Adam meant what he said and was truly planning on teaching Cole a lesson that he really needed to learn, and Cole had surprisingly managed to truly annoy Adam.
After saying what he said, Adam suddenly burst from where he stood opposite to Cole with speed that made him appear to be a mere blur, even to the other faction leaders who had been watching attentively the entire time.
From Cole's words, it seemed as though Adam had killed Emma and Sarah, but they couldn't believe that as they knew how much Adam valued friendship and connections.
They didn't know what to believe, but there was sure about some things.
Adam was their leader, could control them and they had no reason to doubt him or his character, so in this situation, it seemed as though Cole was in the wrong.
Adam slammed his knee into Cole's stomach causing him to vomit a curdle of blood and Adam didn't hold back his strength, breaking three of Cole's ribs in that single strike.
He then went onto rapidly and continuously striking him with his fists, completely beating Cole to a pulp and repaying him for every single attack that he had launched towards him.
However, he had begun holding back his strength, knowing that Cole wouldn't be able to handle even a few seconds of Adam using his full power.
"Don't try to fly away, this is your punishment for being such a stupid idiot"
Adam jumped up and grabbed the leg of Cole who attempted to fly away with the last of the Internal Energy that he had, then flung him towards the ground.
It was a brutal battering, but it was only fair for Adam to pay Cole back for the attacks he suffered, and after seeing he couldn't handle anymore, he stopped attacking him.
Cole was barely able to stay conscious and would die if he wasn't treated soon, so the other faction leaders were thankful that Adam had stopped himself from attacking, and it was clear that Adam had been holding back his strength and speed most of the time.
"Are you really that idiotic Cole? Did you actually believe that I would kill Emma and Sarah and yet you didn't even give me the chance to explain myself and were blinded by emotion"
"You attacked your leader and close friend without even asking what had happened and went as far as trying to kill me with all you had, maybe that's why she went with the Blood Moon Group so willingly"
"Emma must have been ashamed to have once been with you, a useless, weak and stupid individual, that once she was given the chance to live a new life, she took it without thinking"
Adam wasn't holding back with his words and he needed to scold Cole to make sure that something like this didn't repeat itself, and so that he was able to rise up from his current state and become stronger.
"Such a miserable individual that allows themselves to be controlled by emotions and easily deceived doesn't deserve to be a leader of the faction"
"Even with me holding back and allowing you to attack me, you were unable to even land an attack that injured me greatly"
"You blame me for not being there to protect her, well where were you. She was your woman, so why is it my duty to protect her. It was you who was too weak and useless to sense what was happening there"
His words were begging to make everything that had happened clear and the faction leaders were shocked to see how strict and harsh Adam was being, but they also knew that he was right.
"The Blood Moon Group appeared before her and most likely offered her an opportunity to become powerful as I saw her and Sarah willingly leave with her. Yet you blamed me and were unable to realise and accept your weakness and uselessness. You should be ashamed"
"I am just as angry as you are and burnt down the house to get rid of any traces of Emma and Sarah and also make it so that they are assumed to be dead by the government. They are joining a criminal and evil organisation willingly, so if the police search for them, they are likely to be killed. While getting them back won't be easy, so if you truly want to rise up from your current pitiful state, you need to become stronger"
"And you must also prepare yourself for the possibility that they are too far gone and if that is the case, you cannot hesitate to take them down and I will do the same. Unlike my aunt, they willingly chose to become what they may become after joining the Blood Moon Group, so if it comes to it and they have become different people, I will not show any mercy" added Adam.
It was a big possibility that it was too late to save them by the time they were ready to face the Blood Moon Group, so Cole needed to be able to handle that.
"All of you take this as a lesson. I was just teaching him about controlling one's mind, desires and emotions and yet he learnt nothing. Make rational decisions and understand the situation before doing so, otherwise, the safety of everyone within our territory and that of the faction will be at stake. As leader's your actions have great repercussions and represent those that are supporting and working under you, so such a shameful event like this cannot be repeated"
"I allowed him to vent his rage this time because I understood the pain of losing a loved one and being helpless to it, but next time I will have no choice but to strike you down. I was merely defending myself and cannot allow this faction, country and world's safety to be jeopardised by stupid individuals"
Adam's words all made sense to Cole and it was clear that he wasn't lying and had no reason to do so.