The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 400

Seeing that he and his men were no match for this country boy on their own, Soldier gestured angrily to his team, "Brothers, get him! Take down this country bumpkin!"

As the group lunged at Daniel, Beauty quickly intervened, "Even though this country boy is detestable, he's still my cousin's assistant. When you strike, make sure you don't go too far and kill him."

Beauty's line in the sand was not to kill Daniel. While as a lady of The Matthews, taking a country boy's life wouldn't be a big deal, she couldn't justify it to Jessica if Daniel were to die.

Moreover, Beauty wasn't looking for Daniel's demise. She just wanted to teach him a lesson, to make him understand that he couldn't meddle with The Matthews family in New York. She intended to beat him half to death, best if he was left disabled, and then have him leave New York forever, disappearing from Jessica's life completely.

Of course, being a person of high standing, Beauty planned to provide Daniel with financial compensation, allowing him to live a carefree life—in a wheelchair, but still carefree and well provided for.

The dozens of men, all elite commandos skilled in combat, could each take on ten at a time. As they converged on Daniel, their aggression was no challenge for him. Without moving a step, he sent each attacker flying with left and right strikes. In less than three minutes, all of the commando warriors who had surrounded him were sprawled on the ground.