Chapter 744: Chapter 744: Battling Against Many Alone
The girl’s actions came suddenly and aggressively, with a fierceness in her expression that seemed out of place for her age. But Xu Ke’s reaction was not slow either. After the girl made her move, Xu Ke quickly shielded Alice behind him and reached out to grab the stick that was already above his head. The next moment, Xu Ke extended his leg and kicked the girl fiercely in the abdomen. She was sent flying through the air without even making a sound.
She first crashed into the shelf used to display products, then hit the ground, landing in a pile of debris. Her body was covered in numerous cuts from the shards, and some pieces even lodged into her flesh.
The immense pain caused the girl to let out a belated moan filled with agony.
Xu Ke glanced at her and then at the tip of his shoe, frowning in annoyance. To the other two girls, his expression seemed as if he was disgusted by how their sister had dirtied his shoes.
Xu Ke’s demeanor directly infuriated the other two girls, especially one of them, who had yet to avenge the two slaps she received from Alice.
"I don’t have a light hand. If you don’t want to end up in the hospital, it’s best not to mess with me," Xu Ke looked at the two who were already starting to stir, speaking with a frown and an impatient tone.
"I think it’s you who needs to go to the hospital. You should have your brain checked. I suspect you have delusions," the woman in the front said arrogantly and contemptuously as she regarded Xu Ke.
But she indeed had reasons to be arrogant. According to Alice, this woman was quite accomplished in Kick Boxing, even besting most men. However, matches and fights are not the same, and the most crucial point is that Xu Ke is not just any man picked from the street. Up until now, no girl has been able to defeat him.
Xu Ke glanced at the two women in front of him, who looked vigilant, but his expression did not change. Only his eyes showed a bit more impatience; anyone would be annoyed if they were eyed like a piece of meat, especially since Xu Ke was not exactly a good person.
"Do you know that your constant bluster is really annoying? If you want to fight, it’s best to do it all at once. Don’t come at me one by one; it’s too troublesome," Xu Ke said as he looked at her face, suddenly losing all patience. He no longer wanted to linger and tangle with them here. This sudden irritation seemed to come from nowhere, but perhaps it was due to the gradually rising temperature in the store.
Xu Ke’s attitude was certainly arrogant enough. The two girls, who had always been the arrogant ones in front of others, had never been humiliated like this. They exchanged a glance, each picking up a weapon found on site, and charged at Xu Ke.
The girl trailing behind the others, her hair loose, inexplicably picked up a shard of glass from the floor. Xu Ke didn’t know what to say about her choice of a self-harming tool to attack him. In those few seconds, the only thing he could think of was to teach her a lesson using reality.
Thus, the girl with loose hair became Xu Ke’s first target. He didn’t do much, just lifted his leg and kicked her in the leg, causing her to kneel. Seizing the moment, he stomped on the hand holding the glass shard, the sharp glass cutting deep into her palm with great force, almost severing her entire hand.
The girl with loose hair first looked at her hand, then her brain received the pain signal from the wound, causing her to let out a wail of agony so piercing it made the scalp tingle. The three female store employees guarding the door instinctively shuddered, their posture at the door slumping as they glanced aside, not daring to look at the girl’s current state.
The girl with the ponytail, who had managed to get up from the floor, hesitated upon seeing this scene. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she nervously lay back down. Although lying on debris was uncomfortable, it was better than getting her hand cut off, she thought as she closed her eyes.
No one noticed this little episode, and nobody was particularly watching that part of the room. Everyone’s attention remained focused on Xu Ke and the girl.
The girl’s charge was halted as she saw Xu Ke swiftly take down her underling, causing her momentum to dissipate. Holding a table leg that had fallen, she stood there dumbfounded, staring at Xu Ke in a daze.
Xu Ke stood there waiting for the girl, and when he saw she had no intention of charging forward, he clicked his tongue impatiently and said, "Are you going to fight or not? If not, I’m leaving." Xu Ke said this while still holding Alice’s hand, appearing genuinely intent on leaving.
The girl holding the table leg finally snapped out of it, glaring fiercely at Xu Ke before turning her gaze to the three still-standing at the door. "Are you just going to stand there at the door doing nothing? You should know if he really leaves today, the shop’s losses will be on you, and the three of us sisters have no money. At worst, we’ll do a few years in prison, but I don’t care," she said ominously.
As soon as she spoke, the three, who had hoped to reap benefits without getting involved, couldn’t stay silent. They looked at Xu Ke apologetically and said, "We really don’t want to do this, but our hands are forced. If you settle the damages today, we’ll let you leave. We swear in God’s name we won’t stop you from leaving."
"But if I don’t pay for this compensation that clearly shouldn’t be counted against me, you’re not planning to let us through and won’t let us leave, is that it?" Xu Ke asked, a bemused smile on his face as he looked at the three stubbornly guarding the door.
"Although it’s embarrassing to say, that’s exactly right." The female employee nodded, her expression starkly contrasting her actions, dripping with irony.
"What I hate most is being threatened. Since you all insist, let’s see if you can keep me here, force me to bow and admit fault." Xu Ke let go of Alice’s hand and pushed her to a relatively safe place, saying, "Take care of yourself. I’ll get you out in a moment."
Almost as soon as Xu Ke finished speaking, the girl somehow ended up behind Xu Ke, raising her weapon high above her head, her face twisted with a near-victorious glee.