Chapter 13 The Bugs New Ability (1/2)

Chapter 13: The Bug's New Ability

Translator: Vicky_Editor: Vicky_

”Who was it that bought a pile of trash again?” Hans laughed aloud. ”You idiots! You want to treasure hunt with your intelligence? You should go hunt for sh*t instead!”

After facing monetary losses, Rambis was already barely able to contain his temper. Hans's mocking was like a spark in a warehouse filled with gunpowder, completely pushing him over the edge.

”Go to hell!” cursed Rambis as he kicked a toolbox in Li Du's direction.

Rambis's assault was unexpected; Li Du was only a few meters away and did not have time to react. As the toolbox whistled towards him, Li Du realized that there was not enough time for him to move. He subconsciously wished for time to slow down so he could dodge the projectile.

For anyone facing a sudden attack, this thought would be quite normal. However, what was unbelievable in this case was that after Li Du's wish, time and the speed of the toolbox slowed down.

Like watching a clip captured by a slow-motion camera, the speed of the toolbox reduced by a half. Taking advantage of this, Li Du was able to dodge to the side; it missed Li Du by a hair. Then, suddenly, the speed of time returned to normal, and the toolbox crashed into the wall with a loud bang!

What happened astonished everyone who stood around.

”Sh*t, that Chinese boy's reaction was fast!” exclaimed a black man from the crowd.

Unlike the spectators, Li Du understood that it wasn't his fast reflexes that saved him, but the fact that the speed of the object, or more accurately, of time, slowed down. To be honest, not even he fully understood what had happened; the most plausible guess was that this was some sort of new ability from the little bug.

Li Du became abnormally weary, and this supported his speculation—it was the same wave of fatigue that he would usually experience after controlling the bug avatar for an extended period.

Hans, who had been watching, became enraged.

The sound of the toolbox hitting the wall set off the explosion. When he recovered from his initial shock, he furiously ran towards Rambis and kicked him with all his might.

Rambis had been preparing for Hans's counterattack, but Li Du's inhuman reaction threw him off. When Hans charged towards him, he was unable to dodge his kick entirely; he only avoided a blow to his most important body part.

By this time, Li Du was caught up in his tiredness. The little bug's new ability parallelled the idiom, 'Killing the hen for the eggs'; the short term reward came at a high cost. Even though Li Du could typically use the avatar ability for close to five minutes, he had already become exhausted after half a second of slowing down time.

But this was not a reason to let the bullies go!

After taking two deep breaths, he was able to recover some of his energy, so he immediately joined in the brawl. He grabbed a metal stick leaning against the wall and swung it towards the man who was attacking Hans.

His opponent was an experienced veteran at street brawls. From his peripherals, he saw that there was no way to escape, so he used his arms to protect his head and allowed his back to take the brunt of Li Du's attack.

”Go to Hell, trash!” Li Du shouted.

Then the man turned his attention to Li Du.

As the punch was about to land on his face, he once again activated his ability to slow down time. The familiar feeling of fatigue filled his body, but the attacker's motions slowed down. Knowing that he didn't have much time, Li Du quickly twisted his head to avoid the strike and then swung his right leg towards the attacker's crotch.

”F*ck your mother!” came the man's shriek. In the next moment, he collapsed onto the ground. Covering his crotch with his hands, he curled like a massive prawn.

There was no way to take a hit on that spot well. It didn't matter how good he was at boxing or street fighting, as long as he was not a Shaolin martial artist, all he could do was kneel and wait for the pain to subside!

On the other half of the unit, Hans was raining punches down onto Rambis, pinning him onto a motorcycle frame. When the other thug rushed to the scene, the swing of Li Du's metal stick soared towards him.