2023-04-03 00:08:05“Are you kidding me?” Gabe’s gall bladder almost loosened from hearing the system’s words. “How do you expect me to defeat that monster of a man? He only needs to punch me casually for me to hug the ground for good.”
[Don’t you want a million dollars?]“I do, but give me some reasonable task,” Gabe blurted. “Not an impossible one.”[Host Gabe, you’re not cooperating, so I’ll be taking control over your body.]“Taking control? What are you…” Gabe’s body convulsed for a second. And then he was opening and closing his hands against his will. “Hey, stop this! It’s not funny!”His body turned around and entered the tent.The big guy was threatening the interviewer, “If you don’t give me this job, I’ll come to your house tonight and fuck your wife right before your eyes.”The interviewer trembled visibly. “Y-You’re overqualified for this job, Mr. Bart. W-What’s your reason for wanting to join as a mere museum’s guard? Are you planning to steal something from the museum?”“Just shut your trap and get the paperwork done,” the big guy, Bart, glanced over his shoulder. Gabe was right behind him. “What do you want, ant?”“You shouldn’t scare the interviewer,” the system forcibly spoke through Gabe’s mouth. “Apologize to him, or I'll make you do it.”“Heh, make me do it then,” he turned around and grabbed Gabe’s head and squeezed it, “if you can, that is.”Gabe’s left hand moved on its own and punched in the big guy’s ribs, but nothing happened.“What was that sissy-ass punch? Was that supposed to tickle me or what?” Bart clenched his hand and viciously threw his fist. He was surprisingly fast. The punch crushed Gabe’s nose and sent him flying out of the tent. “Hmph. Pathetic.” Bart turned back to the interviewer. “Now then, about my job…”Outside the tent, Gabe was profusely bleeding from the nose. He greatly cringed in pain. Whenever he wasn’t focusing with his eyes, his cross-eyedness would become more pronounced. And that happened now because the pain took his attention.He was bullied a lot by his friends all the time, and they even beat him often, but he had never taken a punch like this to the face. It hurt like hell, so much so he couldn’t even scold the system right now. Bearing the pain was taking all of his effort.After his sight was restored, he found himself boiling in anger.“System, or whatever… screw you!” Gabe tried to remove the ring, but it didn’t come off. “What the hell? Why isn’t it coming off?”[If you want to become an alpha, you shouldn’t be afraid of taking hits.]“If I take another such hit, I’ll die! And why aren’t you coming off?” Gabe was starting to regret putting this ring on.[We are bound together for now, which leaves us with three options. Either you dominate me, or I dominate you, or we both cooperate with each other.]“I’ll take the fourth option,” Gabe got up. “I’ll go to a jeweler and get rid of you.” As he started walking, he realized that his nose stopped bleeding, and the pain was mostly gone.[That’s more like it. Alphas don’t limit themselves but tend to think out of the box. The more courage you show, the more I’ll be able to help you.]Gabe looked surprised because he no longer felt the pain in his nose. He had no idea how that happened, but he didn’t hate it. “Courage isn’t my strong point, though.”[You are now ready to beat Bart’s ass.]“I-I can beat that guy?” Gabe still didn’t believe it. “Really?”[Do it before this feeling goes away.]“B-But…” Gabe still hesitated. (What feeling? I still feel the same.)The system took control of his body and made him walk back into the tent.Bart just finished signing the papers and laughed, “Now I’m a step closer to getting what I want, haha.”“Hey,” Gabe’s voice reached Bart, making him turn back.“You’re still here?” Bart cracked his knuckles. “That’s good. I didn’t connect perfectly with my last punch.” He clenched his fist. “This time, I’ll fully disfigure your face!” He viciously threw a punch that flew much faster than the last time.Gabe swiftly ducked to the side, and his left fist cannoned into Bart’s ribs, forcing all the air out of his lungs this time.“Gwuoogh,” Bart pathetically collapsed on his knees, with saliva hanging from his mouth.Again, Gabe’s knee moved on its own and smashed the big guy’s face.Bart’s head moved back and hit the desk; he bled from the head.The interviewer was stupefied, but Gabe looked just as shocked.[You made an Expert Alpha fall to his knees.][You are now eligible to for system activation.][Alpha’s Avatar is being activated…]“Well, he fell on his butt, to be accurate,” Gabe said and suddenly felt a surge of energy flowing through his veins. His skin also turned brighter and smoother. A slight bit of regal glow and sharpness was added to his eyes. But more importantly, he felt his spine growing in size. “Am I getting taller and bigger?”[Just a little bit.]Gabe looked quite surprised and speechless. (I thought this was just some kind of advanced AI tool, but it’s totally on a different level. It’s beyond my expectation.)[You’re now a Novice Alpha. But you are still not on the same level as Bart. He won’t let his guard down again, so there’s not much benefit in fighting him right now. Let’s look for a Novice Alpha.]“W-What?” Gabe was shaken on the inside. “We’re going for another alpha right away? I-I’m not prepared.” Despite Gabe’s words, the system forcibly took him out of the tent, saying it was much more dangerous to stay in the tent.