Ch. 1651..1660
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Charlie looked at the old man warily after he snapped out of his shock. “W–Who are you?”
“John Thompson,” the old man said coldly, announcing who he was.
“What? Y–You’re a Thompson?”
The announcement left everyone shell–shocked as though a bomb had gone off. Whether it was Charlie and Rick or Damian’s side, none of them expected an expert from the Thompsons to miraculously be present.
Charlie looked at Roanne behind John, and his eyes widened. He quickly guessed who Roanne was. “Is that Roanne Thompson, then?”
He might never have met Roanne before, but he knew who she was.
Most of the ancient families had heard about how Roanne had been captured by Asmodeus a few days ago as well; it was just that very few people had seen Roanne herself.
With John beside Roanne and protecting her, anyone would be able to guess that Roanne was the secretive daughter of the Thompsons.
“I guess you do have eyes,” John said with a sneer.
“That…”
Charlie was thoroughly shocked when John admitted to Roanne’s identity himself.
Even though he knew that the first line of descendants from the Scammells had some ties with the Thompsons, he did not know how close Leon was to the Thompsons.
He could not understand why Roanne would be with someone as insignificant as Leon.
This was all out of his expectation, so he was completely caught off–guard…but that was not all.
He had not dealt with the Scammells directly this time and spent so much effort in helping the second line of direct descendants stage a coup, mainly because he did not want to alert the Thompsons about the matter, but his worst fear was realized. Roanne had somehow appeared in the mix!
This greatly disrupted all his plans.
Suddenly, he found himself completely stunned, not knowing what to do.
“That’s great! So Leon has asked for help from the Thompsons!”
After finding out who Roanne was, Patrick and the others were elated as they smiled. It was obvious that they all thought Roanne was part of the reinforcements Leon had gotten.
Even though Leon had not managed to get Yuri over, Roanne was more or less at the same level as Yuri, so the outcome was favorable.
They would be fine as long as Roanne was willing to help. Charlie and the second line’s coup would have failed, too.
At that moment, their moods were drastically different from before.
Of course, in contrast with how happy they were, Charlie and Rick’s side had sour looks on their faces.
Rick, Eugene, and Nigel in particular had made it obvious they were enemies with the first line. If the coup failed, the outcome was more than obvious for them!
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“These bad guys attacked and hurt Leon! Capture them all so Leon can deal with them!” Roanne ordered angrily.
“Yes!” answered John.
It was always better to take the head of the beast first.
He knew that Charlie was the leader of their opponents, so he quickly launched forward with immense power, trying to grab Charlie.
“Don’t!”
Charlie was scared stiff. He knew very well that John was too strong. He was far from someone he and the others could deal with. Moreover, after everything that happened between him and Leon, the latter would never forgive him if he was captured and handed over to him.
With danger looming, he quickly had a thought as he retreated and hurriedly said, “Sir, wait! I want to say something!”
“Speak up, then!” John scoffed, stopping his attack for a moment.
After all, he was someone from the older generation, while Charlie was from the younger generation. He could not possibly not give Charlie the chance to speak.
“Sir, this is an internal conflict between the first and second lines of the Scammells‘ direct descendants. It has nothing to do with any outsiders! If you’re going to force your way into this, aren’t you worried it’ll ruin the reputation of the Thompsons if word gets out?”
Charlie forced himself to remain calm as he spoke, trying to push John back with the Thompsons‘ reputation.
“I…”
Stunned, John fell into a brief silence.
Based on the rules and honor of the martial world, for the sake of maintaining the balance between the various ancient martial arts families, they were normally not allowed to interfere with other families‘ inner
workings.
That was to prevent some larger families from forcibly swallowing up the smaller ones and disrupting the
balance.
The Thompsons were the head of the martial world in the Southern Region. They placed a lot of importance on their name and reputation, so they never interfered with other ancient martial arts families.
If he forced his hand into a Scammell affair, then it would end up hurting their reputation!
However, he quickly noticed something wrong with a thought.
“Don’t even think about it, you brat! You Martells are the ones trying to interfere with their internal affairs. Are we not allowed to dish out justice because of that?” John said with a sneer on his face.
