"Coming here with more than 10 Aquathrens, and then trying to gang up on a group of 4, which was clearly unfair for the group of 4, yet you call a coward?"
Alex lightly slapped Makrum on his left cheek or tapped his left cheek to be precise.
*Pat**Pat*
He didn't do it to harm Makrum, it was more like knocking on the door.
Just take it as if he was knocking on Makrum's door as he asked a question.
"What would've happened to us if we were not the stronger ones?"
Alex's question made Makrum go silent.
"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?"
Alex asked again as he looked into Makrum's eyes, or well, looked into one of Macrum's eyes.
He couldn't look into both of Makrum's eyes at the sa ti, after all.
"But you know what? I'll give you a chance," Alex spoke as he stood up straight and dusted so imaginary dust off his clothes.
Makrum looked at Alex with his already wide eyes opening up wider.
"Tell , what do you want to do?" Alex asked as he folded his hands.
"Huh?"
Makrum looked at Alex for a while, before he scoffed.
"I won't fall for your words like those fools," Makrum turned his head away.
The only thing that could scare a guy who was not afraid of death is hope.
If they start having hope, then they will automatically start fearing death.
"I'm serious though.
You are calling a coward, so I'm giving you a chance to make things fair for you."
Alex shrugged.
"It's up to you to believe it or not.
But don't say that I didn't give you a chance."
Alex added.
Makrum looked at Alex dubiously.
He had seen with his own eyes how Alex gave his subordinates false hope only to crush them in the end, so it was really hard for Makrum to believe any word coming out of Alex's mouth.
'I can't even tell if he is serious or he's just acting!'
That was the main problem.
"I don't have all day you know, so either you decide it quick or I would just continue what I was doing."
Alex spoke as he started tapping his feet on the ground.
The other Aquathren who was alive and was listening to the conversation wanted to curse Makrum.
'Just accept it mf! And think of a way to get us out of here!
You are supposed to be our leader, damnit!'
Makrum thought for a while and spoke.
"All right, I will accept your offer."
"What the hell? You make it sound like you are doing a favor.
It's the other way around, big guy."
Alex spoke with a frown as he corrected whatever misconception Makrum might be having about this situation.
Makrum gritted his teeth but he spoke again.
"Please give a chance."
"Better," Alex nodded his head with satisfaction before he continued.
"So, what is your offer to make this situation 'fair'?"
Alex asked as he highlighted the word 'fair'.
"With your control over your strength, it should be possible to make it so that your strength gets limited to SS-rank, so do it and fight .
If I win, you let go, and if you win, then you can have my life, or do whatever you want with ."
Makrum spoke, but his last words caused Alex to look at him with disgust.
"What the fuck do you an by, 'Do whatever you want with '? I don't have any interest in the sa gender."
Makrum had a vein popping up on his head as he heard Alex's words but he cald himself down.
'I just need to defeat him, then I'm free…'
Makrum took a deep breath.
He didn't know that he was never going to be free, his death was fixed, it was just a matter of ti.
"So, what do you think about it?"
Makrum ignored Alex's remark and asked.
"It is good, but I'll do you one better."
Alex spoke, but his words caused Makrum's body to tense up.
'So, it was a lie again?'
Makrum thought that Alex was going to do the sa to him, just like what he did to his subordinates.
"You take that shit pants over there and go back to where you ca from, and then after 20 minutes co back to the coast with whatever you can bring.
All you will have to face there will be with my stats suppressed to SS-rank and that cute little pup, who is SS-rank as well.
How about it?"
Alex's question caused Makrum to freeze for a second before he started running his brain at full speed.
The Aquathren who was called shit pants didn't even care about it because he really did have shit in his pants right now.
That guy was more focused on Makrum's reply.
"Whatever I can bring?" Makrum asked for confirmation.
"Yes, you can bring an army, you can bring so kind of mass destruction weapon, you can bring so kind of defense fortress, you can bring anything you want to bring, just co near the coast in 20 minutes.
How about it?"
Alex asked again, and looking at Makrum's contemplating expression, Alex added with a frown.
"You are testing my patience, right now…."
Alex spoke as he rubbed his forehead as he spoke with clear annoyance.
'This is getting too much for a simple quest….'
Alex wanted nothing more than directly rip off the Makrum's head, right now.
As if Makrum could feel like his life was under imdiate threat he hurriedly answered.
"I-I accept the deal!"
"Good, now go, you don't have ti to waste," Alex waved his hand, gesturing for Makrum to run away.
Makrum and the other guy were free of the pressure lock now.
They looked at each other before they nodded their heads and rushed toward the sea.
The guy even forgot that he had shitted his pants, he ran ignoring the shit that was falling out of his pants along the way.
Alex looked at the guy with dead eyes and Sophia remarked with a laugh.
[He is probably marking the path for you.]
'….'
Alex just stood there speechlessly.
[Also, you do know that instead of doing all of that, you could've simply told him that you were giving him a chance, and let him go?]
Sophia questioned as instead of going through this long process, wouldn't it have been easier to just directly tell him that?
'He was not scared of death and he was not going to trust my words, not after the little ga I had with his subordinates.
He wouldn't have believed if I didn't do all that emo kid role.'
Alex justified his actions and Sophia's eyes shone with realization.
[That's true, I guess.]
Sophia nodded her head.
Alex smiled and then he walked back toward Alice, Ann, and Noctura to tell them what was happening as he could tell that they were dying to know the reason for him letting the guys run off...
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