Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
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A lot of question marks popped up in the stalker’s mind before he took out his mobile phone to send a message via WeChat. He then walked in as if he was loitering around. He spent fifteen dollars in exchange for a pass. After this, he opened the locker room door.
A stream of hot and humid steam greeted his face.
Among the rows of cabinets, some naked men were walking around or changing clothes. However, Huai Shi was not in the room. He walked in just in time to see the movement of the rubber curtain leading to the bathing room. Someone had already gotten in.
Suppressing his confusion and anxiety, he pretended to be calm when he opened the cabinet. He then walked to the bathing room after taking off all his clothes.
When he lifted the rubber curtain, he spotted the expressionless young man through the thick assault of steam around his face. His clothes were completely intact.
He froze in place.
What is going on?
“Why did you follow me?” Huai Shi asked immediately.
“…what are you talking about?”
The expression of the muscular man twitched. Soon, his expression became puzzled, as if he was completely unable to understand. He waved his hand impatiently.
“Sorry, I can’t.”
Huai Shi sighed and took a step forward.
Bang!
The stalker’s eyes went dark. He heard the heavy sound of fists hitting his face. Then, he slipped, falling to the ground.
“I am asking you—”
Huai Shi squatted beside him. He looked down at his face and then repeated the previous question, “Why did you follow me?”
“Damn it…”
The burly man was furious. He raised his arm, trying to slap him. However, when his arm was raised, his eyes went dark again.
Huai Shi threw a punch with all his might.
Bang!
Under the dumbfounded gaze of those who were changing their clothes, Huai Shi reached out, yanked his hair, lifted his head, then dragged him across the floor. He yanked him into the locker room before brutally smashing his head onto the wardrobe.
One time, two times, three times!
By now, a huge dent had appeared on the thin iron wardrobe. Although the man was struggling hard, he could not get out of Huai Shi’s grip.
For the last time, he asked.
“—Why did you follow me!”
“F*ck your mom!”
Under severe duress, the stalker shouted. He tried his best to lift his legs as he kicked at Huai Shi. He even disregarded the fact that his hair was getting yanked off. Using the split-second during which Huai Shi had lost his grip, he tumbled slightly before jumping to his feet.
He did not fight back. On the contrary, he ran straight toward the exit of the locker room.
With a loud bang, the cheap plywood door was smashed. The long spring of the door handle dragged against his body, leaving a deep cut.
He dangerously slammed into the reception counter.
The auntie at the reception let out a startled scream as he grabbed several bath baskets on the counter, throwing them at the teenager behind him. Then, without even putting on a towel, he rushed straight out of the gate of the bathhouse, running frantically…
Huai Shi gave chase from behind.
The situation had reversed.
Now, the stalker who did not even have slippers on was running on the street with a bare bum, while Huai Shi was following close behind, not letting him off.
Considering the abnormal sensation, the pain of his bare feet stepping on the ground, and the screams from passing women, he was like a wild dog on a loose.
It was unknown whether the sacrifice of his self-dignity fed into his strength, or if it was the dozens of mobile phone cameras recording him, but that guy soon sped up again. Huai Shi could not catch up with him for a while.
When he finally could not run anymore, he found himself trapped in a small alley by Huai Shi. He moved backward while panting heavily, only to find that he was in a dead-end.
“Why did you stalk me?”
Huai Shi stood at the entrance of the alley. He looked at him calmly, “Are you going to admit, or do I need to find the answer myself?”
“I don’t know…”
The naked stalker leaned against the wall. He struggled to breathe. “I don’t know what you’re talking about…”
“It seems you’re going with the second choice then.”
Huai Shi was silent for a moment. He looked up at him after raising his head, “To be honest, I don’t want this.”
At that moment, the sound of knuckles cracking suddenly sounded out in the alley.
Immediately afterward, the stalker saw a black shadow quickly form in front of his eyes. Under the trampling of the old leather shoes, the stone bricks of the alley suddenly collapsed, spilling out the foul sewage below.
Huai Shi was already in sight.
Bang!
The stalker suddenly bent down. He felt as if his heart was about to be squeezed out from his mouth. His bare feet were almost lifted from the ground. His arms that were in front of him were also swept to the sides under the violent impact.
Huai Shi did not wait for him to regain his footing. Almost immediately, his fist turned into an open palm. The stalker’s face was pushed back, back, and back, until… Bang!
His head hit the wall.
He wanted to bend down and curl up, but at that moment, he felt a cold sensation on his crotch. In the roaring wind, there was something kicking between his legs.
There was a strange cry.
His eyes almost jumped out of his face.
“Go die!”
In severe pain, his face became ferocious. He picked up the wine bottle on the ground while dodging and lunged with the wine bottle at Huai Shi’s neck after smashing it to pieces.
However, he immediately felt a jolt of pain in his wrist. His arm was bent at a strange angle and the wine bottle was stabbed into his own thigh. Blood began flowing out like a stream.
