"Bang!"
The power he exuded was characteristic of the sixth grade of Bone Reinforcement. It burst forth in full
swing as the great noise resounded. In an instant, a ferocious atmosphere had set into all the
surroundings. The other warriors could not help but step backwards, wary of becoming involved in their
battle. It was bound to be a fierce, relentless one. If they had the misfortune of becoming caught up in
the fighting, they were going to die first.
"So, this is the power at the sixth grade of Bone Reinforcement? Good! Come on! Let's fight!" Glaring
at Thaddeus, Tyson roared with a low voice. Thaddeus's overwhelming aura did not frighten him in the
least. Instead, he was more eager to fight this man. After all, brave warriors should not be fearful when
faced with a strong opponent. They should jump at the chance, because fighting against stronger
warriors would help them enhance their skills.
Suddenly, Tyson let out a loud roar. His eyes were wide, his face taut, his entire being ready to fight.
Immediately, his body turned a color of steel gray, his usually-black hair and eyes included. It seemed
that he just walked out of a vat of molten iron. Here he was, an iron man!
As his body changed, his power increased as well. It became so strong that it overwhelmed
Thaddeus's power in the blink of an eye.
"Bang!" The onlookers' jaws dropped at the sight of the iron man, marveling at Tyson's change. While
they were still struggling to manage their surprise, a loud crash burst out and echoed through their
surroundings. The fists of the warriors had already collided violently. Everyone squinted their eyes to
avoid the dust and shock waves caused by the collision. Secretly, they felt lucky that they had retreated
before the battle began. Otherwise, they would have already been hurt badly by now.
Two tornadoes rose from their fists and grew large quickly. Before long, they developed into giant
ripples and spread all over. Some of the crowd stepped back further to keep themselves further away.
They were too weak to resist the powerful momentum brought by this fearful battle.
There was no doubt that both of them were extremely strong warriors, judging from their energy
tornadoes. But even so, Tyson was slightly overpowered.
Their collision had forced him to walk backwards for three steps before he tried hard to steady himself.
This did not discourage him. On the contrary, it filled him with more strength and courage. He grew
more determined to beat his opponent now. Such a powerful match was exactly what Tyson had
wanted! If he managed to defeat Thaddeus, he would improve his warrior level and make great
progress.
"Ha-ha! That's not bad! Come and fight me again!" Tyson roared out loud happily before he launched
another attack.
Tyson was a warrior who mainly concentrated on cultivating and practicing the body refining method.
His hands were his most distinct and powerful weapons. Each time when he fought, he never held back
from sending his fists towards his enemy. At this point in his life, he had won thousands of fights. His
fists had already grown to be extremely powerful because of this.
Right then, he employed his special cultivation method of Iron Golem. Lapsing into the deadly battle
madness, Tyson began hurling his merciless fists continuously towards his enemy. He was too busy
launching into this intense attack that he wasted no time or energy to dodge his opponent's blows. All
he could think about was taking him down.
"So, this is your last card? An iron body? Huh! I'm going to crush you into tiny pieces!" Thaddeus
inevitably felt how powerful the Iron Golem cultivation method was. Yet he still cursed arrogantly with
his voice harsh and disdainful. But deep inside, he realized that his opponent was by no means a
weakling!
"Ha-ha. You plan to crush me into broken pieces? Why don't you try!"
Tyson responded with a sneering. Meanwhile, they kept firing at each other, hurling continuous and
tremendous blasts. The air was continually stirred up and the dust began to blind the onlookers.
Thaddeus, as the third deputy leader of the Panther Gang, was a qualified warrior at the sixth grade of
Bone Reinforcement. All his attacks used his full strength. Besides, he was an expert at attacking in
diverse ways. All his moves were tricky, unbridled, and ferocious.
However, despite Thaddeus's unpredictable strikes, Tyson's iron body was the perfect shield to protect
himself from being harmed dangerously. He withstood his enemy's attacks with his body. He did not
hide or dodge them at all. Tyson strode towards Thaddeus, bearing the direct brunt of his attacks.
Tyson was quite tall and strong. Thaddeus felt a touch of fear as Tyson walked closer to him. He had
no choice but stop attacking. Before their fight, he had planned to kill Tyson violently and quickly. But
things went terribly awry.
In his mind, what Tyson was doing, using his body as the shield, was akin to committing a suicide.
Tyson was not scared of death, but Thaddeus was. Indeed, Barry, an important figure in his gang, the
Panther Gang, had met his death with Tyson. However, Thaddeus did not think he was obligated to
avenge Barry by killing Tyson. Fighting with Tyson had been his boss's order, after all. He was just
forced to execute the command.
At first, he had been quite willing to fight against Tyson. He thought that Tyson would be easily
defeated! However, Thaddeus had now changed his mind. He had gradually come to understand that
his opponent would rather die as a brave hero than live as a coward. Unlike Tyson, Thaddeus did not
have the guts to risk his life like this.
Thaddeus retreated as Tyson kept approaching him. Before long, it was apparent that Tyson had the
upper hand.
'Finally! Here comes the time! I've made huge progress! I can take down someone much stronger than
me!' Tyson shouted excitedly to himself as he felt his enhanced ability.
At first, he could only match fresh warriors at the sixth grade of Bone Reinforcement when he broke out
his peak energy at the fifth grade of Bone Reinforcement. But now, he was able to withstand the attack
from a warrior at the intermediate stage of Bone Reinforcement! This was a huge improvement!
