As Barra was about to get on top of her, the red holographic screen appeared again.
[No copulation allowed. If violated, the host will die.] Barra squeezed his palms hard. "Damn it! What do you want?! I could go crazy at this rate!" Snorting, Barra put his clothes back on. Cold sweat soaked his forehead. "I am a normal man. Touching her in this state is pure torture to my sanity," Barra grumbled, briefly looking away at the ceiling. He bit his inner lip hard. He had to be professional. Her death meant his death too. Pushing his wild thoughts away, Barra moved his finger pressure to the upper rib area. The exact position was right at the lower intersection of her chest. He executed this pressure much stronger and steadier. "Hold on, let me finish this quickly!" Barra said. The woman let out another long muffled moan. She squeezed her thighs together unconsciously from the shock stimulation of the nerve. Barra bit his inner lip hard again. He held himself back desperately so as not to lose his sanity tonight. He then shifted his hand to the base of the woman's neck. This point was the most crucial meridian node to cut off the sedative circulation to the target's heart. He applied the ultimate pressure for a full uninterrupted minute. Her body temperature responded and dropped drastically at a slow, constant pace. Her breathing was no longer rapid like someone running out of oxygen. Sweat still clung wetly to her skin and beautiful face. However, her chest now moved up and down with a very regular breathing rhythm. "Aaah..." the woman cried out as her body writhed. She reached another peak and released all the remaining poison. Not long after, the woman released her grip on Barra's arm. She fell fast asleep without any more troubling babbles. The loud clinking of gold coins rang repeatedly in Barra's head. [Additional Mission Complete. Target First Impression Score increased by fifty percent.] A bright blue holographic screen instantly replaced the intimidating red color in the room. [Rewards distributed. Boarding House Absolute Ownership Certificate and Permanent Appraiser's Eye Skill successfully bound.] [Additional bonus detected. Basic Anatomy Meridian Knowledge Passive Skill has been added to the Host's status screen.] Barra took a long, relieved breath. He wiped the sweat off his forehead, realizing he had successfully saved his own life tonight. "Finally, it's done," Barra said, relieved. He then stood up slowly and left the side of the bed. He grabbed a faded thick blanket from his old, rickety wooden wardrobe. Barra covered the woman's upper body tightly up to her neck. He then turned off the neon room light and sat quietly in the corner. Barra was still processing what had happened. The System and everything else made him confused as he tried to find the logic in it all. Instead of finding answers, he suddenly remembered the System mentioning 'status'. "If the System can see people's values, can it also evaluate me and provide information about my status?" Barra asked inwardly. No vocal answer came, but a transparent blue screen suddenly appeared in front of him: [Name: Barra Sterling] [Title: Novice Landlord] [Wealth: $20,050] [Property: 1 (Rundown Northern District Boarding House)] [Tenants: 0/5] [Skills: Appraiser's Eye (Permanent), Basic Anatomy Meridian Knowledge (Passive)] Barra smiled faintly. "Oh, so this is my status value. Wow, not bad. At this rate, I can change my life for the better. I will rise!" he muttered before closing his eyes on the plastic chair. The next morning… The woman on the bed slowly opened her extremely heavy eyelids. She held her head with one hand. Her head was spinning wildly as if she had just been hit by a blunt object. Her body felt crushed and incredibly sore. It felt exactly like she had been beaten by a dozen people from all directions. She tried to sit up and lean back. She looked straight down at her chest. Her eyes immediately widened in shock at the condition of her upper body. She was no longer wearing her shirt, but was only covered by a rough gray blanket. Memories of last night flashed very faintly in her head. She remembered being chased by two thugs and a rough man taking her away from the dead-end alley. "Heeelp!" the woman screamed hysterically, shattering the morning silence. She pulled the blanket tightly to fully cover her chest. She scooted backward very quickly until her back hit the wall at the end of the bed. She panicked. Her eyes swept wildly around this strange and rundown room. Her gaze immediately locked onto the figure of a man in a leather jacket. The man was sitting casually on a plastic chair in the corner of the room. Barra sat very calmly with his legs crossed. He was sipping his hot black coffee from a glass mug, returning the woman's panicked stare. "You... you raped me while I was unconscious?!" the woman accused, her voice trembling violently.Latest Chapter
Chapter 14
"Step back and do not leave this kitchen area!" Barra ordered without turning his head back at all.Valerie stopped her movement."You want to go out front alone? What if that gang of men with machetes comes again bringing more troops?" Valerie prevented him with a thick tone of worry."Exactly because of that, you must stay here. Lock the door from the inside and turn off this light," Barra answered."Do not die foolishly out there, Barra," Valerie said softly, half-whispering, squeezing the edge of her shirt."Dying is not part of my plan tonight," the man replied flatly, stepping away.The well-built man stepped quickly down the pitch-black long hallway."System, calculate the number of enemies outside," Barra ordered.[Scanning obstructed by local storm interference. Target estimate outside the gate: One passive physical entity.]Even if it was only one person, Barra did not lower his alertness level in the slightest.When he opened the door, Barra was surprised because
