Chapter 16: Teaching a lesson

Benny was shocked hearing that. "Fuck! Let’s go... even if we won’t be able to win, we will help our friend!!"

As Benny and the two other guys reached the area, which wasn’t much farther from where they had been, they saw a big crowd of outer court disciples already circling a spot.

The murmuring was low and shocked, the kind that spread when something had gone wrong and no one wanted to be the first to say it out loud.

Benny and his two friends didn’t waste any time. They thought Veyron was hot-tempered most of the time. When these kinds of incidents happened, they were the ones who usually stepped in, pulled him back, and saved him from getting beaten up.

That guy didn’t understand. His strength was not good, and he still wanted to fight every time instead of backing out.

Though they called him an idiot, they also admired him for his courage. He never backed down from a fight, even though he always got his ass beaten.

"Hey, you fucker, move aside!!"

"Move, you idiots, or my friend will die!!"

"What are you doing, fatty!!"

"Ahh, this fatty groped my body!"

" Fuck, let me go, or my friend will seriously die!!"

They shoved and squeezed through the press of bodies. Someone cursed. Someone yelped. Benny’s short arms and round belly made the path uglier than it needed to be, but he kept pushing.

With a lot of effort, the three of them forced their way through and got a clear view of what was happening in the middle. They were already shifting their stances, about to launch their attacks to save Veyron.

Then all three of their jaws dropped.

Veyron stood in the center with a cold smile. Blood marked his hands and his face. Four guys who seemed to be from Jason and his group group were down on the ground, beaten up brutally, and none of them were getting up.

Benny was so shocked he didn’t know how funny his own reaction looked. His mouth hung open. His eyes went wide. The words came out of him in pure disbelief.

"WHAT THE FUCK!??"

....

Some time earlier...

Veyron was looking for his friends, Benny, Jack, and Will. He walked through the outer court as people talked about his changed look and attitude, the kind of attention he had already drawn.

He did not care about them, of course. He knew this would happen, and he needed to get used to it. But still, it was getting fucking annoying. They still talked shit about him, as if the black robes and the calmer face were some kind of insult they had to answer.

Then he thought of looking for them in a different area, but a shout stopped him.

"HEY, YOU CRIPPLED BASTARD!!"

Veyron turned around as he recognized the voice. Four guys stood there. The one in the middle wore red robes. He looked decent enough, but he was far behind Veyron in presence, and he was only about 178 cm tall.

Three guys in outer disciple uniforms followed him, smug looks already fixed on their faces. This was Jason Ignis. A member of the Ignis clan, Veyron’s father’s clan. And his lackeys, who had bullied him and his friends more times than Veyron cared to count.

Jason was in Spirit Initiate realm Rank 7. His lackeys were Rank 5. All of them were stronger than Veyron . Veyron did not move, as he never did. He stood where he was while Jason and his group came to a stop directly in front of him.

Jason turned to his lackeys and laughed coldly. "Look at this crippled fucker. Breaking through one rank makes him think he can finally show he is from a noble clan!!"

The other three laughed. People who had been watching started to close in, sensing entertainment. They surrounded the five of them and joined in, criticizing Veyron and agreeing with Jason without hesitation.

"Let me tell you, useless loser. You are nothing but a shame to our clan. We don’t accept you, nor your mother’s clan."

"So don’t get full of yourself!!"

Veyron’s blood boiled as he heard Jason’s words. He had not wanted to engage with them this time. But it looked like he needed to show them their places.

"And you are going to decide that, group of useless losers, yourself!!"

Jason’s eyes turned red. He was talking back again. Last time’s beating had not been enough.

Jason came forward and clutched the collars of Veyron’s robes. "Listen, you piece of shit... was last time’s beating not enough for you to know your place!"

"Do you not realize that you are nothing but a mistake done by that useless father of yours, going after your bitc—!"

BAM!

Jason never finished the sentence. Pain exploded in his head, and his body left the ground. Veyron’s punch drove into his stomach with heavy force, lifting him just enough.

Then Wind Flash Steps carried Veyron up after him. He met Jason in the air and drove another hard blow into him, using the full speed of his body.

BAM!

"CRACK!"

"UGRRHHH!"

Jason hit the ground hard. Something in his back cracked under the impact. The pain was unbearable. He began to groan like a dying pig, curled on the stone.

For a moment the whole crowd went pin-drop silent, still trying to understand what they had just seen. Then the buzzing started.

"Did you see that!!"

"Fuck, I didn’t see when he threw the other punch after jumping high..."

"What was that insane speed... a battle technique."

Jason’s three lackeys snapped out of their daze. Their boss was on the ground, crying in pain, and none of them had even moved.

"Argh, what are you looking at me, you bastards!! Go kill that motherfucker!!" Jason shouted at them.

They understood. All three launched at Veyron at once. "Wait, you bastard, you dare hurt our boss!"

Of course they did not draw weapons. It was not allowed in the sect except for official fights and tournaments.

Veyron watched them with a cold expression. They reached him and threw fists and kicks. He avoided every one of them as easily as breathing.

His comprehension of the Earth Rank Wind Flash Steps was as high as his aunt’s. He did not need to worry. His body blurred in front of everyone’s eyes.

Then he appeared behind them.

He punched the first. His fist came away bloody as the guy dropped. He kicked the second in a sharp arc. The man clutched his stomach and coughed blood. The last one took a headbutt from Veyron that dropped him instantly, his nose already bleeding.

All of them were down.

Veyron’s body was strong. Very strong. He had cultivated all sorts of body tempering techniques, and now he was using his body’s velocity to enhance every attack. The four of them had not been ready for that.

"What are we even seeing!!"

"Is that really the same guy!?"

"How is he suddenly so strong now... it’s only one rank of the Spirit Initiate realm."

"He beat Jason of the Ignis clan... he is done for!?"

"You fool. Did you forget his aunt?"

Before they could talk more, Veyron moved. He appeared above Jason and crushed down on him. His smile was cold as he spoke.

"Listen, you asshole... don’t ever talk bad about my family again... let me teach you a lesson."

"Y... You... do you think you will ge—!"

Bam!

Veyron did not let Jason finish the sentence. He punched his face hard. Bam. Then again. And again. And again.

Jason’s face became disfigured under the continuous blows. Blood spilled from his mouth. He was begging for Veyron to stop, but he could not form the words.

Veyron’s both fists were soaked with his blood. Splashes of it hit Veyron’s own face as he kept going.

The crowd watched in horror. Veyron looked scary, like a demon. Merciless. Was he going to really kill the guy? As they saw the scene, more than one of them swore, quietly, never to make him their enemy again.

After Jason could not stay conscious anymore, he fainted. He could not take the pain anymore. Veyron stood up. He knew he would be facing the consequences soon, and he was ready.

[Don’t you think... you went overboard?]

It was necessary, and it will give everyone a message. And I felt like killing that piece of shit as he talked bad about my parents, Veyron replied.

Then he looked at the four of them coldly smile. Benny, Will, and Jack came out of the crowd and saw him standing there, looking all bloody, as the four from Jason’s group lay on the ground, beaten up.

"What the fuck!?" Benny shouted.

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