The noise inside the mansion was spotted by the guards outside almost immediately. Before long, a protection detail made up of Tier 7 Enhanced stormed in.
The moment they saw the scene—especially Leonard being held in midair like a chicken by the throat—their faces changed.
"Stop!"
"Put Colonel Hale down!"
Leonard's face had already turned a dark purplish red. His legs bicycled uselessly in the air, and both hands clawed at Ethan's wrist, trying to pry it off.
In front of Ethan's strength, the struggle was pathetic. Meaningless.
Ethan glanced at the guards and said flatly, "Get out. This doesn't involve you."
"…!"
The whole squad went speechless.
Our job is literally to protect Colonel Hale, their expressions seemed to say. You're about to choke him to death and you're telling us it's none of our business?
But with Leonard in Ethan's hand, none of them dared make a move.
