Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 2265 Duel in the Heights

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“You clown, how dare you run your mouth like that? I’re going to take you down as a warm–up and use you as a sacrifice for my banner!”

Aora wasted no time, striking at Gwain without hesitation.

Before he could close the distance, the Lannister family’s warriors surged forward, forming a solid wall of bodies between them. Their very existence revolved around fighting for the family–if they didn’t step up now, what was the point of their loyalty?

Though they had never crossed blades with Aora before, they had heard enough to gauge his strength. He was only slightly stronger than their highest–ranked fighters. With their sheer numbers, overwhelming him should have been a certainty.

Or so they believed.

The moment Aora moved, a violent force erupted around him, surging like a crimson hurricane- blistering, unrelenting.

In the blink of an eye, the warriors lay sprawled across the tavern floor, groaning in pain.

Had they not been among the finest in their ranks, they would have been reduced to nothing in an instant.

“This… this is madness!”

The tavern was filled with fighters who had come to prepare for the grand hunt, men of considerable skill and reputation. Many of them were the strongest within their own circles, warriors who commanded respect wherever they went.

Yet as they watched Aora in action, unease rippled through them.

How could a man wield such monstrous strength?

If he entered the tournament, Yorick would be doomed

Even Chiara instinctively took a step back, wary of being caught in the fray. Aora’s raw power felt as if it surpassed even the Eight Supremes, his sheer force a thing of destruction.

“Gwain, you self–important fraud, get down on your knees!”

Having used Gwain’s guards as little more than warm–up dummies, Aora turned his attention back to him.

Wyatt, a former Grandmaster of Nuthana, dared not intervene. He understood all too well that he would be of no help.

Gwain’s name carried weight across Chanaea’s martial world, and most had a fair idea of what he was capable of. But no one believed he could stand against Aora. They were certain he was finished.

Then, against all expectations, the unthinkable happened.

Aora launched a devastating palm strike, a tidal wave of energy crashing toward his opponent.

But Gwain barely moved. With nothing more than a flick of his wrist, he redirected the force, sending it

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instant.

of

seen anything like

expected of one of Chanaca’s strongest! Southern Lannister truly

Take your fight

the corners, torn between

studied Gwain. The man he had once dismissed as insignificant

like you’ve improved quite a bit,” he remarked with

mirroring his expression. “Same goes

shift had taken place between

they had both looked down on each other. Now, there was

knew the full extent of the other’s abilities. Each still believed

the first time, doubt

to stop messing with you, fine. Just apologize,

demand, his voice bold

it had just been the two of them, he wouldn’t have wasted his time or energy fighting Gwain. But with a crowd gathered, and after throwing out such a challenge, backing down now would be nothing short of humiliating. How could he hold his head high if he

always prided himself on his strength–could only

again that he would one day become the strongest under heaven. Yet if he couldn’t even put down a mere lackey under Teddy’s command, especially after already crushing

You hurt my men. Get on

b*stard, shut

before, a fierce chain of attacks aimed at breaking through

Gwain was more than just Big Dipper. When it

like clashing steel, each impact sending shockwaves through

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onslaught, shelves toppling and walls splintering as the fight raged

tear their eye away from the spectacle. But before

creak.

shop let out

“Oh my god, run!”

place is

like this was never meant to withstand the sheer force of two top–tier martial artists unleashing their full power. In mere moments, the structure collapsed into a heap of rubble,

attention of climbers and stirring the ranks of Zovince’s most powerful factions as they ascended under

there’s serious action happening

and a sharp gaze. A seasoned fighter herself, she recognized the signs of a high–level battle instantly.

right,” someone

it brought down a building? Is

started ahead of

it, are we

come to witness Emmanuel’s downfall and Yorick’s defeat–missing