“That…
“Mister Thompson, I won’t hide it from you: I have grudges against Leon. He can be counted as part of the Scammells, and I came here to deal with him. I wasn’t planning on interrupting the internal matters of the Scammells at all!” Charlie twisted the truth shamelessly.
“In the end, I can leave right now if you think what I’m doing is inappropriate. What do you think?” Charlie added, immediately wanting to retreat.
If the Thompsons were going to be involved, he no longer dared to think about helping the second line of descendants. He immediately made the decision to abandon his chess pieces for the sake of saving himself.
“I…”
John started to hesitate.
Since Charlie wanted to retreat, he no longer had a reason to continue. It would be inappropriate for him to not let them go.
However, Leon had saved Roanne before, and the Thompsons owed him a debt.
Furthermore, he saw Anderson injuring Leon with a sneak attack earlier. He would not be happy if he let them off just like that.
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“Sir, you should know that the Martells are related to the Southern Boss. Please let me go for his sake!” Charlie hurriedly mentioned the Southern Boss when he saw that John was starting to sway.
“The Southern Boss?” John’s expression turned serious.
Even though the Thompsons were not afraid of the Southern Boss, he did not dare underestimate that man’s power. Furthermore, he was just one of the collateral descendants of the family. He did not dare to make any decisions.
Without permission from the family head, he would not provoke the Southern King for something so small. He could not risk stirring up more conflict.
It would do the Thompsons no good.
“For the sake of the Southern Boss, get lost, you brat,” John said coldly, quickly making a decision.
If Charlie left, he would have helped Leon protect the first line of the Scammells. That was more than enough.
To prevent the matter from getting any more serious, he was forced to stop here.
“Thank you. I’ll take my leave, then.” Charlie had a happy look on his face as he silently sighed in relief.
With a wave of his hand, he prepared to leave with Bill and Anderson.
“Don’t!”
“Mister Martell, you can’t leave!”
“If you leave, what’ll happen to us?”
Rick, Eugene, and Nigel paled when they realized Charlie was leaving. They lost all confidence and bluster.
“I’m very sorry, but I’ve done all I could. I wish you all well,” Charlie said very calmly before he decisively turned and left without turning back with Bill and Anderson.
“You…”
As they watched Charlie leave, Rick, Eugene, and Nigel almost spat out blood in anger.
It was Charlie who instructed them to stage a coup, but he abandoned them the moment the situation turned
sour.
The three of them were furious. They even wanted to curse at Charlie’s ancestors.
“You want to leave? It’s not going to be that easy.”
Suddenly, Leon’s body jolted as he immediately stood up. He charged over with a sneer, quickly stopping their exit.
“Leon, what is the meaning of this?” Charlie’s expression darkened in displeasure.
“What do you think? Earlier, you ordered your men to injure my grandfather and uncle, and you even hurt me with a sneak attack! I haven’t settled the score with you. Nothing comes that easily in the world,” Leon
said coldly.
“Then what do you want?” retorted Charlie.
“It’s very simple. Since you’re here, don’t even think about leaving this place unharmed. You’re free to choose how you want to die,” declared Leon coldly with a glint in his eyes.
“With just you? What a joke,” scoffed Charlie.
If John and Roanne had not suddenly appeared, he would have already crippled Leon and the first line of
direct descendants.
Leon had not only been fortunate enough to avoid that face, but he was even trying to confront him! Why was this man so foolishly brazen?
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“Mister Thompson, are you seeing this? You’ve already agreed to let us leave, but Leon’s trying to stop us! If he ends up in some conflict with us because he doesn’t know his place, please keep your promise. Don’t protect him,” Charlie said seriously.
He had to render John neutral so that he would not help Leon fight him.
“I…”
John was speechless.
He could tell what Charlie was planning, but he had a point–he, John, gave him his word. Since he was from the older generation, he could not go against his promise, especially when it affected his family’s reputation.
Furthermore, he did not want the matter to get any bigger, so he was not planning on going against his word anyway.
“Mister Wolf, you should just forget about it. Since they’ve stepped out of the matter, you should let them leave,” John advised.
“That’s right!”
“Leon, we’re all fine now anyway. Let’s just let the matter rest!”
Patrick and Damian chimed in as well, advising Leon as they did.
