The Rise of the Algorithm King

Chapter 5

"Hmm..Still no cha.." While Strom was busy glancing at his muscles, he began to hear crashing sounds from outside. Confused by the noise, Strom dashed out from the room and arrived in the living room.

"Grandpa!" Storm exclaimed through gritted teeth as he watched a high orc grab Grandpa Sikes's neck and lift him off the floor while strangling him.

"Storm...run!" Grandpa Sikes managed to speak as the high orc kept squeezing the life out of him.

Storm stood there dazed for few seconds before regaining composure and began to charge forward. Getting in striking distance, Storm clenched his right fist tightly and punched it towards the high orc's face.

BAM!

The punch slammed heavily on his head, causing him to let go of grandpa Sikes and got sent crashing outside the house.

"Are you okay?" Storm bent down in front of Grandpa Sikes with a worrisome look as he kept coughing.

"I told you to run, Storm. These guys will kill you." Grandpa Sikes warned while trying to catch his breath.

"I can't leave you alone with them." Storm spoke as he rose back up to face the remaining three high orcs who had their gazes fixated on Storm with a surprised expression.

The high orc that was sent flying was their commander..if Storm could knock out their commander like that, they feared what might happen to them.

The commander finally recovered from the punch and walked back into the apartment with a furious look on his face.

"The human trash finally decides to bless us with his presence." The high orc jested, spitting out green blood from his mouth.

"What do you want?! Leave us the hell alone!" Storm voiced.

"We only came to get our tribute money, but since you dared to lay your filthy hands on me..i will take your life instead!" The commander informed before charging towards Storm furiously.

Getting in striking distance, he swung out his giant fist towards Storm. The first moved at incredible pace towards Storm's head, and in the last second he lifted his right arm and deflected the punch.

"Your strength..!" The high orc blurted out with looks of disbelief as Storm successfully blocked his punch with his arm.

The high orc swiftly retrieved his fist and punched it out once more. Reacting gracefully, Storm swerved his body sideways and dodged the punch completely.

Storm didn't stop there. After successfully dodging the punch,he clenched his fist and sent out a clean strike to the high orc's right side.

BAM!

The punch connected neatly to the high orc's right ribs causing it to shatter instantly, and pushed him several metres backwards.

'His strength isn't like that of a mere human. Also, the aura around him changed. Just what happened to you, Storm?' Grandpa Sikes pondered from where he sat with looks of disbelief.

"You bastard!" The high orc cursed while grabbing his broken ribs in pain. "Get him, boys!" He then ordered his three minions which were ordinary orcs.

They stood motionless for a few minutes hesitating, before they finally charged in and headed towards Storm who stood in a fighting stance.

'Time to test out this ability.' Storm smirked as he readied his palms.

[ELECTRIC BOLT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED]

Activating the skill, the light bulbs in the apartment began to malfunction and what looked like a red bolt of electricity could be seen surrounding both of his arms.

Storm pulled his arm backwards and threw it forward, releasing a red bolt of electricity that charged towards the incoming orcs. The electricity made an impact and sent them flying outside.

[ELECTRIC BOLT HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED]

Storm glanced at his palms, his expression mixed with surprise and disbelief. What had just happened seemed surreal to him. A weak boy who couldn't do a single thing suddenly becomes strong and defeats a high orc and three regular orcs.

The high orc and his minions struggled back to their feets and ran for their lives. Watching them leave, Storm let out a sigh of relief before shifting his gaze towards grandpa Sikes who had his mouth widened.

"Don't lie to me, Storm..tell me exactly what happened in your room last night." Grandpa Sikes demanded after examining Storm from head to toe and could notice a change in his features.

***

The high orc returned to base and dashed into an office where a hippogriff could be seen sitting comfortably.

It has the body of a horse, but the head, wings, and talons of an eagle. It's often considered to be a symbol of courage and nobility, and it's said to be incredibly loyal and trustworthy. 

"Can't you knock, General Mirkie?" The hippogriff known as Zhsn voiced with an unpleasant look.

"Forgive me, Mr. Zhsn." The high orc apologised while panting heavily.

"Have you come to submit the tribute money you got from that family in the rural area?" Zhsn inquired.

"That's why I am here, sir!" Mirkie informed, spitting out green blood from his mouth.

"What's the matter? Why are you injured?" Zhsn questioned with a confused expression.

"While we were on duty to retrieve the tribute money from the human boy's grandfather, the boy suddenly showed up and harassed i and my comrades!" Mirkie explained, leaving out the fact that he started it first.

"What?" Zhsn slammed his hand on the chair and rose up from where he sat in anger. "A filthy human harassing a general?"

"I couldn't fight back since it's in the rule to not touch a human whose tribute isn't due for 48 hours." Mirkie added with a bow.

"I see. If he is unable to pay tribute anymore, then he should be sent to the academy for training. Once he is done with two years training, he would serve this country in exchange for his life." Zhsn informed me with an evil grin.

"Are you saying you want to send this boy to the mythical academy?" Mirkie questioned, not pleased by his boss's decision.

"Yes. Send some soldiers over to his place, he is to leave immediately!" Zhsn declared