Chapter 342
From Outcast to Overlord: The Unyielding Heir
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Eira’s calm expression suddenly flushed crimson, and the fury in her eyes looked ready to ignite.
She jabbed a slender finger at Leander, her expression beyond words. Even Tycen had never seen her lose it like this.
“Leander, you b*stard! I knew you weren’t dead! I said it all along–scum like you don’t just keel over from some sickness. Parasites like you live long enough to curse the world for a century. You filthy lowlife—you finally crawled out of hiding!” Each word came through clenched teeth. She was never one to curse, but now she was dragging up every foul insult her mind could conjure just to hurl at him.
Everyone nearby just froze, wide–eyed and clueless about what was happening.
Eira had always been the natural leader among the younger crowd in Highcliffe. She had a mind built for strategy, always three steps ahead. She even outmatched Daphne in some ways, and Tycen–the heir and a born powerbroker–followed her lead without question.
Yet here she was, unraveling like a girl whose secret had been exposed. Her anger carried a raw shame, as if Leander had struck at something she could never forgive.
If anyone else had screamed at him like that, Leander would have erased them from the world without a thought. But with Eira, he just stood there, scratching the bridge of his nose with an awkward look, unmoved by her fury.
When Leander was nine, he used to sneak up the back side of Westvale Peak to practice his forms. After finishing his drills one afternoon, he followed the sound of running water, planning to rinse off in a quiet pool farther up the creek.
But when he got there, he froze. Some clothes were hanging from a young tree near the water’s edge.
He glanced toward the pool and caught sight of a girl, maybe ten or eleven, splashing around in the shallows. She stood up momentarily, and he couldn’t help but notice the curve of her chest and the flash of cartoon–print underwear peeking through.
That girl was Eira.
From that day on, she treated him like her sworn enemy. Leander got chased, scolded, and ambushed by her almost daily. Since she already looked older than her age, he nicknamed her ‘the silly girl p>
Back in Highcliffe, aside from spending time with Daphne and Ethan, Eira was the one he Content originally comes from (.)net
up around the most.
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Things only changed when he turned ten. Gareth stripped him of his martial power and threw him out, and Leander never saw Eira again. He certainly never expected that their paths would cross in a scene like this nine years later.
“Eira, you know this guy?” Tycen’s eyes darkened as he caught the way Eira flinched at the stranger. The intense reaction made his gut tighten, and he pressed her for an answer.
But Eira didn’t spare him a glance. Her cheeks burned with anger and shame as she turned sharply toward Rodrick instead. “Rodrick, don’t you have unfinished business with him, too? You’ve asked me over and over to join the Wave Alliance, and I always turned you down. Well, not anymore. I’m officially in. From this moment, I’ll be the second honorary president. My only condition–make sure that b*stard doesn’t walk out of Maplebrook Axis tonight. Whatever it takes p>
Her words cut like steel, every syllable hard and final. The grim resolve in her tone lit a spark of delight across Rodrick’s expression.
He’d been chasing her support for so long, but she never agreed. Who would’ve thought it would be Leander, of all people, who pushed her into committing so decisively?
On my own, I wouldn’t dare pick a fight with Leander. But with two of Highcliffe’s brightest young elites backing me up, what the hell do I have to be afraid of?
Leander just shook his head, looking helpless.
Looks like nine years haven’t done a thing to soften Eira’s grudge against me. Every time she sees me, she’s still coming at me like she wants blood.
“B*stard. I couldn’t touch you before–but tonight, let’s see if you can slip out of my hands p>
Eira’s eyes swept coldly across the space as her fingers curled into a fist. At her side, Tycen and Rodrick stood with equally dark expressions.
The arena shook again. The night’s drama just kept piling on–first, Leander had forced Rodrick to back off with just a few words, enough to leave everyone rattled. But now Tycen and Eira had both stepped in, two powerhouses throwing their weight against him.
The situation was clear: none of the three intended to let Leander walk away. Both Highcliffe’s brightest young elites and the head of the Wave Alliance–hell, even if Ethan, Highcliffe’s number–one heir, showed up,
he’d have his hands full. And Leander–he looked cornered.
“My God,” someone muttered. “How many enemies has Leander managed to make p>
Nathan, Luke, and Evander exchanged glances. Each saw the same helpless look mirrored in the others‘ eyes.
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Dealing with Rodrick alone is already a stretch. Now, with Tycen and Eira pressing in, the weight is suffocating. How’s Leander supposed to take all that with a frame that thin?
Aurora’s eyes widened, then widened again. Until now, she’d written Leander off as nothing more than a loudmouth–an ignorant college kid who liked acting deep. But one heavyweight after another kept showing up because of him, even the likes of Eira and Tycen, the rising stars of Highcliffe. That alone said plenty about just how far Leander’s reach really went.
Whether Tycen and Eira had come as allies or enemies didn’t matter. The fact that Leander could stir up such a storm among Highcliffe’s younger generation was enough to make him stand tall with pride.
“B*stard. I couldn’t deal with you back then, but today? Let’s see you slip away this time. I’ll beat you down and drag you back to the Ashcroft Family myself p>
Eira’s eyes narrowed, a sly glint flashing through them. She leaned close to Tycen and whispered, “Tycen, catch him for me. Do that, and I’ll give you a kiss p>
The words hit him like a jolt. He and Eira might have been engaged, but she had never let him get close. Not once. He hadn’t even held her hand. She was always cool, always untouchable.
But now–just for hauling Leander in–she was offering him a kiss. His heart leapt.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Tycen stepped forward. His figure blurred, and in an instant, he was right at Leander’s side, hand snapping to clamp down on his shoulder. His power flared with every move, the strength of a half–Sovereign impossible to miss.
Leander, however, already understood the situation. The so–called Nine Geniuses of Astria were just the ones everyone talked about. With strength like Tycen’s, he could easily stand among them.
The man’s hand shot forward, fast enough to look unstoppable to most. Yet to Leander, it was no quicker than a snail crawling across a wall. Still, he didn’t bother to move. He just watched with a faint, knowing smile.
Just then, a voice thundered across the room.
“Tycen! You dare lay a hand on Leander p>
A fierce gust blasted through the bar, forcing everyone to stumble back. Tycen felt the rush at his back, instincts flaring–he dropped Leander on the spot and whipped around, striking out with a palm.
Boom!
The impact roared like a cannon. Wind ripped through the place, knocking skirts high into the air as women shrieked in alarm. The speakers on the dance floor blew apart with a crack, the
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twin marble platforms split into jagged lines, and the nearest tables shattered into splinters.
Tycen’s eyes sharpened. He staggered three steps back before he steadied himself. When his vision cleared, someone was already standing at Leander’s side–a man with sharp, handsome features. His palm still hanging in the air, frozen in that flawless strike.
“Ethan?” Tycen’s pupils contracted. The name tore out of him in disbelief.
Gasps broke out around the room. Everyone knew Ethan–he kept to the shadows, but his reputation as Highcliffe’s number one heir rang too loud to ignore. Too many people had tracked his every move not to recognize that face now.
The crowd was still buzzing with questions when another figure appeared in the doorway.
“Whoever dares touch Ander, you’ll have to deal with me p>
A woman stepped forward, her beauty rivaling Eira’s. With unshakable poise, she moved to Leander’s side, standing opposite Ethan–one on the left, one on the right.
The room fell into stunned silence.
Aurora’s eyes widened, her breath catching cold in her chest. “Ethan, Daphne, Tycen, Eira p>
Wait… all the scions from Highcliffe’s four top – tier families — the big four of the younger generation — are actually here?
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