Love at Novel 2287
Love at the Wrong Table
Love at the Wrong Table
Chapter 2287 Iâm Not That Kind of Person!
âIn for a penny, in for a pound!â
Aurora pressed on. âDeep down, you know whatâs right and whatâs wrong. I hope youâll choose justice over family loyalty!â
âEnough! Stop talking!â Blake clamped his hands over his cars, acting like he couldnât bear to hear another word.
âBlake, listen to me!â Nathan grabbed his shoulders, his voice urgent. âYouâre a citizen of Chanaea! Right now, Zen Master is fighting for all of us. If he loses, weâll be humiliated in front of those people and the millions of Shoiyans behind them! Do you really want to see them walking around, looking down on us like weâre nothing?â
His words were loud and powerful!
Blake glanced at the Shoiya people, who were jumping around excitedly, looking smug and arrogant.
Meanwhile, the majority of the Chanaea citizens wore solemn expressions.
âUgly freak! Donât you love beautiful women?â
Nathan took a different approach. âIf you help Zen Master win, Iâll give you all my girlfriendsâa hundred of them including socialites, supermodels, and even royal princesses!â
Blake, struggling with his decision, suddenly had a gleam in his eye and muttered, âAre you serious?â
Hattie and Aurora were lost for words.
Turns out, no matter how heavy loyalty is, it can be outweighed by something as light as a quick word, huh?
âIâm serious! Ms. Hattie and everyone here can be witnesses!â Nathan pounded his chest confidently. âEveryone knows Iâm a man of my word and never break a promise!ââ
Upon hearing this, several people around them gave Nathan a thumbsâup.
Most people in Zovince knew he was a man of his word.
âAlrightâ¦â Blake sighed. âBut let me be clearâIâm not doing this for the women, okay? Iâm just not that kind of guy. Iâm doing this for Chanaea, for justice, for our peopleââ
âEnough!â Hattie quickly interrupted. âWe all know youâre not that kind of person. Just cut to the chase, or Zen Master will keep wasting his energy and wonât last much longer!â
âFine!â
Blake had a feeling that even though they said they understood him, they didnât believe him. Still, he braced himself and deliberately raised his voice, saying, âDid you guys know? For those of us who practice the Golden Bell, thereâs no such thing as a Shadowless Cloak!â
As soon as he said this, countless eyes turned toward him.
Even Zen Master seemed to perk up slightly!
Just as Blake had mentioned, despite being brothers, he and Yorick had a significant age gap. They never really played together as children.
Yorick had left home to train at sixteen, while Blake had just been born at the time. Later, Yorick moved to Shoiya and disappeared for over twenty years.
So, despite their blood ties, they had barely spent any time together. Blake had visited massage parlors more often than he had seen his brother!
Now that Blake was siding with Zen Master, Yorick found it completely unsurprising.
âBut the topâtier Golden Bell practitioners arenât just impervious to knives and guns, or even immune to cannon blasts. They can also shift their position and move their weak spots!â
Now that he had everyoneâs attention, Blake grew even more enthusiastic. âThereâs a weak spot, though! If itâs not a natural crack, then itâs a wound from an injury that canât heal. The thing with Golden Bell practitioners is, the more injuries they have, the more weaknesses they expose!â
Hearing this, Zen Master, who had previously felt hopeless, suddenly had a spark in his eyes. He had already attacked Yorickâs usual weak points without success. This meant Yorick must have shifted them to an old injury!
Against an unfamiliar opponent, Zen Master would have been helpless.
After all, how could he know where an enemyâs unhealed wound was?
Even Blake didnât know, so there was nothing more he could say. Now, it was all up to the Zen Masterâs own skills!
However, Zen Master did know.
Jane had once visited the church a long time ago to seek atonement, claiming she had committed the greatest of all sins.
The Zen Master had used religious teachings to console her.
Back then, she had confessed that she felt deep guilt for severely injuring two menâone physically and the other emotionally. She once used her finger to pierce a manâs right heart, which later resulted in his
courage.
It all clicked!
As he recalled this, Zen Master suddenly leaped into the air, unleashing a barrage of energy strikes.
His speed, precision, and sheer determination left everyone stunned!
Yorick raised both hands, activating his Golden Bell to defend himself.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The usual metallic ringing echoed through the air, but a barely noticeable, different sound then rang out.
Poof!
Finally, Zen Master spotted the only weakness in Yorickâs Golden Bell.
Finished
Without hesitation, he swiftly adjusted his finger technique, unleashing an even sharper burst of internal energy straight toward his opponentâs right atrium.
This time, the Golden Bell failed to withstand the attack. With a loud bang, the energy force shattered through it!
Yorick spun midair, twisting several times before crashing down. He landed on one knee, one hand pressed against the ground and the other clutching his wound. His onceâproud head hung low in defeat.
The audience erupted in gasps!
The noise wasnât deafening, yet it sent chills down everyoneâs spines. Is it over? Are we witnessing the dramatic conclusion of this intense battle?
The onceâcheerful Shoiyans fell silent in an instant, their excitement vanishing. Along with the rest of the audience, they were plunged into a deathly stillness.
The thin friar slowly lowered his hand, wiping away the sweat that streamed down his forehead like water. Taking a deep breath, he bowed deeply toward his opponent. âItâs a battle well fought,â he acknowledged humbly.
Gwainâs gaze remained locked onto Yorick. Could it be? Is the Tiger Saint of War truly finished just because his Golden Bell is broken? Even if I were the one fighting, I know I wouldnât be able to break his Golden Bell. But this? This isnât at all what I expected. No way. The Tiger Saint of War, someone who had once shaken me to my core, couldnât have gone down this easilyâ¦
âHeheâ¦â
Sure enough, the next moment, Yorick lifted his head and sneered coldly.
The Zen Master shuddered violently. The moment he saw that smile, an ominous feeling crept over him. It seemed that his attack hadnât caused Yorick any real harmâonly a superficial wound.
âZen Master, I admit youâre stronger than before. Youâre the only one among the Eight Supremes who can hurt me, but thatâs where it ends!â
Yorick stood up effortlessly.
The crowd was left stunned, some even subconsciously stepping back in fear. Even if Yorick wasnât their opponent, the oppressive feeling he gave offâlike facing a final boss in a gameâwas suffocating!
âThisâ¦â Zen Masterâs breath hitched, but he quickly regained his composure and bowed again. âYour strength is truly unparalleled, Yorick. I am in awe.â
âAwe wonât save you.â Yorick suddenly gritted his teeth, his eyes turning iceâcold. âI returned to Chanaea to defeat
you and kill you. Only by crushing every soâcalled righteous hero will I finally satisfy the hatred Iâve carried for twenty years!â
The sight of those bloodâred eyes made even Gwain flinch, almost taking a step back.
Fortunately, he managed to hold himself back. If anyone had seen that, it would have been too embarrassing!
âI never thought thereâd be someone stronger than me.â
Aora gritted his teeth in frustration. He thought that after mastering the Dragonâs reached the top, but now, seeing Yorickâs power, he couldnât help but feel a sense of inferiority. And what was even scarierâYorick hadnât even gone all out yet!