Lingering threat

As his arms moved around her waist, Alice trembled a little. She couldn't help but feel a bit shy. After all, even for her, it was the first time that someone has touched her so intimately.

And, this someone was a person she didn't even know about. She was a bit hesitant at first but when his finger touched her skin, she felt extremely shy.

She pushed his hands and shook her head.

"First, you must help me in the tournament."

Tyler was surprised at first but then, he quickly controlled his urges and stood up. He turned around and left without saying much.

Alice was left speechless.

'Did. I hurt his feelings? He shouldn't be that hurt, right?'

Alice got worried as she quickly chased after him and pulled his hand. Tyler turned around and looked at her with confused eyes.

"You aren't angry at me, are you?" Alice asked.

"No!" Tyler shook his head.

"Thank goodness! Anyway, I will send a man to Dan Weapon Shop so that you can tell him whether Mr. Dan accepts the offer or not." Alice said and quickly left.

While she was leaving, her face was red.

Tyler scratched his head. He wasn't good at reading people's emotions. He was able o get many women in the simulator because of his Erotic Touch but here, he didn't have one.

Tyler quickly left the tea shop but when he was moving toward Dan's shop, he suddenly sensed someone. Due to his Sword Affinity, his senses have increased a lot.

Even so, he could only see the presence because of how overwhelming it was.

'Is he going to attack? But, there are too many people here. Even though this level of powerhouse can finish the job in an instant, the number of people is still too high.'

'I haven't refined my spiritual energy into lightning energy. I can't use any lightning movement art. It seems like I can only do that.'

Tyler thought in his mind and his eyes wandered around. He was trying to trace the position of the person chasing him.

Although it was very faint, he was able to deduce it. He closed his eyes for a moment and reached out to his pocket. He took out a small handkerchief and covered his face below his eyes.

On the building,

A man was trying to run at Tyler's pace while keeping his presence as low as possible. He saw Tyler's movement and he suddenly got curious.

'What is he trying to do? Don't tell me he has already sensed me.'

Suddenly, his eyes shrunk. He saw Tyler unsheathing his sword and heavily spinning it. He suddenly looked at the floor and at this moment, Tyler shot.

[Violent Wind Strike]

The wind disk moved toward him and struck the building.

'Damn it!'

The man fumed with anger but instead of leaving, he rushed to the bottom and picked up people. He quickly left the building as it fell down. After he safely put the people on the ground, he looked at the place where Tyler was.

But now, he was no longer there.

'Damn that brat! He didn't even care about these people. No! He must have known that I would save them. Then again, why wouldn't I? If he reports about me, I would be caught by the City Lord.'

'But now that I saved these people, he can't report me nor can I report him. Damn it!'

From his perspective, he thought Tyler wouldn't attack civilians but Tyler did exactly when he expected the least.

"Our house!" The man looked at the broken house with his wide eyes while his kids were crying in his wife's embrace.

"Report it to the city lord!" The man spoke and disappeared.

........

On the other side, Tyler was slowly approaching Dan Weapon Shop. His fists were clenched as he thought.

'I did something wrong but I don't feel guilty. Haaa! That's good. The path in front of me would only get harsher. I need to keep my emotions in check. I must do everything I can to survive.'

Tyler's hand slowly loosened. He looked walked toward the Dan Shop and entered the backyard where Dan was working.

"So, how did it go?"

"Not exactly how I wanted. There are some terms if we want Helen Family support." Tyler explained the terms to Dan and waited for him to respond.

"Well, we would still end up earning 400000 meso. But, if we consider the time we spent on them, we will only have 200000 meso. Although it is still profitable, we would need a few days building weapons for them. Tell me your opinion." Dan asked.

"I think we can agree. This will deepen our relationship with Helen Family as well. We can use that to our advantage in the future." Tyler nodded.

Dan thought for a moment and nodded.

"Alright, we will do it."

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he felt a spiritual pressure near him.

Whoosh!

A person wearing a black hood appeared.

"Should I forward this to Young Miss?" Harry spoke with a hoarse voice.

"Yes, and tell her to keep an eye on Sulen Family. I was attacked on the way by a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. I managed to escape because of special circumstances." Tyler answered.

Harry nodded and disappeared.

"Kid, are you injured? Damn it! This is really getting out to hand." Dan clenched his fist with frustration.

"Don't worry about me! Now, let's start our work. By the way, I will take a break on Tuesday rather than Saturday. Will it be okay with you?" Tyler asked.

"Normally, it would change the shift for others as well but I will allow it. Since you are going to be the future half-owner of this shop." Dan nodded.

"Thanks!" Tyler nodded.

He liked this part of Dan. He was never questioned personally by Dan even if it looked suspicious. That kind of person was Dan and it was good for him.

Tyler released a deep breath and both started working on their new project.

500 Third Rank Weapons in 3 Months

A Hard-Level Task!