It seems that that classic saying gave him endless courage, Deng Chaofan's mouth became much more agile, looking at Wang Zhan, he continued, "If you've got the guts, then kill us. Killing is forbidden within the city. If you kill us, you'll be forced to roam the wilderness!"
"Boss Wang, calm down, I heard the wilderness is terrifying, not only are there all sorts of beasts, but also some mutants. They're cannibals! Completely devoid of humanity. There's no need for us to do this. You've got a bright future ahead." The short guy with the watermelon haircut immediately chimed in.
"You think I don't dare!" Wang Zhan's face suddenly changed, a fierce expression appeared in his eyes.
His eyes were full of savage light, and more importantly, Wang Zhan's aura was entirely relentless, ignoring everything, he grinned, his white teeth now giving people a sinister feeling: "No worries, didn't you say it yourself? If I kill you, at worst I'll make some effort to secretly dump the bodies in the wilderness."
"Deng Little Fan, your brother is a martial artist, my older sister is a martial artist too! You think I'm afraid of you." Wang Zhan said again, slowly pacing, a brick appeared in his hand. He weighed it.
Wang Zhan muttered to himself: "This weight should be about right. You guys close your eyes later. It might look a bit ugly when I smash it!"
"What's that smell?" A stench of urine wafted over, Wang Zhan immediately frowned and asked.
Turning his head, he saw that the watermelon-headed short guy who was begging for mercy had already peed his pants, now looking at Wang Zhan with a face full of terror: "Boss… Boss Wang, I don't want to die. Please spare me."
"So cowardly!" Deng Chaofan spat, showing deep disdain on his face: "Lin Qiang, I must have been blind to have taken a fancy to a coward like you!"
"Slap!" Wang Zhan suddenly leapt forward, and the brick slammed down hard on Deng Chaofan's shoulder, making him let out a scream.
A bit regrettable, still no attribute value increase. Wang Zhan felt a bit sorry in his heart. In the eyes of Deng Chaofan and the others, they were all somewhat scared.
What's the meaning of this? So ruthless and with such an attitude, he's really going to kill someone. Just when grappling with the thought, Wang Zhan sighed: "Oh, how did I miss? My technique shouldn't be like this."
"Boss... please let us go. We're innocent, it's all Old... Deng's idea, he's just envious and jealous of you." The others beside him were all frightened out of their minds. Not even saying hello? Really dared to make a move. Looking at the mark on Deng Chaofan's forehead, this clearly meant business. If it wasn't for the force being off, it looked like brains might have been splattered.
"Deng Chaofan, you damn want to die, I don't want to die. Isn't it just a little jealousy? What's there that can't be let go? Forgotten all the school's knowledge? We humans must unite, only unity can ensure survival! Mankind will never be enslaved!" Those who were scared witless began to denounce Deng Chaofan one after another.
"I was wrong! Wang... Boss Wang... We're classmates, aren't we? From now on, you're my boss. I promise I'll never be jealous of you again, never compete with you again, when you say east I won't go west, when you eat meat I won't just eat veggies!" Deng Chaofan was scared, he was just a half-grown kid after all. Wang Zhan this madman dares to strike viciously, he knows it. But the last straw that broke the camel's back was Wang Zhan's regretful demeanor. This is too terrifying. He hit me, what are you sorry for? Can't afford to provoke him, I reckon another hit and I'll also pee myself.
"Alright! Since Little Fan, you're saying this, then I'll spare your miserable life. Remember, from now on, when you see me you better bow your head." Wang Zhan stood up leisurely, tossed the brick away lightly. He dusted off his hands: "Get lost, all of you!"
"Alright, boss."
"Hold on! Remember to bring money tomorrow, otherwise, don't blame me for turning faces and not recognizing people!" Wang Zhan added.
This left Deng Chaofan and the others dumbfounded, they look at each other, ultimately Deng Chaofan asked: "Boss, what money?"
"Life-buying money." Wang Zhan rolled his eyes at Deng Chaofan, disdainfully said: "You really think with a few words I'd spare you guys? Lives don't come cheap, you know? My reputation doesn't matter to you? There's five of you, one thousand bucks, bring it to me tomorrow! Not a penny less. Anyone who dares defy me, I'll beat them every time! Either you guys have the guts to take me down, or I'll finish you off."
After saying this, Wang Zhan no longer looked at the expressions on these five people's faces. Walking towards the depth of the alley with his hands behind his back, his voice called out from afar: "What are you thinking? Spare, just like that? Who's the boss here, me or you?"
Watching Wang Zhan leave, until his silhouette disappeared in the alley. Only then did Deng Chaofan and the others dare to stand up, rub their foreheads, and feel their shoulders. Deng Chaofan took a deep breath, it really hurts! That guy is truly a madman.
"Boss! Are we going to give the money?" Lin Qiang asked somewhat aggrievedly.
Lin Qiang was the short guy with the watermelon haircut. Just a little over one meter sixty, because his hair covered his eyes, you couldn't see his expression right now with his head down.
"Such cheek, got beaten and still asking us for money. I'm going to report it to Teacher," said a young guy aggrievedly.
"Don't give! I'd rather die than give. I don't believe he has that kind of guts."
