Chapter 172: A New Mission.
Chapter 172
But Alex held himself back. It was not worth lowering himself to fight an idiot with a brain the size of a peanut. It’ll just be like a hydrogen bomb vs a coughing baby.
Besides, he didn’t want to accidentally end up killing someone. That would just end up making things a bit messy.
He had already known that his current strength was far, far beyond that of an ordinary human. Heck, even an ordinary Early Realm Awakened was by far stronger than a normal human by a large margin, talk less of him who is twice as strong as an Ascendant Realm Awakened.
So, rather than wasting his precious time on these clowns, Alex simply turned around and began walking away. He had much better things to do.
Henry’s expression immediately changed the instance he saw Alex dismiss him as if he were nothing more than an ant.
"Hey! Where the hell do you think you’re going? I’m not done talking to you!"
Alex ignored him and continued walking down the corridor, toward the parking lot, where he had parked his Lamborghini Murciélago earlier, as though he hadn’t heard anything.
That nonchalant behavior of his only made Henry even more furious than before.
One of the two guys standing beside him suddenly stepped forward, apparently deciding that he could not allow Alex to simply walk away after blatantly disrespecting his good friend.
"Hey! Walker right?!!"
Alex continued walking as if he didn’t hear anything.
"Don’t you hear me, dammit?!"
Still nothing, making the guy’s face become ugly.
"Where the hell do you think you are going, you plastic surgery freak? Don’t you see my bro isn’t done talking with you?!"
Alex finally stopped, and slowly turned his head back. Hearing this clowns call him a plastic surgery freak was really beginning to tick him off. For crying out loud, did this face look like something that plastic surgery could even create!
No matter how skilled the surgeon was or how expensive the procedure was, plastic surgery still had its limits. A person’s natural bone structure, facial proportions, and countless other tiny details could only be altered so much.
But at the end there would always be some degree of imperfection, even if it was so subtle that nobody else could notice. Unlike his face, which was practically the results of his OP system.
Just then he noticed that the guy was already approaching him, with his right hand reaching toward his shoulder as if he intended to stop him from leaving.
Alex’s forest green eyes narrowed slightly as he continued to watch the man’s action. Then, just when his palm was almost close to his shoulder, Alex swiftly pushed his hand out and caught the man’s palm, causing his expression to change.
"What the...?"
Alex gave the shocked man a cold, unhinged smile before squeezing lightly.
Crackkk! At that moment a sickening loud sound of bones cracking and crunching suddenly rang through the entire corridor, followed by a loud wailing scream that made everyone’s hair stand up.
"AAAAAAHHHH!"
His entire face twisted in what looked like agony as he desperately pulled his hand away from Alex’s loose grip. His entire palm had now been completely crushed under that seeming effortless squeeze, leaving his fingers bent in impossible angles as he immediately began nursing his injured hand against his chest.
Now how was he ever supposed to play basketball again, when they had totaled his good hand!
"You frickin piece of shit!" He howled like a mad dog. "I’ll sur you! Do you hear me?! I will fucking sue you for assaulting me!"
Alex had already walked five steps forward after teaching the guy a minor lesson, when he suddenly stopped, after hearing what the delusional fool was yapping about.
His face had now completely changed from the relaxed and carefree look that he had had only moments ago. Now it was nowhere to be seen. It was as if it had never even existed in the first place.
Now his forest green eyes shone with a frighteningly cold light, and he said calmly.
"Repeat what you just said."
The man’s mouth opened to talk back, but no words came out. It was because the moment their eyes had met, the man suddenly felt his entire body freeze
That gaze...
It was difficult to explain, but if he had to put it into words. It was as though he had suddenly found himself standing alone in a dark forest, with a bloodlust predator watching him from somewhere in the shadows.
No! It was even worse than that. It felt as though a massive tiger, that had already decided he was nothing more than prey, had locked its gaze directly onto him. Waiting to strike at any moment.
