Chapter 3: Sudden Outburst
For a moment, the room fell somewhat silent.
“This… Your Excellency…” The Old Ghost spoke tremulously, “We can… discuss it…”
“I let him release Jiang He, you let me go, and we each leave, alright?”
Su Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze falling on the Strongman’s eyes, mouth, and nose overflowing with blood, then he glanced at the Panel. 【Basic Combat】 had already disappeared, and under the 【Strongman】 profession, there was only one ability.
【Strength: Stimulate the body’s potential, temporarily increasing strength outburst.】
This was the professional ability brought by the Job Appointment of Strongman. Su Chen didn’t know exactly how much enhancement it provided.
However, this big guy seemed to be seriously injured already.
Hmm?
Su Chen suddenly noticed that Jiang He was blinking desperately, as if trying to attract his attention.
Seeing that he finally looked over, the woman’s eyes darted to the upper left, targeting the big guy.
What did it mean?
Did she still have some trick up her sleeve?
As expected of an Upper Tier Profession. Even after being fed that potion, it was still so ferocious.
Su Chen blinked nonchalantly, signaling that he understood.
The Old Ghost had been forced to keep his head down the whole time. Seeing no response to his words, he couldn’t help but continue, “Your Excellency kills me, the Strongman kills Jiang He, neither of you can do anything to the other, and in the end, you’ll both end up badly injured.”
“You were brought in by her, so the Inspection Department can easily trace it to you.”
He didn’t know why this inferior Refugee was completely different from the information, but since she was hiding it, the other party definitely didn’t want to be exposed either.
Feeling the large hand pressing on his head loosen slightly, the Old Ghost breathed a sigh of relief and was about to strike while the iron was hot when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head.
Su Chen’s palm suddenly exerted force, and with a “crack,” the neck twisted over ninety degrees, already lifeless.
“Old Ghost!” The Strongman’s eyes bulged in fury, letting out a roar. His large hand was about to exert force similarly, but a strange stabbing pain suddenly came from his head. The hand, which nearly covered half of Jiang He’s head, instinctively contracted.
Bang!
The wooden floor under Su Chen’s feet shattered, and his whole body shot forward like an arrow off the string. The distance between them wasn’t far to begin with.
The outburst after the Job Appointment of Strongman was even beyond Su Chen’s own expectation. Almost before he could react, the big guy was right in front of him.
Fortunately, he had some mental preparation. 【Strength】 had already activated, his heart seeming to have the accelerator floored, contracting sharply and then expanding as blood roared through his veins.
Veins bulged one by one, as if trying to break free from under the skin.
The Strongman was left with almost only two choices: slap Jiang He to death, then get punched by Su Chen.
Or block Su Chen.
His body reacted faster than his thinking, his right hand already charging forward to clash.
Su Chen had no technique, just a straight punch smashing out.
Bang!
Fists collided, and Su Chen’s ferocious face showed slight surprise. He had already gone all out, but the force from the opponent’s arm was weaker than he had imagined.
Crack—
A faint sound of bone cracking came from the Strongman’s arm, pain surging through him. His whole body staggered back, right arm trembling uncontrollably, his face turning horrified as his gaze fell on the taut veins under Su Chen’s skin.
“Per, Perfect Job Appointment!?”
Su Chen was momentarily stunned, but ignoring everything else, he pressed the advantage. His right foot had already whipped onto the Strongman’s cheek.
Crack—
Blood sprayed, and the Strongman flew back, crashing into the sofa and sending it flying before landing on the floor.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Su Chen closed in, punching straight at vital points one after another, blood spurting.
Moments later, chest heaving, Su Chen stood up, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, feeling dizzy and his body drained.
The Strongman on the floor was already unrecognizable. This battle, even with Jiang He’s help, had been far easier than he had imagined.
This guy wasn’t on his first day of Job Appointment. Logically, he should have been much stronger.
“Perfect Job Appointment?” he murmured lowly. The Panel did say Perfect Job Appointment, which he hadn’t paid much attention to before, but it seemed far from simple.
Rip—
A sound came from behind. Su Chen whipped around to see Jiang He struggling to get up from the ground, swaying unsteadily.
