2: Chapter 2 Boss, should I mop up the large intestine on the floor?
Jack's fingers were only half an inch away from Alice's chin.
He was still fantasizing in his mind about how to deal with this blonde beauty later, and the lewd smile on his lips had just curled halfway when a flash of cold, silver-white light suddenly reflected in his pupils.
It was the distinct luster of metal—cold, sharp, and devoid of life.
"Puchi!"
An extremely slight, muffled sound, just like a hot knife cutting into butter.
The smile on Jack's face froze. He stared blankly down, looking at his right hand—or rather, the place where his right hand used to be.
That large hand, covered in black hair and wearing a gold ring, lay lonely on the carpet, the cut incredibly smooth; not even a drop of blood had flowed out in that instant.
Alice still maintained the posture of holding the coffee, and that left hand, which should have been soft and slender, had now transformed into a silver blade, shimmering with a chilling coldness under the dim light.
"Ah—!!!"
The delayed, excruciating pain finally surged into his brain like an electric current; Jack clutched his severed wrist and let out a pig-like scream, the sound so shrill it almost shattered the office glass.
Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly staining the Persian rug red.
"My hand! My hand!"
"Boss!"
Green Hair and the other henchmen were all terrified; they gripped their baseball bats and switchblades, staring wide-eyed at this scene that defied common sense, their minds completely shutting down.
This was just a good-for-nothing young master who sold veterinary medicine; how could he have such a monster as a bodyguard?
"Do it! Cripple this pair of bastards for me!"
Jack backed away while screaming, knocking over the filing cabinet behind him, and documents scattered all over the floor with a clatter.
The henchmen finally reacted; Green Hair roared to embolden himself, raised his baseball bat, and swung it toward the back of Alice's head.
"You bitch, go to hell!"
"Watch out." Chen Yuan sat in his chair, not even struggling, just giving a faint reminder.
Alice did not turn her head.
Her body twisted at an angle that defied the laws of physics—that was the unique fluidity of liquid metal. Before Green Hair's baseball bat could fall, his neck was wrapped by a suddenly extending silver tentacle.
"Crack."
A crisp sound of bone breaking.
Green Hair didn't even manage a groan before his head hung limply to one side, and he was tossed into the corner by Alice like a broken ragdoll.
The remaining three henchmen completely broke down.
"Mon... Monster!"
"Shoot! Shoot quickly!"
Someone pulled out a homemade pistol hidden in their chest and pulled the trigger frantically at Alice.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Tongues of fire spat, and bullets whistled out.
But in the next second, a scene that filled them with despair appeared.
Those bullets hit Alice, but it was like stones being thrown into water; they only stirred up silver ripples, then were slowly squeezed out of her body, clattering onto the floor.
The expression on Alice's face did not change at all; it remained an impeccable professional smile, even though half of her face had been dented by bullets, revealing the flowing silver metal inside.
"Cleanup mode activated."
She said softly, her voice still sweet, yet it made people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
The next moment, a silver storm swept through the entire room.
This was not a battle at all, but a one-sided massacre, a bloody yet elegant artistic performance.
Alice's figure was so fast that only afterimages remained, and the blades her arms transformed into carved arcs of death in the air. Every movement was precise to the extreme, avoiding all arterial sprays and striking only vital points.
Less than ten seconds.
Except for Jack, who was slumped on the ground with his crotch already soaked, there was no one left standing in the room.
The henchman who wanted to cut off Chen Yuan's finger was nailed to the wall, and the guy who mocked Chen Yuan as being worse than a Wild Dog had his legs severed and was twitching weakly in a pool of blood.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of blood, mixed with the stench of urine from Jack, which was nauseating.
Alice walked behind Chen Yuan and lightly swiped her finger.
The thick hemp ropes that were tied tightly instantly snapped.
Chen Yuan flexed his somewhat numb wrists, stood up, and walked over to Jack.
Jack had completely lost his arrogance by now. He clutched his severed wrist, his face pale as paper, curling into a ball and trembling, looking at Chen Yuan as if he were looking at a demon crawling out of hell.
"Chen... Young Master Chen... No, Master Chen! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness, please spare me!"
Jack kowtowed desperately, his forehead banging against the floor with a thudding sound, "I don't want the money! I don't want the interest either! I can be your dog; from now on, whoever dares to provoke you in this district, I'll be the first to kill him!"
