"Okay, Winny, I'll ask around," he replied in a slightly fearful voice.
At the sa ti Maxi looked at them slightly, frowning, but didn't linger long as he didn't care much for either of them.
"I hope from now on you'll have a deeper understanding of the power of money, and above all you'll be careful in the future about how you use your savings," Riva concluded glumly.
The slideshow behind her now displayed a GIF of Karyl the western warlord with his palm turned skywards.
On that palm, a gold coin was spinning in circles.
"In this world, soone who knows how to handle money is bound to beco a strong person," she continued with a hint of firmness.
"Oh, by the way, the director asked to tell you that a mock exam for superhuman combat universities will take place in 1 month. Only watch owners will be eligible."
This provoked much discussion in the class as Riva began to put her things away, signalling the end of the course.
However, a shrill noise erupted, followed by a huge shock wave shattering the windows and slightly injuring a few students.
"Shit, the invaders are here!" Riva shouted angrily, waking up most of the students who were still stunned.
At the sa ti, she took off running down the corridor, leaving the students in confusion and her belongings on the desk.
"Invaders huh..." murmured Maxi with a burst of fear surging in his heart.
He hadn't been the least bit impacted thanks to his current physique, but emotionally he was deeply troubled.
Then various alarms rang out one after the other in the city, simultaneously a powerful voice resounded through the city's loudspeakers.
"Dear citizens, the Oga sector is currently under attack by invaders but don't worry several rcenary groups are already present and the Juggernaut rcenary group is on its way!"
"Please join the security shelters!"
The students finally regained their composure and began to chat.
"This is already the third attack in just 2 years..."
"Yeah, it looks like the Western Federation is having trouble containing the invader attacks."
"I lost my brother to those damn invaders in the Delta sector during the last attack, I just hope there won't be too many deaths this year."
"Hey Maxi, isn't the Oga sector where you live?" asked Samuel with a worried expression.
Maxi suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"No! Mom, Dad, little brother!" he shouted in a panicked voice as he rose from his seat and hurried out of the classroom.
Samuel's silhouette could be seen following Maxi's.
"Haha that's called karma, good for you," Winny murmured cheerfully.
Yet he also stood up and shouted to his comrades:
"Everyone with a watch, co with , we're going to help defend the Oga sector!"
"That was the plan, Winny, stop yelling like that!" replied one of his friends dressed as a nobleman as he gently rose from his chair.
Other similarly dressed students also stood up in response to Winny's call.
Seeing this scene Winny nodded with an air of satisfaction then ordered:
"Let's not waste ti, follow ."
Soon all the smartly dressed students were out of the classroom.
What was rather surprising was that most of them were much faster than Maxi!
Of course, the majority had stayed in the classroom, even though many of them had a watch.
Their strength simply wasn't enough to take on the invaders.
Maxi arrived not far from his house after a few minutes of running at full speed.
Several flying cars, so partially damaged, so destroyed, so on fire, could be seen in the street where he lived.
Ergency vehicles and several doctors and firen could be seen at work.
So houses had part of their wall collapsed, revealing part of the house to anyone on the street.
The scene seed surreal, but it was a fairly common occurrence in this world.
Walking along, Maxi arrived in front of his house, where he could let out a sigh of relief.
Andréa was having her ankle bandaged by a doctor, but apart from a little blood, it was nothing serious.
Maxi's little brother could be seen clinging to Andréa as he held back the tears contained in his eyes red with anger and bitterness.
He looked very much like Maxi, both in terms of his face and his long, blond hair.
And just like his brother, he had tied his hair back in a ponytail.
He was simply a miniature 9-10 year-old version of Maxi.
Andréa saw Maxi arrive and said:
"Maxi, you ca."
"Maxi nodded with a small smile.
Noticing a familiar voice, the little brother left his mother and ran towards Maxi, shouting:
"Big brother, the invaders have co and completely destroyed the street and our house!"
"As long as you're okay Jona, everything's fine it doesn't matter," Maxi replied in a soft voice and gave his tearful little brother a gentle hug.
"Hum! It's a good thing a pretty lady rcenary ca by and repelled all the invaders, otherwise we might not be alive anymore, big brother!"
