Confrontation

After arriving in his room, Qwen called out to the girls but he didn't received an answer. He figured they may have been training their cultivation or something so he left them be. He showered and went to his soft comfy bed to get sleep for a few hours. Even though he didnt need to sleep as much due to his increased vitality, he still did so when he could. After all, nothing beats a comfy bed.

Qwen woke a few hours later and immediately turned his attention to the books that Elder gave him. The first book he took out was on pill making. He learned that he needed to form an 'internal flame' powered by concentrated spirit energy to manifest a flame.

Once he was finished with a book he would meditate to learn concepts and gain comprehension. It took a fraction of the time with his 'universal mind' trait and he was able to spend only seconds on a page.

Qwen had read throughout the rest of the night. He had read and comprehended 70 books by mid morning. He stepped away from the desk in his hotels room and went into the living room area.

By now his skill list was massive and he had a lot of training to do. He also still had to fortify a location. With only 7 and a half months to go, there wasn't a lot of time.

He turn his spirit sense to the hotel room and sent to outward. There was no smell of bacon or anything cooking or bodies anaywhere. He then realized he didn't sense anyone in his hotel room for some time. He was so lost in his thoughts and on the tower he didn't notice at all!

Qwen jumped at the voice.

"Tower?"

He began to worry and called their cell phone he gave them a couple weeks earlier.

The phone ring once before being answered by a man.

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In the inside of his suite in the largest skyscraper in the city, Tozen Hataki frown as he stared at his son. His fingers drummed the table showing his irritation. He was a grey haired man with a well build stature. He was the owner of the Hataki organization one of the biggest tech companies on the planet.

The tech companies were mostly fronts. He mostly dealt in illegal drugs, human trafficking, fraud and various other crime including murder.

"So....Son tell me why my people can't access the shop in their systems? Tell me again slowly."

Jimmy shivered in anger and fear as he answered.

"Father It was Qwen Valas! He..he ambushed my party and even forced my clansmen to join him. He's been robbing System users and...."

Tozen held up his hand to stop his son.

"Stop...your words are like nails on a chalk board. I don't need to hear any more of your lies. You failed to bring back any new items and you have been found out. Luckily, I will handle things. Leave these matters to people who can actually get things done."

Jimmy frowned at his feet and grinded his teeth but didn't dare look his father in the eye.

"Go down to the warehouse near the docks. You'll be taking orders from Bernard from now on. If you fail me again there will be severe consequences. Is that understood?

"Yes father. "

"Good. Now GO!"

Jimmy turned and walked out of the room. He didn't proplerly breathe again until he was in the elevator.

'One day I'll crush that old man!'

Jimmy thought this as he punched a large dent in the elevator. He hated his father but he hated that damned Bernard even more. His fathers right hand man from America. If Bernard weren't around his father would make him one of the company bosses. Not a outsider.

Before Jimmy became a 'System user's he was terrified of Bernard. Now however things were different he had power! He would show his father, he would show them all to never cross him again!

'It's all that damn frauds fault! I'm taking his head the very next time I lay eyes on him!

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On the phone, Qwen spoke with a middle aged sounding man who was making demands with him.

"I believe you know that we have something important to you by now so let's skip to the chase. Just adhere to our requests or things might get....ugly for your pretty young friends here. Hehehe. "

The man spoke like he used to torturing people for fun.

Qwen had a dangerous look on his face.

"Let me speak to them so that I know they are okay."

There was a silence before a young voice back back. It was Jasmine.

"Qwen I'm so sorry! When we left the dungeon there were hundred of them with guns. We didn't know what to do so they captured us and..."

The phone was taken way before she could finish.

"Now that you know we are serious. Here's our boss' demands. You will open the shop and use all of your gold to buy the items we want. You will hand over all of the treasures that you have obtained from the dungeons. You will also deposit 2 billion into the account number that we will send you. You have 12 hours to comply."

Qwen rose his voice to pretend to sound fearful.

"Okay....okay please don't hurt them, I'll give you whatever you want! I'll have to give you the items in person. That's the only way to give you my treasures."

"Come alone and don't call any cops or your friends here won't fair so well."

He spoke in a joking voice but his tone implied that it wasn't a game.

The call promptly disconnected. Qwen stared at the phone before bursting out in laughter. They were most likely ordinary humans and low level 'System users'. They didn't realized that they had captured two unchained tigers in the twins. They were arguably as strong as Qwen.

He had 12 hours to find them and luckily he had his party tab. He could locate the grils anywhere within 100 kilometers as the party leader. Luckily, they were still in range.

He received their general coordinates from the System and entered them into a laptop. He located them at an abandoned warehouse near docks. It was located nearly outside of the city.

He summoned his wings before going incorporeal and heading out of the hotel. Once outside he immediately cast a thick fog before taking off into the sky.

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Around an hour later Qwen neared a massive abandoned compound. Though currently, it was far from abandoned. He sent out his spirit sense and gasped. There felt hundreds of presences in and around the building. There were also three floors and countless rooms.

He had never fought a battle like this before. He didn't care about any of them but was he willing to kill a person? He had seen death quite a few times now but not by his own hands.

'I have to resolve myself. There's no turning back now.'

I have to stop thinking like my old self. Three of some of the most powerful people on the planet are all in this warehouse. We are all still thinking like normal people but now were are the furthest thing from normal.

Qwen smiled, 'they wanted me to show up, well here I am'.

Qwen landed in the darkness outside of the fenced entrance.

*swoosh* THUMP

"Halt, who's there!"

A guard with black military garb from head to toe had an high powered rifle trained on the figure stepping out of the dark.

"It's me Qwen Valas. I'm expected."

Qwens stepped out of the darkness with his hands raised. Fifty men instantly ran out and surrounded Qwen.

"Damn, you fellas really aren't taking any chances, huh?"

Qwen chuckled and said mockingly.

The man who seemed to be the leaders spoke on an ear piece.

"Alright come with us."

He got nudged in the back by one of the soldiers and stumbled foward.

"Move."

Qwen was lead through the large compound surrounded by mercenary soldiers. It seems they got word on Qwens actions previously so they were overly cautious.

"Alright, alright I'm going. What's the rush? Hahaha. So did you guys just get or did you get paid to wait on me for hours. How much does scumbag hazard pay net you guys?"

"Shut the hell up and keep walking!"

The soldier jabbed Qwen in the back with his rifle to show Qwen he was serious. If Qwen was a normal human that jab to his spine would have sent Qwen to the ground in pain. That's what the guard expected. Except the guard felt like he pressed against a brick wall and gasped.

"What the-"

Qwen smiled and cut him off.

"So keep moving right?"

The head mercenary had realise he stopped. The helmet covered his shocked face.

'How is his body so tough!'

Qwen was lead to a massive open area. There were at least 200 more mercenaries and system users in the crowd. The system users had some type of weapons or armors from the shop which showed what they were.

The girls were in the center tied to the chair with black cloth bags over their heads. A man in shades and brown hairs stood behind the girl. He was armed with four pistols in holster and large knives on his hip. Behind him was some one familiar.The clown Jimmy was glaring at him like he was a piece of meat.

"Mr. Valas the man of the hour!"