"Hugh, wait!" Renee was taken aback and she spoke up hesitantly. She knew that Hugh was just a vice president who had no connection in the Western region. The Grimstons and the Underwoods were both powerful families with armies of formidable martial artists, including some who were in the Almighty State. Hugh, who was merely in the Advanced Emperor State, could not compare with them. If Hugh recklessly broke Bucky's leg and enraged the Grimstons, this would not work well for him. With that thought in mind, she wanted to tell Hugh to stop and let Bucky and Aurelia go. However, considering how arrogant Bucky and Aurelia were, the fact they showed no remorse enraged Hugh. It would be unfair for Hugh if she asked him to stop. Instantly, she could not decide what to do. Just then, the situation shifted. "Stop!" someone roared. A formidable-looking middle-aged man charged toward them, followed by two elderly men. The group of three arrived right before Leon within the
"So he's just a vice president from a small firm! Kid, how dare you injure my son? You must be held responsible!" The middle-aged man, Gaston Grimston, glared sharply at Leon. He thought Leon was a member of one of the prestigious families in the western region and assumed he merely fought Bucky over minor conflicts. If that was the case, he could not interfere with a duel between two young martial artists. Therefore, he did not do anything earlier. To his surprise, Leon was just a vice president of a small firm. Yet, he dared to cross the Grimstons and injure Bucky. This was a blatant challenge and Gaston was furious. "Mister Grimston, I'm afraid I disagree with you! It was Mister Bucky and Miss Aurelia who bullied Hugh, yet you didn't even bother asking our sides of the story before you held Hugh accountable! Don't you think that's a bit inappropriate?" Renee stepped forward and defended Hugh with a displeased expression. "Miss Morrison!" Gaston turned his head and finall
Leon was not the only one who was offended. Renee, too, was infuriated by Gaston's unreasonable demand. "Mister Grimston, I've already made it clear that Mister Bucky and Miss Aurelia here picked on Hugh. This isn't Hugh's fault! It's bad enough that you don't reprimand them for doing such things, and now you're asking Hugh to break his arm as an apology? Don't you think you are out of line here?" "So what if I'm out of line? He injured Bucky and I won't forgive him. All I'm asking is that he break his arm. Consider this a favor to the Morrisons!" Gaston said coldly. If Leon belonged to the Morrisons or any other prestigious families in the western region, he would not do much to Leon out of concern for retaliation. However, Leon was merely a vice president of a humble background, so he would not allow him to disrespect the Grimstons. "Why you!" Renee's face paled from anger and she felt helpless. Though she was the eldest daughter of the Morrisons, she was just a junior.
"Hugh, have you gone mad? Mister Grimston is the leader of the second-generation martial artists in his family. He's in the Semi-Almighty State, making him more powerful than you. You need to be careful," Renee recovered from the initial shock and whispered. She assumed that Leon acted recklessly because he did not know how powerful Gaston was, so she decided to remind him and prevent him from enraging Gaston. Crossing Gaston would not benefit Leon in any way. "I haven't gone mad. He's just in the Semi-Almighty State and it's not that that's a big deal. I'm interested to see what he can do," Leon said in contempt. With his overall strength reaching the Advanced Almighty State, even if the leader of the Grimstons appeared, they would not be able to harm him, let alone a second-generation martial artist like Gaston. Hence, Leon did not see Gaston as a threat. "Why you! How arrogant! You must have a death wish!" Gaston was infuriated by Leon's contemptuous attitude. He fired
"You'll find out if I dare to do so soon enough! Old man, I've already given you a chance. Since you won't take it, don't blame me for what I'm about to do!" Leon scoffed. Without hesitation, he stomped on Bucky's knees. Snap! Following a crisp sound, the bones on Bucky's knees were instantly shattered. Bucky screamed and saw stars from the pain, coming close to fainting. "Hugh, have you gone mad?" Renee was utterly shocked and gaped at him in disbelief. Though Hugh was only in the Advanced Emperor State, making him far weaker than Gaston, at least he had Bucky as his hostage. It was the best strategy to negotiate with Gaston using Bucky as the bargaining chip. That way, Hugh may be able to escape unscathed. However, not only did Hugh not do so, but he also repeatedly challenged Gaston and even broke Bucky's leg in front of Gaston. This seemed reckless and she was taken aback by Leon's actions. "You!" Renee was not the only one who was shocked; So were Gaston and Au
"Die, brat!" Gaston narrowed his eyes maliciously. The fact that Leon broke Bucky's leg infuriated him and he wanted to take Leon's life. Since Leon faced up to him and even dreamed of fending off his attack with a single finger, this worked to Gaston's advantage and he was not about to miss such an opportunity. Changing into a different position, he extended his arm and wielded a powerful attack at Leon, intending to destroy Leon with a single blow to avenge his son. "Die, you arrogant brat!" Bucky and Aurelia glared at Leon maliciously when they noticed that Leon was trying to face Gaston head-on. Bucky wore a vicious expression. Leon broke his leg and he resented Leon for it. He desperately wished that Gaston could kill Leon within an instant. On the other hand, they learned from Renee that Leon was just in the Advanced Emperor State, which made him far weaker than Gaston in the Semi-Almighty State. None of them thought that Leon could fend off an attack from Gaston'
Leon did not waver and took the blow with the Mirror of Sovereign. Meanwhile, the Earthly Plunder tore through the weakest point of Gaston's attack and darted toward Gaston's chest. Gaston needed a defensive tool like Leon. On top of that, he underestimated Leon and did not think there was a possibility that Leon could withstand his attack. Hence, he was defenseless when Leon's Earthly Plunder pierced through his true energy. By the time he realized what was happening, Leon's Earthly Plunder was merely inches away from him and it was too late for him to dodge. "Oh, no!" He paled. However, he was still a martial artist in the Semi-Almighty State and would not simply stand still when under attack. At the very last moment, he summoned all the remaining true energy and tilted his body to avoid taking the blow in the chest. Leon's attack ended up landing on his shoulder instead. The Earthly Plunder struck and left a bloody wound on Gaston's shoulder. He grunted in pain a
"Old man, it's my time to strike now! Take this!" Leon scoffed. He wielded powerful energy in his hand and charged at Gaston. Though the Earthly Plunder from earlier had already injured Gaston, the fact that Gaston tried to bully him like Aurelia and Bucky did and even demanded he break his arm enraged Leon. He was not a pushover and intended to use this opportunity to teach Gaston a lesson to prevent him from bullying others in the future. "Oh no!" Gaston paled when he sensed Leon's powerful attack. Though he did not know how Leon managed to defeat him, he knew that he was no match for Leon when they faced each other head-on. Now that he was already injured on the shoulder, he could not move his arm and there was no way that he could fight Leon. Not daring to face Leon head-on, he darted aside and attempted to dodge Leon's attack with his speed advantage. However, Leon seemed to have seen through his intention and launched the Phantom Steps instead. Leon's speed incr