Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group Chapter 1141 - 1116: Swearing Brotherhood
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Upon seeing the spectacle ahead, Brother Leopard was struck with astonishment instead of pleasure.
He had figured Ye Chen was thrashed into an unrecognizable mess, yet shockingly, his own underlings were the ones sprawled across the floor.
As his subordinates kept groaning in agony, Brother Leopard bellowed in fury, "You bunch of useless fools, can’t even handle a kid. What’s the use of me keeping you around?"
Right then, a burly bald guy, his face twisted in complaint, spoke up, "Brother Leopard, this kid is really strange. When we hit him with a stick, he didn’t react at all, and his strength is enormous. With just one hit, none of us could get up off the ground."
"That’s right, Brother Leopard, it’s simply impossible to fight him."
"I feel like he shattered all my internal organs."
Listening to his men portray Ye Chen in such an otherworldly manner, Brother Leopard’s rage intensified.
"Can you guys show some backbone? How can you bolster another’s spirits while diminishing your own morale?"
Brother Leopard also sensed a twinge of embarrassment, pondering how such a freakish individual could exist; clearly, it was merely an excuse from his beaten subordinates.
The burly men on the ground were on the verge of speaking again, but Brother Leopard shot them a fierce glare and roared, "Shut up, all of you! If anyone dares to say a word, I’ll make sure he cries for his parents!"
Hearing those words, the strong men clamped their mouths shut at once.
"Kid, let me have a go at you to see just how strong you really are," Brother Leopard declared, eyeing Ye Chen.
Brother Leopard had once been a special forces operative; each assignment was a brush with death. He’d encountered all sorts of folks, so a mere kid like Ye Chen wouldn’t intimidate him.
With those words, Brother Leopard lunged forward toward Ye Chen.
His velocity was astonishingly swift, resembling a ferocious leopard—hence his nickname, Brother Leopard.
Ye Chen couldn’t help but feel a jolt of surprise at the sight.
When it came to speed, Ye Chen definitely lagged behind.
The instant Brother Leopard closed in, Ye Chen pivoted his stance and launched a kick at him, but it missed the mark.
Ye Chen swiftly corrected his form and dashed ahead.
Believing Ye Chen was fleeing, Brother Leopard chuckled mockingly, "Kid, running won’t be that easy."
Ye Chen grinned and replied, "I haven’t knocked you down yet, how could I leave? You’re overthinking it."
"Kid, boastful words aren’t good; I’ll make you search the floor for your teeth soon enough." Brother Leopard sneered.
Thanks to Brother Leopard’s blistering pace, he rapidly overtook Ye Chen’s position.
He lashed out with a stick toward Ye Chen’s frame.
Noticing Ye Chen’s lack of response, he delivered another blow, yielding identical results.
Brother Leopard’s strikes packed immense power; they ought to inflict severe agony on Ye Chen. However, no trace of suffering appeared on Ye Chen’s features.
On the contrary, Ye Chen flashed a grin in his direction.
"Why aren’t you hurt?" Brother Leopard stared at Ye Chen like he was beholding a freak.
By all reason, Ye Chen ought to be collapsed and immobile on the ground. How was he still so spry?
"Brother Leopard, your force is too weak; it feels like tickling," Ye Chen remarked with a grin.
He followed up, "No, even tickling would use more force than yours."
Witnessing Ye Chen’s taunts, Brother Leopard burned with fury.
Ye Chen marked the very first to mock him so brazenly; how could he stay calm?
"Kid, listen up. I will break your bones!" Brother Leopard bellowed.
He swung the stick once more, yet this time Ye Chen stood his ground without evading.
A sinister smirk crept across Brother Leopard’s lips, certain that striking Ye Chen’s abdomen would send him writhing in torment.
Yet to Brother Leopard’s astonishment, Ye Chen remained upright, that aggravating smile intact.
"How could this be? It’s not scientific; this is completely unscientific." Brother Leopard kept muttering to himself.
He stood there dazed, fixated on the snapped half of the stick lying on the ground and the piece still gripped in his hand.
The stick had shattered completely, while Ye Chen appeared utterly unscathed.
For a proud figure like Brother Leopard, Ye Chen realized that commanding respect surpassed merely defeating him.
"Haha, remember always that there’s always someone better, and there’s always a greater world," Ye Chen boomed with laughter.
Simultaneously, he flicked his hand and landed a punch on Brother Leopard, though it lacked real force.
Brother Leopard grasped his arm, his face etched with utter incredulity.
Ye Chen became the inaugural person Brother Leopard truly respected, leaving his jaw agape in shock.
In that instant, he remembered the bald man’s earlier words: sticks proved useless against Ye Chen. Could he possess some Divine Skill?
This was the sole possibility that came to Brother Leopard's mind.
Ye Chen gazed at him and declared, "Come on, let’s continue fighting."
"No, big brother, I was wrong." Brother Leopard swiftly shifted his attitude.
Brother Leopard wasn't foolish; he figured that sticking with Ye Chen would open up a promising path ahead.
From the moment he got booted out of the army over his blunders, he'd been stuck in a grind of brawling for others—a routine that had exhausted him completely.
Yet Brother Leopard never bowed to just anybody; only someone he truly revered would gain his allegiance.
Finally discovering this man, he was determined not to let the chance escape.
"What did you call me?" Ye Chen questioned, eyeing Brother Leopard.
Brother Leopard dropped to his knees in a rush, gripping his wounded arm, and declared, "Big brother, from now on, you are my big brother. You’re the first person Ah-Bao admires."
With those words, he gritted through the agony, kowtowed, and pleaded, "Big brother, please accept a bow from your little brother."
The goons sprawled across the floor stood frozen in shock at the sight before them.
What had come over Brother Leopard—he was calling Ye Chen big brother? Had terror scrambled his wits?
Actually, Ye Chen had expected this turn all along; recognizing Brother Leopard's formidable talents, he aimed to bring him under his wing.
True to form, Brother Leopard bit the hook, awed by Ye Chen's mighty power.
Ye Chen understood well that for a guy like Brother Leopard, true admiration meant blind, devoted loyalty.
As Ye Chen's influence grew, clashes with mighty clans loomed inevitable, yet with Brother Leopard at his flank, countless troubles would fade away.
"All of you, get up and quickly call him big brother," Brother Leopard commanded as he rose and hoisted the fallen thugs one after another.
Grimacing through their hurts, the enforcers knelt like Brother Leopard and hailed Ye Chen as big brother.
They'd shown up to take Ye Chen down, but in a stunning twist that flipped everything overnight, they now bowed to him as their leader.
"Since you’ve recognized me as big brother, you must listen to me. Anything I don’t want you to do is absolutely forbidden. If you defy me, I will harshly punish you. Do you understand?"
"Yes, big brother, we’ll definitely follow your orders."
Led by Brother Leopard, the rugged men shouted back together.
"Alright, now there’s something I need you to do."