Chen Yuan looked down at him, his eyes indifferent.
"Just now you said you would waive one hundred thousand in interest for me?"
"Waive it all! Waive everything!" Jack cried with snot and tears running down his face, "And you don't have to pay back the three million either! Just consider it my offering to you!"
Chen Yuan bent down and picked up the cigar cutter from the floor, which was still stained with his own blood.
He toyed with it in his hand twice, and that crisp "click" sound rang out again, making Jack shudder all over.
"Unfortunately, I don't like owing favors, and I don't like raising disobedient dogs even more."
Chen Yuan squatted down and patted Jack's oily, sweaty face with the cigar cutter, "Besides, I have more obedient dogs."
He glanced at Alice behind him.
"Clean this up."
Chen Yuan threw the cigar cutter onto Jack and turned to walk toward the floor-to-ceiling window.
"No! You can't kill me! I'm from the Black Gold Gang..."
Jack's scream came to an abrupt end.
A dull, heavy thud came from behind; it was the sound of a neck bone breaking.
The world was finally quiet.
Chen Yuan stood in front of the window, looking at the dilapidated Pharmaceutical Factory outside. Rusty reaction kettles, overgrown weeds, and the murky boundary river in the distance.
This was all he had now.
A mess, plus a bunch of dead people.
"Boss."
Alice's gentle voice came from behind.
Chen Yuan turned around.
Alice had already returned to her original appearance; that expensive office lady suit miraculously hadn't been stained by a single drop of blood, and not even a strand of her hair was out of place. She stood in the middle of the pile of severed limbs, still holding that coffee cup in her hand.
She tilted her head slightly and glanced at the pieces of intestines scattered on the floor, the "souvenirs" left behind when Green Hair was thrown away.
"It's a bit dirty here."
Alice's tone was as calm as if she were talking about dust on the floor, "Do you need me to mop up the intestines on the floor? Or should I just replace the entire carpet?"
Chen Yuan looked at this eerie and absurd scene and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Is this the system's black technology?
Violent, cold-blooded, yet damnably useful.
"Replace it."
Chen Yuan took the coffee cup and took a sip. It was a bit cold, but he didn't mind, "Things stained with the smell of trash can't be cleaned."
"Very well, Boss."
Alice nodded submissively, as if it weren't her who had just killed people, "Also, your adrenaline level was detected to be abnormal just now; it is recommended that you rest for ten minutes."
"Can't rest."
Chen Yuan put down the cup, his eyes becoming sharp.
Getting rid of these debt collectors only counts as temporarily saving his life. This Pharmaceutical Factory is currently in the red, barely able to pay for water and electricity, let alone facing the retaliation of the so-called Black Gold Gang.
Must make money.
And it must be fast and ruthless.
"System, open the panel." He thought silently in his heart.
A deep blue light screen unfolded before his eyes.
【Host: Chen Yuan】
【Force Level: LV1 (Street Vendor)】
【Current Funds: -3,000,000 USD】
【Currently Unlocked Technology: Biocynthetic Human Technology (Primary)】
【Pending Unlock Formula: Primary Gene Strengthening Serum (Veterinary Version)】
Chen Yuan's gaze locked onto that "Gene Strengthening Serum".
This was originally a banned drug used to boost the explosive power of racehorses or increase the ferocity of fighting dogs. The side effects were extremely obvious: although it could trigger a burst of physical strength several times over in the short term after injection, it would lead to extreme weakness afterward and cause damage to internal organs.
But in San Verde, in this place where chaos and desire intertwined, who would care about side effects?
The people here, whether to survive on these cruel streets or to numb themselves in cheap pleasure, only need it to be "potent."
"Alice."
Chen Yuan walked toward the door, which led to the underground production workshop, "Never mind those intestines, come with me to the workshop. Our broken Pharmaceutical Factory is due to reopen."
Alice bowed slightly and followed, "Boss, what do you need me to do?"
"Can you compound medicine?"
"If you are referring to the precise control of chemical reactions and molecular synthesis, that is my basic function."
"Very good."
Chen Yuan pushed open the rusty iron door and looked at the dusty production line below, a playful smile curling on his lips:
"Then let us add some potent ingredients to this city."