Chapter 31: All Paths Lead Home

Inside a bus in the city of Avalerion,

The Avalerion city only had one bus station, so it was always crowded here. Inter-city buses were an alternative vehicle for residents when they wanted to travel.

Soon, the bus headed for Hurfeish Village would arrive. Hurfeish Village was the farthest destination the bus services could deliver. The place was very remote and famous for being underdeveloped. This place was Ryan's goal.

While waiting for the bus to arrive, Ryan thought that he had left the place where he grew up for a long time. When he felt that he could live independently, he started traveling alone out of this country and got his nickname now, the God of War Nergal. The memories of the past rushed over to him.

When he got on the bus, he didn't want to be behind and by the window. He just wanted to find a quiet seat because he wasn't in a mood to interact with people. He also felt tired since he came to the city of Avalerion. He was overwhelmed by the series of events that happened to him lately.

After an hour of driving, he finally could no longer see the city of Avalerion. Since the Hurfeish Village was filled with mountains, the city scene had turned into a natural landscape.

Ryan started to feel sleepy on the bus. At the time he closed his eyes, the two women behind him were chatting and their voices were quite loud, "Hey, this road is surrounded by forests. Do you think a bad person will come out from behind there?" One of them said

"Hey! How can you think negatively like that?" Her friend added, "Just think positively. After all, this is not the first time we go on this bus."

"Even if a bad person appears, you don't need to be afraid." At this time, a young man approached the two women and joined in their conversation. This man's face looks ordinary.

"How come?" Cassie asked the man. Other women in the bus were also interested in this conversation.

"Because I'm here!" The man smiled and said, "I am a black belt in karate. If it's just a criminal I can beat him to death in ten seconds."

"Oh yeah?" Cassie sounded doubtful about this man's confession. The women who heard it also hesitated when they looked at this man's ordinary body.

"Hmm? Here I show you."

After saying that, the man stood in the middle of the road and showed his bicep. His biceps were the size of a hand and combined with a broad chest.

When they saw this change, the women started screaming in awe. The goddess was also not left behind, she was amazed by the muscles this man had.

Ryan was too lazy to listen to them anymore. He then turned to his left and tried to sleep.

The man caught the figure of Ryan rotating his body. He felt that the man who was trying to sleep looked pathetic, "Do you see that man sleeping? I can take out 10 of those kinds of people in one fell swoop."

When everyone there saw Ryan, they couldn't help but laugh.

Ryan didn't even want to pay attention and was still trying to sleep.

"Hey, hey, how did you train your muscles this big?" A woman walked up to the man and wanted to touch him.

"Of course with practice and eating a healthy diet." The man then posed again, "If you look at my muscles, you can feel that these muscles are formed naturally."

"Can we get a flat tummy?" Asked the other woman.

"Of course!" The man turned to the woman, "As long as your method is correct then making a flat tummy is just an easy matter. If you want, I'll help you get it in just ten days!"

The other women immediately shouted cheerfully, "Wow! How come? Teach us please!"

"Then, I'll ask for your number first. When we return to the city of Avalerion, I will teach you privately."

"Alright then."

All the women there agreed.

Ryan in his heart really couldn't say anything. His way of seducing girls was really contemptible. Did that guy need that much? If he was patient like himself then a girl would come by herself and ask him to marry her, just like what happened to him last time.

The bus was driving at a fairly slow speed due to the uphill road. The natural scenery outside the window was getting lush. In a few hours, the city of Haifa would be visible.

The city of Haifa was famous for its very leafy nature. This place was among the tourist destinations. The place Ryan headed for was one of the remote villages that was part of this city. People rarely knew the existence of this village as it was located at the slope of the mountain.

The group of young people were still talking. At this time, this bus stopped to refuel and got five new passengers. After all was done, they were back on the road.

"You know what, when I competed first and became the first national champion, I only needed three moves and my opponent was blown away from the ring." The man kept bragging.

Ryan still kept his eyes closed. This man really didn't know when to stop. The women, however, listened enthusiastically. Travel between cities was boring, so listening to stories or chatting was one of the entertainment.

To reach its final destination, Hurfeish Village, the bus must pass through a mountain road. Therefore, the road was very quiet. At that moment, there was a shout from inside the bus, "Don't move! Take out all your money!"

The five new passengers took out a gun. One person quickly went to the driver's seat and the other four pointed at the passenger.

Ckit !!!

The sound of the bus brakes sounded loud and the bus slowly stopped. The atmosphere on the bus was also silent.

"Follow our words and no one will get hurt. Now take out all your valuable stuff and money!" Three people were in charge of collecting the loot and one was watching the situation from behind.

Everyone seemed to bow their heads and Cassie trembled in fear, "How could the robbers get into our bus?"

Cassie's female friends were also scared. This was the first time they had experienced something like this.

A robber came to Ryan and the person sitting beside Ryan immediately took out his wallet and cellphone.

"Can I ask for my ID and driving license?" Asked the passenger.

"Okay." The robber then took his wallet and looked at the ATM card. At the same time, the robber asked, "What's the pin number?"

"Ah!" This passenger did not expect to be questioned.

"Are you deaf or something? I asked again, what is the pin number or I will shoot you now!" The robber began to growl.

"123412" Said the passenger, trembling.

"Smart kid." After that he threw back the passenger's wallet.

"Hey now it's your turn! Don't pretend to be sleeping." The robber pushed Ryan.

Ryan was still half conscious when the robber woke him, "Hmm? What is wrong?"

"Take out your stuff and money." Said the robber, pointing his gun.

Ryan pretended to be scared. He started fumbling around in his pockets and after a while he just pulled out a ticket. After realizing the situation, Ryan just turned to the robber and said, "I've spent all my money to buy this ticket, I have nothing left."

The robber then took the ticket and checked, "Hurfeish Village? It turns out that this village boy is indeed poor." The robber's friends laughed too.

Ryan himself wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. The reputation of Hurfeish Village as a poor village had actually spread. Seeing that it was useless to keep teasing the village boy, the robber immediately headed for the other passengers.

This time, the robber came upon a group of women, "Take out your stuff!"

All the women were afraid and obeyed the robber.

"Hey, didn't you say that you're a black belt in karate?" Asked a woman to the man who previously bragged all the time.

The man felt his heart stop beating. The enemy was carrying a gun and he was only empty handed. What's more, there were five of them and he was alone. How could he knock them all empty-handed?

"What did you just say?" The robber faintly heard their conversation and started cocking the gun.

The man immediately got scared. He begged inside his heart, 'Please help! Do other people, not me.'

But at that very moment, a woman stood up and said, "He is a black belt in karate as well as a national champion!"

'I'm so dead!' The man gripped his thigh as cold sweat started to flow from his forehead. He immediately turned pale. His eyes were watery and his mouth was dry.

"Oh?" The robber immediately turned to the man and the women gave a look full of meaning.

"National champion?" Said the robber with a smile, "Then get up!"