Nate calmly shut the door, his eyes narrowed as he watched the men who surrounded him.
"Why?" He asked.
"I have a valid invitation, you know, right?" He wiggled the thick piece of paper in the air, his lips curling. "Are you still going to send me out?"
"That piece of paper means nothing." They snapped.
"Then are you going to send everyone who has this piece of paper out? Is that so?" He taunted, his eyes squinting with mockery.
Of course, he knew why they were doing this. Rick had probably been informed that he had arrived in grand style.
"Can't you hear him?" Nyx sauntered out of the car, her eyes fierce as she glared at the guards. "Are you going to send everyone out then?"
"If not, then back off and let us in!"
Nate smiled, his eyes looking over Nyx in awe. His woman was a shining ball of light.
However, they heard footsteps, and several guests rushed out of the venue with Rick West at the forefront. He had a lasting smirk on his face and he waved at the guards to step back.
"I see you weren't given enough whacking and so, you could show up here, Nate." His voice was loud, and even though he wasn't funny, the guests laughed to back him up.
He came to stand before Nate, hands in his pockets and shoulders high up, "It's good you found a backer. Tell me, Nate, what did you promise her?"
"A lifetime supply of poverty?"
Again, the guests burst into a peal of hilarious laughter. Their false portrayal of elegance cracking.
Nyx stepped forward to retort but Nate held her back, shaking his head to stop her.
"Ohhh…" Rick chuckled, as he eyes settled on her. "The brave boy wants to protect the girl."
"Nyx, I think you don't know how shameful it is to stand beside the school's pauper. Did you see the pictures of him? He is so disgraceful!"
"Come with me. Nyx." Rick caught her arm, his fingers digging into her arm. "If you dump this boy right here, then I can forgive you for going against me."
Rick kept dragging her and Nate couldn't stand it. His head tilted to the side, eyes twitching and he wanted to break Rick's disgusting fingers almost immediately.
However, he couldn't make a rash move. He would get beaten in minutes with everyone on Rick's side.
And in that moment, the robotic voice echoed in his head again.
[Nate Williams, purchase the level 1 Combat Assistance immediately!]
[Cost: 1 million dollars!]
Nate didn't think twice before purchasing and in seconds, he felt a rush of blood in his veins, hot and pulsing.
His eyes turned red, and the next second, he caught Rick's arm.
"Get the fuck away from her!"
The atmosphere turned tense, all eyes on Nate, and the killing intent in his eyes sent chills down their spine.
Snap!
Rick's arm snapped, and his body was hurled to the burly guards behind him.
Bang!
The force of Nate's move sent them all flying, scattered all over the place and Rick was left lying on the floor, groaning in pain.
"That bastard!"
[An attack incoming from your left! Watch out!]
Immediately, Nate snapped his head to the left, catching the flying fist toward his face.
"You…" The attacker shivered, eyes darting in disbelief.
Nate recognized him immediately as he was one of those who had beaten him up.
"It's good to see you again, Chris."
The next second, the sound of breaking bones echoed and just like Rick who was still writhing on the floor, Chris joined him.
"Does anyone want to come forward?" Nate wiggled his hands, especially at the guards who stood back waiting for orders.
However, they lunged at Nate but then, several footsteps echoed and a new set of guards appeared.
"We are late, Miss Pierce." They bowed before Nyx, immediately blocking Rick's guards from attacking.
Quickly, Nate went to stand beside his woman, his hand around her shoulder.
"It's okay…" Nyx wiggled her hand and clutched Nate's waist tightly. "Just make sure Rick doesn't get in here."
"The event isn't his anyways." She chuckled loudly, her eyes dripping with scorn.
Under the gaze of everyone, Nate walked in with Nyx, becoming the power couple of the night. The guests were now following behind them, eyes darting fearfully at Rick who was being escorted out.
They knew he would come back raging but for now, they had to suck up to Nate and Nyx.
Quickly, videos of all that transpired got to Nate. Rick being humiliated and sent out and as he watched, he couldn't contain his smile at all.
This was just the beginning and victory was already in sight.
"Post them all," Nate ordered.
"What?" They gasped, eyes wide. "Rick will be the clown of the school in one night!"
"That's right!" He nodded. "And while you all are at it, add enticing captions. Get it?"
"Yes…" They nodded, and even though they hated taking orders from Nate, deep down they were scared of his iron fist which he had used to knock Rick down.
They didn't dare say a word of protest and added to that, he had Nyx Pierce by his side!
As soon as they got into the event hall, they were escorted to the private room where they could watch everything that went on.
Treated to the best services and served the best food and wine, Nate settled on a soft couch but all that satisfied him was the face of Rick in pain.
[Congratulations, Nate Williams. You have completed your first mission and you have been rewarded with 5 million dollars and a Charm Buff!]
His eyes glistened, as he realized what a Charm Buff was but then, he wasn't going to make use of it now. He wanted to focus on Nyx.
"So, tell me, Nate." Nyx probed, eyeing him. "How did you get so strong all of a sudden? With injuries on your body, you managed to defeat Rick and Chris!"
"You were so fierce out there!" She swooned.
He only smiled at her, pinching her cheeks. Ignoring her questions was easy because she was quickly enthralled with the starting event.
"It's an auction?" He raised his brow at her.
"Yes, the student council is holding an auction." She waved her hand nonchalantly. "The highest spender will be in the hall of fame for a week."
Nate raised his brows, intrigued by that. However, this was a way of showing his gratitude to her.
"Is there anything you want?"
"Yes!" She gasped, her eyes brightened. "The emerald necklace. The highlight of today!"
Nyx couldn't stop chattering about how much she liked the necklace as the host kicked off the event. Nate sat back, listening to everything she had to say and the moment they waited for came.
"The tear-drop emerald, coveted by all will now be up! Remember, this is a bid to give back to the school community!"
"Starting price, 1 million dollars!"
Nyx excitedly raised her card, ready to bid but Nate stopped her, raising his instead.
"1.5 million dollars!" His voice boomed through the room and across the hall.