Chapter 327: Water Dragon King
Lucien's words had been a veiled attempt to steer the situation away from escalating too much, particularly in his own favor. He was hoping that John would avoid taking things too far, fearing the potential backlash. However, John had other plans.
Before Lucien could even register the full impact of his words, John had already raised his knee and slammed it into Lucien's face.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sound of Lucien's teeth breaking was sickening. Two of his front teeth were knocked out by the brutal knee strike. John grinned, his face a picture of innocence, and said with mock confusion, "What is stupid? Is this what it is?"
Lucien, now crumpled to the ground, covered his bloody mouth with one hand while desperately searching for the missing teeth. The pain was excruciating, and a burning hatred for John boiled inside him. But despite his fury, he knew he was in no position to retaliate.
Amidst the chaos, Tony's furious voice rang out from the corner, "Fuck, your fucking Lucien, what are you doing?" Tony had been unable to fight back, as Jacob kept him pinned down with relentless blows. Tony, in his panic, had assumed Lucien would come to his aid, but the coward was still searching the ground for his teeth.
With no help forthcoming from his supposed ally, Tony attempted to defend himself, but his movements were sluggish, and Jacob took full advantage, landing punch after punch to Tony's face. Tony tried to cover up, but each time he did, he was hit harder, his anger and frustration mounting.
"Who the hell are you?" Tony shouted as he fought through the haze of pain. "How dare you hit Mr. Will and Mr. Ward?"
Just as the situation seemed ready to spiral out of control, a commanding voice cut through the din: "Stop right now!"