Chapter 18: End of the storm

-Hey, what's going on? What… what is all this?

Coach William entered the classroom to investigate the scene, apparently Sophia did not have time to explain the situation in detail and could only say that it was an emergency.

-Marquis! Coach William saw his colleague and friend on the floor and the first thing he did was pick him up.

-Boy, you are the only one who is conscious, what happened here?

The worried man decided to ask Alexander, who was looking at the scene with a heavy look and no strength.

-…

Without saying a word, Alexander decides to point at Marcus and then falls dizzily to the ground, he had 5% of his maximum health according to the system information, but he couldn't do more than that.

(No, I can't move, I have to rest…).

Alexander decided to close his eyes and rest, he had won the battle, but it had been very expensive for him and his friends.

-Shit, this is serious, someone call the superiors of the school and you Sophia, I need you to explain to me what happened.

One of Marcus's henchmen, who feels somewhat responsible for what happened, decides to go and find the school authorities, it was quite serious, there were 4 injured students and one teacher, they should handle this situation with tweezers so that this does not reach the public opinion.

--Well, what happened is...

Sophia explains the whole situation in detail to Coach William, from the beginning with Eduardo and Richard being hit by Marcus for no apparent reason to Alexander's intervention and the fight they had.

-I see, so this is what happened… I had told Marques from the beginning that Marcus and his explosive personality was a problem.

Coach William was very concerned about the situation, but he could not show those feelings to his students, so he was stoic.

-I'll take the coach and Marcus for now, it may be annoying for you, but you have to help me with the other three.

-Quiet, I don't see a problem. -Sophia, following the coach's orders, decides to take them to the infirmary one by one until this is resolved.

Minutes passed, and suddenly minutes turned into hours, until after 5 hours Alexander showed signs of waking up.

(Uh… where… where am I?)

Alexander slowly opened his eyes until he could see a source of light on the white ceiling, while around him he saw someone cutting fruit.

-Oh, it seems you woke up, I was so worried about you.

The person next to him was his own mother, who hugged him as soon as she saw that he was awake.

-Mom? What… what are you doing here? -Alexander asks his mother, since he was surprised by this event, his mother should be at work.

-Hey, why are you asking these questions? Your high school called me after they identified you, they didn't want to make a scandal so they called the parents of all the students involved.

-But… the bully's parents never showed up. -Alexander's mother was quite upset by the attitude of Marcus' parents for not showing up for their son, leaving him abandoned.

-Mom…I'm sorry, I'm sorry…" Alexander apologized to his mother for all the trouble he had caused her.

-Why? You did the right thing, that pretty girl who was your witness spoke very well in your favor. -Alexander's mother smiles back at her son, showing how proud she is of him.

(Sure, Sophia is that girl, I owe her a lot now, just a second…)

Alexander quickly gets up from the bed, remembering something important.

-Sorry, Mom, I have to check on Richard's condition, I'll be right back.

Alexander rushes out the door, worried about his friend between Richard and Eduardo. Richard was the one who came off the worst in this situation.

-Richard was the one who looked the worst in this situation, "Wow, first he worries about his friends before himself, he looks a lot like you, doesn't he Alonso?

While the wife looked at the sky, she said these words to her late husband with a smile on her face.

-Richard!

He went to the room where Richard would be, but when he entered he found a completely empty bed.

-Wow, you're recovering fast after that beating. I thought you would come, so I stayed.

The one talking to Alexander was Sophia Bromck, who was apparently waiting for Alexander as she sat in the distance.

-Sophia, what happened to Richard? Wasn't he here?

Alexander asked Sophia about his friend's whereabouts, showing a worried face.

-Unlike you, Richard, he was more injured, so they decided to take him to a hospital, they called him recently and he is already at home recovering, as for Eduardo, he did not want to receive any medical help, he looked very sad.

-I see that's what happened, I'm very happy to hear that, thank you very much for all your help today.

-Don't thank me, I'll charge you later as a favor. -After saying these words, Sophia heads back home with a smile on her face.

(Maybe a friend can't hurt)

Seeing Sophia leave, Alexander decides to find his mother and do the same.

***

-Well, it's time to claim this.

Already in his own house, Alexander decides to see his reward, all these missions concerning Marcus have been a headache.

