When Chad saw his father, he immediately ran over to him, stumbling as he went. He looked like a real mess; his face was swollen and bruised, and blood trickled down his mouth.
“How did you end up like this?” Felix frowned, his expression darkening. As a leader of one of the four largest gangs in Millsburg, he was considered an underground overlord. His son had always been the bully, never the other way around. Now that his son has been messed with, it went without saying that he was fuming.
“I didn’t have a choice, Dad! I ran into the greatest idiot today who had zero respect for the Charging Tiger gang! He attacked me out of the blue! Look what he did to me! Look at my face! You have to get revenge for me!” Chad wailed miserably as he ratted on Dustin.
“Who’s the insolent bastard who dared to underestimate the power of the Charging Tiger gang?” Felix snarled.
“It’s him!” Chad pointed his finger at Dustin and said, “He slapped me over and over! My head is still buzzing from the pain!”
“You scumbag! How dare you hit my son? I’ll-” When Felix followed Chad’s pointed finger, he suddenly froze and cut himself off in the middle of his threats. “It’s him?” At the sight of Dustin, all his hair stood on ends, and he felt his skin crawl. A chilly sensation ran from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet.
He had been at the Doyles’ yesterday to watch the dueling competition. The memory of Dustin defeating Terry Doyle with his unbelievable powers was still fresh in his mind. It was shocking!
Terry Doyle was a legendary figure, ranking thirteenth among the Heavenly Immortals. He was widely acknowledged as a martial arts genius and was one of the candidates for the next master of the Balerno martial arts. Any mention of his name evoked admiration from others. But this greaf and legendary figure ultimately met defeat at the hands of Dustin Rhys, so it was easy for Felix to imagine just how formidable the person before him was!
It took a powerful person to know one, and in his position, Felix knew all too well how fearsome a powerful martial artist was. To say that Dustin could single-handedly wipe out the entire Charging Tiger gang was no exaggeration.
“How did I manage to get into trouble with someone so terrifying?” Felix gulped, breaking out in cold sweat. He was truly intimidated by Dustin’s presence.
“You bastard! Now that my Dad’s here, you’re dead meat! No God can save you now!” Chad, still oblivious to Dustin’s status, shouted at him.
“Shut up! Not another word from you!” Gripped with fear, Felix signaled to Chad with his eyes to shut him up. He dreaded even thinking about what would happen to them if this man before him took offense at Chad’s taunts. Harry Hall, the former leader of the Flame Dragon gang, was the perfect example.
“Go ahead, Dad! Use all your most brutal tactics on him! Let this bastard know what it means to be in a living hell!” Chad laughed hysterically.
Dustin frowned at Chad’s words. This minor gesture alone scared Felix so much that he felt his
knees buckle. Truth be told, he was just short of peeing his pants.
“Dad, why are you still standing there? Get this brat and show him what you got!” Chad continued.
“To hell with your nonsense, Chad! Shut up!” Felix couldn’t take it anymore and struck his son across the face so forcefully that Chad spun twice before collapsing to the ground like a sack of potatoes.
“D-Dad… why did you hit me?” Chad cupped his swollen cheeks in his hand, unable to wrap his head around what had happened.
But Felix didn’t even spare him a glance as he fearfully approached Dustin. Amidst everyone’s shocked and astonished gaze, he fell to his knees and prostrated in front of Dustin. “I bow before you in reverence, Mr. Rhys! Felix Miller, leader of the Charging Tiger gang at your service, sir!”
