Only Wisdom Awakened - Chapter 210

Chapter 210: Bastard
Late at night, Hans and Aiden were watching a film while lying on the cozy sofa.

Aiden seemed to be really caught up in the plot, while Hans was focusing on something else:

‘It’s time for me to break through…

Just a few hours ago, after reading a book, my wisdom finally reached 3500… now, all I have left to do is create my eighth circle.

I wanted to do it as soon as I could, but I had already promised Aiden we would watch this film so I’ll do it tomorrow.

As he was thinking about that, his phone buzzed, and after picking it up, he changed his thoughts…

‘Seems like I’ll do it in two days’

On the luminous screen in the dark house, the message sent by Kenta was clearly visible:

[they have reached out to me… tomorrow morning at a certain warehouse… they threatened me with the association’s subordinate’s lives.

I’ll send the address right now…]

…

The following day, Hans was sitting inside a cab, waiting for the driver to take him to his destination, where he was supposed to meet both Kenta and the Black Bear’s gangsters.

‘What a name… Black Bear.

Usually, names are used to instill fear, why would anyone choose the black bear, generally the weakest among the three bears?’

From Hans’s perspective, the buildings passing by outside of the window began slowing down, and a few seconds later, the car stopped beside the sidewalk.

That place was pretty far from the city center, so much so that the time it had taken for a taxi to reach it was more than half an hour’s drive without any traffic.

The building a couple of meters away from Hans was made up of metal plates, a pretty rundown warehouse that seemed to have been abandoned for a couple of years at the very least.

A patch of gravel was all around the building, and surrounding it was an iron fence.

As soon as Hans got out from the taxi, he analyzed the mana in the surroundings…

‘Sixteen- no, seventeen, one of them has very faint energy, not even non-awakened have this little presence, they must be either sleeping or unconscious.

Prepared for anything that might come his way, Hans walked towards the building.

The voices of some people talking inside were easily heard by Hans, who hid and waited a few seconds before entering in order to assess the situation.

{stealth}

The deep voice of an enraged adult man resounded through the vicinity:

“Bastard! What are you thinking of doing now?! Slaughter all of our companions again?!”

“Companion?! You sent them after me in order to take my life! What should I have done?! Asked to be killed?!

Just because we don’t share the same idea, it does not mean you have a reason to kill me, don’t you think?”

Kenta, who seemed pretty worked up compared to the previous day, said in response.

‘It should be about time right? That fool should be here pretty soon… I can’t wait to rip all these people’s heads off!’

‘What’s wrong with Kenta?… he seems a bit off today’

Hans, secretly observing the scene, couldn’t help but notice.

Then… spying through a little peephole, the young man managed to catch a glimpse of the situation…

Fifteen people stood on one side of the warehouse, while opposite them was a single man.

He was dressed in white and had short blonde hair along with a ferocious look on his face.

But what caught Hans’s attention the most was the woman unconscious on the floor…

‘Among all the people in the association…

Did it have to be her?!

Emily!!

Seems like… you’re all tired of living’

It seemed all too coincidental to be true…

The first thought he had was that those people may have not been targeting Kenta, but him instead.

‘Did they find out she was my friend and targeted her because of that? Or was it just a coincidence?… whatever the case is… you’re all dead meat’

Hans finally decided to show himself, blasting down a wall with a single fire spell.

Even if ruined, that place was still made of a strong alloy, and yet the young man melted through it like it was butter.

A cloud of dust was raised in the surroundings, hiding his face and his appearance for a couple of seconds before being blown away by a strong wind emanating from Hans.

As the dust dispersed, an incredible wave of mana overwhelmed the sixteen people standing in front of him.

Then, seeing the people still standing on their feet, Hans even used his {telekinesis} to crush them down.

The amount of sheer pressure squashing their bodies against the hard concrete beneath their feet would’ve been enough to crush every bone of a normal person, and yet, the man standing in front of all the other still managed to stand on his knees.

Ad Hans increased the output of his skill, even the strongest out of them was forced to get down on all four, trying his best not to get crushed.

‘W-who is this person?!’

Barely able to keep his consciousness, the man wasn’t able to glaze upon Hans.

In the meantime, just a few meters from him Kenta was watching the man on the ground.

He could not feel the pressure of {telekinesis} since it wasn’t directed toward him, but he could still feel the otherworldly mana that infested the air in that place.

As his body came in contact with Hans’s mana, he could immediately tell:

‘This… he’s…”

A creepy and excited smile appeared on his face, as his hand dug into his knee’s flesh to keep him awake.

‘…Fucking strong’

Barely mustering enough strength to take a couple of breaths before speaking, the man who seemed to be the boss of the Black Bear muttered a few words:

“W-why are you here?! This business… doesn’t have anything to do with you”

His words weren’t threatening or arrogant, they seemed more like a way of begging.

“Why am I here you ask?

You dare?!

The only reason you are still alive right now is…

Is it because any more than this could affect Emily”

‘E-Emily… the woman?! I was wondering why that bastard brought an unconscious woman….

A couple of minutes earlier…

“Thud”

The noise of something heavy falling to the ground reached the ears of all the Black Bear’s members and a hostile reaction was their reply.

They all watched Kenta with disgust and anger as he smiled and waved his hand.

“It’s good to see you all here today”

“Creepy bastard, wash that smile off your face!”

Commented one of the men enraged at the other’s hypocrisy.

“My, my… that’s quite rude of you… aren’t you happy to see your dear boss’s son”

“You!!!”

Another one of the men grunted toward Kenta as he charged an attack, however, he was stopped by the man standing in front of all of them.

His short black hair and shaved beard made him look younger than he was…

“But boss-”

“Kwang-su Kim… you dirty bastard”

“Haha, me? A bastard? I’m pretty sure I was the rightful heir”

Still hiding behind that fake smile of his, Kenta continued to provoke the Black Bears.

“I do not know why you’ve called us here today but… you won’t exit this place alive”

“Mh? Who’s gonna stop me?”

“I will”

The man replied, his face was anything but relaxed.

“You… pffttt… hahaha… when did you acquire the skills to do that?”

“Before we do anything, however… what are you doing with that woman?”

“Oh her? I found her here outside, she seemed to have noticed you so I decided to bring her here in case she were to report us”

Kenta replied

“Bastard… are you even killing civilians who you don’t know now?”

“Don’t worry, she’s still alive… also, she’ll be of incredible help when the time comes”

….

‘Incredible… help.

Is this what that bastard meant?!

Fuck! We haven’t done anything…’

“W-we…”

The breath was taken away from him, to the point in which he couldn’t even speak a few words.

“Haven’….”

Before he could finish speaking, an attack came his way, blasting his already restrained body away and inflicting a few injuries.

It was the work of Kenta’s aura blast.

Hans released the telekinesis since he didn’t want to waste any more of his mana, and proceeded to walk toward them with the intention of asking a few questions, but rushing before him was Kenta, who immediately proceeded to slice off one of the people’s heads.

From Kenta’s sword edge, blood flowed down to the floor, painting the concrete red and drenching the bodies around the corpse in blood.

As the man’s head was sliced off, Kenta’s euphoria almost broke out of his serious face.

‘Ahh!!! This is it!! It’s been so long! This feeling of power, this feeling of satisfaction!!’

He was like an addict… addicted to blood and cruelty, addicted to fear and pain…

But he didn’t show it, Hans wouldn’t have found out if it wasn’t because of…

A single man managed to do it, crawling towards Hans.

He grabbed the young man’s leg.

“Let go!”

Hans coldly said as he watched behind his back.

“I-it…

Wasn’t …

…

Us”