When Felix heard that, he sneered, "Young lad, it seems like you have a lot of confidence in your bodyguard lackeys! If I manage to defeat them, in addition to retrieving our Yaleman family's possessions, can I also take your life?"
Nathan smiled and replied, "If you manage to defeat any one of my subordinates, you can punish me in any way you deem fit."
Felix scoffed, "Such arrogance, looks like I'll have to teach you impudent brat a lesson today."
"Brian!”
"At your command!" A burly and roughlooking man answered and stepped forward.
Felix ordered, "As a Major, I don't think it's appropriate for me to take action personally, in case they accuse me of being a bully. Go ahead and choose the person you want to compete with. Don't disappoint me and don't tarnish the reputation of the reserve unit of the West."
Brian nodded, "Yes, Sir!"
Then, he looked towards Colin and the Elite Eight.
As Brian could tell that Colin was the leader of the group, he beckoned Colin to come over, "You'll be my opponent, let's have a showdown! Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'll at most just knock you unconscious."
Nathan, Colin, and the Elite Eight exchanged knowing glances with each other and grinned.
Colin walked out smiling ear to ear and said, "I shall thank you in advance then!"
Brian got into position and shouted, "Come on, I'll let you make the first move!"
"Sure!" Colin's foot snapped out in a powerful kick almost at the same time he spoke.
Smack!
Before Brian could react, Colin had already struck him in the head.
His head started spinning and his vision went black. With a loud thump, he fainted and collapsed on the ground.
What?
Brian was taken down with just one kick!
Felix and the other nine of his subordinates stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
A split second later, Felix and his men snapped out of their shock and started to resuscitate Brian.
After their continuous efforts, Brian finally regained consciousness!
When he woke up, he said softly in shame, "Captain, I didn't expect that guy to launch such a fast attack, I was too careless."
Felix was visibly enraged, "Your performance during training had always been outstanding. How could you be so off form during actual combat? Looks like
I have to do this myself!"
After he finished speaking, Felix stepped forward and chose Colin as his opponent as well.
"Come on!" he bellowed.
Colin replied, "Right away!"
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