Even though Charlie had injured the two of them, the first line of direct descendants had turned the table with John’s help.
To them, it was enough for them to maintain power in the family, and everything else came second. They did not dare to dream about revenge on Charlie.
“No! I have to cripple these three for justice today,” Leon said, leaving no room for doubt in his voice.
“That…”
John could not stop himself from frowning when he heard that.
“Mister Wolf, I know the Thompsons are in your debt, but this is a serious matter. I can’t make any decisions. If you insist on dealing with them, please forgive me for not being able to help,” John said with a
sigh.
He knew very well that Leon stood no chance against Charlie, Bill, and Anderson. He was not strong enough on his own.
However, thinking about the Southern Boss backing Charlie, on top of the promise he had made, John could not possibly betray his promise.
“That’s fine, Mister Thompson. Don’t worry. I don’t care about these pests at all. You don’t have to do anything,” Leon said calmly, all while glaring at Charlie and his friends.
Even though he was not that strong, he had plenty of tricks and trump cards. It would not be hard to deal
with the three of them.
If he had not had a breakthrough so suddenly, he might already have dealt with them!
“What?”
Leon’s words were like an explosion in front of everyone’s faces.
They thought that Leon wanted to use John’s power for revenge, but they never expected Leon to be planning on taking on the three of them himself.
This was insanity! With Leon’s meagre skills, was this not suicidal?
“Alright, very well, Leon. You said it yourself! I want to see if you have the skills to cripple us!” Charlie had a murderous look in his eyes.
John had agreed to not help Leon. If Leon insisted on going against them still, it was the perfect opportunity for him to get rid of Leon.
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“Leon, you’re no match for them. Don’t be reckless!” said Patrick hurriedly.
He and Damian stepped forward, enduring the pain that seared through their bodies as they intended to stop Leon. Before the two of them could stop things from happening, however, Iris suddenly grabbed them by their arms.
“Grandfather, uncle, don’t worry! Leon is very strong, and they won’t be able to do anything to him. Since he wants to help the family, just let him!” Iris said in a hurry.
She knew of Leon’s skills. With Leon’s unbeatable Potential Energy, it would be very easy for Leon to beat them.
Earlier, Charlie’s subordinates had injured Patrick and Damian before ambushing Leon and injuring him then. She was furious at the fact, and she had hoped Leon would be able to teach them a lesson.
“Yes. Iris is right–Leon is very strong! If they hadn’t snuck up on him just now, they wouldn’t have been able to do anything to him!” Roanne nodded in agreement.
Just like Iris, she had witnessed that terrifying Potential Energy from Leon before.
Even Asmodeus, who was at the Semi Almighty State, had been killed by Leon in one blow. What else could Charlie’s clique do?
Because of this, she remained silent the whole time, not forcing John to help Leon deal with them. There was no need at all!
“Are the two of you crazy?”
Patrick and Damian were shocked at that. They could not believe their ears.
After all, they had seen Leon being injured by Anderson earlier. It was obvious to them that Leon would not be able to beat Charlie and his men, yet Iris and Roanne both seemed to be supporting Leon!
Why were these women so confident? What was the reason?
In the front, Leon did not bother explaining things as he pointed at Anderson and said coldly, “It was you who snuck up on me and injured me. That was a low blow, you dog, so I’ll start with you. Come and meet your death!”
“What an arrogant brat! Since you want to die, I’ll grant you your wish!” Anderson sneered.
Even though he had been injured by John moments ago, it had not been that bad. Furthermore, Leon was injured, too, and by his hand at that, so Leon was probably not in a much better condition.
He had no reason to be afraid.
After that, he stepped forward and stood in front of Leon.
“Brat, it’s your time to die!” Anderson sneered.
Before Leon could react, he immediately shot forward with immense force, attacking Leon.
Knowing how his previous attack managed to injure Leon, he was confident he could beat Leon in the same
manner.
To prevent any surprises, he attacked first and gave no openings for his opponent to strike.
As long as he seized the chance, Leon would not be able to stand up to his power at the intermediate Emperor State.
“Perfect!” Leon scoffed.
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“You don’t know what’s good for you!”
There was a sharp glint in Anderson’s eyes. He knew that Leon had a low–grade protective treasure, but after having injured him with one blow before, he guessed that Leon’s treasure would not be able to stop his attack.
