no one was willing to take him in out of fear of the Scarlet Thief.Not only was Leon not scared of the Scarlet Thief, but he also offered a place to stay for Henry despite the others' protest.Henry felt both moved and grateful.Since Cynthion was a rising enterprise and Leon was a young man who did not come from any ancient lineage of martial artists, Henry did not think that Leon could get rid of the Scarlet Thief. However, Henry learned from the sales drive that Leon was close with the Thompsons and the Hughes; on top of that, the Scarlet Thief was still actively being hunted by the Dragon Corps and would not dare to show himself without reason.Even if Leon could not kill the Scarlet Thief, it would not be overly challenging for him to provide Henry a sanctuary and that was
"The Scarlet Thief did that?! He deserves to be skinned alive for that!" Enraged, Leon slammed his palms against the table, shattering it into pieces.Not only did the Scarlet Thief act on greed to steal the Ultimate Power method he found with others, but he also murdered almost every member of Henry's family.Even as an outsider, Leon was infuriated by the Scarlet Thief's ruthlessness."Yeah. Henry and Sherlyn Yates must've suffered a lot."Iris, Snow, and the others all looked at Henry sympathetically with tears in their eyes."Leon, if it's possible, try your best to help them out," They said.Women tended to be more sentimental; though they were worried for Leon and did not wish for Leon to take Henry in, their view on the matter changed drastically after hearing what happened to Henry and Sherlyn Yates.The four of them were no longer against Leon's decision and wished that Leon could save Henry and Sherlyn Yates from being tormented by the Scarlett Thief any longer."Don'
"Hide your name? That won't be necessary! Don't worry, Henry. Just stay by my side and I'll handle the Scarlet Thief!" Leon said casually."What?! That won't do!" Henry gasped in shock.Realizing that Leon might not have a realistic idea of how powerful the people on the criminal list were, he said hastily, "Mister Wolf, you might not know this, but the Scarlet Thief is formerly referred to as the Single Eye Scarlet Thief and Scarlet Thief is just the short form of that! He's ruthless and vindictive, so he won't spare anyone who gets in his way! If I work for you with my real name, he will hunt you down as well!""Is that so? Don't worry, Henry! I've no concerns about getting involved. My only concern's that the Scarlet Thief might remain in the dark instead of showing his face!" Leon sneered maliciously.It was easier to face an attack that was directed at him when he could see it coming. Since he already took Henry, he would have to eliminate the Scarlet Thief as soon as possible
"I don't need the Dragon Corps to deal with the Scarlet Thief!" Leon scoffed in contempt toward the Scarlet Thief."But," Henry did not know why Leon felt so confident and wanted to say a few more words, but Leon interrupted him right away."That's the end of the discussion! Don't worry, Henry. Just do as I say and I'll resolve this!" Leon deadpanned sternly."But, alright, then." Henry sighed with resignation.Since he already pledged loyalty to Leon, he could not disobey Leon's orders blatantly.Leon sounded so confident that he seemed to have no fear for the Scarlet Thief.Henry's only concern was that Leon would overestimate himself and end up dying at the hands of the Scarlet Thief.Henry did not fear death but did not wish to drag Leon into his mess either.As he was absorbed in his thought, what happened next shook him to his core."Henry, since you've joined Cynthion Group, you are a part of this family and I won't treat you with anything less than whatever I have. I'l
"What?! Are you giving me an Ultimate Power method? R- Really?! Am I hearing this right?" Henry gasped."You heard me right! Focus and listen carefully," Leon said.Henry snapped out of it and muttered, "Um, okay."He was still in disbelief that Leon would possess an Ultimate Power method and that Leon would simply offer it up to him without hesitation.Still, he would soon find out if Leon was telling the truth once he tried training with it.Leon taught Henry the ways of the Thousand Gods Method.He got Cynthia to bring over pen and paper to note down the detail of the Thousand Gods Method so that he could hand it to Mason, Spencer, and the others.Not wanting to wait another moment, Henry immediately sat on the ground to start training to test if the Thousand Gods Method was truly an Ultimate Power method.Time ticked by and soon, Henry completed his training and could instantly sense that the Thousand Gods Method was a few times more effective than the Advanced Power method
"Henry, you're overreacting! It's just an Ultimate Power method. You don't have to kneel. Please just get up," Leon said and helped Henry up."Thank you, Mister Wolf. I can never repay my debt to you. Whatever you need from this day onward, I'll heed your commands at all costs!" Henry said sincerely as he thanked Leon over and over again.He came to seek refuge in the very beginning but he was now completely blown away by Leon's generosity.He vowed inwardly to follow Leon until his death to return the favor."Don’t thank me just yet! The Thousand Gods Method is just one of my welcoming gifts to you. I have something even better for you!" Leon said with a smirk."What is it?" Henry asked in confusion.He knew just how scarce Ultimate Power methods were and was content to have obtained the Thousand Gods Method, so he was surprised that Leon had something else even better in store for him.'But, how can that be possible?' He thought as he could not fantom what could be more valuab
"You'll find out if I'm lying once you take the Sun Pill!" Leon smiled."Sure," Excited, Henry accepted the Sun Pill with trembling hands in anticipation, before swallowing it without hesitation.The Sun Pill dissolved in his mouth within an instant and transformed into waves of energy that surged through his body.Not daring to delay, he immediately sat on the ground to internalize the energy.Sometime later, his power skyrocketed with the Sun Pill's help and the bottleneck of his training began to loosen.Henry relentlessly attempted to break past it and eventually, he jolted as his strength increased and he reached the Initial Almighty State."Thank the gods! I've reached the Almighty State!" Henry stood and burst into laughter.Though Leon already handed him an Ultimate Power method, training required time and hard work and it would have taken a while for him to reach the Almighty State. However, with the Sun Pill Leon offered, his power level instantly rose to the Initi