“Wait, you little…” Bart was furious. He got up and rushed out, with rage filling his veins. To his surprise, Gabe had already covered more than a hundred meters. “When did he get that far?” Gritting his teeth, he chased him. “You think I’ll let you run away after making me look like an idiot?”Gabe was oblivious to the fact that Bart was rushing in his direction. “I came here for a job, and I’m leaving without getting it,” he sounded a little depressed. “I want to buy medicine for my aunt, but I don’t have money. I already owe a lot of money to almost everyone in my neighborhood. Nobody is willing to give me money anymore. Can you help me earn some money?”[I can. If you listen to me, I’ll see to that you’ll earn more than you can ever imagine. An alpha must have power more than anything, and that power will bring you everything. Money, fame, women. Everything. Wait, I think I found a Luna Candidate.]“Luna what?”[She’s to your right, at 4 o’clock.]Gabe slightly turned around.Bart also stopped in his tracks after seeing a woman in glasses who was coming down the stairs of the museum. Modestly dressed in a tight sweater top neatly tucked into a long pencil skirt, she was a pristine peach that would put pearls to shame. Her pink lips and the saffron tint on her skin would melt any man’s heart.“Mia…” both Gabe and Bart uttered her name at the same time.
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Zack Newman.That was the name of Kiera’s fiance. According to what most of the public knew, he owned a digital marketing agency, and his estimated net worth was over 99 million dollars.As if that wasn’t enough to demoralize Gabe, he came to know that Zack was only 32 years old. How did Kiera whose family owned a grocery store was able to make such a rich, young man fall for her? Gabe had no idea.“He’s not much older than me, but he’s got ninety-nine freaking million dollars in the bank,” Gabe cursed himself. “I totally understand why Kiera wants to share her life with him.”[Stop sulking. I told you I will get you rich, so rich that Zack Newman will lick your boots for your attention. But right now, let’s go hunt some alphas. For starters, is there any popular bar in this neighborhood?]“Yeah, there is one that is not far from my house, but why do you want me to go there?”[Because we have some work to do. I’ll make you a much more distinguished person than Zack.]“Are you going to
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“MHHMPFHH!” Sheila's eyes widened at the strong kiss, but she immediately pushed Gabe away with both hands. “What the hell?” she wiped her mouth.“Now, it’s settled,” Systa said in place of Gabe.“Settled? What’s settled?” her brows drew together.“The debt.”“Huh?” Sheila squinted her eyes. “What nonsense are you spewing?”“You kissed me, and my kiss costs 500 dollars,” Systa reasoned, “so if we do the math, you still owe me 80 dollars.”Sheila’s jaw hardened. “Are you fucking kidding me? You’re the one who kissed me, so you should be the one paying me! Not the other way around.”“No. You’re almost 40 years old, but I’m not even 30, so no matter who kisses who, the older one ends up owing to the younger one,” Systa stated and turned around from her.“What the hell are you doing?” Gabe, through his consciousness, kept screaming at Systa who wouldn’t give control over his body. “You’re fucking my relationship with her. Give me my body back.”[You have no idea, so shut up.] Systa was col
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Gabe froze in his steps, for Mia was talking with his aunt, and for the first time in many years, he had seen a smile on Nicole’s face. Mia saw Gabe and stood from the small stool where she had been sitting. “Gabe is here.” “Gabe…” Nicole tried to sit up, but she couldn’t do it by herself. Gabe hurriedly helped, and Mia also gave a hand. “Look. Your friend brought us sweets,” Nicole spoke excitedly, though only slowly. There were two sweet boxes on the bed. Gabe looked at Mia as if telling her that there was no need to bring those sweets. Mia, however, tilted her head and gave him a similar look but with exact opposite intentions. He used to give her berries when they were young, so she was just returning a little bit of that now. Moreover, they were neighbors now, so this was pretty normal, she believed. “If it was any other kid, they might have abandoned me,” Nicole told Mia, “but Gabe isn’t like that. He’s a good boy.” “I will always love you, Aunt,” Gabe quickly replied, “an
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Mia was wearing a beautiful, bright peach gown. She looked so different and almost angelic without her glasses.Gabe couldn’t speak until she came up to him, climbing down the stairs on her toes.“Were you looking for me?” She had a soft, bright smile on her face.Was this the same woman who was crying a minute ago?Gabe found it hard to believe.“Ah, well…” Gabe hesitantly said, “I was looking around, and…”“Did you eat?” she asked as if she genuinely cared.He quickly nodded. “What about you?”“I haven’t. How are the items?” she scuttled down the stairs, holding her gown up slightly.He followed her. “I loved every single dish.”“I’ll tell them to pack some food for Aunt Nicole,” she said, surprising him. He didn’t expect her to remember about his aunt.She took him to the food section and told the workers to pack every item in boxes and give them to Gabe. He thanked her, and she said it wasn’t necessary.A short-haired blonde saw Gabe and Mia chatting at the food section. She was C
