SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Fighting The Bullies.

A young man stepped out from the crowd. His expression was calm, but his eyes were cold.

Cold enough to make several people instinctively fall silent.

His gaze settled on Marcus.

Before he spoke again.

"To think such an inspiring speech would come from someone this strong, yet the person you’re looking down on only awakened a few days ago. Quite the irony."

For a brief moment, silence hung over the area.

Then the crowd erupted.

"Wait, he only awakened a few days ago?"

"What?"

"Seriously?"

Several hunters immediately looked toward Adam with surprise.

"I thought they were from the same generation."

"So this guy awakened earlier and is beating up a newcomer?"

"How shameless."

"Level forty-something bullying someone who just awakened and then acting superior."

"What a joke."

The insults came from every direction.

Marcus’s face immediately turned red.

The confidence he had been enjoying moments ago vanished almost instantly.

Being humiliated publicly was one thing.

Being humiliated publicly while dozens of people watched was another entirely.

One of Marcus’s followers couldn’t hold himself back.

"How dare yo—"

He never got to finish.

A blur flashed across the distance.

One moment Kael was standing several meters away.

The next moment he was directly in front of the man.

The lackey’s eyes widened.

Too fast.

He couldn’t even react.

A hand suddenly clamped over his mouth.

Before the man could process what was happening, his feet left the ground.

Then the world flipped upside down.

BOOM!

The hunter was slammed headfirst into the stone floor.

The impact echoed throughout the entrance plaza.

Cracks spread across the ground.

A horrifying crunch followed.

The man’s entire body convulsed.

Several bones shattered instantly.

His jaw suffered the worst of it.

Because Kael had lifted him by the mouth before slamming him down, the force completely crushed his lower jaw. Teeth scattered across the floor, mixed with blood.

The man didn’t even get a chance to scream.

He passed out immediately.

Silence.

Absolute silence.

The entire crowd froze.

Kael looked down at the unconscious hunter.

His voice was calm.

"Who said you could talk?"

The coldness in his tone sent chills through the surrounding hunters.

Several subconsciously took a step backward.

Even Marcus found himself staring in shock.

His heart skipped a beat.

That speed...

He hadn’t seen it clearly.

For the first time since arriving, genuine caution appeared in his eyes.

This person was dangerous.

Very dangerous.

Marcus forced himself to remain calm.

"Who are you?"

He tried to keep his voice steady.

"Why are you interfering in my personal business?"

Kael looked at him as if he had heard something amusing. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Personal business?"

A faint smile appeared on his face.

"Sorry to break it to you, buddy, but it stopped being personal business the moment you decided to bully my friend."

Marcus’s expression stiffened.

Friend?

Adam had a friend like this?

His instincts immediately began screaming warnings.

Avoid conflict.

Avoid conflict at all costs.

Marcus wasn’t stupid.

People who survived in the Tower learned to trust their instincts.

And right now every instinct he had was telling him that provoking this person further would be a terrible idea.

His tone immediately softened.

"Look."

"This is all a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?"

Kael raised an eyebrow.

"I’m pretty sure I just watched you put your hands on my friend."

Marcus forced a smile.

"I wasn’t bullying him."

"I’m simply trying to keep him away from my sister."

"Oh."

Kael nodded.

"I understand."

Marcus felt a small sense of relief.

Finally.

Someone reasonable.

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