Somewhere in Westlow.
"No… no… no…" A man with ripped-apart hair held his face while crying in the corner of his basement.
The bruising and swelling covered his entire face while the bandages wrapped most of his body. The tearstains covered his face alongside the bruises.
Knock! Knock!
On top of the stairs, there was someone knocking on the wooden door.
"Mint Konfig, open this door, now!" The sound of knocking became even louder after the shout. The voice was deep and emitted strong energy.
"No… please leave me alone… I am sorry…" Mint, the bruised man, said with a teary tone. He had dark brown hair with black pupils. He was quite young, around 20 years of age.
"I am sorry… sorry… sorry… It was an accident…" Mint's whole body trembled like he was suffering from an intense cold.
BOOM!
The door suddenly was blasted apart, and the wooden pieces flew across the basement. Three suited men stepped down the stairs from the upstairs while a scabbard with a sheathed sword hung from their waist.
Their hands touched the M-lettered hilt, and the golden-colored blade slowly peeked from the sheath. These three men were part of Sword of Myth!
"We are from Sword of Myth, and you are arrested for murder, Chain Breaker Mint!" The three men said in the same tone. It was like they were the same person with identical faces and voices.
"No!" Mint cried out loud with tears flying around him, "He was the one who provoked me first and wanted to fight! I was just protecting myself!"
The three men exchanged glances. They gulped, and their grips tightened on the swords. They knew that a person like Mint was the most dangerous of them all.
A level above 450, desperate and feeling like he was being wronged. A person like him was the most dangerous kind!
"Why won't you believe me?!" Mint's steel-like fists tightened, and crimson veins protruded underneath the skin. It looked like he was almost exploding!
The three men unsheathed their golden-bladed swords and went into their slashing stances.
However, then two elderly folks appeared on top of the stairs with teary visages.
"M-Mint… Please… stop…"
"Grandma… Grandpa…" Mint's breath stopped for a moment, but then he muttered, "Y-You two… don't believe me?"
His grandparents looked at each other with sad faces. They then averted their gazes and said with low voices.
"Mint… you have done a terrible thing… please, stop this…"
"No… no… no… NO!" Mint reeled in his face with his face turning crimson. A tear of blood dropped down from his eye sockets, and the crimson veins started pumping more strength into his fist.
"Watch out!" The three men shouted and immediately slashed their swords, intending to stop Mint from making even one attack!
However, they greatly underestimated Mint's attack prowess and speed!
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Mist's fist ripped across the air and smashed against the wind. Once the punch stopped, the air cracked, and a crimson-colored veil of darkness surrounded the whole room.
But then, the crimson veil popped, and a loud explosion destroyed the entire house!
BOOM!
The two-story building collapsed, and even the nearby buildings had their walls blown out!
"M-Mint…" His grandparents reached out with their hands before drawing their last breaths. They were lying on the pavement with burnt bodies and saddened faces. Their hands stopped moving, and they died.
The three men were trying to stand up with their suits badly burnt and a number of injuries around their torsos. However, they were still alive.
"IT WASN'T MY FAULT!" Mint stomped out of the broken house with bloody tears flowing down. The crimson veins surrounded his entire body, and it looked like they were nearly rupturing!
The three men stood up with grim faces. They were terrified at Mint's physical prowess. They now understood why they couldn't find the second assailant of the incident.
They immediately realized that the one who "attacked" Mint was dead. Maybe not even his bones were left if he got hit by the punch of equal strength as Mint just demonstrated.
"Please… just leave!" Mint reeled in his fist and was about to unleash another heaven-defying punch.
As the three men prepared for their deaths, a calm voice came behind them.
"Let me handle this."
"Eh?!" The three men turned around in surprise. A large shadow loomed over them, belonging to a handsome black-haired man of around 2 meters in height. His well-carved facial features seemed to emit endless surges of strength.
His bulging muscles slowly ripped open his navy blue suit, and a tattooed chest became visible. His chest and back had a tattoo of a golden sword with an M-lettered hilt.
"S-SIR!" The three men stood up with excited shouts.
"Let me handle this." He said with a grin and stepped forth.
The crimson fist of Mint had already been charged up, and now it was even more powerful than before!
"Haahhh… you are Brawler… Interesting, this is the first time since I have been fighting against a person with the same class as me in real life!" The man ripped open his suit, revealing the rest of his well-toned body with rock-hard abs.
[Name: All-In-One]
[Legacy: Bruce Lee]
[Legacy Rank: Mythical]
The three men gulped and muttered, "All-In-One… Captain of Sword of Myth, and rank one among all the Captains!"
"The second strongest member of Sword of Myth… Only slightly below our General!"
All-In-One grinned and swiped his black hair back, revealing his deep brown eyes, "So, what is your Legacy, Mass-Murderer Mint?"
''RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!'' Mint's face morphed into extreme anger.
[Name: Mint Konfig]
[Legacy: Zhen Wu]
[Legacy Rank: Special]
"Sir, his Legacy is Zhen Wu!"
"Oh… The so-called God of Martial Arts… Hmph." All-In-One wasn't impressed, "Does not matter. My fist shall conquer!"
"DIEEEEEEEE!" Mist crimson-coated fist shredded the air as it flew straight towards All-In-One's face!
"So much anger…" All-In-One shook his head and moved his right hand to interject the fist. Once the crimson-coated fist was about to hit him, he used his wrist and deflected the punch enough to miss his body!
BOOM!
The crimson coating exploded and struck the nearby building. As the building collapsed, an empty house became visible.
Before the fight, All-In-One had evacuated the entire neighborhood, but unfortunately, Mint's grandparents were too stubborn and didn't want to leave!
"W-W-What…" Mint's eyes shook as All-In-One deflected his attack. First time since removing his Chains, he felt genuine fear!
"Don't let anger consume you. It will make you weak!" All-In-One lifted his right leg, and his kick landed squarely on Mint's neck!
"UGH!" Mint's eyes rolled backward. However, at the last moment, he managed to keep himself from passing out, even though the kick's recoil made his vision blurry.
"Oh, so durable…" All-In-One grinned and then lifted his left leg, "Crescent Kick, Eclipse!"
