Chapter 9

“Heh heh, Little Brother, don’t blame me!” Mr. Turner seemed to have seen through Ethan Carter’s thoughts and sneered, “You have to die. Otherwise, if this matter gets out, someone will come looking for trouble with me.”

“If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for having something others covet!”

As he spoke, Mr. Turner’s face twisted with ferocity and he waved his hand: “Jack, Little Howard, you two take care of him!” Compared to a normal person, Ethan Carter’s body was even thinner and weaker, not even worth Mr. Turner’s attention. In his eyes, Jack and Little Howard were more than enough to handle him.

Little Howard and Jack didn’t hesitate at all after hearing Mr. Turner’s words and lunged at Ethan Carter.

“Go to hell!” Ethan Carter finally couldn’t hold back anymore and kicked Little Howard in the stomach.

Little Howard only saw a blur before a burning pain exploded in his stomach from the kick. He was sent flying, crashed into the wall, and passed out.

“Good kid, didn’t expect to run into a tough one!” Mr. Turner was shocked, his expression shifting. That kick from Ethan Carter was so fast he hadn’t even seen how it happened before Little Howard was already sent flying.

Jack was also secretly alarmed. He quickly pulled a steel pipe from under the table and swung it at Ethan Carter’s head, but ended up hitting nothing but air.

“Too slow!” Ethan Carter dodged the steel pipe, his expression unchanged. He reached out and grabbed Jack’s hand holding the pipe, and with a gentle squeeze, the clear sound of bones breaking rang out, followed by a heart-wrenching scream.

Now, all the burly men in the room turned pale. The opponent was not only fast but also strong—definitely not an ordinary person.

At this moment, Mr. Turner was also secretly regretting his own greed, but there was no turning back now. Since he’d started, he had to see it through.

“What are you panicking for!” Mr. Turner slapped the table and shouted angrily, “A bunch of useless fools! Everyone, get him! Once he’s dealt with, all this money will be ours!”

Mr. Turner’s words had an immediate effect. The group of thugs all pulled out either steel pipes or knives and surrounded Ethan Carter.

Staring at Ethan Carter, Mr. Turner sneered, “Kid, maybe you’ve got some skills, but you shouldn’t have messed with me.”

“Give me the money I’m owed and I’ll leave.” Ethan Carter stroked his chin, still thinking about getting treatment for Little Brian. He didn’t want to provoke these thugs if he could avoid it, so after knocking down Little Howard and Jack and showing his strength, he didn’t make another move and just wanted to take the money and go.

“Too late!” Mr. Turner grabbed the woman, who was already pale with fear, and viciously groped her chest, his face twisted as he said, “You hurt my men, and now you want to beg for mercy? Too late!”

“Beg for mercy?” Ethan Carter sighed deeply, looked at Mr. Turner with interest, and said disdainfully, “What I meant was, I was going to let you off!”

“You little bastard!” Hearing Ethan Carter’s words, Mr. Turner roared in anger. The five or six burly men immediately charged at Ethan Carter with their weapons.

“Truly don’t know what’s good for you.” Ethan Carter sighed inwardly.

Unknowingly, even Ethan Carter himself hadn’t realized that his personality was already starting to change.

Ethan Carter punched one man in the chest on his left, sending him flying, then kicked the steel knife out of the hand of the man on his right, breaking his wrist in the process. The rest didn’t fare any better.

In just a few moves, Ethan Carter had knocked down all of Mr. Turner’s men, leaving the ground filled with groans of pain.

“Very good, you’ve taken down all my boys. Now it’s my turn!” Mr. Turner’s face grew serious. He took a deep breath and threw a punch at Ethan Carter’s face.

Mr. Turner was strong and fast, but compared to Ethan Carter—who was like someone using cheat codes—the difference was enormous.

“Hmph!” Ethan Carter easily grabbed Mr. Turner’s wrist. He didn’t want to kill anyone, but he wanted to use absolute strength to subdue Mr. Turner, so he wouldn’t dare seek revenge in the future.

With that thought, the strength in Ethan Carter’s hand gradually increased, while across from him, veins bulged on Mr. Turner’s forehead and cold sweat poured down his face.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a surge of force came from Mr. Turner’s hand, and he easily broke free from Ethan Carter’s grip.

“What’s going on?” Ethan Carter was stunned.

“Take another punch from me!” Taking advantage of Ethan Carter’s distraction, Mr. Turner threw another punch at him, this one several times stronger than before.

Ethan Carter had just reacted when he saw Mr. Turner’s fist already in front of him. He knew how powerful this punch was. Even though he didn’t want to take it, he had no choice.

Bang!

Gathering all his strength, Ethan Carter barely managed to block the punch, but his body was shaken back several steps.

“You’re an ability user?” Mr. Turner looked shocked.

“Ability user? What’s that?” Ethan Carter’s face darkened, and he asked in confusion.

“My last punch was already beyond what a normal person can withstand, but you still managed to take it. If you’re not an ability user, what are you?” Mr. Turner said darkly, “You used an ability just now too, didn’t you? No wonder you could easily beat up all my boys. Using abilities in the city is against the rules. Aren’t you afraid of being locked up in a black room?”