Chapter 79: Bloodhound

Chapter 79: Bloodhound



Swoosh!

The glass lid of the beautiful platinum VR pod slowly opened, revealing the stunning interior filled with state-of-the-art technology and a young man lying inside.

"Mmh..." Adam rubbed his eyes and slowly stood back up, then started stretching his limbs as if he had just woken up from a nice nap.

He had been using the Platinum VR Pod for a while now, and Adam had almost forgotten just how much better it was compared to the bronze.

He had been using platinum for years before his death, and he had gotten so used to it that he forgot just how bad other VR pods were compared to it.

Platinum VR Pod enhanced the reality of the virtual world to a level that was unmatched by any other VR Pod. It also had the most comfortable seating and the highest quality audio.

Also, it kept Adam's real body very healthy. It was even improving his physical fitness level and health.

Adam slowly climbed out of the VR pod, shirtless. His body in the past month had become slightly more toned and muscular. It was still far away from his previous body shape, but he was proud of the progress he had made.

After putting on a t-shirt, the door to his room swung wide open, and Serah, with her arms crossed, stomped inside with a smug look.

"Well then, I do hope that you have the rent money!" Serah said smugly and looked at the beautiful VR pod. "Or did you spend it all on this? Hmph, if you don't have the money, we're going to sell it off!"

'She doesn't know the value of the Platinum VR Pod,' Adam thought to himself with a smile. 'I gave her a fake price that was actually worth only 500 E-Dollars, while it was actually 20,000. If she had known the real price, she would've passed out.'

Adam took out his phone, entered his banking account, and typed something quickly while Serah impatiently tapped her foot against the floor.

Brr...

Serah frowned as her phone vibrated in her back pocket. She pulled it out and nonchalantly opened it. She thought she had received a message from either John or Alice or from one of her friends.

However, instead, she saw that she had received an email saying that she had received quite a sum of money in her bank account.

After seeing the amount, her sharp eyes rounded up in shock.

"That should be enough, isn't it?" Adam slowly pocketed his phone. "Our deal's finished, and I can continue playing, right?"

"How..." Serah looked at him in shock and turned to the VR pod. 'Should I start playing as well? How in the world did he receive so much money in a month?

'No wonder he was able to purchase another VR pod, even though they're expensive. His old one should be in the garage, hmm.'

"Well?" Adam asked with a raised eyebrow.

Serah looked at him intensely, then scoffed and pocketed his phone. "Fine, but remember that this money will only cover one year worth of rent on your part. Next year, you'll have to pay rent again if you plan to live here. Remember that."

"I know." Adam nodded, and then Serah left the room, leaving the door wide open.

"You should've at least closed the door." Adam mumbled under his breath and closed the door, then went to the window and opened it.

Fresh air filled the room.

Adam grabbed the arm while using his other hand to grab the shady figure's collar, and then, using his momentum, he lifted the figure over his shoulder and threw him down to the

pavement.

Crack. The pavement cracked under the powerful throw.

"Argh!" The shady figure coughed out all the air in his lungs.

It was a shocking blow, and he hadn't yet realized that he was down on the ground, breathless

and in pain.

Adam suddenly formed a fist and slammed it deep into the figure's stomach. SMACK. The figure coughed blood all over Adam's face.

"B-bastard!" The figure cried out in pain and suddenly pulled out a knife from his belt and

swung it at Adam.

Adam quickly backed off, narrowly dodging the sharp knife and immediately put his hands up

in defense.

The figure climbed back to his feet, looked at the bag on the ground with a look of regret, and then rushed out of the alley while clutching his stomach in pain.

Adam watched as he left and then turned back to the bag. He picked it up and opened it. There was a camera, a wallet, a passport, and some napkins.

'I could've caught him, but there's no need to risk my life like that; he was here to find my location anyway, and he knows that, so he doesn't really need the camera.'

He didn't really care that his location would be known. All the mercenaries had their homes

known, except a very few that lived in shadows.

It was dangerous, of course, as there were Otherworld Killers, but for that reason,

mercenaries spent a lot of money on security measures.

'Well, I wonder who that person was.' Adam picked up the passport and checked it out.

As soon as he saw the face, a certain name popped up.

'Carmine De Luca...'

Adam then checked out the name in the passport, which had a fake one.

'He didn't care about leaving the passport either because it had a fake name. Carmine had no

idea that I would recognize his face...

'Carmine De Luca, the Bloodhound of the Underworld.'