Chapter 70: Chapter 70
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We leave the black market and back to my apartment.
Checking the list. Roger... This guy likes sneaky businesses.
He has orders for the illegal smuggling of drugs and weapons.
Damn...
Hmm, other than that what else...
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Oh?
So there's a corporate currently trying to take Roger's business down. The corporate belongs to a beautiful lady probably in her 20s named Julius. Julius is known to be a prodigy from a young age due to her sharp instinct and ability to innovate to an extreme extent.
Hmm...
Roger's businesses have several properties all around stage 5 but it shouldn't be more than...
I check the list.
25. Roger has 25 properties including retail, resorts, and factories.
Shouldn't be that much of a hassle.
"Let's meet up with Julius," I suggest.
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"Why?" Questions Sakura.
"Because I want to hit two birds with one stone you see..."
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"Well, you will get what I mean later, let's meet up with her tomorrow," I say. "For now, we prepare for the show."
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At first, Julius did not agree to a meeting. But after I mentioned Roger, she immediately agreed.
"What do you want?" She asks, frustrated.
Seems like Roger did pressure her a lot huh. She agreed to meet me outside but is in her business suit and looks like she just came out of bed with some strains of her long hair sticking out.
"I will get straight to the point. Do you want Roger to disappear? I can help you with that in exchange for a little something." I say.
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"Huh? Did you call me out just for this? Are you trying to scam me? If a corporate can't take him down, you expect a boy like you with no special background to do so?" Exclaims Julius.
"But life is about taking risks right? You need to trust me."
"Yeah but this is...ridiculous."
Julius bites her fingernails in frustration.
I sigh.
"Looks like you are not that type of person huh... No wonder you can't take down Roger, I'm leaving." I purposely say as I stand up.
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I walk to the door of the VIP room in a restaurant until Julius stops me.
"... Fine tell me what you want first."
I smirk. "2 million points. That's all I need."
"2 million points?... So you want money huh... Fine. I will pay you a downpayment of 10%. when Roger is completely crushed, I will then give you the rest." Says Julius.
"Fine by me," I say and sit back down.
I take out my phone and give the signal to Sakura.
"Now we just wait," I say as I continue eating.
"Wait?"
"Calm down. You will understand soon."
Julius gulps in anticipation. She is carefully observing me...
She looks so anxious that she doesn't even have the appetite to eat.
After about an hour, she receives a call from someone.
Julius answers it and listens to what the person on the other end has to say.
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"Y-You... Did you just blow up every single one of Roger's properties??!! Are you crazy?!" Exclaims Julius, slamming her hand on the table.
"Don't worry, it is 7 am and nobody was working or injured," I say.
It feels weird saying "7 am" when the sky is still as dark as night.
"Well... Yes... But... Fine."
Julius paid me my points and I smiled.
"Nice doing business with you."
I lift back my chair to stand up and proceed to leave.
Julius looks at me. "Who are you?" She asks.
"Just some nobody who wants to take Roger down too," I say.
"As if a nobody can do something like that..." Julius mumbles.
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Nice!!!!
She paid me 10000 points extra!
I also achieved one of the criteria to pass this stage!
As for the player Roger hired, who are they?...
I went back to my apartment, it was empty.
Sakura is out with Ika.
To not waste any time, I sat down on a chair and decided to check the rest.
Where is it?...
I constantly scroll through the list of information.
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Oh...
Now, this is interesting...
To think that Jacob is related to Roger.
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1 day later...
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*ding dong*
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*ding dong* *ding dong* *DING DONG*
Ah! Oh, the doorbell... Shit, I fell asleep.
I carefully walk over to the door and open it.
"Karma the next round starts today, what are you doing? You even kick En and Sakura out-" Reina stops nagging when she sees scraps and pieces of electronic parts on the floor with other unrecognisable stuff on the table.
"What..."
The girls behind Reina peek in.
"There's a reason why I did that. I was mass-producing traps." I say, keeping everything in my inventory.
"Mass producing??? You can't buy it from the shop?" Asks Yumiko.
"That's wasting too many points. Doing it manually not only saves points but I am also able to make more than the amount I can buy in the shop."
Of course, to these girls, I look a bit suspicious.
After all, I am not the type to use traps in a fight and just charge in.
But I have no choice.
After all, in the second round... That's the round where the war first started.
I need to use more of my brain against Jacob than any other people I have fought.
I check the time.
"Wait! The second round starts in 10 minutes?!!" I exclaim.
The girls stare at my reaction.
"Yeah... You weren't answering my call so I came here personally with the help of Sakura." Says Reina.
"Ah umm... Sorry about that. I will go prepare."
I quickly finish up one final C-4 before packing everything.
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The second round will now begin.
Participants, please be prepared to be transported shortly.
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The badge lights up and my body disappears again.
I suddenly feel sand under my feet and hear the ocean waves and breeze.
This time, the map is...
An uninhabited island.
In a distance is a never-ending jungle and I can see ash in the atmosphere nearby.
There's a volcano.
I look around to find myself alone... What the?
Hmm... I'm fine with being alone but...
I try to connect with Sakura but to no avail...
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That bastard... Jacob.
What did he do?!
I can't rely on my knowledge in my previous life very much now. It's probably due to the butterfly effect or something but the map has changed.
