My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2805

“Thank you. I don’t want to work with that guy either. He died a worthy death."

However, Power’s expression was dark as he continued speaking to Crowley, “Crowley, you’re not a modified human. You’re an ordinary person. Like him, you’re an ordinary person.”

Hearing this, Crowley was surprised. He had not gone through modification. He and Ironsteel were ordinary people. However, Crowley had been through many fights with his extensive combat skills and battle-hardened experience. He was also a close brother-in-arms who had gone through life and death with Power.

Yet at that moment, Power grabbed Crowley's neck in an iron grip and lifted him high into the sky.

"Crowley, your hand can't be restored anymore, can it?"

At this moment, Crowley understood what Power intended to do, but he still found it hard to believe. "Power, I… I can get a prosthetic! I… I still have my uses!"

"No, Crowley, that's not the issue." Power then continued with a heavy heart, “I thought of a question once. I wondered if Ironsteel was unable to understand me because of the differences in the way ordinary people and us thought.

"But you, Crowley, you resolutely stayed. In you, I saw hope for ordinary people—a chance for them to matter. I thought maybe there was still a place for them. But I was wrong.

"You couldn’t even put up a fight in the last battle. And now, your arm is severed beyond recovery. That’s the plight of an ordinary person."

Crowley's heart filled with terror, and he began pleading, "No! It’s not like that. I was just... caught off guard! I failed to dodge. It was just—"

"No, Crowley," Power said coldly, cutting him off. "That's not an excuse."

Dusvad had brought Elias and Kaden to the palace. The whole world was watching them on a livestream. They all wanted to know what was the outcome.

Dusvad, Elias, and Kaden took their seats with Nash and the rest sitting beside the two elders. After that, Dusvad skipped the pleasantries and said, “Gentlemen, let’s begin.”

“Yes, your Majesty,” Elias replied. “Drakonia is steeped in history when it comes to martial arts. Through investigation, I realized every country has a somewhat different concept of martial artists.

"In Drakonia, martial artists are imbued with a sense of mystery. We don't deny their existence, but they generally adhere to a set of guidelines. All martial artists in Drakonia must follow these guidelines and not cause harm to ordinary people. It's precisely because of this that we adopt a wait-and-see attitude toward conflicts among martial artists.

"As long as it doesn't threaten the safety and interests of the general populace, there's no need for us to completely police things. However, it seems that some martial artists from certain countries are intending to overturn this existing arrangement.”