Pretending To Be A Boss

The simple customs of the lower class could not tolerate such scum contaminating the environment.

Well, all that was nonsense.

Tang Xian supported justice, but rarely took the initiative to enforce it. This time, his motive was simply to test another ability.

[Successfully inflicted harm on a human unit, increased damage against human units by one point.]

[Successfully inflicted harm on a human unit, increased damage against human units by one point.]

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The delightful prompts in his sea of consciousness made it impossible for Tang Xian\'s limbs to stop moving. He knew that fighting was all about momentum, but he didn\'t have much of it when he fought.

Calculating the minimum force necessary for each strike, Tang Xian mechanically repeated the process with such calibrated force.

Previously, Tang Xian couldn\'t understand why people from the 21st century enjoyed playing games with high repetitiveness.

Now, he understood. Whether the process was boring didn\'t matter; what mattered was getting stronger.

No one dared to approach Tang Xian anymore. A person who could withstand a beating with steel rods from dozens and still be fine as if nothing happened was someone they had only seen among the regular workers in the mines.

Cupping his swollen face, Xiang Peng said, "May I ask which brother you are from? You\'ve caused enough trouble for today, so perhaps leave some room for maneuver..."

Tang Xian touched his cap. Indeed, during the fray, several had tried to remove his cap and mask, but he had kicked them all away.

Confident he had not been exposed, he replied,

"We won\'t meet again. Since I declared I came to smash the place, I must keep my word."

Ignoring Xiang Peng, Tang Xian continued to pound away with his fists at the man he held.

Leveling up was a monotonous task, and overcoming monotony required focus.

"Anyone else who talks or makes a fuss gets hit next."

With that, no one else moved or dared to speak. Tang Xian enjoyed the quiet and concentrated on swinging his fists.

After what felt like an anaerobic workout of several dozen minutes, and having switched his punching bag about seven or eight times, Tang Xian finally stopped.

[Successfully inflicted harm on a human unit, increased damage against human units by one point.]

[Cumulative damage against human units exceeded one thousand points, unlocking the achievement: Unrivaled.]

[Unrivaled: When attacking human units, an additional real damage worth ten percent of the target\'s maximum health is inflicted.]

That should do it.

Now he was truly the nemesis of humankind.

If one day he stood opposed to humankind, he might rank as a calamitous-level boss in terms of threat level, right?

Tang Xian refrained from further fighting; he was precise with his blows, but with the achievement of Unrivaled unlocked, continuing the fight could actually lead to fatalities.

After dusting off his hands, Tang Xian symbolically flipped over a couple of tables.

That was his way of fulfilling the promise to smash the place, and under the watchful eyes of Xiang Peng and the bouncers, he left openly and unabashedly.

Before leaving, Tang Xian glanced at Xiang Peng.

[Current demand: Send someone to track down the troublemaker (51%).]

"I\'m giving you a friendly piece of advice: don\'t send anyone to follow me. The guy on your left has been messing around with your wife. You\'d be better off worrying about whether your wife has been recently eager to go play mahjong instead of dealing with someone like me who you can\'t touch."

Tang Xian walked away.

Xiang Peng turned to look at his trusted aide to the left, his eyes widening.

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...

Labor is glorious.

Tang Xian worked hard tonight and slept soundly.

When he got up the next day, it was already noon.

Opening the door, he planned to stroll around Decay Street to check on the aftermath of yesterday\'s events. However, Shang Lu had been waiting at the door for quite some time.

Shang Lu still looked unkempt, nowhere near what you would expect from a wealthy person on the fourth level, holding a bulging prop bag in his hand.

"Why didn\'t you knock?"

"I did. No response," Shang Lu replied.

"So you just waited?"

"I thought you had gone to the mining district. Figured I\'d wait a while."

"If I had gone to the mining district, you might have had to wait for seven days."

"Seven days? Xian, humans can\'t survive in the mining district for seven days."

"Never tried, planning to see."

Tang Xian felt he was becoming less and less like a human as time passed, but had no real basis for this feeling.

Changing the subject, he said,

"Have you completed the flower I wanted?"

"Yes, here it is. This is a replica of the Jiuye Biphasic Orchid. Although the pattern and veins are slightly different, the scent is the same. I kept one mother flower for myself; the rest is all yours," Shang Lu said proudly.

Tang Xian was also very satisfied and added,

"You\'re more efficient than I thought. I\'ll go to the mining district for the trade this afternoon."

"Alright, call me if you have more work like this."

"Will do. If all goes well, you should apply for the patent on this technology in a week\'s time. However, I hope you keep this matter confidential."

"Don\'t worry about it." Shang Lu still didn\'t understand what exactly the deal Tang Xian was making and with whom, but he trusted him.

Pattting Shang Lu on the shoulder, Tang Xian suggested, "You should still tidy up a bit in the future. A handsome guy like you—24 years old, you should consider settling down and establishing a family."

Shang Lu just laughed sheepishly and didn\'t continue the conversation.

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Tang Xian didn\'t revisit Decay Street. Now that he had the most crucial prop, he could make the trade with Qing JiuYu ahead of time.

Opening the transportation rift, Tang Xian returned to the mining district.

The forest of trees.