Chapter 243: Reclaiming the city
Jake had just dealt a huge blow to the Iron Fist Guild by eliminating their second in command and also killing dozens of their men in one strike. So he was currently resting as he felt slightly weak after using all his Qi in that one attack.
Jake was watching how Alex destroyed the remaining men there like the monster he was known to be. Alex definitely proved that he was the son of Rex Slade the stronger Big three as he kept on killing the men in one fell swoop.
And that was when Alex did the same attack Jake did but with a little modification as he finished the remaining men with one strike.
Immediately the last body fell down, the doors to the hall burst open and four familiar faces were seen walking through the room.
"What the hell did you guys do!" Peter said in shock.
"We cleaned up the place." Alex replied sheathing his blade back on his back while Jake came walking over calmly.
"What about Clark?" Steve asked as he knew that the second in command was there and he wouldn't let them go easily.
"He is dead, I killed him." Jake said causally as he examined the bodies of all the adventurers Alex killed.
"What!??!!!" Steve caught himself screaming out loud.
Even Helen and Berg were in shock as they heard what Jake said. Because they knew how strong an A rank was and Jake just said he killed him and he even said it causally.
"Wait, you killed Clark?" Steve asked again to be sure he wasn't hearing things.
"Yes, any problem?" Jake asked looking back at Steve.
"There is a huge problem!" Steve exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" Alex asked.
"Do you think Blip will keep calm after hearing this news?" Steve asked.
"What if he doesn't keep calm, how is that our business?" Peter asked as he walked around the place.
"He will wage war against the Fang hunters and I don't mean a small scale war, he will wage a large scale huge war against you guys." Steve said.
"And so? If he wants a war, then that's what he will get." Jake said standing up after examining the bodies.
"No, you don't understand. Although Blip is a notorious trouble maker, there are people that supports him and he even has strong people under him that will do anything to please him." Steve explained.
"Let them come. We aren't scared, if they want a fight, then that's what they will get." Peter said with a shrug.
Steve just shook his head in frustration at this and just quietly went somewhere else.
Meanwhile, Helen and Berg rushed into the meeting room to confirm with their eyes if what Jake said was true. Even Alex, Peter and Steve followed suit as they were now in the former meeting room.
"What the hell happened here?" Helen asked as she was shell shocked by the condition of the room.
"It looks like a huge tornado erupted in the room." Peter commented.
Steve went back to look at Jake from the corner of his eyes as he was deep in thought.
'Did he do all these? How can one person be this strong? I feel like he is the one humanity needs to win this war.' Steve thought.
Helen slowly walked forward and could see Clark's body on the floor with a hole in his chest and his head twisted in an unnatural angle.
Then they surveyed the room that was totally destroyed as the walls had been broken, the floor was caved in, windows broken and a dozen men dead on the floor with a strike that looked like it came from the sword.
"Did Jake do all these?" Peter asked finding it hard to believe.
"Yup, dude didn't even give me the chance to help. He totally handled the situation himself." Alex said.
"Damn bro! You could possibly rival the big three with this amount of strength." Peter said.
"Ahem!" Alex coughed. "May I correct you, even with all this strength, Jake isn't still strong enough to go against them."
"Why so?" Jake asked because he also felt he could go against the big three.
"Should I be honest with you?" Alex asked to which Jake nodded. "If you are able to defeat the leader of the Phoenix guild, and I don't mean just defeat him, I mean overpower him like you did me today without him putting much of a fight, then you stand a chance against the big three."
'Is Alex underestimating me currently? Or is he overestimating the big three and the Phoenix guild. No, Alex has been with me and even witnessed my strength and he is also the son of Rex Slade. So that means they are way out of my league.' Jake thought as he clenched his fist.
"Okay, we need to report all these to Kate and let her figure out what to do." Peter said.
"Already on it." Alex replied.
"And Helen, congratulations." Peter smiled.
"For?" Helen asked with a raised brow. Your journey continues at My Virtual Library Empire
"For getting your city back! Jake has just helped you reclaim your city from the Iron Fist Guild and now you can manage it yourself till you can rescue your dad." Peter said.
Which caused Helen to smile and then turned to Jake. Then she quickly threw her arms around him happily.
"Thank you so much for this. I know you didn't mean to, it was a by-product of what you intended to do but I truly appreciate this." Helen said.
"It's okay." Jake said awkwardly as he wasn't comfortable with the hug.
'Why do I feel this way? Helen is a pretty and cool girl but I can't just bring myself to even hug her because I feel like I'm doing a wrong thing.' Jake thought as he awkwardly hugged Helen back.
Zee just sighed in frustration. "So you don't even realize this."
"Realize what?" Jake asked in his mind.
"You silly host, you are in love!" Zee screamed.
Hearing Zee's scream, Jake quickly pushed Helen away and grabbed his head.
"Darn you zee!" Jake said.
"Zee? Who is zee?" Peter asked.
Jake then looked up and looked at the others.
"It's nothing, don't worry. And Helen, I'm sorry for pushing you." Jake said as he swiftly left the room.