At that moment, on the roof of the fertilizer factory, Maud Moody ripped the black cloth off Sophia's head.
Panic flashed across Sophia's face as she looked at the man before her. "Who... who are you? What do you want? I... I'll give you all my money, just please don't hurt me!"
Maud gave a dark chuckle. "Heh. Money? I don't need your money!"
He gripped Sophia's delicate chin, greed flashing in his eyes. "Tsk, tsk, what a tempting little beauty! It's a shame you ended up with a useless waste like Ethan!"
Sophia asked, her voice trembling, "You... you know Ethan?"
Maud's face darkened. "Know him? I know him very well! I often wonder how a powerless teacher like him has the guts to cross me. Doesn't he know that heroes die easily in this world?"
Deep fear flickered in Sophia's eyes. "Sir, is... is there some kind of misunderstanding?"
Maud burst into laughter. "Misunderstanding? There's no misunderstanding. When your dear husband gets here, your family will be reunited!"
Only then did Sophia notice July lying unconscious on the ground. "July! My daughter! What... what have you done to my daughter?!"
Maud chuckled. "Don't worry, the main event hasn't started yet. Why would I let this little brat die before then?"
Sophia pleaded, "I beg you! No matter what Ethan did to offend you, I apologize on his behalf. Whatever you want, I'll agree to it, just please don't hurt my daughter!"
Seeing Sophia's terror, Maud said smugly, "Don't worry, the real show starts when your good-for-nothing husband arrives!"
A cold voice rang out. "Oh? I wonder what kind of show Mr. Moody has prepared. Do show me."
Ethan appeared, walking towards them step by step.
Maud's eyes were venomous as he stared at Ethan. "You actually dared to come alone?"
Ethan's gaze was ice-cold. "You extended such a warm invitation; how could I refuse? I'm here. Now, let them go!"
Maud scoffed; his face full of mockery. "I thought you were a smart man, but I never imagined you'd be foolish enough to come here alone! You think you can leave so easily now that you're here?"
Ethan glanced around. More than a dozen burly men armed with clubs had surrounded them.
Ethan let out a disdainful snort. "You think you can stop me with these clowns? Maud, you have a brain, but you don't use it! I spared you last time, hoping you'd change your ways, but you're still as stupid as ever!"
Maud was about to explode in anger, but then he laughed. "All you have left are empty words. I wonder if you'll be able to talk so tough when your precious wife is pleasuring my men right in front of you!"
Ethan's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Maud, what are you trying to do?!"
Maud's eyes were filled with malice. "The humiliation you brought me that day, I will return it tenfold!"
He squeezed Sophia's chin. "She's quite beautiful, don't you think, boys?"
A tattooed thug swallowed hard; his eyes gleaming with lust. "I've never seen such a beautiful woman in my life!"
Maud smirked. "Is that so?"
With a ripping sound, Sophia screamed as Maud tore open her blouse. "Who says the boss doesn't take care of his men? This exquisite beauty is all yours! Hahaha..."
Maud's face was sinister. He wanted to humiliate Ethan's wife with his own men, right before his eyes.
One of the men let out a growl. "I can't take it anymore!" He lunged at Sophia.
Sophia screamed and closed her eyes in despair.
But the violation she expected never came. She opened her eyes a sliver and saw Ethan standing protectively in front of her!
Ethan had moved so fast that no one had time to react. His hand was already clamped around the thug's neck.
He lifted the man slowly, his eyes filled with a deathly chill. "The moment you laid eyes on my wife with lust, you were already dead. Did you know that?"
Maud quickly recovered from his shock and pulled out a Desert Eagle, aiming it at Ethan. "Let him go!"
Ethan ignored the threat. He looked at the man, whose face had turned purple, and said coldly, "No one can insult my woman and live to tell the tale. You are no exception!"
Ethan punched the man's shoulder.
With a sickening crack, the man's shoulder shattered. He screamed in agony.
Ethan followed with another punch to the man's ribs.
Unsurprisingly, the man's ribs snapped, the broken bones piercing his lungs. He coughed up frothy, blood-tinged saliva.
Ethan delivered eight more punches, shattering every bone in the man's body. Then he raised his knee and slammed it into the man's groin.
With a sickening thud, the man's crotch was a mangled mess of flesh and blood.
Maud's face turned ashen. He aimed his gun, but Ethan was using the thug as a human shield, giving him no clear shot.
After turning the man into a broken doll, Ethan tossed him aside.
The thug lay there, every bone in his body shattered except for his skull. He resembled a tattered sack, able only to twitch feebly on the ground.
With such severe injuries, the man would spend the next few days in excruciating pain before finally dying.
Seeing the gruesome state of his comrade, Maud's face darkened completely.
He knew that this time, it was truly a fight to the death.
Ethan said coldly, "Don't point that gun at me. You'll regret it."
Maud suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha... You've lost your mind! Open your eyes and see clearly! All I have to do is pull this trigger, and bang, your little life is over!"
Ethan chuckled softly. "You think you can do whatever you want with a cheap gun?"
Maud said confidently, "This 'cheap gun' is enough to kill you ten times over!"
Ethen scoffed. "Really? You think those peas shooters could even scratch me?"
Outside the fertilizer factory, over two hundred special forces soldiers were closing in fast.
On a rooftop in the distance, the glint of a sniper scope was visible. A sniper was already aiming at them.
Several of Maud's men, terrified, raised their hands in surrender.
One of them was a little slow to react and was gunned down by the special forces.
Two armed helicopters roared towards them. More than a dozen special forces soldiers rappelled down from the helicopters.
With a thud, they landed on the rooftop, their heavy footsteps seeming to shake the entire building!