Ethan was secretly joyful. Getting invited to a birthday party by a friend brought back old memories.
Before he was 13, everything was normal; he just got less attention, but he could still at least visit his friends.
However, his stepmother forcefully kept him inside the basement. He lost contact with all his friends.
Then a voice cut in, interrupting his thoughts.
"Nice, I will send you the invitation and address tomorrow," Sophia said.
She was secretly relieved. A few minutes before, she was tense about how to invite him. She had no experience in personally inviting a man.
In addition, whenever she saw him, her heart fluttered.
Ethan and Sophia walked together to the school gate and said goodbye to each other.
Leandro came on time as usual to pick up Ethan.
"How’s your day, boss?"
Leandro asked with an expressionless face.
No matter the situation, his face is always expressionless like ??.
’Sometimes, I think he is trying to mob people around him.’
Ethan muttered to himself, glancing towards Leandro’s sharp jawline.
"Pleasant day."
Ethan said.
"Hmm, that is very good."
*Car tyre screeching voice*
Leandro slammed on the brakes suddenly, which made Ethan jump out of his seat and hit his head on the driver’s seat airbag.
"Young master, wait here for me."
Leandro left the car without explaining anything.
Ethan’s mind went blank for a few seconds; he couldn’t understand what just happened.
He was busy on his phone, so he didn’t see what occurred to make Leandro stop the car.
’What is going on?’
But when he saw the scene outside his car.
His face was in pure shock and horror.
He realised so many black SUVs were surrounded and then blocking their path.
’Why are there so many cars blocking our path?’
’Wait a second, are they here to hunt me down?’
’Is my stepfather behind all this?’
Ethan was processing the situation in front of him.
"Damn it, why do they always cause trouble for me?!"
"I curse you Goldbergs to go to hell!!!!"
Ethan was enraged and couldn’t control his emotions anymore. His hatred towards his family made him angry ??.
Meanwhile, Leandro was calm as always and came out in the open to see and face them.
Dozens of thugs came out of the SUVs and surrounded the place to block them.
’One thing is clear: these guys are not street-level thugs but professional mercenaries.’
’Street-level thugs neither dress as bodyguards nor do they ride in SUVs, at least not all of them.’
Ethan understood the situation.
"But the real problem is"
"Leandro is alone."
"1 vs. so many guys is impossible to win."
Ethan said with despair in his eyes.
"Is this the end of m—"
Before Ethan could continue his whining, a loud bang echoed.
He poked out his window to see what happened.
His jaw dropped when he saw what happened.
Leandro slammed a punch towards the chest of one of the mercenaries.
Several mercenaries went flying like ragdolls.
The air around Leandro became heavy.
His dark aura made everyone fear him.
"What th—"
A mercenary was cut off before he could continue questioning his life choices because Leandro slammed another punch, and another 6 mercenaries went flying.
Ethan’s mouth was still open; he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
’WHAT?! HOW?!’
’I have seen many action movies where a single person defeats a whole army. I always thought it was fictional, not possible in real life.’
’But seeing it with my own eyes, I can’t... I’m just speechless... It looks like my whole life was a lie.’
Ethan was busy rambling nonsense to himself when a voice echoed in his mind, forcing him to come out of his daze.
Ding!
<System notification>
<Live threat scenario detected>
<Mission generated>
<Mission: Defeat 5 mercenaries>
<Reward: Martial Arts knowledge (intermediate level)>
<Failure: $10,000 penalty>
"Bro, are you serious? How will I be able to defeat them?"
"Defeating five mercenaries, that would be an impossible task,"
Ethan murmured to himself and glanced towards the situation.
He came out of the car and prepared himself to fight one of the mercenaries. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
Ding!
<System Notification>
Due to the user’s poor physical strength, the system grants the user a temporary boost. >
<Boost: strength, speed, and endurance increased by 30%.>
Suddenly, energy fell inside Ethan’s body. Muscles tightened. His legs gained such unnatural speed that he had never felt before.
"Oh my God, what is happening?"
Ethan was shocked by the enhancement of his physical power. The system notification gave him the confidence to continue his plan and complete his mission.
"Let’s go. It’s time to get some asses!!"
Ethan was joyful and overconfident.
Leandro saw Ethan going towards the mercenary.
He ordered him to go back to his car.
"Boss, I can handle this. Don’t risk your life."
Leandro pleaded, but his voice showed that he was ordering him.
The man ran towards Ethan, assuming that he was a weak and easy target.
Late winter. He said in a mocking voice, "A big rat like you, a big rat like you, can defeat us."
"You should have stayed out of Young Master’s way."
"Now you will understand what happens when you go after the young master’s woman."
He continued throwing punches towards Ethan’s face.
He easily dodged his punch and countered it with his own punch towards his chest.
"What the—"
The punch made the man throw up from his stomach.
Another man kicked Ethan from behind.
He didn’t even move from his position, like a tank.
"You think I’m just a weak child who can’t protect myself, huh?"
Ethan grabbed the mercenary’s head and slammed it to his own knee.
Silence of error.
Ethan said in a mocking voice, "This is what happens when you underestimate your opponent."
Then a mercenary charged towards Ethan.
The man barked. "Damn you, little dog."
He replied by dodging his bat and said, "You are the dog."
Ethan punched his face and knocked him out.
A muscular man with a bat came towards Ethan.
Ethan threw a kick towards the man.
He took the hit and slammed the bat towards Ethan’s face.
Ethan got hurt and realised that the system had given him a power boost, but it didn’t make him invincible.