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    “You arrogant bastard!”Sean and the rest of them were riled up by Dustin’s words. He really had a death wish for being sorudetoMs.Forrest!


    “You… You asked me to get lost?”Elena had to take a moment to let Dustin’s words sink in. After a while, she shouted in frustration,“Youlow–lifepeasant!Youimpudentasshole!


    “I’llteachyouagoodlessontoday!Guards!Takehimdown!”


    “Yes,Ms.Forrest!”


    Theguardsdidnothesitate.TheypulledouttheirmovestotakeDustindown.


    Astheycollided,afewpunchingsoundswereheard.Then,themenwentflying.TheguardswhohadrusheduptoattackDustinfellheavilytotheground,passingoutonthespot.


    Everyonewasshockedbywhattheysaw.


    Everythinghadhappenedsofastthattheycouldnotevengraspwhathadhappened.


    Elenahadorderedherguards,and theywentuptoDustin.Butthen,theyendedupoutcoldonthe


    ground.


    Ittooklessthanthreesecondsforallthattoyout.


    Theyhadn’tevenwrappedtheirheadsaroundthefact,andeverythingwasalreadyover.Itwas


    shocking.


    “Well?Wouldanyoneliketocontinue?”


    Dustinstoodthereexpressionlessly,likehehadnevermovedsincetheverybeginning.


    “You!Youbastard!Whothehereyou?”Seaninstinctivelycowered.


    Damnit!HethoughtthatElena’sguardswouldbebetterthanthosehehadbroughtalong.


    Butstill,theyendeduptonthegroundwithinseveralmoves.Whatabunchoftrash!


    “Noway!AllthesebodyguardsfromtheForrestfamily,andnoneofthemcantakedownthisguy?”


    Mrs.LanskyandMrs.Prewittexchangedlooksofdisbelief.Astonishmentwas writtenallover


    theirfaces.


    Atthatmoment,evenElenalosthercool.


    Herbodyguardswereallwell–trainedelites.Everysingleoneofthemcouldtakeontenmenat


    once.


    Howwasitpossiblethatallofthemputtogethercouldn’thandlejustoneperson?


    “Forgetit,Mr.Rhys.Let’sjustgo.There’snoneedtomakeabigdealoutofthis.”


    Seeinghowbadthingswerelooking,CeciliapersuadedDustintoforgetaboutit.Shedidn’twishforhimtooffendothersforherandHaley’ssake.


    ThoughtheKirinGangwasquitepowerful,theForrestfamilywasmoreinfluential.Thingsmightgetoutofhandiftheycarryonfighting.


    Itwasbestto backoffnowbeforethingsgotugly.


    “Go?Inyourdreams!”


    Elenastoodattheentrance,blockingtheirwayout.“Doyouthinkyoucanleave nowthatyou’vehurtmymen?”


    Beatinguphermenwasamajorbruisetoherpride.Shewasn’tgoing toletthemoffsoeasily!


    “What?Areyouaskingforagoodbeating,too?”Dustinaskedcoldly.


    “Hmph!Iknowthatyou’reaskilledfighter.Butsowhat?Theworlddoesn’tcareabouthowwellyoufight.Theworldcaresaboutyourpowerandstatus!”


    Elenaheldherheadhighandsaidproudly,“I’mgivingyouasecondchance.Breakbothyour


    arms,getdownonyourknees,andapologize.


    “That’s theonlywayyou’llgettowalkoutofherewithyourlife.You’llbeinserioustroubleif


    you


    don’t!”


    TheForrestfamilydidnockskilledfighters.ThereweresomanyofthemthatElenahadlost


    count.


    Thisbastardcouldfightwell.Butshewassurehewouldn’tstandachanceagainstanyofthe


    Forrest familyfighters.


    “Youbastard!Don’t thinkyou’reallthatgreatjustbecauseyou’vedefeatedseveralbodyguards.


    Youcanhandle10ofthem,butcanyouhandle100ofthem?1000ofthem?


    “Youbettersurrenderifyouknowwhat’sgoodforyou!You’ll regretangeringtheForrestfamily!”


    Seanshouted.


    “Youoverestimateyourself!Doyouthinkapeasantlikeyouisfitto challengesuchapowerful familyfromOakvale?”Mrs.Lansky,Mrs.Prewitt,andseveralotherssniggered.


    NomatterhowstrongDustinwas,hewasnothinparedtosuch aninfluentialfamily.


    “Mypatienceisrunningthin.Ifyoudon’tgetlost,don’tbesurprisedwhenIgetrough.”Dustinwasannoyed:


    “Getrough?”Elenascoffed.


    Shesaid,“Comeonthen,tryme.I’dliketoseeifyou’vegottheguts!”


    ShehadbarelyfinishedhersentencewhenDustindeliveredapstraightatElena’sface.


    AcrispsoundechoedasElenawasppedacrosstheface.Ithadbeensohardthatshelostherfootingandsawstars.


    Luckilyforher,Seanwassupportingher,soshedidnotfalldown.


    “Howverynoisy.”