"Boss that was an ingenious idea! I'm sure by now all those who made CP at the Application class will have no choice but to relinquish it," Danny praised.
Ronnie had modified his plans last minute.
Instead of only targeting Damien, why not target the rest of those who also received CP in the application class?
After all, not only would it prevent Damien from realizing that he was being targeted subtly, it would also prevent the students other hidden outliers from getting stronger too!
With what he had done, he had ensured that all those who went for the application class and earned CP would be relieved of their hard-earned CP.
If he, Ronnie Quentin hadn't even benefited from it, how dare they dream of having more CP?
Their wide smiles and their various training plans would be ruthlessly erased!
Ronnie grinned when he imagined the shock on the face of the other students and especially Damien when they got robbed of their CP.
Simply priceless!
How he wished he would be there to see it for himself!
Unfortunately, he had to maintain a low profile for now… one could never be too careful these days.
He had made sure to masterfully cover his tracks.
All it took was a simple call to a certain someone and an anonymous account was created and added to the second year platform without anyone noticing.
Some of the second years were so desperate for CP that after seeing the information he put out, they were rushing out to rob the students at this very moment!
"But boss, if anyone finds out that we are behind this we will be screwed!" Rico said worriedly.
What Ronnie had done was too vicious!
He was literally cutting the lifeline of a lot of students!
Robbers were loathed but those who gave the robbers info were much more hated.
Ronnie waved his hand nonchalantly. "Don't worry about it. No one will know I was involved. Not unless you keep your mouth shut," he remarked lightly.
Both boys solemnly nodded their heads.
It would be tantamount to suicide to inform others that Ronnie was involved.
He had many ways to make sure that would suffer if they did.
At a glance, Ronnie seemed as a well-mannered, polite and talented rich kid.
People like Rico and Danny knew though, that he was actually a monster in disguise! Not only was he extremely cunning and thoughtful, he was very vengeful and never took no for answer!
If rumor had it right, then Ronnie had even killed someone before, of course, at the insistence of his father and grandfather!
He had been exposed to the sight of blood at a young age so that he wouldn't have the natural reaction of someone who saw blood the first time!
Besides, there was nothing to gain from betraying Ronnie.
Already, he was quite generous to them.
They had received quite a sum of high grade mana stones plus even support from the Quentin Family to their families!
Had it not been that his family didn't want to do everything for him, Ronnie would have long come to the Imperial Institute with artifacts, techniques and pills, custom made for him!
Hell, if his family wanted, they could even train him at home but that would hinder his growth.
And his plans too.
Whatever it was, they would be the biggest idiots if they betrayed or offended Ronnie Quentin.
"Tell our people to withhold buying techniques or any other thing from the store today.
We will go together tomorrow to make those purchases.
For now, advise them to stay indoors. Things are going to blow up pretty soon," remarked Ronnie.
"It should have even started," he murmured as an evil smile crept up his lips.
**
"Fuck! I have to intercept them in time!" Pedro yelled inwardly.
Like a blur, he dashed past many passing students, startling them and giving them a scare but Pedro didn't care.
He was a man on a mission!
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a figure clearly hot on his tails.
Almost immediately he realized who it was.
Max, another guy who also got scammed by Morales and his buddies.
"So long sucker!" Max said triumphantly as he breezed past Pedro Leon.
"Max, you son of a bitch, you cocksucker, don't you dare go after my catch! I need this CP more than you!" Pedro roared furiously.
"Hehehe! I don't see your name on anyone's forehead Pedro, it's all fair game! If I beat you to it, tough luck! I need the CP more than you, dickhead!" Max guffawed as he lengthened the gap between him and Pedro.
"I'll fucking kill you Max! Get back here! Leave my CP alone!" Pedro willed his legs to move faster even as he chased after the figure of Max!
Pedro gritted his teeth in fury.
He couldn't let Max or any other desperate bum to beat him to the CP!
It was moments like this which made him wish that it would have been better to awaken in the spirit path or a body power which allowed him to attack from long range!
Had he such a power, he would have owned Max, knocking him out of the race for CP!
"Fuck!" he couldn't help but curse.
They were so close to the store!
Of course, none of them would be fools enough to get anywhere close to the school store but they were definitely going to hover around and intercept the first year students!
With a dark scowl on his face, Pedro slowed to a stop as he came across other desperate bums like him who had spread around the store in a wide fashion.
Everyone's gazes were grim and focused.
They were going to extort the first years of their CP by hook or crook!
There was an unspoken arrangement between the desperate second years that where they stood to rob was their territory and they whoever passed in that territory was their target, theirs alone and no one else!
"Give me your fucking CP or I'll smash that jar head of yours in!" one second year snarled to two boys who were excitedly rushing to the store to buy techniques.
"What?!" their eyes widened in shock.
Second years were extorting CP from them!
Their hard earned CP from the application class!
"You can't do this!" one of the boys complained.
"If you don't give me all your CP I will cripple you! You don't want to spend a week or two in the hospital, do you?" the desperate second year threatened maliciously.
Panicking in fright, the two boys had no option than to send their CP to the senior and run away from the scene!
Similar happenings played out as the cunning second years made sure that whoever was venturing to the store had to pass through them first so they could extort the CP!
"Ha! That's more like it!" Max grinned as he took a quick glance at his CP. It had risen from a zero to 350 CP!
This was just the beginning!
There was one pressing issue though.
Where the fuck was the kid who was rumored to be walking about with at least 500 CP?!
It was certain his appearance was going to start a battle amongst the desperate bums on who would have the chance to rob the kid!
"Fuck, Damien. Where are you?!" Pedro muttered under his breath as he obtained an additional 170 CP from his latest target!
The poor girl scurried away like a frightened mouse but Pedro cared less.
Serious times called for serious measures.
He couldn't afford to miss a fat sheep like Damien!
Damien's CP was what was going to be a mega boost to catapult his CP from the hundreds to the thousands!
He wasn't the only one hoping for Damien's arrival.
All the desperate bums were hoping to have him pass at where they stood so they could quickly rob him!
Meanwhile Damien was preparing to go out to buy the new techniques.
"Frank, Hank, I'm going out to the store," Damien informed the two brothers.
The brothers exchanged glances, took a peek at their comms and looked at Damien before exchanging glances again.
"Uh-uh… we're coming with you," Hank and Frank said simultaneously.
"Huh?" Damien was baffled.
Why on earth did they want to go with him?
What was with their strange reactions?
"I appreciate the gesture guys but I don't want to bother you two," Damien said.
"We're coming with you. It's non-negotiable," Frank said, standing up from his chair and taking a stretch.
"Yep. Final. Whether you like it or not we're coming with you," said Hank, also rising up.
"Has anything happened?" Damien asked suspiciously.
The brothers exchanged glances.
"Mm… something like that," Frank said, shrugging his shoulders.
"What is that? What's happened?"
"Other second year students are on a manhunt for you. We can't let you go out alone. They'll hurt you," Hank said.
Damien's eyes widened and he became incredulous.
He hadn't offended any senior had he? Why would they be after him?
"Aw crap," Damien cursed.
Whatever it was, it couldn't deter him from heading to the store! If any senior dared to stop him, he would give them a taste of his mind needle!