Crushing Overwhelmingly

"Your name is Robert, right? Now, cut off one of your arms, and I'll pretend this never happened." Green spoke calmly, delivering cruel words.

Green's calm attitude, combined with his threatening words, seemed to make Robert feel as though he had suffered the greatest humiliation in the world. Anger surged across his face.

"What makes you think you're something special? You're nothing but a little more talented. What right do you have to compare yourself with me?" Robert's face was filled with fury as he widened his eyes and roared at Green.

Robert directly removed the crest from his chest and threw it in front of Green.

"On behalf of the Robert Family, I challenge you."

The restaurant had already filled with a great many people, all of them watching. However, when they saw Robert throw down the crest from his chest, an uproar immediately broke out.

This was a commonly used duel challenge among nobles. The two sides would duel in the name of their families, and the duel had to end with one side's death.

If the challenged party refused, they had to agree to one condition from the challenger.

The apprentices all loved watching a commotion, and every pair of eyes gathered on Green, waiting to see whether he would refuse.

Looking at the crest before him, Green raised an eyebrow. Since the other party wanted to seek death, Green would grant his wish.

"Robert, you're bullying people again."

Just as Green was considering how to kill Robert, a voice came from the entrance of the restaurant. Everyone turned toward the doorway, where a young man walked in. He had short golden hair, handsome features, and wore a gorgeous set of light knight armor.

"Wow, it's Prince Ante. He's so handsome. Not only is he talented, he's also very friendly toward his subordinates. The Three-Eye Alliance he founded is said to be the largest alliance on our ship."

"They say the Three-Eye Alliance consists of him, a Second-Class Aptitude, and two people with Top-Tier Third-Class Aptitude. Its potential is enormous. Unfortunately, its requirements are very high—it only recruits people with Third-Class Aptitude or higher."

"They say he's only seventeen, yet he's already a Knight Apprentice. Even Wizard Bru believes he has a very good chance of breaking through to become a Formal Wizard."

Ante walked over to Green.

"Green, would you like to join our Three-Eye Alliance? We can work together and face the risks ahead." Ante revealed a gentle smile and sincerely invited Green.

"Wow, if Green joins, the Three-Eye Alliance will become the undisputed greatest force on this ship. Once we reach White House Academy, they'll probably have a certain degree of protection."

Everyone gazed at Green with envy.

The usually arrogant Robert's expression froze as well. Although he was very strong, he still couldn't stand against the entire Three-Eye Alliance.

Damn it, I have to form my own force too. Robert thought viciously to himself.

Green didn't care about Ante's words at all. An organization formed by a bunch of children could be wiped out with a casual wave of his hand. Ignoring Ante completely, Green picked up the crest Robert had thrown onto the table.

Seeing that Green had no intention of paying him any attention, Ante's expression became awkward as well. However, as a qualified schemer, he still wore a smile and quietly retreated to the side.

When Robert saw that Green had neither joined the Three-Eye Alliance nor rejected the crest, a smile appeared on his face again.

Putting on an act, huh?

Robert laughed brazenly. He raised his hand and threw a punch at Green.

"Smack!"

The expected scene of Green being knocked down never happened. Instead, Green directly caught Robert's fist.

"Ah! Let go of my hand!"

With Green continuously increasing his strength, the fist caught in his grip slowly began to deform. Green exerted a little more force. Robert's fist became a lump. Under Green's tremendous strength, bone and muscle blended together like modeling clay.

"Crack!"

As the sound rang out, Green gave a slight squeeze. Robert's right fist broke off at the wrist and fell to the floor.

Only then did Robert react. He collapsed directly onto the ground, clutching his severed wrist with his left hand as he howled in agony.

Green smiled as he looked at Robert howling on the floor.

"Look at you. You said you wanted to challenge me, so why are you lying down? Come on, I'll help you stand up."

Green directly seized Robert's other arm.

"Crack!"

The sound of breaking bones rang out. The crisp noise echoed throughout the entire restaurant, and his left arm snapped, the upper arm bending a full ninety degrees.

An even more agonized howl rang out. The successive waves of pain finally brought Robert back to his senses.

Ignoring his injuries, Robert used the broken wrist of his right hand to prop himself up and knelt before Green. Even as blood gushed from his wounds, he didn't stop.

"Let me go... I'll give... everything I have... to you. This is... the Academy's... ship. Killing... at will... wouldn't be good."

The intense pain made Robert's speech broken and halting, but he didn't dare stop begging for mercy. The overwhelming difference in strength made him face reality. Even when he had once competed with his own father, the gap had never been this vast.

Green looked at Robert, who kept kowtowing. He felt no sympathy, but neither did he continue attacking. Instead, he turned his head toward the front of the restaurant.

"Wizard Bru!"

Everyone naturally noticed Green's unusual behavior. Following the direction of his gaze, they saw Bru standing at the restaurant entrance. Bru was only a Wizard Apprentice and couldn't go without food for long. However, most of the time, his meals, like Green's, were specially handled by sailors.

Bru acted as though he hadn't seen what was happening and walked over to Green. With a smile, he said, "Green, congratulations on becoming a Second-Class Apprentice. Teacher Lilian is looking for you. Go over there right away."

"Mm, I'll go right away!" Hearing that Lilian was looking for him, Green thought of what had happened when he cultivated the Extreme Meditation Method and broke through to become a Second-Class Apprentice.

"It should be because my Mental Power scan was discovered."

However, Green wasn't worried. Although his cultivation of the Extreme Meditation Method had brought about some changes, its essence remained no different. More likely, she wanted to ask him again whether he was willing to join her School.

Green immediately lifted his foot and left the restaurant, heading toward the room at the highest point of the ship.

After delivering the order, Bru watched Green leave, then turned toward the wrecked restaurant. Robert was still lying on the floor, doing his best to endure the pain without daring to make a sound.

"If our Academy belonged to the Black Wizard Organization, then with the provocation you just made, some people could kill you on their ship and no one would say a word." Bru looked at Robert lying on the floor and spoke in an utterly flat tone. "You should be thankful that our Academy has no death quota for Second-Class Aptitudes."

After saying this, Bru turned and left.

"Wow, Green is so strong. Is he a Formal Knight?"

"He completely crushed Robert. They weren't even on the same level."

"Does that matter? Green is already a Wizard Apprentice, and a Second-Class Apprentice at that. He calls Wizard Bru his senior, so he's already a person of the Wizarding World. He's completely different from half-finished products like us."

"Why did Teacher Lilian summon him?"

"How would we know about matters between Wizards?"

No one paid any attention to Robert lying on the floor. Everyone was discussing Green.

Although Robert had suffered severe injuries, the body of a Knight Apprentice was still sufficiently powerful. Injuries like these wouldn't cost him his life.

Robert struggled to rise and dragged himself toward his room. Blood kept dripping from his wounds, making him look utterly wretched.

As for Ante, the mastermind behind the scheme, cold sweat was already pouring down his back. He lowered his head and left the scene.

Information about Green suddenly became the hottest topic on the ship. Everyone began asking about him.

Although the apprentices knew nothing, some of the sailors aboard the ship who came from Ellendal Harbor knew the truth very well.

After the apprentices bribed the sailors with gold coins, they finally learned about Green. Once they found out that Green was a Grand Knight, not one of them failed to show a look of terror.

Robert's provocation also became a laughingstock in everyone's eyes.