Chapter 118: Meet Mark
Since when could a mere B-rank threaten an S-rank hunter? The only way a B-rank hunter could hurt an S-rank was if the S-rank stood still without using any abilities and let the B-rank attack with all his strength.
Even though Nick was an intern of the Hunter Association, Bell could beat him whenever he wanted. As long as Nick wasn’t injured too badly, no one would be bored enough to hold an S-rank hunter responsible just because he beat up a B-rank hunter.
"B-Bell?!"
The moment he heard this name, Nick was startled. He finally knew why he had felt that the muscular guy in front of him was so dangerous.
A wise man knows when to submit. Nick immediately knelt down and hugged Bell’s leg, leaving everyone frozen.
Lailah had originally planned to advise Bell not to hit Nick too hard, but after seeing this scene, she no longer knew what to say.
"Oh, so you’re Bell? The idol in my heart. I never thought I’d get to meet you today. You’re a shining example for the younger generation of hunters to follow. Can I lick your feet?"
Nick’s shameless flattery made the corner of Bell’s mouth twitch. Just a moment ago, Bell had been planning to beat Nick up, but now he felt that hitting him wouldn’t be good for the image he had built.
"Get lost, or I’ll beat you up."
Seeing that Nick had even stuck out his tongue and was getting ready to lick his shoes, Bell’s gaze grew more and more disgusted. Although he called Mark a good-for-nothing, at least Mark wasn’t this pathetic.
"Ok, ok, ok."
Having gotten what he wanted, Nick immediately returned to his workstation. Not getting into a fight was good enough, because if an S-rank really beat him up, he could only take the beating.
But as soon as he stood in front of Mark’s room, he saw Bell’s group also coming over here. Nick was still dumbfounded because he thought Bell was as shameless as him, saying one thing and doing another.
"What are you guys planning to do?"
"What else could we be doing? Of course we’re here to meet the person in this room. You’re still blocking the way. Do you want to get beaten up?"
Bell thought that would be enough to make Nick step aside, but he didn’t expect Nick’s attitude to suddenly change one hundred and eighty degrees.
Even though he knew he was nothing in front of an S-rank hunter, Nick still stared at Bell with a serious look.
"The chairman ordered that no one else is allowed to enter this place."
Business was business; personal matters were personal matters. Just now, it was a personal issue, so Nick could act however he wanted, but now it was work, so of course he had to be serious.
Nick’s current attitude made Bell find him a little less annoying. Of course, finding him less annoying didn’t mean he wouldn’t go inside.
"I’m an S-rank hunter."
Bell copied Nick’s habit of showing off his rank to intimidate him, but who would’ve thought Nick would bluntly fight back?
"Even an SS-rank isn’t allowed in unless the chairman gives the order."
"Wow, pretty stubborn, huh?"
Bell threw a punch so fast that Nick didn’t even have time to react before he was knocked unconscious on the spot.
"Your work attitude is very good, but unfortunately, your ability is limited. You know you can’t stop me, so why are you still stubborn?"
Bell shook his head and casually opened the door. He didn’t hate Nick because Nick blocked his way; at least that attitude wasn’t bad. Someone who could bend and stretch without a shred of shame like that was actually pretty interesting.
"Couldn’t you have hit him a little lighter? It’s true that you didn’t mean to hurt him, but seeing him collapsed like that is pretty pitiful."
Lailah’s saintly gaze turned toward Bell, making him immediately look away. If he looked at her, Bell would really feel like he had done something wrong.
"Hmph, why are you being too kind like this? It’s just a little minor injury. If I help him wake up later, won’t everything be fine?"
Seeing Lailah like this, Mia’s eyelids twitched. Although she didn’t dislike Lailah’s kindness, being this kind to the point of being a little ’stupid’ would definitely get her tricked by others.
Of course, Mia’s way of thinking was logically reasonable because she didn’t know Lailah was an angel. Lailah was indeed friendly, but there was nothing wrong with the brain she was using.
Not to mention that Lailah also had a bunch of magical gadgets with weird and illogical functions, so tricking her was very difficult.
The moment Bell stepped into the room, his sharp senses immediately noticed something unusual. Lailah saw it at a glance, while Mia felt it shortly after.
Mark’s body, which seemed to have become that of a vegetable, was now absorbing the surrounding energy at an extremely high speed.
This action made absolutely no sense because even an SS-rank hunter couldn’t actively absorb energy like this without an ability related to cosmic energy.
"Lailah, what the hell is this?"
Bell only understood that Mark was absorbing energy, but he had no idea about anything more specific. Asking an angel was obviously the best choice.
"This is probably the cultivation method Nexus wants to spread. Nexus must have given his disciples the highest level of innate talent. With this level of talent, as long as they live long enough, becoming invincible in the material universe probably won’t be a problem."
Just the material universe, not including heaven and hell. Those two places were filled with beings on the same level as immortals, yet they were allowed to possess power, so cultivators had no way to compare with them.
But since everything that existed eternally was restricted by Lucifer and Michael, they weren’t that powerful when they came to the material world. It could be said that in the material world, cultivators were absolutely the lords.
"Hey, hey, hey. What the hell are you two talking about? Why can’t I understand anything? What does the good-for-nothing Mark have to do with becoming invincible in the universe?"
The extremely serious way Lailah and Bell spoke made Mia feel that something was very wrong. Even though Mark looked like a vegetable, what if they were telling the truth?
After all, Mia had dumped Mark to become Bell’s girlfriend, so Mark definitely hated her. If Mark really became this powerful, wouldn’t she be screwed?