An Understated Dominance (Maria Vittori) novel Chapter 1164

Chapter 1164: Underhanded Method

Judging by Erik’s age, he was just in his early thirties, yet he had already reached the peak of the Innate stage.

With his talent and strength, not only in Balermo but even in Stonia, he could be considered among the cream of the crop among the younger generation.

“You old man, you’re not bad either,” Erik said as he flexed his somewhat numb arms, grinning. “In the seven provinces of Balermo, there aren’t many who can withstand a punch from me.”

“Young man, you do have some talent, but it’s still not enough,” Cornelius shook his head and said, “If you leave now, you can avoid suffering any physical harm. Otherwise, I won’t hold back.”

“Hehehe… Old man, do you really think you can beat me?” Erik tilted his head, clenched his fist, and sneered, “Just now, I was just warming up. If I really start fighting, I can knock you out in a minute!”

“Hmph! Arrogant!”

Cornelius’ face darkened. “Since you’re underestimating me, I’ll teach you a lesson!”

As he spoke, he took a step, shot forward like an arrow leaving the string, and slapped his palm towards Erik’s chest.

“Exploding Fist!”

Erik didn’t dodge or evade. He roared in anger and threw a punch with tremendous force.

“Boom!”

When the two were only half a meter apart, a large amount of white smoke suddenly sprayed from Erik’s sleeves.

Cornelius’ pupils contracted, and he instinctively closed his eyes to avoid it. However, he didn’t react in time and was still sprayed in the face by the smoke.

He staggered backward, feeling dizzy and weak all over, his head heavy and his body weak.

He had thought the smoke was something like lime powder, so he had closed his eyes to protect himself. He hadn’t expected it to be a powerful anesthetic gas that even blocked his true energy.

“Take this punch!”

Taking advantage of Cornelius’ weakness, Erik struck again, delivering a punch to his abdomen.

“Bang!”

A muffled sound rang out as Cornelius was sent back several meters, his true energy dispersing. Blood spewed from his mouth, and he swayed unsteadily.