Among the ranks of bullies in Mereung, there is someone that no one dares to look in the eye. He was the second in command but was fierce and wicked in all forms and kinds. An incarnate of malice itself.
Apart from being a bully, he is rumored to be part of a real gangster. For High schoolers, teens, being in a gang is considered to be very cool. And when you are formally accepted, earned the right to enter their inner sects and given a tattoo and a uniform that depicts you are a true member.
Everywhere you go, everywhere you step, respect is spat on your name.
There were very few of them amongst the levels of high schoolers. And a part of those 'very few' was a guy like Ferdinard.
Being in a real gang earned him many perks, free pass to several ladies, a lot of times older ladies such that they would make him look like some kind of big boss.
Ferdinand was respected and feared by every male around not just the school, but even the whole district.
To top it all, he wasn't just talk. He had real skills. At least Vincent felt like that. Particularly because his punch hit harder than the rest.
Other punches, he could withstand but the one from Ferdinand would always end up making him vomit blood.
The guy was bad news. So there was no debating this issue. He had to run away, that's just what it is.
Just when Vincent hatched this thought, a beep entered his ears.
[Main Quest has been updated]
[You have received a new quest]
Quest title: Rise Of A Gangster
Sub title: Unfear! Unfaze!! Unbroken!!!
Description: They say there's a bully that is well distinguished from the others because of his status as a real gangster as compared to high schoolers wannabes. If this is the real deal then we have to take things to a higher level. We will not fear! We will not faze!! We will not be broken!! Defeat Ferdinard.
Quest reward: +3 normal cards, +1 rare card.
Quest failure: You will lose the system.
Vincent's eyes shot wide as he saw the quest failure. His eyeballs were shaking.
Even though Blu had suddenly appeared, Vincent perhaps was still considering the possibilities of enduring the punishment of failing the quest as long as he get to keep his quest.
But this he did not expect. He didn't think too much to understand that losing the system meant that he was going to lose Blu… if so, doesn't that mean that all his rewards would be gone. The bag, his height? Everything will disappear?
'No no no no…'
He couldn't afford that. He couldn't afford to lose everything, things had changed for him now. Things were finally different, there's no way he'd go back to being lame.
Without much choice, Vincent turned to the guy he had beaten up earlier, staring courageously into his eyes.
"Take me to him, Roger, I don't give a damn, whether it's you or Ferdinand, nobody is ever touching me again for free."
Roger gritted his teeth, the fact that he had to crane his neck a little bit was utterly disgusting.
'Up until the day before yesterday, this bastard was crazy short, what could have changed?!' his head tried to find, clenching his fist.
"Well, let's see how long that stupid courage of yours will last"
He shrugged and turned around, "Follow me dimwit"
Vincent held the straps of his bag, palms clammy. And he slowly followed behind.
In a few steps in coordination with minutes, they reached a building far behind the circles of buildings. The place was gloomy and there were tapes that warned every entrant to keep off.
Since the building was subjected to a fire accident a few years ago. It's walls were blackened by the crude coats of fire, ruined from the beauty it was originally created to be.
Vincent reached in front of the building and gulped. Roger and the other two guys led him to the corner, a wide alley.
In the alley, the said gangster, Ferdinard Alore was standing with several other guys and two ladies behind him. They didn't look like high schoolers.
Seeing the brawny man made Vincent gulp. Ferdinand was a very strong and muscular young man, by frame first and by looks. His face did not give him off as an high schooler, if anything he did look like someone that had failed continuously and not able to advance class.
His stature made Vincent's heart beat with intense fear.
Immediately Ferdinard laid his eyes on Vincent, he removed the stogie in his mouth and threw it to the ground, marching it with his fancy boots.
"Hey hey my friend!"
He leaned away from the wall, walking closer as Roger and the others led Vincent to him, his arms spread widely in the air to give a big hug.
Suddenly he stopped and raised a brow, then turned his eyes to Ferdinard.
"What is this? He's clean?"
Roger looked down.
"I told you before… this… this bastard… he…"
"Roger you said he was able to get at you by pure luck"
Roger's face stayed down, a very contrasting frown on his face. Pearls of sweat rolled down his cheeks.
"Rooooo... ggggggeeeeerrrrrrrrr"
Roger's shoulders became tensed, his hands were shaking.
"You said it was luck! Pure luck! This guy shouldn't be standing before me unscathed." He exclaimed, his eyes shifting to Vincent.
Then he suddenly froze, eyes widened.
"Hey… dimwit. Did you suddenly grow a feet in one day of not seeing you?"
He asked with a perplexed face.
Vincent sheepishly, scratched the back of his head, eyes shut and a soft smile adorning his lips.
"Puberty. I guess…"
Ferdinard's express suddenly became gloomy as he saw the young boy respond.
His hands powerfully swung sideways, delivering a flesh-tearing back hand slap to Roger's face. The bully's head flew away in a trail of red gore.
"This is all your fault you bastard! It is your fault that this goddamn fool can dare to respond to me with his heads raised"
Before Vincent's eyes could follow, the next– Ferdinard's massive body shot forward… his fist clenched and diving in from below.
Vincent's eyes widened, everything happened too fast for him to react. Even if he stepped back, the hit was still certain.
But in the nick of that moment… The corner of Vincent's eyes squeezed, a cheesy smile forming on his lips.
"Thank God I received this…"
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