Winner Takes All

It was dead silent in the infirmary and the atmosphere was tensed.

Jack opened his eyes to glaring lights and immediately he saw the furious King Hun. King Hun had bloodshot eyes and was fuming angrily as he looked down upon Jack. Although King Hun was furious, he was equally surprised by Jack regaining his consciousness.

If looks could kill!

"Amanda..." Jack softly said.

"Sir..." Amanda stumbled to Jack's side. There was a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth and her face was covered in tears.

Jack sat up slowly and hugged Amanda as he gently wiped away the blood at the corner of her mouth. He totally ignored the presence of King Hun. The sight of this took everyone by surprise. Even Cynthia was stunned by his indifference towards her father.

She knew the relationship between the little girl and Jack but she also could feel Jack's attitude towards this matter.

Then, after he wiped away Amanda's blood, he looked at her and said, "Didn't Amanda promise me that you will not cry?"

"Yes." Amanda nodded firmly and bravely fought back her tears.

Then, Jack turned and looked at King Hun and said firmly which shocked everyone, "Amanda once saved my life. You may kill me but if you ever harm her, I'll come for your life!" It was a clear and direct threat to the King.

Kaboom! His words rocked everyone present. Was he trying to cause a huge upheaval?

King Hun was supreme in the Kingdom and no one ever dared to be disrespectful towards him, not to mention threatening him!

Madness! This man is a lunatic! Everyone was clear about what would happen next. Death was the only outcome for threatening the King!

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As soon as Jack spoke, all the guards drew their swords and were ready to kill Jack for threatening the King.

"Shut up, Greedy Wolf, apologize to the King immediately!" Cynthia quickly yelled sternly at Jack. She never expected this situation to deteriorate to this extent.

"Outrageous! How dare you threaten me!" King Hun was furious and swung his hand downward towards Jack's head. As the King of the Huns, he did not attain his crown by being soft and weak. Everyone knew his physical strength!

"Ah!" Amanda screamed in fear and ducked into Jack's embrace.

Smash! Jack raised his right hand and grabbed the King's wrist and said through his gritted teeth, "Anger me and I'll make sure you bleed!"

Everyone was stunned by what Jack said. Where did this man find the courage to speak in this manner to the King!

At this point, Cynthia was starting to panic and even perspire from anxiety. Now she wanted to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control any further.

She wanted this southern saber but now the saber that she wanted to counter Zenith with had threatened her father. The two statements made by Jack had driven the situation to the point of no return. Even if she could persuade her father, her father could not accept such disrespect as the King.

If the King did not kill Jack who threatened him in public, then how could the King uphold the dignity of the crown?

"Then you should know that when I'm angered, now many heads will roll?" The King was furious and bloodthirsty at this point as he thundered. He tried to twist his wrist free from Jack's grasp but no matter how he tried, Jack continued a firm grip on his wrist. This continued to anger the King until the veins on his face started to throb.

He knew how strong Jack was and the video that Timur sent back to him before his death was proof of it. Additionally, he personally witnessed Jack's fight with Wolfgang enough to put Wolfgang on the verge o death.

The two instances were what Cynthia described as Jack being hers and no one else but now Jack was directly challenging the King.

"Stop it, stop it... what now? What can we do now?" Cynthia begged both Jack and King Hun desperately. She knew that the situation they are in was explosive!

If she could not come up with a solution, then either Jack or King Hun would be hurt and that was not what she was willing to have.

"Sir..." Amanda said as she emerged slowly from Jack's embrace and said fearfully, "Sir, please don't fight with King Hun. Amanda's fine."

In her memories, King Hun was mythical as described by her parents to her. King Hun was supreme and to be revered!

"Okay, since Amanda says so." Jack's expression calmed down and slowly released his grip on King Hun's wrist.

Then...

Smack! King Hun did not retract his hand but immediately slapped Jack across the face. The slap was loud and crisp. The strong impact threw Jack out of the bed onto the floor and blood trickled from his mouth.

"Greedy Wolf!"

"Sir!"

The sudden turn of events shocked both Cynthia and Amanda and both rushed towards Jack.

The rest of the medical staff felt that Jack deserved it for his choice of words. He was lucky to be alive after threatening the King.

Just as Cynthia approached the King as she rushed towards Jack, King Hun grabbed Cynthia and ordered, "Men, kill ..."

Cynthia went pale and her mind went blank, then she yelled, "Father!"

Cynthia knelt and interrupted the King's orders. She knew that once the King declares and order, it would never be rescinded! "I beg the King to send Greedy Wolf to the cage to fight the beasts!"