And this woman.
“Su Chen, thank you.” Jiang He wore an expression of relief, mixed with gratitude and sincerity. She held the “Card” she had just picked up from the ground. “Here, for you.”
Su Chen said nothing, just staring straight at her.
Gradually, the grateful smile on Jiang He’s face stiffened.
Only then did Su Chen move, stepping forward to take the Card. “What is an Auditing Letter?”
Jiang He’s expression shifted. The current Su Chen felt unfamiliar to her.
This was his true face. Was he disguising himself before?
But how hadn’t she sensed he was a Professional before?
Unable to grasp the current situation, Jiang He didn’t dare take risks and answered honestly: “It’s an informal student at the Academy. You can attend classes, but every certain period, you have to leave the City…”
“You lied to me?”
Jiang He’s body trembled slightly. Su Chen’s tone was flat, his eyes under the messy hair unusually deep, seemingly devoid of any killing intent.
But just now, under such circumstances, this guy had crushed the Old Ghost to death.
Damn it, what the hell was this guy!
Jiang He cursed inwardly and hurriedly explained, “No, this kind of leaving the City is different from leaving as a Refugee. It’s a supplement as a City Patrol Guard, only patrolling near the City, not going to dangerous places as Cannon Fodder.”
“I see…” Su Chen nodded thoughtfully, then added: “So, you thought I didn’t know the difference and deliberately used vague terms like Auditing Letter to fool me?”
“No…” Jiang He shook her head hurriedly: “The formal enrollment channel only happens once a year. If you miss it, no one can enroll through formal channels. I thought you knew…”
Su Chen didn’t comment and asked again: “What is a Perfect Job Appointment?”
Jiang He was stunned, unsure of Su Chen’s intent, and said helplessly: “It’s when you’re extremely compatible, and the completion of the profession’s requirements is extremely high, allowing a Perfect Job Appointment.”
“What are the benefits?”
“The benefits… are that you gain powerful professional abilities, and it’s less likely to mutate…” Jiang He explained some common knowledge, pointing at the bloodied mess of flesh and blood that was the Strongman on the ground:
“A Perfect Job Appointment Strongman should be someone with a balanced build like you. His kind of huge muscles clearly used Potion assistance.”
“Although he could still get the Job Appointment, he couldn’t gain professional abilities, and future promotions would have slim hopes.”
So, this guy actually didn’t have the 【Strength】 ability. No wonder he was so weak.
He pondered: “Is Perfect Job Appointment difficult?”
Jiang He explained: “Low-tier professions aren’t difficult, but high-tier professions are troublesome, especially Upper Tier and Top Tier Professions, with extremely harsh Job Appointment requirements.”
Su Chen thought for a moment, then abruptly asked: “Do you have any deadly leverage on me?”
“Ah?” Jiang He looked bewildered. Su Chen’s erratic questioning made it hard for her to keep up.
“If not, I can only kill you.” Su Chen frowned slightly.
Hearing this, Jiang He snapped awake and hurriedly said: “You, you can’t kill me. You were brought in by my people, so it’s easy to trace back to you.”
“Even if you escape the City, facing the Darkness alone is a dead end.”
Su Chen’s frown deepened as he emphasized: “That’s why I’m asking if you have any deadly leverage.”
Now Jiang He understood his meaning and was momentarily at a loss, barely saying: “You saved me, and I’m very grateful…”
“So you don’t.” Su Chen interrupted impatiently, already raising his hand.
This woman wasn’t simple. Without a way to control her, once she recovered, he’d be the one pinned down.
“I do, I do!” Jiang He shouted hurriedly. “I, I can tell you some of my Scandals…”
“No, I need the deadly kind.” Su Chen shook his head. Scandals were useless.
“Looks like I’ll have to flee for my life.” Su Chen deliberately ramped up the pressure, slowly walking toward Jiang He with a helpless look.
Jiang He gulped, dense cold sweat beading on her forehead. A First Order Professional rashly leaving the City was a death sentence.
But whether the other guy lived or died was in the future; right now, she was about to die immediately.
