Chapter 2216

It was only when Liam truly stood against Andrew that he realized the truth. For ten years, he had tempered himself like steel, yet in front of this man, the fear buried in his bones grew uncontrollably, like weeds breaking through stone.

Without warning, Andrew struck, and a massive surge of energy erupted from his palm.

Liam roared and braced himself to block, but it was useless. In a flash, Andrew clamped a hand around his throat and slammed him toward the ground.

Liam’s eyes flashed with ferocity as he twisted midair like a predator, lifting his legs to try to lock Andrew’s neck in a chokehold. Unfortunately, this entire sequence only had time to flash through his mind.

The reality was that the moment Andrew grabbed his throat, Liam was already finished. His body crashed heavily to the ground, and blood from his heart surged to his throat.

But before he could spit it out, Andrew’s other hand clamped tightly over his mouth.

“You’re dead!” the other three young men roared in fury, about to rush forward.

Andrew ignored them completely, driving his knee hard into Liam’s stomach.

A muffled, agonizing groan escaped from Liam’s covered mouth. His face turned red in agony, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not cough out the blood lodged in his throat, and his whole body felt ready to explode.

“Listen up, you piece of trash.” Andrew’s eyes were filled with murderous red as he glared down. He growled, “What gives you the right to talk about me and my father? So what if you served a few years in the military? Even if you’d been fighting for this country since the day you were born, you still wouldn’t be qualified to judge me.

“My father’s contributions to this nation are not for trash like you to belittle. The Lloyd family has never betrayed anyone, and you don’t get to slander our name. How long has the Becker family even been around? Who the hell do you think you are, Liam?

“You want to talk about achievements, to flaunt yourself in front of me? When I was leading soldiers and bleeding for this country, you were nothing but a useless fool. Don’t ever forget that.”

His words were sharp as blades, each one a strike meant to crush.

Andrew finally released him, his gaze sweeping across the three other youths like a predator. The instant their eyes met his, they felt like their eyeballs were being seared by the sun and instinctively looked away.

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Liam coughed as he climbed to his feet, his face twisted with rage. He opened his mouth to curse, but blood poured out first. Still, he glared at Andrew with vicious hatred.

Andrew stared back without a trace of emotion. “I know you’re not convinced, so how about we settle this like men? A straight death match: winner gets the glory and honor, loser dies in shame and despair.”

Liam gritted his teeth and roared, “You…”

But ultimately, reason prevailed over rage. From Andrew’s earlier attack, he knew with absolute certainty that he was no match for him.

Nonetheless, Liam had been mentally prepared for this from the start. After all, he was not a martial arts prodigy like that freak Isabelle. However, his willpower, determination, and sense of honor far exceeded what some brat like Isabelle could match.

To put it bluntly, Liam would die for his goals and for Conrad. But at this moment, all of Liam’s pride and his fearless resolve had been shattered by Andrew.

In Andrew’s presence, he truly could not even muster the courage to fight.