Chapter 302

The man whose head had been wedged into the pillar was finally pulled free. He gasped for air as if he had nearly suffocated. Henry's face darkened.

"Mr. Dox, even if he struck you first, don't you think your response was too harsh?" he said in displeasure.

"Apologies," Dustin said calmly, though his tone betrayed no real regret. "I didn't expect the so-called prodigies of Grayvale to be this fragile. I only used ten percent of my strength." Dustin had not exaggerated.

In fact, the man had been defeated with far less than the claimed ten percent strength.

The room erupted in murmurs at his casual remark, which sounded more like an insult to everyone in the venue.

This gathering was full of the young prodigies from Grayvale's most prestigious martial families, and Dustin's remark came across as outrageously arrogant and utterly intolerable. "How dare a nobody from the countryside insult the young elites of Grayvale!" The crowd's anger was unrestrained.

Just then, Julian Ward stepped forward.

"I'll take you on!" he declared confidently.

Dustin raised an eyebrow.

want to fight

interest in fighting with

of them, it would

pursuits. Let me show you how the upper class competes." Julian then strode toward a sleek table at the side of

venue was equipped with various setups clearly

narrow platform with a series of ten holes

at a different level," Julian said loftily. Someone brought over ten iron marbles. Each was

farger the hole, the fewer the points. The smallest is worth ten points. After all ten marbles are thrown, the scores are tallied, and the one who

Dustin raised an eyebrow.

what these

with a faint smile. He was clearly

we don't play for nothing here," Julian said smugly. "The standard wager

was filled

was not just challenging Dustin's skill but insinuating that someone from a small town like Rivenesco could not

Dox, if funds are tight, it might be wise to decline. There's no

room filled

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