Chapter 24: Two slaps
Reina wondered why the sudden silence. Is Dante alright? She prayed nothing bad happened to him. She was curious and wanted to peek a little but Dante's words stuck in her mind. He warned her not to poke out her head no matter what.
Suddenly, she heard someone speaking.
"No way. What kind of joke is this?"
Don Morsow looked dumbfounded. His men of 200 were dealt with by just a single person. And the fact that he did it so easily was even more astonishing.
"Useless bunches! Pitui!" Saying so, he kicked the person on the floor and spat on it.
He spent a lot of money on these people, but is this all they can do? Trash. These bunches are trash!
At that moment, a heavy step shook the room.
Thump!
Dante glanced and saw the tall figure step forward. He wondered how heavy he was for the room to shake by just a single step from him. No. Of course, it wasn't just because of his weight.
He could feel this one was no ordinary person. This man was even exuding a strong murderous aura and killing intent. Undeniably, this person was on another level compared to these bunches on the floor.
A grin returned to Don Morsow's face. He snorted and said, "Heh. Brat, I admit you're strong. But remember this, the world is vast. No matter how strong you are, there's always someone much stronger than you. And now, you're facing such a person. This is your end. If you're going to kneel now and return the girl quietly I might let you live."
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"Ha?" Dante gawked. Then he said, "Okay let me say this too. If you promise to kowtow in front of Reina and her father, I'll let you off with a slight injury only."
Hearing his words, Don Morsow couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha! Arrogant! Truly arrogant!"
"Brat, do you even know who this man is in front of you? He's Moreno Metaljaw. An elite fighter from the Underground Society. He has already killed many strong people and a few of them were even superhumans. Among those he killed, some of them were just like you, arrogant from the get-go
but ended up begging for their lives after."
Dante inhaled. "Alright, this is my last warning, if you'll promise to kowtow I'll let you off with a few broken bones. If not, you'll have to face death."
His complete indifference to what Don Morsow said, made Don Morsow boil in anger.
"A mere bigger fish dares to say that to me? Today you'll see the difference between a bigger fish and a shark!"
What he means is that in the food chain, Dante was nothing but prey to the real predators.
Thump!
A dull sound was heard.
Moreno bumped his iron gauntlets. "You dare to ignore me? I'm gonna crush your bones to pieces then feed your remains to the dogs!" A golden aura burst out of his body creating a strong pressure around him.
Don Morsow couldn't help but step back to avoid getting caught by Moreno's aura.
"Now there's no backing down. You've angered the predator? You brat is finished!"
He wondered if they used to read Chinese Manhwa as well. Their lines were similar to those characters in the manhwa.
Moreno Metaljaw suddenly attacked without hesitation. His speed was impressive despite having such a robust build.
Soon, a strong punch that could crush a boulder on the spot came rushing at Dante. He could feel the immense power from that punch. No wonder Don Morsow was so haughty. He has a strong underling.
Unexpectedly, before the punch could reach his enemy, Moreno found himself flinging back at a more incredible speed, rolling and bouncing on the floor like a ball before his body crashed on the wall causing a loud noise and trembling on the building.
"What?!" Don Morsow looked dumbfounded at what happened.
Why was Moreno sent back flying instead of his opponent?
The room descended to a mad silence.
Standing in the middle was Dante. He glanced at Don Morsow. "Who will crush who?" He asked him coldly.
Cold sweats trailed down Don Morsow's face. What the hell had just happened?! Did he see it clearly? That person just slapped Moreno away?! If this is a joke there's no greater joke than this!
Wait. There's no way Moreno would be defeated just like that, right? Moreno was the type of fighter who loved teasing his opponent and giving them false hope of winning only to get crushed by him in the end.
At that moment, the wall where Moreno crashed onto, suddenly shook. Then an immense golden aura burst out from there. In the next second, Moreno was back on his feet.
Seeing it, Don Morsow laughed once again. "Hahaha! Brat, stop spouting nonsense! Did you think you could defeat Moreno? That's hilarious! Ahaha. Now, prepare to die and face reality!"
Moreno charged like a bull.
This time for sure, Moreno will butchered that brat. Don Morsow thought. However, "Thud!" Accompanied by a dull sound, Moreno was hit by a slap once again. His body was sent back flying in the same manner as before. This time was even worse than before. Moreno penetrated to the next room.
What is Moreno doing? Why did he let himself get hit for the second time?
"Mr. Moreno, there's no need to fool your enemy this time. Just kill him already!" He disliked this kind of hobby of Moreno. It made him feel nervous.
To his surprise, no reaction came from Moreno. There was utter silence only.
"Mr. Moreno?!"
"Moreno!"
"What the hell, Moreno!"
He kept on calling, but still, there was only silence.
Moreno was no longer conscious. His face was bloody and there were even cracks on his metal jaw. Eyes all white.
All colors left Don Morsow's face when he realized Moreno was not responding anymore.
Moreno was defeated by two slaps only?
Am I dreaming? Don Morsow thought.
He was a superhuman with unbelievable strength, reflexes, and resilience. How can someone like him get defeated like that?
Impossible... this is impossible...