Lib ReadThe game in the court continued and after about an hour, it finally came to an end. During this time, Jack obviously didn't pay any attention to it. He would only occasionally chat with the two ladies that were seated next to him.r
As for the results of the match below there, he really didn't care at all. He simply got up when the match came to an end and people were leaving. It was already approaching noon. So, Jack thought that it wouldn't be bad if he found somewhere that he could relax.r
He was just about to leave with Celine, Wendy and Angy when Collins called out to him.r
"What's it?" Jack's brows furrowed as he asked. This guy already didn't like him. So, Jack was sure that there was nothing good if this guy called him. He must be having his own intentions or tricks that he wanted to play on him.r
Collins smiled and asked, "Since the there's nobody playing, do you want to have a round with me?" He had already thought of a plan to embarrass Jack. Then, he would try to get to know about him before finally getting a way to deal with him.r
"I'm not interested in basketball." Jack shrugged his shoulders and decided to leave. He wasn't someone that would simply do things just because someone asked. Furthermore, it was true that he didn't like the game at all.r
So, he saw no need to entertain the little tricks that Collins was trying to play here.r
On the other hand, as a man, having asked Jack to have a game with him in front of the girls, he had expected that Jack would agree to this because he would definitely want to show off in front of the girls.r
The girls obviously liked strong men. And, basketball had many female fans, obviously proving that the ladies surely loved seeing the men dunking or blocking shots here.r
But, Jack's response was completely out of his expectations. He had not prepared what to say after Jack rejected him. Instead, he had already prepared a few words to make sure that Jack's reputation was completely tarnished.r
Celine and Wendy could already tell that something was wrong here. They were not fools. Collins had always been pursuing Wendy all along. And now that she was engaged, he would definitely try finding fault with Jack.r
Although they would really like to see Jack in action, they definitely wouldn't want to see him getting embarrassed. Additionally, they were not even sure if Jack really knew how to play basketball.r
Currently, there were several people who were still present. It was obvious that a small competition would catch their attention. In other words, as long as Jack agreed, he was bound to be embarrassed as long as he showed that he wasn't good in basketball.r
Jack's response immediately made them breath a sigh of relief. They didn't think that Jack was a coward. Quite the contrary, they thought that he was good. After all, they knew that Jack was someone honest with his words.r
Since he said that he wasn't interested in basketball, then that was the truth. He did say that he wasn't interested, and it wasn't that he was weak.r
Collins expression shifted for a moment and said, "It's okay if you don't know. You can still learn." He tried persuading, not willing to let Jack go.r
"I said that I'm not interested in the game, not that I don't know how to play." Jack responded without turning back. He continued leaving.r
Jack wasn't bragging at all. It was true that he wasn't interested in basketball at all. But, he knew how to play. The reason behind that was that, he had just received a system prompt not long ago.r
[Emergency mission program activated. Advance reward, Professional Basketball Player. Accompanying task that you'll have to complete so that you can permanently have the reward is as follows: Task; Earn money by having a competition with another professional basketball player. Time limit, 15 days.]r
Jack didn't waste any time and accepted the mission. Although he wasn't interested in basketball, he would definitely not give up a chance of receiving a skill from the system.r
[Mission accepted. Advance mission reward granted. Task; Earn money by having a competition with another professional basketball player. Time limit, 15 days. Failure to complete the task would lead to the host losing the ability as well as receiving the system's punishment.]r
The familiar prompt appeared a moment later. Then, memory fragments merged into his mind. At this moment, Jack felt extremely familiar with the basketball. It was as if he had been playing it for a long time now.r
So, with his skills, if he played with Collins, he would definitely embarrass him. But, Jack wasn't someone who would waste his time on such a trivial matter. Additionally, should get for something just because someone asked him to? That would definitely not happen.r
Had It not been for the mission, Jack wasn't even sure if he would have touched the basketball. But all the same, he decided that he was going to try and finish the task during this one week vacation.r
"Hey, since you know how to play, why not come and play?. Or are you afraid?" Collins shouted.r
"I already told you that I'm not interested in playing, are you deaf or something?" Jack's voice drifted over as he walked out of the building where the basketball court was located.r
Collins expression turned darker as he ferociously gazed at the direction that Jack had left. Remaining with him were a few of his lackeys as the others had also left the basketball court.r
The lackeys didn't dare to say anything at this moment. Although they would have wanted to taunt Jack and help their boss, they were not willing to offend Wendy. Although Collins was from a bigger family as compared to Wendy, that didn't mean that Collin's family would go against Wendy's for their sake.r
So, in this conflict, they had decided not to get themselves involved. At the end of the day, they would simply end up in a bad position.r