Where is the justice in this, clearly they are the victims, right?
"Losers! He even wet his pants. Really embarrassing!"
Deng Chaofan immediately blew up, turned and glared: "You coward. Why did you beg for mercy? I don't care if you give or not! I'm definitely going to give. This despicable person is dead for sure. Five of us, two hundred each. That's entirely within reach. He's totally got us!"
After speaking, Deng Chaofan glanced around and said, "What? You all still want to renege on the debt? I'm telling you, if this mad man goes crazy tomorrow, I won't intervene!"
"Why do you all look so downcast? It's just two hundred bucks, right? Isn't it just swallowing your pride? Han Xin endured humiliation, Liu Bang could bend and stretch! Liu Bei wandered all his life, and Lu Bu was a servant to three families, but he might as well have had four. Thirty years on the east side, thirty years on the west; don't underestimate a poor youngster! One day I'll make him kneel before me."
"Boss, you're awesome!"
...
Walking through alleys, after a few minutes, Wang Zhan stopped at the entrance of a worn-out, dark building. He carefully adjusted his clothes and appearance before walking into the lane.
Eight similarly styled buildings gathered together, with a space of several hundred square meters in the middle. The whole setup felt like public rental housing from Hong Kong Island films, combined with various illegal constructions, making these buildings and even the surrounding ones seem unified. If you're unfamiliar, you'll definitely get lost here.
Wang Zhan lived at the top floor; originally these public houses had elevators. But that was decades ago, or even longer. Elevators? Those things have long become ornaments.
Wang Zhan didn't take the stairs, utilizing the external facilities of the entire estate, like a nimble monkey. In just half a minute, he was up on the tenth floor. No wonder his agility was so high. With this method of climbing stairs, more daring than parkour, one can't perform such feats without high agility.
The narrow corridor had solid iron doors for each household, some even had three or four layers of protection, Wang Zhan's home included.
"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"
As Wang Zhan knocked, the innermost iron door opened, and a girl, about twenty, with an eight or nine-part resemblance to Wang Zhan, stood at the door.
"Looking for trouble?" Unfortunately, the pretty beauty exposed her true nature the moment she spoke, similar to Wang Zhan's. Although swearing, her voice was perfectly pleasant.
Wang Zhan awkwardly shrunk his neck and smirked, saying, "Oh, it's just elder sister. You know, this door is really complicated. I can't understand why we're so cautious when we're all quite harmonious as neighbors. Look at Old Yang's house: an outer iron grille door, then an iron mesh door, followed by a thick iron door, and finally the inner iron door. Who are they guarding against?"
The door opened, Wang Zhan walked in; this was his home. Living with his mother and sister, a family of three in a two-bedroom, one living room, one bathroom, one kitchen layout, about 60+ square meters, part of the living room converted into Wang Zhan's bedroom, the overall space felt somewhat constrained and cramped.
"You've been out fooling around again, right? I'm warning you, there's less than half a month until the college entrance examination. If you dare be lazy, you know the consequences." The girl pretended to shake her fist, her fair skin especially attractive.
"Haha, I wouldn't dare." Wang Zhan tucked his neck and laughed in response, it's hard to imagine the awe-inspiring person outside being so cowardly and timid here.
The beauty nodded satisfactorily and turned to walk inside, "That's more like it."
But there's no choice, being his elder sister and the pride of the slum area, even more manic than himself, Wang Qi.
She's the first at No. 33 Middle School to get into a military academy, and one of the few women there. Now a third-year student at Chu State Military Academy, she's legitimately a level five martial artist. Upon graduation, would at least be a squad leader in the military. If going to a small martial arts school, she could even become a coach.
Looking at Wang Qi's back, Wang Zhan felt compelled to make a sneaky move. Striking a punch at Wang Qi's back, immediately in his mind appeared data — Strength +3.
But the next moment, Wang Zhan felt himself lifted off the ground and then heavy slammed down. Furious, Wang Zhan roared, "Wang Qi! I'm going to fight you!"
"What's wrong? Have your wings hardened? With your talent? Haha...and you still want to sneak attack me?" Thick disdain, dismissive words and expressions, making Wang Zhan's teeth itch in hate.
Wang Qi was a bit surprised, it's been so long since last seen, how did this brat's strength increase so much? Both power and speed seemed to have improved considerably. At the same time, Wang Qi felt a bit self-critical. Still lacking combat experience it seems, thought safe at home yet unexpectedly got ambushed. Seems in addition to the wilderness, must remain vigilant always.
But what Wang Qi didn't expect was Wang Zhan immediately shouted, "Mom! Wang Qi bullied me again. If your son dies, he'll just be watching over you from the heavens like dad."
"Wang Qi!" The next moment, a howl came from the kitchen.
Wang Qi was speechless, towering over Wang Zhan with her 1.7-meter stature, glaring at him, "Growing up, I never saw anyone as shameless as you!"
"I'm shameless, I am shameless so? So?" Wang Zhan started whining, lying on the floor, his hands continuously hitting Wang Qi's foot, ankle, and calf.
Wang Zhan's face blossomed with laughter, as if seeing his attributes rapidly growing. But! Things weren't that way in reality.