Irwiz quickly recovered from his shock. Instead, what was replaced on his face was a cold glint in his eyes but a warm smile that made people feel warm.
"Okay Boss"
Indeed, the fated servant was not a simple human.
Irwiz stood up immediately as he felt for the sharp rock in his pockets.
This was his weapon, he had to be sure he was in possession of it.
"Good boy, carry this bucket of today's hunt" the boss also smiled as he left for the door.
Behind him, Irwiz followed snobbishly, struggling to carry the heavy weight of the bucket full of rats.
Some of the kids couldn't help but feel curious.
'What was the boss doing? Why was he calling the newcomer to come with him?' did the boss have anything to talk with him? Did he do something bad?
As for the rest, they didn't pay any attention. They knew that sometimes, the boss would call kids to help him.
As the door shut and the lockspring clicked, everyone turned their sight back to the chunk of bread left, their eyes glimmering with hunger.
After all, they still had some pieces of bread to devour!
...
The Boss and Irwiz ascended up the stairs. With the burden of the bucket, Irwiz was struggling to even get up.
'Damn, is he tiring me beforehand?'
At this point, Irwiz almost believed the boss had caught on to him.
Since he noticed that inhumane stare, he could almost imagine that the boss saw the same thing in him.
It was better to always expect the worst. What was the Murphy's Law again?
As he struggled to carry the bucket, Irwiz looked up.
Obviously above him, was the boss also climbing up the stairs - a few steps above him.
He couldn't help but feel that the back of the boss, hidden by the ragtorn piece of clothing seemed especially pitiful and beggarly.
Was his earlier intuition just a hoax?
No, he had to expect the worst. Especially when there was this mysterious and almost godly 'fate' giving him such a mission.
Beyond the boss' back, Irwiz could see the street beyond. He was almost there now.
The street that shone a dim light emitting from the street light. If not for the light, the whole world seemed to be on the verge of being swallowed by darkness.
Still, he could smell the faint despicable and trashy smell.
Due to the industrial production, the whole city had been engulfed up by a heavy smog. It was hard for people to live here, especially in the slums.
'Finally' Irwiz thought as he finished walking up the stairs.
Unfortunately, he didn't know how long he had to carry this bucket for.
Huff huff
A few huffs escaped his mouth. Still, his sight was placed on the boss.
The boss wasn't escaping his sight anytime soon. Unless he had become a corpse.
"Where to go Boss?" Irwiz looked at the boss. He found that his gaze was returned back with another.
The dim black pupils hid a deep cold glare.
"Just follow me. That place isn't very far away"
Immediately, the boss turned back and continued walking along the shady street.
Their shelter was in a not so public place. Considering it even led people underground, this place seemed like a perfect place for unlawful things to happen.
Not uttering a word, Irwiz followed the boss.
Together, they went through several turns and shady alleyways before Irwiz had to stop.
He was too tired.
"Boss, I can't carry this for long. Let's rest a bit" Irwiz dropped the bucket on the ground.
"It's okay, I'll continue carrying it" the boss stepped in closer to Irwiz to take the bucket.
"Okay, thank you Boss" Irwiz sighed.
From what he understood, the boss may have been using this bucket as an excuse to tire him. Although, he could also be wrong and overthinking things.
Perhaps this guy was just leading him to his hideout to dispose of him.
Still, now wouldn't be a good time to strike the boss. The best time would be when he is turned around and walking.
So as a precaution. Irwiz backed a bit away from the bucket and tilted to lean on a wall.
Incase the boss makes a sudden move, the space between them would provide enough time for Irwiz to act back.
As the boss continued getting closer and closer, Irwiz had his guards on tight.
As Irwiz watched in anticipation, the boss took the bucket lightly without any extra moves.
"Let's continue"
"Ok" As the boss continued moving forward, a thought struck across Irwiz's mind.
'Now is the time'
He had looked around him before he decided to stop here. Not only was this place narrow, good for his small body to move and bad for the boss's big body to move freely, it was also a place far from humans at this time of the night.
There would be no spectators.
As the boss's hand took hold of the bucket and turned around, Irwiz immediately moved his body in advance, his right hand tightly holding the sharp stone.
He had made sure to find the sharpest point of the stone while he carried the bucket.
His small body lunged forward and reached its arms.
'Here!'
The hand made a smooth movement as it turned to stab directly at the right eye of the boss.
The weakest point of the human body was the eyes, a soft organ that was critical for both vision and keeping balance.
With it injured, the average human would instantly lose half of their abilities.
"THIS!" the boss didn't have any words to utter before the stone plucked out from the eye and aimed for the other eye.
Scarlet red blood sprayed from the boss' right eye.
This had been planned by Irwiz for a long time so there was no delay for the other eye, and also no time for the boss to react.
The only response the boss' body could do was perhaps close his eyelids tightly. Unfortunately, the thin skin held no competition to the stone that aimed directly at it.
"AAAAAAAAA!"
At this point, the only thing the boss could do was scream like a pig being butchered. The pain was too much for him to do anything else but drop the bucket to the ground and clutch his eyes.
However, Irwiz wasn't done here. His left hand immediately moved to jerk the boss' head back, causing the comparatively big boss' body to fall smoothly to the ground.
Bang!
The head made a loud crashing sound as it fell to the ground.
'He should have intense dizziness and disorientation from the fall right now.'
At this point, Irwiz had immediately turned his body sideways to avoid the big man's fall.
Immediately, his hands moved. In one fell swoop, the stone's sharp end made a diagonal cut on the neck's right side. The location was the arteries of the man.
Fresh blood spilled forward.
AAAAAA AAAAAAA AAAAAAAA
The boss screamed in pain as his arms flung around crazily, trying to find the scoundrel that did this to him.
"YOU LITTLE SHIT!!!" his voice was deep hoarse, filled with rage. However, he also seemed to be struggling hard to speak.
After all, his throat had just been slit. Who could blame him?
"Shit!" Irwiz uttered as he was grabbed ahold by the dying man during the motion of stomping on the
Unfortunately, Irwiz had been grabbed by the boss' crazy arms, as he wanted to stomp on the man's chest a few more times.
Held by the grips of the boss, Irwiz was turned absolutely helpless. He regretted underestimating the struggles of a dying man.
Immediately, Irwiz lost balance as he fell.
His head rang as he struggled to regain consciousness. Still, he made an effort to smash the smash the stone hard on the boss' throat, aiming for the adam's apple.
After a few hard smashes, the boss finally seemed to have lost his energy as his pupils rotated extremely upright, and his hands clutched his throat.
He was desperately struggling to breath for air now.
Unfortunately, that span was all it took for Irwiz to get up and move far away from the body.
'Success!' Irwiz thought joyously as he huffed and puffed tiredly. When he looked at the boss, it was clear this man was on death's door.
Injured critically from all sides of his body, it didn't take long for the boss to take his last breath.
[Mission completed! Granting 10 Fate Points]
As the notice rang, Irwiz's ass fell to the ground.
Then, he fell to lie on the ground, his body pumping full of adrenaline. Maybe this cold ground he didn't like so much wasn't so bad after all.
As he looked up, Irwiz noticed that the smog seemed to clear up from the city sky.
Above them glimmered a rare glimpse of the night sky. The light of the moon seemed to be even more luminous than usual.
Ever since he had been in this world - 2 days and 2 nights... 3 nights now.
Irwiz had never seen such a clear view of the sky.
[10 Fate Points granted. You may use them from the appropriate section.]