Chapter 242: Chapter 242: Worth It
The atmosphere in the hospital room instantly grew tense. Hale's attention was no longer on the corridor outside the door.
He turned around and fixed his gaze on Charles, quickly saying, "Calm down. We're in a hospital, it's not the right place to make a scene."
As a level six Beast Master, Hale could clearly sense the coldness and killing intent radiating from Charles!
It seemed that Charles was genuinely angry this time.
But that was understandable, Jace had gone to great lengths to force that level four Beast Master to apologize to Charles, getting seriously injured in the process to win the duel.
The consequences were significant, if his recovery took too long, it would affect his subsequent studies in Class A. If that happened, in half a month, he might be challenged by Class B again, and there was a chance he would end up back in Class B once more.
Charles was very well aware of the consequences of dueling with a level four Beast Master. Jace must have thought about it too.
Yet, despite that, he still fought without hesitation.
Now that level four Beast Master was back to cause trouble, and Charles couldn't tolerate it at all.
He directly opened the hospital room door and looked out into the corridor.
He saw three people gathered together, constantly checking each hospital room in the hallway, trying to find Jace.
Upon hearing the sound of Charles opening the door.
The three immediately turned their heads to look.
One of them recognized Charles and quickly said to his companions, "Look, it's Charles. He's here too?"
"Maybe we should just forget it and leave. Let's not hang around here." one of the companions said quietly, hesitating.
Charles had excellent hearing, and he wasn't going to let these guys off easily.
"Stop right there. Did I say you could leave?" Charles said as he slowly walked forward.
His cold, merciless voice echoed down the empty hallway.
Grayson stopped in his tracks, feeling the air around him grow noticeably colder. He was a person who cared about his reputation, especially in front of his companions.
Even though he didn't want to provoke Charles, he couldn't just leave with his tail between his legs. If he did, how could he ever engage in online arguments again? People would ignore his words!
"No, Charles, what right do you have to stop me? My legs are my own, and I can leave whenever I want!"
Grayson raised his voice slightly. In truth, he felt a lack of confidence, only by raising his volume could he hide his fear.
"You lost to Jace, and now you owe me an apology." Charles wasn't interested in what this Level Four Beast Master had to say, he didn't care about the other person's words at all.
"I didn't lose! That guy was already on the ground, and I was stepping on his face. I didn't expect him to launch a sneak attack on me!" Grayson immediately retorted.
Charles paused, already imagining what had happened.
This Level Four Beast Master must have been toying with Jace, humiliating him and forcing him to concede. He never anticipated that Jace would rather be injured and insulted than give up hope.
In the end, Jace seized the opportunity and turned the tables!
"What did you do?" Charles was now very close to the three of them.
At that moment, Grayson and his companions could sense something uncomfortable, as if they might lose their lives at any second.
Grayson couldn't help but swallow hard, bending slightly at the waist. He wanted to leave now.
What he didn't expect was that his companions were completely oblivious to his change in demeanor. They thought Grayson was confident enough to confront Charles head-on.
One of his companions spoke up, "All he has to do is admit you're a cowardly fake genius, and it's like he's about to kill him."
Charles took a deep breath, his muscles tensed up as he summoned the mystical beast Mousie.
"Charles, what do you want to do? This is a hospital!" Grayson shouted, a bad feeling churning in his stomach.
The figure of Mousie vanished instantly into the shadows.
Then the cameras in the hospital corridor plunged into darkness.
Three piercing screams echoed through the air.
Hale let out a sigh in the hospital room. He didn't plan to go out and stop Charles, as long as no one ended up dead, it wouldn't be a big deal.
These people had started by insulting and slandering Charles online.
It was only right that they got a good beating from him.
After a while.
Charles took out a tissue and wiped the blood off his hands as he slowly walked into the hospital room.
"I thought you'd be able to keep your emotions in check." Hale said without turning around. Stay updated with m-v l|e'm,p y r
Charles replied clam: "I'm human too, I can get angry. Besides, I care about the people who are good to me."
Sadie listened to the conversation between Charles and Hale, her curiosity piqued about what had happened outside.
She quietly approached the hospital room door, peeking her head out to see.
Her face instantly turned pale, and she trembled slightly, clearly startled by the scene outside.
Charles noticed Sadie's unease and said, "Don't worry, no one's dead. They just fell to the ground, their bones shattered. I've already called a doctor for them."
