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 displayed interlacing black

and red lines.

"Ouch! That freaking hurts!" The man suddenly felt like his arm was being roasted over hungry raging

flames. 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 place. 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

one last frosty stare.

Petrified and trembling like a leaf from head to toe, the tall man crawled and tumbled on the ground as This material belongs to .

fast as he could while he held his deformed arm.

Seeing that two of his henchmen were unconscious, and the other one displaying a clean pair of heels,

the sissy became frightened to death as he broke into cold swear. It was not until now that he

completely understood his mistake—he should have never made Rocky's hackle rise.

Simultaneously, Rocky's eyes landed 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 to complete 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 flamed. 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 plain citizens around were shrouded in fear, similar 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 his last straw of being a life-saver.

Taking a glance 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, Flank 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 Flank 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 for law and

discipline. Now you're arrested for aggression without reason," Calvin declared. 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 my lady in the first place," 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, that lady 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 while later. 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 glanced at Rocky. She would not forget her friend when

he was roughed up.

Calvin's face changed its color upon hearing Laney's explanation. He hadn't foreseen that she would

stand by Rocky openly and put in a favorable account 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 accordingly. 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 might come 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.