Hearing this, Maxi looked surprised and broke out in a cold sweat.
"It's not as bad as all that; the special forces also ca through shortly afterwards," Andréa reassured him in a gentle voice.
"As soon as I manage to put so money aside, we'll move to a sector closer to the center of Nancoy, even if that ans living in an apartnt. The Oga sector is far too dangerous," Maxi asserted firmly.
At the sa ti, the doctor finished his treatnt:
"That's it, mada, avoid straining your ankle for 15 days and it should heal naturally."
"Thank you very much, young man", Andréa thanked him with a pretty smile on her wrinkled face.
"At your service." he replied before leaving to help his colleagues.
At the sa mont, however, an explosion erupted from the house across the street from his family's, attracting curious but also fearful glances from everyone on the street.
A figure erged from the burning house as it collapsed in on itself.
Soon everyone had a full view of the individual.
It was a humanoid being, the only differences it had with humans being its skin tending strongly towards red and its pointed ears.
This frightened most of those present, especially as everyone could see what he was holding in his right hand.
It was the head of Mada Jolie, the neighbor living opposite the Valdreuve family, Maxi's family.
Her expression was still that of the mont of her death, full of fear and disbelief.
"The intruder smiled playfully as a soft crack erupted from his right hand.
Mada Jolie's skull was completely exploded, scattering fat and blood everywhere, much to the intruder's delight.
Maxi trembled with fear in the face of such an individual.
He had thought he could easily fight them off after his experience in Eternity.
But he had realized that facing death in Eternity and death in reality were two completely different concepts.
Not to ntion that here, he was dealing with a veritable monster, his natural predator.
Invaders were killing millions of people around the world every year, simply a plague.
However, a man in the street slowly stepped forward towards the intruder.
An armor covering his body and a sword in his right hand appeared.
This was one of the watch's functionalities.
With a simple thought, you could instantly equip yourself with the armor and weapon you'd decided on while in Eternity.
"Run away, all of you! I'll take care of delaying this abomination until help arrives!" he shouted in a powerful voice.
His voice had an electroshock effect, awakening everyone on the street from their stupor however few were able to run with their legs shaking.
"Just you?" asked the intruder with a mocking smile as he watched the man in front of him move slowly forward.
In response, the brave man ran quickly and swung his sword.
"Take my sword and we'll talk later!"
However, the intruder conjured up an axe in his right hand and easily blocked the attack with the axe handle.
"It's ridiculous," laughed the intruder as he punched the courageous man with his left hand.
Cracking sounds were heard from the brave man's abdon as he was sent flying 3 tres, spitting blood.
Everyone was startled by the difference in strength.
"It was Monsieur Lorgne, at every neighbor's party he boasted of having been a baron's general, capable of killing dozens of enemies on a battlefield," whispered a woman in disbelief.
Everyone knew this man, and especially his ability to boast.
Yet he still had a slight ability to back up his words, and that's what frightened everyone.
Everyone's legs were shaking, whether they owned a watch or not.
But soone else had to get up to stall for reinforcents.
As long as soone stood up and delayed ti by a few seconds, it increased the chances of everyone surviving.
No one dared stand up, however, and everyone simply watched as the demon swept his gaze over them, as if choosing who would be the next victim.
It amused him to see these people plunged into fear, not even daring to look up.
Believing that if they avoided his gaze, they'd be spared.
"How laughable, but coming from an inferior species like yours, I suppose it's normal," the demon scoffed, but no one dared contradict him.
It was in this situation that another man stood up and stepped forward.
The intruder looked at him curiously with a playful smile.
Hearing footsteps, everyone looked up.
His golden hair was easily recognizable.
Especially by Andréa and Jona.
"Maxi?"
"Big brother?"
The man paused slightly, then continued on his way until there were less than 5 ters separating him from his adversary.
"That's what's so surprising about your race: there are always a few who differ from the rest," said the demon.
"Yet the outco will always be the sa," he continued with obvious contempt.
This seed obvious to everyone, especially as he was also equipped with armor and a sword.
But the latter seed unperturbed, as he announced:
"Today, I have decided that I will kill my first invader."
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