Chapter 13
Barra stared through the panic in the beautiful woman's eyes, confused about what to explain.He took a deep breath. "Do not overthink it. I called a friend earlier to buy this furniture. Those couriers are human, they just work specifically for my friend's store," Barra said, making up a casual excuse.Valerie frowned. "When did you call?""When you were busy grumbling," Barra answered.Valerie scrutinized his expression, looking for a lie. However, Barra's face was entirely unreadable.She looked back at the corner of room number two. The previously dusty, cracked space now looked much better. She stared at Barra with growing awe."You have weird logistics connections for a rundown boarding house owner," Valerie muttered, crossing her arms.Barra did not reply.Valerie approached the dressing table to check its varnish. Suddenly, a transparent blue screen blinked before Barra's eyes.[Emergency Renovation Mission Complete!][Room Number Two Status: Livable Level 1.][Can
Chapter 12
Barra wiped the sharp gravel shards from the wall hole's edge with the back of his hand.He shifted his large body closer to the brick wall, blocking Valerie's view as she tried peeking from behind."Go back to painting the wall, Miss Sinclair," Barra scolded, turning his head briefly with a warning look."Do you think I am stupid? You are hiding something in that hole," Valerie retorted suspiciously.The woman crossed her arms, refusing to step back.Barra ignored her protests completely. His focus was entirely on the black steel safe inside the wall.The safe's rust-free surface indicated expensive high-grade steel. The digital keypad on the door blinked slowly with a dim red light."System, help me check this safe," Barra ordered inwardly.A bright blue light shot from his pupils, scanning the dusty metal buttons from close range. A transparent information screen appeared seconds later.Faded reddish fingerprint traces appeared clearly under the invisible light. The finge
Chapter 11
Barra stared at the blinking System notification screen.Two choices appeared in his head. He could let his body weaken from blood loss, or obey the System's strange order.Barra made his decision. He pulled Valerie closer in one jerk."Hey! What are you doing?!" Valerie protested, eyes wide.She fell onto Barra's broad chest. The beautiful woman struggled softly, trying to break free. Pressing her elbows into the mattress, Valerie supported her weight to avoid crushing him."Take your hands off my waist right now, Barra!" Valerie raised her voice. "Do not make me scream!""Be quiet and stay still. I just need warmth to stabilize my heartbeat," Barra replied flatly, holding her with his right hand.Valerie's exposed stomach directly touched Barra's abdominal muscles. Warmth flowed constantly between their skin. A thin golden light radiated from their touch, creeping up Barra's ribs and slowly closing the torn flesh on his left shoulder.Valerie's face instantly turned red fro
Chapter 10
Barra's calf muscles tensed sharply.He accidentally maximized the twenty percent physical enhancement effect from the System fully across his entire neural network."Talk too much!" Barra cut in flatly with a dismissive look in his eyes.He kicked the half-full paint bucket lying right near the tip of his left knee hard.The thick white liquid flew, hitting the scarred man's face squarely."Argh! My eyes! Damn it!" the man screamed in pain.The scarred man instantly let go of his machete in a panic. He staggered backward hitting his partner while rubbing his face covered in thick paint.Barra did not waste that opportunity. There was an open gap to be exploited.He rolled forward. His right hand picked up the steel machete that just fell near his shoe."Now it is my turn!" Barra said rising on one knee.He swung the machete hard. He slashed the ankles of two other attackers in one full rotation."My leg! Bastard, my leg is cut off!" the stocky attacker screamed hysterical
Chapter 9
They entered the boarding house. Their footsteps stomped roughly at the same time along the corridor.They simultaneously raised their steel machetes straight ahead, aiming at Barra's chest without the slightest hesitation."System, can you find the weaknesses of these five bastards?" Barra asked in his head.The holographic blue screen buzzed softly and projected data right in front of his retinas.[Scanning five targets...][Target 1 (Scar): High agility, poor balance on the left leg. Weapon: Carbon Steel Machete.][Target 2: Short body posture, focused attacks from the enemy's blind spot. Swing strength below average.][Target 3: Tanker type. Dense muscle mass, slow movement. Vital point exposed on the right stomach.][Target 4 & 5: Support positions in the back row, low awareness level.]Barra smiled. Now he already pocketed the list of the enemies' weaknesses and strengths. So, there was no reason to be nervous.He stared sharply at them, then slid his right foot backw
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