The Survivor and the System

Chapter 2:Jack is surprised!

In the Collin clan, it appeared that the clan elders were sitting while listening to the information below by Jack and the other two clan disciples.

John who was sitting in the leader's chair looked at Jack's face and said."Jack, why are you three the only ones back? where is Edward?."

The elders focused their gaze towards Jack.

Jack suddenly put on a sad expression and said guiltily."Patriarch and elders, I'm sorry. Please punish me!."

John frowned, he said in a deep voice."Jack, tell me what's going on!."

Jack looked hesitant and scared before finally saying."Inside the magic beast mountain range, me and Young Master Edward were training by fighting a Tier 1 Magic Beast. At first everything was fine as I continued to be next to Young Master, but something happened. A Tier 3 Magic Beast suddenly came and attacked us, Ricard and Jordan managed to survive because our Spirit Levels were higher. But Young Master Edward did not survive and was eventually killed."

In Jack's words it is implied that Edward's death was not their fault but because Edward himself was too weak.

Accidents in training have been frequent and John and the elders cannot blame them.

Jack is really good at making stories.

Cracks!

The cup of tea that was in John's grasp broke into pieces, his face turning black before he shouted."How dare you go back without Edward, if Edward dies then you too must die!."

The aura of a Grandmaster fighter exploded within John's body and covered the entire hall.

Jack, Ricard and Jordan paled due to the pressure from John's extremely strong aura, they even had difficulty breathing.

"John, stop! recall. You're the leader of the Collin clan."Shouted the first Pentua while releasing his warrior Grandmaster's aura.

The first Elder's Aurah protects Jack and the other two men from John's aurah.

"Do you want to challenge me Harold?."John looked at the first known elder named Harold with a sharp gaze.

"Although you are the clan leader, but I also have the right to warn you."Harold looked back at John.

The other two elders said.

"Let's sit down and discuss this first!."

"Right, don't contradict in the clan hall like this. If this news gets out, we're gonna be a joke in Javes Chity."

John snorted and retracted his aura, Harold also did the same. They sit back in their seats.

"So what are you going to say? my son died inside the magic star mountain range, how can I accept this."John said, he looked at the three people who were prostrating on the floor with murderous gazes.

Jack looked scared and broke out in a cold sweat, but in his heart he laughed triumphantly. Jack knew that the elders would definitely defend him.

"That's understandable, but you can't kill Jack, Ricard and Jordan. They were a generation of talented clans, if they died. We will lose a superior seedling, the clan will not be able to bear this loss."Harold clearly expressed his opinion.

The other two elders nodded, what Harold said made sense. Losing all three of them would be extremely detrimental to the clan.

"You don't have to say that, I definitely know better. But what about my son?."John does not accept any reason, Edward is his only son. He wouldn't let Edward die.

"John, you're so stubborn. With such thoughts in mind, how could you be the clan leader. You want to sacrifice a genius Jack because Edward's death is nothing, the clan has nothing to lose to Edward but losing Jack is a different thing."Hardik Harold, he deliberately offended John's leadership in front of his other elders.

"Harld!!."John was ignited in anger, a flash of lightning wrapped around his fist as he shot towards Harold.

It was a medium Earth Class Technique: Thunder Breaking Punch.

Harold was surprised, he did not expect that John would dare to attack him in the presence of the other two elders. This would jeopardize John's position as clan leader.

Attacking an elder was a grave offense.

Harold immediately circulated his spirit energy to form a black net in front of him, meanwhile. The other two elders immediately rushed in front of Harold to stop John's attack.

"Harold, how dare you attack an elder. Are you aware of the consequences?."Shouted the second Pentua trying to raise John.

But John was already enveloped in anger, Harold dared to look down on his son's life. Although his son is a loser, John will not let anyone insult his son in front of him.

John's punch wrapped in a flash of lightning shattered Harold's spirit net and shot towards Harold very quickly.

If the blow were to hit Harold, he would be severely injured and it would take years to recover.

Although Harold was a Grandmaster Fighter, but John's level was still higher than his. In addition, John attacked him with a middle-class earth fighter technique. Harold is not John's opponent, unless the other two elders are working with Harold to fight John.

Jack smiled triumphantly at John's actions, this went according to his plan.

If Harold was injured, the two elders would definitely fight John and John would have no choice but to step down from his leadership. And the elders will take the clan leadership experts for a while as well as appoint a new clan heir.

With Jack's talent, he would definitely be chosen to be the next heir to the clan.

Jack trembled with excitement at the thought of it happening soon.

But, when John's punch is about to touch Harold's chest. Suddenly a young man's voice came from the direction of the entrance of the hall.

"Dad, stop!."

John was surprised and immediately stopped his attack, John's punch stopped a few inches from Harold's chest.

The wind generated crashed into Harold's body to make his white robe flutter.

Harold sighed in relief.

Everyone in the hall immediately turned their gazes towards the source of the sound.

There Edward stood with an indifferent expression.

Jack was stunned, he subconsciously shouted."How's it possible?."

Ricard and Jordan are also surprised, they themselves killed Edward in the forest. Then how Edward was still fine even without the slightest injury on his body.

"Edward."John smiled happily, he rushed over to his son and checked his condition.

