?


    "Eh?"


    The bodyguard was left staring nkly, as he did not expect to see that Frank was quick enough to catch his punch.


    Even if he was not actually a member of Cloudnine Sect, he was still a Birthright-ranked martial artist and a bodyguard sent by the Hoxtonmissioner.


    And to be honest, he really thought nothing of martial artists from a remote city like Zamri.


    It was not just Phoenix either-even he believed that he could emerge victorious in the qualifiers here.


    As that mindset made him arrogant, the fact that he tried a sneak attack that failed, with his opponent even calmly catching his blow with a single hand, left him feeling a little humiliated.


    This was not what he imagined would happen!


    "What, what is something I said that you found inappropriate, so you had to go for a sneak attack?"


    Even as Frank spoke calmly, the bodyguard could feel his immense grip strength, no different from a heavy-duty vice.


    And his own fist was being held fast, not budging no matter how hard he pulled, even as Frank clenched harder on his fist.


    "Fuck!" he eventually snapped. "What do you think you''re doing?! You''ll regret it if youy a finger on me!"


    Nheless, Phoenix soon noticed themotion from a distance.


    She said nothing, let alone intervened.


    All she did was watch in amusement, intent on observing what the ballsy youth would do.


    "Let me go...!"


    Meanwhile, the bodyguard''s face was contorting in pain from Frank''s vice-like grip, and he snarled at Frank even as he struggled, "I''m warning you, I have the support of Phoenix Ardron of Cloudnine Sect! Let go, or it''s a deration of war against Cloudnine Sect! When that happens, you can''t even go down on your knees and beg!"


    "And why should I beg?"


    Frank chuckled in disdain even as everyone looked on in shock, and he looked past the bodyguard to Phoenix, who stood in the middle of the crowd. "Even a member of Cloudnine Sect must queue up


    properly here, or how are you


    any


    different from somemon thug?"


    "What?!"


    Everyone gasped at what Frank was telling Phoenix.


    "Shit, who the hell is he?!"


    "Yeah... How dare he speak like that against Phoenix Ardron of Cloudnine Sect!"


    "It''s over. He''s a dead man!"


    While everyone was left astounded


    ne


    by Frank calling Phoenix and her


    entouragemon thugs, the


    bodyguard whom he was restraining


    snapped.


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    "You asked for this, brat!" the bodyguard bellowed, a yellow pure vigor projecting around his leg just then, with mirages of dust...


    "Wait, pure vigor projection? The bodyguard is definitely strong!"


    "He''s just a bodyguard, but he''s already at that level? That''s Cloudnine Sect for you!"


    Even as everyone was gasping in awe, the bodyguard raised his foot and kicked toward Frank''s neck.


    "Sandcrusher!" he bellowed.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    Everyone was staring in shock at the strength that the kick embodied.


    Some even quietly left the building, losing all confidence right then.


    After all, a bodyguard was already


    wielding such a powerful martialet


    technique, and they would be embarrassing themselves if they stayed.