9 Shots Fired - part 1 (1/2)
He ran towards Wuxing and extended his hand to grab the Ethernum crystal. The miner suspiciously watched smiling young man, but seeing no movements from his side, he grinned and got more confident. Unfortunately, just when his fingertips touched the purple crystal, Wuxing moved his hand upwards while sticking out his foot in front of the greedy miner.
The next sequence of events could be easily imagined. The miner tripped and dropped to the ground with his hands covering his face. Obviously, since the ground they were on was not made of sand or a soft soil that could cushion his fall, the greedy miner was bound to sustain an injury. Adding the momentum of him running, everyone knew it wouldn't end well.
”Fuuuck!”
The miner cursed, feeling an excruciating pain on his hands that took all the damage from the fall. Although he was wearing full-body work clothes, they didn't help him at all as they were torn right away by the sharp rocks. His wrists and forearms had large cuts which started bleeding the moment he tried to move.
”I'm sorry, are you okay? I guess I will keep this crystal for you until you get better. Should I call for a doctor?” Wuxing apologized with a worried tone. However, he had a smile on his face and he casually kept the crystal in his pocket, which told everyone how insincere he was being.
”Y-Y-You stole my crystal! Give it back!” the miner immediately cried out and rushed towards Wuxing without thinking. He worked too hard to get this crystal only to have it taken away from him.
The prisoners in the basic level, seeing the situation, especially those that were conned by this miner and needed to vent their resentment, couldn't help but laugh and jeer at him, which angered the miner even more. All of them stopped their work to watch this interesting show. They all wondered how the situation will unfold.
”Oh, here, take it. I was just playing with you.”
Wuxing smiled and reached out with the crystal on the palm his hand. His arm was raised to the side, as if he was teasing the miner to come and grab it. Of course, the miner knew that something seemed wrong with this setup, but he was already blinded by greed and indignation.
All the prisoners here knew that this newcomer was just playing and making a fool out of the abusive miner. They talked between themselves as they watched excitedly.
”Ha ha, this new guy doesn't fuck with this miner. What a badass! Anyone knows who is he?”
”I know, right? I don't think anyone knows him yet, but let's not get close to him for now. The guards will probably show up soon.”
”Right, that newcomer will definitely get beaten up.”
Seeing the blood flowing from his hands and down his arms, the miner's fury reached top charts. Wuxing's sloppy apology triggered him even more and adrenaline started blocking his pain. He reached out for his small shovel that he keeps attached to his leg and quickly stood up before swinging the shovel at Wuxing's head.
He was crying out, ”Bastard!”
Wuxing, who already saw the miner preparing for a swing, dodged it narrowly by tilting his head back as well as taking a step away from the crazy miner. After the first swing missed, the miner didn't give up and started swinging at Wuxing once again. This time Wuxing's anger woke up and he didn't dodge.
For the miner, all the movements Wuxing did were too quick to react as it only took around one second and seemed like a single action to him. However, how could a layman understand that for Wuxing, one second was more than enough to execute several sure-kill moves to finish a person?
Wuxing believed that revenge should be done on the spot, retaliation should be made as soon as possible, instead of putting it away for later. He would never allow someone to swing something at him two times in a row.