"Are you okay? did that magical beast hurt you?."John asked with concern.

Ricard looked at Jack and whispered."Jack, how's this? Edward is still alive. If he told the truth to the Patriarch, we would definitely die."

Jordan is also scared, he is very sorry to follow Jack's plan.

Jack smiled slyly."You don't have to worry, even though Edward told me the truth. John won't be able to kill us, it's because the elders will definitely protect us. After all, we are still clan geniuses that must be defended."

Jack was very confident in his words, it was true what Jack said. As a young genius who became the clan's hope, the elders would not allow John to kill them just because of a cripple like Edward. Unless Edward has better talent than them.

But it's never gonna happen?

Edward is trash and always will be.

Jack said in his heart."What if you're still alive? you still can't do anything to me."

Ricard and Jordan nodded, the fear within them disappearing after hearing Jack's words.

Edward answered John."I'm fine Dad, I'm lucky to have managed to escape."

Edward knew that Jack had given John and the three elders falsehoods, but he decided not to open them. There are many ways to get back at Jack.

"Hahahah, I know my son will not be so easily defeated."John patted Edward on the shoulder happily, he was completely muddled after hearing that his son had died inside the magic beast mountain range.

Harold sneered."Because your useless son is back, so how do you explain your actions that almost hurt me."Harold looked at the two elders and continued."As the clan leader, John had already broken the rules by attacking the elder. For that, John had to get off his hands."

Harold won't let John go, John's almost hurt him. How could Harold accept this humiliation?

Harold had also long hated John, since he had long wanted to become the clan head. But their father preferred John because he was better than the three of them.

Harold hates John, today. He had to drop John from his chair.

The second elder and the third elder nodded, John's actions had indeed broken the rules of the clan and the law was to step down from the leadership seat.

Disputes do occur frequently in making a decision, but be it the clan leader or clan elder is strictly forbidden to fight each other or it will insult the clan ancestor.

As the second elder was about to speak, Edward suddenly interrupted."I don't think this has anything to do with my father's leadership!."

The second elder frowned because of his words on the sidelines by Edward, no one should interrupt the words of an elder even the clan head. How dare Edward who is only an heir with a flawed talent interrupt him.

The third elder stared intently at Edward, in his gaze saying that Edward had made a grave mistake.

Harold took advantage of the situation by saying."How dare you interrupt an elder, you must be punished."

John frowned, he wanted to defend Edward but their position was indeed wrong. He was too rash to attack Harold to put them in a disadvantageous situation.

John was also a little confused by Edward's attitude, normally he wouldn't dare to say anything in front of the elders. But today Edward looks different.

Jack silently grinned, this time he was sure that John would be rolled over from his leadership and Edward would get a severe punishment.

But Edward's next words left everyone in the hall speechless."According to clan rules, the clan leader had the right to discipline an elder such as giving a reprimand and a slight physical injury as long as it did not result in severe injuries. It was written in the clan's ancient book, and what my father did was only a reprimand and not a physical wound or severe injury. How can that be called a violation."Edward added in a threatening voice."Even if my dad hits you, as long as it's not a serious injury. It's still natural."

Everyone was shocked, even John was stunned to hear the words of his son. What Edward said was true, how could John forget it.

The two elders also nodded confirming Edward's words, it was indeed written in the clan's ancient book. The second elder and the third elder had indeed forgotten about it, for Edward reminded them.

Harold refuted."Nonsense, as the first elder. I have never heard of such a rule, you who are just a cripple dare to deceive an elder. You must be punished severely."

Harold still did not know what was happening, he had indeed never read the ancient books belonging to the clan. But he knew a little about the rules of the clan, and he was convinced that what Edward was saying was nonsense.

Harold darted and arrived before Edward in a single breath, his palm raised and intending to teach Edward a lesson.

However, Harold's hand stopped in midair. Her wrists were clutched by the hands of other crutches.

It was John's hand, John with a cold face said."Harold, if you dare lay your hands on my son. I don't mind paralyzing you even if I have to step down from the leadership seat."

Seeing John's cold gaze, Harold's face turned pale. He quickly stepped back to get away from John.

His right hand felt weak due to John's grip.

John waved his hand and ended the meeting today."All right, today just get here. You can all go."

Everyone left the Hall except for John and Edward, Jack giving Edward a cynical look before he left the meeting hall.

After everything was gone, John let out a rough sigh and said."Edward, you have to fight harder. With my current condition, I cannot always side with you. It will make Harold have a chance to attack me!."

"I understand!."Edward nodded.

"And so, the maturation test is only a year away. If you can reach the peak stage of the body formation level, maybe I can work on keeping you in the care of the clan."Said John.

"Dad not to worry."Said Edward.

John saw Edward's indifferent face, as if the test of maturation was not something that mattered to him.

John was a little surprised in his heart, for some reason he felt that Edward was like a different person. But he couldn't explain it.

"Then, I beg you to leave."Edward covered his hands then turned around and left the meeting hall.

John looked at Edward's back who was away with a rough sigh.

"Our son seems to be an adult."A woman's soft voice sounded next to John.

John put his hands behind his back and said."But adulthood alone is not enough, power determines its fate."

"You're right, but I feel like something big is about to happen."The soft voice sounded confident of his thoughts.

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