Chapter 254

Fighting Hector and Leslie's crew had been one thing. It was just a bare-knuckle brawl between students and nothing too serious. In the worst case scenario, the school would hand down some minor punishments. After all, both sides had held back, knowing the consequences of going too far. But this was different. The thugs standing before them weren't students. They weren't bound by the university's rules, nor did they care about consequences. They didn't throw punches—they swung weapons like baseball bats and iron rods. Some of those bats even had dried blood on them, as if to remind everyone that these weren't empty threats. These guys weren't playing by the same rules. To them, breaking bones or even killing someone wasn't a big deal. If things got out of hand, they'd just go to prison for a while. So what? With the backing of powerful families like Leslie and Hector's, getting bailed out was just a matter of time. The students had hesitations. The thugs didn't. Fear spr