Moments ago, Adrian had still intended to spare their lives. But after trading blows, he reconsidered—now, he would leave them intact, nothing more.After all, he hadn’t fought for this long for nothing. Every strike had to count.Of course, if any of them managed to crawl back up and foolishly insisted on continuing, then their fate would be left to heaven.Adrian stood perfectly still, utterly indifferent to the shock this scene had inflicted upon Neil Peterson and the others.Wesley Nolan’s temples throbbed violently as he shot another sharp glare at his own son.Adrian was simply terrifying. If Archie Nolan were to face him head-on, he wouldn’t stand a chance.Archie Nolan turned his head away stubbornly, his resentment toward Adrian unmistakable.“If you don’t get up soon,” Adrian said coldly, “I’ll start killing.”His clenched fist cracked loudly. In the next instant, the ornamental rocks exploded outward, and a figure burst free, appearing before Adrian almost in the blink of a

Thunder City, the neighboring city adjacent to Skyline City.J. Ino’s karate dojo, by area alone, was even larger than the main hall of the Skyline City Martial Association.From within the dojo came rhythmic shouts from training sessions, while several gatekeeping disciples gathered outside, chatting idly.“At this hour, Director J. Ino must have already crushed every martial dojo in Skyline City.”“Director J. Ino’s senior brothers are each more formidable than the last. Back in Hinoku, they’re household names.”“Still, something feels off. At first, there was good news every few minutes—now there’s no word at all.”The Hinoku men, dressed in the dojo’s standard-issued uniforms, exchanged puzzled looks as they talked.“Could it be they ran into a real tough opponent, and the director’s still fighting?”Just then, several black vehicles drove up from the opposite direction.At the sight of the cars, one of the dojo disciples rushed forward excitedly.“Director! The director is back!”

It wasn’t just Ronald Peterson and the others—every martial arts disciple who had come along surged forward, eager to teach the people from the J. Ino Karate Dojo a lesson.Adrian, however, immediately saw through Suzuki Taro’s intentions. Stripped of all pretenses, the man was simply afraid they wouldn’t be able to defeat the other dojo masters.After all, warriors in the Novaland Republic were known for hiding their true strength, and there was no shortage of real experts among them. No matter how loudly they mocked Novaland Republic fighters as weak, they had all personally witnessed J. Ino’s two crushing defeats.As long as J. Ino himself didn’t step in, and they could ensure the opposing dojo masters stayed out as well, their own safety would be guaranteed.Adrian snorted inwardly. This man was truly both stupid and despicable.And Adrian had no doubt that nearly everyone in the J. Ino Karate Dojo was cut from the same shameless cloth.“You all step back. I’ll handle this one mys

Neil Peterson looked at Adrian with concern and asked, “What’s wrong, Mr. Doyle?”Adrian quickly shook his head and took out his phone to send a message to Freya.When Freya replied that the signing was still ongoing, Adrian immediately and enthusiastically accepted Neil Peterson’s dinner invitation.He wasn’t particularly fond of social dinners, but compared to being tortured by endless contracts at the press conference until his eyes and ears ached, a meal sounded positively delightful.Seeing Adrian agree, Neil Peterson broke into a broad smile.“I’ve already booked a hotel. Let’s head over together!”Though it was called a social engagement, it was really just a small group sharing a meal. The conversation flowed freely, yet no one felt restrained.Neil Peterson was the first to raise a glass to Adrian.“Today, Skyline City’s martial arts world was spared humiliation entirely because of Mr. Doyle. We owe you our respect and gratitude.”Adrian waved it off. “It’s not as serious a

Daisy had said it herself—Adrian was terrifying enough to inspire genuine fear…Nicole Kirk’s expression darkened. But at this point, there was nothing left for her to do except urge the men in black to kill Adrian at all costs.Adrian pulled Daisy into his arms and lowered his head, speaking softly, “I’ll keep you safe. Stay close to me.”Daisy nodded. Her trust in Adrian was absolute.The moment she saw him break free of the ropes binding him, a deep sense of security settled in her heart.She believed he would get them out safely. Just looking at his figure was enough to make her feel completely at ease.Nicole Kirk fired several shots in succession, but they had no effect on Adrian. Just as she was about to pull the trigger again, her vision blurred—as if a shadow had flashed past her eyes.The next instant, cold sweat poured down Nicole Kirk’s back. She tried to speak, but could only swallow hard.Her gun was gone.Yet her hand was still frozen in the posture of pulling the trigg