Chapter: 1178
"Dustin is here, Grandpa." Patrick suddenly entered.
"Right on time." Paul smiled.
"Tell him to come in."
"Alright." Patrick went out again to lead Dustin in.
"Greetings, Sir Paul." Dustin greeted Paul.
"You came at the right time, Dustin. Let me introduce you to someone." Paul gestured to the man next to him.
"This is the current leader of Balerno martial arts, Ronald Reeds."
"Ronald Reeds?" Dustin raised an eyebrow.
He recalled Micheal mentioning that Ronald was his good friend. He just didn’t expect that friend to be the leader of Balerno martial arts.
"Do you know each other?" Paul was surprised.
"Of course, I’ve heard of Sir Reeds’ accomplishments. Nice to meet you, Sir Reeds." Dustin greeted once more.
"A talented individual indeed." Ronald nodded with a smile.
"The alliance is fortunate to have young, talented individuals like you as its future leaders."
"You flatter me, Sir Reeds." Dustin lowered his head politely.
"I don’t have anything to gift you besides this knife. It’s sharp enough to cut through metal. I hope you accept this token to commemorate our first meeting." Ronald pulled out the knife he carried and handed it to Dustin with a smile.
"But…" Dustin was taken aback.
"Ronald likes talented individuals very much. Since he wants to offer you a gift, you might as well accept it." Paul smiled.
"Alright. Thank you, Sir Reeds." Dustin accepted the knife humbly.
"I hope you do your best to make the Balerno martial arts alliance proud," Ronald encouraged.
"I will," Dustin promised.
"It’s almost time, Ronald. Why don’t you tell the other participants to come in so we can discuss strategies," Paul said to Ronald.
"Sure. I’ll go get them." Just as Ronald was about to stand up, one of the alliance workers walked in nervously.
"I have bad news, sir! We received a report that three participants-Chase Newman, Andy Cannon, and Shawn Mcgee-have been poisoned. They are currently all unconscious!"
"What? Poisoned?" Everyone paled.
It was no coincidence that three participants were poisoned on the day of the tournament.