Chapter 529 An Old Friend Found Again
“Tonight’s gonna be a good time! Hahaha!”
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Zac was panicking. This was bad. Really bad. If things kept going this way, he’d have to risk his life.
The three men grinned as they looked at the young woman.
“Hey sweetheart, why don’t you come have some fun with us? We’ll make sure you enjoy yourself.”
One of them pointed at Steven. “And you, kid. Get over here and lick my shoes. Maybe we’ll let you walk away.”
Zac couldn’t hold back now.
He charged forward instantly.
“Run! Both of you, get out of here!”
Power burst from his body as the markings of his Third Sigil lit up once again.
One of the thugs sneered. “You want to get yourself killed? Get lost!”
The two collided again.
Boom! Zac was sent flying backward.
He looked up and saw that Steven and Bianca hadn’t moved at all. Panic flooded his chest.
The other two men had already turned their attention to Bianca.
Bianca glanced at Steven and asked, “Want me to handle this?”
Steven shook his head. “I’d rather not let you dirty your hands.”
The moment the words left his mouth, he lightly pushed off the ground.
Then he vanished.
His speed was so terrifying that it looked as if he had disappeared into thin air.
The two remaining thugs were instantly alarmed and tried to back away.
But it was already too late. Once Steven decided to make a move, there was no escaping him.
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In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of them like a ghost.
Boom!
Boom!
Two explosions rang out almost at the same time.
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The men didn’t even have a chance to scream. They burst apart instantly, turning into two clouds of blood.
Zac and the last thug stood frozen.
Fear spread through them.
One punch. Two people gone. Reduced to nothing but red mist.
Zac stared blankly in disbelief.
The remaining thug’s face went completely pale.
Run!
That was the only thought left in his head.
He turned and fled like a madman, desperate to escape this monster.
But in the next moment, Steven disappeared again.
Boom!
A dull explosion echoed through the alley.
Another cloud of blood appeared right before Zac’s eyes.
He simply couldn’t believe it. Three Third-Sigil Awakened fighters… Gone just like that.
Not a trace left behind.
Not one of them had managed to let out a scream.
Just how terrifying was this young man?
He looked so young.
Steven dusted off his hands before turning toward Zac, who was still sitting on the ground in
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shock. He held out a hand.
“Don’t be afraid. Get up.”
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Zac’s mind was still blank. Even after Steven pulled him to his feet, he looked like someone who had just woken from a nightmare.
Steven smiled and said, “Alright, stop standing around in a daze. We should leave. Three people just died, after all.”
Zac finally snapped back to reality. He hurried over and picked up the drunk young woman lying nearby.
“Dude, let’s go.”
Steven and Bianca followed behind him.
The four quickly left the alley.
Bianca looked at Steven curiously. “So… this is him?”
Steven smiled and nodded. “Yeah. It’s him.”
Meeting him this way in this life wasn’t bad at all.
Zac, how about I make sure you live a long and peaceful life this time?
The four of them sat around a barbecue stand by the side of the road.
Ignoring the injuries on his body, Zac enthusiastically treated Steven and Bianca to food.
“Buddy, I really owe you for today. If you hadn’t shown up, I don’t even know what I would’ve done.
“When I saw you two walk into that alley, I nearly had a heart attack.”
Steven smiled. “I wouldn’t have gone in if I wasn’t sure I could handle it.”
He glanced at the young woman slumped over the table. “Were those three trying to harm her?”
Steven kept his eyes on Zac’s face for the whole time.
Zac wasn’t the greasy man Steven remembered from his previous life. At 30, he was still in his prime.
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shock. He held out a hand
“Don’t be afraid. Get up.”
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Zac’s mind was still blank. Even after Steven pulled him to his feet, he looked like someone who had just woken from a nightmare.
Steven smiled and said, “Alright, stop standing around in a daze. We should leave. Three people just died, after all.”
Zac finally snapped back to reality. He hurried over and picked up the drunk young woman lying nearby.
“Dude, let’s go.”
Steven and Bianca followed behind him.
The four quickly left the alley.
Bianca looked at Steven curiously. “So… this is him?”
Steven smiled and nodded. “Yeah. It’s him.”
Meeting him this way in this life wasn’t bad at all.
Zac, how about I make sure you live a long and peaceful life this time?
The four of them sat around a barbecue stand by the side of the road.
Ignoring the injuries on his body, Zac enthusiastically treated Steven and Bianca to food.
“Buddy, I really owe you for today. If you hadn’t shown up, I don’t even know what I would’ve done.
“When I saw you two walk into that alley, I nearly had a heart attack.”
Steven smiled. “I wouldn’t have gone in if I wasn’t sure I could handle it.”
He glanced at the young woman slumped over the table. “Were those three trying to harm her?”
Steven kept his eyes on Zac’s face for the whole time.
Zac wasn’t the greasy man Steven remembered from his previous life. At 30, he was still in his prime.
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The sadness and heaviness that had followed him in Steven’s memories were nowhere to be found
He was a handsome guy with short, bristly hair that stood upright, a wide grin, and an honest- looking face that somehow always carried a slightly goofy smile.
Zac glanced at the young woman who was still slumped over the table and let out a helpless sigh.
“Exactly. She drinks herself unconscious every chance she gets. If I hadn’t been keeping an eye on her, something terrible would’ve happened tonight.”
Steven nodded before testing the water, “Your girlfriend?”
Zac immediately shook his head. “Nope. We met at the bar. She’s been coming in every night lately, getting completely wasted and acting like she’s untouchable.
“I seriously don’t get it. A young woman going around like this without even the slightest sense of danger.”
Just then, the girl slowly lifted her head.
“Mind your own business.”
Zac’s eyes widened. “My business? You think I enjoy looking after you? Did you really want those three creeps getting their hands on you tonight?”
The girl looked at him for a second. Then suddenly, she threw up. “Bleurgh!”
“Oh, for crying out loud! What was that for?! Why’d you throw up on me?!”
The sharp smell of alcohol mixed with vomit hit him full force.
Zac looked ready to explode as he frantically brushed the mess off his clothes.
Steven couldn’t help smiling.
Maybe this was where it all began for those two.
The beginning of a relationship built on arguments, misunderstandings, and endless bickering.
A pair of natural enemies.
Beside them, Bianca hurried over to help, gently patting the girl’s back, handing her tissues, and fussing over her.
“I must’ve done something in a past life to end up in this shoes.”
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After throwing up, the girl seemed to regain a little clarity.
“You don’t owe me anything. Why do you keep following me home every night?” She squinted suspiciously at him. “Don’t tell me you like me. Come on, be honest.”
Zac’s face instantly turned red.
“What kind of nonsense are you talking about? I wasn’t following you! I was going home too! It just happened to be the same route, okay?”
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