Chapter 412 Hidden Strength
"You... I can''t believe that you''re as strong as an ox!" the tallest man sighed with amazement. It was not
until now that he became aware of who Rocky really was. In fact, Rocky had been concealing his
formidable strength and was good enough not to let anyone know what he was capable of. The tallest
man even turned pale in a split second. On the contrary, he tried to pull his fist that Rocky was gripping
so tightly. However, at the same time, he felt something strange as he looked at his arm and saw that it
was on fire. To add salt into an injury, the fire looked peculiar and sharp as it disyed intecing ck
and red lines.
"Ouch! That freaking hurts!" The man suddenly felt like his arm was being roasted over hungry raging
mes. In fact, the pain was so excruciating that he wished for death at that very moment. His skin
melted, which then seared at a fast rate. Being cooked alive, a smell of barbecue began to float in the
air. Shaking his arm as quickly as he could, the man attempted to fight and put out the fire.
Nevertheless, no matter how hard he tried, he still failed.
And just like that, his entire arm suddenly became deformed and burned, like it was not a part of his
body anymore. Looking like a withered tree trunk, there was no trace of blood whatsoever. It was burnt
so bad that only a little residual muscle and bones were left.
The witnesses, on the other hand, had their mouths agape as they saw what had just happened. All of
their stomachs went topsy turvy at the sight of such a very gruesome event that some of them felt the
need to throw up.
Meanwhile, Laney, who was standing behind Rocky, looked sullen and pale from what she had just
seen. Swinging her head from side to side, she tried to avoid seeing the man''s burnt arm.
The sissy was also scared as he felt chills down his spine. At that very moment, he knew that
something bad was going to happen.
"Sir, please, I beg you. Have mercy on me! I know that I am wrong!" the tallest man pleaded as he
asked for forgiveness and pardon. Weak to his core, his legs had given away, forcing him to get down
on his knees to plead once more. Looking pale as dead, he wet his pants out of fright.
"Mr. Bai, please let him go! He''s no better than a servant," Laney said in the softest voice possible as
she intervened with Rocky for the man. Being softhearted and kind by nature, she was not able to
stomach the sight of a person suffering.
"You''re too gracious, you know?. Since he bears the candle to the devil, he has to be racked with pain
for what he has done," Rocky said, as he turned his back to have a closer look at Laney. Despite their
disagreement in words, he gave a grunt and waved one of his arms all of a sudden, as if he didn''t want
to do it in the first ce. Immediately, the fire on the man''s arm suddenly came to a halt.
"Go away! Never let me see you anywhere near me ever again!" Rocky replied as he gave the tall man
onest frosty stare.
Petrified and trembling like a leaf from head to toe, the tall man crawled and tumbled on the ground as
fast as he could while he held his deformed arm.
Seeing that two of his henchmen were unconscious, and the other one disying a clean pair of heels,
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the sissy became frightened to death as he broke into cold swear. It was not until now that he
Simultaneously, Rocky''s eyesnded on the sissy, too. The sissy felt goose bumps of fear on his skin
as he saw Rocky''s icy stare full of killing intent.
"You bastard! How could you possibly dare to find the courage to hurt and wound my men? Do you
know who I am? My father is the prefect of Evian City! You have eyes, yes, but it''s such a pity that you
refuse to be conscious of the influential people around here. You''re doomed!" the sissy yelled at the top
of his voice to Rocky as he refused to apologize or seek for Rocky''s leniency despite the prevailing
situation. Nevertheless, his eyes changed. Once shrouded in fear, his eyes now became confused as
he had a lot of emotions mixed up in his brain.
"Excuse me, the prefect? Even if your father is the Commander in Chief of the Crimson Dragon Group,
I would still beat your men, because all of you are entitled to it!" Rocky snorted at him in hatred.
"You... You..." The man was not able toplete his sentence as he pointed at Rocky with his finger.
Bristling with frenzy, he swallowed that anger when it was still a fire-seed and forgot to drink something
cool, which was the reason why it grew hot as any dragon had ever med. Despite all of the emotions
that he was trying to figure out, one thing was still for certain—he couldn''t do anything to Rocky.
"Back off! Out of my way! What''s happening here? Why are you gathering in public? Do you all want to
be put in prison?" A big-headed voice suddenly echoed in the air.
Instantly, all the in citizens around were shrouded in fear, simr to how a cat would look like on a
hot tin roof. They dispersed as quickly as possible, leaving a way that led to the voice. In the same
direction, a man in military uniform appeared in a silly manner, followed by a group of urban guards.
