At that moment, the waiter brought the beer over. Alice quickly opened a can and handed it to Ethan Brooks, then opened another for herself. She said to Ethan Brooks, "No matter what, you got me out of a tough spot today. I'm buying you a drink." With that, she tilted her head back and drank the entire 0.65 - liter extended - can of beer as if it were water.
Ethan Brooks watched as Alice, the young lady, downed the beer in one go. Her face turned slightly red, and then she turned the beer can upside down to show Ethan Brooks: "Bottoms up!"
Seeing this, Ethan Brooks knew he couldn't refuse the toast, nor could he drink less than Alice. He took a deep breath and began to drink.
"Cough! Cough cough!" Ethan Brooks was frustrated to discover that his lung capacity might not be as strong as Alice's. As he neared the end of the beer, the alcohol started to rise in his stomach, causing him to cough.
Seeing Ethan Brooks coughing, Isabella quickly patted his back and handed him a tissue. However, as she looked up after doing so, she noticed that everyone was looking at her with a strange expression.
"What's the matter?" Isabella's face turned red as she suddenly realized that her actions had been too intimate with Ethan Brooks.
Ethan Brooks also wiped his mouth awkwardly.
At that moment, Leonardo let out a strange cry, clutching his thigh and said indignantly, "Damn it, if I had known that being good at pool would make me so popular with the ladies, I would have practiced pool too!" Fido pinched Leonardo again.
Seeing Isabella's embarrassment, Ethan Brooks quickly opened the beers for everyone and said, "Let's drink, let's drink."
Alice, who had downed a glass of beer in one breath, became excited again. She opened her handbag, took out the fifty thousand yuan, and slapped it on the table, saying, "Ethan! This fifty thousand is up to you. Spend it however you like!"
A few men drinking at another table, who had bare torsos, exchanged glances upon seeing Alice slap a stack of money on the table. One of them got up and walked outside to make a phone call.
Ethan Brooks also felt something was amiss and patted Alice's hand, saying, "Young lady, I know you have money. Put it away."
Leonardo also chimed in, "Yeah, don't flaunt your wealth."
Alice thought about it and agreed, putting the money back in her pocket. She said to Ethan Brooks, "I'll keep it for you for now. You decide how to spend it."
Ethan Brooks actually really wanted to keep the fifty thousand yuan for himself, but he felt a bit embarrassed to take it all.
At that moment, Leonardo said, "The money was won by Ethan. The first twenty thousand, let's use it as activity funds. We can spend it when we want to eat or sing in the future. The remaining thirty thousand, let's give it to Ethan. What do you think?"
Ethan Brooks glanced at Leonardo. In this situation, he really felt embarrassed to take all the money.
Alice asked Ethan Brooks, "What do you think?"
Ethan Brooks nodded in agreement.
So everyone decided as such. Since Ethan Brooks' pockets couldn't hold the money, it was temporarily kept by Alice until they got back to school and then given to Ethan Brooks.
The atmosphere at the drinking table began to liven up. Alice and Leonardo were both lively people and quickly set the tone for the table. They drank half of the case of beer between them, and the remaining amount was clearly not enough for them.
Alice, clearly a strong woman, had become addicted to the drinking competition with Leonardo. So everyone ordered another case, and they each drank three cans.
Leonardo's alcohol tolerance was just average. He had been drinking quickly at first, so the alcohol hadn't hit him yet, but by the sixth can, he was starting to feel it.
Seeing that Leonardo was almost done for, Alice laughed and said to everyone, "I'm going to the restroom first. When I come back, anyone who still doesn't believe me can keep drinking!" With that, she walked out.
Ethan Brooks and the others sat on the sofa, talking about funny things from school. Leonardo, who had drunk a bit too much, began to share some of his embarrassing stories about chasing girls.
When Alice came back from the restroom, she accidentally bumped into a bare - chested man in the hallway.
"Ouch!" Alice screamed. The man's slippery, cold sweat made her feel as if she had touched a snake, which was disgusting.
"What's with the scream, girl? Never seen a man before?" The man, holding a bottle of beer and a toothpick in his mouth, said.
"Why aren't you wearing clothes? Do you know this is a public place?" Alice said irritably to the man.
"So what if I'm not wearing clothes? I might as well take off my pants!" The man said, rubbing his crotch.
"Pervert!" Alice cursed, and the man laughed and said to Alice, "So what if I'm a pervert? I am a pervert, and I'm going to be perverted with you!" With that, he reached out and grabbed Alice's chest with his free hand.
Alice, who had drunk a lot of alcohol and felt a bit sluggish, was grabbed by the man's hand that had just been scratching his crotch. She immediately screamed and reached out to hit the man.
