“Ha, you actually came to a gathering like this?”

“See that? Even without considering family background, I can still crush this whole group!”

William Reed spoke with a slightly agitated tone, pointing at the people around the club, though he didn’t actually look at them.

“You…”

Everyone in the club flushed red with embarrassment.

William Reed hadn’t uttered a single curse word, nor even looked at them, yet the humiliation was intense.

But even the strongest, Harris, was crushed by William Reed in a single move.

Anyone else stepping up would just be asking for humiliation.

“Bro, before you brag, can you pay for the car damage first?”

An out-of-place voice rang out on the field.

Everyone was surprised and turned to look.

Brian Carter stood in front of his own car, looking at the scratch with a pained expression.

It was a brand new car he’d just picked up.

“What do you want?” William Reed said impatiently.

“My car, and a few other members’ cars, all got scratched because of you.”

Brian Carter pointed to several cars on the field.

“Pay up first.”

Brian Carter held out his palm, speaking bluntly.

Given how rich William Reed was, he probably wouldn’t care about a few bucks.

“Fine!”

William Reed replied cheerfully, “If you get on your knees and beg, I’ll give you ten times the tip.”

“Trying to weasel out of it?”

Brian Carter had underestimated this guy’s shamelessness.

William Reed didn’t care about the money at all.

If he obediently paid up, it would be like bowing his head to these low-tier people.

For William Reed, pride was more important than money.

“You want me to pay?”

William Reed sneered, his roguish, devil-may-care look quite lethal to immature girls.

“Show me the evidence!”

“How do you know it was me who caused the damage?”

Everyone was furious, but also amazed at William Reed’s shamelessness. No wonder Emily Clark avoided him like the plague.

“You don’t have to pay if you don’t want to.”

Brian Carter wasn’t angry. Who hasn’t been reckless in their youth?

But now I’m younger and better looking than you—why should I put up with you?

Worst case, we hurt each other.

Swoosh!

Brian Carter moved like a dragon leaping into the air, channeling 《麟龙篇》, and punched the flying car midair.

Bang! Crack!

A hole the size of a washbasin appeared in the car’s shell.

Immediately after—

The white flying car shook violently, lost its balance, and fell from midair.

With a loud “boom,”

The car crashed to the ground, sparks flying everywhere.

The whole place fell silent.

Huh?

Brian Carter stared blankly at his fist, thinking to himself that this was bad.

He’d only meant to make a fist-sized dent so they could hurt each other and call it even.

How did he end up knocking the whole car down?

Would this spoiled rich kid make him pay for it?

Chapter 10: Scared Stiff

One punch brought the flying car down.

That scene was truly shocking.

After a brief silence, everyone in the club erupted, looking at Brian Carter in disbelief.

“When did a level-one martial artist get that kind of strength?”

“Didn’t he just say he only recently became an esper? No way.”

“How could a martial artist—such a trash profession—possibly…”

In the corner, Harris, who was nursing his injuries, looked on with utter disbelief, his eyes nearly popping out.

Pfft!

Harris spat out a mouthful of blood—he hadn’t even done that when William Reed beat him earlier.

He’d always prided himself on the nobility of being a mage and looked down on martial artists, but reality’s blow left him fuming.

After the flying car hit the ground, sparks flickered and it wobbled a few times.

Luckily, it didn’t explode.

Brian Carter secretly breathed a sigh of relief—he couldn’t afford to pay for that car.

“Bastard! How dare you smash my beloved car…”

William Reed was furious.

“Hey, little bro, you didn’t lose out on this one.”

Brian Carter coughed awkwardly, trying to smooth things over—best not to mention compensation.

“Uh, your one car covers the damage to ours, right? Isn’t that a win for you?”

Yeah, right!

William Reed’s veins bulged, his eyes nearly spitting fire.

He’d just gotten this flying car and barely had time to show it off, and now Brian Carter had wrecked it.

“You wrecked my car—I’ll cripple you!”

William Reed’s voice turned icy.

Whoosh!

He flashed forward, activating his esper ability, moving even faster than before.

His fist shot toward Brian Carter’s face, the air humming with force.

William Reed’s ability was to amplify speed and power—this punch could crush any boxing champion on Earth.

To Brian Carter, the punch was indeed fast, but he could see it clearly.

Smack!

Brian Carter channeled 《麟龙篇》, true energy gathering in his palm, and easily blocked the punch.

But William Reed felt like he’d just punched a tank.

Hiss!

A sharp pain shot through his arm, and his body was knocked back several meters like a piece of paper, barely managing to stay upright.

“How could a mere martial artist…”

William Reed was shaken to his core.

Espers were supposed to be the stronger profession in the early stages.

His type, with physical enhancement, should easily crush martial artists of the same level.

“Haha! The mighty young master of the Liu family, a physical-type esper, can’t even beat a rookie martial artist?”

The club members jeered and mocked.

“Activate!”

William Reed’s face twisted in anger as he pushed his ability to the limit.

Zzzt zzzt!