Then, the sharp acute pain of a broken arm, as well as the deep cut on his thigh, burst forth.
He screamed in horror. He then found out that a hand was stuck onto his neck. Huai Shi lifted him up and smashed him against the wall. Looking at the twisted face, he asked roared.
“—Why did you stalk me!?”
A sudden silence arrived.
The man suddenly stopped struggling. Looking at Huai Shi’s rage, he laughed as if he had just heard a hilarious joke.
The twitching face squeezed out a smile, but it was unknown whether this grin was meant to mock or to please.
His lips were trembling, as they opened and closed repeatedly. It was as if he was being frank.
“I want to… get some money …”
Huai Shi was silent. Looking at the old suit with unstitched cuffs and the old leather shoes split at the seams that he was wearing, he found it difficult to believe him. However, in the end, he could not help but lower his eyes.
He slowly released his grip, letting the person fall to the ground, as he gasped for air, coughing, and cramped in pain.
“Okay.”
Huai Shi suddenly said, “I will give you money.”
That moment the man looked up in amazement, he reached out. He pressed his hand on the man’s muzzle and nose, then poured the highly valuable Disastrous Dust into his mouth.
At that moment, as he pinched the nostrils close, a shrill cry came from the man’s closed mouth. The man twitched suddenly, writhing about on the ground despite his injuries.
Indescribable fear and sorrow poured into his body, ravaging his soul. A vague noise continued to sound from his throat. However, it was quickly gripped shut by Huai Shi. With that, he was unable to make any more sound.
After a moment, Huai Shi heard the sudden sound of brakes coming from the entrance to the alley. As the van opened, several men with masks jumped out of the car, blocking the alleyway.
They had their hands tucked into their bulging chest areas, probably ready to draw a hidden weapon. Without saying a word, they looked at the teenager in the alley maliciously.
In the silence, Huai Shi finally let go of the stalker in his hand. He slowly turned around to face the group of hostile newcomers. He finally understood why that guy had led himself into a dead-end.
“It’s him!”
When the stalker who was curled on the ground raised his finger to point at Huai Shi, the frontmost person stepped out. He pulled out a mountain knife that was hanging by a dark green rope from inside his shirt. Then, he saw various combat knives appear.
Huai Shi was stunned as his eyebrows raised. He felt the whole situation to be somewhat unbelievable.
“Does anyone want to explain anything?” He asked doubtfully, “For example, is it reasonable for me, as an employee of an auto repair shop, to be carrying a combat knife with me. Something along those lines?”
“Hehehe.” A weird laugh sounded out from behind him.
“Someone… spent money… to buy… to buy your life…”
Coughing hard, the man who was lying on the ground struggled to support his body with one hand. He had a sneer on his twisted face. “Know your place, don’t struggle… it’s unbearable to watch…”
Huai Shi was silent. Then, he raised his foot and stomped on his head.
Bang!
The man fell to the ground, no longer moving.
Huai Shi turned back. He looked at the approaching people and could not help but sigh, “It seems there is no way to be kind, is there?”
No one responded.
In the silence, Huai Shi raised his hand, then unbuttoned his coat. After this, he took off the suit he had worn for so many years, folded it up, then placed it neatly on a clean part on the naked man who was lying on the ground.
Finally, he stood up, bent over, and bowed.
His attitude was sincere and humble.
“I’m sorry.” He said, “My friend has passed away and I am sad.”
“…”
In a brief moment of confusion, the men people froze. They felt like laughing.
However, immediately after, they saw the teenager raising his head slowly. He looked at them without any expression. “Therefore, I’ll apologize beforehand if something goes wrong later—”
As he was speaking, he slowly raised his hands. He held a pose in front of his chest.
Then, he dismissed the last bit of pity he had for his enemies.
—Roman Dagger Kickboxing LV6!
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“It’s still so deserted here.”
The girl in the wheelchair sat in front of her desk. She looked around. “It feels a lot bigger than before.”
This was the municipal library.
To be precise, this was the underground storage area of the municipal library. Under the monotonous light of the coldly lit fluorescent tube, the huge rows of bookshelves extended to the end of sight until they reached complete darkness.
Over the past sixty years, there had been periodicals, newspapers, agency notices, and all the administrative regulations that had appeared in the entire New Ocean City… In short, everything that was on the market that had been printed on paper was stored here for backup.
Even the electronic versions were stored in the server storage room next door. On top of that, they could be retrieved at any time.
Although this was one of the responsibilities of the municipal library, the degree of completeness was all thanks to the man behind the desk, the current librarian of the New Ocean City Library, an Ascender who was known as “Professor”.
In reality, he could really be called a professor. He had so many degrees that he himself had lost count of them—After all, his greatest hobby was to read books while shutting himself in this huge warehouse that was buried deep underground.
He would not leave this place even in death.