"Attacking together is a despicable act. I shall take action first."
Torsten was the most impulsive among them. He promptly took action after saying that and dashed at Nathan at lightning speed.
Using his momentum, he stepped hard on the ground with his left foot and launched himself into the air. He then sent a swift kick toward Nathan's head.
Here I cornel'
Seeing that, Leroy and the rest brightened up and cheered.
"That's hell of a kick!"
"Well done!"
"What an amazing kick. You did well, Torsten!”
Torsten packed a lot of power into the kick that was about to land on Nathan.
Nathan merely commented icily, "This is nothing but a grandiose act!"
With that said, he reached out to grab Torsten's ankle. With a flick, he sent Torsten flying.
At once, Torsten's huge figure flew backward uncontrollably and smashed against the wall behind him.
Web-like cracks appeared on the wall. Torsten's body slid down against the wall onto the floor gradually, leaving a trail of blood. His expression was full of anguish.
He had been defeated by one move from Nathan.
Before the crowd could react, Osvald charged at Nathan.
Swoosh!
Only a fleeting shadow could be seen as he lunged toward Nathan.
"Thousands of Hands!" he roared.
His hands immediately transformed into thousands of shadows and covered Nathan entirely.
His movement was so swift that an ordinary person could hardly differentiate the shadows from his hands.
When Leroy and the others gaped in awe, Nathan
remarked coolly, "How ostentatious!
He raised his hand to give a punch.
That punch looked ordinary, but it was as bright as the sun.
The thousands of shadows instantly disappeared before his punch.
Boom!
He looked up in disbelief and met Nathan's icy gaze.
"You're swift, but weak and defenseless," Nathan declared.
He then gave Esben a slap that sent the latter tumbling backward.
Disappointed, Nathan said, "That's all there is to the young men from the Reclusive Families and extraordinary beings from the society? What a letdown."
Leroy and the rest were flabbergasted.
Why are the young and powerful fighters from the Reclusive Families that useless? None of them is Nathan's match!
Torsten and the other three were seriously injured. Feeling humiliated, they gazed at Nathan and seethed in silence.
They had no one else but themselves to blame for their incompetence.
Nathan declared icily, "The Reclusive Families should stay in recluse instead of emerging to strive for power and influence. Go back and tell your patriarchs to learn from the Norris family. Stay in recluse, turn away all guests, and stop
creating trouble. Otherwise, I don't mind teaching all the Reclusive Families a lesson. Do you understand?"
Holding his chest, Torsten gritted his teeth and uttered, "What an arrogant man! We shall relay your entire message to our patriarchs. Just you wait. The Reclusive Families shall unleash our wrath on you soon!”
Paying no heed to Leroy, Torsten and the rest slunk off with their aides.
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