"Don't worry, Iris. I'm going to be fine. Believe me!" Leon comforted her before moving forward.Iris remained silent in resignation. The situation had gotten out of hand, and she had no choice but to trust Leon."You didn't see this coming, did you? You crept behind my back and injured me, forcing me to stay in bed for over a month! You'll bleed today for the humiliation you inflicted on me!" Gordon gave Leon a dagger look."Thank you, old twat! I spared you, and that is the only reason you escaped with your life! You won't be as fortunate this time!" Leon said calmly while looking down at Gordon in the most condescending way possible."Bullsh*t! Die, you jerk!" Gordon charged toward Leon, his fist clenched against Leon's chest."Leon, be careful!" Iris yelled.Despite not being able to read Gordon's level precisely, she could sense how powerful his true energy was; on the other hand, there was no true energy flow at all in Leon's body, and the difference between the two was too
However, if Leon was capable of defeating Gordon, who was at the Advanced Innate State, it would not be possible that Leon's power level stopped at the Initial Innate State."Mister Fields, I can assure you that he was only at the Initial Innate State before this! He must have used some kind of dirty trick." Gordon glared at Leon. He had a taste of how sly Leon was from the time before and suspected Leon of using certain tricks, or he would not have been able to defeat Gordon with such ease."Enough! The two of you were in a proper fight, so what tricks can he possibly use? Even if he did, we would've seen it!" Theodore roared impatiently."But," Gordon was instantly rendered speechless."Mister Fields, Gordon has just broken through the bottleneck of his training. He's probably still adjusting to it. Please allow me to fight this brat!" Another man suggested."Forget it! Something is off with this kid. I'll do this myself! I don't want to send you all out only for you to embarras
"But you have no true energy, so you're just someone who's trained in external power! External power, however powerful at the start, isn't built to last. Let's see how much longer you can take this!" Theodore sneered, deciding that Leon was a fighter trained in external power since Leon showed no sign of true energy flow.Theodore never heard of anyone reaching the Advanced Innate State through external power alone, and was impressed that Leon managed to achieve such an accomplishment. However, without the support of true energy, external power would not last in prolonged battles and as Leon was slightly weaker than Theodore, Theodore was certain that he would be able to defeat Leon soon.As he anticipated, Leon paled and began to back away under Theodore's relentless attack."It's over, Brat! Stay down!" Seeing an opportunity, Theodore launched a punch toward Leon's chest at the speed of lightning, knowing that Leon would be severely injured even if he survived the impact."Yes!"
"Pftt!" Theodore spat blood as he was sent flying.Gordon and the other men, as well as Gilbert who observed the situation from a distance, were stunned.Theodore was one of the most talented martial artists among people his age and though he was known as a playboy, there was almost no one else who could hold a candle to his strength. Even if Anson and Jacob teamed together to fight Theodore, they would not stand a chance of winning, yet Leon managed to defeat and injure Theodore.Gilbert's jaw dropped. Knowing what he knew about Leon, he thought that Leon was merely a good-for-nothing orphan and did not expect a man like that to defeat Theodore with ease.If Theodore could not defeat Leon, Anson and Jacob could not possibly be a threat to Leon either. With that considered, it would not be an overstatement to say that Leon was the top of the youngest generation of martial artists.Gilbert was shaken to the core as he watched Leon transform from an insignificant orphan to a top mar
"Leon, you were great!" Iris was too worried and once she was finally able to relax, she could no longer contain her excitement and threw herself into Leon's arms.Theodore was one of the best martial artists of his age and Iris was stunned by the fact that Leon managed to defeat Theodore.She suddenly realized that Leon was far more capable than she imagined and felt more confident than ever about being with him. With time, Leon would surely get the approval of the Young Family.Meanwhile, Gilbert's expression darkened as he clenched his fists at the sight of his daughter throwing herself into Leon's arms. He reminded himself that Leon did the Young Family a favor and suppressed his anger, before turning to leave.Both Leon and Iris were unaware of Gilbert's presence and Leon was clueless about the resentment Gilbert felt toward him. If Leon noticed Gilbert's attitude toward him, he would not have been so optimistic."Iris, it's still early. Let's head back to the office," Leon s
Iris said calmly.Since she already agreed to become Leon's girlfriend, there was no reason for her to hide their relationship and she decided to tell Ashwin the truth to stop him from complaining about Leon again."What? He's your boyfriend? How, how's that possible?!" Shaken to the core, Ashwin froze.Ashwin was one of Iris's most loyal pursuers who tried to win her heart for over two years. He always thought that Iris would eventually fall for him as long as he continued trying, only to learn that the woman of his dreams was taken by Leon.He was furious, to say the least."Miss Young, has he tricked you into this? You know his background. He is just an orphan without a penny to his name. He was even married once! He's a good-for-nothing that makes ordinary people look talented, so how can he be worthy of you?" Ashwin questioned frantically.If Leon was a member of a powerful family or someone with a wealthy background, he would have admitted his defeat willingly. However, Leo
Iris blushed and nodded. Ariel was her best friend and she saw no point in hiding her relationship with Leon."What?" Ariel gaped. Everything happened so fast that though she overheard the conversation outside the door, she was still shaken to the core to hear it from Iris."Is it because Leon saved your life before?" Ariel asked thoughtfully."A part of it, yes. I started liking him after he risked his life to save me and after everything we've been through, I realized what a great guy he is and slowly started to fall in love with him." Iris said.She thought back to all the memories between her and Leon, from the first time they met, to how Leon confessed his love and kissed her two days ago. All the sweet memories filled her heart with warmth."Iris, it's not that I'm trying to speak ill of Leon, but you two aren't that compatible. You should know that you're the eldest daughter of the Young Family and Leon's just an orphan with nothing to his name. The two of you belong to dif
"Thank you. I hope that you find someone you love soon, too," Iris said with a smile."Fate plays a great part in these sorts of things. It's not that easy to find someone." Ariel muttered, her mind filled with images of Leon's face and the memories of him shielding her behind his back.It took her years to finally find a man that she liked, and he became the boyfriend of her best friend. Ariel could not help but feel mocked by fate.Noticing the odd expression on Ariel's face, Iris asked, "Ariel, what's wrong? What are you thinking about?""Oh, nothing. Just thinking about work. Let's get back to it." Ariel sobered and changed the subject....Meanwhile, Leon left the office and arrived at the Blue Moon Bar. Since it was Mason's territory, Mason's subordinates immediately led Leon backstage to see Mason."Mister Wolf, what brought you here?" Shocked, Mason jumped to his feet."Oh, I just needed to talk to you about something." Leon said, before noticing how exhausted Mason see