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Gabriel grew much angrier after Gabe and Mia disappeared right before his eyes.He put more power into his fist and threw it at Ulmer who was under such pressure he was not able to move.A streak of red lightning flew into the scene and wrapped itself around Gabriel’s fist and stopped his fist in its tracks.“Mm?” Gabriel and Ulmer both looked to their side, where a red-haired woman was standing atop a nearly uprooted tree.She was giving off a ridiculous amount of energy.She looked like she was the embodiment of a million thunderbolts. She looked almost ethereal.“A wolfe clan’s girl?” Gabriel uttered.“The wolfe clan?” Ulmer seemed surprised. This was also his first time directly coming into contact with a person from the wolfe clan since he became the Urban God. “The strongest clan in the world… You came at the right time. Let’s together beat this old man up.”“Hmph,” the red-haired lady descended from the tree almost in a floating manner. “I didn’t come here to take sides. Both o
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Both Mia and Gabe were being pressured to hug the ground. Some kind of invisible force as heavy as many mountains was crushing them, making it feel as if their bones would turn to powder under pressure.Gabe gnashed his teeth and tried his best to resist. He was only able to barely move one of his fingers, though.This can’t be real.He thought he had become strong, strong enough to at least stand his ground at those who are at the top of the world.Even though Systa wasn’t with him right now, and even though he wasn’t at his full strength, how could he be toyed like this?How could he not be able to resist the head of the Agnar clan even a little?How can there be such a huge power difference?As he gave it his all to just try and get back, Willow didn’t wait for him.She went for the kill.“I’ll break your wife’s skull right before your eyes, boy!” She axed her foot down at Mia’s head.Mia wanted to move away, but she couldn’t, and she looked more frustrated than afraid that she was
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Gabe’s attack kept all the four squad leaders at bay as the electricity that washed through their bodies did not leave to the ground.Instead, it stayed in their bodies, trying to cook them alive.They had to resist the lightning energy with their ethereal energies.At the same time, Mia was able to push Willow back, though her leg suffered a deep cut in the process.Half of her bone was also cut, but she was healing at a fast pace.Regardless, Mia wasn’t worried about these opponents right now because the lightning energy of Gabe was also filling her body.However, it did not hurt her.But it made her feel stronger, and she began to feel Gabe’s presence all the more. Not just his presence, but all the things he had done in the past were popping in her mind.So many new memories poured into her mind.From the memories of his childhood to recent incidents, all the strong memories of his life played in her mind like a fast-moving dream.Some of these memories really squeezed her soul.S
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Gabe could feel what happened to Mia, that she was sent flying down to the earth.He wanted to go and help her, but Stark and Fang kept him occupied.The narrow and precise attacks of Stark constantly targeting Gabe’s head were messing with his sense of distance.Fang also stayed closed and made sure to mess with Gabe’s timing by throwing attacks that unpredictably supported Stark.Clearly, they were seasoned fighters who didn’t put a single foot wrong.Even Gabe, who wasn’t much of an experienced fighter, could tell that these two had fought each other and together many times before.Otherwise, such perfect coordination might not be possible.“If I can’t overpower them with technique, I have to do it through other means…” Gabe leaked electricity into the cloud, which reflected it back at Stark and Fang, forcing them to fend off from these sudden attacks.“He’s able to use not just the ground but also the clouds to his advantage,” Fang harrumphed. “How annoying. Even though I’m covered
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More than two decades ago.“I understand about the alpha system, but why does the Patriarch want to find the luna system, too?” Zephyr was asking his squad commander at the time who was his own aunt.“He wanted to give it to his wife or his daughter, maybe?” Zephyr’s aunt said while smoking from a pipe.“Why?”“Haha, why you ask? Because it’s known to be the best support system,” she laughed. “I don’t know much, either, but the luna system is said to be driven by the owner’s feelings more than any other system. So, it is one of those systems where anger, happiness, and even sadness can be turned into strength. They say it can cast perfect illusions that make dreams resemble reality.”“What? That’s pretty fucked up.”“Yeah, it is a fitting system for any queen, as it has the capability to keep the alpha in check when everyone else fails,” she opined. “That’s why it’s a coveted system, but unfortunately, our clan never got hold of it. If you ever come across an opponent who wields that
