Gus went all out from his very first strike, and Frank met his blows unflinchingly.

Their fight was beyond the realm of an average Joe's understanding—each blow was as swift as a shadow and as lethal as a viper's fang... And they exchanged over thirty blows in no time at all!

"What?!"

On the other hand, Willy was left staring on in shock as both Frank and Gus proved evenly matched, even having a foreboding sensation right then.

Then, after over fifty blows, Gus leapt backward away from Frank, taking a moment to calm his erratic breathing and staring at the other man fixedly.

"I'm surprised." He nodded. "You're not Ascendant rank, but you already boast such immense strength. I can already see that if you wanted my mentor dead, you wouldn't have to resort to underhanded measures such as slashing him through the neck with a dagger."

Pausing, Gus then turned toward Willy and growled icily, "You have explaining to do, Willy Sorano."

do you mean, explaining?" Willy snapped in defiance. "He killed your mentor!

eyes suddenly narrowed as he unleashed a burst of

icily into the man's eyes, he asked, "Tell me, how did

to Willy in reflex

Gus was able to catch the bodyguard's movement and

about Zam's

death, but aren't you still culpable for maiming him and for the

Frank

least you show mettle. In that case." Gus snorted, musing to himself for a moment before turning toward Willy. "Since you've insulted the Sorano family and we can't just let it slide, why not apologize

was left glaring at Gus in furious disbelief. "What

explain himself. "This is the end of it. Hubert Sorano was asking for it, while I'll be

is no issue.

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