Chapter 835 The Stupid Option

Chapter 835 The Stupid Option

Three shots echoed in the store, followed by the clinking of the three shells falling to the ground.

Emerest grinned as he looked at the shadow he had just shot at, thinking he had won.

But something felt wrong. The body was falling forward or crumpling.

Alex slowly turned around with a sigh, the three bullets suddenly falling out of his shirt, where red skin had blocked them from going further.

"I told you not to take the stupid option. A thought an awakened would at least be smart enough to recognize another and wouldn't use a normal weapon to kill him. This tickled, at best."

Emerest's face turned to a mask of anger.

"Why are you sticking your nose in my business? You made me lose men and money today! And now, I won't even be able to use the restaurant to gather intel! This is all your fault!"

A dagger appeared in his hand, and Alex could see a blueish sheen on it.

This wasn't a regular knife.

His eyebrow cocked up.

"You managed to get your game weapon out? Huh... I still haven't done that. Either I've been out of New Eden too long, or that's one hell of a weapon you got there."

Emerest grinned at him like a maniac.

"I guess you aren't as stupid as you look. But I won't tell you jack shit. Why would I? You'll be dead in a moment."

After saying this, Emerest dashed at Alex, his speed impressive, even by Alex's standards. But not fast enough.

Slashing, stabbing, running, spinning. Emerest transformed into a miniature blade tornado, going all out on Alexander.

But every time he thought he would strike his target, Alex moved with the bare minimum of effort, and the knife missed him.

Emerest quickly understood that his opponent could match his speed and redoubled his efforts.

That's when Emerest realized who was before him.

The previous number-one player in New Eden, who had gone AWOL for a month. Astaroth, King of Stellar Woodlands, and Leader of the Paragons.

But Alex wouldn't let him have the time to think of his next move.

With a snap of his fingers, heavy pressure slammed onto Emerest's shoulders as his entire mana presence pushed onto him, and Alex sauntered forward.

"We've played around enough. Your men are going to jail, at least the ones your chef didn't murder. As for you and Gabriel? Well, let's say you won't be seeing the light of day for a long time. Now be a dear for me and fall unconscious."

Emerest couldn't even lift his finger, the mana pressure affecting him way more than normal humans, and he couldn't react when Alex suddenly punched him in the head.

His eyes rolled back as his body crumpled to the ground, and he passed out. Alex looked at the place and sighed heavily.

"I hope it's not all the awakened that are like these two dumbasses. Or I'll have a lot of work ahead of me..."

He called Mr. Gu, telling him where the two awakened were, as Mr. Gu questioned him about how he knew where and who they were. Alex dodged the questions adeptly, saying he still had to connect to New Eden, and he hung up.

Flying back home, he ignored all the callbacks Mr. Gu made and landed on his room balcony, turning back into a human as he slid the door closed.

His clothes were ok, for once, as he had been careful when growing his wings to infuse mana into them. This had stopped them from ripping apart.

He also had kept blood from landing on them, so he wouldn't have to explain himself to Kary the next day.

After a quick shower, Alex headed into his pod for the first time in over a month, and closed its top.

The comfortable gel-like substance under him felt nostalgic as his pod welcomed him back.

"Log in."

*Launching New Eden*

*Logging in*

*Welcome back, player Astaroth*