The Hunting Begins

As soon as his eyes spotted his house, Luke's father's eyes teared up a little. He has been hospitalized for a long time that he found a glimpse of his house could draw tears from his eyes. Feeling a little melancholic, Luke's father stepped into his house's area.

"It's been a long time, old pal." He muttered faintly but Luke's mother could hear it clearly.

"Why you sounded like an old man?" Upon hearing his wife's remark, Luke's father couldn't help but laugh.

"Maybe because I'm becoming older each day." Luke's father simply answered and resumed his stride toward the door of his house.

He unlocked the door and placed his foot into his house for the first time this year. He could see that many things still have not changed and remain untouched. The interior was almost as same as the time before he went escorted to the hospital.

"I'm home." James Lewis exclaimed.

"Welcome home, darling." Yera Lewis grinned from behind her husband.

Luke shakes his head helplessly at his parents' behaviour. After battling with thugs and fetch his father from the hospital, the consequence of doing those action gradually appeared on his body. With a weary voice, Luke said, "Mom, Dad, I'm going to sleep first, okay?"

Looking at her son's exhausted face, Luke's mother softened her tone, "Don't sleep too much, or you'll get a headache."

Luke nodded his head and entered the bathroom to wash his hand and feet first before he went directly to his room. Changing his clothes to casual, Luke quickly slumped on his comfy bed. As expected, the moment Luke touched his bed, a system notice immediately appeared in front of his sight.

<Reward: 10 EXP and status recovery 25%>

Luke slowly closed his eyes, and gradually his breathing goes at a steady pace.

...

Stirred at his sleep, Luke creased his eyebrows before trying to reach out his phone. Switching on his phone, Luke glanced at its time and noticed it was already afternoon.

Just then a knock echoed within his room, followed by his mother's voice.

"Luke, are you up yet?" Luke's mother's voice sounded from the outside.

"I'm just awake, mom." Luke walked to his door and opened it.

"I'm already cooked a meal. Let's eat." Luke nodded his head and proceeded to the dining room.

In the dining room, Luke sees that his father already sat there. He pulled the seat on the opposite of his father's direction and began to sit there.

"Dad, will you get to work again?"

Luke's father didn't think twice before answering, "Definitely! I couldn't forever depend on your mom to searching for money."

Luke's mother approaches the table while bringing a tray full of food, "Why not? In the past I was your job partner."

"That was in the past." Luke's father rebuked.

Soon after, the family start eating and chatting happily.

...

--At Night--

Tiptoed to his parent's room, Luke glued his ears against the door. A moment later, a sound of snore transmitted into his ears. After confirming his parents already asleep, Luke went into his room and changed his appearance into his past self. He combed his hair down like a nerd. He also wore a pair of eyeglasses to make him look geekier.

He almost laughed out loud after seeing his current appearance in the mirror. Wearing a plain black hoodie paired with tight fitted pants, Luke really looks like his past self. Tonight he planned to attract trouble instead of searching one. With this appearance, many hoodlums would undoubtedly approach him. Satisfied with his idea, Luke began praised himself in front of the mirror shamelessly, "Luke, you're the smartest person in the world."

Not long after that, a shadowy figure could be seen faintly coming out of Luke's house direction. That shadowy figure belonged to none other than Luke Lewis. After sneaked away from his home, Luke made his way to another district that had the same reputation as district black.

Lark Red District. A place where men can seek pleasure depends on their money. A place where many kinds of women gathered to strive for money by exchanging their bodies. Although on the surface Red District looks safer than District Black, It was clearly false since Lark Red District was actually more dangerous than District Black.

Because he got plenty of time, Luke didn't hurry headed there and choose to walk leisurely while enjoying the night sky's scenery provided by Lark.

The time needed for Luke to reach Red District extended from the initial 20 minutes to 40 minutes because of his tortoise pace. The reason he walked slowly was also to preserve his strength. He didn't know what opponent would he face this time. The battle on Black District already gave Luke an experience, so this time he was confident he'd succeed in levelling up.

Entering the Red District area, Luke's demeanour immediately changed. He was no longer an impressive man who could take down a gang leader like Liyan. His current appearance looks like a nerd student that is lost. His fingers fiddled together, indicating how nervous he was currently. His eyes darted around here anxiously as if searching for something familiar to him.

This action of his doesn't escape from thug eyes who seem in a drunken state. The thug immediately approached him with his swaying body. He wrapped his arm around Luke's shoulder casually like a best friend and whispered to his ear, "If you don't want to get beaten, follow me obediently."

Luke felt uncomfortable by his dirty hand and would definitely kick his ball if not for the sake of hunting safely. Suppressing his desire to kick the man's groin, Luke acting trembling and said weakly, "What are you gonna do, brother?"

The man narrowed his eyes dangerously and threatened, "Don't ask anything!"

Luke didn't say anything else and let his body led over by the hoodlum. Upon reaching the dark alley where there's nobody else around, the thug raised his palm as a gesture demanding money.

Luke pretended to reach his pocket and the next moment before the hoodlum able to react, a fist suddenly flying toward his face, "Your payment!"

The hoodlum cried out, "Shit!" He swiftly raised his hand to cover his face but didn't expect the seems weak-looking man before him contain an immense power on his body.

*Bam

Not wanting his opponent letting out a shriek, Luke swiftly moved toward the man back and knocked his nape with his side palm.

The hoodlum immediately passed out the second Luke knocked his nape.

<You've defeated thug (1)>

<You've rewarded by 35 EXP>

<You've reached level 4>

<You've been granted 5 Stat Points>

"Finally level 4," Luke mumbled in delight.

Luke spend his stat points on each 2 STR, 2 SP, 1 DEX.

After done spending his points, Luke dragged the unconscious thug body to the deeper side of the alley purposely to avoid alerting any criminal that resides here. Luke dusted his hand off and licked his lips.

"The hunting begins," Luke muttered.

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