RETURN OF THE VENGEFUL GOD OF WAR

Chapter 03

The guards leaned in. Their faces were deadly and their eyes glinting with cruel glims.

Meanwhile, Han leaned back in his seat, a flicker of satisfaction and impatience lingered in his eyes.

This defeat, when it came would remind the city why he was feared and his head guard, the warrior feared by every other warrior in the city, was going to make sure of that.

The smirk on Han's face grew wider, almost cutting to both parts of his ears.

'Great decision bringing him over!' The thoughts smoothened his ego.

Elara's feet froze as she watched with a hammering heart. Adrain remained calm, almost playful. But something about the way he stood screamed danger.

Her face blushed with worry. 'Why does he even care!'

'My face resembles that of a hideous monster! Why would anyone want to have anything to do with me!'

Then the first guard stepped forward. He was different from the others. Broad shoulders, rippling apps, and overflowing confidence in every movement. The crowd gasped.

"Kain!" Everyone whispered with fear on their lips! "The King of Rings; feared by all!"

He was one of the greatest fighters the city had ever seen. Fierce and deadly. Defeating his enemies with single blows, he was practically undefeatable.

"This is definitely the worst time to mess with Han!" Most of them didn't even realize that such a powerful fighter had always been in their midst until now. 

The excitement in the crowd shifted. The battle wasn't just against the guard and Adrain anymore; it was about to be a show.

Han's lips curved into a grin. He loved the chaos, the fear, the gasp, the respect. It was like music to his ears.

Kain stepped forward with a scoff. "This's the man that dared to speak against the great Han!" Disgust hatched deep into every word that he spoke.

"There would be no need to break a sweat!" He stepped aside to the disappointment of the crowd.

"Deal with him!" He turned to the lower guards as he spoke. "A few seconds and this should all be over!"

However, Adrain tugged his shirt lazily, his voice teasing. "A few seconds? That's disappointing. For the almighty warriors of the halt family, I thought I would be getting something better. Maybe a blink?"

Elara's eyes snapped. 'He is playing! In front of his death!'

"Get him!" Kain snapped with impatience, cutting through his tone.

The guards lunged. 

Adrain didn't bulge. A dark aura gushed off from him, piercing through the room in waves. The crowd shifted their weight in alter confusion.

"That has to be from Kain. He isn't even fighting and his aura is still so powerful!" Murmurs filled the halls as they watched closely.

Adrain suddenly moved. His feet slicing and fist slamming. One guard flew to the extreme end of the Arena. Another went sprawling. Faces slammed into floors and groans mixed into the crowds awe filled gasp.

The dust kicked up and the hall became a ground of utter chaos.

Han rose, his hands clenched and disbelief lunged deep into his face. The elite guards were left groaning while Adrain stood, untouched with a smirk crawling to his lips.

Everyone could not believe the sight before them. Everyone was standing, disbelief twisting deep into their looks.

"It could not be!" They said with slack Jaws.

It happened so fast that their eyes could barely catch up with the events that had happened.

A flicker of hope shone through Elara's eyes. Just maybe this man might be able to help her.

Soon, Han's astonishment melted off into cold and raw anger, his teeth clenched tightly and the crowd could feel the heatwave from his rage.

Kain's initial shock vanished. He advanced towards Adrain, with a calm but deadly composure. The crowd held their breath.

Now that the king of the ring had stepped into the fight already, Adrain was as good as dead.

Elara's stomach collapsed to the bottom of her feet. The crowd's eyes lit.

"Yes... The king of rings is back!" They all cheered in elated unison.

"I'm sure he definitely cheated with the guards. But let's see how he is going to do it with the King of Rings!"

"I can't wait to see how he falls after the King of Rings defeats it."

"It's definitely going to be the greatest defeat of the century!" They commented, one after the other.

"I don't know how you did that but consider yourself as good as dead already!" The king of Rings pronounced the words with assurance.

"Correct me if I am wrong. But isn't this just how prideful you were a few seconds ago? Tell me where it led?" Adrain's brows were cocked as he inquired.

The crowd's breath was caught up in their lungs.

"This man is so audacious!" Someone whispered. "How dare he defy the King of Rings?"

"Just because he was able to defeat a group of untrained guards. Where did he get the audacity to think that he could defeat the almighty King of Rings?"

Their words hurled at Adrian piling and piling up with insults but Adrain didn't care.

"For your renowned status. I would love to see if you're worth making me break a sweat!" Adrian noted further, his words causing the teeth of the king of Rings to clench ever so tightly.

The arena gasped once more.

Kain clenched his teeth. "For someone so pathetic, I would not have to use my full strength."

The wind tore across the Arena as Kain attacked. Dust rose, hiding the stage from the crowd.

Breathes were held in full anticipation and Han could not help but grin side by side. This would be full evidence that no one dares to sh*t on him and goes scout free.