---- Chapter 2021 Maurice''s retreat made every member of the Driscoll family tense up instantly. The three elders could not hold back and rushed forward, surrounding him on both sides. "Mr. Driscoll Senior!" "Get back!" Maurice''s face twisted with rage as he shoved away the elders'' support and raised the Dirgede once more,unching another furious assault on Andrew. The massive de energy carved through everything in its path with devastating force, but it was useless. It could not even scratch Andrew.
At the martial saint level, especially with a masterful weapon in hand, the destructive power reached terrifying heights. Maurice moved like a bulldozer, his seemingly inexhaustible inner energy continuously surging forth as he relentlessly attacked Andrew. However, while he was formidable, Andrew proved even more ruthlessly powerful. "Maurice, your strength doesn''t differ much from Franklin''s, Andrew said, his voice ice-cold.
"You''ve already witnessed his fate, and now you''re nothing more than a cornered beast, struggling uselessly before death." ---- Andrew''s hand traced mysterious patterns through the air, shing, chopping, striking, pulling Maurice''s great de suddenly felt as though it had been trapped in mud. He yanked with all his strength to pull it back, only to feel Andrew''s palm brush against his face with a sharp p. "Mr. Driscoll Senior!" The three Driscoll family elders roared in fury again. They exchanged nces and could no longer sit still, joining the battle themselves.
Maurice gripped his de tightly,pletely ignoring his injuries as he continued his wild shing attacks. The three elders became blurs, striking at Andrew from every side. Andrew did not move from his spot. His eyes turned darker and colder as the air around him began to twist and churn. Then, a sharp force burst from within him, swirling together in seconds to form a massive vortex. The vortex surrounded Andrewpletely. Sparks flew in all directions as Maurice''s Dirgede shed against the barrier. The de''s edge curled backward and cracked, sending sprays of sparks everywhere.
---- Even so, it could not prate Andrew''s vortex even an inch. Instead, each strike sent painful vibrations up Maurice''s arm, nearly shattering the bone. ''H-How is this brat so strong?!'' Maurice thought, his heart filled with terror for the first time. ''Has he already reached the high- level martial saint realm?'' From within the vortex, Andrew extended one hand and pulled sharply. One of the Driscoll family elders was immediately dragged against the spinning energy barrier.
The elder''s agonized screams pierced the air as the other two elders cried out in horror, "ke!" They watched helplessly as ke Driscoll was ground against the energy vortex for several seconds. His bones shatteredpletely, and his eyes bulged in frozen terror as he spat hisst breath, and then his corpse fell to the ground with a thud. The lifeless bodyy face-up, staring nkly at the sky. Even in death, the terror on his face was burned in his wide-open eyes. "What the hell..." The entire Driscoll family finally began to feel true fear creeping into their hearts.<fndb9c> Official source is Find~Novel</fndb9c>
Maurice, their anchor and pir of strength, was clearly losing. ---- Everyone could see it, yet none of them could bring themselves to ept this devastating reality.<style>
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