173 [Bonus chapter] Building A Following

"As expected of my Master. I do not hold a candle to your strength." Nero spoke praise for Leon as he struggled to get to his feet. A wave of mana from Leon flowed through Nero's body, and the damage that was done was fixed at once.

"That was exciting!" Nedra did the job of an ever cheery cheerleader and threw her hands into the air. As for the others except for Michael, their jaws were left handing open. They had seen Nero's dominating strength earlier, but seeing how he was so easily beaten up by Leon had them surprised. Some of them even thought that Leon had intentionally made Nero lower his strength in order to put up a show, but they were wrong.

"That was amazing." Richard clapped with his eyebrows raised up high. "You were what? High C rank? Just a couple of months ago, and now look at you. Peak B rank..." His words shook the hearts of all who heard.