The crowd gaped as Fletcher hung limply on the wall. They
never imagined that the mighty Fletcher Lawson, who had just trounced
Stephan Chapman, had been defeated with an effortless slap. What the fuck
was going on? "H–How could this be?" Stephan's eyes were wide with
disbelief that someone as powerful as Fletcher, the strongest fighter in
Klesbrige, had been defeated with a single blow. Was this kid a monster?
"No way! Dustin actually won?" Ruth couldn't believe it either. At first,
she'd been so certain that Dustin would lose. Instead, he had won the
match in a breeze. With just one slap, he sent Fletcher flying. His
strength was unheard of! "Fletcher… lost?" Edwin was shaken and
astonished. He was very familiar with Fletcher's strength. Even in
Swinton, there was hardly anyone who could be his opponent. Yet somehow,
someone as impregnable as him hadn't been able to withstand a single blow
from Dustin. Unbelievable! Had Fletcher underestimated his opponent, or
was it a fluke? Or maybe… it had been Dustin's true strength. "It seems
that I underestimated you," said Natasha, smirking. Her face wore
surprise, delight, and also a hint of pride. She knew Dustin was powerful
but never expected it to be to this extent. She hit the jackpot this
time! "I think I've won." Dustin dusted off his hands and nonchalantly
walked off the arena. At this moment, everyone looked at Dustin as though
he was a monster. Especially so for Stephan, who gazed mockingly but now
looked at Dustin in awe. It was obvious how strong Dustin was if he could
subdue Fletcher so effortlessly. "Dustin, didn't you say that you barely
know martial arts? How are you so powerful?" Ruth asked tentatively. "It
might just be that he's too weak," Dustin answered. "Really? But he was
the one who defeated Mr. Chapman!" Ruth exclaimed. "Um…" Stephan's face
twitched as they touched a sore spot. "Sir Hummer, we've already won
three matches out of five. What else do you have to say?" demanded
Natasha, her focus on other matters. 1 "I admit defeat. I have nothing to
say." Though Edwin seemed upset, he appeared resigned. "Well then, until
we meet again!" Natasha smiled. With that, she left with a group of
people trailing after her. "Sir Hummer, are we supposed to let them go
like this?" his subordinate asked unhappily. "As if. Do you think they
can leave so easily after entering my territory?" Edwin sneered. "I still
have a present waiting for them." Sometime
later, the sun began setting behind the mountains. Natasha and her convoy
were traveling through a fork in the road when a large bus came barreling
toward them. The bus driver hit the brake and drifted to a horizontal
stop, blocking the entire road. A bunch of assassins covered in black
immediately swarmed out from both sides of the woods, quickly encircling
the convoy of cars. "It's an ambush! Protect Ms. Harmon!" The Harmon
family bodyguards reacted instantly and formed a ring around Natasha's
car to protect her. "Kill them!" The assassins were fearless as they cut
through flesh and knocked down cars. "Edwin Hummer is such a despicable
man! How dare he ambush us!" Ruth was shaken but furious. "The corporate
world is a battlefield. The moment a fight breaks out, things are bound
to get messy." Natasha responded calmly, this not being her first rodeo.
Ruth humphed angrily. "He better pray that he never falls into my hands,
or he'll regret it!" The sound of the battle was getting more heated
outside the car as numbers from both parties dwindled. Fortunately,
despite winning in numbers, the assassins were still no match to the
Harmon family's men in terms of skills. Soon, they began losing the
bloody battle, and many who hadn't been killed chose to flee. The battle
finally ended when the last assassin fell to the ground with a thud. More
than half of Natasha's men had been killed, but she and her sister were
unharmed. Dustin got out of the car and studied the bodies of the
assassins. He realized that each of them had a snake- shaped tattoo on
their body. Ruth humphed furiously. "Thank God our men are strong, or
we'd be dead today thanks to Edwin Hummer!" Natasha then ordered her men,
"Do a quick clean–up and let's leave." They were still close to Edwin's
territory and she couldn't be sure if he still had anything else up his
sleeve, so it was best they leave as soon as possible. As her men cleared
the place, two MPVs with foreign license plates headed toward them and
blocked their path. "No way. Don't tell me there's more?" asked Ruth,
annoyed. She watched intently as the car door opened and a dozen men
dressed for battle got out of the car. Leading them was a beautiful lady
in her 30s. Besides her good looks, she also had a voluptuous figure that
flaunted her curves as she walked, an air of authority following her
wherever she went. "Tilda?" Ruth exclaimed excitedly and rushed forward
to greet her. Everyone was relieved to see that backup had arrived. "What
happened?" Tilda Snider frowned when she saw the bodies littering the
ground. "They're Edwin Hummer's men! They tried to ambush
us!" Ruth grumbled. "He ambushed you? There's no way this is a
coincidence. No outsider knows about the route you are taking. so how
could he have planted these people here in advance?" "You're right! How
did he know we were going to take this route?" Ruth was puzzled. "Tilda,
do you mean to say there's a mole among our people?" Natasha was quick to
react. "That's right!" Tilda's expression was grave. "I have reason to
believe someone has been selling us out!" "Tilda, everyone here are
people I trust. I doubt any of them would betray me," countered Natasha,
shaking her head. "People you trust?" Tilda studied the crowd before her
gaze landed on Dustin. "I see some unfamiliar faces "that don't belong to
the Harmon family!" "Oh, he's my friend," explained Natasha. "Friend?
Humph! Friends are the least trustworthy people. I reckon that he's the
spy! Someone get rid of him at once!" Tilda commanded. Two subordinates
standing behind her immediately pulled out their knives, ready to fight.