Loomis flew into a fury.
How dare Chuck pick him?!
Who was Chuck to take him as a hostage?
Loomis wanted to kill him with his bare hands!
Chuck was insane!
Loomis' face fell a little when he looked around and saw the eagerness in everyone else's eyes.
Everyone was thankful that Loomis was picked instead of themselves. They were all well on board with the idea.
"But Grandpa, I'm one of the family's future heir..." Loomis stammered anxiously.
Was he to become a madman's shield despite that?
He desperately wanted to escape such a fate!
Smack!
A resounding slap landed on his face.
"As a descendant of the Yeager family, you should have a sense of propriety," Brooke stated coldly.
"But Dad..." Loomis looked at his father and pleaded.
"Alas, you were the one who got us into this mess anyway. You'd better comply," Thomson sighed.
Loomis's heart pummeled to the ground at that statement.
He knew that he would get beaten up once Chuck got his hands on him.
However, there was nothing he could do. Everyone in the Yeager family was counting on him.
"Hurry up, go!" Brooke yelled at him.
"Yes, Grandpa."
Loomis tried to come up with a plan. He was fairly decent in combat. Since Chuck had been beaten up pretty badly before, he was most likely already weakened. Maybe Loomis would stand a chance by attacking first.
With that, he would've been able to prove his worth in saving the Loomis family from a crisis, right?
This would guarantee his position as the future master of the family!
Anyone who wanted to obtain wealth had to take risks.
This was his moment to shine.
With that, Loomis walked over to Chuck and said, "Alright. I'm here."
Bang!
Once he was close enough, Chuck dealt a heavy slap to his face.
Loomis's expression transformed. Instead of the cool and calm indifference he had, he looked extremely gloomy and ferocious.
"Do you think I'm blind? You don't have to announce yourself, I can see for myself," Chuck said.
Loomis gritted his teeth in anger at that.
Crash!
Chuck kicked him in the stomach, causing Loomis to clutch at it in pain. His eyes widened in shock as he fell backward, his whole body covered in cold sweat.
Loomis screamed in pain as he convulsed on the ground violently.
He started to vomit out blood.
The kick was aimed at his weak spot. If Chuck hadn't been injured, he would have been able to knock Loomis out with just that one kick.
Chuck merely glanced at him and proceeded to sweep his gaze across the hall.
The crowd looked back at him petrified.
Every one of them prayed and hoped they wouldn't get called out.
With a nonchalant shrug, Chuck locked in on his target and pointed at the person.
For a moment, the entire hall was dead silent.
They all turned to look at the chosen one in shock. Even Loomis was staring in disbelief.
"Me?" The hoarse voice spoke.
Chuck had pointed his finger at the master of the Yeager family, Brooke Yeager.
"Of course! You're the most powerful one here. Who else would I pick, if not you?" Chuck shrugged.
"Grandpa..." A girl spoke up, startled.
"Dad..." Thomson mumbled in disbelief.
"You're not scared, are you? Come on, I'm just asking you to escort me home, you don't have to be afraid. If you don't agree, I suppose we'll just die together..." Chuck said as he fiddled with the switch on the marble bomb.
"Stop doing that, you lunatic!" An old man yelled in fury.
Everyone wore equal expressions of terror.
None of the Yeager family members wanted to die. They had not enjoyed their riches yet.
Brooke stayed silent as he contemplated.
"Very well then!"
"Come over here if that's the case," Chuck beckoned him over with his hand.
Brooke walked over and reminded him, "Young man, you only have one. You'd better think long and hard before doing anything impulsive."
"You don't need to tell me such nonsense, I know that much. Right, send me home now," Chuck grabbed him.
Brooke's face had turned green from nervous nausea.
"There aren't any snipers nearby, right? You have to understand that the slightest movement from me and this thing will explode. You don't want to die with me, do you?" Chuck laughed.
"Right. Let's go then. Everyone else, stay put and don't move!" Brooke ordered.
The Yeager family members hurriedly nodded their heads. They just wanted Chuck and the bomb out of there as soon as possible!
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