Chapter 53: If You're Running Away, Don't Waste Your Breath

“Hmm~ So, how exactly does one seek death?” Wang Teng asked, tilting his head.

The bald man in the black suit: “……”

The group of lackeys: “……”

Looking at the expressions of the bald man and his crew, which looked as if they had just eaten shit, Lin Chuhan kept a straight face, struggling to suppress her laughter.

Lin's mother thought this child was a bit mischievous.

Whose kid was this?

The bald man in the black suit flew into a rage, pointing at Wang Teng and roaring, “Beat him! Beat him to death!”

A swarm of lackeys rushed toward Wang Teng, some even pulling blades from their pockets.

Wang Teng retreated outside the grocery store.

The men chased him out, surrounding him, but they were merely ordinary people. Even if Wang Teng weren't a martial artist now, even if he were still just a martial apprentice, dealing with these weaklings would be effortless.

He threw a punch, hitting two thugs in succession, knocking them to the ground and sending several teeth flying from their mouths.

【Strength * 1】

【Strength * 1】

【Spirit * 0.1】

“Huh, ordinary people drop attributes too? And there's actually a Spirit attribute?” Wang Teng was somewhat surprised.

“Watch out behind you!” Lin Chuhan chased after him, wanting to help. She was a mid-level martial apprentice, more than capable of handling thugs.

However, Wang Teng didn't give her the chance to act. With a sudden, violent whip kick, the three thugs who were swinging blades toward his waist were sent flying three meters away.

They clutched their chests, blood seeping from the corners of their mouths.

Although Wang Teng had held back his strength, the force of his kick was still too much for the thugs to handle.

【Strength * 1】

【Strength * 1】

【Strength * 1】

“You're actually a martial apprentice!” The bald man's expression changed instantly. He never expected his men to be unable to last a single move against Wang Teng.

“Kid, you forced my hand,” the bald man said, stripping off his jacket and walking up to face Wang Teng.

“Then if I don't force you, you don't have to act!” Wang Teng replied.

The bald man was momentarily stunned by his logic. He shook his head vigorously to clear his thoughts and cursed, “Damn it, don't try to play word games with me!”

He began circling Wang Teng, seemingly trying to find a weakness.

Wang Teng stood his ground, waiting for him to strike, but after circling twice, the bald man suddenly turned and bolted...

He ran?

That's right, he ran! Leaving his subordinates behind, he fled without looking back.

Wang Teng stood there for a moment, a silent gesture of respect.

Lin Chuhan and Lin's mother were also stunned.

Watching their boss run away like a happy, fat pig, the bald man's subordinates were left speechless, unsure of what expression to make.

“Kid, this isn't over! We'll see about this!”

As the bald man reached the corner of the road, he seemed to feel he was safe, so he stopped and turned back to shout.

Wang Teng shook his head, scanned the ground, and picked up a brick.

Terrified, the bald man turned and ran again.

Wang Teng weighed the brick in his hand, aimed, and hurled it.

*Biu~*

“Ah!”

The bald man let out a miserable scream and collapsed!

【Spirit * 0.1】

“Do I really have to hit him in the head?” Wang Teng mused, seeing the Spirit attribute drop.

For some reason, watching this scene made the lackeys feel a strange sense of satisfaction.

Wang Teng walked up leisurely, crouched down, and looked at the bald man. “So, if you're going to run, don't waste your breath.”

The bald man clutched his head, his vision swimming. It took him a long while before he could lift his head.

He glared fiercely at Wang Teng.

“You're finished, kid! You're dead! Our Black Loan Company has martial apprentices too—high-level ones, and several at that! Just wait for your death!”

“Heh, quite fierce!” Wang Teng smiled, then raised the brick and smashed it down onto the bald man's face again.

*Crack!*

*Pfft!*

The bald man's nose collapsed, and blood sprayed out. He screamed incessantly in pain.

【Spirit * 0.1】

Wang Teng's eyes instantly lit up.

“Whether I'm finished or not, I don't know, but you're definitely finished.”

As he spoke, under the man's terrified gaze, he raised the brick and struck him again and again.

At first, the bald man had been tough, glaring at Wang Teng like a ferocious wolf.

But now he was terrified. Despite this youth looking like a high schooler with a calm, smiling face, his combat style was truly bone-chilling.

“St-stop hitting me! I'm sor-sorry, I won't ever do it again, please stop...”

With a swollen, bruised face, the bald man's speech was slurred, his heart filled only with dread.

Too ruthless!

Too damn ruthless!

*Hiss—it hurts!*

“I didn't really want to hit you, but since you didn't seem very submissive, I had to do it reluctantly,” Wang Teng said, stopping.

It wasn't that he didn't want to hit him, but after the Spirit attribute dropped once, it wouldn't drop again no matter how much he hit him. What a waste!

Cumulative—【Spirit * 0.4】!

The bald man stared at the sky, suddenly wanting to cry.

*If you're doing it so reluctantly, you didn't have to hit me! No one was forcing you!*

*Mom, this person is a demon! I want to go home!*

“So, are you submissive or not?” Wang Teng asked.

“I am! I am!” the bald man nodded frantically.

Wang Teng brought the brick down once more.

“Ah! Why are you hitting me again?” the bald man wailed, completely bewildered.

“Are you playing Mahjong? Who asked if you 'won'?” Wang Teng snapped.

“I...” The bald man felt incredibly aggrieved, nearly spitting blood. After a long struggle, he managed to squeeze out one word: “Submissive!”

“Good,” Wang Teng nodded.

*Smack!*

Caught off guard, the bald man took another brick to the face.

“Wh-why?”

Tears welled in his eyes, his heart filled with an unutterable sense of injustice.

“No reason. I just don't like the look of you,” Wang Teng said flatly.

“……” The bald man.

“Hand over the IOU!”

The bald man obediently pulled out the IOU. Wang Teng called Lin Chuhan over and handed it to her. “Check if this is correct.”

Lin Chuhan went back to verify with her mother and returned with a nod. “That's right. It's the one my parents wrote earlier.”

Wang Teng took it, glanced at it, and sneered, “Borrowing 100,000 and demanding 200,000 back? Easier than robbing a bank.”

He crouched down, brandishing the brick in front of the bald man. “I ran into five bank robbers before. They tried to kill me. Do you know what happened to them?”

The bald man suddenly remembered something he had heard a few days ago.

Several bank robbers had been killed!

He heard the killer was a hostage, and that hostage was supposedly a high school student!!

The bald man looked at Wang Teng in horror, unable to stop himself from trembling.

*Bang!* Wang Teng suddenly exerted force, crushing the brick in his hand. “See? They ended up just like this.”

“B-Big brother, I know I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please let me go!”

The bald man suddenly felt like crying. He had only come to collect a high-interest loan and tease a young girl; how did he end up provoking such a malevolent demon?

He must have forgotten to check the almanac before leaving the house!

Yes, that must be it.

Wang Teng stopped scaring him and said to Lin Chuhan, “Transfer the money to him. 100,100. The extra hundred is the interest.”

“Do you have any objections?” The last sentence was directed at the bald man.

“No! None at all!” The man shook his head frantically. How could he dare have an objection now? Did he want to keep his head?

He heard those robbers had their heads smashed in...

My god, how terrifying!

Lin Chuhan quickly transferred the money.

Wang Teng took out a lighter and, right in front of the bald man, set the IOU on fire, burning it until nothing remained.