A Scam System

"No."

After hearing Steve and Matt's request, Gu Qing flatly refused them.

From Current Propulsion to Magnetic Field Rotation was a qualitative leap.

With Gu Qing's current strength, he could easily crush Andrew.

Andrew simply could not give him any sense of danger.

The fruit had not yet ripened.

If he acted now, wouldn't everything he had done before go to waste?

So Gu Qing still needed to wait.

Steve and Matt looked unwilling to accept this and wanted to persuade Gu Qing further.

But Gu Qing cut them off first. "I told you before: the mysteries of the Magnetic Field Martial Way lie in willpower!

"When one's will is strong enough, one can even reach the next realm beyond Current Propulsion, achieve a qualitative ascension, and attain Magnetic Field Rotation!

"You want to stop Andrew, but you are troubled by your lack of strength.

"That is because your will is not firm enough!

"Only a will as unyielding as steel can allow your strength to grow."

At the mention of strength, Matt seemed somewhat repulsed.

Because it always reminded him of Andrew's theory about Top Predators.

Gu Qing noticed his aversion and said to him, "Matt, strength is simply strength. There is no distinction between good and evil. It only depends on whose hands it is in, and what kind of will guides its growth!

"If you truly care about Andrew, truly want to stop him, and don't want him to keep going down the wrong path, then you shouldn't rely on others to do it for you. You should rely on your own will, your own strength!"

Steve and Matt left.

Gu Qing did not know whether they had taken his words to heart.

But for now, they seemed to have had some effect.

Though none of them had truly matured yet, another patch of leeks was ready for harvesting.

Gu Qing opened the system's crude interface.

Host: Gu Qing

Spacetime Value: points

Ten thousand points of Spacetime Value could be used for one roulette draw.

Gu Qing had now accumulated over sixteen thousand points.

With a thought, a massive virtual roulette wheel appeared before him.

Its entire rim was covered in question marks, making it impossible to see what the prizes actually were.

"Is this a game based entirely on luck? Then let's give it a try!"

Ten thousand points of Spacetime Value were quickly consumed.

The roulette wheel spun, and before long, the pointer came to a stop.

It pointed at one of the question marks.

Congratulations! You have obtained 'Little Dragon Girl's Original Underpants'!

A pair of white underpants appeared out of thin air in Gu Qing's hand.

His expression darkened rapidly, and a large vein twitched on his forehead.

—Agh!

"What the fuck kind of garbage prize is this?!"

With a wave of his hand, the white underpants rapidly disintegrated and vanished completely in the blink of an eye.

After a long while.

Gu Qing's expression finally eased somewhat.

"Looks like external things really can't be relied upon. This system is nothing but a huge scam!

"If I want revenge, if I want to grow stronger, the only one I can ultimately rely on is myself!"

Elsewhere.

Andrew looked gloomy and dejected.

He returned home.

When the sound of the door opening rang out, Richard, who had been sitting on the couch watching television, instinctively jolted.

As if he were afraid of something.

Just like how Andrew had feared Richard's reaction whenever he opened the door to his room on countless nights before.

Seeing this, Andrew curled his lips into a disdainful smile.

He turned and was about to head upstairs.

But as he passed the bedroom, he heard his mother, Karen, lying in bed and letting out weak groans.

Andrew's expression changed.

He hurried over. "Mom, Mom, are you okay?"

Karen barely opened her eyes and forced out a smile.

She reassured him, "Andrew, I'm fine. I'll feel better soon."

Andrew looked at her pale, haggard face with heartache.

"Mom..."

"Andrew, I'm tired. I want to rest for a while."

Andrew nodded, quietly stepped out of the room, and closed the door.

When he turned around, his eyes had become ferocious!

With a sudden wave of his hand, Richard, who had been sitting on the couch, flew through the air straight toward him.

Andrew grabbed him by the collar.

Andrew snarled, "Why?! Why haven't you bought Mom's medicine yet?!"

Richard had already witnessed his power. Terrified, he said, "I... I don't have any money! I only get three hundred dollars a month in disability benefits. It's nowhere near enough to buy the medicine!"

Andrew was furious.

He viciously threw Richard to the floor.

"Fucking useless trash!"

He stood there and thought for a moment.

In the end, he decided to give it a try.

He could not just stand by and watch his mother suffer!

Slipping on his backpack, Andrew headed out to the community hospital.

They had always gotten the medicine from there before.

"Karen Demotte, correct? Okay, please wait a moment."

Andrew watched the doctor in the white coat anxiously as he waited.

"The medicine can only be ordered tomorrow. The price is $750.83."

Andrew's expression immediately changed when he heard it would cost so much.

He shook his head. "I... I don't have that kind of money."

The doctor said bluntly, "Kid, just like I told your father, you can pay first and we'll order it tomorrow. Otherwise, there's nothing I can do for you."

Andrew's face darkened, and his fists clenched tightly. He wanted to punch this damned doctor into mush!

But he knew that would not solve the problem at all.

"Fuck!"

He hated this feeling, this feeling of helplessness!

No!

I'm a Top Predator!

I possess unmatched power!

I can do anything!

I can do this!

Andrew turned and left with a grim expression, having made up his mind about something.

When he got home, Andrew found that Richard had already gone out.

Perhaps he was afraid of being under the same roof as Andrew.

For some time now, Richard had tried his best to avoid facing Andrew directly.

Andrew did not care. He had something important to do now.

From the very bottom of the closet, he dragged out a large bag.

It looked like it had been sealed away for a long time, with a layer of dust covering it.

Andrew did not care in the slightest. He unzipped it, revealing a set of firefighter gear!

It was Richard's uniform. Ever since Richard had been injured and forced to retire, he had never touched it again.

Andrew put on the firefighter gear, donned the helmet, and concealed his face.

Then he walked out of the house without hesitation.

His target was clear, and he carried a desire for revenge.

He headed toward the community park.

That was where the little punks gathered.

In the past, Andrew had often been bullied by them, and they had extorted money from him many times.

And that damned Richard had clearly known about all of it, yet pretended he had never heard a thing.

Even after Andrew was beaten, Richard did not comfort him or stand up for him. Instead, he cursed him as trash, a disgrace!

At that thought, Andrew's heart filled with rage, and his agitated emotions nearly became impossible to suppress.

He pushed off the ground with both legs and soared into the air. Soon, he spotted several little punks gathered beside the exercise equipment.

Boom!

When he landed, a dull crash erupted.

"Oh, shit! Who the fuck are you?!"

"Hey, freak, when did you get here? Fuck, it was like you just appeared out of nowhere!"