The man, despite being overweight, had an extremely quick reaction. He grabbed Alice's hand, twisted it behind her back, and then arched his stomach, thrusting his lower body obscenely against Alice's buttocks. Alice screamed, and the group of men laughed loudly.
Leonardo, who had already been drinking to the point of being limp, saw this and suddenly sprang up, grabbing a chair and running over. "Who the hell do you think you are?" he said, swinging the chair at the man.
Suddenly, a man came out from behind the other man and pushed Leonardo away. Leonardo's steps were unsteady, and he fell to the ground immediately. The man then kicked Leonardo, pinning him to the ground. "You little bitch! Trying to fight with us? Beat him up!" he said. With that, six or seven bare - chested men rushed out and started kicking Leonardo.
"Ah!" Fido was completely stunned, only able to scream. Isabella, of course, had no fighting ability, and Sophia, who would go weak at the knees at the sight of a fight, could only sit there and stare blankly at the violent scene.
Ethan Brooks saw this and realized he had to take matters into his own hands. The opponents were numerous, and Ethan Brooks wasn't sure if he could beat them with his bare hands. He was afraid of using Skeleton Strike and accidentally killing someone, which would cause serious trouble. Seeing the pool cue beside him, he quickly unwrapped it and used it like a spear.
Ethan Brooks took a few steps and ran up to the group of men. He kicked one of the men who was kicking Leonardo in the ribs. Ethan Brooks' body had been enhanced, and his strength far exceeded that of an ordinary person. With a crack, the man flew four or five meters away, knocking over several tables. His ribs were definitely broken.
The men who had been kicking Leonardo with relish turned their attention to Ethan Brooks when he knocked one of their companions away. Ethan Brooks stepped on one of the men, leaped into the air like a hawk, and twirled the cue stick in his hand into a coiling dragon. It shot out from his waist like a nimble snake and struck a burly man squarely on the forehead.
It has to be said that the quality of the Baron cue stick was truly excellent. Despite the force of over a hundred kilograms, the Viscount cue stick didn't bend at all and sent the burly man flying.
The man, struck by the blow, felt as if his soul had been knocked out of his body. He was slammed to the ground and struggled to sit up. However, he was horrified to find that his vision was blurry and his body and consciousness were out of sync. He intended to touch his forehead, but his hand reached the back of his head instead.
The area between the eyebrows is where the pineal gland is located, known in ancient times as the Upper Dantian. A heavy blow to this area can inevitably cause the nervous system to malfunction for a while.
Ignoring the burly man who was crawling on the ground like a baby learning to walk, Ethan Brooks stomped on another man in mid-air. He spun the cue stick behind his back and used the larger end to strike a man's throat.
"Cough! Cough!" The throat is a vital spot on the human body. Although Ethan Brooks controlled his strength enough not to shatter the man's throat, it still left him unable to breathe and out of the fight.
"This kid has trained! Everyone, arm yourselves!" one of the men shouted, but this only drew Ethan Brooks' attention. He swung the cue stick, and its larger end struck the man's temple.
The man let out a scream and collapsed to the ground. Seeing that there were only a few people left around him, Ethan Brooks turned and struck the bare - chested man who was twisting Alice's arm on the neck.
The left side of a person's neck is where the carotid artery is located. Ethan Brooks' strike was incredibly accurate, directly pressing on the artery to prevent blood flow to the man's head. The man felt everything go black and collapsed to the ground without any understanding of what was happening.
Alice, who had been released, couldn't bear such humiliation. She screamed and lunged at the remaining men.
Ethan Brooks let out a wry smile, guarding Alice and knocking each of the men to the ground with a single strike of the cue stick.
"You fucking wait! How dare you touch us! I'll make sure you don't have a moment's peace!" one of the less - injured men cursed from the ground. Ethan Brooks' martial arts skills were too strong, and the few men who were still able to move were intimidated. They didn't dare to charge, but they couldn't let it go and lay there shouting curses.
Alice's face was flushed with anger. She grabbed a chair and slammed it onto the face of the man who was shouting curses on the ground. The man let out a scream, and Alice continued to hit him four or five more times before stopping.
Ethan Brooks felt a chill run through him. One should never easily offend a girl, especially a pretty one.
Isabella and the others, seeing that the fight was over, cautiously approached.
Ethan Brooks knew they couldn't stay here long and said to Alice, "Give them the money, let's go."
Although Alice was impulsive, she wasn't foolish. She took out five hundred yuan, not caring if it was too much, and handed it to the bar owner, who was staring in shock, saying, "Keep the change." Then, with Fido, she helped up Leonardo, who had been kicked quite hard, and they headed outside.
As they passed the man who had molested Alice, he groaned and tried to get up. Alice stomped on his face, and everyone heard a crisp "crack." The man's nose broke, and he promptly passed out. Alice, acting as if nothing had happened, said to the onlookers, "What are you staring at? Let's go!"