"But if you don't come back, I'll hate you for the rest of my life!" Cynthia's tears slid down her face. Even though Leon was yet to give her an answer, she already knew what he would say. "I'm sorry, Cynthia. I'm sorry that I failed you," Leon gave her a bitter smile, then picked Iris up in his arms and strode down the stage. "No! Leon, you can't leave!" all of a sudden, Harvey stepped forward in rage and blocked Leon's path. "What do you have to say, Harvey?" Leon asked. "Leon, you bastard! You promised me just now while we were backstage that you will never hurt Cynthia, but now this? Do none of your promises mean anything at all?" Harvey yelled. "I'm sorry, Harvey, but I didn't mean to do this," Leon replied guiltily. "I don't care whether you meant to do this or not! I've already told you that if you ever hurt Cynthia, I will make you pay for this! I, Harvey Shear, am a man of my word, and I will avenge my sister right now!" Harvey braced himself for an attack and sent
"Dad, but..," Brad was shocked.Unlike the other elders in the Shears who focused only on the profits they could gain, he refused to let Leon go for hurting Cynthia as her father."Enough! You can't force love. If Leon insists on leaving, let him be!" Benedict interrupted him forcefully.He knew that Cynthia Group was Leon's only resource and he put in countless time and effort into it; the fact that he was willing to surrender Cynthion Group unconditionally meant that Leon was determined to leave.If that was the case, there was no point for the Shears to force him into staying."But," Brad could not give up.He knew that his father was being reasonable, but Leon crossed the line and he could not understand why Benedict would not punish Leon."I said, enough! We've owed him a favor for when he cured your mother! This ends here and we will consider how we repay him!" Benedict said calmly.He was always a composed and sensible person. Leon saved his wife once and if he punished
"Harold Lowe! What do you want?" Leon's expression darkened as his heart sank."What a romantic man you are, Leon Wolf! I didn't want you to marry Cynthia Shear to begin with and the gods have been merciful! Iris came to interfere before I could do anything to destroy the engagement!" Harold burst out laughing.He already formed an alliance with a few families including the Fields in hope to bring Leon and the Shears down. However, the Shears were a powerful and formidable family and once they declared war, there was no certainty as to who might win.To Harold's pleasant surprise, Iris died and Leon called off the engagement, which enraged the Shears.It was as if all odds were playing in his favor, and without the Shears' support, it would be extremely easy for him to destroy Leon."What do you want, Harold?" Leon scowled and repeated."What do you think? You've ruined our plans time and time again. You'll meet your demise today! I'll send you down to hell so you can reunite wit
"Know your place! If you want to die, I'll make your wish come true!" Harold scoffed, before launching a punch at Vincent at the speed of lightning."Come on!" Vincent charged forward to face Harold's attack.The members of other families stirred."It's over. Vincent Poole is so dead!""I heard that the Northern King has reached the Overlord State a few days ago!""Vincent Poole is just a Semi-Overlord. He must have a death wish for challenging Harold Lowe!""Yeah! Harold will destroy him within seconds!"...The crowd sighed and looked at Vincent sympathetically.There was a huge gap between the Semi-Overlord State and the Overlord State, so none of them thought that Vincent would survive the attack unless there was a miracle.Harold, too, was confident that he would win and stared at Vincent as though he was looking at a clown."Baam!"Under the watchful eyes of the others, Vincent's fist bumped into Harold's followed by a deafening sound.Vincent stood his ground, while
Countless martial artists of the older generation struggled for their entire lives and would still fail to reach such a level, while Vincent and Harold both managed to reach the Overlord State at such young ages; this filled the others' hearts with envy."Vincent, you were just a Semi-Overlord. How'd you get to the Overlord State all of a sudden? How'd you manage this?" Harold's expression darkened as he questioned in confusion.He was always Vincent's nemesis, so he knew Vincent better than anyone and was certain that Vincent could not have reached the Overlord State without years of hard work.Harold himself only managed to break through the bottleneck of his training by chance and he could not comprehend how Vincent could manage it as well."I'll have you know that it was Leon who helped me get to the Overlord State!" Vincent said calmly.Chaos instantly erupted in the hall."What?!""Leon can help martial artists get to the Overlord State?!""H- How is that even possible?!"
Meanwhile, George stood from his seat abruptly and paled as he stared at Leon."Damn you, Leon! You sure have a lot of tricks up your sleeves! You even manage to create Overlord! I've underestimated you!"George slowly began to recover from shock and his lips curled into a mysterious smile.Apart from the Youngs, the other three Major Families all had at least two Overlords in their families and the power balance was maintained.If the Collins obtained Leon's help to create a few Overlords, the Collins would surpass the other families and rule over Springfield City and that was George's life-long dream....Meanwhile, over at the Fields."Dad, Leon's even capable of creating Overlords! He is a monster! We have to get rid of him as soon as possible, or we will suffer in the future!" Morgan said."Yeah, I know. He'll die here today!" Walter said as he narrowed his eyes maliciously.Unlike Melvin and George, the Fields saw Leon as their enemy and knew that he would never help the
"As talented as he might be, he can't revive the dead!" Melvin said.He saw everything that happened and while Leon might be able to fool Louisa, he could not fool Melvin."You don't know that for sure! Maybe he really can revive her," Louisa bit down on her lip. Though she knew that the chances were slim, she was still hopeful."Maybe?! The dead stay dead, and he's going to pay for causing Iris's death today!" Melvin roared maliciously.Despite his righteous speech, Melvin merely wanted an excuse to attack Leon.Since Leon was able to help martial artists past the bottleneck of their training, he could capture Leon and force him into creating a few Overlords for the Youngs and their family would resume its former glory."But-"Louisa tried to argue, but was interrupted by Leon. "That's enough, Louisa! The Youngs are all selfish scums. There's no point in reasoning with them!" Leon said in contempt.Iris sacrificed the Elegante Group for the Youngs, but was later forced to leav
He once lost control of his own power because he was too reckless with his training and Leon was the one who saved him from the brink of losing his life, and helped him reach the Realm of a Supreme Master.Quinton never forgot about it for a single moment."Very well! You asked for this! The Hunts aren't even a part of this city, yet you've interfered with our internal affairs over and over again. How arrogant! Do you really think that we won't be able to put you in your place?! I shall teach you a lesson today!" Harold laughed.He held a grudge over the fact that he was forced into compensating the Hunts 130 million a few days ago, but he only compromised under the pressure of Benedict and the Shears.Since Leon and the Shears cut ties, it was suicidal for Quinton to stand up for Leon.Harold fully intended on taking revenge on the Hunts."Keep talking like you can defeat us!" Quinton scoffed, not at all frightened by his threat."Is that so? See for yourself if I can, then!" H