Even Hale, a Level Six Beast Master, found it hard to believe Charles's words.
On normal days, Charles seemed very emotionally stable and quite peaceful. He never expected that when angry, he could be this ruthless.
But it was just as it should be!
"I'll stay here, Charles, you can head back first." Hale said, not wanting to waste Charles's time.
Charles shook his head indifferently, pulled out his phone, and replied, "I'm fine. I'll stay a little longer, the live stream is about to start anyway. I'll leave after watching."
And so,
Hale, Charles, and Sadie continued on.
In Jace's hospital room, they tuned into the live stream.
The entire online community of Genosha Calivia was extremely curious about this live broadcast.
Before the stream even began, the number of viewers had already reached 100,000 and was still climbing.
Meanwhile,
at a television station in Calivia,
Zane was watching the skyrocketing viewer count with an excited expression. He never expected that the people of Genosha would care so much about Charles's situation.
Whether or not Charles would be disgraced depended on this live broadcast.
"Is everything arranged?" Zane asked the person next to him, wanting to ensure that the plan was foolproof.
Someone replied, "Everything is ready."
The live stream soon began.
As countless viewers watched, Mark and Sam entered the broadcast room.
The host immediately asked, "It's said that there's more to the story about Charles saving 26 children. Can you two tell the audience the truth about what happened, so everyone knows what kind of person Charles really is?"
Mark and Sam exchanged a silent glance, then slowly nodded and took a deep breath.
They stood up, signaling the cameraman to capture everything.
In the next moment,
something unexpected happened that took everyone by surprise.
Mark and Sam shouted loudly, "We were coerced! Charles is the real hero."
"It was he who saved our children! Charles, we all believe in you!"
"These people threatened us and wanted us to slander Charles..."
Suddenly, the live stream went dark, leaving countless viewers stunned in front of their phones.
Especially Jamie, who was watching the stream in the dean's office, gripping his phone tightly.
"I never expected things would turn out this way. Charles, it seems I was wrong, in fact, most people were wrong." Jamie said.
He wasn't the only one who thought these two were there to stab Charles in the back, he never expected their true purpose was to clear Charles's name in front of so many viewers!
One must understand that the threats from the Taylor family were no joke. As residents of the slums, if the Taylor family sought revenge.
They could very well disappear silently by tonight.
Just then, a phone call came in. Jamie looked at the number and felt puzzled, it was an unfamiliar number.
"Dean, it's me. I want those two, and their families, to be safe." Charles's voice came through.
Jamie felt a mix of relief and concern as he replied, "I'll negotiate with the Taylor family. They shouldn't die, but they might endure some suffering."
"I understand, Dean. The Taylor family's current actions are somewhat irrational." Charles continued.
Jamie responded, "I know, the matter is under investigation. We're still waiting for news from the main office."
"Okay, thank you, Dean." After Charles finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Hale and Sadie both felt that Charles had done well by asking the dean for help regarding Mark and Sam.
But unexpectedly, Charles made another call.
"President Xavier, I have something I'd like your help with..."
This wasn't the end, Charles continued dialing the next number.
"President Owen..."
"Teacher Colton, it's like this..."
"Head of the Lance family, it's me, Charles..."
No one knew how many calls were made, but Charles's intention was clear: he wanted to leverage personal connections to pressure the Taylor family into releasing Mark and Sam, and to do so without harm!
"Is this really worth it, Charles?" Hale was shocked, he never thought Charles would be so resolute.
To ensure Mark and Sam's safety, he was willing to go to any lengths.
In fact, Jamie negotiating and applying pressure on the Taylor family was already sufficient to ensure both of them would return alive.
Charles's gaze was unwavering as he answered, "It's worth it. These two know the consequences of their actions, yet they still went ahead without hesitation."
"Jace, Mark, and Sam all did this for me. I can't just pretend nothing happened."
After doing all of this, Charles glanced at Jace, who lay unconscious on the hospital bed.
He turned to Sadie and said, "Thank you for your hard work. When Jace wakes up, make sure to let me know. I still need to get back to training."
"Training? Are you planning to enter the Trial Tower?" Hale guessed.
Charles nodded and turned to leave.
He didn't want to wait any longer! Soon, those who had been shouting and slandering him online would witness what true genius really looked like!