Tyson was thrilled at his improvement, yet he was still aware that he was not strong enough to kill
Thaddeus. There was still a long way for him to become that powerful.
'Damn it! How come he has such a strong refined body?' Thaddeus raged silently. He felt as though
Tyson was now dominating their fight. What was more, he was only growing more and more excited as
the fight went on! What kind of warrior was this?
Thaddeus had been able to live till now in the Chaotic Region thanks to his violent and crude character.
Dying miserably here was the last thing he wanted. Risking his life to avenge Barry? No way! He would
never put his life in danger for a person he did not care about at all.
If he tried his best to kill Tyson and Ricky, he would be met with a difficult battle because both of the
two were considerably strong. It was likely that he would be injured badly. In that situation, someone
harboring ill intentions in the Panther Gang would scramble to take over his role as the third deputy
leader. By that time, he would be too weak to defend himself. He was sure that his boss would not
stand up for him. A useless subordinate would be meaningless to a boss.
'Screw them! Seems that I have to flee like a coward today!' cursed Thaddeus resentfully. Despite that
he was extremely unwilling to back out, running away seemed to be the optimal choice for the time
being.
Having made up his mind, Thaddeus exerted his strength with all his might, channeling it into his fist.
He hurled his most powerful fist towards Tyson. As expected, a louder explosion burst out when his fist
knocked against Tyson's iron body. Thanks to the forceful crash, Thaddeus bounced back for quite a
few steps. Now he was relatively far away from Tyson, a result he was glad to see.
"The Manor Gang, right? I will remember it! And I'll come back to you sooner or later!" Thaddeus
snorted through his nose before he leaped onto his Black Panther and left. His subordinates also
followed and withdrew quickly. Before long, they disappeared into the distance and were nowhere to be
seen.
"Ha-ha! Thaddeus, right? I will also keep your name in my mind! When we meet again, I'll definitely
beat the shit out of you!" Tyson burst out into unrestrained laughter, doubling over and slapping his
knees.
He had no plans of giving chase. Ricky also shook his head at him, indicating that he should let
Thaddeus leave. Both of them knew clearly that neither of them could defeat Thaddeus even if they
caught up with him. They were still not strong enough to take him down. A cornered animal was a
dangerous foe, after all. They had already reached their goal of frightening the surrounding warriors
through fighting against Thaddeus. After learning how powerful Tyson and Ricky were, none of these
people dared to give it a try to challenge them.
"It's over! Why don't you leave?" Ricky announced loudly, seeing the crowd standing still in shock. On
his face was a blank expression.
Then he turned to his men and ordered them to make a new plaque.
"Hey, Russell. You've seen what I just did! I'm sure we've showed our ability. Everyone has witnessed
the fights between the Manor Gang and other gangs. The strength of the Manor Gang is well known
now. Our gang stands firm in the Lower Region! I'm thinking it's time for us to recruit more members
and expand our scope!" Tyson turned his eyes to Ricky and proposed, eyes brimming with excitement
and hope.
"Yes, that's a reasonable suggestion. But before we start the expansion, we'd better find out more
about the Panther Gang's strength," Ricky replied with a nod.
...
As Tyson had predicted, the Manor Gang's reputation spread like wildfire across the Lower Region
after their last battle against the Panther Gang. Many warriors even considered the Manor Gang as the
eleventh largest gang in the region. It was swiftly recognized as one of the powerful gangs in the Lower
Region now.
This good repute was all thanks to Tyson, whose combat power was at the sixth grade of Bone
Reinforcement.
...
In a room in the castle, Ricky, Kristen, and Tyson were discussing business.
"Russell, Kristen, I've determined the Panther Gang's real strength!" Tyson said, excitement written all
over his face.
"Oh? Do tell us," Ricky replied.
"In the Lower Region, there are ten strong gangs. Among them, four gangs stand out. People usually
call them the Top Four. The remaining six gangs have a large gap between them and the top four,"
Tyson explained energetically, eager to share this information with his companions.
"There are more than three warriors at the sixth grade of Bone Reinforcement. One of them is even at
the peak level of the sixth grade. The Panther Gang is one of the Top Four, of course! It is no
exaggeration to say that the Panther Gang is corrupting the Lower Region!"
Tyson's voice grew higher as he talked on and on. He then stopped, grabbed the cup on the desk, and
chugged some water. Then as if nothing had happened, he continued immediately, "Do you remember
the guy we killed before we entered the Chaotic Region? You know what? He is the third son of the
Panther Gang's leader!"
"So, we've gotten into a real big trouble," Ricky replied in a low voice, eyebrows furrowing. "It seems
that we'll have to deal with the Panther Gang before we focus on expanding our gang."
"Well, actually I don't think dealing with them first is necessary!" Tyson disagreed.
"Why?" Ricky was puzzled at his confident claim.
"Because I've also found out that the leader of the Panther Gang actually doesn't get along with the
other three deputy leaders. After all, they've always been eyeing his position!" Tyson stated, a
mysterious smile on his face.
"That is also why Thaddeus, the third deputy leader of the Panther Gang, chose to stop fighting against
me and fled away so decisively. I'm quite certain that he isn't so keen on executing all the orders from
his boss!"
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