'Humph, let's see if you really can escape this then.' Collins came up with a plan before he left with his underlings.r
….r
The middle aged man that had been hired by Brenda, viper, was currently following someone. The youth in front of him had silver hair and blue eyes.r
As he followed behind him, the middle aged man smiled viciously. He was ready to do the killing as long as there was a chance. But of course, the killing couldn't be done here in the resort as the level of security was high.r
What he was waiting for was to have the youth in front of him get out the resort. Or, he could as well go to an area that was the least populated, where there were no cameras.r
As if his prayers were heard, the youth was actually heading towards an area that has no security cameras. The resort was in a forest that was close to Volant city. So, there were parts of the forest that were not monitored.r
He wasn't sure why this youth was going there. But all the same, since it was to his advantage, he would definitely make the most out of it.r
After about thirty minutes of walking, the youth suddenly stopped. Then, without even looking behind, he said in a cold voice, "You have been following me for some time now. What do you want?"r
Hearing the youth's words, the middle aged man was surprised. He had been stealthily following this youth. But at the end of it all he was found out? Now he understood why this youth came to this place.r
He was actually bringing him here. To deal with him? Viper thought of this amusedly. Since he had already been noticed, he no longer hid. He came from behind the tree as he chuckled.r
"You have some guts boy. Even after knowing that I was coming after you, instead of staying within the crowd, you decided to come here. In any case, it doesn't matter. This makes things easier for me." Viper said lightly.r
"Who are you? Or, who sent you to come after me?" The youth asked.r
" You should be Jackson Alfonso. There's no need for you to know who sent me after you. All you have to know is that, the person that sent me wants you dead. So, it's obvious that you might have offended someone, but you don't know." Viper said as he approached the youth.r
"Jackson Alfonso? What nonsense are you saying? I think you got the wrong person here, I'm not Jack." The youth frowned as he said these words.r
"Hehe, how can that be? I have your information. Oh, I even have an image of you. There's no way that you are not Jackson Alfonso considering that your face and features match with the ones I have. And, if you are trying to save yourself from me by pretending not to be Jack, then forget about that. That trick won't work on me." Viper sneered as he took out his phone before showing the face on the screen.r
Seeing his photo, the youth was definitely startled. "Haha, you better be a little serious here. You can now simply Photoshop my head and add it to someone else's neck? I have never worn nor do I posses the shirt that the person there is wearing." The youth laughed as he pointed at the phone.r
Viper was stunned. But then, his expression turned cold as he asked, "You dare think that I'm stupid not to recognize if the image in my phone is photoshopped or not? You're courting death!"r
Immediately after that, he took out a dagger that he had been hiding in his belt and charged at the youth in front of him.r 𝓵𝓲𝓫𝒓𝓮𝙖𝓭.𝒄𝙤𝓶
"You are here to kill me. So, what courting death are you talking about? As for killing me, let's see if you have the ability to do that." As he spoke, the youth charged forward without any hint of fear or hesitation.r
Viper swiped the dagger in his hand towards the youth's throat. If he could complete this easily, he would definitely be glad about that. Although this place was far from the crowd, nobody could say for sure that nobody would come here.r
Seeing the dagger heading for his throat, the youth immediately bent backwards, evading that strike. The moment that he rose up, he saw a punch heading his way.r
This time, he didn't evade, he parried it to the side before he threw a kick towards the other party's head.r
Viper was surprised that the youth in front of him was actually good in combat. Now, he began doubting the information that he had received. After all, the information stated that although he trained in the gym, he was definitely not a good fighter.r
But, the way that the youth was handling his attacks, it seemed that he had experienced several fights before. Although he was having a weapon, he actually had no advantage over the youth at all.r
Even his experience as a mercenary seemed useless at this moment. As they exchanged blows, he found that he wasn't gaining any advantage at all. Instead, he was losing.r
As time went by, they exchanged more and more blows. The youth's attacks were ferocious.r
Even though he was good in combat, viper had a weapon and experience. So, in the end of it all, he received several injuries from the dagger attacks.r
In return, he had managed to break one of viper's hand. And now, although he was losing blood, he was sure that he could win.r
Viper was in severe pain at this moment. But all the same, he continued attacking, his mind focusing on the fact that he had to kill the youth in front of him. After all, this wasn't just a matter of his reputation, but it was because he was so angered at this moment.r
Brenda had told him that the youth was not good at fighting. In the end, he had his hand broken. Now, he wanted to vent his anger on the youth before getting that girl next.r
After a moment, he saw that the youth had made a mistake. Taking this chance, he immediately attacked towards the throat again, aiming to pierce the throat and end his life.r
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