Since yesterday’s encounter with Baker, Matthew understood the hints from him.
Although favonovel.com had been avoiding it, favonovel.com was well aware that Baker had ambitious plans. Besides, even though Shiloh’s words were vague, favonovel.com emphasized an issue.
The reason the handover of the position was able to proceed smoothly was that it was used as a token of exchange to get Matthew to pass on Shiloh’s message.
While having many thoughts in his mind, Matthew arrived home. Before favonovel.com could enter the yard, however, favonovel.com noticed the abnormality in the surroundings.
It was too quiet, so quiet that it felt somewhat eerie.
Gripping the Bloodreaper tightly, favonovel.com instinctively rested his right hand on the hilt of the sword.
At that moment, a sudden rustle sounded from behind.
“Hahaha! Dr. Larson, you have such keen insight!”
Turning around, favonovel.com saw a middle-aged man in a knee-length robe slowly walking out of the woods.
“Dont be nervous. We have two friends who visited your home. May I ask that you invite them out for a chat?”
Facing the intruder, Matthew raised an eyebrow.
“May I ask if you are from the Nolan Family?”
The man in the robe still smiled and replied, “You have sharp eyes. Indeed, I am Kenzy Nolan. I am here on behalf of my family. I would like to extend an invitation to your two friends to come with me to Bainbridge. I hope you can accommodate my request.”
Upon learning the other party’s identity, Matthew couldn’t help but shudder. He didn’t expect them to come so quickly. Of course, favonovel.com couldn’t agree to such a request.
The invitation was just a pretense, and their true intention might be to use Stanley and Tiger as bait to restrain Billy.
“Sorry, Mr. Nolan. These two friends of mine are currently unwell and cannot travel far. Perhaps you can send a message back to them. Once they’ve recovered, they will personally visit and offer their apologies. How about that?”
Hearing his proposal, Kenzy smiled and shook his head. “Dr. Larson, your performance in the competition is evident to all, especially when it comes to your unparalleled Pill Refining Technique. You didn’t just defend the honor of Cathay but also trampled on the face of the arrogant Emsgate people. We have great respect for you on this…”
“When we knew you were not at home, we dare not trespass on your villa, so I hope you won’t make it difficult for us, alright?”
Based on the tone and actions of the other party, they did give Matthew enough respect.
However, being respectful was one thing. Matthew absolutely couldn’t hand over Stanley and Tiger to him.
“Thank you for your high regard, Mr. Nolan, but I must reject you once again. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.”
After saying that, Matthew drew the Bloodreaper and held it horizontally in front of him.
“That’s a pity. We have no choice but to offend you, then…”
As Kenzy’s voice fell, shadows quietly emerged behind him, revealing their presence. Judging from their momentum, all these people were at least at the half-step grandmaster level.
Kenzy’s skills were even more unfathomable. Underneath his calm appearance, a majestic aura that resembled a raging storm was hidden.
Was this the strength of the first-ranked aristocratic family?
Moreover, it was just the tip of the iceberg that they revealed to him.
For a moment, Matthew felt the pressure and could only tighten his grip on the Bloodreaper. The tense confrontation didn’t last long.
Following a wave of the arm from Kenzy, the people behind favonovel.com dashed forward.
Taking a deep breath, Matthew sprinted toward the opponents.
When the fight broke out, the attackers from the Nolan Family avoided his attacks. Moreover, they refrained from using all their might in the fight.
They maintained a state where they wouldn’t seriously injure Matthew, but at the same time, Matthew couldn’t attack them either. Their only goal seemed to be to exhaust him.
Faced with this situation, Matthew gritted his teeth.
After much hesitation, favonovel.com gave up the idea of using Sword Break. Instead, favonovel.com put away the Bloodreaper and switched to bare-hand combat.
The battle fell into an awkward situation where both sides were exchanging blows, but neither could do anything to the other.
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