The Legacy System

Eric arrived in front of the group of guards like a flash of lightning which clearly surprised the ex-military trained man, who looked at him like he was a ghost.

By this time they had already understood that things wouldn't be as easy as they looked on the outside through their feelings and instinct of danger that they had earned by working in their line of work.

Still, they didn't believe that Eric a scrawny kid would actually be able to overpower and beat 6 of their own by himself.

No matter how agile this kid was, he wouldn't be much of a challenge for the 6 of them, as long as one of them managed to put his hands on Eric, then he was finished.

At least, he would be finished in their eyes and minds.

Unfortunately, the reality was beyond their beliefs, as upon reaching their spot, Eric didn't go for an attack on them, but actually fell down on the ground, as if protecting something with his own body.

Even though they didn't expect this in the least, the guards didn't let go of the opportunity, as they came to an abrupt stop, before they actually started kicking Eric's body like he was a sack of potatoes.

Despite the terrifying pain that he should be feeling, Eric didn't move from his spot even an inch, he just stood there over whatever he was protecting, without even trying to cover his head.

The guards were certainly shocked by the lack of resistance, and Eric's cry of pain as if it weren't for the fact that he was still standing in the same position they would think that he had actually died.

While they didn't care much about Eric's life and death, as the Long Family would be covering them even if they were in the wrong, they certainly didn't want to dirty their hands and the beautiful garden there and then.

With those thoughts in their minds, after they had made sure to kick Eric enough for all his ribs to be cracked and broken, they finally stopped for a breather.

'Aahh…, Haaa…, Haaaahh…'

As all 6 of them were breathing roughly and thinking that they had given Eric the beating of his life, the guy in question actually started standing up, stretching his body, dusting his clothes, and finally looking at them to say,

"Was that all you had!? Didn't you eat breakfast today!? Or did you tire yourself too much with your wives at home, and don't have enough strength!?

Isn't this a bit pathetic for honored guards of the Long Family Mansion!? Tsk…, tsk…, tsk… It's truly a shame for the Long Family to keep rearing you when you are all toothless dogs!"

The guards couldn't believe their eyes, ears, and all their senses in general, as they all looked at Eric like he was some sort of ghost.

Cracking his bones a little bit, Eric looked at each and every one of the six guards with a mocking and playful look as he said in a teasing voice,

"Well, are you ready for the real fun little girls!?"

The reason why Eric was a bit pissed off with these bastards was that during their beating he could actually feel that impurities that had been formed earlier during the rapid cultivation were being refined as well.

These guys weren't weak, they certainly had some power, as each and every one of them was extremely close to the first evolution.

While they weren't some terrifying opponent, they were enough to scratch Eric's teeth and make him want to fight with stronger opponents.

Only if one could use a good furnace to temper himself, would he be able to cast a solid and strong foundation, which made him, even more, want that furnace.

There was bound to be a special underground ring for an evolver to fight in this country and now he wanted nothing more but to find and participate in those fights.

Well, that would have to be left for another time, as right now he had something much more important to take care of and was dealing with these bastards in front of him.

"Don't get too cocky you little bastard!"

"Motherfu*cker!"

"Kill this little fu*cker!"

"Courting death!"

"Fu*ck him up!"

"Kill him!"

All the six of the guards were angered and enraged by the comments that Eric threw at them as they now even wanted to kill him.

With those thoughts in their minds, they didn't notify him of their attack in advance, as they launched their attacks in tandem with each other towards Eric.

They were soldiers not martial arts fighters in competition, they were trained to attack first and talk later, there was no need for courtesy and other unnecessary stuff in a fight to the death.

Despite this situation, Eric wasn't frightened or even concerned in the least, as he just looked at them interested in their moves.

These guys certainly had some nice and smooth movements, but more importantly, they had great cooperation and formation.

Looking at these guys he couldn't help but want to get his hands on the martial arts that they were training, despite the fact that he was able to get whatever he needed from the Legacy System.

The truth was that he had already prepared all the training programs for his forces, but this would certainly be handy in the future to hide their identity, or when facing such enemies again in the future.

With these thoughts in mind, he waited for their attacks to arrive in front of him before he actually took a step back and one to the side to dodge the attacks in front of him, and then launched a punch of his own.

'Baaannnggggg…, Crraaaaaaaccccccckkkkkkkkk…, Baaaaaaannnnnnngggggggggggg…'

While the attacks of the six guards landed on empty air, Eric's one-punch landed right on the jaw of one of them, which sent him flying in the air, and then crashing into the door.

There was a clear sound of bones cracking right after the punch landed on the guy's jaw, which most probably meant that his jaw was broken completely.

Even though the blood they had seen on the battlefield could be measured in liters, they still couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines the moment that they saw the condition of their friend.

If they knew that this wasn't even a quarter of Eric's real strength, they would have certainly run away scared and pressed the big alarm.

After all, how could they even think of fighting against Eric? The roles of the hunter and the prey had changed in but three moves.

In front of them, Eric just looked at each and every one of the remaining 5 guards, as he continued with his mocking and teasing,

"You are too soft little girls! Now I am truly wondering whether you have a 'little brother' or not!"

The remaining 5 guards were already enraged by what happened to their friend, despite the fear they would still continue to fight because it wasn't in their style to retreat.

They would either bring Eric down or fall down trying. With these thoughts in mind, they once again jumped into attack towards Eric, with the intention of either crippling or killing him.

It was certainly some praising code and morale they had, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough. In fact, their killing intent just made Eric even angrier at them, as he dodged their attacks.

What was surprising in this picture, that the beautiful Young Miss of the Long Family was able to see but the guards weren't, was that Eric was coming around the exact same spot as he dodged their attacks.

In fact, she could even make a small circle, or box that Eric was revolving around, without making the mistake of stepping in the middle.

More than once, the guards' legs were about to fall inside that small box, yet Eric had always either parried them away or broken the legs directly.

Since they had decided to go all out against Eric, the remaining 5 guards didn't seem to care about anything any longer, as their sole intention was to bring him down.

'Cracckkkk…, Bangg…, Craacckkk…, Baaannggg…, Cracckkk…, Cracckkk…, Bang…'

In but a few short moments all Young Miss Long could see and hear, and all the 5 guards could hear and feel, was the sound of broken bones, and limp limbs.

It felt just like witnessing some sort of horror movie! Yet, Eric didn't seem troubled in the least, as he was taking care of them one by one just like he was delivering ice cream to some kids.

In a short few moments all the guards were on the ground, with broken limbs, and bloody bodies, unconscious, and unaware of their situation.

It was only when all five of them were on the ground, that Eric finally turned to Young Miss Long, and said in a calm and unperturbed voice,

"It was your fault that they ended up like this, the least you can do is call an ambulance and the doctor for them right!?"

Young Miss Long was too shocked by the situation in front of her to properly hear Eric's words, as she couldn't help but ask,

"You didn't beat those guys like that just because they tried to beat you, right!? Is there something special with that spot!?"

As she said that, she pointed towards the spot that Eric had actually defended all this while, and the answer she received was a bit too startling for her,

"Yes, there is a grass-root that I like a lot in there, and I couldn't let them step on it! In their case, their ignorance was their undoing!"

This guy, this guy had beaten 6 guards black and blue, with broken bones and all sort of inner injuries just for the root of a grass. Truly incomprehensible…

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