Justin felt sympathetic as he stared into Maximus' reddened eyes. Not onl
y was the poor chap taken advantage of by his mentor, but he also had his
fiancée taken away. How miserable!
No man could endure the humiliation and resentment of losing his future w
ife. Heck, not even anyone could stand losing a future spouse. It was har
d to imagine that the second–in–
command of Boulderthorn was, in lact, a wicked and dishonorable man.
"Just focus on your recovery for now. When you're fully recovered, it'll
be time to take back what you lost." Dustin gave Maximus an encouraging p
at on the shoulder.
To that, Maximus howled with a desolate expression, "I'll never get bette
r again, not after my core was shattered and my nerves damaged! After los
ing my internal energy, I have nothing left in me
to take revenge. I'm trash! I'm a worthless piece of trash!"
He rolled his fists, digging his fingernails deep into the flesh of his p
alms until blood trickled from between his thumb and index finger. He bad
ly wanted to take his revenge and seek justice, but he had lost the oppor
tunity to do so.
"Who said you're trash? I can heal your injuries," Dustin interjected coo
lly.
"W–
what did you say?" Stunned, Maximus lifted his head almost instantly.
"I said I can heal your injuries and rejuvenate your core," Dustin repeat
ed himself.
"Are you sure? You're not kidding me, right?" Maximus was wide–
eyed with a mix of shock and anticipation.
"Your core suffered some damage, but it's not utterly ruined. There's sti
ll a chance. Rejuvenating your nerves is even simpler. As long as you sti
ck to my treatment, you'll regain full strength within ten days." Dustin
promised.
Maximus' face lit up with joy upon hearing that. He thanked Dustin profus
ely. "If you heal me. I shall owe my life to you. Be it scaling mountains
or diving into the deep
ocean, I'll do whatever you ask of me without a complaint!" He seemed ser
ious about his promise. As a martial artist and a geek for swords, he nev
er had an interest in much else but the pursuit of excellence in swordsma
nship. The moment he learned that his core
was destroyed, he fell into deep despair and even contemplated ending his
life. However, Dustin's remark
reignited his hope and his will to live.
"Okay, that's enough. I'm not a sadist. Why would I send you to the mount
ains and the ocean?" Dustin helped him up. "Consider it fate that you fai
nted right in front of my medical center. It was God's will to have me re
scue you. Get some good rest, and remember not to harness your internal e
nergy in these two days."
"Thank you. You're my savior!" Maximus bowed a few times to Dustin, who s
aid nothing more but wrote a prescription for Caitlyn and reminded her to
prepare the medicine according to the schedule.
At that moment, they heard a deafening crash from the outside. They jumpe
d in shock and hurried out to check the situation. Two cars–
one red and one white–
collided on a street not far away. The red BMW, it appeared, had reversed
and crashed into a white Honda, causing the latter to flip. Both cars we
re mangled beyond recognition, with debris scattered all across the groun
d.
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"Help! Please help my daughter!" A bleeding woman clad in white clothing
climbed out of the white Honda. Due to the impact of the collision, she l
ooked dizzy and feeble. At the same time, a young girl was in the front p
assenger seat; she had lost consciousness. The girl was no older than eig
ht years old, and she seemed to be in a critical state because her abdome
n was pierced by a sharp object.
The woman in white called for help while attempting to save her daughter,
but she failed to open the car door because it was too misshapen.
"Crap!" Dustin's face fell, and he jogged toward the Honda. By then, a cr
owd had formed around the accident. and a few good samaritans offered hel
p. Unfortunately, the collective strength of a few people was insufficien
t to pull the girl out because the Honda was flipped over, and the car do
or remained locked.
As the smoke started billowing from the car, the situation became dire. "
I'll give it a try." Dustin went up and yanked at the door handle. They h
eard a crack, and the entire car door came detached, much to the surprise
of the onlookers.
After Dustin pried the door open, he unfastened the seat belt and quickly
lifted the young girl to the side of the road. She suffered from head tr
auma, multiple fractures across the body, and massive blood loss in the a
bdomen. The situation did not look good at all.
"Quick! Call an ambulance and get her to the hospital!" someone yelled.
"We have no time for that. I'm a doctor. Let me give it a try." After Dus
tin announced his identity, he took out at gold needle and immediately
applied first aid to the girl.
"Get out of my way! All of you!" Right then, two women exited the red BMW
. The mother was a plump lady in her fifties, and the daughter was an att
ractive woman in her twenties. One could tell that they were wealthy from
their branded outfits and the way they were decked in jewelry, like walk
ing Christmas trees.
"Hey! Do you even know how to drive? Are you blind?" Jane Engleton, the p
lump lady, pointed a finger at the woman in white and started scolding he
r.
"Do you know how much our car costs? One million dollars! And it's a new
car!" She added, "You have to compensate us after turning our car into sc
rap metal! If you refuse, I'll
send your family to prison!"
The woman in white was taken aback by the ferocity of Jane Engleton and a
pologized profusely. "I–
I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose. I did not see your car just now."
"Is saying sorry enough? Do you take us as pushovers?" Jane pressed on. "
I'm warning you now. You'll pay me what the car's worth. Add the compensa
tion for
mental damages on that, and you're looking at at least 800 thousand to a
million dollars in compensation to get this settled!"
"I–I don't have that money!" The
woman in white almost cried helplessly from the harassment.
"I don't care! Sell your house or your organs. Do what you need to gather
the money, or I'll teach you a lesson!"
Jane threatened the poor woman.
Finally, Dustin had had enough and blurted out, "Can you be more shameles
s? It was you who reversed and
crashed into the white car. How dare you demand compensation from the vic
tim?"
The truth immediately woke the onlookers up. Upon examining the scene of
the accident, it was the BMW that reversed and crashed into the Honda. Th
erefore, the BMW driver should be held fully accountable for the
collision, but she had instead held the victim responsible.
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"Nonsense! She crashed into my car!" Jane remained unfazed and coercive.
"So what if I reversed my car? Her eyes were not focused on the road! Loo
k, the lives of commoners like you are not worth much. Even if they
died in a crash, they totally deserved it!"
The crowd instantly gasped at her outrageous remark.