From Igniting Talent to Becoming a Demon God Section 45

"Huh? Yes, yes, yes!!"

The two Rock Gang members felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They quickly got to their feet and prepared to leave.

But before they could be happy for long—

"Wait."

The moment the voice rang out, both of them froze.

They turned their heads and saw Lu Chao reveal a faint, meaningful smile.

Click!

That night, after returning to Factory Street with Zhao Yuanqing, Lu Chao shut the door and shook his head with a soft laugh.

"Those two weren't bad. They really did have some paper bills on them. Added together, it's almost four or five thousand."

"This way, I've basically paid Yuanqing back."

Toward Rock Gang thugs who bullied the weak and feared the strong, who specialized in extortion, Lu Chao felt no guilt at all about taking some money from them.

He would just consider it robbing the rich to help the poor.

Then he lowered his head slightly.

The back of his hand had been wrapped with two simple loops of gauze, and that counted as treating the injury.

"A civilian basic-model bionic prosthetic has over a hundred kilograms of force."

"If I hadn't broken through to Combat Grade, it really might not have been easy to deal with."

Lu Chao clenched his fist lightly and could feel that his injury was not too serious. It did not affect his ability to fight; it was only some broken skin and flesh.

Only at that moment did he truly understand the difference between a Fighter and an ordinary person, especially the importance of the move Rock Skin.

Just colliding with that metal prosthetic would have been enough to heavily injure an ordinary person's flesh and blood, even crack their bones. But by relying on the technique of Martial Arts Energy, he had withstood most of the impact and come out as if nothing had happened.

Thinking of this, Lu Chao began reviewing what had happened today.

From the moment he heard the commotion to the moment he made his move, everything had happened in a flash.

That Xu Peng and the burly man in the vest actually both had some strength, very close to Combat Grade. If not for the fact that he had caught them off guard, the result really might have been hard to say.

"Sure enough, no matter when, I can't let my guard down."

"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Even if I'm stronger, I still have to stay alert."

With a deeper impression of actual combat, Lu Chao finally took his spoils out of his pocket.

Alliance Credits with a blue planet design, thirty-one bills in total.

And two Primary Neural Stabilizers.

This was also a potion launched by Biotech Company. Even if sold externally on the black market at a discount, it would still be worth at least well over ten thousand.

During their discussion, Zhao Yuanqing had refused to take them no matter what, so Lu Chao had accepted them all.

"Added together, it's over twenty thousand."

"With this, I should be able to buy quite a few supplements and some Exotic Beast Meat. I might even be able to try buying a Vitality Potion?"

Lu Chao calculated how to use this windfall to raise his strength as much as possible.

After thinking it over, he finally looked at the panel.

[Potential Progress: 99%]

Only the final stretch remained before it reached completion and activated a new innate specialty again.

"Boss, are we really just going to swallow this?"

Early in the morning, in an abandoned factory in the Iron Ring District.

Rust-yellow iron shavings lay everywhere, and black gasoline barrels stood in the corner.

Following the angry voice, seven or eight figures could be seen gathered around. In the open space at the center lay two figures with breaths as faint as threads, their bodies covered in blood.

"No matter what, they're still members of our Rock Gang. He actually dared to be this ruthless."

"Yeah, this is completely disrespecting you, Boss."

The voices of gang members came from both sides. The well-built Rock's face was gloomy, cold light flickering again and again in his eyes.

"What, do you want to go get revenge?"

He spoke coldly, looking at the crowd. His fierce gaze made every gang member tremble, and they all lowered their heads one after another.

"They dared to provoke a Fighter. The fact that they didn't die already counts as their luck."

"If you think you've got the ability, you can go try."

He spoke mockingly, and no one dared to answer.

The gap between a Fighter and an ordinary person was not something that could be made up for by simple numbers.

"Take every prosthetic off those two pieces of trash in a minute!"

The more Rock thought about it, the angrier he became, and he gave the order in a cold voice.

No one dared argue. A moment later, someone asked, "Boss, then Xu Peng and the others..."

"Throw them into the junkyard!"

Impatience flashed through Rock's eyes, and he waved a hand.

Everyone fell silent and hurried to obey.

Only faint rustling remained in the vast factory. Rock's expression shifted between dark and uncertain as he watched the badly wounded, unconscious Xu Peng and the other man being carried away to have their prosthetics dismantled. The nameless fire in his heart burned hotter and hotter.

Even if he was a Fighter, showing him so little respect...

"Where's A-Bao? Is he back yet?"

"Not yet, boss."

His underling's answer made Rock even more irritable. A-Bao was the trusted subordinate he had placed great hopes in, and he had already become their second Combat Grade.

If this matter had been handed to him...

Bzz!!

The sound of an engine came from the entrance of the abandoned factory, abruptly cutting off his thoughts.

Before he could collect himself, the few underlings on lookout at the entrance turned pale and ran in in a panic.

"B-Boss!"

"It's... it's Hongyi Society..."

Bzz!

Before the underling could finish, a black Ruiguang sedan passed through the iron gate and drove into the factory.

Rock's pupils contracted as he stared fixedly at the lowering car window.

A man in a black suit revealed his face.

He had a cigarette clenched between his teeth, a scar by his left eye, and an unruly look on his face.

The night passed without incident.

Although he had already broken through to Combat Grade, Lu Chao still woke up early.

His biological clock, unchanged day after day, had long since become an instinct without him noticing. Every morning around six or seven, he would wake on his own.

Immediately after, his wristwatch vibrated softly, and he looked down at it.

[Brother Hao: OK]

"Resolved?"

After seeing the message clearly, though it was only two brief characters, Lu Chao roughly guessed the key point.

Had Brother Hao personally gone to warn the Rock Gang?

He let out a slight breath of relief inwardly.

Although he was not afraid of retaliation, it was naturally best if he could avoid some trouble.

"This feeling isn't bad."

The Rock Gang, which he had once needed to be wary of, no longer posed much of a threat. Lu Chao suddenly found himself liking this feeling of gradually becoming stronger.

With a faint smile, he spread his arms and quietly enjoyed this brief moment of peace.

Then he changed his clothes and walked out onto the outer balcony.

Thin sunlight pierced through the dome and spilled over the earth.