Leon seemed to have conveniently forgotten that fact, however, and he still planned on relying on his treasure to face him head–on!
Was that not suicidal?
Anderson increased his power, planning on using his full strength to cripple Leon.
“He’s done for…”
Patrick and Damian’s faces were ashen as their hearts sank at Leon’s actions.
Earlier, they had all seen that Leon was no match for Anderson, and that was just minutes ago.
They did not think Leon would be able to turn the tables in such a short period. That did not seem likely at all!
Without a miracle, Leon would lose in a worse manner by facing Anderson like this. There were no other possibilities!
“You brought this onto yourself!” Charlie smirked at the sight and felt a sense of victory.
Even though his plan to help the second line of direct descendants failed, it would be good for him if Anderson managed to kill Leon for him.
However, before he could relish the feeling, something unexpected happened.
Bang!
With a violent clash, Anderson’s immense true energy broke through Leon’s attack and slammed into Leon’s body.
Leon did not panic in the face of danger. He used his Mirror of Sovereign to block Anderson’s attack.
Of course, since he had just made a breakthrough in his sage arts, he had gone from the intermediate Foundation Phase to the advanced Foundation Phase. With his abilities, attacks below the advanced Emperor State were useless against the mirror.
Anderson was only at the intermediate Emperor State. He could not possibly incapacitate Leon!
At the same time, he took the chance to launch his Double Attack, using his true energy at the initial Supreme Master level to quickly strike Anderson’s arm.
Crack!
The clear sound of bone cracking could be heard. Anderson let out a cry of anguish as his arm was snapped by Leon.
Taking the chance, Leon charged forward and struck at Anderson’s chest with all his might, sending Anderson flying.
When he fell, Anderson spat out blood twice as his face paled. He clearly suffered severe internal injuries as he lost his ability to get up and fight.
“Anderson failed? How is this possible?!”
Seeing this, Charlie, Patrick, and everyone else were stunned. They looked at Leon in disbelief, not believing their eyes.
They were all so sure Leon stood no chance against Anderson, yet they never expected that Leon could turn the tables and severely injure Anderson.
It was a miracle!
It was obvious how shocked they all were.
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Charlie quickly shot Bill a look after he snapped out of his shock. “Bill, what are you standing idle for? Hurry
and attack!”
Bill immediately understood and quickly charged forward. He swiftly struck at the back of Leon, who was not yet in a readied state after having defeated Anderson, powerfully.
Iris, Patrick, and the others panicked at the sight. They hurriedly shouted to Leon. “Leon, careful!”
“You’re trying to attack me from behind? Despicable!”
The furious Leon quickly turned, but it was too late for him to avoid the attack. Thus, he instead uses his
mirror against the attack.
“Die, you brat!” With a vicious smirk, Bill unleashed his full power as his fist landed on Leon’s chest.
Even though Leon had defeated Anderson, Bill attributed it to Anderson being injured by John. To him, Anderson’s power must have weakened greatly because of that, which was why he was unfortunate enough to fall to Leon.
Bill, however, was different; he was not injured at all. He was also slightly more powerful than Anderson, already standing at the top of those at his level.
Moreover, he was launching a sneak attack, so the initiative was all his.
As long as his attack landed, it would definitely injure Leon heavily!
Sure enough, his attack slammed against Leon’s chest…but what happened next shocked him.
His attack had not heavily injured Leon at all. In fact, Leon did not even budge!
“That’s impossible!” Bill was shocked.
Even though he knew about the protective treasure on Leon’s body, based on Charlie’s reports, Leon’s treasure was only at the peak of Overlord State. Furthermore, when Anderson injured Leon before this, he clearly broke through Leon’s guard.
Yet, even when he was stronger than Anderson, he did not even nick Leon’s skin at all. This was just unbelievable!
“Despicable. You’re the one who’s going to die!”
At the same time, Leon raised his fist and swung it toward Bill’s chest
“No!”
Bill panicked. He wanted to avoid the blow, but he had spent all his energy and had none left to avoid the
attack.
He could only watch as Leon’s attack pounded his chest, and the attack sent him flying several meters away as blood spurted through his lips excessively. Not a second later, an intense pain seared across his chest.
