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.

kind of

never seen anything like

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

shop! Take your

to the corners, torn between awe and

The man he had once dismissed as insignificant had just wielded Big Dipper, a technique capable

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

mirroring his expression. “Same goes for

taken place

down on each other. Now,

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

first time, doubt crept

me to stop messing with you, fine. Just apologize, and we’ll

out the demand, his voice

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,

he felt that way, then Gwain–who had always prided himself

and 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 his subordinates,

hurt my men. Get on your knees, apologize to

shut

his strikes sharper and more relentless than before, a fierce chain of attacks aimed

more than just Big Dipper. When it came

kicks collided like clashing steel, each impact sending shockwaves through the small shop around

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the onslaught, shelves toppling and walls

were enthralled, unable to tear their eye

creak.

the shop let out a

“Oh my god, run!”

place

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, sending a thick cloud of dust

and stirring the ranks

there’s serious action happening

Teddy’s estate, was a towering woman with broad shoulders and a sharp gaze. A seasoned fighter herself, she recognized the signs of a high–level battle instantly. “Looks like two powerhouses are going

be right,” someone behind Gautier

so intense it brought down a building?

the showdown started ahead

are

spread through the group. They had come to witness