“... Okay, but you call me if you need anything.”“Don't worry, I'm shameless.”“What does that have to do with anything.”“That means I don't have any issues asking for help.” Ethan joked causing Louisa to chuckle.“Be careful, okay?” Louisa said before proceeding to embrace him.Ethan smiled. “I will.”The duo hugged for a little while longer before Ethan broke it off before sending Louisa off after which he went on his way.Once he was alone in an abandoned area, he placed a call across to Poltergeist.“Well, well, if it isn't Ethan Jones. I was expecting your call.” Poltergeist remarked with a seductive smile.Ethan sighed. “I guess you are aware of what's happening in Metro City.”“For the sole purpose of figuring out what the GK Council is after.”Ethan frowned as he recalled something. “The GK Council.”“Yes, they are the organization that killed my mother.”“Why?”“She learned one of their deepest secrets and was planning on revealing it. Unfortunately, they hunted her down wi
The scarf blocked all the bullets with relative ease, ensuring that Ethan remained untouched but this didn't seem to faze Lucia's men as it usually did for other foes he'd faced.They seemed aware of the existence of artifacts which meant that they were most likely men that the GK Council had sent to assist Lucia in her madness.To think that they would invest so much into killing him.It caused Ethan to grow even more curious as to why they were hellbent on ending him.Some of the guards below stopped shooting their guns, tossing them aside, and opting for various offense-based artifacts that would be able to bypass the scarf’s defense to harm Ethan.Naturally, Ethan wasn't about to let them have their way as he activated the body armor he had purchased from the Universal Supermarket.It offered him both defensive and offensive properties which he utilized to its full extent.He charged down like a bull, retrieving a staff he had also purchased from the Universal Supermarket.The fir
Sweeping one last look around, he finally shifted his attention to Lucia who was staring wide-eyed at him, trembling in fear. “Impossible, there's no way you managed to defeat them all.” Ethan sneered. “You have no idea what is possible with me around, Lucia.” “Impossible!... You are just some gamer!... There's no way you can be so powerful!” “You didn't stop to think why such powerful people would be after my life, did you, Lucia?” Lucia trembled as she didn't want to admit that he was correct. She had always seen him as inferior to her, a piece on the chessboard in a game that would see her reach the peak of the world. Now, he was greater, more superior than she could ever imagine, leaving her completely in the dust. Lucia's inflated ego didn't want to admit that Ethan had surpassed her which was why she couldn't accept his victory. She trembled as she backed away, struggling to come to terms with the sight before her. “You made a huge mistake you decided to betray me, Luci
“Damn it, what do you think you are doing?... You have no right to take our loot!” Job, one of Aaron's agents remarked in annoyance as he stopped Stenton's men from having their way. Scholes, who was present, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to put the bastard in his place as he bellowed while unleashing divine pressure. “Who do you think you are to get in the way of our work?” Job gritted his teeth as he replied. “This isn't right!... You have no right to cease our possession!” Scholes glared at him. “Just like your boss, insolent trash!” He slapped Job across the face, sending him flying to the ground. But that wasn't all as the slap was so hard, Job's face was left quite damaged. “I'll give you one warning, you'd best scram or else, don't blame me for being unjust. Everything has been confiscated by the law enforcement agency and there's nothing you can do about it!” “And who decided that!” Ethan's voice came like a torrent, sending Scholes staggering back as he could
Captain Scholes was clearly in support of this as he nodded along. “Now go and do as I say. I don't want to hear that anything happened.”“Yes sir.”With that, Commissioner Stenton watched Scholes leave before proceeding to place a call across to an unlikely contact. “What's the update?” Reginald asked from the other end.Stenton replied. “That bastard Ethan defeated Lucia, now he plans to take her in.”“You can't let that happen.”“Don't worry, I won't. But you have to make sure to stick to your side of the bargain.”“Sure. Just make sure Ethan becomes an enemy of the state.”***Ethan received a message from Captain Scholes asking him to meet the Commissioner at a warehouse on Park Avenue.“Young master, you can't go. It's a trap.” Aaron remarked worriedly.Ethan snorted. “You think I don't know that?”“It looks like you plan on going there.”“I need to save our men.”“They knew what they were getting into when they decided to become your guards. Sacrificing your life like this wo
“Mr. Jones, Mr. Jones, a moment please.” Ethan was currently surrounded by a crowd of journalists all vying to grab his attention.Escorting him was Aaron and his agents with Commissioner Stenton in handcuffs.“Mr. Jones, can you explain the current situation?... The city would like to know how you caught the terrorist?”Ethan paused, glancing at the journalist who questioned him only to answer. “It was a simple task. In truth, the only reason the enemy hadn't been caught before now was the fact that the Commissioner had a hand in the process.”“Is there any evidence of this?”“No need, the Commissioner admitted to this himself,” Ethan replied before glancing at Stenton. “Isn't that right?”Stenton trembled underneath his gaze, barely able to maintain basic composure.To think that the almighty police commissioner had fallen to such an extent all because of a washed-up E-Sports player was something that few could dare to comprehend.Stenton remarked. “He is right. I assisted Miss Luc
If they allowed such to fester, it wouldn't be long before Ethan would hold more people power than then which was something they couldn't allow to happen.It also wouldn't bode well if they ended up trying to attack him as if they couldn't defeat Stenton, is it the man that could defeat him that they would be able to defeat?Of course not! “I can offer you the post Commissioner Stenton held, making you the new Chief of Defense Staff for Metro City with improved benefits and resources.”Ethan snorted. “I don't think so.”“Do you require a financial reward?”“Not interested.”“Then what can we do to be considered even?”“Simple, clear my record. I plan to inform the city of the truth behind the incident three years ago and I need to make sure that my criminal record is erased so I can start over. Do that and we can be considered even.”Minister Wayne, instead of feeling relieved, frowned as he replied. “Alright then, that can be done.”“I will keep these three in custody until a reason
“Why am I not surprised?” Mr. Brewster said with a chuckle after hearing what Ethan had to say.It was safe to say that Ethan's growth was nothing short of phenomenal, leaving even a billionaire like Mr. Brewster unsure of how to feel in his presence. In the future, the Gen-X owner decided that it wouldn't be bad to treat Ethan as a man worthy of not just superficial respect but true respect as he was deserving of it.Not only had he recovered his name and cleared himself of the crimes he'd been forced to take on in the past, but he was creating a new path, one that had only one endpoint; the peak of the world.Ethan remarked. “I plan to bring back Zero during the competition so it has to hold.”“The problem is we don't have a venue and it needs to be worthy of the competition else people would not come.”“Are there no structures in the city?”“None.” Mr. Brewster replied in a regretful tone. “And we can't go to other cities as they would be using their venues to host their competiti