Chapter 86: Breaking In

Adam didn't have a weapon with him, while he could see that many of those around the gang's base were armed with melee weapons.

Luckily he saw that none of them were holding guns, but he did see a few of them with guns tucked into their pants.

However their weapons didn't scare Adam, and Adam knew that what mattered most was the wielder of the weapon and not the weapon itself after training with his master.

He also knew that the gang wouldn't be stupid enough to begin firing shots, otherwise the police would have no choice but to show up, even if they avoided the poorer areas.

Stealthily approaching their base, Adam moved between the trees that were near the building block, hiding behind them, similar to how he did on Floor 0.

They didn't seem to notice him yet, and Adam continued slowly getting closer and closer to the first guard that he was aiming to take out first.

The base was unusually guarded and Adam couldn't help but think there was something important or valuable within the building that he may be able to acquire for himself.

As soon as there were no more trees to hide behind, Adam dashed with his full speed and pounced towards the guard as he launched a swift kick to the man's neck, instantly knocking him unconscious.

Adam wasn't worried about killing the gang members, but he was trying not to and knew that they would all be valuable assets to Elizabeth, who was looking to grow her organisation.

Holding the guard's body before it hit the ground and damaged itself, while also making noise that would cause a commotion, Adam placed it on the ground and leant it against the wall of the building.

[One down, too many more to go] thought Adam to himself.

He wasn't looking to take them all down and wanted to avoid direct battle as much as possible, but it was the only way for him to get to the top, where he assumed he would find the leader that would benefit Elizabeth the most and could also control his gang to submit to Elizabeth.

If he alerted the leader and caused a commotion, he was worried they would escape or arm themselves and prepare, making it hard for him to take them down if they don't want to submit willingly.

Turning the corner was another guard, and before he could react or alert the others, Adam took him down.

Tightly clenching his arm around his neck, Adam didn't release his grip until he felt the guard's body relax, signifying that he lost consciousness.

Looking up at the balconies on the second floor, it would be the better way to get up and into the building, rather than finding an entrance and going up the stairs.

Jumping up wasn't much of a feat for Adam, who had physical strength that was more than double that of an average human, and he jumped up and grabbed onto the ledge of the balcony on the second floor.

Pulling himself up, he peeked inside, what should have been a flat, to find something much different.

Owning the whole building, the gang had made into a base and a place that they could relax in and do as they please.

He saw half-eaten food, games, drugs and rubbish everywhere.

It was a disgusting sight and everything was messy, but Adam didn't care about that and he knew it was only a matter of time before the unconscious bodies of the two guards that he took out were found.

There was luckily nobody inside and Adam walked through the flat and left through the front door.

The corridor was filled with members of the gang, and the base was almost impossible to get into without being seen.

[I have no choice] thought Adam to himself as he charged out of the flat and towards the staircase.

Before the thugs that spotted him could react, Adam had already dashed towards the staircase at his full speed and began climbing them rapidly towards the top of the building.

"Get him before he reaches the boss who is training and doesn't want to be disturbed" shouted the thugs as they chased after Adam and began alerting the others in their base.

Adam climbing the stairs, came across a few of the gang members who were smoking and sat on the steps, but he took them down with a single strike or jumped straight past them before they could react.

He had reached the fourth floor and there was only one floor left until he reached the top, but waiting for him on the staircase were 7 armed guards that were all alerted of his presence.

From the aura around them, Adam could read that they were all rank 1 cultivators, but he could tell that they weren't up to the system's standards and had strength bellow that of what they should have at their rank.

Adam wasn't intimidated by their strength, but it was the weapons that they were holding that made him wary.

They all held bladed weapons and were guarding the top floor securely, reinforcing Adam's thought of their being a treasure with the leader of the gang.

[Luckily they don't have guns, but even if they are weaker than me, there are 7 of them and they are all armed with sharp weapons] thought Adam to himself as he analysed his options.

In the tight space that they were in, they would only be able to fight one on one in the staircase, but if more of their gang came from behind Adam, he would have no way to escape.

His only option was to carry on onwards and take down anyone in his path, before others could climb the stairs to where they were and attack him from behind.

The first of the rank 1 guards charged towards Adam and struck down with his short sword-like weapon, which Adam evaded.

While the rank 1 slashed down towards Adam, Adam evaded and pulled the man's wrist downwards as hard as he could, using the guard's momentum against him and launching him down the stairs, crashing into a wall.

As he pulled the man down the stairs, Adam grabbed his short-sword to use for himself.

Its weight was different from the daggers that he was used to using, and he felt vulnerable using only one weapon, but he quickly adapted as he was suddenly attacked by another one of the guards.

Blocking the downwards strike with his short side, Adam was disadvantaged against the guards who had the height advantage.

But he could also use it to his advantage, as attacking downwards although had more power, wasn't always an advantage and opened up the opponent's body to attacks while also making them less balanced.

Blocking the strike, Adam swiftly slashed at the left guard's leg, and as he lost balance, threw him down the stairwell with the other guard.

There were 5 more guards left, and in the tight space, they couldn't all battle Adam at once, so decided to retreat and regroup with other members on the top floor.

But the main reason they retreated was because they were frightened by the aura and presence around Adam that was filled with malice and killing intent.

However, they made a big mistake which Adam capitalised on and as soon as they turned around, Adam pounced on them like a lion pouncing at its prey and slashed them all down within seconds.

He made sure not to inflict them with fatal wounds that would instantly kill them, but he knew it was getting out of hand and he needed to get out of there before it was too late.

However Adam's opportunistic nature got the best of him, just like in the auction house, and he wanted to acquire what the gang were guarding so heavily that must be very valuable.

[I have gotten this far, what else do I have to lose] thought Adam to himself as he continued up the staircase towards the top floor.

Adam could hear his heart beating rapidly, not because he was tired or scared, but because of his Bloodlust and killing intent were rising.

[Calm down] stated Adam to himself as he took deep breaths and attempted to suppress and control his Bloodlust characteristic.

His desire and urge to kill the guards was through the roof, and the satisfaction it would give him would be amazing. But Adam fought the urge and didn't like to kill for no reason, as it would not only weigh slightly on his conscious, but would also cause a bigger commotion with the police, that he knew were inevitably trying to find out who he was.

After calming down his nerves, Adam could hear a siren in the distance, that was coming closer to his current location and knew that he had to hurry up and didn't have time to waste.

[It's now or never] he said to himself as he waltzed into the top floor.