Previously, I was supposed to be in an underwater temple in this round. But now...
I check the data.
I...
The team I am facing off against are Jacob's team, Joseph's team, and one other team associated with Jacob. The one remaining team belongs to NPCs.
... I sigh. Guess I will move first then.
I walk into the jungle and climb onto a tall tree for a more efficient reconnaissance.
I can detect nothing near me. Shit. Everywhere around are tall, rocky mountains with greenery.
I should go down, I risk being spotted too.
I walk around for a while. I can see some dead bodies around, bullet holes?
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A faint gunshot from the northeast!
I dash in that direction and hide my presence. It seems like a horde of players wearing blue armour with a dragon flying around skull symbol imprinted on the chest plate. This... Belongs to Jacob's guild.
Now, this makes things easier...
"Ack!!"
A blade suddenly protrudes from a player behind them.
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"Who's there!"
Everyone is on high alert now, constantly scanning the area for my presence.
Suddenly, A shadow can be seen from above and I came flying down with two blades in my hand.
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Both blades pierce through two of the players from the top of their skull down to their ribcage and I pry the blades out before going on a killing spree.
They started to form a formation as I finish off a few of their members.
"Now!!" Someone shouted and a barrage of shots came from the surrounding bushes.
It's an ambush?!
I smirk.
"ARGHHH!!!"
Someone from the forest screams as their body is torn apart.
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"T-There's two of him-"
My clone immediately finishes the ambusher.
"What?!"
I dash forward for a thrust and immediately break through the formation.
1,2,3,4,5
With one slash, I decapitate 5 members at once.
"Oh shit oh shit oh shit!!"
The players are now in a mess, some of them are even friendly firing while I just dash around decapitating people.
"R-Run! We can't kill that monster-"
That player's head was sent rolling before he even finishes talking.
"!! What the fuck!! This guy is insanely fast and strong!! I did not sign up for this!!"
These members of Jacob's guild are at least lvl 100.
Each of them has extraordinary stats from a normal player's point of view.
One of them immediately pulls out a legendary weapon and points it at me.
That rifle shoots out little rays of purple nova that corroded through everything in a blink of an eye.
The nova, however, hits me and has no effect.
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I purposely let him hit me... Just to show our overwhelming strength.
"Shit... Looks like that stream wasn't exaggerated..." Mumbles one of Jacob's members.
Oh?
I see... The only reason why they dare to face me is that they do not believe in my strength.
I smile maliciously.
"Do you believe your eyes now?"
"W-Wait, please! I do believe you now, please spare me!! I will transfer all of my points to you!!!" Says one of the players, pleading.
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"Sure... But if the amount doesn't exceed 1 million, I will not let you off." I say.
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"1 million?!..."
"So? What are you waiting for?" I say, smirking?
"T-That's too much-"
I decapitated that player.
"I do not have time to waste on you guys. Just say if you do have the amount I desired."
"T-That's..."
A brief moment of silence came.
"H-Hey bro, I remember that you owe me points right? Hand them over now!" He shouts, grabbing his teammate's collar and placing a blade against his neck.
"What the fuck do you mean!! You conned me you piece of shit!!"
They started fighting among themselves, attempting to gain enough points.
Although there are not many disadvantages to dying, you still feel the pain. That is probably why everyone is acting like this right now.
I smirk.
"I see so none of you has enough huh... Alright everyone transfers all their current points to me."
The players look confused but relieved and did so.
Let's see here... I received 10.3 million points... But there are 21 players here.
"Hey, guys. I received around 10 million so only ten of you can go. It is up for you to decide who though." I say.
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Suddenly the atmosphere tenses. They were once teammates working together but right now, they are strangers whose only aim is to survive.
This... Is exciting to watch.
"H-Hey you are not going to kill me right?" A female player asks another female player.
That female player turn around to her friend and smiled. "Of course not."
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Immediately after, she slit the throat of her friend nearby in betrayal.
That triggered the bloodbath of everyone here.
They are now turned against each other. Friends have now become foes.
In the end, the only remaining standing players are heavily injured and died on the spot. I don't even need to do anything, just a simple threat and it crumbles the entire team.
While I was enjoying my spoils, another group suddenly emerge behind me.
"Oh, the bait worked. I didn't expect Karma to show himself." Says one of them.
I turn behind to find 4 fairly big sized men in blue armour and a few skinny men and a woman.
They all belong to Jacob's guild but... Something is different.
They have this aura around them that differentiated them from the rest. Are they something like the elite force of Jacob's guild?
"Heh... This guy is only level 218." Says the woman on their team.
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"Pfft!!! Hahaha!! This will be a piece of cake."
I scan them and realise the core of their arrogance.
Every single one of them is more than level 300...impressive, these hardcore grinding try hard groups.
Every single one of them has a unique legendary skill too.
"Now then, the reward will be mine!" One of them says.
"No no no, I will be the one to obtain those luxurious weapons from lord Jacob!!"
They started fighting among themselves about who should be the one who gets the reward, I start to laugh at their little show.
They stop and stare at me.
"Haha!! Sorry about that..."
I draw both my Katana and lift my hand, gesturing them to attack with my fingers moving back and forth.
"All of you attack at once. I have time to waste on you losers." I say.
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That ticked them off and they charged toward me.
I smirk at their foolishness.
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