The man’s throat bobbed nervously. Inside, he wanted to continue yelling at Alex, threatening him with all kinds of threats. He wanted to also tell him that he would make sure Alex paid for what he had done.
But none of those words would come out. His instincts were practically screaming at him to just shut up and stay as far away as possible from Alex.
Alex continued to stare at him, waiting for even just a single peep to give the guy another well deserved injury. But this time, it’ll be one he remembered for the rest of his life. When he noticed the guy seemed to have gained a bit of sense, he finally turned away, muttering under his breath.
"That’s what I thought?"
He didn’t bother listening to whatever other nonsense they might have wanted to say behind his back. Alex simply continued walking toward his car.
Henry stood there, his face becoming increasingly ugly once again. He had expected Alex to be intimidated by him. After all, he was not some nobody. His family had money, connections, and influence. He was used to people backing down whenever he confronted them.
But this guy... He really was something else. He didn’t seem to care about any of that. The worst part was that he couldn’t even understand why.
It didn’t take too long for Alex to finally reach his Lamborghini Murciélago. He opened the driver’s door, enjoying the soothing scent of the impressive car before calmly getting inside.
The car engine roared to life moments later. And Henry, and his two friends from far away could only watch in shock as the expensive sports car pulled away from the parking lot.
Not even bothering to spare the dumbstruck boys another glance, Alex floored the accelerator. And within minutes, the Lamborghini disappeared from their sight.
Meanwhile, inside the car, Alex leaned comfortably against the leather seat as he drove toward home sweet home. He wasn’t particularly bothered by what had just happened.
That Henry guy was annoying, definitely, but in the end he was nothing more than that. He had encountered people even more powerful than him, like Renzo, and that other guy, Julian.
So he really had no interest in wasting his time with such people. His only concern right now, apart from his women issues that is, was going back home, taking a steamy hot shower, and then hitting the old hay sack.
Just as Alex was deep in thought, a familiar chibi figure suddenly appeared in the passenger seat. The tiny girl immediately stretched her tiny arms and legs before happily sinking into the soft leathery seat that felt as good as it was expensive.
[Ahh...]
She rubbed her tiny body against the soft material with a satisfied expression on her adorable face.
[Now this is what I call comfort]
Alex glanced sideways before concentrating back on the road.
"You know you don’t actually need to sit there, right? You could just float like how you always used to do."
The system gave him a little eye roll, finding the joke dry, and ignored him. She then continued enjoying the leather seat for several seconds before suddenly turning her head toward him.
[Hey, Alex]
"Uhm, yeah?"
[Do you know you’ve been slacking off all this while?]
Alex’s eyebrow rose in surprise, wondering what she was talking about.
"Excuse me?"
The chibi crossed her tiny arms over her chest.
[You heard me loud and clear, Mister. You are slacking off?]
Alex frowned.
"In what way then?
[Well for starters, you’ve been spending all this time improving your relationship with Olivia, but what about your other women like Sofia, Celine..]
Alex’s expression stiffened slightly. The chibi immediately pointed a tiny finger at him.
[Exactly! You’re neglecting them]
"I’m not.... Neglecting anyone."
[Oh, really?]
The chibi narrowed her big eyes suspiciously.
[Then tell me, when was the last time you made meaningful progress with some of the other women in your harem?]
Alex. Opened his mouth, but then closed it back, causing the little gremlin to smirk smugly.
[That’s what I thought]
"Sigh. Things have been really complicated lately."
[Excuses, excuses]
"Hey!"
The chibi suddenly raised both hands and said.
[You know what?]
"What?"
[Let me give you a little motivation to help you.]
Alex’s eyes narrowed suspiciously. He knew that tone all too well. Whenever the little gremlin sounded like that, it meant something was usually about to go horribly wrong for him. Like the Nyx situation where he was suddenly given a mission to kiss her, which later resulted in a slap.
"What kind of motivation are we talking about?"
The little gremlin smile widened even more. The next second, a familiar translucent blue screen appeared directly in front of him.
[NEW MISSION GENERATED]