Fredrinn Firecrown: The Weakest Villain

"Why not?"

Lucas and Samantha were both surprised by his nonchalant reply.

"Hahaha! I like your confidence!" Lucas guffawed.

Fredrinn was irked by his sarcastic remarks so he decided to taunt him a little. "After I beat your sister, why don't you go next?"

The smile on Lucas' face froze when he heard his words. "What did you just say?"

Samantha was also stunned by his words. She didn't expect that Fredrinn would actually challenge her brother.

'What a reckless fellow!' She thought while shaking her head.

Fredrinn smirked at Lucas and ignored him. He then turned his head to Samantha and said while hooking his fingers provocatively. "Let's get this over with. We can't let your brother wait for long."

Lucas' face twitched after being ignored. He almost brandished his halberd out of anger, but he held himself back. "Show him the results of your training, Samantha, and don't hold back!" He muttered in a cold voice.

Hearing this, Samantha knew that her brother was furious. She nodded at Lucas before turning her gaze to Fredrinn.

"We could have avoided this situation if you weren't so arrogant." She looked at Fredrinn as if she was looking at an idiot.

Fredrinn shrugged with an unconcerned expression.

Samantha no longer said anything. She lifted her short sword and lunged at him with one quick step.

Fredrinn was still composed and he didn't seem to have the intention to make a move.

Seeing this, Samantha scoffed in her heart. She raised her sword and slashed down while aiming for his arm. She didn't want to injure him since this was only a spar and she only used a small portion of her power.

'This guy should be at the Qi Gathering realm at most. This attack should be enough to defeat him.' That was what she thought, but…

Fredrinn suddenly reacted when her sword was about to touch his arm. In that short moment, he lifted his hand and pointed his finger which stopped Samantha's sword abruptly.

"Huh?!" Samantha was dumbfounded. Although she didn't use her full strength, her attack still had the power of a Foundation Establishment martial practitioner! There should be no way that a Qi Gathering realm martial practitioner could stop it. However, her sword was effortlessly blocked by Fredrinn and he only used one finger!

Lucas was also stunned by the scene. He even blinked his eyes a few times to check if he wasn't seeing things wrong. 'How is that possible?!'

At this moment, Samantha slowly infused her sword with her Qi and put more strength in her grip, but to her amazement, she still couldn't overpower Fredrinn's finger!

Fredrinn smirked when he saw the look on her face. He then flicked her sword to the side, making Samantha stagger.

"You! How did you…" Samantha stared at him in disbelief. In that short exchange, she realized that Fredrinn's power was beyond her understanding. All this time, she thought that Fredrinn was a loser, a weakling who had no redeeming ability. However, reality proved her wrong.

He was a monster! A tiger pretending to be a pig! A wolf in sheep's clothing!

"You were hiding your strength?!" She exclaimed in utter astonishment.

"Surprise," Fredrinn muttered in a teasing voice while making an exaggerated hand gesture.

Samantha wasn't in the mood to respond to his teasing.

Lucas didn't expect the sudden turn of events. 'Samantha is almost at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm, but he managed to overpower her with only a finger. His cultivation should be similar to mine…' His face turned serious when he thought of this.

Lucas jumped in between them while keeping his eyes on Fredrinn. "I have underestimated you, Fredrinn. I never thought that you were actually hiding your real power all this time."

"Lucas." Samantha wanted to say something, but her brother raised his hand and shook his head.

"You are not his match."

Samantha gritted her teeth with a defiant look in her eyes, but when she saw Fredrinn's carefree smile, she lost all her confidence. 'Dammit! He made a fool out of everyone!'

"Let me see what you have learned in the army, Lucas."

This time, Lucas no longer dared to treat Fredrinn lightly. He grabbed his halberd and stared at him with a wary gaze. "Take out your weapon!"

Fredrinn shook his head. "I don't need one to defeat you." He replied. In truth, he didn't take out a weapon since he no longer had a proper weapon to use. This was because he gave his sword to Gunnar's nephew and he didn't have the time to get himself a new one.

Lucas glared at him after hearing his words. "Did you really think that beating my sister makes you unparalleled?!" He shouted as he pounced at Fredrinn. His heavy footprints crushed the flowers beneath him.

After gaining momentum, he stabbed out his halberd. Knowing Fredrinn's power, he used his full strength.

The years of combat experience that Fredrinn received as a reward from the system came into play.

He deflected the halberd's blade with his bare hands and with minimal movement. He then countered with a swift kick to the face.

"Hm?" Lucas lifted his halberd and used it as a shield to protect his head.

Pa!

Fredrinn's foot landed on the halberd, but the strength behind his kick forced Lucas to take a few steps back.

Lucas furrowed his eyebrows while looking at his shaking arms. It might have looked like he had blocked the kick, but the residual force made his arms go numb. 'This guy is powerful!' He didn't want to admit it, but Fredrinn was definitely stronger than him.

Lucas raised his head and looked at Fredrinn who was staring at him with a calm smile. He sighed and lowered his halberd while shaking his head. "I admit defeat."

Fredrinn wasn't surprised by this. That kick from earlier was enough to prove that he was stronger than Lucas.

"Lucas, how can you admit defeat? You still haven't used any battle techniques!" Samantha didn't want to see her older brother lose against him.

Lucas looked at his sister and shook his head. "Can't you see? He didn't even use his weapon, but he still overpowered me."

Samantha was at a loss for words. She was so blinded by her prejudice that she failed to notice this minor detail.

"Samantha, he isn't the man you used to know. This should be who he really is." There was a tinge of awe in Lucas' voice.

Suddenly, they saw a servant rushing toward them. "My lord, my lady, Lord Fredrinn, the city lord wants you to come to the dining hall."

"Alright." Fredrinn nodded. He turned his gaze at the two and said. "I know you have a lot of questions. I will answer them after lunch."

Samantha and Lucas nodded upon hearing that.

"Let's go."