[Mandatory Main Quest: The Downfall of the Tyrant 3]-[Completed].

[Reward Received]-[Upgrade Chip, 30 stat points, Status Skill: Runner, Equip Item: King's Mantle, Skill: Observe, Main item: Group Signet].

(Wow, this is a great reward, this is the first time I've gotten so many things).

[Congratulations, you've completed the first stage of becoming a king]

-What, that was the first stage? Then there's still more to go, right?

[The battle will be harder from now on, good luck!]

(I see, so I had to kill Marcus to start the second stage, I'm not running away anymore, let's see what he has for us)

Alexander, he was already full of confidence, defeating Marcus was what he needed to stop running away, besides, if he ran away again, something like what happened to Richard before could happen.

[Please update the system]

(Right, I need to update this, let me get the three update chips)

Alexander, following the instructions given by the system, decides to search for the Upgrade Chip item and use it.

[You have selected the upgrade chip]

Immediately, the three upgrade chips appeared in front of Alexander, unlike the upgrade chips, these looked like a chip.

-What am I supposed to do with this? Alexander wondered as he looked at the phone.

[Turn on the chips and cultivate until the smell goes away]

(Cultivate? Is that like monks and stuff? Well, I can do that).

Alexander then reaches for the lighter in the kitchen and lights the three chips, which sprout a fresh and alarming smell.

(Ok, let's do it)

Alexander sits down in a comfortable position and begins to meditate, breathing in the smell in front of him. This in a moment he loses consciousness and everything seems to him monotonous and spatial, this little by little ascended to an unimaginable place.

***

-It seems that you are already well.

At the same time, in another place in what seems to be a 5-star hotel, a person with glasses entered the room of what seems to be an injured person.

-I never thought you would wake up, you sleep a lot, it was quite complicated to bring you here, even though this building belongs to us.

The one who spoke was none other than Alan, the second in command of the Black Foxes, apparently Alan was taking care of someone.

-Thanks for your help Alan, don't worry, I'm feeling better, the only problem is…

The man touches his right eye, now replaced by a black patch, this man was none other than Victor Martinez, the leader of the Black Foxes.

-We barely escaped because of you, you fought one-on-one with that masked guy, we never thought the leader of the Golden Bulls would be so strong.

Everything seems to indicate that the damage suffered was caused by the leader of the Golden Bulls, who no one knows about because he always wears a silver mask and two golden horns.

-Hey, did you do what I told you?

-If we took care of the coffee you asked for, sir, we got rid of the man and his wife.

-What about the girl? -Victor asked, unhappy with the situation, he can't leave any loose ends.

-Well, that's the problem. -Alan tosses Victor a piece of paper with all the information on the Adams family, in which the girl they are looking for is Laura.

-Everything seems to indicate that the girl escaped days before we took care of her, we have been looking for her but to no avail.

-I see, you have to get out of this fast or it will be a problem for the Smiths as well, no information on the boy who attacked the headquarters that day either?

Victor asks about the attack on the headquarters, this is Alexander, after the whole war with the Golden Bulls he went to the headquarters to confirm why his generator never showed up, but he found out that it was all Alexander's attack fault.

-We don't have anything yet, sir, just his name, which is Alexander, we don't know if he's involved in any of the minor or major gangs, but as soon as we do we'll finish him off.

-Alexander and Laura, it looks like we will have to deal with them later. -The leader of the Black Foxes said these words while lighting a cigarette. It seems that Alexander and Laura's path is now more connected than ever.

***

[System updated].

Alexander opens his eyes after half an hour, they feel light, something he loved.

-Well, the system has been updated, what should be added.

Alexander decides to turn on his phone to see what's new.

[Update completed]

[System connection, equipment points, equipment creation, equipment mana, second phase of the King's Path, updated combat system].

Alexander read everything in detail, the more he read, the more confused he became, what did they mean by all this?

-Looks like I'll have to form a team, another thing What is this system connection thing?

[System Connection]-[From now on, the system and the user are connected, as long as you are next to your phone, you can use the system without it].

[To activate, enter the password].

(Password? What do you mean? Mmm, let's see, I have one)

-King System.

[Keyword linked, open system]

-Wait, what is this? Is this real?

To Alexander's surprise, a blue-colored status window appeared in front of his eyes, breaking reality.

[King Legend System opened]