He was even more heavily injured than Anderson, and several of his ribs were broken. He lay on the ground, not even having the strength to get back up.
“What…”
Charlie, Patrick, and the others were thoroughly shocked.
They never expected Leon to suddenly be a new person after failing to take a single attack from Anderson earlier.
Not only had Leon injured both Anderson and Bill, but it was done in one blow as well!
Unbelievable.
If they had not witnessed it for themselves, they would not have believed it!
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“This is great!”
“Leon’s really amazing!”
After the shock, Patrick, Damian, and the others burst into cheers of joy.
Earlier, Iris and Roanne insisted that Leon was powerful, but they were so sure the girls were driven into a desperate state of hope.
They finally realized that the girls had been right the whole time. They had underestimated Leon and Leon’s
skills!
“How…could this happen?”
Charlie’s face darkened at the sight.
He intentionally brought with him two experts at the intermediate Emperor State to deal with the
Scammells. They were considered quite strong in the whole Southern Region, and yet…the two experts had been defeated by someone as young as Leon!
He could not understand how Leon did it.
Of course,
that was not the most important part. The most important part was the fact that Charlie was left without any protection since Bill and Anderson were knocked out.
It was obvious what awaited him.
“Charlie, your guards are done for. It’s not your turn,” Leon said coldly as he walked toward Charlie.
Every step Leon took felt like a heavy hammer hitting Charlie’s heart.
“W–What are you trying to do?” Charlie’s expression changed drastically as he rapidly retreated.
“It’s very simple. I told all of you just now that I’d cripple you today for justice, and I’ll do just that,” Leon said coldly.
Charlie had been the root cause of the second line staging a coup, as well as the reason why Patrick and Damian were injured. He had to make Charlie pay dearly.
“What? H–How dare you?!” Charlie was scared stiff when he heard that.
“Oh, you’ll find out soon enough if I dare to,” Leon sneered.
After that, he wasted no time and swung his leg toward Charlie’s chest.
“D–Don’t you come near!”
The terrified Charlie immediately rolled and tried to avoid Leon’s attack, but alas, he was only at the
intermediate Overlord State. He was far weaker than Leon.
Even with his full might, he failed to avoid Leon’s attack and was thus sent to the ground.
Thump! Leon’s foot viciously slammed into Charlie’s chest.
Charlie felt an intense pain in his chest as he spat out mouthfuls of blood. He tried to struggle, but Leon’s
foot was firmly planted on his chest.
“Charlie, you had your subordinates injure my grandfather. For that, I’ll cripple one of your legs for revenge! “Leon looked down on Charlie with an incredibly imposing force.
Right after that, he raised his leg and prepared to stamp on Charlie’s left leg!
“Don’t!” Charlie hurriedly shouted. “Leon, I’m warning you… I–I’m the heir of the Martells! If you harm me, we won’t forgive you!”
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“Who cares about the Martells?! I don’t know whether or not the Martells will let me off the hook, but I know that I won’t let you off right now!” Leon sneered, thinking nothing of Charlie’s threat.
He forcefully brought down his foot on Charlie’s leg, effectively breaking the man’s left leg.
“Aahh!” Charlie let out a squeal of anguish. His face paled at the pain as his forehead was beaded with cold
sweat.
“L–Leon, how dare you… Just you wait! When you fall into the hands of the Martells in the future, I’ll…make sure you end up begging for mercy!”
Charlie withstood the intense pain coming from his leg as he glared at Leon viciously, wanting nothing more than to rip Leon apart.
“You’re still so stubborn even staring death in the face. Alright, I do like stubborn men like you! Now that I’ve gotten justice for my grandfather, it’s time to get justice for my uncle by breaking your right leg!” Leon sneered as he raised his leg and aimed for Charlie’s right leg.
“What?!”
Charlie felt like he had been struck by lightning when he heard that. He had thought that Leon’s revenge was over, but it had just started.
“Wait! I–I have something to say!” Charlie hurriedly tried to stop Leon.
“You should leave any last words for after I cripple you!” Leon ignored it as he intended to resume his attack on his right leg.
