Seeing how stunned the others were, Nyx was tempted to reveal the boss monster core, but in the end, he put an end to this thought. If he brought the core out here, it was no different from openly challenging Von, which was something he wanted to avoid for now.
He wanted to prolong any confrontation with the strongest student as much as possible. From what Nyx observed, he could tell that even in the Vancouver clan, Von seemed to be highly regarded and respected. The red-headed teenager felt this was not just because of his strength but also because of something else.
'Is he perhaps the candidate to become the next patriarch?' Nyx thought as he gave Von a sidelong glance, only to catch the latter staring intently while smiling at him. Those loving gazes seemed to stare into Nyx's very soul.
