Everyone from the crowd gushed to greet Ray with an equal measure of fear and respect. Even Dick lessened the ire displayed on his face and practically removed the scowl on his face before nodding at Ray as his form of greeting.The status of being the patriarch brought an effect and regality that Sail himself could not hope to compare, but it was not all there was to it. Even Zayn nodded in approval while scanning Ray—for one, the man bore a regal, dignified radiance, as though no hell or high water could make him yield. He had the look of a monarch, a man destined to wield power, aided by a magnificent aura attracting fortune no matter where he was. Ray was the kind of guy who would end up as a marquis or a lord no matter which period he was born in.Who would have thought that Lindsay was his daughter? Now the reverence she enjoyed all made sense.The first thing Ray did was to level a terrifying glare at his daughter before turning back to Sergeant Cheney with an apologetic smil
Sail slapped himself on the forehead in realization. He had been so caught up with all the hullabaloo that he had forgotten all about Zayn’s attendance despite being the one who mailed him an invitation. Sail had wanted to use the event to establish a workable relationship with him, and to send some of the family’s youths to be his apprentice. It was a reasonable idea considering Zayn’s reputation as Guinevere’s very best superior class fighter.Turning his eyes to Sail, Ray asked, “You invited this man, Zayn Larson?”Sail nodded. “Oh, yea. I was the one who sent him the invitation letter, but I hadn’t talked to him personally about it. Instead, it’s Sean Wilson who took my call, but I told the man to pass my message.”Dick narrowed his eyes as his recollection solidified. The instructor insolent enough to give Wolf Fang’s Keanu, Flame, and Alpha a beating was none other than this *sshole, Zayn Larson—chairman of Violet Vision and the new instructor to Squad 4!Who would have guess
Before Sean could even say a word, Zayn sighed in resignation before rising to his feet. “Mr. Sail Young, I’m over here.”All eyes were fixated on Zayn’s presence. The pressure felt like a mountain dropping over him, but it only took Zayn a sharp exhale to rid himself of the burden. It all crumbled to dust, leaving only a cavalier young man and his serene smile.His appearance galvanized Lindsay to no end, who leapt in ecstasy and grabbed her father’s sleeves. She pointed at Zayn and shouted, “Oh my God, oh my God! It’s him! It’s Zayn Larson, Dad! My idol! I only want him as my master—no one else!”Lindsay’s voice was sonorous as it blared above the din, but it was her eyes that revealed the strong zeal that she had within her. In contrast, Dick’s face was a tapestry of a squall generously doused in hot flashes of lightning. The combat instructor for the Wolf’s Fang Squad had never been so humiliated in his life!Zayn Larson—that son of a b*tch was a thorn in his side and a pain in
In a flash, the people in the cruise were thrown into a panic. They gawked at Dick, aghast, with some of the more easily frightened women screaming in abject fear. Just how terrifying was that man? In their eyes, Dick Cheney was akin to a mythic demigod who could make a ship cower at his voice. If that was not a superpower, then nothing was!Of course, as always, the unwashed mass had massively overestimated Dick’s power. Even if he were a powerful fighter, he was still far from breaking human limits. There was no way he could actually cause the cruise to quake just by raising his voice! The real reason why it had happened was because of the turbulence they experienced at sea. It was hardly anything significant either, or even a dangerous quake at that, too.Zayn knew the truth about the dramatic quake in no time at all. Dick had sensed the ship sailing close to particularly turbulent waters a few minutes ahead, so he staged a dramatic proclamation and timed it just right.Honestly,
More to the point, Dick simply did not believe that Zayn possessed enough power to match him.The impasse continued. Zayn ducked and sidestepped a few more times while Dick threw more attacks each time he missed. Every assault came more aggressively than the last until Dick was basically firing a fusillade of fatal blows raining down on Zayn’s head and face.The cruise hall hardly had space for a fight like this, so the relentless, unintelligent barrages were beginning to lay some of the things within the room to waste. However, that was not the only kind of damage he made because the ship itself was starting to suffer the brunt.The titanic fleet began to rock a little more violently. Unlike the last time when it was due to turbulence, the ship was tethering from Dick’s headless attacks this time.“Enough! Stop being a d*ck! Do you really think I’m only doing this because I’m scared of you?” Zayn snapped, his ire rising.Dick sneered in disdain. “Is this all you’ve got, Zayn Lars
“Is that… the god of the sea?” Lindsay muttered to herself in a trance.The rest of the crowd flooded toward the deck and looked onward before freezing in shock themselves. It was impossible for anyone to understand how ridiculously awesome and epic the spectacle was without seeing it with their own eyes. Zayn stood on the surface of the sea, his body erect, with only the soles of his feet submerged. His stance was surprisingly stable too. Despite the bobbing waves and the gale billowing above the sea, he remained firm on his feet.It was a sight that shattered worldviews. They had never seen anyone who could stand atop of the surface of the sea like an erected rock. This, right here, was man once again subjugating nature with his strength—but this time, it was the might of the ocean!Several older folks among the crowd were overcome by such burning fervency that it bled into religiosity. Dropping to their knees with their face wrought with reverence, they cried in rapture, “It’s
Zayn felt amazing. He felt like he was on cloud nine, and he had not felt like this for a very long time. Out here on the surface of the sea, he saw only the ocean and its boundless expanse. It made him feel limitless.The spectators felt that same bursting sense of freedom from him, and they could not help but resonate with it. Their hearts fluttered before they pounded with jealousy and envy toward Zayn. Oh, his life was truly the only one worth living!They could earn as much money as they could, and yet they would never break away from the chains of being unremarkable, unspectacular mortals. Their lives were already doomed to the Sisyphean trap of mediocrity.Alas, Zayn Larson was above them all. The power to rule over others had become the banalest and least of his pursuit. He had long set his eyes way beyond these petty trivialities; breaking the limiting shackles of a human being. Transcending and mastering the universe were his real ambitions.Even the usually stoic Ray beg
Dick could feel Zayn’s encroaching aura, which caused him to wince slightly.A profound sense of icy dread pooled from the bottom of his heart. Could he have underestimated Zayn? Could he have made a grave mistake, and was he really severely unmatched?This little whiff of doubt lasted as long as a millisecond in his mind before Dick cast it out of his skull. As a powerful fighter who had achieved the third tier of the superior class and the combat instructor of the Wolf’s Fang squad, he would naturally possess the mental fortitude equal to his prestige and should not have been so easily intimidated by Zayn just like that. It took only a few seconds for the man to muster and reinforce his resolve to fight.He clashed with Zayn head-on.A battle across the surface of the ocean was new to both fighters, which was why it was the perfect showcase for the clash of power and skills between two superior class fighters. Even master fighters would find standing on the surface of water stead