"Captain Zhao, it''s wonderful that you''re here. That bastard has gone too far in tormenting others. He
wounded my men and daunted me. The worst of it all is that he disrespects the Commander in Chief of
the Crimson Dragon Group," the sissy said as he held Rocky responsible right after running to the so-
called Captain Zhao as soon as he set his eyes on him. While he stated what had happened, he
howled and ran at the nose, as if the appearing man was hisst straw of being a life-saver.
Taking a nce at Captain Zhao, Rocky seemed to recognize him. He tried to remember who the man
was and recalled that the captain was no other than Calvin Zhao, nk Zhao''s son, whom he had
taught a lesson before. Rocky was caught on the loop that Calvin could serve as the captain of guards
of a city, even though it was not a high-rank position. He was beyond suspicion that nk must have
made full use of his connections in order to bring his son to such a position.
"Who in his right mind would have the audacity as to disrespect the son of our prefect?" Calvin
asserted in a tempered voice while he stood haughtily and looked around the crowd.
Immediately, none of the people in the area, except Rocky, had the guts to make any noise when
inhaling. That was because if they offended Calvin, then Calvin would make trouble for them and put
them in prison.
"That''s...that''s him! Help me!" The sissy then pointed his finger at Rocky despite the shock in his eyes.
Calvin turned his eyes to where the sissy was pointing at and recognized Rocky as soon as he made
eye contact with him. Beyond his control, his face suddenly became red in rage as he had not imagined
that he would bump into Rocky again. He had held animosity against Rocky ever since the day Rocky
had punished him. Therefore, as soon as he saw Rocky this time around, he was determined to seek
vengeance on him. ''You''re very unlucky to fall in my hands. Just stand by and watch. I will damage and
torture you by all means, '' he thought to himself.
"You''re making a fool of yourself! You acted forcefully and fought on the streets, caused a stir, and
wounded the men working for the son of our prefect. Obviously, you have no regard forw and
discipline. Now you''re arrested for aggression without reason," Calvin dered. As a captain of guards,
he was in charge of the security guard in the city. Therefore, he was a tiny tyrant in the said territory.
Besides, his father was a Commander in the base camp. As a result, none of the ordinary citizens in
Evian City had the guts to make him dejected, which made him even more too big for his shoes.
"Sir, the fact is that this man took it to himself to torment mydy in the first ce," Laney''s maid said in
a raised voice, pointing to the sissy while boiling with anger.
Calvin immediately turned his eyes to the sissy in question. After giving Calvin a hint with his eyes, the
sissy then said in a low voice, "Captain Zhao, thatdy is Laney, the most famous courtesan of the
Geisha House."
"Is that Laney?" Calvin''s eyes glittered all of a sudden. He had gotten wind of Laney''s name numerous
times. He was a persistent visitor of the Geisha House, but had never had the chance to meet Laney in
person. Now that he came face to face with her at the moment, he stared at her, twinkling his eyes as if
he was flirting.
"How could the son of our prefect carry out such kind of thing? I''m starting to guess that Miss Laney
must have misinterpreted him. This man must have some disrespectful and dirty motives on Miss
Laney so that he framed the son of our prefect and created an invalid charge against him. Problem
solved. Please head back to the Geisha House right away, Miss Laney. Rest assured that I will deal
with this man vigorously," Calvin said when he eventually came back to his senses and coughed quite
a whileter. Obviously, he was twisting the truth with what had happened.
"Sir, the son of the prefect really did attempt to abuse me just now. Fortunately, he was interrupted by
this friend of mine," Laney pointed out, as she nced at Rocky. She would not forget her friend when
he was roughed up.
Calvin''s face changed its color upon hearing Laney''s exnation. He hadn''t foreseen that she would
stand by Rocky openly and put in a favorable ount for him. Nevertheless, Calvin would not miss
such an exceptional chance and let go of Rocky so smoothly. As his eyes were overcast, he
proceeded, "Even so, he was wrong by wounding others. I must deal with the matter reasonably.
Guards, apprehend him!"
In an instant, Rocky was ceased by a group of urban guards who came with Calvin.
"Miss Laney, leave these men to me. I can deal with them ordingly. You''d better head back now,
because I''m scared stiff of what is going to happen in these men. Turn back now for this mighte off
as too much for your eyes." Rocky turned his head back as he instructed Laney.
"No way, Rocky. You did everything just to help me when I was in need. How could I ever have the guts
to leave you here all by yourself?" Laney spoke as sincerely as she could, shaking her head adamantly.
"Okay then. It''s all up to you," Rocky said with a smirk on his face as he vanished into thin air.