Who dares to hit him?

"You dare hit me, you bastard!" Guan Dahai yelled, pointing at Lu Yang.

Lu Yang remained silent, his eyes cold as he walked up to Guan Dahai. He picked up the brick and smashed it down on Guan Dahai's head with all his might.

Another "thump" resounded. This time, Guan Dahai didn't react in time and was immediately knocked to the ground. The intense pain and Lu Yang's sudden outburst filled Guan Dahai with an inexplicable fear.

"W-What are you doing?" Guan Dahai asked, turning his head, his voice trembling. He was just a small-time thug, not even a real gangster. He dared to bully ordinary people, but when he met someone like Lu Yang, who was willing to risk his life, he chickened out.

Lu Yang had seen plenty of people like this in the last five years of his previous life. As long as you beat them hard once, they wouldn't dare to mess with you for the rest of their lives. He walked closer, grabbed Guan Dahai's collar with one hand, and lifted his limp body. His eyes suddenly flashed with the bloodthirsty gaze of his past life as he asked, "You dare hit my brother?"

"Thump~!" Before Guan Dahai could say anything, Lu Yang brought the brick down again.

"You dare hit my brother?"

"Thump~!" Lu Yang smashed the brick down again.

Guan Dahai was terrified by the beating and begged for mercy, "I won't do it again!"

"You won't?" Lu Yang raised the brick again.

"I really won't!" Guan Dahai howled.

Lu Yang sneered, turned to the side, and pointed at Xiao Liang, who was curled up on the ground with a dazed look in his eyes, "Go, apologize to my brother. If he forgives you, this is over, or I'll beat you to death today."

Guan Dahai was terrified by Lu Yang's gaze. He scrambled up from the ground and ran towards Xiao Liang. The distance of a dozen meters felt like an eternity, and Guan Dahai almost fell twice. He finally reached Xiao Liang and collapsed to the ground, still not daring to get up. He said in a panic, "Xiao... Xiao Liang, I was wrong."

Xiao Liang was still sitting on the ground, trying to shrink back in fear. Lu Yang came to Xiao Liang's side, sat down, put his arm around Xiao Liang's shoulder, and squeezed it tightly. He said, "Brother, Guan Dahai is apologizing to you."

"Ah, h-he's apologizing to me?" Xiao Liang's eyes were filled with fear. Remembering the times Guan Dahai had bullied him since he was a child, he didn't dare to face Guan Dahai at all.

Lu Yang happened to see a watermelon knife behind Xiao Liang. He picked it up, twirled it skillfully, and then grabbed the handle, pointing the tip of the knife one centimeter away from Guan Dahai's eye.

"Ah?" Guan Dahai tried to back away in terror, but Lu Yang grabbed his collar tightly.

"What are you doing?" Guan Dahai asked.

"I don't think your apology is sincere," Lu Yang said, slowly moving the knife closer to Guan Dahai's eye. "Are you still thinking about getting revenge later?"

In the moment he was apologizing, Guan Dahai recalled all the times he had bullied Xiao Liang, and his heart was filled with resentment. He had been planning to get through this day and then bring people back to settle the score with Lu Yang and Xiao Liang. But now, seeing the knife getting closer and closer to his eye, Guan Dahai was truly afraid.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong, I'll never do it again!" Guan Dahai screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

Xiao Liang was dumbfounded. He had never seen Guan Dahai so terrified in his life.

"This..."

Lu Yang switched the watermelon knife from his right hand to his left, holding the knife in one hand and putting his arm around Xiao Liang's shoulder with the other. He said, "Brother, remember this, from now on, no one can bully you. If anyone bullies you, I'll kill them."

The gleaming tip of the knife was right in front of Guan Dahai's face. Guan Dahai said in a trembling voice, "I won't, I'll never dare to again."

"Get lost," Lu Yang said.

He could tell that Xiao Liang wasn't ready to accept Guan Dahai's apology yet. If Guan Dahai stayed here any longer, the kid might bleed to death. Lu Yang had finally been reborn and didn't want to be charged with murder. It was better to let him get lost.

Xiao Liang looked at the fleeing Guan Dahai and then at Lu Yang's confident expression. He asked in confusion, "Bro, why are you acting like a different person today? You never used to argue with Guan Dahai before."

A smile appeared on the corner of Lu Yang's mouth. He said, "Brother, remember this, no one can bully us anymore."

"Oh," Xiao Liang replied, still not quite understanding. He then asked, "Bro, why did you come to find me today?"

Lu Yang didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "What have you been up to lately?"

The smile that had just appeared on Xiao Liang's face instantly faded, and he said in a daze, "What else can I do? I didn't get into college, and my family is too poor to send me to vocational school. My parents want me to sell vegetables at the market like them."

"Sell vegetables?" Lu Yang asked. "Do you like it?"

"No," Xiao Liang said, hugging his knees and burying his head in his arms. "But what else can I do? I didn't get into college, so I have to listen to my parents and sell vegetables."

Lu Yang patted Xiao Liang on the shoulder. He remembered that when he found Xiao Liang in his previous life, he was in the vegetable market.

"Brother, wait for me here for a moment," Lu Yang said.

He walked to the entrance of the courtyard, picked up a cardboard box from the ground, and returned to Xiao Liang's side. He patted the side of the box and said, "Come on, take a look at what this is."

Xiao Liang looked up, his eyes instantly fixed on the design on the box. He said excitedly, "This is... a Virtual Helmet?"

"Here," Lu Yang said, throwing the Virtual Helmet into Xiao Liang's hands. "It's yours."

As if holding the most precious treasure in his life, Xiao Liang held the box with both hands, looking at Lu Yang in surprise. "Bro, you're saying this is for me?"

Lu Yang nodded and said, "Of course."

"Bro..." Xiao Liang didn't know what to say. This was the first time in his life that someone had given him something so valuable, and the first time someone had been so good to him. As if he had made up his mind, Xiao Liang bowed deeply to Lu Yang and said seriously, "Bro, thank you."

Lu Yang said, "Why are you being so polite with me? You're my brother."

In his heart, Lu Yang thought: Brother, I owe you a life. In this life, I'll protect you and make sure you have a different life.

"Brother..." Xiao Liang said, after a moment of confusion, he seriously remembered those words.

"Alright, don't just stand there. Go online in a bit and familiarize yourself with the environment. I'll go home, log in, and then take you leveling up," Lu Yang said.

"Okay, I'll go online right away," Xiao Liang said, hurrying back into the house.

Lu Yang shook his head with a smile and said, "That kid, he even forgot to tell me his name before going back."

But Lu Yang didn't mind. Every Virtual Helmet had a unique serial number. As long as he knew the serial number, he could find Xiao Liang online.

After returning to his own home, Lu Yang stretched his body and put on the helmet, entering the game once again.