Man With Super Medical Skill (Matthew)
Chapter 2268 The Reason for Being Unpopular

At that moment, Fabien finally understood why Hendrix had such animosity toward him. It turned out to be because of the battle that happened years ago.

As the scene unfolded, and after Hendrix's reprimand, the other elders present also shook their heads.

"Everyone, let's not rush to conclusions. Fabien has extraordinary talent. Given the time, his martial arts attainments will definitely not be inferior to any of you here."

Just as Martin was getting into his speech, Master Levi suddenly stood up and quickly tugged at Martin's sleeve. Martin was displeased after being interrupted, but when he furrowed his brows and looked back to see Master Levi secretly shaking his head at him before glancing toward the corner. Martin followed Master Levi's glance. When he saw the person in the corner, he instantly held his breath as beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead. I didn't account for this! Why would such a powerful person appear here out of the blue? I wouldn't have dared to boast so exaggeratedly if I had known he would be here. "My apologies. I misspoke just now.."

The several core elders were obviously delighted to see Martin feeling embarrassed. Rather than saying that they didn't like Martin, it was more accurate to say they didn't like all the Six Kings. Unlike the Ten Great Families, the Six Kings' forces were away from Bainbridge, out of sight and out of mind.

Due to the Martial League's weak restraints on the Six Kings, some of them became overly ambitious. During recent years, with the decline in the Martial League's combat power, their restraining power over the Six Kings had also decreased, which led to the rapid growth of the Six Kings' forces.

Even some of the Six Kings, who were the Martial League's higher-ups, had already passed the Martial League's bottom line. That was also one of the main reasons why the re-election of the Martial League was pushed forward.

While replenishing themselves with new people, they had to clean up some of the corrupted members of the management level.

Following Martin's sudden apology, everyone at the scene also awkwardly quieted down.

Noticing this anomaly, the person in the corner slowly put down the teacup in his hand. "Don't mind me. Just pretend I don't exist."

Once he finished, he smiled and nodded at everyone.

At this moment, the change of events had aroused Fabien's curiosity. Who is this person that even Martin fears?

With that question in mind, he looked at the man with a square face. But after locking eyes with that man for a moment, he suddenly felt like his soul was being sucked away, and his breath involuntarily stopped. It felt like a big hand had firmly grasped his heart. During that moment, he felt like he had stepped halfway into the gates of hell.

His face showed a strong sense of fear as he wondered how such a powerful person could exist in the world.

After a long period of oxygen deprivation, Fabien felt his consciousness gradually blurring as the invisible hand gripping his heart tightened suddenly. He immediately tasted blood in his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. When he collapsed to the ground, he began heaving for breath.

"This is just a small punishment. I hope you will remember it!"

The meaning behind the man's words was clear. If Fabien repeated his crimes, he would lose his life. After speaking, the square-faced man smiled again. "I'm sorry that I disturbed you all. Please continue." While speaking, he sat down again and picked up the teacup. He then blew on the tea leaves floating on the water's surface. His calm and composed appearance made it seem like the previous incident had nothing to do with him.

Following that man's actions, Blake glanced at the pale Fabien. Since that powerful man only gave Fabien a slight punishment and did not mention anything about his talents, it meant that Martin was not lying. Moreover, there would be a period of talent shortage after the re-election of the Martial League. Therefore, Fabien could be used but not relied upon. After all, Martin had ambitious desires and had been eyeing his position as Great Elder for quite some time. If they were to rely heavily on Fabien, wouldn't they be cultivating forces for Martin?