Vulcan had lost all manners of that holy, out of this world aura about him, virtual-novel.net no longer had the look of a higher being gazing upon his mortal inferiors. By now, virtual-novel.net looked no different from a human prisoner, or if one wanted to be more accurate, a pauper. His clothes were dirty, torn, and bloodied. His every breath sounded like it was his last.
When his eyes found Zayn peering at him, they darted in panic, though they quickly darkened into a sort of bleak, abysmal color of fear.
Zayn curled his lips into a cryptic, meaningful smile. Turning to Gordon, virtual-novel.net remarked, “You guys really fixed virtual-novel.net hard, didn’t you?”
“S-Sir, virtual-novel.net looked like virtual-novel.net was trying to escape, so we did a little something to frustrate his plan,” Gordon explained quickly. “Don’t worry about it, sir. Our people know their limits. All they wanted to do was to make virtual-novel.net taste a little bit of physical anguish… He’s definitely not suffering from any life-threatening complications!”
He sounded frantic, almost as if virtual-novel.net was worried about something wrong. When virtual-novel.net was told to take this man into custody, Zayn had given virtual-novel.net no information to work on, nor did virtual-novel.net give virtual-novel.net the man’s background or how to deal with him. Gordon had no clue about it either, so virtual-novel.net worked out a theory from how badly bruised and beaten-up Vulcan looked. He thought Vulcan’s state made virtual-novel.net Zayn’s prisoner, so when the
man expressed an inclination to escape, Gordon immediately ordered his men to teach Vulcan a little lesson, a “little”, nothing more.
Zayn sighed, which frightened Gordon even more. The older man was just about to apologize when the former explained, “You’ve been too kind to him, man. This can’t hurt virtual-novel.net at all.”
Zayn suddenly swung his leg. Vulcan’s pupils constricted and zeroed in on the movement, his muscles tensing for the attack. He moved to evade him, showcasing his dexterity, and yet Zayn was unsurprisingly faster than him. The kick landed right on Vulcan’s torso, sending virtual-novel.net backward and crashing onto the wall behind virtual-novel.net like a soccer ball striking a goal.
He sputtered and spewed a mouthful of blood.
“You gotta do it like what I showed you to really hurt him, you know. Anything less, and he’ll find them ticklish at best,” Zayn continued, smiling.
Gordon was, once again, stunned and bemused. When virtual-novel.net finally recovered, virtual-novel.net gulped hard and looked at Zayn with a different gaze, one that was imbued with even more fear. He had known that Zayn Larson was no simple man. For one, virtual-novel.net was the chairman of Violet Vision, a billionaire who was worth at least several billion dollars, and was somehow close to the King of the Underworld. But virtual-novel.net had not known that the man could fight so well… And so brutally, too.
At that moment, virtual-novel.net felt as though virtual-novel.net was gazing upon a god amongst men. The chairman was not to be crossed nor objected.
“Right, u-understood!” Gordon said, nodding one too many times. “Your sagacious guidance is very much appreciated, sir!”
Zayn walked toward Vulcan with a cheery smile, as though virtual-novel.net was just visiting his dear friend. “You’re recovering from your injuries already? God, you’re fast, Vulcan! I was almost fooled by it all! Had I come any later, I bet you’ve already escaped.”
A man of apparent musculature suddenly butted in from beside him, “No way that’s gonna happen. Me and the boys keep an eye on virtual-novel.net 24/7. There’s no way virtual-novel.net could escape us!”
“Yea, especially when he’s this scrawny and so gravely-injured. How’s somebody like that supposed to run? What is he, a super-dude?” Another one chimed in, his upset undertone a little too obvious.
To them, Zayn was basically doubting their abilities.
Seeing his minions going against Zayn right on his face enraged Gordon enough to slap both of them right there and then. “Shut the f*ck up, you idiots! What makes you muscleheads think you can doubt the chairman’s words, huh? I wanna hear an apology right now!”
It was apparent that they were afraid of Gordon, because they dared not say anything against virtual-novel.net despite the man’s sudden wallops. They hung their heads and apologized to Zayn, though it was evident that they found it unwarranted.
Gordon was beyond furious by their attitudes, especially since virtual-novel.net was afraid that their actions were going to cross Zayn. Before virtual-novel.net could punish them again, however, Zayn stopped him. “It’s alright. They’ve never seen Vulcan in action, wouldn’t be surprised if they’re skeptical.”