Rodney chuckled. "Mr. Lincoln, you truly live up to the high regard my father holds for you. Please rest, and I'll make sure you're properly compensated later."

Ivan nodded and turned to leave, but Andrew's voice cut through the air. "Wait."

Everyone froze—both Rodney's Madblade Martial Academy group and Rhodes family bodyguards were stunned.

"Andrew, what are you doing? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Jerry growled through his pain.

The bodyguards joined in, "Are you insane? Even Jerry was defeated! Do you want to die?"

"Shut up! We already have a lot of problems on our plate!"

"Andrew, don't try to get yourself killed. Mr. Lincoln is obviously a powerful expert—no one can save you!"

Since even a master like Jerry had been defeated, they viewed Andrew's interruption as suicidal. The Rhodes family bodyguards were amazed at Andrew's audacity, believing he was playing with fire.

"Well, our side still has one person who hasn't fought yet," Andrew said casually. "O