Chapter 197 Earl's Awakening
Earl was a bit disheveled today.
He felt strange inside, not sure what kind of thoughts he was having, but overall, he just felt depressed.
Was it his fault that things turned out this way today?
On one hand, he had clearly warned Jared many times, and in the end, he was the one who saved the remaining people. If it weren't for the situation, given Steven's incomprehensible and formidable style, not one individual in Cox Village would have lived!
But on the other hand, if he had gone with everyone else at the time, the casualties wouldn't have been as severe as they were now.
With these strange feelings, Earl walked back slowly, thinking to himself, 'Grandpa asked me to protect the Cox family before he died? What can I do? If that demon really comes, I'm no match for him. By then, I might just have to run away.'
'I thought awakening my supernatural ability would make me an invincible strongman, but why do so many troublesome things keep coming my way? I just want a peaceful and ordinary life!" Earl couldn't figure it out.
But just as he was dejectedly returning home, he saw a girl waiting at the door.
The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a long white down jacket with brown fur on the edge of the hood.
Under the hood, a small face the size of a palm was exposed.
When she saw Earl, she quickly walked over. "Are you Earl?"
Earl was startled. As a geek, he had a natural barrier when it came to interacting with real-life women.
Just hearing the girl's sweet voice made his mind go blank.
"I'm Earl, you... who are you?" he answered.
Although they were from the same village, there were many people he wasn't familiar with.
The girl smiled sweetly, "I'm Julia Cox! Thank you for saving my dad today."
Julia's eyes were filled with gratitude and relief. "My dad said that if it weren't for you, they would have all died there."
A glimmer of light appeared in Earl's confused eyes.
He wasn't a sinner; he was a hero. He was supposed to be a hero! "This is what I should do," he replied with excitement.
Julia smiled and said, "My dad isn't able to come over right now, so he sent me to thank you."
She lowered her head, embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, there's nothing at home I could bring you. I came empty-handed."
Earl waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, we're from the same village, so there is no need to be this polite! If you need anything in the future, just come to me."
Julia chatted with him for a bit, then waved and disappeared into the snow.
Watching Julia's back, Earl felt his heart racing.
Although he didn't get a clear look at the girl's face, he felt he had already fallen deeply in love with her. He thought to himself, 'Julia? Not too familiar. Although we're both from the Cox family, we shouldn't be closely related, right?' This meant he could marry her.
This nerd, who claimed he would never fall for a real-life woman, had no hesitation in betraying his beliefs.
He raised his head and clenched his fists with determination, "I'll protect our home from now on! I must provide a safe environment for her and our future kids."
Earl returned home, pondering how to deal with the upcoming crisis.
The two encounters had made him deeply aware of Steven's terrifying nature.
Especially one thing: Steven had a pure killing intent when he killed, without any hesitation!
The traps he set andthe weapons he used were all aimed at killing as many people as possible.
Therefore, Earl instinctively imagined Steven as a bloodthirsty demon. "This time, he's definitely angry, so he might come to attack Cox Village and kill everyone in the village! I promised Grandfather to protect the village, and now I have a loved girl, I can't just watch him destroy my happiness." He made up his mind.
But what should he do? Earl didn't dare to fight Steven directly.
Until now, he hadn't personally killed anyone, at most using ice and snow to attack them in battles with neighboring villages.
After much thought, he believed there was only one solution. And that was two words: peace talks!
Earl was extremely excited when he thought of this idea.
He said, "I'm a genius! Only I could conceive such a perilous plan. But to protect the entire Cox family, and... and Julia, I must see this through!"
He quickly sat down at his computer, turned it on, and started looking for a way to contact Steven.
'Julia must like me, right? Yes, it must be like that! I saved her dad's life, according to TV shows, she must have developed feelings for me. Then next, I'll make her love me even more!' Earl fantasized wildly.
In reality, Julia was just there to thank him and establish a good relationship with this Psychic.
But for someone like Earl, who often stayed at home, he rarely had the chance to interact with real-life women.
Even if he did, he would be too nervous to speak.
So, as long as the girl showed a little bit of goodwill, he would already be thinking about their future grandchildren's names.
Simply put, it was like a game in which Julia just used a normal attack on Earl, but he responded with ultimate moves.
The next morning, Steven came out, carefully cleaning up the damaged traps around him.
The most powerful grenade traps and explosive mines had already been triggered, but there were still bear traps and spikeboards scattered everywhere.
In addition, there were many corpses on the ground, some intact, some broken.
Many of the spikeboards were covered in flesh and blood, looking quite disgusting.
Steven, not wanting to waste anything, buried them all in the snow.
Then, he reset the grenade traps.
But the most powerful explosive mines were gone, with only one left on the west road.
The high-powered weapons were not left behind by the people from the barracks; they were likely in the hands of some armed teams in Starlight City's special shelters.
After several hours of work, Steven finally reorganized the traps on the road.
The people from Cox Village probably wouldn't dare to come close again.
These traps would stay, waiting for the possible second wave of enemies.
It was funny that the people from Cox Village didn't even get close to the villa.
Their threat to Steven was almost zero—if you didn't count that Ice and Snow Psychic.
Thinking of that Ice and Snow Psychic, Steven still had some admiration.
The other person was similar to him in some ways, that is, afraid of death.
From beginning to end, the Psychic kept a safe distance from Steven.
And after realizing he wasn't a match, he didn't hesitate and quickly retreated to a safe area.
Moreover, the ice and snow power he possessed was incredibly useful!
It was both offensive and defensive, could change the terrain, and create large-scale freezing and snow control effects.
It was like a skill from a game!
So, Steven made the decision that he had to find a chance to kill Earl in the future! If someone like him grew stronger, he would be a big problem. If he weren't a friend, Steven would treat him as an enemy and eliminate him in advance!
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