"This idiot." Adam face-palmed as a sigh escaped his lips. The others around him were stunned. One moment they thought that Edward had won, but the next moment, the tables had turned.
They were shocked speechless. Meanwhile, Adam took another swig of wine in a relaxed manner. "Lowering your guard and showing your back to the enemy… You haven't learned a thing."
In the fighting ring, Rick had mounted Edward. He had a savage grin on his face as he raised his fist and hammered it down.
At the last moment, Edward managed to raise his arms and put them between his face and Rick's fist.
"Ugghh!!" Edward groaned in pain. His forearm bones had cracked from that last attack. He didn't know how long he would manage to put up his defenses.
"Let's see how long your arms last," Rick spoke menacingly as he raised his fist and once again hammered it down.
After a series of attacks, Edward's forearms were bruised and swollen. Finally, Edward could no longer hold on and his arms limply fell to his sides. He could only helplessly watch on as Rick's fist enlarged in his vision.
BAM!
The punch struck him square in the face, causing his nose to break and blood to spurt out. However, Rick wasn't done. He continued to land punch after punch as he bathed Edward's face in red.
Lisa couldn't help but cover her mouth as she gasped in trepidation. She glanced at Adam and saw that he was as laidback as ever. Seeing this she couldn't help but frown a little. "You seem to be bothered by this?"
Even Atiel showed her displeasure at Adam's lack of worry for his friend. Moreover, this was the first time she had witnessed such a gory scene. So, unlike her brother, she found it difficult to suppress her emotions. "Adam, I didn't expect this from you!"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})"What? Why?" Adam was dumbfounded, wondering what suddenly got into these girls. "It's not like he's going to die. Relax!"
"You're so heartless, hmph!" Lisa placed her attention back on the fighting ring, her heart caught on her throat. Atiel was similarly nervous as Daneli tried to calm her down.
The entire place was silent as everyone felt bad for Edward who had almost grasped victory, but now was on the verge of losing. Well, there was only one person who reveled in the fact that Edward was being beaten like a dog.
Kevin Gracie!
He and Jeffrey were also present here. However, neither of them approached Adam's group or even cast a glance at them.
Ever since Kevin found out from Jeffrey that Adam knew about them sending assassins to kill him, Kevin had stopped trying to make things difficult for Adam.
Although Kevin knew that Adam had no proof, he still decided to remain cautious. Not only was Adam friends with Edward, but he also had some sort of relationship with Berger, the publically acknowledged number-one Herbalist in the Southern Federation.
But at the same time, Kevin continued to make plans about how he would get rid of Adam without anyone knowing about it. Because he knew that Adam wouldn't let the matter of him sending assassins to kill him slide.
At this point, the feud between them was irreconcilable. They were only pretending to be civilized at the moment because they knew they couldn't harm one another within the city.
He patiently waited for the opportune moment. But so did Adam.
Kevin glanced at Adam and thought inwardly, According to my family's historical records, that place opens once every thirty years. It shouldn't take long…
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})Sensing someone's gaze, Adam turned his head and glanced at Kevin. The next moment, his lips curled up into a cold smile and an indiscernible trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Kevin instantly looked away, a drop of sweat rolling down his forehead. Realization struck him and he clenched his fists in anger. Me? Scared of that peasant?! If I don't kill you I'll never be able to raise my head!
His gaze then fell on Edward being brutally thrashed in the ring. A vicious glint gleamed past Kevin's eyes. Finally, his gaze landed on Lisa who was viewing the fight with a worried look. And you ungrateful bitch!
Kevin had great difficulty controlling his anger as he gnashed his teeth intensely. Jeffrey saw this and nervously gulped, not daring to utter a word.
After a few moments, Kevin returned to his calm demeanor and a faint smile adorned his face. Patience... I must be patient.
In the ring, Rick continued to rain down punches on Edward's face. Initially, he was still laughing about it, but now he couldn't help but come to admire the youth's resilience.
"Give up, kid!" He raised his hand and paused momentarily.
Edward responded by spitting a mouthful of blood at his face.
Furious, Rick ruthlessly brought down his fist again. "Have it your way."
But right at that moment, Edward's bloodshot eyes flashed with brilliance. He skilfully shifted his head to the left, dodging Rick's punch and then immediately grabbing his arm.
Then, he agilely maneuvered his legs to curl around Rick's neck, effectively putting him in a triangle choke!
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})The crowd was stunned at the turn of events. Once again, they got to their feet and cheered clamorously.
Rick was dumbfounded! He didn't think that Edward still had the energy left in him to pull such a move. But it seemed that the kid had been goading him into this one moment.
Edward grinned from ear to ear, his bloody face looking extremely devilish. He squeezed his legs around Rick's neck, strangling him slowly.
He began laughing like a madman. "Hahahaha! You want me to give up? Rubbish! Compared to that bastard's beating, yours just seem ticklish!"
Edward continued to laugh maniacally as he squeezed the air out of Rick's windpipe. Finally, the referee intervened just as Rick had lost consciousness.
"The winner of this match… Edward Turner!"
"OOOHHHHHH!!" The crowd had lost it. This match was a rollercoaster of a ride for them. They all jumped in their seats and cheered for Edward like there was no tomorrow. This was a great fight!
Edward stood in the middle of the ring, bathed in his own blood. He took a deep breath and then raised his fists and roared, seemingly high on the adrenaline rush.
Seeing Edward come out victorious, Adam breathed a sigh of relief while patting his chest. Atiel noticed this and faintly smiled. "You're not so heartless after all—"
But the words got stuck in her mouth when she heard what Adam said next.
"Phew! I almost lost a thousand gold coins. That was close."
