Chapter 246: Chapter 246 - Final Stand
A menacing energy started to fill the air around me.
Cox Johansson felt intense fear creeping into his heart!
He attempted to break free, but it seemed like his Inner Strength was being crushed!
Cox Johansson realized this was a hallucination caused by an enormous difference in power!
"You... release me!" Cox Johansson yelled in rage.
I smirked coldly, "What, getting frightened?"
"Like hell I’d be afraid of you!" Cox Johansson bellowed furiously!
He lifted his left fist and threw it with full force at me!
"Smack!"
But his punch never even touched me when a slap struck his face.
The slap wasn’t powerful, but it was deeply humiliating!
The esteemed young master of the Johansson family had been openly slapped across the face!
"You... you’re seeking death!" Cox Johansson roared and rushed at me like a mad bull!
I stayed composed, and with a small movement of my feet, a wave of spiritual energy burst out from me!
"Boom!"
Under this tremendous force, Cox Johansson’s body went flying before he could even get close to me!
His body cracked with breaks, and his lower leg bent backward at a grotesquely unnatural angle.
His mouth was also filled with fresh blood, making him look rather pathetic.
The crowd fell into stunned silence, mouths hanging open!
Did Cox Johansson have absolutely no ability to resist against me?
"Weren’t we told... that the major families have powerful resources. How could Cox Johansson be defeated so thoroughly?"
"Could it be that he’s been hiding his real strength?"
The crowd whispered among themselves, though nobody dared speak too loudly.
"You can’t compete with me." I stared at Cox Johansson with icy eyes, a taunting smile playing on my lips.
At this moment, Cox Johansson had abandoned all concern for saving face.
Glaring at me, he laughed maniacally, "Hahaha! So what? Even if you’re stronger, you’re dying today!"
"With just one word from me, everyone here will come after you!" Cox Johansson said viciously.
I narrowed my eyes.
I automatically surveyed the crowd.
At least half the people present were ready to serve Cox Johansson.
The influence of wealth and connections made them willing to act like serpents and bootlickers.
"Cox Johansson has never seen you as human beings; are you all content being dogs then?" My eyes were half-shut as I asked coldly.
"Cut the crap! You won’t fool us!" Ashley Buchanan cursed.
"Today, we’ll eliminate you, the bastard, for young master Johansson!" Ashley Buchanan clasped his hands behind his back, acting like a master.
I remained silent as I surveyed my surroundings, asking coldly, "Is this how you all feel too?"
"Exactly!" Stanley Sonia was the first to step forward.
He sneered, "You’re nothing but a fortunate bug. You want to climb high and become a phoenix too? You must die here today."
This situation naturally caused anxiety.
Conrad Schroeder looked somewhat uneasy. There were at least ten grandmasters here, including even Third Rank Grandmasters.
Even if they fought to the death, they couldn’t defeat them!
"Mr. Raymond..." Conrad Schroeder murmured quietly, seemingly wanting to give some counsel.
My face showed no emotion.
I looked at the crowd with cold eyes and said icily, "I don’t think everyone here is ready to serve Cox Johansson."
"Hahahaha!" Cox Johansson erupted in laughter.
"You are truly innocent!"
"Under the Johansson family’s power, who would dare refuse?"
"Come, anyone willing to help me out, stand at my side!" Cox Johansson shouted.
The crowd began to move.
The first to position themselves at Cox Johansson’s side were Ashley Buchanan and Stanley Sonia.
"Lainey, should we pick a side?" Blaine Pitts asked quietly.
Lainey shook his head and replied indifferently, "No hurry, let’s wait for things to settle."
Blaine Pitts nodded in agreement, saying nothing more.
"Master, what should we do?" A person beside Wallace Wills whispered.
Wallace Wills shook his head, clearly not eager to choose a side.
Soon, the crowd split into two factions.
Out of nearly a hundred people, at least seventy to eighty sided with Cox Johansson.
The remaining people apparently didn’t want to get mixed up in this chaos.
"Brother Raymond is probably in trouble now." Zendaya Andrew shook her head.
"I’m sorry I can’t stay with you. I’ll be leaving now." Zendaya Andrew said softly.
I nodded.
My connection with Zendaya Andrew had been a random meeting; there was no reason for her to put her life on the line for me.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Ashley Buchanan grinned.
"We have so many people here, enough to drown you in saliva!"
"You’d better get on your knees and apologize to young master Johansson right now, maybe he’ll spare your pathetic life!"
Ashley Buchanan kept yelling, clearly hoping to use this chance to curry favor with the Johansson family.
I glanced at him and sneered, "You’re just a Johansson family lapdog; what gives you the right to make such noise here?"
"You!" Ashley Buchanan was enraged, but had no comeback.
"What about me?" Cox Johansson asked with a light smile.
"What Ashley Buchanan said reflects my thoughts."
I still shook my head, "You’re merely a Johansson family branch member, do you really think you’re the legitimate well-dressed young master of the Johansson family?"
"I bet even at Johansson family meetings, you don’t even get to sit at the table. Your position in the Johansson Family isn’t much better than a servant’s."
My words once again made Cox Johansson’s face turn deathly pale!
Just as I had pointed out, Cox Johansson truly had no standing in the Johansson family!
Compared to the legitimate heirs like Vance Johansson, he was worthless!
"You’ve insulted me repeatedly. I have to kill you today!" Cox Johansson clenched his teeth and spat.
"Mr. Johansson, give the command, and I’ll kill him myself!" Ashley Buchanan shouted.
"That’s right, Mr. Johansson, just give the word, and we’ll overwhelm him."
I glanced at the crowd and said icily, "I’ll ask one final time, you all really want to come after me, right?"
"Stop the nonsense. One is the Johansson family’s young master, and the other is a worthless nobody. It’s a simple choice!" Ashley Buchanan snorted coldly.
The crowd also nodded in agreement, their eyes showing fierce killing intent.
The energy around me was slowly changing.
I scanned the crowd and said icily, "Fine, then I will kill you all!"