“Don’t! I’m warning you: the Southern Boss sent me this time!” Charlie panicked and hurriedly used the
Southern Boss‘ name.
“What? The Southern Boss sent you?” Leon was shocked. His foot stopped mid–air.
“That’s right! The Southern Boss wanted to recruit the Scammells. He asked me to support the second line of direct descendants,” Charlie said proudly as if it was incredible for him to be helping the Southern Boss.
“So that’s it.” Leon’s expression darkened.
He knew that Charlie had used the Angel’s Fruit to propose to Iris. He had thought that Charlie was aiming for Iris with everything he was doing.
Only then did Leon find out that Charlie actually had the support of the Southern Boss.
As for the Southern Boss‘ goals, he quickly understood that it was probably for Cynthion Group and the Energy Nurturing Pills. Otherwise, there was no way the Southern Boss would ever have his eyes on the
Scammells.
“What? Are you scared now? Leon, I’m warning you. I’m working under the Southern Boss‘ orders this time! If you know what’s good for you, leave me be! Otherwise… If you anger the Southern Boss, I’ll assure you that nothing good will be waiting for you and the Scammells!‘
Charlie assumed that the mere mention of the Southern Boss‘ name intimidated Leon. He suddenly felt much
more confident, and there was a renewed sense of arrogance on his face.
“So what?” Leon sniffed. “Others might be afraid of him, but I’m not. In the end, even if it’s god, no one can save you today!”
He thus brought down his foot viciously on Charlie’s right leg, and-
Crack!
Charlie let out another intense cry of agony as both his legs had been broken by Leon.
An immense wave of pain hit Charlie and caused his vision to darken. The torture was too much that he almost fainted on the spot.
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“Curse you, L–Leon! Just you wait… The Martells and the Southern Boss will definitely kill you one day…” hissed Charlie through gritted teeth, all while enduring the agony he felt after having both his legs broken by
Leon.
“You really don’t know when to quit. Don’t be in such a hurry, though. I’ve only gotten revenge for my grandfather and uncle! I still have a score to settle with you!” Leon sneered with murderous intent in his
eyes.
“What? W–What are you doing?”
Charlie’s expression changed drastically at Leon’s murderous intent. An uneasy feeling surfaced in his heart.
He never expected that Leon still had more in store for him even after breaking his legs. Was Leon not afraid of retribution from the Martells and the Southern Boss?
“Don’t worry, I don’t have the habit of killing others, so I won’t take your life! However, leaving someone as vile and sinister as you unharmed is also a problem, so I’ll just cripple your strength. Let’s see how you’ll do evil after that!” Leon said coldly. After that, he raised his hand and viciously struck at Charlie’s Energy Point.
As an ominous feeling loomed over his heart, Charlie’s eyes widened as he shouted, “Don’t!”
Strength was the foundation of any martial artist. It was what many ancient martial arts families prioritized the most.
He was the heir of the family, so he bore the weight of many expectations. If Leon crippled his strength, how could he lead his family in the future?
He would not just be a cripple, but he would lose everything as well!
That was not something he could accept!
“Wait!”
Suddenly, a voice was heard.
Iris stopped Leon right on time.
“Iris, what is it?” Leon’s hand stopped in the air as he looked at Iris curiously.
“Leon, the Martells have an Angel’s Fruit that’s very important to us. If you cripple Charlie’s martial arts, we might never be able to get it…” said Iris, sounding rather concerned.
She knew how important power was to martial artists.
With Leon’s relationship with the Thompsons, as long as Leon did not go too far, he might still have a chance of getting it from the Martells through the Thompsons in the future.
However, if Leon ended up taking away Charlie’s power, then it would be too late. Even with the help of the Thompsons, Leon would not be able to get the Angel’s fruit from the Martells.
The Angel’s Fruit was very important to her grandfather and Leon. If Leon missed out on the chance to get the Angel’s Fruit from the Martells, who knew when they would get it again?
That was also why she stopped Leon.
“That’s right. Leon, if you take away my strength, you’ll never be able to get the Angel’s Fruit from my family!”
Charlie was elated to hear that.
He let out a sigh of relief when he found out how important the Angel’s Fruit was to Leon.
However, before he could even feel happy about it, Leon immediately caused his heart to freeze over the next
moment.