Chapter 416
Author: Marina Vittori
Dustin was rendered speechless. What else was he supposed to think when a girl willingly approached him at night?

Too lazy to argue, Dustin merely asked, "What do you need?"

"Judging from today's battle, you seem like a good fighter. How did you do that?" Abigail asked.

"Ever heard of Elder-level martial artists? I'm one of them, so I can easily handle over three hundred opponents." Dustin answered nonchalantly.

"Yeah, right. I doubt it." Abigail clearly didn't believe him.

"Whatever. You probably can't comprehend what I'm telling you anyway. All you need to know is that I'm very powerful." Dustin summarised. Most ordinary citizens didn't know about martial artists, so even if they met one, they wouldn't be able to tell.

"Fine. Can you teach me some moves? I'm not asking for much. I just want to be able to defeat a dozen men." Abigail looked at Dustin with hopeful eyes.

"You want me to take you in as my disciple?" Dustin raised an eyebrow.

"Ugh, you're so old-fashioned.
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