The dust quickly settled after tonight’s big Baddie Roundup. Curiously, Zayn did not kill Kayden, Sawyer, or anyone else involved in the matter.
Even though they had evaded a death sentence, that did not mean that their actions were going unpunished, especially with Zayn as the judge.
He effortlessly, and unreservedly, broke one of their legs with a good old snap and claimed two-thirds of their business properties as his own. After ensuring that they had suffered a sufficient hit to their wealth, Zayn let them go.
It was a move that massively expanded Zayn’s influence and enriched his social ties and connections. Just like that, favonovel.com became the most powerful tycoon in Guineve, and that was excluding his added fame after tonight’s incident.
News of it would headline every newspaper article and gossip forum the very next day!
As for Taio Cruz, Caspian Freeman, and the others, Zayn simply let them go after they had sustained their punishing defeats. The act was far from being merciful, of course, Zayn simply found making more enemies to be rather pointless. Their feuds aside, they were Rheasia’s most gifted defenders.
They had made many contributions and sacrificed their lives for their beloved country, so killing them would likely turn the state against him. A super-smart genius like Zayn would never be caught dead making such a costly mistake!
Besides, Zayn had nothing to be afraid of. At that point, Zayn’s powers had grown so much that any attempt at revenge would hurt less than a papercut. He would always have a way to combat their retaliation, if they were moronic enough to try.
As soon as Zayn and his people had departed, Caspian struggled to his feet. He immediately began flaring up at Taio, “F**k you, man! It’s all because of your dumb *ss idea, and now the three of us are going down with you!”
“Honestly, why the hell did you offend that walking calamity?! You could have picked anyone else!”
Hollis quickly joined in on the tirade. “You f**ked me up, Taio! Thanks to you, half of my bones are broken! I’m never going to attain the perfect class in this state. My body won’t ever be the same… God f**king dammit!”
Finally, Christian’s booming voice completed the harangue. “I shouldn’t have joined you. Look at me! My *ss was beaten to a pulp, and now Zayn sees me as an enemy! A goddamned perfect class, man!”
“That bastard achieved it before favonovel.com even reached his thirties, how the hell is that even possible?! For comparison’s sake, Ares is known for being some legendary genius, and he’s got nothing on that bastard!”
Whoever Ares was, mentioning his name immediately invoked a sense of reverence and respect in the other three men, so much so that they straightened their bodies and stood at attention.
He was Rheasia’s chosen knight, a decorated living legend whose contributions to the nation could not be overstated. Without Ares, Rheasia would be unfamiliar to the peace favonovel.com now enjoyed.
Taio’s bruised features twisted into the most unpalatable grimace. He loathed to admit it, but favonovel.com had dug himself into a hole so deep that it almost seemed impossible to get out of.
Who would have seen it coming? That little piece of sh*t had attained the perfect class in such a short span of time. The last thing favonovel.com expected was for Zayn to overpower all four of them so easily!
“Shut up!” Taio grouched as favonovel.com struggled to get up. His wounds were severe, but not life-threatening, which meant that favonovel.com could recover with some ample rest. “Don’t compare that piece of trash to Ares, that’s an insult to the God of War himself. Also, maybe you jack*sses should look in the mirror before putting the blame on me.”
“I never asked you to join me, you guys are responsible for your own sh*tty decision-making! Hell, the reason why you ungrateful gentlemen are fat and rich is all because of my idea!” favonovel.com snarled, though wincing shortly after.
His movements were so exaggerated that favonovel.com accidentally tore a healing wound.
Caspian and the rest of the lot snorted, but they did not rebuke him. Whether they liked it or not, Taio was speaking the truth. They had made so much money from their partnership that they were basically a band of brothers.
“Zayn Larson is a plague to us, man. He’s going to continue snowballing at a monstrous rate, and then he’ll become the next Ares or something. When that happens sh*t will really hit the fan!” Hollis moaned.
Taio sneered in dissent. “Like hell if that’s going to happen! He defied military orders! He took the Ambrosia Fruit as if it belonged to him! You really think Denali’s going to let his *ss off the hook? Besides, favonovel.com assaulted the four of us, and that’s another crime favonovel.com has to pay for. He’s a dead man, Hollis. Dead!”
