1418 Pranking a Friend (1/2)

Besides the soldiers under his command, Jiang Fei knew no one else on Hyur. Plus, he was just a new arrival to the plant. Searching for someone would be an impossible task for him. But on the other hand, he could be easily found.

Not long after Lucius and Rais left the gambling den, their subordinates had already found Jiang Fei and reported his location to their employers.

Lucius muttered as he walked, ”You're not clowning me, are you, Rais? How could I not know such quality babes?”

”They ought to be newcomers, I suppose,” Rais replied simply.

It did not matter who they were, Lucius had already taken the bait. All that's left was to wait for a show! The two turned a few corners and found Jiang Fei with Kaa'lna and Sarila clinging to him like koala bears.

”See them? That young Terran? The two girls with him are the ones I mentioned!” whispered Rais.

”Hmmm… they're alright. If I'm not mistaken, those girls have already been bought,” said Lucius.

Rais huffed before smiling suggestively. ”That's right. I was ravaged before I could even negotiate a deal with that Terran!”

”Tch. Where's your money?” asked Lucius, rolling his eyes as he demanded for some cash, knowing that his close friend would not be walking the streets of Hyur without some aetherytes on him.

”I don't have enough. I just lost more than half while gambling not too long ago. Right now, I have too little to even count,” said Rais, making up excuses to coax the Alderaanian to go all out to get the girls.

Lucius laughed as he teased, ”Sigh… Do you know what Robar and the others call you? A broken coffer!”

Rais has always been a poor gambler. Although he always placed small bets, he would keep on playing thinking that he could at least walk away with less deficit. Robar and the others were gamblers who loved to play with Rais as they would surely be walking out of the gambling center with a win.

Rais huffed angrily. ”Sheesh! Why are you blabbering about that now? If you have the time to lecture me, then go and get the girls for us!”

”Fine, fine. Wait here. I'll get them and we'll have a good time later!” said Lucius nonchalantly.

Like Rais, he too brought a large enough amount to gamble. Even though he lost some back there, he still had more than enough to go for a few more rounds before he exhausted today's funds.

”Good luck!” replied Rais, snickering at how serious his friend was starting to be.

”Rais better be right about those girls,” said Lucius to himself before approaching Jiang Fei and casually tapping him on the shoulder. ”Hey there! Let's talk business!”

Since there were just too many people walking on the streets, Jiang Fei hadn't bothered to pay attention to every single face he saw. That being said, he had not lowered his guard either. Just as Lucius' hands were about to touch his shoulders, Jiang Fei turned around and grabbed him by the neck.

Lucius groaned. ”UGH! Wait! Wait! What are you doing?!”

The Terran's grip on his neck was so powerful that Lucius felt like it was about to snap in two. Even though Jiang Fei was not in his fighting stance⁠—Omnisurge was inactive and so was the Blackhole Core—his own combat level was more than 2,500,000. He might have even gotten a little stronger after having the black matter inside him.

On the other hand, Lucius may be a member of the famous Alderaanians, but he was not as strong as the others. He had never trained for combat, and instead was mostly pampered since he was a child. His own combat level was not more than a million, and that power came from his genes, not his own strength.

A man of his age should be in his prime but alas, the only thing he was good at was spending money like there was no tomorrow. That is why a simple neck hold was more than enough to incapacitate him.

”Identify yourself,” said Jiang Fei.

He could count the number of people he knew in the universe on his fingers, and there were even fewer of them here on Hyur. A stranger who suddenly groped his shoulder deserved to be treated harshly.

Lucius was choking as he spoke, ”I give up! I give up! Please let me go!”

He had no idea how to retaliate as he had never once been treated like this.

Releasing his grip, Jiang Fei hummed coldly, ”Speak.”